新标准大学英语复习.docx

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新标准大学英语复习

Unit1

Conversation1

Janet:

Whatawonderfulview!

Thisissuchagreatcity.DoyouevergettiredoflivinginLondon,Andy?

Andy:

"WhenamanistiredofLondon,heistiredoflife;forthereisinLondonallthatlifecanafford."

Janet:

That'saquotationbySamuelJohnson,isn'tit?

Andy:

Correct!

SodoyouhaveanyplanswhenyoufinishatOxford?

Janet:

I'vegotanotheryeartogo,andthenIsupposeI'llgobackhome.

Andy:

Andwillyoufindajob?

Janet:

IthinkI'llhavetodomyMastersbeforeIlookforwork.ButImustadmitLondonisveryspecial.DoyouthinkyouwouldeverleaveLondon?

Andy:

Sure!

I'dlovetocometoChinaoneday,andIliketravelling.ButIthinkI'llalwayscomebackhere.

Janet:

Well,yourrootsarehere,andtherearesomanyopportunities.

Andy:

ButhaveyoueverthoughtoflivinginLondonforayearortwo?

Janet:

Yes,butwhatcouldIdohere?

Ihadplannedtobecomeateacher.ButI'veoftenthoughtiftherewasajobIcoulddohereinpublishing,maybeasaneditor,I'dgoforit.

Andy:

Thatsoundslikeagreatidea.Ithinkthatwouldreallysuityou.

Janet:

MaybeIshouldupdatemyCVandsendittooneortwopublishers.

Andy:

Don'tmakeitlooktoogood!

Janet:

Whynot?

Andy:

Well,ifyouenjoyworkingwithLondonTimeOff,wedon'twantyouworkingwithanyoneelse!

Janet:

Oh,workingwithyouandJoe,it'sgreatfun,andreallyinteresting.Icouldn'tthinkofabetterwaytofindoutaboutacity.

Andy:

Somaybeyoushouldthinkaboutapplyingforajobwithus.

Janet:

ButdoyouthinkI'dstandachance?

Imean,I'mnotsureifJoelikesme.

Andy:

Don'teventhinkaboutit!

Joeisverystraighttalking,andIpromiseyouthatyou'dknowifhedidn'tlikeyou!

Janet:

PerhapsweshouldbothupdateourCVsandlookforjobstogether.

Andy:

Hey,right!

Thatwouldbefun.

Conversation2

Janet:

Talkingaboutfutureplans,howdoyouseeyourcareerdeveloping?

Andy:

Mycareer?

Well,IlikeworkingforLondonTimeOff.It'spartofalargermediacompanycalledLiftOffUSA,sotherearelotsofopportunities.But...

Janet:

Butwhat?

Andy:

It'snotalwaysveryeasyworkingwithJoe.Imean,Ikindofthinkhehasadifferentagenda.Ilikehiswork,butsometimesIdon'tthinkhisheart'sinhisjob.

Janet:

HowdidheendupinLondon?

Andy:

HedidmediastudiesintheStates,andthenfoundworkasagoferatLiftOffinNewYork.

Janet:

What'sagofer?

Andy:

Goforthis,goforthat.It'sawordfortheleastexperiencedpersoninthefilmandTVindustry.ThenhecametoLondonandgotaproperjobasaresearcheratLiftOffUK,andthenafterafewyearshegottheproducer'sjobonLondonTimeOff.

Janet:

He'sgoodathisjob,isn'the?

Andy:

Yes.He'sconfidentandverycompetentatwhathedoes,sothepeoplewhoworkwithhimratehimquitehighly.

Janet:

Exceptyou?

Andy:

No,Iratehimtoo.AndIgetonwithhimquitewell,althoughwe'renotbestbuddiesoranythinglikethat.It'sjustthat...Iwanthisjob!

Janet:

Nowweknowyourlittlesecret.IpromiseIwon'ttellanyone!

Andy:

It'sOK,Isuspectheknowsittoo.ButifIcan'tbeaproduceronLondonTimeOff,thenIguessI'llfindsomethingelsewhere.Janet,therewassomethingIwasgoingtoaskyou.

