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1、第1課A: Do you have a date for the party yet?B: Actually, I don '. Do you thi nk you could help me find one?A: Hmm, what kind of guys do you like?B: Oh, I like guys who aren 'too serious and who have a good sense of humor. You know, like you.A: Ok, what else?B: Well, I ' prefer some one I

2、have someth ing in com mon with-who I can talk to easily.A: I think I know just the guy for you. Bob Branson. Do you know him?B: No, I don 'think so.A: Let me arrange for you to meet him, and you can tell me what you think.A: So, what ' the verdict? What did you think of Bob?B: Well, I was w

3、orried at first especially whe n I saw that he wears not one but two earri ngs. I thought he might tur n out to be one of those guys who are into heavy rock music and stuff like that. You know what I mean?A: But he 's just a regular kind of guy, right?B: Yeah, we got along really well!A: I just

4、knew you ' like him.B: Yeah, I do, and he 's really funny. He had me laugh ing hysterically duri ng dinn er. I think the people sitt ing n ext to us in the restaura nt thought we were crazy.A: So, are you two going to get together aga in?B: Defi ni tely, i n fact, we 're going to a con c

5、ert tomorrow ni ght.A: That's great.第2課1. AndreaA: So, have you see n An drea lately?B: Yeah, I see her pretty ofte n. We work together at a caf elatt eA: How 's she doin g, I ve bee n meaning to call her.B: Well, to be hon est! Ive always thoughtshe ' a little difficult. But these days,

6、 I find her impossible.A: What do you mean?B: Oh, you know how she is. She has strong ideas about everyth ing. And if you don 'agree with her, she lets you know what she thinks of you.A: Yes, that ' true. But that ' why we love her, right?B: Yeah, I guess so. But she ' cha nged a lot

7、 since she started college. She talked about herself all the time and she always man ages to men tio n how good she is at everyth ing she does.A: Hmm. Maybe I won 'call her after all.2. JamesA: Are you going to James ' party on Saturday?B: Of course, James always gives the best parties. And

8、there are always lots of in teresti ng new people to meet.A: That ' true. I don 'k now where he man ages to find them all.B: Well, you know what he ' like. He makes friends really easily. He really likes talki ng to people, and he loves inviting people over.A: Ur -Ur, he invited me for d

9、inner lastSaturday, what a feast!B: Yeah, he ' a great cook too.A: After dinner I offered to help clea n up, buthe told me not to worry about it. He said he'take care of it in the morning. He was like , it' nothing, no big deal.B: Yup, that sounds like James.3. Mr. Joh nsonA: Have you me

10、t the new apartme nt man ager?B: Mr. Joh nson? Hmm. Yeah, I met him last week. He 'a little strange.A: Yeah, he is. I 'm not sure I like him. He ' hard to predict. Sometimes he ' pretty cheerful and talkative, and the next day he doesn 'even say hello. I thi nk he must have pers

11、onal problems or someth ing.B: I thi nk you 're right. And have you no ticed that half the time whe n he says he' going todo somethi ng, he n ever actually does it? He told me three times he ' come to fix the light in my kitchen, and he still hasn'done it.第3課A: Hello?B: Hi. My n ame

12、' Jim Hun t. I 'm calli ng aboutthe ad for a roommate.A: Oh, right.B: Are you still look ing for some one?A: Yes, we are.B: Oh, good. I 'm really in terested.A: Well, there are four of us, and it ' a fairly small house, so we want some one who ' easy to get along with.B: I'm

13、pretty easygo ing.A: Great! So can I ask you a few fairly straightforward questi ons about yourself?B: No problem. I like it when people are direct.A: What do you do, Jim?A: Oh, well, I 'e had a lot of different jobs, butI'm not work ing right now.B: Yeah, I got fired from my last job about

14、six mon ths ago, so I'e bee n look ing forsometh ing else. I have n'bee n very lucky sofar.A: Uh-huh. Well, the rent here is $1,200 a month -uh, that ' $300 a month for each pers on.B: Oh, Uh A: Will you have eno ugh money to pay therent every mon th?B: Yeah, I probably will if I can fin

15、d a job.A: Yeah. Uh, look, where are you livi ng now?B: Well, I 'e been staying with a friend for the past couple of weeks.A: Uh-huh.B: Yeah, but he ' asked me to leave by Friday, so I really n eed to find a place to live. I'e hadto move four times in the past year and, well A: Liste n,

