成熙英語高級(jí)文本

1/1成熙英語高級(jí)文本.docUnit1That'swhatfriendsarefor.

1.Doyouhaveadateforthepartyyet?

Doyouhaveadateforthepartyyet?

Actually,Idon't.

DoyouknowanyoneIcouldgowith?

em..whatkindofguysdoyoulike?

oh,Ilikeguyswhoaren'ttooserious,andwhohaveagoodsenseofhumor.

Youknow,someonelikeyou.

okay,erm,whatelse?

WellIprefersomeoneIhavesomethingincommonwith,whoicantalktoeasily.

Ithinkiknowjusttheguyforyou,Bob..

Doyouknowhim?

No,idon'tthinkso.

okay,I'llaskhimtomeetusforcoffee,andyoucantellmewhatyouthink.

2.So,what'stheverdict?

So,what'stheverdict?

WhatdidyouthinkofBob?

Well,Iwasworriedatfirst,especiallywhenIsawthatherodeahugemotorcycle.

Ithoughthemightturnouttobeoneofthoseguyswhoisintoheavymetalmusicandstufflikethat.

YouknowwhatImean?

Butheisjustaregularkindofguyright?

Yeah,wegotalongreallywell.

Iknewyou'dlikehim!

Yeah.Ido.Andheisreallyfunny!

Hehadmelaughinghystericallyatthecoffeeshop,remember?Ithinkthepeoplesittingnexttousthoughtwewerecrazy.

So,areyoutwogoingtogettogetheragain?

Definitely.Infact,we'llgoingtothepartytogether.

Thatisgreat!

3.Andrea

So,HaveyouseenAndrealately?

yeah,Iseeherprettyofen.

Weworktogetheratcafelatte.

How'sshedoing?

I'vebeenmeaningtocallher.

Well,tobehonest,I'vealwaysthoughtshewasalittledifficult.Thesedays,Ifindherimpossible.

Whatdoyoumean?

Oh,youknowhowsheis,shehassuchstrongideasabouteverything,andifyoudon'tagreewithher,sheletsyouknowwhatshethinksofyou!

yes,that'strue.Butthat'swhyweloveher,right?

Iguessso.Butshe'schangedalotsinceshestartedcollege.Shetalksaboutherselfallthetime.Andshealwaysmanagestomentionhowgoodsheisateverythingshedoes.

em,maybeiwon'tcallherafterall.

4.Mr.Johnson

Haveyoumetthenewapartmentmanager?

Mr.Jonnson?

yeah,imethimlastweek.He's...alittlestrange.

yeah,heis.I'mnotsureilikehim.

He'shardtopredict.

Sometimehe'sprettycheerfulandtalktive,andthenextday,hedoesn'tevensayhello.Ithinkhemusthavepersonalproblemsorsomething.

Ithinkyou'reright.

Andhaveyounoticedthathalfthetimewhenhesayshe'sgoingtodosomething,heneveractuallydoesit?

Hetoldmethreetimeshecomestofixthelightinmykitchen.Andhestillhasn'tdoneit.

Unit2Careermoves

1.Carlors

So,whereareyouworkingthissummer,Carlors?

I'mworkingasatutorinalearningCentralforkids.

Interesting,whatkindsofthingsdothekidsdothere?

Well,theyworkonsubjectstheyneedhelpin.

Erm..mainlymathandEnglish.

Isyourjobhard?

No,notatall.Thekidsworkoncomputersmostofthetime.Wehavetohelpthemstartedandbetherewhentheyrunintoproblems.

Doyouenjoyit?

Oh,yes.Workingwithkidsissomuchmorefunthanworkingwithadults.AndIgettochoosemyownhours.

AslongasIworkeighthoursaday,Icancomeinatanytimefromeightamtoninepm.

Luckyyou.

2.Julia

So,whatkindofjobdidyoufindforthesummer?

I'mworkingforamarketingcompany.I'mdoingtelephonemarketing.

Oh,soyou'reoneofthosepeoplewhodrivesmecrazybycallingmeupandtryingtopersuademetobuysomethingthatIhaveabsolutelynoneedfor?

Exactly.

Doyoulikeit?

Believeitornot,Ido.It'smostlyabunchofstudentsworkingthere,andwehavealotfunwhenwearenotmakingcalls.too.

