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1、最新 料推薦第 1 課A: Do you have a date for the party yet?B: Actually, I don t. Do you think you could help me find one?A: Hmm, what kind of guys do you like?B: Oh, I like guys who arenttoo serious and who have a good sense of humor. You know, like you.A: Ok, what else?B: Well, I d prefer someone I have so

2、mething in common 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 dontthink so.A: Let me arrange for you to meet him, and you can tell me what you think.A: So, whats the verdict? What did you think of Bob?B: Well, I was worried at first esp

3、ecially when I saw that he wears not one but two earrings. I thought he might turn out to be one of those guys who are into heavy rock music and stuff like that. You know what I mean?A: But hes just a regular kind of guy, right?B: Yeah, we got along really well!A: I just knew you d like him.B: Yeah,

4、 I do, and hes really funny. He had me laughing hysterically during dinner. I think the people sitting next to us in the restaurant thought we were crazy.A: So, are you two going to get together again?B: Definitely, in fact, we re going to a concert tomorrow night.A: Thats great.第 2 課1. AndreaA: So,

5、 have you seen Andrea lately?B: Yeah, I see her pretty often. We work together at a caf latt . A: How s she doing, Ive been meaning to call her.B: Well, to be honest! Ive always thought shes a littledifficult. But these days, I find her impossible.A: What do you mean?B: Oh, you know how she is. She

6、has strong ideas about everything. And if you dontagree with her, she lets you know what she thinks of you.A: Yes, thats true. But thats why we love her, right?B: Yeah, I guess so. But shes changed a lot since she started college. She talked about herself all the timeand she always manages to mentio

7、n how good she is at everything she does.A: Hmm. Maybe I won tcall her after all.2. JamesA: Are you going to Jamess party on Saturday?B: Of course, James always gives the best parties. And there are always lots of interesting new people to meet.A: Thats true. I dontknow where he manages to find them

8、 all.B: Well, you know what hes like. He makes friendsreally easily. He really likes talking to people, and he loves inviting people over.A: Ur Ur, he invited me for dinner last Saturday, what a feast!B: Yeah, hes a great cook too.A: After dinner I offered to help clean up, but he told me not to wor

9、ry about it. He said hed take care of it inthe morning. He was like，it s nothing, no big deal.B: Yup, that sounds like James.3. Mr. JohnsonA: Have you met the new apartment manager?B: Mr. Johnson? Hmm. Yeah, I met him last week.He s a little strange.A: Yeah, he is. Im not sure I like him. Heshard to

10、 predict. Sometimes hes pretty cheerful and talkative, and the next day he doesnteven say hello. I think he must have personal problems or something.B: I think you re right. And have you noticed that half the time when he says hes going to do something, he never actually does it? He told me three ti

11、mes hed come to fix the light in my kitchen, and he still hasnt done it.第 3 課A: Hello?B: Hi. My names Jim Hunt. Im calling about the ad for a roommate.A: Oh, right.B: Are you still looking for someone?A: Yes, we are.B: Oh, good. Im really interested.A: Well, there are four of us, and its a fairly sm

12、all house, so we want someone whos easy to get along with.B: I m pretty easygoing.A: Great! So can I ask you a few fairly straightforward questions about yourself?B: No problem. I like it when people are direct.A: What do you do, Jim?1最新 料推薦A: Oh, well, I ve had a lot of different jobs, but Im not w

13、orking right now.B: Yeah, I got fired from my last job about six months ago, so Ive been looking for something else. I havent been very lucky so far.A: Uh-huh. Well, the rent here is $1,200 a monthuh, thats $300 a month for each person.B: Oh, Uh .A: Will you have enough money to pay the rent every m

14、onth?B: Yeah, I probably will if I can find a job.A: Yeah. Uh, look, where are you living now?B: Well, I ve been staying with a friend for the past couple of weeks.A: Uh-huh.B: Yeah, but hes asked me to leave by Friday, so Ireally need to find a place to live. Ive had to movefour times in the past y

15、ear and, wellA: Listen, Jim. I appreciate your telling me about yourself. I like it when people are honest with me.Anyway, I have to talk to my other roommates about this, and Ill give you a call tomorrow to let you know what we decide. Why dontyou give me your number?B: Sure, it s two, two, three第

16、4 課A: Good news! Ive found a summer job!B: Thats great! Anything interesting?A: Yes, working at an amusement park. Doesntthat sound fantastic?B: Sure, it does.A: So, have you found anything?B: Nothing yet, but Ive got a couple of leads. One is working as an intern for a record companymostly answerin

17、g phones. Or I can get a landscaping job again.A: Being an intern sounds more interesting than landscaping. And its probably not as hard!B: Yeah, but a landscaper earns more money than an intern. And you get a great tan!B: So what will you be doing at the amusement park, exactly?A: Actually, I ll ha

