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懂你英语Lv5Unit1
L5Unit1-1Listening
Jessicawas35yearsold.Shegraduatedfrommiddleschool20yearsago.Thisyearhermiddleschoolclasshadits20thyearclassforreunion.Allofherclassmatesandteacherswereinvitedtoattend.It’stogoingtobeheldatthehotel,nearwheretheirschoolusedtobe.Likemanyotherbuildings,theschoolhadbeentorndown.Ithadbeenreplacedbysomeoftheapartmentbuildings.
Atfirst,shewasn’tsureifshecouldgotothereunion.Onereasonwasthattherewasn’tanyoneinparticularthatshewantedtosee.Anotherreasonwasthatshewasverybusy.Shewasaworkingmother,withaboy8yearsoldandherhusbandwhowasrarelyathome.Goingtothereunionmeantthatshewouldhavetoarrangesomeonetotakecareofthingswhileshewasaway.Thatwouldn’tbeeasy.Shedidn’twanttotakeherboywithherandherhusbandwouldn’ttaketimeofffromwork.
ThenshegotamessagefromSharon,oneofherclassmates.Sharonwascontactingpeoplefromtheirclassandurgingeveryonetocome.Intheschooldays,shewasclassmonitor,andnowshewashelpingtoorganizethereunion.TheyexchangedthemessagesandJessicasaidshecouldn’tmakeit.ThenSharongaveheracallandtheytalkedforalmostanhour.SharonreallywantedhertocomeandsodidacoupleofJessica’soldfriends.Theywereallwonderinghowshewasdoing.Noneofthemhaveseenorheardfromhersincegraduation.Theywereespeciallycurioussinceshehadn’tgonetotheirfirstreunion10yearsbefore.
Jessicadecidedtoarrangethingssothatshecouldgo.Herhusbandfinallyagreedtotakecareofthingswhileshewasaway.HeagreedtodoitbecausehermotherhadofferedtocomeandstayforawhilesoJessicacouldattendthereunion.Sinceheandhermotherdidn’tgetalong,hedecidedtochangehisscheduleandworkfromhomeforafewdays.Hereallydidn’twanthermothertocomethoughhedidn’tsayso.
Whenshegottothereunion,shewasshocked.Everyonehadagedsomuchandmanyofthemwereoutofshape.Somewhousedtobegood-lookinghadlosttheirlookscompletelyandotherslookmuchbetterandbefore.Itwasstrangehowtimehadchangedpeopleinsuchdifferentways.Anyway,shedecidedthatsinceshewasthere,shewouldtrytoenjoyit.
L5Unit1-1vocabulary
Toreplacesomethingmeanstoputsomethingelseinitsways.Whensomethinggetsoldandbeginstobreakdown,itmayneedtobereplaced.
Totearsomethingdownmeansbreakitapart.Totearapersondownmeanstohurtthembysayingnegativethingsaboutthem.
Toconstructsomethingsmeanstobuilditorputittogether.Largeconstructionprojectsincludebuildings,bridgesandorganizations.Theoppositeofconstructiveisdestructive.
Toorganizesomethingmeanstoarrangethingsinelderlylogicalway.Anorganizationissomethingthathasalogicalstructuresuchasawell-managedcompany.
Tosupportsomethingsuchanideaistohelporaddstrengthtoit.Theoppositeofsupportistoundermine(逐渐削弱)orweaken.
Publicinformationisavailabletoanyonewhowantstoknowit.ifastoreisopentothepublic,itmeansanyonecancomein.
Privateinformationisnotopentoeveryonebutit’sonlyavailabletotrustedfriendtofamily.Informationaboutone’ssecrethopesordreamsisusuallyprivate.
Confidentialinformationissecretinformation.Confidentialisnotsupposedtobesharedwithothers.
Gossipisinformationthatisoftenbeexchangedbecauseofitsexcitingandfun,eventhoughitmaybenotbetrue.Offeringgossipisoftenentertainingbutitcanoftenbedamaging.
Opinionsarewhatpeoplethinkandfeelaboutsomethingasitsupposedtofactualinformation.Factualinformationisbasedonfactsorevidence,butopinionsarewhatpeoplethinkorfeel.
Theyaretoodisorganizedtogetanythingdoneontime.
Toreplacesomethingmeanstooutsomethingelseinitsplace.
Theoppositeofconstructisteardown.
Opinionsoftendiffer,andwhentheydopeoplemayargue.
Gossipisinformationthatisoftenmadeuporexaggerated.
Thepasswordtoyourbankaccountinformationisprivateinformation.
Manypeoplemakemoneybyinvestinginpubliccompanies.
Revealingconfidentialinformationmaybeillegal.
Gossipmayhurtorembarrassthepersonbeinggossipedabout.
L5Unit1-1dialogue
IsthistheAcecenter?
Yes,itis,Sir.MayIhelpyou?
Yes,I’mcallingtocomplainingaboutyour.
Certainly,sir.I’msorrytohearthat.Letmeseeifthat’ssomethingIcandotohelpyou.Pleasetellmewhathappened.
Iorderanewwashingmachineatnewwebsite.Itwasmorethanaweekago.
Beforeyougoon,mayIhaveyourordernumberplease?
Sure,it’sabc1005.
AndmayIhavethelast4digitsofyoursocialsecuritynumber?
Idon’thaveasocialsecuritynumber.I’manillegalalien.
Veryfunny,sir.Ok,then.What’syourfirstpet’sname?
Mr.Kidi.
OK,Iseeyourallinformation.Now,what’syourproblem?
