大学体验英语听说教程3原文与答案

UNIT1

1.A:JakeSutton！Isthatyou,man?Howareyou?

B:Hey,Andrew!Ididn’trecognizeyouforamoment,longtimenosee!

A:Yeah,wow,Ihaven’tseenyousincehighschoolgraduation!what’veyoubeenupto?

B:I’vebeenbackEast,atcollage.

A:collage?Where?

B:Boston.b.u.

A:Oh,cool.

B:Andthispastyear,IgottogotoSpainasanexchangestudent.

A:Spain?Nokidding?Irememberyoualwayshopedforaninternationallifestyle.

B:exactly.

A:Sohowwasis,amigo?

B:Oh,man,itwassogreat;IgottoseealotofEurope.

A:Year!Likewhere,

B:Allover.Italy,France,Greece,andmyhomestayfamilywasreallynice.They’veinvitedmebackagainifIwanttogotograduateschoolthere.

A;soundslikewewon’tbeseeingyouforantherfewmoreyearsthen,eh?

B:Idunno.Halfofmewantstogo,halfofmewantstostayhere,youknow,wheniwasthere,ImissedhomealotmorethanIthoughtIwould.

A:Icanimagine.

2.A:so,terry,howhaveyoubeen?

B:good,good.

A:Howarethingsgoing?Didyougraduatethisyear?

B:Me?Nah!IwenttoState,butaftermysecondyear,IrealizethatwhatIreallywanttodoistakeoverformymomintherestaurant.

A:Oh,that’sright.Yourfamilyownsalittlerestaurant.Well,Imean,it’snotsolittle,but…

B:SoIcamebackhomeandstartedapprenticingaschef.

A:Really?Thatissocool!Youknow,nowthatIthinkaboutit,itmakesperfectsenseforyou.Evenbackinhighschool,youcouldcookupastorm.So,howisitbeingintherestaurantbusiness?

B:Well,Ilovetocook,but,man,Ihavealottolearnaboutrunningabusiness.I’mreallygladmymom’saroundtoteachme.\

A:Well,I’llhavetocomebytotryyourcooking.Whatnightsdoyouwork?

B:Takeyourpick.I’mtheresevennightsaweek.

3;A:Ken?KenMackney,isthatyou?

B:Uh,yeah,I’mKenMackney.

A:It’sme.BarrySimmons.Youknow,Mr.Jones’scalculusclass,senioryear?

B:Um,so,how’sitgoing?Whatareyouuptothesedays?

A:I’mprettybusy.I’mworkingasanaccountantinthecity.

B:Oh,that’sgreat!Itsoundslikeyoureallyputyourmathskillstogooduse.

A:Yeah.AndIgotmarriedlastfall.Hey,youmightactuallyknowmywife,TinaChan,JasonChan’slittlesister?

B:Tina.IsshetheonewhowenttoHarvardMedicalSchool?

A:No,thatwasLisaFong.Tinawenttoartschool.

B:Oh!Well,IguessyouandTinaareagoodmatch,then,youwerealwaysintoart,too,weren’tyou?

A:No,notreally,that’smybrothertomyouarethinkingof,youdon’trememberverymuchfromhighschool,doyou?

B:No,Iguessnot!It’sbeenalongtime!

4:A:hi,Kate,it’sme,CindyLohan,yourememberme,don’tyou?

B:Cindy,Cindy.Ican’tseemtoplacethename.Oh,mygosh,yes!Idorememberyou!But…

A:Butwhat?

B:Well,it’sjustthatyoudon’tlooklikethefree-spiritedCindyIremember.Youlookso,sonormal.

A:Normal?Iguessyou’rereferringtomyhair?

B:Yeah.Imean,you’rejustaregularbrunettenow.WhenIknewyou,youalwayshadyourhairdyedsomeinterestingcolor.Blueoneday,pinkthenext.

A:Well,I’malawyernow.Mostjudgeshaveathingagainstpinkhair,so…

B:Icanseeyoursenseofhumorhasn’tchangedmuch!