18、ve two jobs. First, I ll be working at a place called Children s WorldThey. have all kinds of interesting games and educational activities foryoung kids. I have to go to a training program for three days before I start to find out how everything works.B: Three days? Wow, the equipment must be pretty

19、 high-tech!A: Oh, it is a lot of computers and interesting devices. Its 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 whats your other job?A: Well. I ll also be one of the people who walks around the park greeting people.B: Do

20、you mean youllhave to dress up in a costume?A: Yes, as a cartoon character! I know, I know. It sounds silly. And its certainly not as rewarding as working in Children s World, but, it s part of the job.第 5 課A: So where are you working this summer, Carlos?B: I m working as a tutor in a learning cente

21、r for kids.A: Interesting. What kinds of things do the kids do there?B: They work on subjects they need help in, uh, mainly .math and English.A: Is your job hard?B: No, not at all. The kids work on computers most of the time. We have to help them get started and when they run into problems.A: Do you

22、 enjoy it?B: Oh, yes. Working with kids is so much more funthan working 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 A.M. TO 9 P.M.A: Lucky you!A: Paul, did you find a summer job, yet?B: Yeah, Im working in a restaurant.A: Oh, h

23、ows it going?B: Oh, the moneys not bad.A: What are you doing? Are you waiting tables?B: I wish! No. I m working in the kitchen. I cut up stuff for the chef vegetables and meat and things. Ialso wash the dishes.A: Oh, yuck.B: Yeah. Its pretty hard work. I didntrealize how hot it is in a restaurant ki

24、tchen until I took this job.A: So why dontyou quit?B: I d love to, but I need the money.A: So what kind of job did you find for the summer?B: I m working for a marketing company. Im doing telephone marketing.A: Oh, so youre one of those people who drives me crazy by calling me up and trying to persu

25、ade me to buy something that I have absolutely no need for.B: Exactly.2最新 料推薦A: Do you like it?going to be needing my car all weekend. I vB: Believe it or not, I do. It s mostly a bunch offriend coming in from out of town, and I promised tostudents working there, and we have a lot of fun whenshow he

26、r the sights.were not making calls. Its really easy, too, since weJ: Oh, OK. I understand. Anyway, how are things? Ijust have to read from a script.haven t seen youfor ages.A: Are you doing this full time?R: Oh, pretty good.B: Yes, but I work from two in the afternoon until第 7 課eleven at night, so I

27、 get to sleep as late as I want to inAmy: Hello?the morning.Jeff: Hello. May I speak to Sophia, please?第 6 課A: I m sorry, shes not in right now. Would you like toJack: Hi, Rod. This is Jack.leave a message?Rod: Oh, hi, Jack. What s up?J: Yes, please. This is Jeff. Would you tell her thatJ: I m going

28、 to my best friend s wedding this weekend.Tony is having a party on Saturday?I d love to videotape it. Would you mind if I borrowedA: Un-huh.you video camera?J: And would you ask her if shed like to go with me?R: Um, yeah. That s OK, I guess. I don t think I llA: All right, Peter. Ill give her the m

29、essage.need it for anything.J: No, this is Jeff, not Peter.J: Thanks a million.A: Oh, I m .sorry.R: Sure. Have you used a video camera before? It spretty easy.J: By the way, who s Peter?J: Yeah, a couple of times. Would it be OK if I pickedSophia: Hi! I m home!it up on Friday night?A: Oh, hi.R: Fine

30、. No problem.S: Did anyone call?B Listen to two more telephone calls Jack makes.A: Uh-huh. Your old friend Peter called a few hoursago. Hes going to be in town on Saturday and wantsAndy: Hello.to get together with you Saturday night. He said to callJack: Hi, Andy. This is Jack.him.A: Oh, hi, Jack.S:

31、 Oh, super! I haventseen Peter in almost a year.J: I was wondering if you could do me a favor.Any other calls?A: That depends.A: Uh, yeah. Jeff called. He wants to know if you wantJ: Well, I have to go to a wedding this weekend.to go to Tonys party with him.Would it be OK if I borrowed your navy blu

32、e suit?S: Oh. When is Tonys party?A: Oh, sure. No problem.A: On Saturday.J: Thanks a lot. I ll come by and pick it up tonight. S: Oh, perfect. Thats the same night Im going to getA: That s fine.together with Peter, so I have an excuse not to go.Even if I werentgoing out with Peter, I wouldntgoRose:

33、Rose Rizzo.anywhere with Jeff. Oh, hes such a pain!Jack: Hi, Rose. This is Jack.A: Oh, he didntsound so bad. He sounded kind ofR: Oh, hello. How are you?sweet.J: Pretty good, thanks. Listen, the reason I m calling isS: Yeah, yeah, I guess he is. Its just that I don t wannaI have a really big favor t

34、o ask you.go out with him and he just doesntseem to get theR: Yes?message. Do me a favor, Amy: If he calls again, couldJ: Remember I told you about that friend of mineyou just tell him I m not home?who s getting married to a woman he met in Barcelona? A: Hmm. OK.R: Yeah, I remember. And?第 8 課J: Well