16、Jim. I appreciate your telli ng me about yourself. I like it when people are hon est with me. Any way, I have to talk to my other roommates about this, and I ' give you a call tomorrow to let you know what we decide. Why don 'you give me your nu mber? B: Sure, it ' two, two, three 第4課A:

17、Good n ews! I ve found a summer job!B: That ' great! Anything interesting?A: Yes, work ing at an amuseme nt park.Doesn 'that sound fantastic?B: Sure, it does.A: So, have you found any thi ng?B: Nothi ng yet, but I 've got a couple of leads. One is worki ng as an in tern for a record comp

18、a ny -mostly an sweri ng pho nes. Or I can get a Ian dscap ing job aga in.A: Bei ng an in tern sounds more in teresti ng tha n Ian dscap ing. And it'probably not ashard!B: Yeah, but a Ian dscaper earns more money tha n an intern. And you get a great tan!B: So what will you be doing at the amusem

19、e nt park, exactly?A: Actually, I 'll have two jobs. First, I 'lbe worki ng at a place called Childre n' World.They have all kinds of in teresti ng games and educati onal activities for young kids. I have to go to a trai ning program for three days before I start to find out how everythi

20、ng works.B: Three days? Wow, the equipme nt must be pretty high-tech!A: Oh, it is -a lot of computers and in terest ing devices. It ' just the kind of stuff that kids love. B: Well, it sounds like the perfect job for you.I know how much you love kids.So what ' your other job?A: Well. I '

21、ll also be one of the people who walks around the park greet ing people.B: Do you mean you 'have to dress up in a costume?A: Yes, as a cartoon character! I kno w, I know.It sounds silly. And it' certainly not asrewardi ng as work ing in Childre n's World, but,it ' part of the job.第5課

22、A: So where are you working this summer, Carlos?B: I'm worki ng as a tutor in a lear ning cen ter for kids.A: In terest ing. What kinds of thi ngs do the kids do there?B: They work on subjects they n eed help in, uh, mai nly .math and En glish.A: Is your job hard?B: No, not at all. The kids work

23、 on computers most of the time. We have to help them get started and whe n they run into problems.A: Do you enjoy it?B: Oh, yes. Work ing with kids is so much more fun tha n work ing with adults. And I get to choose my own hours. As long as I work eight hours a day, I can come in at any time from 8

24、A.M. TO 9 P.M.A: Lucky you!A: Paul, did you find a summer job, yet?B: Yeah, I'm worki ng in a restaura nt.A: Oh, how ' it going?B: Oh, the money ' not bad.A: What are you doing? Are you wait ing tables?B: I wish! No. I 'm work ing in the kitche n. I cut up stuff for the chef -vegetab

25、les and meat and thin gs. I also wash the dishes.A: Oh, yuck.B: Yeah. It ' pretty hard work. I didn 'realize how hot it is in a restaura nt kitche n un til I took this job.A: So why don 'you quit?B: I'd love to, but I n eed the mon ey.A: So what kind of job did you find for the summe

26、r?B: I'm worki ng for a marketi ng compa ny. I'mdoing teleph one marketi ng.A: Oh, so you 're one of those people who drives me crazy by call ing me up and tryi ng to persuade me to buy someth ing that I have absolutely no n eed for.B: Exactly.A: Do you like it?B: Believe it or not, I do

27、. It ' mostly a bunch of stude nts work ing there, and we have a lot of fun whe n we 're not maki ng calls. It ' really easy, too, since we just have to read from a script.A: Are you doing this full time?B: Yes, but I work from two in the after noon un til eleve n at ni ght, so I get to

28、sleep as late as I want to in the morning.第6課Jack: Hi, Rod. This is Jack.Rod: Oh, hi, Jack. What ' up?J: I'm going to my best frie nd' wedd ing thisweekend. I ' love to videotape it. Would you mind if I borrowed you video camera?R: Um, yeah. That sOK, I guess. I don 'tthi nk I

29、9;ll n eed it for anything.J: Thanks a milli on.R: Sure. Have you used a video camera before?It' pretty easy.J: Yeah, a couple of times. Would it be OK if I picked it up on Friday ni ght?R: Fine. No problem.B Liste n to two more teleph one calls Jack makes.An dy: Hello.Jack: Hi, An dy. This is J

30、ack.A: Oh, hi, Jack.J: I was won deri ng if you could do me a favor.A: That depe nds.J: Well, I have to go to a wedd ing this weeke nd.Would it be OK if I borrowed your n avy blue suit?A: Oh, sure. No problem.J: Thanks a lot. I 'lcome by and pick it up toni ght.A: That ' fine.Rose: Rose Rizz

