新视角研究生英语一听说原文unit3.docx

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新视角研究生英语一听说原文unit3

ChapterThreeGoodNeighbors

PartTwoMainDialogue

Exercise1Scanningforthemainidea

Ruth:

Goodmorning,David.Wow,whathappenedtoyou?

David:

Hey,Ruth.Boy,doIneedcoffee.Iwasuptill2:

30lastnightforthesecondnightinarow.

Ruth:

Moretroublewiththelovebirds?

David:

Yeah,good‘oleMichaelandBettywereatitagainallnight.

Ruth:

Weretheybreakingdishesagain?

David:

No,Idon’tthinktheyhaveanydishesleftafterthelastfight.Theywereyellingabouthisoldgirlfriend.

Ruth:

Haven’tyouspokentothem?

Imean,don’ttheyknowthey’rekeepingyouupallnight?

David:

Ithinkwhenthey’refighting,theydon’tcareaboutanythingelse.Ibangedontheceilingwithabroomforaboutfiveminutesandtheykeptyelling.

Ruth:

Theysoundlikeveryselfishpeople.

David:

You’vegotthatright,Ruth.

Ruth:

Whydon’tyoujustcallthelandlord?

David:

Hedoesn’tcareifI’munhappy.Hewantsmetomove!

I’velivedinthebuildingthelongest,andwithrentcontrol,Ipayhalfasmuchastheydo.IfImove,hecanjackuptheprice.

Ruth:

Whatabouttheotherneighbors?

Can’tyouallgettogetherandcomplain?

David:

Areyoukidding?

Ihavehadproblemswitheverybodyinthatbuilding!

RobandSteve,thepeoplewholivenextdoortoMichaelandBetty,crank-upthevolumeoftheirstereoatallhoursofthenight.

Ruth:

that’sterrible!

David:

Yeah,thosetwoguysaresobusythrowingpartiesthattheyprobablyneverevenhearthefighting.

Ruth:

Well,therehastobesomeoneinyourbuildingwhoyoulike.

David:

ThereisMrs.Anderson,thewomanwholivesbelowme.She’s87yearsold,assweetascanbewithaheartofgold.Unfortunately,she’salittledeafandI’msuresheneverhearsanyofthenoiseinthebuilding.Actually,asmuchasIlikeher,she’salsoaproblem.

Ruth:

Howso?

David:

HerniecephonesfromoutofstateeverySundaymorningat6:

30tocheckonher.Thetroubleisbecauseshe’sdeaf,shescreamsintothephone,anditwakesmeup.

Ruth:

EverySunday?

David:

Yes,andthesoundofhervoicegoesrightupthroughthefloor.“Hello?

Yes,dear.It’ssogoodtohearourvoice.”She’smorereliablethananalarmclock!

Ruth:

Wow,thatsoundslikearealnightmare!

David:

It’snotherfault,pooroldthing.She’sjustveryoldandherhealthisn’tgood.

Ruth:

I’mprettylucky.ThebiggestproblemIhaveisthegarbagecollectorswakingmeupat5:

30inthemorningthreetimesaweekwhentheyemptythecans.But,Icanusuallyfallasleepagainaftertheyleave.

David:

Atleastyourneighborsputtheirgarbageintothecans!

Art,theguywholivesnextdoortoMrs.Anderson,issometimessuchapig.Heneverseemstothrowawayhisgarbage.WheneverIwalkbyhisdoorIhavetoholdmynose.

Ruth:

Maybeyoujustneedtostartlookingforanewplacetolive.

David:

Andgiveupmybook?

Ruth:

Book?

Whatbook?

David:

Itoldyouaboutmybookdidn’tI?

I’mwritingabookaboutaguywholivesinanapartmentbuildingwithabunchofcrazypeople.Ihopeit’llbeabigHollywoodmoviesomeday.

Ruth:

Thatsoundsfantastic,butcan’tyouwritethebookinanicequietapartmentinanotherbuilding?

David:

Noway!

EveryweekIgetanewideaforachapterfromsomebodyinthebuilding.IfImovenow,I’llneverbeabletofinishthebook!