Janet:

Sure,whatisit?

Andy:

Iwaswondering...oh,it'snothing.Anyway,allthistalkaboutyourfuturecareerismakingmethirsty.Let'sgoforadrink.

Janet:

Whoseround?

Andy:

Yours!

Unit2

Conversation1

Joe:

OK,whenyou'vefinishedchatting,let'sgetdowntowork.

Andy:

OK,sure.

Janet:

Finebyme.What'sontheagenda?

Joe:

FirstuptodayisReadallaboutit!

Now,Iassumeeveryonehasreadallthebooksforthefeature?

Hasanyonereadanyofthebooks?

Andy:

Well,Joe,thereareover20newbookscomingoutnextmonth,so...

Joe:

I'msorry,Ireallythinkthat'squiteunacceptable.It'syourjob!

Whataboutyou,Janet?

Janet:

I'msorrybutthisisthefirsttimeI'veworkedonReadallaboutit,andIdidn'tknowIwasmeanttoreadallthebooks.

Andy:

Haveyoureadthem?

Joe:

No,butthat'swhyyou'remyassistants.You'remeanttoassistme.

Andy:

It'struethatweneedtoreadthebooks,Joe,butwehaven't...

Joe:

OK,hereyougo.You'realwaysmakingexcuses!

Andy:

Andwhat'smore,wehaven'tevenchosenthebooksyet.

Joe:

OK,let'sgetonwithit.What'sonthelist?

Janet:

Isupposewe'relookingforbookswithaLondonangle?

Andy:

Notnecessarily.

Janet:

IsitOKtolookfornon-fictiontoo?

Joe:

Absolutely.

Janet:

OK,here'sanidea.There'sanewbiographyofCharlesDickenswhichI'mreading.

Andy:

Soundsgood—hisbooksarealwaysonTV.

Janet:

YouseeI'mstudyingDickensatuniversity,andInoticeditinthebookshoplastweek.It'sreallyinteresting.

Joe:

OK,tellusmore.

Janet:

Well,it'sadescriptionoftheLondonlocationswherehesetmanyofhisbooks,likeOliverTwistandDavidCopperfield.

Andy:

Soundsrightupyourstreet!

Joe:

Welldone,Janet.MaybeyoucanshowAndyhowtoplanthefeature.OK,that'siteveryone.Let'sgettoit!

Conversation2

Janet:

What'sthematterwithJoetoday?

Andy:

Noidea.He'sabitlikethatsometimes.Hegetsannoyedwithme,butIdon'treallyknowwhy.

Janet:

Hewasn'tbeingatallfair.Howoftendoeshegetlikethis?

Andy:

Well,Isupposeit'snotveryoften.Butsometimeshereallygetsonmynerves.

Janet:

Don'tletitgettoyou.He'sprobablygottoomuchwork,andhe'sstressed.

Andy:

Well,heshouldkeephisproblemsawayfromthestudio.Anyway,you'retheexpertonDickens,tellmesomethingabouthim.

Janet:

Well,CharlesDickenswasoneofthemostpopularnovelistsin19thcenturyBritain.Manyofhisnovelsfirstappearedinmagazines,inshortepisodes.Eachonehadacliffhangerattheendthatmadepeoplewanttoreadthenextepisode.

Andy:

AndwasheaLondoner?

Janet:

HewasborninPortsmouthbuthisfamilymovedtoLondonwhenhewastenyearsold.

Andy:

AndhesetmostofhisstoriesinLondon,didn'the?

Janet:

That'sright.Heknewthecityverywell.

Andy:

WhereaboutsinLondonarehisstoriesset?

Janet:

AroundtheLawCourtsinthecentreofLondon.Heworkedasacourtreporterandmanyofthereallifestoriesheheardincourtinspiredsomeofthemostfamouscharactersinhisnovels.

Andy:

Ithinksomeofhisstoriestakeplacesouthoftheriver?