It'sreallyeasy,too.Sincewejusthavetoreadfromascript.

Areyoudoingthisfulltime?

Yeah,butIworkfromtwointheafternoonuntilelevenatnight.SoIgettosleepaslateasIwanttointhemorning.

3.Paul

Paul,Didyoufindyoursummerjobyet?

Yeah,I'mworkinginarestaurant.

Oh,How'sitgoing?

Oh,themoneyisnotbad.

Whatareyoudoing?Areyouwaitingtables?

Iwish.No,I'mworkinginthekitchen.Icutupstuffforthechef,vegetablesandmeatandthings.Ialsowashthedishes.

Oh,yake!

Yeah,It'sprettyhardwork.Ididn'trealizehowhotitisinarestaurantkitchenuntilItookthisjob.

Sowhydon'tyouquit?

I'dloveto!ButIneedthemoney.

4.Tony

Whythelongface,Tony?

Oh,Igetsomebadnewstoday.

Whathappened?

Well,youknowmyjobatthedesignstudio?

Yes?

Well..

Ohno..

Ohyes!Todaythebosscalledmeintohisofficeandtellmetheyhadtolaymeoff.ThatmeansasofApril30th,I'moutofwork!

oh..

Nomorejob!

Oh,Tony,I'msosorry.Yousaidyoureallylikeworkingthere,too.

Yeah,well,It'snotallbadnews.

Thebosstoldmethere'sstillasmallchancethatthecompanywouldcallmebackinthesummeriftheworkpickedup.

YouneverknowWhat'llhappen,theymayneedmethan.

Thisissosudden,isn'tit?

Well,notreally.Say,thebossalsoexplainedthattwootheremployeeshadalreadybeenlaidoff.

IhadfeelingImightbethenextoneinline.Youknow,I'veonlybeenworkingtheretenmonths.

Sowedon'thaveanyseniority.Ifthey'regoingtolaysomeoneoff,it'salwaysgoingtotheneweremployeesfirst.

Whatareyougoingtodo?

Likeisaidistillgetajobuntiltheendofthemonth.StartinginMay,Iplantosendoutresumesandgoonsomeinterviews.may..

Dependingontheoutcomeoftheinterviews,Imay..

Unit3What'swrongwithit

1.Brifecase

CanIhelpyou?

Yes,Iboughtthisbriefcaseherelastweek.

There'resomethingwrongwiththelock.

Ican'tgetittocloseproperly.

Letmesee...

YesIseewhatyoumean.

Thelockseemstobejamedorsomething.

Noproblem,I'llgetyouanotherone.

Sorryaboutthat.

2.Shirt

Excuseme?

Yes?HowcanIhelpyou?

Youseethatshirt,Iboughtithereafewweeksago,butthefirsttimeIwashedit,thecolorchanged.Itwentfrombrightredtolightpink.

Howdidyouwashit?

Well,Ijusttosseditintothewashingmachinewithmyotherclothes.Whattemperaturedidyouuse?

Iusuallywashmyclothesinthehotwater,soIguesshot!

Well,didyoucheckthewashinginstructions?

Am..Maybenot.

Wellyouseehereonthislabel,itsayswashincoldwateronly.

Aha..

SoI'mreallysorry.But,sinceyoudidn'tfollowthewashinginstruction,Icanreallydoanythingforyou.

3.Shoes

Excuseme.

Yes?

IwonderifyoucouldtakeolookattheseshoesIboughthere.Theyareprettynew,buttheyseemedtobefallingapart.

em,letmesee.Yes,thisdoesn'tlookright.

Thestitchingiscomingout.Howlongdidyousayyou'vehadthem?

Onlyaboutamonth,Here'sthereceipt.

em,yes,well,letmeexchangethisforyou.

I'msorryfortheinconvenience.

4.HighAchiever

Doyouwannabeahighachiever?

Thenyou'regoingtohavetothinklikeahighachiever.

Areyoureadytochangethewayyouthink?

Areyouwillingtochangethewayyoudothings?

Thenitsoundslikeyou'rereadytobehighachievers!

Thefirstthingyou'vegottokeepinmindisthatlifeisaconstantprocessoflearning.

Thesecretofanykindofsuccessiseducation.