Unit2

1.Oh,mygosh.Youwon’tbelievethis.

What?Whathappened,Katie(Kate)?

YouknowthatguyBrett,fromthefootballteam?

Oh,yeah,thebigdumbjock.Whatdidhedothistime?

Hegavemeapoem.

Apoem?

Imean,it’sbeautiful!It’sromanticandit’sfullofimagery.Ijustcouldn’tbelieveitcamefromhim.

Yougotthatright.Ididn’teventhinkhecouldread.

IjustfoundoutheplaystwomusicalinstrumentsandspeaksFrenchfluently!

Hmm,well,maybethere’smoretoBrettthanmeetstheeye.

2:

Hey,Jeff(Jeffrey),Ididn’tknowyoutookdancelessons.

What?Howdidyouknowthat?

Yourgirlfriendshowedmesomepicturesofyourdancing.

Man,Itoldhernottoshowthosetopeople.

Aw(usedtoexpresssympathy,disgust,ordisbelief),comeon(hurry,disagreement).Actually,Ithinkit’sprettycool.IwishthereweresomethingIfeltthatpassionateabout.

Really,youknowIlovetodance,butIdon’ttellmyfriendsaboutit.

Dancingisaprivatethingforme.It’sjustsomethingIdoformyself.

3：

Hey,Kayla.CanIborrowyournotesfromtoday’smathclass?

Yeah,sure,justmakesuretogivethembacktomebeforemybandplaystonight.Ineedttimetostudy.

Didyousayyourband?

Yeah.I’minabandcalledRockHard.Iplaythedrums(instrumentplayedbybeatingwiththehandsorsticks鼓).

You’rekidding.Youplaythedrumsforarockband?Ineverwould’veguessed.

Why?CauseI’mastraightAstudent?

Yeah,Imeanyou’retheoneeveryonecomestoformathhelp.Ijustassumedyouwerea…

Anerd?

Well,Idon’tknowaboutthat.

Don’tworry.I’mnotoffended(nooffence----asweakasacat(=asweakaswater)).I’manerd.Butwhosaysnerdscan’tplaydrums?

Unit3

A:So,Amy,howmanykidsdoyouandTomhave?

B:Uh,kids,none,Notyet.

A:Notyet?Didyousay〞notyet〞?Hey,areyouandTomkeepingscorehereorwhat?Youmustbe,what,35bynow.Clock’sa’tickin’.Tick-tock,tick-tock,youknow?

B:Yeah,Ithinkwe’reawareofallthat,butit’skindofcomplicated.We’vegotourcareersrightnow,and……

A:Complicated?Youthinkyou’retheonlypeoplewhoaretryingtojugglecareersandfamily?

B:No,no.I’msurewe’renot.Just,it’skindofapersonalthing

A:So,Jerry,haveyouthoughtaboutwhereyou’regoingtoliveafteryougraduateinJune?

B:Uh,yeah.IthinkI’mgoingtomovebackinwithmyfolks,savealittlemoney,youknow.

A:Yourfolks?Yougottabekidding!Don’tyouthinkit’stimetoleavethenest?

B:Uh,yeah,Iguess.Butit’snotlikeit’sgonnabeforever.JustuntilIcansaveupenoughmoneyto…

A:Igottasay,man,Ithinkit’samistake.

B:Well,I’vethoughtaboutitalot,andIreallythinkit’sthebestdecisionformerightnow.

A:Butyouneedtogooutonyourown,getyourownplace,findyourself.Yourparentsarejustgoingtogetintheway.

B:Well,youknow,I’mnottheonlyonemovingbackhomeaftercollege.SeemslikehalfthepeopleIknowaredoingit.

A:Excuseme,ma’am.

B:Yes?

A:Yourson’stantrumisdisturbingeveryoneinthestore.

B:Iknow,Iknow.I’mtryingtocalmhimdown.Bobby,pleasebeIlittlegoodboyforMommy.I’llgiveyouanice,yummycookieifyoustopcrying.

