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Bytheway.MynameisTed.
AndI’mAnna.Nicetomeetyou.
Hey,hey!
Thatwasfun.Thanksforthelesson.
Noproblem.So,tellmealittleaboutyourself.Whatdoyoudo?
Iworkinatravelagency.
Really?
Whatdoyoudothere?
I’minchargeoftheircomputers.
Oh,soyou’reacomputerspecialist?
Well,sortof.Yeah,Iguessso.
That’sgreat.ThenmaybeyoucangivemesomehelpwiththecomputercoursesI’mtaking.
Oh,sure,butonlyifpromisetogivemesomemorerollerbladinglessons.
Hmm…It’sadeal.
第二篇
Reporter:
Whereareyoufromoriginally,YuHong.
YuHong:
I’mfromChina,fromnearShanghai.
Andwhendidyoumovehere.
IcamehereafterIgraduatedfromcollege.Thatwasin1992.
Andwhatdoyoudonow?
I’matransportationengineer.
Isee.Soyou’reanimmigranttotheUnitedState?
Yes,that’sright.
WhataresomeofthedifficultiesofbeinganimmigrantintheUS?
Oh,that’snotaneasyquestiontoanswer.Therearesomanythings,really.IguessoneofthemostdifficultiesisthatIdon’thaveanyrelativeshere.Imean,Ihavealotoffriends.Butthat’snotthesamething.InChina,onholidaysortheweekend,wevisittherelatives.Itisn’tthesamehere.
Andwhatdoyoumissthemostfromhome?
Oh,that’seasy.Mymom’ssoup.Shemakesgreatsoup.Ireallymissmymother’scooking.
第三篇
Hey,arethesepicturesofyouwhenyouwereakid?
Yeah.That’smeinfrontofmyuncle’sbeachhouse.WhenIwasakid,weusedtospendtwoweeksthereeverysummer.
Wow,Ibetthatwasfun.
Yes,wealwayshadagreattime.Everydayweusedtogetupearlyandwalkalongthebeach.Ihadagreatshellcollection.Infact,Ithinkitstilluptheattic.
Hey,Iusedtocollectshell,too,whenIwasakid.Butmyparentsthrewthemout.
YouknowwhatIremembermostaboutgrowingup?
What?
Visitingmygrandparents’house.Youknowonholidaysandstaff.Theylivedwayoutinthecountry,andmygranddahadahorsenamedBlackie.Hetaughtmehowtoright.Ijustlovethathorse,andshelovesme,too.Iusedtoreallyenjoyspendingtimeatmygrandparents’house.AndeverytimeIcameback,Blackierememberedme.
Uh…memories.
第四篇
Whyisthereneverabuswhenyouwantone?
Goodquestion.Therearen’tenoughbusesonthisroute.
SometimesIfeellikewritingalettertothepaper.
Goodidea.Weshouldsaythatweneedmoresubwaylines,too.
Yes,thereshouldbemorepublictransportationingeneral.
Andfewercars.Thereistoomuchtraffic.
Say,isthatourbuscoming?
Yes,itis.Butlook,it’sfull.
Oh,no.Let’sgoandgetacupofcoffee.WecantalkaboutthisletterI’mgoingtowrite.
So,areyoureallygoingtowriteapapertothepaper?
Sure,I’mgoingtosaysomethingaboutthebuses.Theyaretooold.Weneedmoremodernbuses,niceair-conditionedones.
Andtheyneedtoputmorebusesontheroad.
Right,andtherearetoomanycarsdowntown,andthereisn’tenoughparking.
That’sforsure.It’simpossibletofindaparkingspacedowntownthesedays.
Ithinktheyshouldprivatecarsdowntownthesedaysbetweennineandfive.
Oh,youmeantheyshouldn’tallowanycarsexcepttaxisandbusesduringtheregulartheworkday.Hmm…thatsoundslikereallyagoodidea.