Andwe'reallabletotakeinmuchmoreinformationthanwethinkwecan.

Peoplewhoaimtobehighachieverscantakeadvantageofthisinanumberofways.

Forexample,nomatterwhatyou'retryingtoachieve,makesuretoabsorbinformationaboutiteveryday.

Getbooks、articles、CD-Roms、DVDs,andsearchtheweb.

Dowhateveryoucantoincreaseyourknowledgeinyourchosenfield.

Andwheneverthey'reavailable,takecoursesthatwillbuildyourknowledgeintheareayou'reinterestedin.

Inconversationswithmanyhighachieversovertheyears,I'vecometounderstandthathighachieversalwaysaccepttotalresponsibilityfortheirsituation.

Inordertodevelopthisqualityinyourself,practicenotblamingotherpeopleforyoufailures.Alsotrynotusingdifficultsituationsasexcuses.

Highachieversknowthatthekeystosuccessarealwaysintheirhands.Butthatistheirresponsibilitytousethem.

NowwecometothequalityofhighachieversthatIthinkmanypeoplehavethemosttroubledevelopinginthemselves.I'mtalkingaboutthevitalqualityofbeingarisk-taker.

Now，ifyou'realreadywillingtotakerisks,that'sgreat!

Ifnot,you'vegottopracticegoingafteropportunitiesthatarealittlerisky.Thinkofsomethingyou'vealwayswanted,butwereafraidtotryfor.

Then,goforit！

Evenifyou'regoingoutofyourcomfortzone.

Remember,nopain,nogain.

DevilwearsinPrada穿普拉達(dá)的女王

DoyouknowwhyIhiredyou?

Ialwayshirethesamegirl：stylish,slender,ofcourseworshipsthemagazine.

Butsooften,theyturnouttobe...Idon'tknow,disappointing,andum,stupid.

Soyou,withthatimpressiveresumeandthebigspeechaboutyourso-calledworkethic.

I,um…Ithoughtyouwouldbedifferent.

Isaidtomyself,goahead,takeachance,hirethesmart,fatgirl.

Ihadhope,mygod,Iliveonit.

Anywayyouendedupdisappointingmemorethan,um,morethananyoftheothersillygirls.Um...IreallydideverythingIcouldthinkof.

That'sall.

Excuseme,wheredoyouthinkyou'regoing?

Shehatesme,Nigel.

Andthat'smyproblembecause...oh,wait,no,it'snotmyproblem.

Idon'tknowwhatelseIcando,becauseifIdosomethingright,it'sunacknowledged,shedoesn'tevensaythankyou.

ButifIdosomethingwrong,sheisvicious.?

Soquit.?

What??

Quit.?

Qui…？?

Icangetanothergirltotakeyourjobinfiveminutes...onewhoreallywantsit.?

No,Idon'twannaquit,that'snotfair.

ButI…youknow,I'mjustsayingthatIwouldjustlikealittlecreditforthefactthatI'mkilling

myselftrying.?

Andy,beserious.

Youarenottrying,youarewhining.?

Whatisitthatyouwantmetosaytoyou,huh?Doyouwantmetosay:"Pooryou,Miranda'spickingonyou,pooryou,poorAndy?"

Hmm,wakeup,six.

Sheisjustdoingherjob.

Don'tyouknowthatyouareworkingattheplacethatpublishedsomeofthegreatestartistsofthecentury?

Halston,Lagerfled,delaRenta.

Andwhattheydid,whattheycreated,wasgreaterthanartbecauseyouliveyourlifeinit.Well,notyou,obviously,butsomepeople.

Youthinkthisisjustamagazine,hmm?

Thatisnotjustamagazine.

Thisisashiningbeaconofhopefor…oh,Idon'tknow…

Let'ssayayounyboygrowingupinRhodeIslandwithsixbrotherspretendingtogotosoccerpracticewhenhewasreallygoingtosewingclass,andreadingRunwayunderthecoversatnightwithaflashlight.

Youhavenoideahowmanylegendshavewalkedthesehalls.

Andwhat'sworse,youdon'tcare,becausethisplace,wheresomanypeoplewoulddietowork,youonlydeigntowork.

Andyouwanttoknowwhyshedoesn'tkissyouontheforeheadandfiveyougoldstaronyourhomworkattheendoftheday.