A:Ifyouaskme,what’syoursonneedsisalittlegoodold-fashioneddiscipline.Anicespankingwilldothejob!Youknowwhattheysay:Sparetherodandspoilthechild!

B:Listen.HowIraisemysonisnoneofyourbusiness.Wedon’tbelieveinusingphysicalviolencewithourchildren.

A:So,Luice,doyouhaveanyonespecialinyourlife?

B:No.Notrightnow.It’sbeenawhilesinceI’vedatedanybody.

A:Well,whathaveyoudoingaboutit?Youknowyoucan’tmeetsomeonesittingathomeonyourcouchonFridaynightseatingchocolateicecream.You’vegottogetyourselfoutthere,girl!

B:Well,Idon’tknow.Meetingsomeoneatabarorclubjustisn’tforme.

A:Iknow!I’mfixingyouupwithafriendofmine.He’sperfectforyou.

B:That’sok,I’mnotreallyintoblinddates.

A:Don’tberidiculous!You’regottalovehim!

B:Youknow,I’mnotsureIreallywanttobedatinganyonerightnow.

UNIT4

Mysisterisareallystrictvegan.It’snotforreligiousorhealthreasons.It’sjustshe’sjustalittlenuts.EvertimeshecomesoverforIfamilydinnerwehavetomakeaspecialdishjustforher.Andif,like,theforkswe’veusedtoservesomemeateventouchesherplateforasplitsecond,shefreaksoutandhavetogetanotherplate.Recently,shestartsthisnewthingwhereshecan’teveneatanyvegetables.EverytimeIgoovertoherplace,thecatlooksatmewiththesesadeyes,like,〞Meat…please?〞

MycousinPatisaprofessionalclown.HegoesbythenamePattyCakes.Hegetshiredtodospecialeventslikekids’birthdayparties.ThethingaboutPatisthathejustcan’tstopbeingaclownevenwhenhe’snotworking.He’llshowupathisfriend’shouseandstartmakingballoonhatsforeveryone.Andthenthere’shispetduck,Phoebe.PatusePhoebeinhisclownact,butsometimeshedoesn’thavetimetotakeherhomeafterwork,sohejustbringsheralongwhereverhe’sgoing.It’sjustsostrangetoseePatwalkinsomewherewithPhoebefollowingbehindhimwearingadiaper.

MyAuntSamanthacollectsdolls.She’sarealfanatic.Mostpeoplehavehobbies,youknow,likesportsormusicormovies,butAuntSamanthaspendsallhermoneyondolls.ShehasoneroominherapartmentcompletelydevotedtoBarbies.Imean,thewholeroomiswall-to-wallBarbies!She’sgotoverathousandofthemlineduponshelvesfromfloortoceiling.Thedollsareallinperfectcondition.Shestoresthemintheirboxesandnevertakesthemout.It’skindofscary,actually.Whenyouwalkintothatroom,youjustfeelsurroundedbythem.It’slikethey’reallwatchingyouorsomething.

MybrotherAndrewisreallyintoTVandmoviesand,um…HowcanIputthisnicely?Hecangetprettyextremeaboutit.He’salwayspretendingtobeacharacterfromamoviesorTVshow.Now,whenhewastwelveorthirteen,heusedtowatchtheTVshowStarTrekallthetime,andhe’dgoaroundtalkingexactlylikeMr.Spock.LikeifI’dsay.‘Andrew,getoutofmyroom.I’mstudying.You’resoirritating.〞Andrewhe’dsay,Irritating?Ah,yes,oneofyourearthlingemotions.〞Stufflikethat,alinerightoutofStarTrek.Now,sometimes,it’sfunny.Likenowhe’sdoingHarryPottervoices.Butweworryabouthimalot.Imean,doesheevenknowwhoheis?He’salwaysactinglikesomeoneelse.

UNIT5

A：Honey,I’vebeenthinking.

B:Huh?

A:I’vebeenthinking.IthinkI’dliketogobacktowork.

B:Really?Why?

A:Well,thekidsaregrowingup.Jennyisofftouniversity,andTedisgoingtobeinhighschoolnextyear.

