中级班文本124.docx

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中级班文本124

第一篇

Man:

On,I’mreallysorry.AreyouOK?

Woman:

I’mfine.ButI’mnotverygoodatthis.

Man:

NeitheramI.Say,areyoufromsouthAmerica?

Woman:

Yes,Iamoriginally.IwasborninArgentina.

Man:

Didyougrowupthere?

Woman:

Yes,Idid.ButmyfamilymovedhereeightyearsagowhenIwasinhighschool.

Man:

Andwheredidyoulearntherollerblade?

Woman;Hereinthepark.Thisisonlymysecondtime.

Man:

Well,it’smyfirsttime.Canyougivemesomelessons?

Woman:

Sure,justfollowme

Man:

Bytheway.MynameisTed.

Woman:

AndI’mAnna.Nicetomeetyou.

Man:

Hey,hey!

Thatwasfun.Thanksforthelesson.

Woman:

Noproblem.So,tellmealittleaboutyourself.Whatdoyoudo?

Man:

Iworkinatravelagency.

Woman:

Really?

Whatdoyoudothere?

Man:

I’minchargeoftheircomputers.

Woman:

Oh,soyou’reacomputerspecialist?

Man:

Well,sortof.Yeah,Iguessso.

Woman:

That’sgreat.ThenmaybeyoucangivemesomehelpwiththecomputercoursesI’mtaking.

Man:

Oh,sure,butonlyifpromisetogivemesomemorerollerbladinglessons.

Woman:

Hmm…It’sadeal.

第二篇

Reporter:

Whereareyoufromoriginally,YuHong.

YuHong:

I’mfromChina,fromnearShanghai.

Reporter:

Andwhendidyoumovehere.

YuHong:

IcamehereafterIgraduatedfromcollege.Thatwasin1992.

Reporter:

Andwhatdoyoudonow?

YuHong:

I’matransportationengineer.

Reporter:

Isee.Soyou’reanimmigranttotheUnitedState?

YuHong:

Yes,that’sright.

Reporter:

WhataresomeofthedifficultiesofbeinganimmigrantintheUS?

YuHong:

Oh,that’snotaneasyquestiontoanswer.Therearesomanythings,really.IguessoneofthemostdifficultiesisthatIdon’thaveanyrelativeshere.Imean,Ihavealotoffriends.Butthat’snotthesamething.InChina,onholidaysortheweekend,wevisittherelatives.Itisn’tthesamehere.

Reporter:

Andwhatdoyoumissthemostfromhome?

YuHong:

Oh,that’seasy.Mymom’ssoup.Shemakesgreatsoup.Ireallymissmymother’scooking.

第三篇

Man:

Hey,arethesepicturesofyouwhenyouwereakid?

Woman:

Yeah.That’smeinfrontofmyuncle’sbeachhouse.WhenIwasakid,weusedtospendtwoweeksthereeverysummer.

Man:

Wow,Ibetthatwasfun.

Woman:

Yes,wealwayshadagreattime.Everydayweusedtogetupearlyandwalkalongthebeach.Ihadagreatshellcollection.Infact,Ithinkitstilluptheattic.

Man:

Hey,Iusedtocollectshell,too,whenIwasakid.Butmyparentsthrewthemout.

YouknowwhatIremembermostaboutgrowingup?

Woman:

What?

Man:

Visitingmygrandparents’house.Youknowonholidaysandstaff.Theylivedwayoutinthecountry,andmygranddahadahorsenamedBlackie.Hetaughtmehowtoright.Ijustlovethathorse,andshelovesme,too.Iusedtoreallyenjoyspendingtimeatmygrandparents’house.AndeverytimeIcameback,Blackierememberedme.

Woman:

Uh…memories.

第四篇

Woman:

Whyisthereneverabuswhenyouwantone?

Man:

Goodquestion.Therearen’tenoughbusesonthisroute.

Woman:

SometimesIfeellikewritingalettertothepaper.

Man:

Goodidea.Weshouldsaythatweneedmoresubwaylines,too.