Wakeup,sweetheart.?

Okay,soI'mscrewingitup,Idon'twantto...

IjustwishthatIknowthatIcoulddoto...?

Haslton侯斯頓

Lagerfled拉格爾格倫

OscarDelaRenta奧斯卡德拉倫塔

beacon/?bi?k?n/信號(hào)，烽火燈

Rhode羅德島

legend/?l?d??nd/神話

Unit6ClothandAppearance

liposuction抽脂術(shù)

stunning極好的，美呆了

gorgeous燦爛的，華麗的

doubleeyelidsurgery割雙眼皮

getanosejob隆鼻

implant植入體

airbrushedandedititedanyway修過圖的

Thepeopleinthatmovieweresobeautiful,theleadactresswasstunning,IwishIlookedlikeher.

Yes,shewasbeautiful,althoughIhearshe'shadalotofsurgerytogetherlookingthatway.

Really?Likewhat？

Ithinkshe'shadliposuctionanddoubleeyelidsurgery.

Ohyes.I'vegotafriendwho'shaddoubleeyelidsurgeryandshelooksgreatnow.

Really?

Yeah,Iwasactuallyconsideringhavingitdonetoo.

Areyouserious?

ButIthinkyou'reperfectthewayyouare.

AndI'mnotjustsayingthat.

Um..ThanksAlice.Butlet'sfaceit.

I'mnothingcomparedtothatactress.

MaybeIshouldgetanosejob,too.

Iwouldlovetohaveastraighternoselikehers.

Ohandmaybeimplantstomakemylipsfulleraswell.

Wow,don'tgetcarriedaway.

Imightnotbeabletorecognizeyouafterallofthat.

Whatifyougetitdone,andyoudecideyoudon'tlikeyournewlook？Andwouldn'tyoubeworriedaboutthesurgerygoingwrong?

Notreally.Ithinktherisksarequitesmall.

Isitreallyworthitthough?

There'snopointcomparingyourselftomoviestars.

Theyspendhoursinmakeuptogetthemlookinglikethat.

Andalltheirpicturesareairbrushedandeditiedanyway.

Theydon'tlooklikethatinreallife.

Nobody'sperfect.

em..Yeahthat'strueIsuppose.

Welljustmakesureiswhatyoureallywantbeforeyoumakeanyrashdecisions.

Anywaylet'stalkaboutsomethingelsebeforeyougetanymorecrazyideasintoyourhead.

sweatpants

ajoggingsuit

jerseys運(yùn)動(dòng)衣球衣

sportylook

light-coloredslack休閑長(zhǎng)褲

poloshirt翻領(lǐng)短袖

gothlook哥特風(fēng)黑色長(zhǎng)裙長(zhǎng)靴煙熏妝

longflowingfloralskirts長(zhǎng)的飄逸的碎花裙子

longtunicsandlayers一層一層

theBohemianlook波西米亞風(fēng)

preppylook學(xué)院風(fēng)

2Satoko

Wellyouknow,It'sfunny,Mymother'sfromJapanandshe'sveryold-fashioned.

ButeversinceIwasalittlegirl,IhaveneverreallybeeninterestedinwearingtraditionalJapaneseclothinglikeakimonooranything.

Mymomusedtogetalittleangryatme,butthethingis,Ineverfeltcomfortable.

Well,whenIwasoldenough,IfinallyboughttheclothesIliked.

AndIwentforatotalgothlook.

Iworelongblackdresses,heavyblackbootsanddarkmakeup.

Mymotherreallyhatedit.

ButIguessIwantedtomakeastatement.

NowthatI'mincollege,Ijustwearcomfortablefunclothes.Mostlylongflowingfloralskirtsanddresses,longtunicsandlotsoflayers.

IguessyouwouldcallittheBohemianlook.

3Carlos

Well,Iwasreallyintosportsinhighschool.

AndIwasalwayswearingsweatpants,ajoggingsuitorJerseyswithnumbersonthem.

Ididn'thavemuchtimeforfashion.

IguessIhadsportylook.

Butnowadays,you'llalmostalwaysseemeinlight-coloredslacks,anicepoloshirtandmaybeasweaterwhenit'scold.

Alotofpeoplecallitthepreppylook.