B:Uhhuh,yeah,right?

A:Well,Ijustdon’tthinkIneedtoastay-at-homemomanymore.

B:But,butwho’sgoingtomakedinneranddothelaundry,andwho’sgoingtocleanthehouse?

A:Idon’tknow,honey,butwe’llfigureitout.I’vebeenweighingtheprosandcorns,andnowitjustseemslikethebesttimetomakeachange.

A:Hey,how’sitgoing,Frank?

B:Oh,nottoosure.

A:Oh,what’stheproblem?

B:It’snotreallyaproblem.It’skindsofagoodthing,Iguess.

A:Youguess?

B:Well,Iappliedforajobwithareallygoodengineeringfirmacoupleofmonthsago,andItalkedtothebossyesterday.

A:Yeah?

B:Andtheywanttohireme.

A:That’sgreatnews.

B:Well,sortof.Butthedownsideisthejob’sinTexas.Iwouldhavetomove.Andtheywantmetostartinsixweeks.

A:Ooh,Texas,That’sreallyfaraway.Whatareyouleaningtoward?

B:Atthispoint,I’mseriouslyconsideringacceptingtheoffer.ButIhaveuntilnextweektoletthemknow.

3.

A:Hey,Jamie,youlookstressedout.What’swrong?

B:Oh,Ihavetochoosemymajorthismonth,andI’mstillundecided.

A:Ithoughtyouweremajoringintheater.Didn’tyousayyouwantedtobenextAngelinaJolie?

B:Yeah,butIchangedmymindlastsemesterandstartedtakingmorepsychologyclasses.

A:Well,whydon’tyoudothat?YoucouldbethenextSigmundFreud,thefemaleversion.

B:Iwould,butIdon’tknow.I’mtakingareallygreatphysicsclassthissemester,Itotallyloveit.

A:Thenwhynotdophysics?

B:SoIcouldbethenextAlbertEinstein,right?Idon’tknowaboutthat,either.IkindawanttotakesomeFrenchclasses.Yeah,thatsoundsgood!MaybeIshouldmajorinFrench,thenIcan’treallytakethephysics.AndImean,theaterstillisarealfun.

4

A:Whatdoyouthinkaboutgettingapuppy,Rick?

B:Apuppy?whywouldwedothat?

A:Well,Iwasatthesupermarkettoday,andtherewasthisguywithaboxofLabradorpuppiesoutfront,andtheyaresocute.

B:Yeah,ofcourse,theyarecute.Puppiesarealwayscute.Buttheyaremessy,too.

A:Iknow,butyoushouldhaveseenthem.Theirlittletailsandtheirlittlefaces.

B:Theproblemwithapuppyisthatiteventuallybecomesdog,abigdog.What’sabigdoggonnadoinourlitterapartment?

A:Wewilltakeitforwalks.Itwillbegreat.C’mon.

B:Idon’tknow.Iwillthinkaboutit.Whydon’twegetacatinstead?

Unit6Language

Warmup:

young-Hae:IthinkteacherswhoworkintheUnitedStatesandtheUKshouldbenativespeakersofEnglish.

TherearesomanyvarietiesofEnglishthatIcanneverbeanexpertinallofthem.

Englishhasalotofslang.HowamIsupposedtoknowthata‘hot’pairofjeansmeansthesamethingasa‘cool’pairofjeans?

IwouldbeworriedaboutapplyingforapplyingforajobintheUnitedStates.Whatiftheydidn’tthinkmyEnglishwasgoodenough?

June:Idon’tmindifmyteacherhasadifferentaccentthanI’musedto,aslongasIcanunderstandwhatheorsheissaying.

Ithinkit’susefultohavesomeknowledgeofdifferentdialectsofEnglish.ThatknowledgewillcomeinhandywhenItravel.

ThelargenumberofslangwordsinEnglishisamazing.Thereisalottopickup!

Ithinkcompaniesshouldhirenon-nativespeakersofEnglishiftheyarequalifiedtodothejob.

ListeningTask:

A:Hey,Andrew!You’rebackfromAustralia.