31、o.Jack: Hi, Rose. This is Jack.R: Oh, hello. How are you?J: Pretty good, tha nks. Liste n, the reas on I'mcalli ng is I have a really big favor to ask you.R: Yes?J: Remember I told you about that frie nd of mine who ' getting married to a woman he met in Barcel ona?R: Yeah, I remember. And?J

32、: Well, the weddi ng' this Saturday after noon,and it ' out in the country-about an hour 'drive from here-and I was won deri ng if Icould borrow your car for the after noon to get there.R: Gee, Jack, I ' really love to help you out, but I'm going to be n eed ing my car all weeke

33、nd.I've got a friend coming in from out of tow n, and I promised to show her the sights.J: Oh, OK. I un dersta nd. Any way, how are thin gs? I have n 'see n you for ages.R: Oh, pretty good.第7課Amy: Hello?Jeff: Hello. May I speak to Sophia, please?A: I'm sorry, she ' not in right now.

34、Would you like to leave a message?J: Yes, please. This is Jeff. Would you tell her that Tony is hav ing a party on Saturday?A: Un-huh.J: And would you ask her if she ' like to go with me?A: All right, Peter. I ' give her the message.J: No, this is Jeff, not Peter.A: Oh, I 'm .sorry.J: By

35、 the way, who ' Peter?Sophia: Hi! I 'm home!A: Oh, hi.S: Did anyone call?A: Uh-huh. Your old frie nd Peter called a few hours ago. He sgo ing to be in tow n on Saturday and wants to get together with you Saturday ni ght. He said to call him.S: Oh, super! I have n 'see n Peter in almost a

36、 year. Any other calls?A: Uh, yeah. Jeff called. He wants to know if you want to go to Tony ' party with him.S: Oh. When is Tony ' party?A: On Saturday.S: Oh, perfect. That ' the same ni ght I 'm going to get together with Peter, so I have an excuse not to go. Eve n if I were n '

37、go ing out with Peter, I would n 'go any where with Jeff. Oh, he ' such a pain!A: Oh, he did n 'so und so bad. He soun ded kind of sweet.S: Yeah, yeah, I guess he is. It ' just that I don ' wanna go out with himand he just does n'seem to get the message. Do me a favor, Amy: I

38、f he calls aga in, could you just tell him I'm nothome?A: Hmm. OK.第8課A: What an awful story! A couple was sailing their yacht from Hawaii to Mexico. While they were crossing the Pacific, their boat hit a whale and sank!B: Is that true? What happe ned to the whale?A: It doesn 'tsay! Oh and he

39、re ' another one. A guy in Los An gles was robb ing a bank. But as he was escap ing, he got caught in the revolving door.B: I guess it was his first bank robbery! A: Yeah. Oh and liste n to this. Some guy got locked out of his house, so he tried to get in through the chi mn ey.B: Don 'tell m

40、e! He got stuck in the chimney! A: Exactly. And he was still trying to get out two days later whe n the police rescued him.A man who con sidered himself a sn ake charmer was stra ngled to death on Sun day by a three-a nd-a-half-meter boa con strictor in a town in Thailand. It seems that the man rush

41、ed to see the gia nt sn ake after frie nds told him the serpe nt was see n beside one of the town 'main roads. The snake charmer put it around his n eck; while he and his frie nds were walki ng home, the sn ake stra ngled him to death.Early Tuesday morni ng in California, two police officers who

42、 were pursu ing a car thief dow n Hollywood Boulevard in a high-speed chase were rescued by the thief. During the chase, the officers ' car overtur ned and fell in to a shallow river. The officers could n't get out ofthe car, which was rapidly filling up with water. The thief went back to th

43、e sce ne of the accide nt and helped rescue the officers. The Hollywood Police Departme nt has decided to drop charges aga inst the thief for sav ing the officers ' lives.第9課A: Some one stole my wallet last ni ght!B: Oh no! What happe ned?A: Well, I was work ing out, and I had put my stuff in my

44、 locker, just like I always do. Whe n I came back, some one had stole n my wallet. I guess I 'd forgotten to lock the locker.B: I'm sorry. That 's terrible! Did you lose much mon ey?A: Only about $20. But I lost my credit card and my driver ' lice nse. What a pain!B: Hmm. That rem in

45、ds me of whe n I had my purse stole n last year.A: Really? What happe ned?B: Well, it was whe n I was in Belgium. I was on my way to the airport, so I was standing on the side of the road with my bags, trying to figure out the bus schedule. Any way, this bunch of guys came by and asked if they could