Idon'tthinkIneedtochangeit.

Itworkedformeincollege,anditworksformenow.

It'saclassiclook.

Naturally,I'llputonsomethingformalifI'mgoingtoaweddingoraspecialevent.

AndwhenIplannedtodosomethingathletic,

thenofcourseIwearsportsclothes.

4.Gabriella

Peoplesay,youknow,thatpersonalityismoreimportantthanhowpeoplelook.

Buthonestly,whenyoumeetsomeone,youdon'tseethatpersonalities.

Youseehowtheylookfirst.

Clothesarelikeimportanttome.Theydon'thavetowearthesamethingIwear.

Buttheyshouldlook,Idon'tknow,stylish.

5.Joon

Well,inasocialsitting,aparty,cluborrestaurantsomethinglikethat.

Iliketolookatperson'sface.

Ar..Butinabusinesssitting.

It'ssomewhatdifferent.

It'smorepeople'soverallappearancethatmatters.

Iliketoseehowpeopleappealedothers,howtheyinteract,howtheypresentthemselvestopeople.

Youknow,Ithinkit'sactually,Iliketoseetheirlevelofconfidence.

Ithinkconfidenceiswhat'simportanttome.

6.Alice

Ar..whenImeetnewpeople,er,Iguessit'stheireyes.

Theyhavetobebig,kind,anderesting.

Er..Ireallydon'tcareaboutclothingorhaircolororanythinglikethat.Unit7Crossingcultures

Slurping

SaudiArabia

nuisance煩惱的人或事

secure

Alice

OnethingthatIhadtogetusedtowhenIwastravelinginKoreawasthewaypeoplemakenoisewhentheydrinksoup.

IthinkIt'sbecausetheywanttoshowthatthey'rereallyenjoyingtheirfood.

Sotheymakeaslerpingnoise.

Itbotheredmeatfirst.

ButthenIgetusedtoit.

IguessIt'sbecausemyparentsspentyearswhenIwasakidtellingmenottomakenoisewhileIwaseating.

John

WhenIlivedinSpain,Iwassurprisedathowlatepeopleeatintheevening.

Whenyou'reinvitedtodinner,you'reaskedtocomearoundnineo'clock.

Andyouusuallydon'tstartdinneruntilten.

Andpeoplestayterriblylate.

Sometimesuntiltwointhemorning,orevenlater.

Ifounditdifficult.Howdoesonegetupandgotoworkorschoolthenextdayaftereatingandtalkinguntilthreeinthemorning?

Susan

IlivedinSaudiArabiaforawhile,andwhenIwentout,Ihadtoobeythelocalcustomofputtingsomethingovermyhead.

Andwearingclothingthatcoveredmywholebody.

Atfirst,Ifounditarealnuisance.

Butafterawhile,Igotusedtoit.

Andevenstartedtolikeit.

Youfeelreallysecure.

Andalso,youdon'thavetoworryaboutwhattowearallthetime.

Unit8Lifeislittlelessons

1.

Sowhatwereyoulikewhenyouwereyounger?

WhenIwasakidIwaskindofirresponsible.

You?Really?Whatmadeyouchange?

Graduatingfromhighschool.

Whatdoyoumean?

Well,untilIgraduated.Ineverhadanyimportantresponsibilities.ButthenIwentofftocollege.

Iknowwhatyoumean.IwasreallyimmaturewhenIwasateenager.

Sowhatmadeyouchange?

IthinkIbecamemorematureafterIgotmyfirstjobandmovedawayfromhome.OnceIhadajob,Ibecametotallyindependent.

Wheredidyouwork?

Iworkformydadatthebank.

2.

AnotherturningpointformewaswhenIgotmydogPepper.

Iknowthatsoundssilly,butitwasreallyimportanttome.

Whywasthatsoimportant?

Well,Iwasabout11,Irememberdthathavingadog,youknow,hewasmine,mademefeelreallyreallyresponsibleinafunnykindofway.

HewouldfollowmeeverywhereandwasalwayswaitingformewhenI

camehomefromschool.