B:Yeah,justgotbackyesterday.

A:Well,g’day,mate!Howdidyoulikemyhomeland?

B:Oh,man,itwasgreat!Thepeopleweresofriendly.Theweatherwasgreat.AndsomeoftheAustralianslangyoutaughtmereallycameinhandy.

A:Oh,yeah.Ibetyoupickedupsomemorewhileyouwerethere.

B:Yep.Mm,lemmeseeIknow‘mozzies’are‘mosquitoes’and‘tucker’means‘food’.And,ofcourse,AustralianEnglishiscalled‘Strine’.

A:Notbad,mate!AfewmoretripsdownunderandyouwillbeanexpertinStrine!

A:So,howdidyoulikeProfessorLee’sclass?

B:Man,Idon’tknow.

A:Whatdoyoumean?

B:Imean,it’shardtopickupwhatsheissaying.HerEnglishissohardtounderstand.

A:Youthinkso?

B:Yeah,shehasastrongaccent,youknow.

A:Well,yeah,buteveryhasanaccent.Evenyouhaveanaccent!Hereisjustdifferentfromyours,that’sall!

B:Sureis.

A:Don’tworryaboutit,though.You’llgetusedtohowshetalks.

B:Maybe,butI’mreallyhavingahardtimeunderstandingherrightnow.

A:Well,maybeyoushouldjustpayattentiontowhatshewritesontheboard.Shewritesontheboardalot.Ithinksheknowsthatsomepeopleneedtogetusedtoher.

A:OK.Placeseveryone!’Gonewiththewind,’scene25,take2.Andaction!

B:Rhett,IonlyknowthatIlove…

A:Cut!Cut!Cut!Julia,you’vegottoworkonyoursouthernaccent.Youjustdon’tsoundlikeScarlet.

B：Iknow,Iknow.Iamjustnotgettingitforsomereason.

A：OK.It’snotthathard.Now,listen.InthesoutherndialectofAmericanEnglish,thepronoun‘I’Soundslike‘AH’.Iloveyou,Rhett.

B:OK.Lemmetrythisagain.Aaah.IonlyknowthatIloveyou.

A:Better.Nowanotherthing.‘R’soundsattheendofthewordsareoftendropped.So,forexample,yousay‘suga’,not‘sugar’.

B:OK.Don’tbothameanymo’.Anddon’tcallmesuga’!

A:Muchbetter!Allright,Placeseveryone!We’regoingtotrythisagain.Light,camera,action!

RealWordListening:

Part1.Sumiinterviewsforthejob.

Jennifer:Tellmehowyourbackgroundandexperiencehavepreparedyoutobeamanagerinourtravelcompany.

Sumi:Well,asmyresumeshows,Ihaveabachelor’sdegreeintravelindustrymanagementfromanAmericanuniversity,andIworkedforfiveyearsinoneofthetoptravelcompaniesinJapan.AftertwoyearsIwaspromotedtoamanagementpositionthatwasverysimilartothejobyouareofferinghere.

Jennifer:Isee.Soyouhavesupervisedpeopleinyourpreviousposition?

Sumi:Yes,Actually,Isupervisedastaffofabouttwentypeople.

Part2:Sumigetsanoffer.

Sumi:Hello?

Jennifer:I’mcallingforSumiWilson.

Sumi:ThisisSumi.

Jennifer:Hi!ThisisJenniferBatesofWordTrektravelagency.I’mcallingwithwhatIhopewillbegoodnews.

Sumi:Yes?

Jennifer:We’dliketoofferyouapositionasacustomerservicerepresentative.

Sumi:Sorry,butdidyoujustsaycustomerservice?Iwasapplyingforthemanagementposition.

Jennifer:Yes,Iknow.Actually,we’vehiredsomeoneelseforthemanagementposition,butwereallylikedyou,sowe’dliketohireyouincustomerservice.

Sumi:Isee.Well,sinceIwashoppingtogetthemanagementposition,IthinkI’llneedtothinkaboutthis.CouldIcallyoubacktomorrow?