Exercise4VocabularyinContext

NARRATOR:

1.SENTENCE:

David:

Yeah,good‘oleMichaelandBettywereatitagainallnight.

NARRATOR:

CONTEXT

David:

Yeah,good‘oleMichaelandBettywereatitagainallnight.

Ruth:

Weretheybreakingdishesagain?

David:

No,Idon’tthinktheyhaveanydishesleftafterthelastfight.Theywereyellingabouthisoldgirlfriend.

NARRATOR:

SENTENCE:

David:

Yeah,good‘oleMichaelandBettywereatitagainallnight.

NARRATOR:

2.SENTENCE:

David:

IfImove,hecanjackuptheprice.

NARRATOR:

CONTEXT

David:

Hedoesn’tcareifI’munhappy.Hewantsmetomove!

I’velivedinthebuildingthelongest,andwithrentcontrol,Ipayhalfasmuchastheydo.IfImove,hecanjackuptheprice.

NARRATOR:

SENTENCE:

David:

IfImove,hecanjackuptheprice.

NARRATOR:

3.SENTENCE:

Ruth:

Howso?

NARRATOR:

CONTEXT

David:

Actually,asmuchasIlikeher,she’salsoaproblem.

Ruth:

Howso?

David:

HerniecephonesfromoutofstateeverySundaymorningat6:

30tocheckonher.Thetroubleisbecauseshe’sdeaf,shescreamsintothephone,anditwakesmeup.

NARRATOR:

SENTENCE:

Ruth:

Howso?

NARRATOR:

4.SENTENCE:

David:

She’smorereliablethananalarmclock!

NARRATOR:

CONTEXT

David:

Thetroubleisbecauseshe’sdeaf,shescreamsintothephone,anditwakesmeup.

Ruth:

EverySunday?

David:

Yes,andthesoundofhervoicegoesrightupthroughthefloor.“Hello?

Yes,dear.It’ssogoodtohearourvoice.”She’smorereliablethananalarmclock!

NARRATOR:

SENTENCE:

David:

She’smorereliablethananalarmclock!

NARRATOR:

5.SENTENCE:

David:

pooroldthing.

NARRATOR:

CONTEXT

David:

It’snotherfault,pooroldthing.She’sjustveryoldandherhealthisn’tgood.

NARRATOR:

SENTENCE:

David:

pooroldthing.

NARRATOR:

6.SENTENCE:

David:

Art,theguywholivesnextdoortoMrs.Anderson,issometimessuchapig.

NARRATOR:

CONTEXT

David:

Atleastyourneighborsputtheirgarbageintothecans!

Art,theguywholivesnextdoortoMrs.Anderson,issometimessuchapig.Heneverseemstothrowawayhisgarbage.WheneverIwalkbyhisdoorIhavetoholdmynose.

NARRATOR:

SENTENCE:

David:

Art,theguywholivesnextdoortoMrs.Anderson,issometimessuchapig.

PartThreeExpansion

Section1:

Householdfurnishings

Exercise1D:

1.

Husband:

Honey,Ithinkit’stimeweredidthisroom.

Wife:

Gee,Ikindoflikeitthewayitis.

Husband:

Oh,comeon.Lookatthisfloor—it’stotallyscratched.Itneedstoberefinishedorcarpeted.

Wife:

Yeah,andwhilewe’reatit,wemightaswellpaintthewallaroundthefireplace.Therearesmokestainsalloveritfromlastyear’sChristmasparty.

Husband:

Nowyou’retalking!

Whydon’twewallpapertheotherthreewallsinheretoo?

Thenifwegetsomenewdrapersandmaybeacoupleoflamps—

Wife:

Waitasecond.Thisisgettingoutofhand.Whydon’twejustmovethearmchairovertocoverthescratchedfloorandsaveourselvesalotofmoneyandtrouble.

2.

Painter:

Goodmorning.I’mfromDaniel’sPaint-O-Rama.

Woman:

Oh,good.Comeonin.wouldyoulikesomecoffee?

Painter:

Maybelater.Now,haveyoudecidedonthecolor?

Woman:

Iwasthinkingwhitemightbenice.