Iorderedanewwashingmachineandpaidforit.ThenIchosethedeliverydateforasetofchoices.Itwassupposedtobedeliveredtoday,butit’sstillnothere.
Didanyonecontactyou?
No,Ihaven’treceivedmessages.
I’msorrytohearthatsir.
Iseeherethatthewashingmachineyouorderedhasn’tarrivedinourwarehouse(仓库)yet.Itcanbedelivereduntilnextweek.
Youdon’tevenhaveityet?
Whyhaven’tIbeennotified.Itooktimeofffromworktobeathometoday.
Youshouldhavebeennotifiedbyphoneoremail.
Iwasn’t.Ihaven’treceivedanynotification.Thisisveryupsetting.
Iunderstand,sir.I’mreallysorryforthis.
Beingsorryisn’tenough.I’mreallyupset.Thisisnowaytodobusiness.
Yes,sir,Iunderstand.
Icansendyoua50-dollargiftcouponasawaytoexpressourappreciationforyourpatience.
Idon’tcareaboutthemoney.Idon’tblameyouofcoursebutIwantyoutoknowhowdisappointedthatIamwithAce.Iexpectedmuchbetter.
I’mreallysorry,sir.IsthatanythingelsethatIcandoforyou?
Yes,thatis.I’dliketocanceltheorderandgetarefund.
I’msorrytohearthat,sir.ButIunderstand.I’llseetoitthatyougetyourrefund.
HowlongwillittakebeforeIgettherefund?
Youshouldseethecreditonyournextmonth’screditcardbillingstatement.
Thanksforyourhelp.
Youarewelcomesirandonceagain,pleaseacceptmyapologies.
L5Unit1-2Listening
Jessica’s20-yearclassreunionwasheldatafancyhotel.Whenshearrived,shewasn’tsureshewasintherightplace.Atfirst,shedidn’trecognizeanyone.Shefeltabitawkwardandoutofplace.Butitwasn’tbeforeastrangemancameuptoher.Hewasalreadylosinghishearandhewaswearingthickglasses(深度眼镜).Don’tyourememberme?
Heasked.Whenhesaidwhohewas,shebarelyrememberedhim,especiallyhehaschangedsomuch.Thenhetoldherthathehadalwayshadcrushonher.Hesaidshelookedbeautifulandheimmediatelytookaselfieofthem,withhisarmtightaroundherwaist.Thismadeherfeltabitstrange.Shesmiledathimandpretendedtobehappytoseehim.Butinfact,shewassurehowtoreact,thoughtheseemednice.Shefinallyexcusedherselfandwenttotheladies’room.Shewasbeginningtoregrettohavingcometothereunion.Shehadalwaysbeenshyandshestillwas.Whenshereturnedtotheparty,Sharoninvitedhertositathertable.Dinnerwasgoingtobeservedsoonandsomeoftheclassmatesweregoingtogivespeeches.Sharonnextwasalsogottosayafewwordstoobecausepeoplewerecurious.Thiswasasurprise.Jessicahadneverbeenverypopularandshedidn’tthinkanyonehadnoticedher.Shehadalwaysfeltlikeanoutsider,withonlyacoupleofclosefriends.Still,shehadbeenoneofthebeststudentsandpeoplerememberedher.Astheeveningworeon,Jessicabegantoreallyenjoyherself.Shetoldtoheroldfriendsandwasamazedbyhowsomeothershadchanged.
Forexample,Tomusedtobegoodlookingandathletic.Hewasoneofthemostpopularstudents,andstarbasketballplayer.Hisoneproblemwasmath.Hehadhadhardtimeinmathespeciallyingeometric.Thisisbecausehewasn’talogicalthinker.Exceptforbasketball,hedidn’twanttodoanything,unlessitwaseasy.Tomwasnolongergoodlooking.Hisnosewhichhadalwaysbeenlarge,hadgrownevenlarger.Hehadalsogainedalotofweight.Hiswifehadlefthimsoforthefirsttimeandever,hewaslone.Helookedlonelyanddepressed,notatalllikeheusedtobe.
Stevewasanobodyinmiddleschool.Peoplehardlynoticedhim.Hewassmall,quietandabituglywithcrookedteeth.WhathewasgoodatwasEnglish.HisEnglishwasevenbetterthantheirteachers.Aftergraduating,hewenttolowrentuniversityandeventuallydroppedout.Forawhile,heworkedasatourguide.Then,10yearsago,heandsomefriendsstartedalittlecompanywhichisnowagreatsuccess.Infact,hehadbecomearich,generousman.Hehadanicewarmsmileandhissuccesshadn’tgonetohishead(冲昏头脑).Itwasapleasuretobearoundhim.
Bettyusedtobethemostbeautifulgirlinschool.Shewasn’tverysmartbutshewasagreatsinger.Shemadeavideoofhersinginganditwentviral.Shebecamefamousovernightbutitonlylastedforabout2years.Afterthat,herfanslostinterestedinher.Shetriedtobecomeanactress,butshefailed.Shehasbeentoostiffandnervousinfrontofthecamera.Bettyhasanicehusbandwhoseemstoadopther.Theonetragedyinherlifehappenedabout5yearsagowhenshelostherdaughtertoarareformofcancer.Becauseofthat,herhairhadbeguntoturngrey.Jessicacouldn’thelpbutfeelsorryforher.Bettyhadhadsuchhighhopeintremendousenergyasagirl,butthingsdidn’tworkout.
AndthentherewasJohn.Johnusedtobe