Part3.Sumitalkstoherhusband.

Rick:Hello?

Sumi:It’sme.WorldTrekcalled.

Rick:So,didyougetthejob?

Sumi:No,buttheyofferedmeajobasacustomerservicerepresentative,sellingandleadingtourstovariousplacesinAsia.

Rick:That’snotfair!Youwereperfectforthemanagementjob!

Sumi:That’swhatIthought,too.ButIhonestlythinktheywereworriedaboutmyEnglish.I’msuretheywantanativespeakertobethemanager.

Rick:Butthat’sridiculous!YourEnglishisgreat.Youknow,ifthat’stheirattitude,I’mgladyou’renotgoingtobeworkingthere.

Sumi:Actually,I’vebeenthinkingaboutitalot,andIreallywanttoacceptthejobasacustomerservicerep.

Rick:What?Why?

Sumi:Well,it’sagoodchancetoshowthenhowmuchIknow,whatIcando.AndtheycanseeforthemselveshowgoodmyEnglishis,too!Then,wheneverthenextmanagementpositioncomesup,they’llknowI’mtheperfectchoice!

Rick:Well,inthatcase,goforit!Andlet’sgooutfordinnertonighttocelebrate!

Unit7

WarmUp

〔Answersinbold.〕

TheguyhastobeattractiveorIwon’tdatehim.

Idon’tneedtobeblownawaybythegirl’slooks,butsheshouldhaveanicesmile.

Iliketospendmoney,soIneedsomeonewithagoodincome.

Ittakesmeafewmouthstowarmuptopeople.ButthenIstarttofeelcomfortablewiththem.

Icanusuallytellwithinthefirstfewminutesofmeetingsomeonewhetherornotweclick.

Iwantaguywho’ssensitive.Heshouldconsidermyfeelingsandopinions.

Itendtofallforwomenwhohaveasenseofhumor.

I’mnotinterestedinmakingacommitmentatthispointinmylife.Ijustwanttohavefun!

Idon’twantsomebodywho’ssobusywithworkthathecan’tspendqualitytimewithme.

ListeningTask

Hi,I’mMichael.I’m32-year-oldwhitemale.I’mdivorced,andIwanttotryagainwiththerightlady.Ilikerockmusic,dancing,andsurfing.IamlookingforanattractivewomanwholikestopartyasmuchasIdo.Surfingexperienceisaplus,butnotnecessary.Ifyou’rewillingtolearn,I’mwillingtoteachyou!

I’mAnitaandI’m34-year-oldAfrican-Americanwoman.I’msingleandIworkforamajorcorporation.I’malsoveryinvolvedwiththeenvironmentorganizationGreenpeace,sorespectfornatureisamust.I’mlookingforasingleprofessionalman,35to40,whoalreadyhashisownlifebutwantstosharequalitytime.Hehastobehonestaboveallelse.

Hi,mynameisJack.I’masensitive28-year-oldguy.I’mreadyforsomeonewhowantsalifetimeofcommitment.I’mintobodybuilding,movies,andgolf.Ihaveagreatjobwithagreatincome,soyoudon’thavetoberich,justfuntobewith.ButI’mhopelessinkitchen,soyouhavetobeabletocook.Let’sgettoknoweachotherandenjoylifelongtogether.

MynameisCora,andI’masingleChinese-Americanwomen.I’minmymid-twenties.Ifyoulovelongwalksonthebeach,candlelightdinners,andintelligentconversation,I’dliketomeetyou.Iwantamanwhocomesfromagoodfamily,likestoread,andhasagoodsenseofhumor.Areyoumy‘knightinshiningarmor’?

RealWorldListening:

Part1.AmytalksaboutLuis

Amy:IknowIhaveanicepictureofLuisaroundheresomewhere.Oh,hereitis.

Becky:Wow,he’shandsome!HelookslikeaGreekstatue.

Amy:Yeah,heisveryattractive.ButIdidn’tthinksowhenIfirstmethim.

Becky:Youdidn’t?

