生活英語情景口語100主題1-10及生活英語情景口語100主題21-30

01.StagesofLife人生階段WordsStormadolescence 青春期puberty 發(fā)育期bringup 教育、撫養(yǎng)strictupbringing 嚴厲的教育career/occupation 職業(yè)self-employed 自己經營reachmiddleage 人到中年uptight 緊張的,心情焦躁的challenge 挑戰(zhàn)literature 文學freelance(writer) 自由作家fictionbook 小說magazinearticle 期刊文章strangeexperience 奇特的經歷independent 獨立自主的definitely 明確的turning-point 轉折點divorce 離婚quiteelderly 上了年紀oldandgrey 頭發(fā)花白Emma：Youknow,Aiden,Idon’tknowmuchaboutyou.Wherewereyouborn?Aiden：IwasborninLondon,butIspentmostofmychildhoodinHongKong.E:Whatwasyourchildhoodlike?A:Ihadaprettystrictupbringing,andmyparentsandIwerealwaysfightingaboutit.E:Doyougetalongwithyourparentsnow?A:Ohsure.Oncetheyreachedmiddleage,theybecamealotlessuptight.E:Wheredidyougotouniversity?A:MyparentswantmetostayinHongKong,butIdecidedtogobacktoEngland.IgraduatedfromOxfordUniversitywithadegreeinEnglishLiterature.E:Whatisyourcurrentoccupation?A:I‘mafreelancewriter.Iwritemagazinearticlesandfictionbooks.E:Didyoualwaysknowthatyouwantedtobeawriter?A:No,Ididn’t.IwasanEnglishteacherforaboutfiveyears,butbythetimeIwas30,IdecidedIwantedafreshchallenge.E:Howdidyoustartwriting?A:Istartedwritingmagazinearticlesforfunandeventuallywasaskedtowriteabook,soIwasprettylucky.E:Areyouwritingabooknow?A:Yes,it’saboutagroupoffriendslivinginaforeigncountryandallthestrangeexperiencestheyhave.E:Soundsinteresting.A:Whatwasthebiggestturningpointinyourlife?E:IguessIwouldsaythatwouldbemovingoutofmyparents’houseforthefirsttime.A:Really?Whyisthat?E:AfterImovedoutofmyparents’home,Ibecamealotmoreindependent.A:Whatwouldyousaywasthelowestpointinyourlife?E:Thatwoulddefinitelybegettingadivorce.A:Whatwentwrong?E:Wejustweren’trightforeachother.A:Howlongwereyoumarried?E:Thatmarriageonlylastedaboutayear.A:Haveyouremarriedsincethen?E:Yes,IgotmarriedtoamanthatImetshortlyafterIdivorcedmyfirsthusband.A:Doyouthinkyou’llevergetadivorceagain?E:Ihopenot.Myfirstmarriagewasamistake,butthisoneisn’t.A:Howlonghaveyoubeenmarried?E:About15yearsnow.A:Doyouthinkyou’llstilllovehimwhenhe’soldandgrey?E:Ithinkso.Hopefullywe’llhavealongandhappylifetogether.A:I’msureyouwill.02.FirstImpressions第一印象WordsStormheightandbuild 身材體型tallandslim 身材高挑mediumheightandbuild 身材中等stout 結實的、矮胖的skinny 骨瘦嶙峋的plump\chubby 豐滿的、圓胖的elegant 文雅端莊的gorgeous 美艷的ugly 丑陋的plain 普通的straight 直發(fā)wavy 大波浪curly 小卷發(fā)dyedhair 染發(fā)fairhair 金發(fā)blond(e) 金發(fā)碧眼bald\balding 禿頭partedinthemiddle 中分頭ponytail 馬尾long\shortplaits 長\短辮noticeablefeature 明顯特征freckles 雀斑piercedear 耳洞tattoo 刺青紋身angular 棱角分明的scar 疤痕beard 絡腮胡子moustache 上唇小胡子contactlenses 隱形眼鏡birthmark 胎記badskin 粗糙的皮膚deepvoice 低沉的聲音lovelycomplexion 較好的面容blinddate 相親athletic 運動型的、健美的frightening 令人恐懼的lip 嘴唇gum 齒根、牙床chin 下巴transplant 移植Halloween 萬圣節(jié)、鬼節(jié)mask 