Actuallythatsoundskindofnine,Inevergottohaveadog.ButIrememberedwhenIgotmyfirstbicycle.Thatwasaveryimportantdayforme.Forthefirsttime,IcouldgooutonmyownandgoasfarasIwantedto.Iusedtopolishthebicycleeverydayandtakereallygoodcareofit.Ofcoursethatonlylastedafewmonths,andthenIlostinterestinit.

3.

Ihavetosay,fiveyearsago,Iwasacompletelydifferentperson.

IneversaidmuchinacrowdandIalwaystrytoavoidmakingsmalltalkwithpeopleIdidn'tknowverywell.

Butreally,Iwasjustincrediblyshyandreserved.

Anyway,thenIwentawaytocollegeandIhadthisroommateNora.

Shehadagreatsenseofhumorandlaughedatallmyjokes.

Thatreallygavemealotofconfidence.

NoraandIjoinedasmallstudygroupatschool.

Whenwefinishedstudying,abunchofusgooutforcoffee.Conversationiseasy,becauseweallhavealotofthesameinterests.Nowmynewfriendsthinkofmeasthefunnyoneinthegroup,canyoubelieveit?

SoI'dsayI'mmuchmorefriendlyandoutgoingnow.

Idon'tworryaboutspeakingupandgivingmyopinionanymore.

Infact,I'mthinkingaboutjoiningafewmoreclubs,soIcanmeetevenmorenewpeopleanddomorethings.

4.

WellIguessthebiggestchangeinmylifeoverthelastfiveyearsisthatIgotmarried.

Youknow,Iusedtobeintogoingoutwithfriendseveryweekendandstayingoutlate.

Whenwewereprettywildandcrazybackthen.

NowI'mmoreofafamilyman.

Idon'tmindstayingathomewatchingTV,thatkindofthing.

I'mevenlearningtocook.

It'snotsobad.

IguessyoucouldsaythatIstartedtogrowup.

Iwasn'tsointerestedingoingoutallthetime.

Iwasreadytosettledownandhaveafamily.

Ihavetobehonest,myheartwasn'treallyintherightplacebefore.

Imean,beforeIdidn'tmindbeing,well,alittleirresponsibleattimes,evenselfish.

Iwasalwaysouthavingfunwithmyfriends,butIneverwantedtohearabouttheirproblems.

Ijustdidn'tcare.

Butwithmywifeandlittleboy,it'sdifferent.

I'mtryingtobecomemore,youknow,morekindandgenerous.

Iwanttobetheretohelpthemout,nomatterhowsamlltheproblemis.

5.

OnethingthatwasreallyaturningpointformewaswhenIlearnedSpanish.

Iwasalwayskindofscaredoflearningaforeignlanguage.

Yet,Iwasreallyenviousofkidswhocouldspeakanotherlanguage.

ButwhenIstartedlearningSpanish,IfoundIwasactuallyprettygoodatit.

AndthemomentIreachedatbreakthroughstage,youknow,whenyoudiscoveredyoucanactuallyspeakandcommunicatewithpeopleinthatlanguage,Ifeltreallyproudofmyself.

Irealizedthatlearningaforeignlanguagewasn'tanimpossiblethingafterall.

NowIcanspeakthree,Spanish,Italian,andGerman.

AndI'mtakingKoreanthisyear.

6.

I'matwin.

AndmytwinbrotherandIhavealwaysbeenveryclose.

Wealwaysdideverythingtogether.

Andwewereneverapartforanytimeatall,untilwewere18.

Thenwewenttodifferentcollegesindifferenttowns.

Andthatwasthefirsttime,wehadeverreallyhadtocopeonourown.

Ithinkitwasgoodinaway,becausewebothbecamemoreconfidentandindependent.

Untilthen,I'dalwayshadmybrothertodependonwheneverIranintoaproblem.

ButonceIwentawaytocollege,IrealizedthatIwasactuallycapableofworkingthingsoutonmyown.

#1

Ducksandpeoplebothlovecleanair.

Weallneedcleanairtostayhealthy.

Takeadeepbreath,howwasthat?

Imagingifyou'velivedinaplacewheretherewasalotofairpollution,withtheaircontainedgases,dust,fumesorodorsandharmfulamounts.

Yack!Wouldyoubeabletobreatheeasyintheplacelikethat?

Theozonelayerformsathinshieldbetweentheearthandsun.

Itprotectslifeonearthfromthesun'sultravioletorUVrays.

