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赖世雄中级美语教程

赖世雄中级美语教程

1.RomeWasn'tBuiltinaDayEnglishisaninternationallanguage.Therefore,itisnecessaryforustolearnit.Itcanberewardingorjustawasteoftime.It'suptoyou.Itdependsonhowyoustudyit.HerearesometipsaboutlearningEnglish.First,don'tbeafraidtomakemistakes.Youwilllearnfromthem.Second,youmustnotbeshy.Bethick-skinnedandspeakup!

Finally,youmushbepatient.Remember,"Romewasn'tbuiltinaday."

2.HowtoImproveYourEnglishMackistalkingtohisfriendDon.

M:

Hi,Don!

HowareyoudoinginyourEnglishclass?

D:

Notsowell,I'mafraid.

M:

What'stheproblem?

D:

I'mnotimproving.Tellme,howcomeyourEnglishissogood?

M:

Well,uh…IhaveanAmericangirlfriend.

D:

Aha!

That'sit.NowIknowwhattodo.（Herunsoff.）

M:

Hey,Comeback!

Iwasjustkidding!

3.TheCityofSong　Listeningtomusicisthefavoritepastimeofmanypeopleallovertheworld.ThisisespeciallytrueforpeoplelivinginVienna,thecityofsong.BeingthehomeofMozart,thiscityisthebirthplaceofclassicalmusicandthewaltz.MusicfillstheairinVienna.Goingtopublicconcertsisoftenfreeofcharge.Anddon'tforget,ViennaisalsohometotheworldfamousViennaBoys'Choir.NowonderpeoplesayAustriaisalwaysalivewiththesoundofmusic.

4.HeWhoHesitatesIsLost　MikeisinViennawithhisgirlfriendDaisy.

M:

Areyouhavingagoodtime,Daisy?

D:

Arekidding?

I'mhavingthetimeofmylife.Ilovedtheconcerts.

M:

Concertgoingisfantasticbutwhatelsecanwedo?

D:

BikingalongthebanksoftheriverDanubecouldbefun.

M:

Itsoundslikeagreatidea!

D:

Let'sdoitthen.

M:

You'reright.Astheysay,"Hewhohesitatesislost."

5.BungeeJumping　Bungeejumpinglookslikefun.Itmakesmenervousjusttowatchsomeonedoit.Itcertainlytakesalotofgutstojumponethousandfeetabovethewaterwithonlyaropetiedtoyourlegs.Itscaresmejusttothinkaboutit.However,itissomethingIreallywanttodooneday.

SomepeoplethinkI'mcrazy.Theysaytojumpisfoolishenough,buttohavetopayforitismadness.Idon'tagree.Forme,toliveashortandexcitinglifeisfarbetterthantolivealongandboringone.Whatdoyouthink?

6.NothingVentured,NothingGainedLisaandBillaretalkingabouttheirfuture.

L:

What'syourgoalinlife,Bill?

B:

Toflyintheskyandfeelasfreeasabird.

L:

That'seasy.

B:

Whatdoyoumean?

L:

Gobungeejumping.

B:

Youmushbekidding.It'stoodangerous.

L:

Well,nothingventured,nothinggained.

7.DoctorDeathWhetherverysickpeopleshouldbehelpedtoendtheirownlivesisaquestionmanypeoplecannotanswer.However,Dr.Kevorkianisanexception.Thathehasdonethismorethantwentytimesisknowntoeveryone.Somesaywhatheisdoingisimmoral.TheycallhimDoctorDeath.Otherssaywhatheisdoingismerciful.Theycallitmercykilling.WhetherDr.Kevorkianshouldbeallowedtocontinuedoingthisisarealproblemforthegovernment.Thereseemtobetwosidestotheargument.Whichsideareyouon?

8.NoHeartsorNoBrains?

HelenandDickaretalkingaboutthepreviousarticle.