面具Madison:Jacob,areyouinterestedinhelpingmeoutandgoingonablinddatewithafriendofmine?J:Thatdepends.Whatdoesshelooklike?M:Well,she’sgotabeautifulfaceandlongcurlyredhair.J:Howtallisshe?M:She’sfairlytall,maybe2inchestallerthanme.J:Isshechubby?M:Notatall.She’sactuallyveryathletic.J:Soundslikeshe’sprettygoodlooking.Doesshewearglasses?M:No,butshedoeswearcontactlenses.J:How’sherskin?M:She’sgotagorgeouscomplexionwithafewfrecklesonhernose.J:Doesshehaveanypiercingsortattoos?M:Ithinkshehasanear’spiercedandshedefinitelyhasafewtattoos:oneonherlowerback,oneonherneck,andoneonherleftfoot.J:What’sthetattooonherfootlike?M:It’sabutterfly-everyoneinherfamilyhasone.J:Evenhermom?M:Yes,evenhermom.J:What’sherpersonalitylike.M:She’salotlikeme.J:Sothereissomethingwrongwithher!Itwasbeginningtosoundlikeshewastoogoodtobetrue!J:Didyouseetheguyonthefrontpageofthenewspaperthismorning?M:No,Ihaven’thadthechancetoreadthepaperyet.J:You’vegottoseeit.It’sanunbelievablepicture!M:What’ssointerestingaboutit?J:Well,thisguyfellasleeponthesofaandwhenhewokeup,halfhisfacehadbeenbittenoff!M:What?Howdidthathappen?J:Theythinkhisdogwastryingtowakehimupandcouldn’t,soendedupbitinghiminhisface!M:Wow.Whatdidhisfacelooklikenow?J:Itlooksprettyfrightening.Hedoesn’thaveanylips,soallyoucanseearehisgumsandteeth.Mostofhisnoseandchinaremissingtoo.M:Whatdidhelooklikebeforehisdogbithisfaceoff?J:Hewasactuallyquitehandsome.Whatashame!M:What’shegoingtodonow?J:Itsaidthathe’shopingtogetafacetransplant,butuntilthen,he’slookingforwardtoHalloweensoheisn’ttheonlyonewearingamask.03.GettingPersonal個性特征WordsStormamusing 令人愉快的、有趣的cheerful 開朗的conservative 保守的narrow-minded 小心眼的sensitive 敏感的sensible 明智的stubborn 倔強的fussy 小題大做的generous 慷慨大方的relaxedandeasy-going 隨和的aggressive 好斗的arrogant 傲慢的coward 膽小鬼liar 說謊的人moody 情緒化的nosey 八卦的、愛打聽的selfish 自私的vain 虛榮心強的optimistic 樂觀開朗的pessimistic 悲觀厭世的coldandunfriendly 冷淡的、不友善的horrible 可怕、討厭的mean 自私小氣的nasty 可惡的abitdull 遲鈍呆滯的gossip 長舌婦abitworkaholic 工作狂sleetthroughone’salarm 睡過頭alarm 警告search 搜尋liveintheflatabove 住在樓上的incredibly 不能相信地weehours 凌晨earplugs 耳塞hell 地獄,苦境,陰間bescaredof 害怕bribe 賄賂Ava:Areyoualright,Ethan?Youdon’tseemtobeascheerfulasyounormallyare.Ethan:Tobehonest,Ava,I’vejusthadareallybadday.A:Whathappened?E:First,Isleptthroughmyalarmandendeduptwohourslatetowork.A:Whatdidyourbosssay?E:HetoldmeifIshoweduplateonemoretime,he’dfireme.He’ssomean!A:That’shorrible.Wasthatthefirsttimeyou’dshownuplatetowork?E:Thatwasmysecondtime.Thefirsttime,Iwasinacaraccident.A:IsyourbossChinese?E:No,he’sfromAustralia.BeforeImethim,IthoughtAustraliansweresupposedtoberelaxedandeasy-going.Ihadnoideahe’dbesofussyaboutthings.A:Whatareyougoingtodo?E:IthinkI’mgoingtolookforanotherjob.Ineedtofindabossthatisabitmoresensitiveandoptimisticthanmycurrentboss.A:Thatsoundslikeasensibleplan.Doyouwantmetohelpyouwithyourjobsearch?E:That’sverygenerousofyou.Thanksfortheoffer.A:Don’tmentionit.That’swhatfriendsfor!E:Idon’tknowwhattodoaboutthepeoplewholiveintheflataboveme!A:Why?Whataretheylike?E:They