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10.Optimistsandpessimistsdifferintheirfocuswhentheylookatthesamething.

Dialogues

A

Woman:

Goodmorning.CanIhelpyou?

Man:

Yes,I’dliketofindagirlfriend.

Isee.Well,couldyoupleaseanswermesomequestions?

sure.

Firstofall,whatagewouldyoulikeyourgirlfriendtobe?

About25.Notmorethan30,anyway.

Well,wouldyoulikesomeonewhoisveryslimorwouldyouprefersomeonerathermoreplump?

Ah,Isee.Idon’tthinkImind,actually.

Andwhatabouttheheight?

Oh,nottootall.

So,medium-height?

Yes,andlonghair.

Good.Isthereanythingelseatall?

Well,surelyI’dlikesomeonegood-looking.

Well,we’llseewhatwecando.WouldyouliketofillinthisforminthenextroomandI’llcallyousoon?

B

Sue:

Hello?

Mary:

Hi,Sue.It’sMary,MaryGraham.

Ohhi,Mary.Howareyou?

I’mfine.Howareyou?

Fine.

Listen,um…IwanttoaskyousomequestionsaboutJimWilson-youknowhim,don’tyou?

Sure.

What’shelike?

Well,whyareyouaskingaboutJim?

Well,Iwanttotryandgetapart-timejobathisstore…

Oh,wellJim’saniceguy…Imeanhe’llgiveyoudecenthours,adecentwage,andplentyofbreaks.

Well,thatsoundsgood.Um,whatdoeshelooklike?

I’vegottomeethimattheSunsetRestaurantforlunch.AndIcan’tremember.

Oh,wellhe’sabout36.Six-foot-two…oh,hasdark,wavyhairwithalittlegrayatthetemples.

Oh,soundskindofnice.Ishea,aformalkindofguy,ordoeshedresscasually?

Oh,herarelydressescasually.Healwayswearsthethrees-piecesuitandatieverymuchinstyle.

Oh,Isee,Ibetterdressupthen…Oh,listen,where’stheSunsetRestaurant_isthattheonenearHudson’s?

Ohno!

No,nono!

That’stheSunshineRestaurant…TheSunshineRestaurantisonOakStreet.

That’sright.Isitaniceplace?

Oh,it’sawonderfulplace.Uh,ratherexpensivethough.Well,Jim’llprobablypickupthebill.

（Laughs）Ihopeso…Listen,howdoIgetthere?

Oh,areyoutakingyourcar?

Yes.

Well,yougoupMainStreet,andtakealeftturnatthecrossroadandthenthere’sabigparkinglotontheright,justabouthalfablockaftertheturn…andit’srightnexttothat.

Igotit.

OK.

Wishmeluck!

Oh,forsure!

Youcallmeandletmeknowwhathappens,won’tyouknow?

Yes,Iwill.

Bye.

Passages

TheEnglish,asarace,areverydifferentfromallothernationalities,includingtheirclosestneighbors,theFrench,BelgiansandDutch.ItisclaimedthatlivingonanislandseparatedfromtherestofEuropehasmuchtodowithit.Whateverthereasons,itmaybefairlystatedthattheEnglishmanhasdevelopedmanyattitudesandhabitswhichdistinguishthemfromothernationalities.

Broadlyspeaking,theEnglishmanisaquiet,shy,reservedpersonwhoisfullyrelaxedonlyamongpeopleheknowswell.Inthepresenceofstrangersorforeignersheoftenseemsinhibited,evenembarrassed.Youhaveonlytowitnessacitytrainanymorningoreveningtoseethetruthofthis.Serious-lookingbusinessmenandwomensitreadingtheirnewspapersorhavingalightsleepinacorner.Noonespeaks.Infact,todosowouldseemmostunusual.

Inmanypartsoftheworlditisquitenormaltoopenlyshowextremesofenthusiasm,emotion,excitement,etc.TheEnglishmanissomewhatdifferent.Ofcourse,anEnglishmanfeelsnolessdeeplythananyothernationalitybuthetendstodisplayhisfeelingsfarless.Thisisreflectedinthisuseoflanguage.Imagineamancommentingonthegreatbeautyofayounggirl.Whereasamoreemotionalmanmightdescribeheras“anexcellentjewel”,“extremelybeautiful”,“precious”,theEnglishmanwillflatlystate“Um,she’sallright.AnEnglishmanwhohasseenahighlysuccessfulandenjoyablefilmrecommendsittoafriendbycommenting,“It’snotbad,youknow,”oronseeingveryunusualsceneryhemightconveyhispleasuresaying“Nice,yes,verynice.”Theoverseasvisitormustnotbedisappointedbythisapparentlackofinterestandinvolvement;

hemustrealizethat“allright”,“notbad”,and“nice”,veryoftenhavethesenseof

“first-class”,“excellent”,“beautiful”.Thisspecialuseoflanguage,particularlycommoninEnglandisknownasrestrainedstatement.