第五篇
Excuseme.Couldyoutellmewherethebankis?
Thereisoneupstairs,acrossfromtheduty-freeshop.
Oh,thanks.Doyouknowwhattimeitopens?
Itshouldbeopennow.Itopensat8:
00am.
Good,andcanyoutellmehowoftenthebusesleaveforthecity?
Youneedtocheckatthetransportationcounter.It’srightdownthehall.
Ok,andjustonemorething.Doyouknowwherethenearestrestroomis?
Rightbehindyoum’am,seethatsign?
Oh,thanksalot.
Excuseme.It’smeagain.I’msorry.Ineedsomemoreinformationifyoudon’tmind.
Notatall.
Thanks.Doyouknowhowmuchataxicoststothecity?
Well,itdependsonthetrafficofcourse.Butitusuallycostsabout40dollars.
Fortydollars?
IguessI’lltakeabus.ThatmeansIhavealmostanhourtillthenextone.WherecouldIfindaninexpensiverestaurantintheairport?
Maybeafast-foodplace.
Goupstairs,andturnright,you’llseeasnackbaronyourleft.
Thanksverymuch.Haveaniceday.
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.
Andit’snotascheapasthelastapartmentwesaw.
Butthatapartmentwasdarkanddingy,anditwasinthedangerousneighborhood.
Let’sseeiftherealrestateagenthassomethingelsetoshowus.
Agent:
Well,howdoyoulikethisplace,then?
Oh,it’smuchbetterthanotherone.ThethingIlikebestisthebedrooms.Theyarehuge.
Yes,theyareniceandbig.
Andtherearetwobathrooms.Icanhavemyownbathroom.
Yes,Iguessyoucould.
Theonlyproblemisthecolorofthelivingroom.Ireallydon’tlikethedarkgreenwall.
Oh,I’surewecanchangethecolorifwewantto.
第八篇
CreativeRental.Goodmorning.
Hello,I’mcallingabouttheapartmentyouhaveforrent.
Yes,whatcanItellyouaboutit?
Whereisitexactly?
It’sonKingStreet,justoffthefree-way.
Oh,nearthefree-way.Canyouhearthetraffic?
Yes,I’mafraidyoudohearsome.Buttheapartmenthasalotofspace,Ithasthreebedroomsandaverylargelivingroom.
Isee.Andisitonanewbuilding?
Well,thebuildingisaboutfiftyyearsold.
Uh-ha…well,I’llthinkaboutit.
Ok,thanksforcalling.
Thankyou,bye.
Hello.
Hello,istheapartmentyouareadvertisingisstillavailable?
Yes,itis.
Canyoutellmealittleaboutit.
Well,it’saperfectapartmentforoneperson.Itoneroomwithkitchenatoneend.
Isee,andisitfarawayfromthesubway?
Thereisasubwaystationjustdownthestreet.Actually,theapartmentislocatedrightdowntown.Soyoustepoutofthebuildingandtherearestoresandrestauranteverywhere.Butit’sonhighfloor.Soyoudon’thearanystreetortrafficnoise.
ItsoundslikejustthekindofplaceI’mlookingfor.I’dliketocomeseeit,please.
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.
That’stoobad.Whynot?
Well,it’sboring,anditdoesn’tpayverywell.
Iknowwhatyoumean.Idon’tlikemyjobeither.IwishIcouldfindabetterjob.
Actually,Idon’twanaworkatallanymore.IwishIhadalotofmoney,SoIcouldretirenow.
Hmm…howoldareyou,Terry?
Umm..twenty-six.
SohowarethingsgoingwithyouandSusie,Terry?
Oh,youdidn’tknow.SheandIbrokeupforacoupleofmothsago.Wedecidedweneededabreakfromeachotherforawhile.ButImissheralot.Iwishwecouldgetbacktogetheragain.
I’msureyouwill.
Ireallyhopeso.Sowhatkindofjobwouldyouliketolookfor?
Frien