’reincrediblyselfish.They’realwaysupuntiltheweehoursofthenightplayingtheirmusicsoloudlythatIhavetowearearplugsinordertofallasleep!A:Haveyouevertalkedtothemaboutit?E:Itriedtointroducemyselftothemwhentheymovedin,buttheyweresoarrogantthatIdidn’twanttotalktothemagain!A:Whatdidtheysay?E:Theybothjusttalkabouthowgreattheyareallthetime.A:Theysoundliketheneighboursfromhell!E:Theyare!Besidesbeingloudandarrogant,they’realsoterriblegossips.They’realwaystalkingabouteverybodyelseintheapartment.A:Ithoughtyoudidn’ttalktothemmuch.E:Idon’t,buttheytalksoloudlythatIcanhearwhatthey’retalkingaboutfrommybedroom-andit’snotverynice.A:Whatdotheotherpeopleinyourapartmentthinkaboutthem?E:Mostofmyotherneighboursarescaredofthem.A:Maybeyoushouldthinkaboutmoving.E:Ican’taffordtomoverightnow.A:Well,perhapsyoushouldhaveapartyandtrytogettoknowthembetter.Maybeonceyougettoknowthem,they’llturnouttobemoresensitive.E:Ithinkyou’rebeingabitoptimistic.Ifyoumetthem,you’dunderstand.A:Well,Idon’tknowwhatelseyoucoulddothen.Doyouthinkbribingthemwithchocolatewouldwork?04.EveryPartofYourBodyCanSpeakWordsStormankle 腳踝armpit 腋窩bottom 臀部chest 胸脯、胸部elbow 臂肘knee 膝蓋palm 手掌stomach 胃waist 腰wrist 手腕frown 皺眉grin 露齒而笑gum 牙齦scalp 頭皮suck 吸、吮吸wink 眨眼wrinkle 皺紋yawn 哈欠kneel 跪下lean 傾斜,倚靠,瘦的,貧乏的tripover 絆倒famished 極饑餓的starve 餓得要死gettingabitetoeat 隨便吃點東西hotpot 火鍋afterone’sownheart 完全符合自己的心意spicy 辣的dragone’sfeet 拖著腳走,遲緩誤事,拖拉,不合作tongue 舌頭authentic 可信的apainintheneck [美俚]討厭的家伙blame 責備badblood 仇恨takethecake 得獎,成為最佳者,(諷)壞到極點promotion 晉升grinandbearit 逆來順受haveatastefor 愛好,提出，想要getintheway 妨礙Emily:Idon’tknowaboutyou,butI’mfamished.Areyouinterestedingettingabitetoeat?Ryan:That’ssoundsgreat.I’mabsolutelystarving!Whatkindoffoodareyouinthemoodfor?E:I’dlovesomethingspicy.MaybewecouldgetsomeSichuanhotpot.R:Youareawomanaftermyownheart.Idon’tknowmanypeoplewhocanhandlespicyfood.Areyousureyouareupforhotpot?E:Sure.IfIcould,Iwouldeathotpoteveryday!R:Ok,you’rereallyalleyeswhenitcomestotalkingaboutfood,aren’tyou?E:Well,let’sstopdraggingourfeetandfindaSichuanhotpotrestaurantfordinner!R:Letmethinkaboutitforaminute.Let’ssee…Ohthenameoftherestaurantisonthetipofmytongue!Givemeasecondandit’llcometome.E:Well,haveyouthoughtaboutityet?R:No…E:Nevermind.There’sanauthentictastinghotpotrestaurantnotfarfromtheChinaWorldTradeTowersonChangAnStreet.Haveyoubeenthere?R:That’sit!That’stheoneIwasthinkingof.ItoldyouIrememberit!E:Youreallyhaveabighead,don’tyou?R:So,Emily,howwasyourday?E:Idon’tthinkyoureallywanttohearaboutit.R:Itcan’thavebeenthatbad.Goonandtellmeaboutit.E:Tobehonest,itwashorrible!Mymanagerissuchapainintheneck!R:Why?Whathappened?E:Well,hemadequiteafewmistakesonthemonthlyreportandwhenhissupervisorfoundhim,mymanagerblamedthemonme!R:That’snotveryfair.Whatdidyoudo?E:Therewasn’treallyanythingthatIcoulddo.There’salwaysbeenalotofbadbloodbetweenmymanagerandmyself.IfIhadsaidanything,hewouldhavefiredmeforsure.R:Didhetreateveryoneinyourdepartmentlikethis?E:Hetreatseveryoneprettypoorly,butthewayhetreatsmereallytakesthecake!R:Doyouhaveanyideaswhyhetreatsyouworsethantheothers?E:Ireallyhavenoidea.AllIknowisthatthethoughtofhimreallycurlsmyhair!R:Isthereanyoneelseyoucantalktoaboutitatyourcompany?E:Notreally.I’mhopingtolivewithitforawhileuntilIgetapromotion.R:That’sverysensible.Itsoundslikeyouhaveagoodheadonyourshoulders.E:Itrytobesensibleaboutit,butit’snotveryeasy.Sometimesyoujusthavetogrinandbearit.R:That’ssotrue.Whenyouhaveatasteforsuccess,youcan’tletdishonestpeoplelikeyourmanagergetintheway.05.MindYourPostureWordsStormbow 彎腰、鞠躬handshake 握手hug 擁抱nodhead 點頭greet 問候crawl 向前爬dive 跳水drag 拖、拉posture 姿勢foldarms 交叉雙臂置于胸前bitenails 咬指甲limp 柔軟的,易曲的,無力的offend 冒犯,違反,得罪,使...不愉快typically 代表性地,作為特色地signifyconfidenceandrespect 表示/意味信心和尊敬/敬重makecontactwith 和...接觸,和...通信interculturalcommunication 不同文化間的傳達candidate 候選人,投考者impressiveresume 深刻印象confident 自信的keepdistance 留間隔rude 粗魯?shù)?、無禮的seeeyetoeyeonsth. 對某事看法一致unprofessional 外行的，不專業(yè)的hire 雇用、聘請avoid 避免client 顧客,客戶,委托人slouch v.懶散posture (身體的)姿勢,體態(tài)sense 感覺,判斷力eventually 最后,終于Isabella:Matthew,doyouknowmuchaboutbodylanguageincountriesaroundtheworld?M:Sure.I’vepickedupafewthingsfromtravellingaroundforwork.Why?I:Well,IhadameetingtodaywithawomanfromJapanandshewouldn’tstopbowing!Ididn’tknowwhattodo!M:Didyoubowback?I:No,Itriedtoshakeherhand,butherhandwassolimpIwasabitoffended.M:Well,JapanesebusinessmenandwomentypicallybowtogreeteachotherinJapan.Shemighthavebeenoffendedbyyourstronghandshake.I:ButshewasinAmerica!Shouldn’tshehaveknownthatstronghandshakesinAmericasignifyconfidenceandrespect?M:ThingsaredifferentinJapan.Youknow,insomecountries,makingeyecontactwithothersisconsideredrude.I:Isthatwhyshewouldn’tlookatmeinthemeeting?M:Ithinkit’shighlypossible,yes.I:Themeetingreallydidn’tgodownwellatall.IthinkIneedtoreadupaboutinterculturalcommunicationbeforeIhaveanothermeetingwithsomeonefromanothercountry.M:That’sagoodidea.Whenyoudon’tknowmuchaboutothercultures,thesimplethingcanoffendsomeone.I:That’ssotrue.It’sgreatthatweseeeyetoeyeonthis.M:Well,whatdidyouthinkaboutthelastcandidate?Doyouthinkweshouldhireher?I:Shehadaveryimpressiveresume,butsheseemedtolacktheconfidencethatIthinkagoodmanagerneeds.M:Whatmadeyouthinkthatshewasn’tveryconfident?I:Didyounoticethewaythatsheavoidedmakingeyecontactwithuswhileshetalked?M:Shewasabitnervous,Iguess.Whatelse?I:Whenshefirstwalkedintotheroomtogreetus,shedidn’tshakeourhandsorintroduceherselfatall.Ithoughtthatwasabitunprofessional.M:You’reright.Ifshewalkedintomeetingswithourclientslikethat,itwouldmakeourcompanylookbad,wouldn’tit?I:Itsurewould.Didyoualsonoticethewaysheslouchedinherchairduringmostoftheinterview?Shehadhorribleposture!M:Iagree.IguessIwaspayingmoreattentiontoheranswersthanherbodylanguage.I:Ontopofallofthat,shedidn’tseemtohaveanysenseaboutpeople’spersonalspace.Shedidn’tkeepenoughdistancebetweenuswhenduringthemeeting.M:That’strue.Iguesswe’llhavetokeeplookingforamanagerthen.I:Don’tworry,we’llfindsomeoneeventually!06.BloodIsThickerthanWater血濃于水WordStormsurname\familyname 