Waterloo,Belgium_tomanyitisasongbyAbba.ToLondonersitisarailwaystation.Buttomillionswithafeelingforhistory,itwasthesceneofthebattlethatbrokeFrance’smilitarydominanceofEurope,althoughnotmanycouldsayjustwhereitis.

Giventhattherearenearly75Waterloosaroundtheglobe,thisishardlysurprising.Researchershavefound35WaterloosintheUnitedStates,threeinCanada,15inBritain,eightinAustralia,fiveinJamaicaandothersintheCaribbean,SierraLeone,Germany,IrelandandevenoneinFrance.

TheoriginalWaterlooisinBelgium,20kilometerssouthofthecapitalBrusselsanditcelebratedinSeptember26its200thanniversaryasaself-governingcommune.“OursistherealWaterloo,butmanyoftheothershaveoutgrowntheoriginal,”saidthetown’sspokespersonforcultureandtourism.

ManyoftheotherWaterloosaroundtheworldwereactuallyfoundedbysoldierswhotookpartinthebattleinJune1815,whenthearmyledbyBritain’sDukeofWellingtondefeatedtheFrencharmyledbyNapoleonBonaparte.Aneatimated40,000soldiers_oneinfiveofthosewhofoughtinthebattle_werekilled.Butthebattleputthetownonthemap.

Nowadays,waterloo,asolelyFrenchspeakingcommuneinthisbilingualcountry,isasomewhatcalmerplacewithahighlycosmopolitancharacter.

Unit2

1.Verygood.Yourapplicationmaterialimpressedme.Ithinkyouarejustthemostsuitablecandidatefortheposition.

2.Yourmaindutyisanswerthephonecallsandtransferthemtothepersonwanted.

3.Ihavetriedfivetimesalready,Sir,butthefaxlinehasbeenengaged.

4.Whatashameforyoutocheatontheexamination.

5.Wearegoingtoallowyou15%discountifyourquantityisatleast50sets.

6.Wewouldlikeyoutogiveyourcommentonourspecificationsfromatechnicalviewpoint

7.Thankyouforyourinterestinourproducts.MayIknowtheexactquantityofpurchase?

8.Infact,wearegoingtofurtherraisethepricenextmonthsoastomeettherisingcostoftherawmaterial.

9.I’mafraidaducktakesquiteawhiletoprepare.I’llgotothekitchentoseeaboutyourorderrightaway.Wouldyoulikeasaladwhileyouarewaiting?

10.Laborisdemandinghigherwagesandproductioncostscontinuetosoar.

canyoutellmesomethingaboutyourself,LiLin?

Well,IleftschoolwhenIwaseighteen.Thatwasin1988.AndthenIwenttouniversity.IstudiedEconomics.

AndthatwasinBeijing?

Yes,that’sright.IwasatBeijingUniversityforfouryears.Ifinishedmycoursein1922.

Andwhatdiddoafterthat?

Igotajobinatradingcompany.IjoinedtheSalesDepartmentasatraineesalesmanager.

Didyouenjoyit?

Yes,Idid.

Howlongdidyoustaythere?

Forthreeyears.AndthenIwenttoEngland.Yousee,thecompanysentmetoLondon.TheywantedmetolearnEnglish.SoIspenttwoyearsinEngland,learningEnglish.IalsotookacourseinGermanwhileIwasthere.

SoyouspeakGerman.

Yeah.

Whatdidyoudoafterthat?

IcamebacktoChinainJune1997andIwentbacktomyolddepartmentasassistantsalesmanager.Andthat’swhereIworknow.

Right.Canyoutellmesomethingaboutyourpresentjob?

Yes,well,I’mresponsiblefor…

Yes,I’minterestedinyourrangeofmountainbikesforchildren.

Right.Well,we’vegotanewmodelhere.Ifyoucomeoverhere,thisway.It’sthisone.

Couldyoutellmesomethingaboutit?

Well,it’ssuitableforchildrenfromtheageoftenupwards.Wehaveaboy’smodelandagirl’smodel.Theboy’smodel’savailableinyellowandpurple.Thegirl’smodel…that’sthisonehere…isavailableingrayandpink.Youknow,it’sonlybeeninthemarketforafewmonths,butit’sverypopular.

Mmm,Whatdoesitcost?

Therecommendedretailpriceis$159.

$159forbothmodels?

That’sright,yes,fortheboy’sandthegirl’smodel.

Right.Whataboutdeliverytime?

Wecandeliverfromstock.

Isee.Now,whataboutdiscount?

Canyougivemeagooddiscountonalargeorder?

Well,itdependsonthesizeoftheorder.I’llhavetocheckthat.Perhapsyoucouldgivemeyournameandaddress?

Here’smycard.

Thankyou.Wouldyoulikeacopyofourbrochureinthemeantime.

Tom’sjobwastoexaminecarswhichcrossedthefrontiertomakesurethattheywerenotsmugglinganythingintothecountry.Everyevening,exceptatweekends,hewouldseeafactoryworkercomingupthehilltowardsthefront