Woman:

Yes,thereshouldbemorepublictransportationingeneral.

Man:

Andfewercars.Thereistoomuchtraffic.

Woman:

Say,isthatourbuscoming?

Man:

Yes,itis.Butlook,it’sfull.

Woman:

Oh,no.Let’sgoandgetacupofcoffee.WecantalkaboutthisletterI’mgoingtowrite.

Man:

So,areyoureallygoingtowriteapapertothepaper?

Woman:

Sure,I’mgoingtosaysomethingaboutthebuses.Theyaretooold.Weneedmoremodernbuses,niceair-conditionedones.

Man:

Andtheyneedtoputmorebusesontheroad.

Woman:

Right,andtherearetoomanycarsdowntown,andthereisn’tenoughparking.

Man:

That’sforsure.It’simpossibletofindaparkingspacedowntownthesedays.

Woman:

Ithinktheyshouldprivatecarsdowntownthesedaysbetweennineandfive.

Man:

Oh,youmeantheyshouldn’tallowanycarsexcepttaxisandbusesduringtheregulartheworkday.Hmm…thatsoundslikereallyagoodidea.

第五篇

Woman:

Excuseme.Couldyoutellmewherethebankis?

Man:

Thereisoneupstairs,acrossfromtheduty-freeshop.

Woman:

Oh,thanks.Doyouknowwhattimeitopens?

Man:

Itshouldbeopennow.Itopensat8:

00am.

Woman:

Good,andcanyoutellmehowoftenthebusesleaveforthecity?

Man:

Youneedtocheckatthetransportationcounter.It’srightdownthehall.

Woman:

Ok,andjustonemorething.Doyouknowwherethenearestrestroomis?

Man:

Rightbehindyoum’am,seethatsign?

Woman:

Oh,thanksalot.

Woman:

Excuseme.It’smeagain.I’msorry.Ineedsomemoreinformationifyoudon’tmind.

Man:

Notatall.

Woman:

Thanks.Doyouknowhowmuchataxicoststothecity?

Man:

Well,itdependsonthetrafficofcourse.Butitusuallycostsabout40dollars.

Woman:

Fortydollars?

IguessI’lltakeabus.ThatmeansIhavealmostanhourtillthenextone.WherecouldIfindaninexpensiverestaurantintheairport?

Maybeafast-foodplace.

Man:

Goupstairs,andturnright,you’llseeasnackbaronyourleft.

Woman:

Thanksverymuch.Haveaniceday.

Man:

You,too.

第六篇

QuiteanumberofthingshavebeendonetohelpsolvetrafficproblemsinSingapore.Forexample,motoristsmustbyaspecialpassiftheywanttodriveintothedowntownbusinessdistrict.Theycangointothebusinessdistrictonlytheyhavethepassdisplayedontheirwindshield.

AnotherthingSingaporehasdoneistomakeitmoredifficulttobycars.Peoplehavetoapplyforacertificateiftheywanttobuyacar.Andthenumberofcertificatesislimited,noteveryonecangetone.Thereisalsoahightaxoncars.SoitcoststhreeorfourtimesasmuchtobuyacarinSingapore,asitdoesinsayUnitedStateorCanada.

TheotherthingSingaporehasdoneistobuildanexcellentpublictransportationsystem.Theirsubwaysystemisoneofthebestintheworld.Andthereisalsoaverygoodtaxiandbussystem.

第七篇

Father:

Whatdoyouthink?

Mother:

Well,ithasjustasmanybedroomsasthelastapartment.Andthelivingroomishuge.

Daughter:

Butthebedroomsaretoosmall,andthereisn’tenoughclosetspaceformyclothes.

Father:

Andit’snotascheapasthelastapartmentwesaw.

Mother:

Butthatapartmentwasdarkanddingy,anditwasinthedangerousneighborhood.

Father:

Let’sseeiftherealrestateagenthassomethingelsetoshowus.

Agent:

Well,howdoyoulikethisplace,then?

Daughter:

Oh,it’smuchbetterthanotherone.ThethingIlikebestisthebedrooms.Theyarehuge.