Janet:

That'sright,especiallyaroundDocklands.Thethingwas...Dickenswasasocialcommentatorasmuchashewasanovelist—hisstoriesdescribethehardship,thepoverty,andcrimewhichmanyLondonersexperiencedinthe19thcentury.ItmakesmewanttoreadsomeDickensagain.MaybeI'lljustgoshoppingforacopyofGreatExpectations.

Andy:

Anyway,youdidmeahugefavour.Thatwasarealbrainwavetosuggestthenewbiography.

Janet:

Cheerup,Andy.Itwasn'tyourfault.

Andy:

No,it'sOK.I'llgetoverit.Goon,offyougoandenjoyyourshopping!

Unit3

Conversation1

Tanya:

Hey!

Thatlooksgoodonyou!

Youshouldtryiton!

Janet:

Nothanks,I'mjustlooking.

Tanya:

Goon,tryiton.Icantellitsuitsyou.

Janet:

Youseemtowantmetobuysomething.AndI'mnotsureIwanttobuyanythingatall.

Tanya:

Well,yes,I'mprettysureyouwanttobuysomething.

Janet:

Howdoyouknow?

Tanya:

Well,it'smyjobtoknowwhatwomenwanttowear.

Janet:

HowdoyouknowwhatIwanttowear?

Tanya:

Icanjusttell.Mostwomendon'tholdthingsuplikethatunlesstheyknowtheywanttobuyit,buteithertheyhaven'tgotthemoneyortheyarenervousaboutimpulsebuying.

Janet:

SowhattypeofwomanamIthen?

Tanya:

Nomoney!

Janet:

Yeah!

You'reright,buthowdoyouknow?

Tanya:

Ifyouwerenervousaboutimpulsebuying,you'dtryiton.Thatwayyou'llfeelgoodthatyou'vemadeacarefuldecision.

Janet:

That'sprettysmart.Whatisyourjobthen?

Tanya:

I'mabuyerforastoreinNewYorkCity.I'mhereforLondonFashionWeek.Hey,doyouwanttogo?

Ihavesomefreeticketsforthecatwalkshowthisafternoon.

Janet:

Well,I'mnotsure.I'mwaitingforafriend,actually,and...

Joe:

HiJanet!

Janet:

Joe!

Whatareyoudoinghere?

Joe:

Whythesurprise?

Janet:

It'sjust...Ididn'texpecttoseeyou.That'sall.Er,thisis...

Tanya:

Hello,I'mTanyaFeinstein.Isthisthefriendyouwerewaitingfor...

Janet:

No.Yes!

Tanya:

Sowouldyoubothliketocomethisafternoon?

Janet:

Tanyahasinvitedustothecatwalkshowthisafternoon.

Tanya:

Lookatthis.Oh,it'sperfect.I'lljusttryiton.I'llleaveyoutwotomakeupyourminds.

Conversation2

Joe:

Whoisshe?

Issheafriendofyours?

Janet:

No,shejustcameuptomeandstartedtalkingaboutfashion.She'sabuyerforsomeNewYorkfashionstore.

Joe:

Butwhyhassheinvitedustoacatwalkshow?

Janet:

She'sgivingoutfreetickets.PartofherjobIthink.

Joe:

So,doyouwanttogo?

Janet:

Isupposeso.Haven'tgotanymoneyforshopping,sowhynot?

Tanya:

OK,youguysmadeupyourmind?

Joe:

Yousureyougotacoupleofticketsforus?

Tanya:

Sure!

Joe:

Thanks.Sowhat'syourtakeontheLondonfashionscenethen?

Tanya:

AsfarasI'mconcerned,theclothesshopsinLondonaresomeofthebestintheworld.ThewayIseeit,ifIwanthautecoutureIcangotoParisorMilan.ButifIwantstreetfashionthatwilllookgoodinNewYorktoo,IcometoLondon.Thekidshereallhavethisuniquestyle.

Joe:

Buttheycan'tafforddesignerprices.

Tanya:

InLondonthefashiontendstostartonthestreets.Itgetspopularamongthekids,andthenthedesignerscomeand