35、, the wedding s this Saturday afternoon, and it sout in the country about an hour s drive from hereA: What an awful story! A couple was sailing theirand I was wondering if I could borrow your car for theyacht from Hawaii to Mexico. While they werecrossing the Pacific, their boat hit a whale and sank

36、!afternoon to get there.B: Is that true? What happened to the whale?R: Gee, Jack, I d really love to help you out, but I m3最新 料推薦A: It doesntsay! Oh and heres another one. A guy in Los Angles was robbing a bank. But as he was escaping, he got caught in the revolving door.B: I guess it was his first

37、bank robbery!A: Yeah. Oh and listen to this. Some guy got locked out of his house, so he tried to get in through the chimney.B: Donttell me! He got stuck in the chimney!A: Exactly. And he was still trying to get out two days later when the police rescued him.A man who considered himself a snake char

38、mer was strangled to death on Sunday by a three-and-a-half-meter boa constrictor in a town in Thailand. It seems that the man rushed to see the giant snake after friends told him the serpent was seen beside one of the towns main roads. The snake charmer put it around his neck; while he and his frien

39、ds were walking home, the snake strangled him to death.Early Tuesday morning in California, two police officers who were pursuing a car thief down Hollywood Boulevard in a high-speed chase were rescued by the thief. During the chase, the officerscar overturned and fell into a shallow river. The offi

40、cers couldntget out of the car, which was rapidly filling up with water. The thief went back to the scene of the accident and helped rescue the officers. The Hollywood Police Department has decided to drop charges against the thief for saving the officerslives.第 9 課A: Someone stole my wallet last ni

41、ght!B: Oh no! What happened?A: Well, I was working out, and I had put my stuff in my locker, just like I always do. When I came back,someone had stolen my wallet. I guessdI forgotten to lock the locker.B: I m sorry. Thats terrible! Did you lose much money?A: Only about $20. But I lost my credit card

42、 and my drivers license. What a pain!B: Hmm. That reminds me of when I had my purse stolen last year.A: Really? What happened?B: Well, it was when 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. Anyway,

43、this bunch of guys came by andasked if they could help me. They spoke very broken English, and I couldntreally understand what they were saying. I really just wanted them to leave me alone. Finally, they left and when I looked down, I realized my purse had disappeared. It had my wallet in it with al

44、l my traveler s checks and my money and my credit card. Well, luckily, I had put my airline 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 andtried to run after the guysbut they were long gone. Then this sounds real

45、ly cornyI did just what I had seen people do on TV: I called my credit card company.A: Were they helpful?B: They were lifesavers! In no time at all, theyd given me new travelers checks and a new credit card, and sent me on my way.第 10 課1 Taxi driversA: It really upsets me when taxi drivers drive so

46、fast. Im always terrified of having an accident.B: That doesntreally bother me. I like to get whereIm going quickly. But I can tstand it when they have their radios turned up all the way full blast. You cant even hear yourself think!2 People with dogsA: I hate it when people take their dogs into a p

47、ark and let them make messes all over the place. Its so irresponsible!B: You know what bothers me? I hate it when they go out and leave their dog at home, barking all day.3 TV commercialsA: I cantstand it when they show the same commercial twice in a row. Why do they do that? It drives me crazy!B: T

48、he thing that bothers me the most is when they interrupt a ball game at the most exciting moment to show some stupid commercial.4 Store clerksA: It really upsets me when store clerks pretend they haventnoticed you and just stand around chatting toeach other. Its so rude.B: Yeah. Or on the other hand

49、, they give you the hard sell, and try to get you to buy something you dont really want.第 11 課Clerk: Can I help you?A: Yes, I d like to return this jacket.C: Is there something the matter with it?4最新 料推薦B: Miss, it just rained. It s very wet. ItA: Yes. I didn t notice when I bought it, but there are

50、 afew problems. First, it has a tear in the lining.work with electricity when it s wet outside.A: Oh, I I don t want to endanger you. ItC: Hmm, actually, it s torn in several places.I ll be coming homelate tonight and I just want toA: And some of the buttons are very loose, this onecame off, in fact

51、. And theres a stain on the collar.makeC: Im really sorry about this. Would you like toB: I would love to help you miss, but somebodyexchange it for another one?borrowed my ladder. I don t have a ladder.A: Well, you know, I have a chair! If you dA: Well, to be honest, I don t think this jacket is ve

52、rywell made. Id rather get a refund.me a lightbulb, I wouldn t mind doing it myself.C: I understand. Do you have the receipt?B: Oh, oh. Oh! OK. Here. Take a lightbulb from oneof my lampsA: Hi.A: Oh, no, you don t have to do that!C: Yes?B: so you know it works. No, please. It sA: I wonder if you could take a look