Mother:

Yes,theyareniceandbig.

Daughter:

Andtherearetwobathrooms.Icanhavemyownbathroom.

Mother:

Yes,Iguessyoucould.

Daughter:

Theonlyproblemisthecolorofthelivingroom.Ireallydon’tlikethedarkgreenwall.

Father:

Oh,I’surewecanchangethecolorifwewantto.

第八篇

Man:

CreativeRental.Goodmorning.

Woman:

Hello,I’mcallingabouttheapartmentyouhaveforrent.

Man:

Yes,whatcanItellyouaboutit?

Woman:

Whereisitexactly?

Man:

It’sonKingStreet,justoffthefree-way.

Woman:

Oh,nearthefree-way.Canyouhearthetraffic?

Man:

Yes,I’mafraidyoudohearsome.Buttheapartmenthasalotofspace,Ithasthreebedroomsandaverylargelivingroom.

Woman:

Isee.Andisitonanewbuilding?

Man:

Well,thebuildingisaboutfiftyyearsold.

Woman:

Uh-ha…well,I’llthinkaboutit.

Man:

Ok,thanksforcalling.

Woman:

Thankyou,bye.

Woman:

Hello.

Man:

Hello,istheapartmentyouareadvertisingisstillavailable?

Woman:

Yes,itis.

Man:

Canyoutellmealittleaboutit.

Woman:

Well,it’saperfectapartmentforoneperson.Itoneroomwithkitchenatoneend.

Man:

Isee,andisitfarawayfromthesubway?

Woman:

Thereisasubwaystationjustdownthestreet.Actually,theapartmentislocatedrightdowntown.Soyoustepoutofthebuildingandtherearestoresandrestauranteverywhere.Butit’sonhighfloor.Soyoudon’thearanystreetortrafficnoise.

Man:

ItsoundslikejustthekindofplaceI’mlookingfor.I’dliketocomeseeit,please.

Woman:

Sure,letmegiveyoutheaddress.

第九篇

Yeah,Ireallyneedachange.I’vebeendoingthesamethingsforoverfiveyearsold,andI’mjustnotlearninganythingnew.It’sthesameroutineeveryday,andI’mreallysickofsittinginfrontofthecomputer.IthinkIneedtotrysomethingtotallydifferent.Iwanabeinaprofessionthatinvolvemeetingpeople.

Ireallyneedtojoininacluborsportsteamtogivemesomethingtodoontheweekends.Igetreallyboredontheweekends.Andifjoininaclub,Iprobablygettomeetpeopleandmakenewfriends.

Ishouldtakeatypingcoursethissummer.Ireallyneeditformyschoolwork.Andpeoplesaythatifyoucantypereallywell,it’ssomethingyou’llfindusefullaterinlife.

Gosh,Ireallyhavetogoondiet.I’vegainedtenpoundssincelastyearandeveryonetellsmeIlookfat.AndifIdon’tloseweightnow,Iwon’tbeabletogetintoanyofmysummerclothes.

第十篇

Friend:

SowhereareyouworkingnowTerry?

Terry:

Oh,I’mstillatthebank.Idon’tlikeitthough.

Friend:

That’stoobad.Whynot?

Terry:

Well,it’sboring,anditdoesn’tpayverywell.

Friend:

Iknowwhatyoumean.Idon’tlikemyjobeither.IwishIcouldfindabetterjob.

Terry:

Actually,Idon’twanaworkatallanymore.IwishIhadalotofmoney,SoIcouldretirenow.

Friend:

Hmm…howoldareyou,Terry?

Terry:

Umm..twenty-six.

Friend:

SohowarethingsgoingwithyouandSusie,Terry?

Terry:

Oh,youdidn’tknow.SheandIbrokeupforacoupleofmothsago.Wedecidedweneededabreakfromeachotherforawhile.ButImissheralot.Iwishwecouldgetbacktogetheragain.

Friend:

I’msureyouwill.

Terry:

Ireallyhopeso.Sowhatkindofjobwouldyouliketolookfor?

Friend