Amy:No.YouknowwhatnoticedwhenIfirstmethim?Hehasreallyhairyhands.

Becky:What?

Amy:Yeah.Hishandsarejustreallyhairy.Plus,hisclotheswerewaymorefashionablethanusuallylike.Hejustweren’tmytype.Andontopofallthat,hewasshorterthanme.

Becky:Sohowcomeyouwentoutwithhim?

Amy:Well,hewasjustreallysweetandfunny,andIwassocomfortablejusthangingoutwithhim.Andthefirsttimewewentouthejustsweptmeawaywithhispersonality.

Becky:Really?How?

Amy:Hewasjustreallyeasytotalkto.

Becky:Butstill,ifallthosethingsbotheredyou,abouthishandsandall.

Amy:Well,youknow,noneofthatwasimportantonceIgettoknowhimmore.Hispersonalityandthewaywegetalongjustmadeitcleartomethatheis‘theone.’

Becky:So,when’sthebigday?

Part2.LuistalksaboutAmy.

Bob:Luis,I’msohappyforyouandAmy.

Luis:Thanks.She’sagreatgirl.Andshe’sperfectforme.Wejust‘click,’youknow?

Bob:SothenIguessyoujustalwaysknewshewastherightpersonforyou?

Luis:Well,notexactly.

Bob:Itwasn’tloveatfirstsight?

Luis:No.Butdon’ttellAmythat.She’ssucharomantic.She’dprobablylikeitifIsaidIfellforherimmediately.

Bob:Butyoudidn’t?

Luis:No.IttookmeawhiletowarmuptoAmy.Shejustwasn’tmytype.

Bob:Really?Why?Didn’tyouthinkshewasattractive？

Luis:Well,shewassothinandathletic.Iusuallylikeagirlwithafewcurves.

Bob:Thenwhatmadeyoudecidetoaskherout?

Luis:Ididn’t.Sheaskmeout！

Bob:Shedid?Andhowdidyoufeelyouaboutthat?

Luis:Iwasn’tsureatfirst.Butyouknow,Iendedupreallylikingthatpartofherpersonality.She’sindependentandshegoesafterwhatshewants.AndonceIstartedlookingathermore,Ireallylikedherphysically.

Bob:well,youtwosuremakeagreatcouple!

Unit8

Warmup

ModernTechnology:FriendorFoe?

ModernTechnologyhasmadeourliveseasier.Buthavewetradedconveniencefordanger?Let’stakealookatthedarksideoftechnology.

HiddenExpenses:Bettersaveupsomecash.Programdevelopersareconstantlychangingtheirsoftware,andyoumayneedtopaytogetnewestupdates.Gettingreadytobuyanewcomputer?Youmightfindthattheprogramsyoualreadyownareincompatiblewithyournewsystem.

Security:Theinternethasmadeshoppingeasy.butitispossibletostealonlinecreditinformation.That’swhyinsurancecompaniesareofferingidentitytheftpolices.Youalsohavetoworryaboutvirusthatcoulddamageyourcomputer.

Privacy:Manypeoplecouldn’tlivewithoute-mail.Butmostpeoplecouldlivewithoutspam.Yourinboxcangetsocloggedupwithcyberjunkmailthatyouspendallyourtimedeletingit.Andwhataboutthose“cuteforwards〞peoplesend?Theymightseemfunnytosomepeople,butthey’reannoyingtomost.

Mentalhealth:computersareveryentertaining,buthavepeoplebecometooattached?Forsome,thecomputerhasbecomeanobsession.Videogamesandonlinegamblingareaddictiveactivitiesthatcanmakeyouaprisonerofyourcomputer.

Listeningtask

A:Youwouldn’tbelievewhathappenedtome.

B:What?

A:Well,Igotmycreditcardbillyesterday,andIwaslookingitover,andthereallthesechargesforthingsdidn’tbuy.Therewasafurcoatfromsomeexpensivewebsite,and,like,fiftyphonecallstoParis.

B:Oh,no.Didsomeonestealyourcreditcard?