Painter:

Iwouldn’thavewhiteinthisroom.Itwouldgetdirtyprettyquickly.

Woman:

Couldn’tweuseenamelpaint?

It’seasytoclean,right?

Painter:

Butitsmellshorribleandtakesalongtimetodry.Youwon’tbeabletousethisroomuntiltomorrow.

Woman:

Oh,my.Well,Iguesswecouldgotoarestaurant…

Painter:

Whydon’tyouchooseacolorthatgoeswithyourlinoleum?

Icouldmixupashadeoflatexsemi-glossthatmatchesthisblue.

Woman:

Whataboutthelatexsemi-glossinwhite?

Couldn’tIwashthatdownifitgotdirty?

Painter:

Yes,youcould,butyou’llstillhavetodoitmoreoftenthanifyouchooseanothercolor.Andifyoucleanittoooften,thefinishwillstarttoruboff.

Woman:

Maybewe’dbetterstickwiththeenamelthen.

3.

Tenant:

Lookattheceiling;it’scrackedandpeelingoverhere;there’sabigwaterstainonthewallinthecorner,and--

Landlord:

Okay,whydon’tyougetsomepaintandfixitupandI’llpayforit.

Tenant:

Idon’tthinkthat’sgoingtofixtheproblem.It’shappenedbeforeandIdon’tfeellikewastingmytimeandenergycoveringupaproblemthat’sjustgoingtohappenagain.

Landlord:

well,I’mnotsurewhatelseyouwantmetodo.IsaidI’dpaytofixit.

Tenant:

Iwantyoutofindoutwhat’scausingthis!

Landlord:

Well,I’lltalktoStevenupstairsandwarnhimtobemorecarefulinthefuture.

Tenant:

Idon’tthinkStevenistheproblem.Thelasttimethishappenedhewasn’tevenhome.Besides,he’salwaysbeenaconsiderateneighbor.

Landlord:

Maybeyousteamuptheroomyourself.Thatcancausealotofchippingandpeeling.Asmallroomlikethisfullofsteamcandoalotofdamage.

Tenant:

Look,don’ttrytoturnthisaroundonme.Ialwaysleavethewindowanddooropensoitdoesn’tsteamup.Eitheryousendsomeoneovertorepairthis,orelseI’llgetsomebodyanddeductthecostfromtherent.It’suptoyou.

4.

Meg:

Tony?

Tony?

Tony!

Tony:

Huh?

What?

Meg:

Ican’tstandit.It’sfreezinginhere.Aren’tyoucold?

Tony:

Well,turntheheaton.

Meg:

Itried.There’snoheatcomingup.

Tony:

Whattimeisit?

Meg:

It’sabout5:

30.Theheatshouldbeonbynow.Thisisthethirdtimethisweekthatwehaven’tgottenheatuntilafter8:

00.Isn’tthatagainstthelaw?

Tony:

Yeah,theheatissupposedtobeonbetween5AMand11AMeveryday.Whathe’sdoingisillegal.

Meg:

I’mgoingtocalltheHousingauthorityandreporthim.

Tony:

Maybeweshouldtalktohimfirst.

Meg:

Wealreadycomplainedinthenotewesentwiththerentchecklastweek.I’mtiredofwaitingforhimtogiveusenoughheat.Ifwedon’t’dosomethingrightaway,you’regoingtowakeupnexttoanicicleonemorning.

Section2:

Tenants’rights

Exercise1

1.Itisagainstthelawtochangeyourlocks.

2.Atenantmustcleananapartmentwhenheorshemovesin.

3.Itisalwaysillegalforalandlordtoenteryourapartmentwithoutyourpermission.

4.Youshouldalwayskeepthereceiptsthatyoumake.

5.Youcandeductmoneyfromtherenttopayforawindowthatyoubroke.

6.Alandlordmustfixanyproblemwithinthirteendays.

7.Ifyouchangethelocksonyourapartment,youhavetopayforityourself.

8.Alandlordmusttellyouthreedaysbeforeheorsheentersyourapartment.

9.Ifyouwantabiggersink,yourlandlo