46、 help me. They spoke very broke n En glish, and I could n'really un dersta nd what they were say in g. I really just wan ted them to leave me alone.Fin ally, they left and whe n I looked dow n, I realized my purse had disappeared. It had my wallet in it with all my traveler's checks and mymo

47、ney and my credit card. Well, luckily, I had put my airli ne ticket and my passport in one of my carry-on bags.A: How awful! So what did you do?B: Well, first I screamed at the top of my lungs and tried to run after the guys -but they were long gone. Then -this sounds really corny did just what I ha

48、d see n people do on TV: I called my credit card compa ny.A: Were they helpful?B: They were lifesavers! In no time at all, they ' give n me new traveler ' checks and a new credit card, and sent me on my way.第10課1 Taxi driversA: It really upsets me whe n taxi drivers drive so fast. I'm al

49、ways terrified of hav ing an accide nt.B: That doesn 'treally bother me. I like to get where I 'm going quickly. But I can'tstand itwhen they have their radios tur ned up all the way full blast. You can 'teve n hear yourself thi nk!2 People with dogsA: I hate it whe n people take the

50、ir dogs into a park and let them make messes all over the place. It ' so irresponsible!B: You know what bothers me? I hate it whe nthey go out and leave their dog at home, bark ing all day.3 TV commercialsA: I can 'tstand it when they show the same commercial twice in a row. Why do they do t

51、hat? It drives me crazy!B: The thi ng that bothers me the most is whe n they in terrupt a ball game at the most excit ing mome nt to show some stupid commercial.4 Store clerksA: It really upsets me whe n store clerks prete nd they have n'no ticed you and juststa nd around chatt ing to each other

52、. It ' so rude.B: Yeah. Or on the other hand, they give you the hard sell, and try to get you to buy someth ing you don'really want.第11課Clerk: Can I help you?A: Yes, I ' like to return this jacket.C: Is there something the matter with it?A: Yes. I didn 'notice when I bought it, but t

53、here are a few problems. First, it has a tear in the lining.C: Hmm, actually, it ' torn in several places.A: And some of the buttons are very loose, this one came off, in fact. And there ' a stai n on the collar.C: I'm really sorry about this. Would you like to excha nge it for ano ther

54、one?A: Well, to be hon est, I don 'thi nk this jacket is very well made. I ' rather get a refund.C: I understand. Do you have the receipt?A: Hi.C: Yes?A: I won der if you could take a look at these shoes I bought here. They're pretty n ew, butthey seem to be falling apart.C: Hmm. Let me

55、see. Yes, this does n 'look right. The stitch ing is coming out. How long did you say you 'e had them?A: Only about a mon th. Here ' the receipt.C: Hmm yes. Well, let me exchange these for you. I 'm sorry for the inconvenien ce.A: Excuse me.C: Yes, how can I help you?A: You see this

56、shirt? I bought it here a few weeks ago, but the first time I washed it, the color cha nge. It went from bright red to light pink.C: How did you wash it?A: Well, I just tossed it into the wash ingmach ine with my other clothes.C: What temperature did you use?A: I usually wash my clothes in hot water

57、, so I guess hot.C: Well, did you check the wash ingin struct ions?A: Um maybe not.C: Well, you see here on this label? It says,Wash in cold water only. ”A: Um-hmm.C: So I'm really sorry, but since you did n'follow the washing instructions, I can 'really do anything for you.第12課A: Hello,

58、 Mr. Smith? I was wondering if you could, uh, cha nge the lightbulb out front? It went out aga in.B: Look, why are you botheri ng me now? It ' still light outside and it will be for another five hours.A: Well, I realize that, but it was dark last ni ght, and I was fumbli ng with my keys, and I&#

59、39;m headed out now, and B: Miss, it just rained. It ' very wet. It 'dan gerous to work with electricity whe n it'wet outside.A: Oh, I I don 'twant to endanger you. It ' just that I ' be coming home late tonight and I just want to make B: I would love to help you miss, but so

60、mebody borrowed my ladder. I don 'have a ladder.A: Well, you kno w, I have a chair! If you ' just give me a lightbulb, I would n 'm ind doing it myself. OK?B: Oh, oh. Oh! OK. Here. Take a lightbulb from one of my lamps A: Oh, no, you don 'have to do that!B: so you know it works. No, please. It smy pleasure.A: Oh! Tha nk you!A: Uh