H:

Idon'tunderstandhowpeoplecanthinkDr.Kevorkianisdoingtherightthing.

D:

Well,helpingpeoplediewithdignityisnotthatbad,init?

H:

Don'tyouknow?

Wherethereislife,thereishope.

D:

Comeon.Berealistic.Thosepeoplewhowanttodiearesuffering.It'sbetterthattheygoquicklyandpainlessly.H:

Allyoumenhavenohearts.D:

Andallyouwomenhavenobrains.

9.BeThoughtfulBeingthoughtfulsimplymeansthinkingofothersbeforeyourself.Whatyousayordowillhaveaneffectonothers.Soitisimportantthatyouthinkbeforeyousayordoanything.Inthisway,youcanavoidhurtingothers'feelings.Moreover,athoughtlessactorremarkcanspoilaperfectrelationship.

Remembertheserules,Ifyoudon’thaveanythingnicetosay,don’tsayanything.Likewiseifyouthinkwhatyoudowillhurtothers,don’tdoitAfterall,whatgoesaroundcomesaround.

10.WhatAreFriendsFor?

Janemeetsheroldfriend,Fred.

J:

Hi,Fred!

How'severything?

F:

Notsogood（well）,I'mafraid.

Supportingafamilyisbecomingmoreandmoredifficultthesedays.

J:

Whatyousaycan'tbemoretrue.Everythingissoexpensive.

Icanhardlymakeendsmeetmyself.

F:

Oh,really?

Doyouneedanymoney?

WhatIhaveisnotmuch,butIcanloanyousome.

J:

I'mOK.Thanksforbeingsothoughtfulanyway.

F:

Whatarefriendsfor?

11.PowerwithoutPollution　Pollutionisabigprobleminalmostallthebigcitiesoftheworld.Citypeopleare,therefore,becomingmoreandmoreworriedabouthowtheycangetridofpollution.Theyarealsoconcernedaboutwhetherthegovernmentisdoingenoughtoprotecttheenvironment.

However,peopleinIrelanddon'thavetheseworries.Theyaresurethattheyhavefoundtheanswertotheproblem.Theyusewindmills.Thesewindmillscancreatepowerwithoutcreatingpollution.Thismethodissosuccessfulthatothercountriesarethinkingofdoingthesame.Whynot?

WhatworksforIrelandcanworkforanyothercountry.

12.StoptheNoiseMr.ChenistalkingtohisneighborMrs.Wang.

C:

MayIhaveawordwithyou?

W:

Sure.What'stheproblem?

C:

It'saboutyourson.I'mtiredofhismakingsomuchnoiseatallhoursoftheday.

W:

I'msorry.I'msurehe'snotdoingitonpurpose.

C:

I'msurehe'snot.Butwecandowithoutthenoisepollution,youknow?

W:

You'reabsolutelyright.Bytheway,howwasyourpartylastnight?

Itsuresoundedlikeyouhadagreattime.

C:

Uh…

13.HealthComesFirstSmokingisbadinthatitisharmfultoone'shealth.Inspiteofthefactthatdoctorshaveevenwarnedthatitcausescancer,peoplestillkeeponsmoking.InsomeWesterncountries,however,peoplearebeginningtokickthebadhabit.Theyrealizethathealthshouldcomefirst.Tohelpthemquitsmoking,therearelawsagainstcigaretteadvertisingandsmokinginpublicplaces.ThisispraiseworthyexceptthatWesterncountriesarenowsellingcigarettesintheEastingreaternumbersthanever.Thattheyaredoingthisisimmoral,don'tyouthink?

14.QuitColdTurkeyJaneistalkingtoherboyfriend.

J:

Youpromisedmethatyouweregoingtogiveupsmoking.What'sthatinyourhand?

B:

I'msorry.IreallywanttoexceptthateverytimeIgetnervous,Ican'thelpsmoking.

J:

That'sjustanexcuse.