姓nuclearfamily 核心家庭immediatefamily 直系親人kinship 血緣關系bloodrelationship 血緣kinsmenbyblood 血親stock 門第、血統(tǒng)ofnoblebirth 貴族出身ofhumblebirth 平民出身ancestor 祖先descendant 后代、晚輩progeny 后裔inherit 繼承familytree 家譜identicaltwins 同卵雙生fraternaltwins 異卵雙生legitimatechild 婚生子（女）illegitimatechild 非婚生子（女）bastard 私生子（女）brotherhood 手足情halfbrother/sister 同父異母（同母異父）兄弟/姐妹single-childpolicy 獨生子女政策completeopposites 完全相反的biologicalfather 生父yearnforattention 渴望被關注envy 羨慕step-dad 繼父bemeantto 有意要,打算Kaitlyn:Howmanypeoplearethereinyourfamily?Jack:Myimmediatefamilyisquitesmall.It’sjustmyolderstep-brother,mymom,mystep-dadandme.Howaboutyou?K:Ihavealargefamily.Ihave3eldersisters,mytwinsister,ayoungerbrotherandmyparents.J:Ididn’tknowyouwereatwin!Areyouidenticalorfraternal?K:We’reidentical.Imean,welookexactlythesame,butwearecompleteoppositeswhenitcomestoeverythingelse!J:Interesting!Itmustbegreathavingatwinsister.Areyoubestfriends,too?K:Weusedtobereallyclose,butallthatchangedonceshemovedtoShanghai.Howaboutyourfamily?Youdidn’tmentiontoyourbiologicalfather.J:Idon’tknowmuchabouthim.HediedwhenIwasjustababy.EventhoughIdon’thaveabloodrelationshipwithmystep-fatherandstep-brother,Iconsiderthemtobemyrealfamily.K:Whataboutyourstep-brother’smother?Doeshekeepintouchwithher?J:No,shealsodiedwhenmystep-brotherwasalittle.Mymotherandmystep-fathermeteachothershortlyaftermyfatherdiedandbecamegoodfriends.Theyendedupgettingmarriedafewyearslater.K:Soundslikeitwasmeanttobe.J:Haveyoueverthoughtabouthavingchildren,K?K:MyhusbandandIhavethoughtaboutit,butwe’vedecidednottohaveany.They’rejusttooexpensive.Besides,withallthenewsaboutglobalwarmingonthenewslately,whoknowswhatkindofworldwe’llhaveinthefuture.Whataboutyou?J:Well,I’vealwayswantedtohavelotsofchildren.Growingupwithonlyonebrother,Ialwaysfeltabitlonely.Whatdoyouthinkaboutfamilieswithonlyonechild?K:Forme,growingupinabigfamilyalwaysmademeyearnforattention.IalwayswantedtobeanonlychildsothatIcouldalwaysdowhatIwantedandsothatIwouldn’teverhavetoshare.J:Don’tyouthinkyouwouldmisshavingotherpeoplearound?K:Noway!Ispent20yearsofmylifewithrelativesaroundme24-7.Youknow,Idon’tthinkI’veeveractuallyspentanytimebymyselfinmyparents’home.Whatdoyouthinkoftheone-childpolicyinchina?J:IfChinadidn’thavesuchapolicy,canyouimaginehowmanypeopletherewouldbeinChinanow?K:That’strue.Butasawoman,I’mgladthateventhoughIdon’twantanychildren,IatleasthaveachoiceinhowmanychildrenIhave.Ontheotherhand,Ican’timaginewhatChinawouldbelikeifthereweren’taone-childpolicy!J:Doyouthinkmostfamilieswithmanychildrenenvyorfeelsorryforotherfamilieswithonlyonechild?K:Idon’tknowwhatotherpeoplethink,butI,forone,envyonlychildren!07.HugeFamilyWordStormrelation=relatives 