Inthe1980's,scientistbeganfindingcluesthattheozonelayerwasdisappearing.

ThisallowsmoreUVradiationtoreachtheearthsurface.

ToomuchUVcancausebadhealthyaffects,

likeskincancerandeyedamage.

#3

Alllivingthingsneedwatertosurvive,evenpeopleandducks.

Sorainisveryimportant.

Butnotallrainisgoodforyou.

There'saspecialkindofraincalledacidrain.

Andit'sverydangerous.

Acidraincomesfrompollutionintheair,acidgasisfromfactories,carsandhomes.

Mostoftheseacidgasesareblowntothesky.

Andwhentheymixwiththeclouds,itcancauserainorsnow,sleet,fog,mistorhailtobecomemoreacedic.

#4

Didyouknowthateachdayapersonbreatheabout35poundsofair?Andtakesabout20000breath?

Onewayyoucanhelpkeeptheaircleanforeveryoneistotakeabus,bicycleandwalk,insteadofridinginacar.

Unit9Theworldwelivein

acidrain酸雨

acidsnow

oceancoastlines

automobilepollution

airpollution

smogsmokefog

noxious

stacks

lining

bloodstream血液

livestock畜牧業(yè)

contaminate

soil

eatup吞噬

poverty貧窮

overcrowding

dust

fumes

odors

harmfulamounts

ozonelayer

thinshield屏障

ultraviolet紫外線

UVrays

UVradiation

blow吹

snow

sleet雨夾雪

fog

mist薄霧

hail冰雹

acetic

1.

Lookatallthosedeadfish,whatdoyouthinkhappened?

Well,there'safactoryoutsidetown,that'spumpingchemicalsintotheriver.

Howcanthemdothat?Isn'tthatagainstthelaw?

Yesitis.Butalotofcompanysignorethoselaws.

That'sterrible.Whatcanwedoaboutit?

Well,onethingtodoaboutitistotalktothecompany'smanagement.

Whatifthatdoesn'twork?

Wellthen,anotherwaytostopthemistogetaTVstationtorunastoryonit.

Yes,companyshatebadpublicity!Bytheway,what'sthenameofthiscompany?

It'scalledApexindustry.

Oh,no.Myuncleisoneoftheirtopexecutives!

2.

Waitaminute,beforewedoanything,shouldn'twemakesurethatwe'vegotourfactsstraight?Absolutely,thebestthingtodoistomonitorthesituationoverthenextseveralweekstoseewhatexactlyishappening.

Howdowedothat?

Well,wecantakepicturesoftheriverandeventakewatersamplestoseehowbadthesituationis.Wecangetsomefriendstohelp.

Okay,andmaybeIcouldtalktomyuncleaboutit.

Ohno,Idon'tthinkthat'sagoodidea,notyet,anyway.

Whynot?

Idon'tthinkwewannasayanythingtoanyoneuntilwehaveaclearerpictureofwhatisgoingon.Afterwe'vemonitoredthesituationforawhile,thenwecandecidewhetherweneedtohaveameetingwitharepresentativetotellthemwhatwe'vediscovered.Ok,Calo?

Ok.

3.Kate:K:Youknow,youalwayshearaboutairpollution,butnotmanypeopleareawareoftheproblemofwaterpollution.M:Youmeanintheoceans?K:No.Imeanpolluteddrinkingwater.It’saprobleminalmosteverymajorcityintheworld.Almostallourriversandlakes–wherewegetourdrinkingwaterfrom–arebeingpollutedinsomewaybybusinessesfarms,homes,industries,andothersources.Andeventhoughthewatermostofusdrinkistreated,it’sstillnota100percentpure.M:Sowhat’sthesolution?K:Well,it’sacomplicatedproblemtosolve,butbasicallywhat’sinvolvedistreatingallwasteproductsmorecarefullysothatdangerouschemicalsandbacteriadon’tgetintoourwatersupply

Unit10Learningtolearn

1.

So,Linda,Whathaveyoubeendoingwithyourself?

Notmuch,oh,wait,that'snottrue.Itookthisgreatdancingclasslastsemester.

OhYeah.Whatkindofdancing?

WelearnedAfricandanceandSamba.

Wait,whywouldyouwanttolearnAfricanda