B:

No.It'strue.I'vetriedeverything:

chewinggum,bitingmyfingernailsandevenmeditation,butnothingworks.

J:

Well,ifyouwanttobewithme,you'lljusthavetoquitcoldturkey.

B:

Thatwillwork!

15.Don'tRelyonLuck!

Passingexamsiseverystudent'sdream.Failingthemistheirnightmare.So,torealizetheirdreams,manystudentstryanything.Theyevengotofortunetellers,buyluckycharmsandfollowoldcustoms.

InKorea,manystudentsburysomethingpersonalintheuniversitytheywanttoenter.Theybelievethatthesethingswillactasmagnetsand"pull"themintotheuniversity.Whetheritworksornot,nobodyreallyknows.Atleastitdoeseasethestudents'mindsaboutpassingexams.Remember,though,youcan'talwaysrelyonluck.Thereisnosubstituteforhardwork.

16.StudyorFlunkKimbumpsintoherclassmate,Pak.

K:

What'sthematter,Pak?

Youlookdepressed.Didsomeonejustdieorwhat?

P:

Well,someoneisgoingtosoon.

K:

Oh,myGod!

Really?

Whoisit?

P:

Me.Iflunkedtheexamandmydad'sgoingtokillme.

K:

Howcomeyouflunked?

Ithoughtyoudideverythingthefortunetellertoldyoutodo.

P:

Ithoughtso,too.Iwassureofpassing.That'swhyIwenttoseehimthismorning.

K:

Well,whatdidhesay?

P:

HesaidIflunkedbecauseIdideverythingverywellexceptthatIforgotonething.

K:

What'sthat?

P:

Ididn'tstudy!

17.AComputerCarYouareinastrangecity.It'slateatnightandyou'retired.Butyoucan'tfindyourhotel.Yousighadeepsigh.Itseemslikeyouaredreamingaterribledream.Whatishappening?

Thissituationoftenhappenstopeoplewhotravelbycar.Butitmaybecomeathingofthepast.Newautocomputersarebeingdesignedtotellyouhowtoreachyourdestination.Asmallscreeninyourcardisplaysamapofthecityandshowsyouwhereyouare.Justgivethecomputerthenameofyourhotel.You'llseeitonthemap.Totopitoff,avoicewillgiveyoudirectionswhileyoudrive.Withacarlikethis,whatelsewouldyouexpect.

18.NothingisperfectThecomputerinDan'scarishelpinghimreachhishotel.

D:

OK,computer,howdowegetthere?

C:

gooneblockandtakealeft.

D:

thatlookseasy.（Heturnsright.）

C:

Left!

Isaid"left",youidiot!

"

D:

Sorry!

Wow,youdon'thavetogetsoangry.

C:

I'msorry.IguessI'mjusthavingabadday.

D:

abadday?

You'reacomputer!

Howcanyouhaveabadday?

C:

Well,IthinkI'vegotavirus.

D:

Ha!

AndIthoughtcomputerscouldneverbewrong.

19.BlameitonMenWhat'stherealreasonwomengetfat?

It'snotchocolateoricecream.Accordingtoarecentreport,whichwaspublishedinLondon,it'smen!

Amagazinesuggestedmenhaveaspecialwarningwrittenontheirforeh-eads:

"Icanmakeyoufat!

"whatdoyouthinkofthatidea?

Thereportclaimsthatwhenwomenfallinlove,theytendtoeatmore.Whentheygetmarried,theycookmore.Andwhentheygetpregnant,ofcourse,theygainweight.Theyblameitonmen.So,girls,ifyouwanttoloseweight,youdon'thavetogoonadiet:

justdumpyourboyfriends!

20AWeightyProblemEveandAdamaretalking.

E:

DoyouknowI'veputon5kilossincegoingoutwithyou?

A:

Why'sthat?

E:

You'realwaystakingmetofancyrestaurants.

A:

Well,youdon'thavetoeatsomuchwhenweeatout,