親戚kinsmenbyaffinity 姻親extended-family 數(shù)代同堂的大家庭step- 繼adopt 收養(yǎng)takeafter 長得像、性格像reunion 團聚niece 侄女、外甥女nephew 侄子、外甥sibling 親兄弟姐妹cousin 表（堂）兄弟姐妹patriarch 族長headofthehousehold 一家之主fosterparents 養(yǎng)父母blacksheepofthefamily 敗家子、不孝子financiallyindependent 經濟獨立supportafamily 維持一家生計retirementhome 養(yǎng)老院arecordofancestors 祖先的檔案、族譜generation 一代becriticalof 不滿decade 十年undersb'sroof 住在某人家rare 罕見的respectable 可敬的,高尚的,值得尊敬的respect 關系Sophia:Doesyourfamilyhavearecordofyourancestors?Nee:Sure.Mymomhasbeenworkingonourfamilytreeforyears.She’salwaysupdatingit.S:Doyouhaveacopyofyourfamilytreeinyourhouse?I’dlovetoseeit.N:Icanshowittoyou,ifyoulike.Ithinkitgoesbackabout8generationssofar.S:That’samazing!Doyouhavealargeextendedfamily?N:I’vegot30cousinsonmymom’ssideand10cousinsonmydad’sside.S:Areyouveryclosetoyourfirst-cousins?N:Theonesthataremyagearecloserelatives.NowthatI’molder,Idon’tspendasmuchtimewiththemasIusedto,soIdon’tknowmyyoungercousinsaswellastheolderones.S:Isee.Who’stheheadofyourhousehold?N:It’sdefinitelymymother.And,hermotherisdefinitelythematriarchofthebiggerfamily.S:That’sinteresting.What’syourgrandmotherthinkofyourstep-mother?N:Atfirst,shewasquitecriticalofher,butnowthatthey’vebeenmarriedforafewyears,she’sstartingtoacceptthefactthatmyfatherdivorcedmymother.S:That’sprettymuchhowyoufeelaboutyourstep-mom.Likegrandmother,likegrandson!N:DoyouthinkChinesefamilieshavechangedmuchinthelast50years?S:Ithinkfamilieseverywherehavechangedalotinthelast5decades.N:Whatdoyouthinkisthebiggestchange?S:Well,inthepast,threeorfourgenerationswouldalllivetogetherunderthesameroof.Nowadays,livinginthesamecityasone’srelativesisbecomingrare.N:That’strue.Youknow,somehusbandsandwivesdon’tevenliveinthesamecityanymore.S:Wouldyoueverconsiderhavingyourparentslivewithyouwhentheygetolder?N:IguessI’mabitold-fashioned.I’dratherhavemyparentslivewithmethanliveinaretirementhome.S:That’sveryrespectable,butIcouldneverlivewithmyparents.IusuallyonlyseethematourChristmascelebration—andthat’senough!N:Howaboutyourothersiblings?Dotheyspendalotoftimewithyourparents?S:Twoofmysistersstillliveathome,eventhoughtheyhavealreadygraduatedfromuniversityandhavegoodjobs.Theyenjoyspendingtheirfreetimewithmyparents.Iguessinthatrespect,I’mtheblacksheepofthefamily.N:Isee.Doyourparentseveraskyoutocomehometovisitthemmoreoften?S:They’realwaysaskingmetocomehome,butIthinkourrelationshipisbetterifwekeepadistancefromeachother.Wheneverweseeeachother,allwedoisfight.N:Well,youknowwhattheysay.Youcanchooseyourfriends,butnotyourfamily.08.LookingforLoveWordStormadore 崇拜admire 傾慕flirt 調情fancy 迷戀casual 隨意的princecharming 白馬王子headoverheels 神魂顛倒haveanaffair 發(fā)生關系puppylove 過家家platonic 柏拉圖式row 爭吵splitup 分手standsb.up 放鴿子、失約lovetriangle 三角戀ficklelover 靠不住的情人anniversary 周年紀念confront 使面臨、面對rude 粗魯?shù)膔egret 遺憾closure 關閉、終止Cyprus (地中海東部一島)塞浦路斯position 職位relocate 重新部署madly 發(fā)狂的Olivia:Howiseverythinggoingwithyourgirlfriend?Noah:Didn’tItellyou?It’sover.O:Oh,I’msorrytohearthat.Ididn’tknowthatyouhadsplitup.Whathappened?N:Itwasafewthings.Thefirstthingthathappenedwasthatweweresupposedtogooutforaromanticdinnerforouroneyearanniversary,butshestoodmeup!O:Really?Didshetellyouwhyshedidn’tshowup?N:No,butIendedupfindingoutlaterthatnightwhenIsawherwithanothermanataclubnearmyhome!O:Whatwasshethinking?Didyouconfrontheraboutitwhenyousawher?N:Iwantedto,butIknewthatifIspoketoher,I’djustblowupather,soIdecidedtojustgohome.Icalledherlaterthatnight,butshedidn’tanswerherphone.O:Ican’tbelieveshewoulddothattoyou.It’ssodishonest—andrude!N:Iknow.Istillhaven’theardfromher.ThegoodthingisthatI’msoangrywithherthatIdon’tfeelsadaboutnothavingheraround.O:Ibetyousheregretswhatshe’sdone.Youweresuchagoodcatch!Shereallylostout,didn’tshe?N:Iguessso.Itwouldbenicetoknowwhyshedidthisthough.O:Iknow.It’salwaysnicetohavesomeclosure,butIdon’tthinkyou’llhaveaproblemfindinganothergirlfriend.Thereareplentyoffishinthesea.N:HowwasyourholidaytoCyprus?O:ItwassofantasticIdidn’treallywanttocomehome.N:Didyouhappentomeetsomeone?O:Howdidyouknow?N:Youalwaysactlikethiswhenyou’vefalleninlove.Whoishe?Howdidyoumeet?O:HisnameisTonyandwemetmyfirstnightinPathos.Heworkswithmysisterwholivesthere.N:Wasitloveatfirstsight?O:Notreally.Iwasn’tlookingforholidayromance,butmysistertoldmethatshehadpromisedhimthatshe’dsethimuponblinddatewithme.Ididn’tthinkI’dhaveanythingtolose,soIwent.N:And?O:Let’sjustsaythatbythethirddate,webothrealizedthatwehadfalleninlove.N:Thathappenedquickly!Areyougoingtoseehimagain?O:Luckily,hiscompanyhasapositionavailablehere,sohe’sgoingtoseeifhecangetrelocated.N:Itsoundslikeheismadlyinlovewithyou.Areyoureadyforsuchaseriousrelationship?O:Well,I’mnotreallyachickenanymore.Wedon’tknowwhatwillhappen,sowe’lljusthavetowaitandsee!09.MarryaSoulMateWordStormregistryoffice 婚姻登記處churchwedding 教堂婚禮bride 新娘groom 新郎bridesmaid 伴娘bestman 伴郎clergyman 牧師getengaged 訂婚proposeto 求婚silver/goldenwedding 結婚禮品清單weddingceremony 婚禮weddingmarch 婚禮進行曲weddingbanquet 喜宴extravagant 奢侈的、浪費的eternal 永恒的、永遠的vows 婚誓hen-pecked 懼內、妻管嚴one’sbetterhalf 另一半bouquet 花束tuxedo 無尾晚禮服separate 分居fancy 奇特的cheaton 對...不忠bridesmaidsandgroomsmen 女儐相和男儐相surfing 沖浪ridiculous 可笑的Abigail:Haveyouheardthebignews?Joshua:Whatbignews?A:OliviaandNicholasareengaged!Heproposedtoherlastnightatafancyrestaurant.J:Ididn’tevenknowtheyweredating!A:AfterN’sex-girlfriendcheatedonhim,theyrealizedthattheyhadagreatfriendshipandthatmaybetheyweremeanttobewitheachother.J:Theyreallyareperfectforeachother.Ican’tthinkofabetter-matchedcouplethanthem.A:Iheardthattheyareplanningtohaveanextravagantweddingceremonyinchurchwithareceptioninanexpensiverestaurantonthelake.J:Havetheyaskedanyonetobeintheweddingpartyyet?A:IthinkNaskedJacktobehisbestmanandOaskedKaitlyntobehermaidofhonour.Theybothhavebigfamilies,sotheirsiblingswillbethebridesmaidsandgroomsmen.J:Itsoundslikethey’redonealotofplanninginaveryshorttime.Havetheydecidedwheretheyaregoingtogofortheirhoneymoon?A:Ihaven’theardwheretheywillgoyet,butIbetyoutheywillgotoabeachsomewhere;youknowhowtheybothlovesurfing.J:Youknow,mostpeoplefinditdifficulttofindtheirsoulmate,butthey’remadeitseemextremelyeasy.J:Whatwasyourweddingceremonylike,A?A:MyhusbandandIgotmarriedinaregistryofficewithjusttwofriendsthereaswitnesses.Butthenwehadthreepartiestocelebrate.J:Threeparties?That’squitealot.Thatmusthavebeenexpensive.A:Well,sincemyhusbandandIarefromtwodifferentcountries,andweliveinathirdcountry,wedecidedtohaveoneineachcountry.Itwasn’tactuallythatexpensive.J:Wereyourparentsupsetthattheyweren’ttheretoseeyougetmarried?A:Iwouldhavelikethemtobethere,buttheycouldn’taffordtoflyouttoseeus,andwecouldn’taffordtoflyouttoseethem,sotheyunderstood.J:Didyourhusband’sfamilygettomeetyourfamily?A:Myhusband’sparentsflewouttomeetmyfamilywhenwegotmarriedinmyhometown,sothatwasgreat.Somepeoplespendridiculousamountsofmoneyonextravagantweddingreceptions,butweagreedthattheweddingpartyshouldbelessaboutmoneyandmoreaboutfamily.J:Thatmakessense.Didyougoonahoneymoon?A:Wewaiteduntilourone-yearanniversarytogoonourhoneymoontoAfrica.J:Youreallydidn’thaveaverytraditionalwedding,didyou?A:Notatall,butwedon’thaveatraditionalmarriageeither,soitsuitedusperfectly!10.GettingalongWordStormbuddy 男性朋友driftapart 疏遠maturity 成熟sincerity 真誠loyalty 忠誠colleague 同事hangout 閑逛holdagrudge 記仇、忌恨fallout 吵架positive 積極的UltimateFrisbee 極限飛碟（游戲）driftapart 疏遠holdagrudge 發(fā)牢騷separate 分開的,分離的；分開,分別Hailey:Howareyoudoing,Andrew?A:Notwell.I’vebeenfeelingprettylonelylately.H:Butyouhavesomanyfriends!Howcouldyoubelonely?A:Youknowwhattheysay:afriendtoallisafriendtonone.Idon’tfeellikeIreallyknowanyofmyfriends.Infact,Ishouldprobablycallthemacquaintances,notfriends.H:Whataboutme?I’myourfriends!A:Iknowyouare,butyou’remygirlfriend.IwishIhadaguyfriendtohangoutwithsometimes.H:Iknowwhatyoumean.Ifinditdifficulttomakenewfriends,too.It’snotaseasyasitwaswhenwewereyoung,isit?A:Notatall.H:I’vemadealotofnewfriendssinceIstartedlearningEnglish.Maybeyoucouldjoinaclubortakeaclasstomakesomenewfriends.A:That’sagoodidea.H:Whatkindofqualitiesdoyoulookforinafriend?A:I’mnotsure.IguessI’dliketomeetsomepeoplewhohaveapositiveattitudeandwanttohaveagoodtime.H:PeoplewhoplayUltimateFrisbeehaveapositiveattitude;maybeyoushouldjointheUltimateFrisbeeclub.A:That’sapossibility.Thanks!A:Youhaven’tspentmuchtimewithSophialately.Areyouspeakingtoeachotheratthemoment?H:No,we’renot.We’vebeendriftingapartforawhile.A:Butyoutwousedtodoeverythingtogether.Ithoughtyoureallyenjoyeachother’scompany.H:Wedid,butsinceshestartedhernewjob,allshedoesishangoutwithhernewfriendsfromwork.A:Canyouhangoutwiththemtoo?H:Icould,butalltheyevertalkaboutiswork,soIalway