A:No,Istillhavethecard,butsomeonemusthavegottenthenumber.Sometimesthat’sallyouneedtobuysomethingoverthephoneorontheInternet.

B:Wow,that’sscary.

A:Yeah,butIcalledthecreditcardcompany.Theyhaveidentitytheftinsurance,sothey’regoingtogivemeanewcard,anewnumber,andIdon’thavetopayforanyofthatstuff.

A:How’sthatnewcomputerworkingout,man？

B:Well,hardtosay.It’sdefinitelyacoolmachine,topoftheline.It’sgotwaymorememorythanmyoldcomputer,anditiswayfaster.Thethingis,noneofmyoldsoftwareworksinit.

A:Really?

B:Yeah,it’sanewoperatingsystem,sonothingiscompatible.

A:Wow.

B:SonowIhavetobuyupgradesforallmyprograms,allthenewversionsofeverything.

A:That’sgoonabeexpensive.

B:Yep,it’sreallylame.

A:Hey,didyougetthee-mailIsentyouyesterday?

B:Ithingso.Itwasoneofthosejokeforwards,right?Oneofthekindthataresupposedtobefunny.

A:Yeah,itwasapictureofanelephantplayingbaseball.Man,thatwashilarious.

B:Yeah,um,actually,Ikindofwishyouwouldn’tsendmeallthoseforwards.Iendupjustdeletingthemanyhow.

A:Oh,OK.Ididn’trealize.

B:Sorry,butit'sjustthatIget,like,fiftyforwardsaday,fromyou,mymum,mysister,mycoworkers.MyinboxisalwayssocloggedupwithforwardsthatsometimesIdon’tevengettoreadmyreale-mails,importante-mails,youknow.

A:John,you’vebeenplayingthevideogamesforhours.

B:Iknow,Iknow.It’sjustthatIhavetogettolevelfivebeforeIcantakeabreak.

A:Well,you’vebeenplayingnonstopeverydaylikethisforthepastweek.

B:Yeah.Thisgameisreallyaddictive.ButIpromiseI’llstopjustassoonasIgetintothesecretroom.

A:Thesecretroom?

B:Yeah,butfirstI’vegottogetaholdagoldenkey.

A:John,listentoyourself!Ithinkthisgameismessingwithyouhead.

RealWorldListening

Greg:Hello,thisis‘TechTrek,’andIamyourhost,GregMcFee.Todaywe’regoingtonreviewthreevideogamesthateveryone’stalkingabout.First,there’s‘thebutcher.’Theplayerisundercovercopwhousedtobeabutcher.Imagethat.Superviolent,superfastgame.Nextis‘pirateparty’,whichisbasedonlastsummer’shitmovieaboutabandofpiratesthatattackcruiseshipsandbeachresorts.Lastis‘MaroonedonMars’,avideogamethattakeplacein2250inanabandonedcolonyonmars.Theobjectofthegameistoconstructaspaceshiptogetbacktoearth.Ok,beforewegettothereviews,wehaveaspecialgueston‘TechTrek’-JeffTownsend,developerof‘thebutcher’.Jeff,thanksforcomingtoday.

Jeff:Myplease,Greg.

Greg:So,Jeff.“Thebutcher〞.Alotofpeoplearetalkingaboutyourgame,andmostofthemaresayingitmighttooviolent.

Jeff:Well,itisviolent.Imean,it’saboutacop,whowasonceabutcher,whohuntsdowncriminal.

Greg:RightI’veplayedthegame.Alotofpeoplethinkthatvideogamelike‘thebutcher’actuallycausesviolence,thattheyhavebadinfluenceonchildren.

Jeff:Yeah,Ihearthatalot.ButIdon’tknow.Tome,videogamesarejustentertainment.Ithinkpeoplecantellthedifferentbetweenthevideogameandreallife.

Greg:Evenkids?

Jeff:Evenkids.Idon’tthinkeveryoneisgoingtoplay‘thebutcher’andthengooutandmakecriminalsintohamburger.You’renotgoingtobecomemoreviolentifyouplay‘thebutcher’

Greg:Maybeso,bu