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ishow中级文本
2015ISHOW中级班文本
（1）
1.Ted:
Oh,I'mreallysorry.AreyouOK?
Ana:
I'mfine.ButI'mnotverygoodatthis.
Ted:
NeitheramI.Say,areyoufromSouthAmerica?
Ana:
Yes,Iamoriginally.IwasborninArgentina.
Ted:
Didyougrowupthere?
Ana:
Yes,Idid,butmyfamilymovedhereeightyearsagowhenIwasinhighschool.
Ted:
Andwheredidyoulearntorollerblade?
Ana:
Hereinthepark.Thisisonlymysecondtime.
Ted:
Well,it'smyfirsttime.Canyougivemesomelessons?
Ana:
Sure.Justfollowme.
Ted:
Bytheway,mynameisTed.
Ana:
AndI'mAna.Nicetomeetyou.
2.Ted:
Hey,hey!
Thatwasfun.Thankyouforthelesson!
Ana:
Noproblem.So,tellmealittleaboutyourself.Whatdoyoudo?
Ted:
Iworkinatravelagency.
Ana:
Really!
Whatdoyoudothere?
Ted:
I'minchargeoftheircomputers.
Ana:
Oh,soyou'reacomputerspecialist.
Ted:
Well,sortof.Yeah,Iguessso.
Ana:
That'sgreat.ThenmaybeyoucangivemesomehelpwithacomputercourseI'mtaking.
Ted:
Oh,sure...Butonlyifyoupromisetogivemesomemorerollerbladinglessons.
Ana:
It'sadeal!
（2）
1.Interviewer:
Whereareyoufromoriginally,YuHong?
YuHong:
I'mfromChina...fromnearShanghai.
Interviewer:
Andwhendidyoumovehere?
YuHong:
IcamehereafterIgraduatedfromcollege.Thatwasin1992.
Interviewer:
Andwhatdoyoudonow?
YuHong:
I'matransportationengineer.
Interviewer:
Isee.Soyou'reanimmigranttotheUnitedStates.
YuHong:
Yes,that'sright.
Interviewer:
WhataresomeofdifficultiesofbeinganimmigrantintheU.S.?
YuHong:
Oh,that'snotaneasyquestiontoanswer.Therearesomanythings,really.IguessoneofthebiggestdifficultiesisthatIdon'thaveanyrelativeshere.Imean,Ihavealotoffriends,butthat'snotthesamething.InChina,ontheholidaysortheweekend,wevisitrelatives.Itisn'tthesamehere.
Interviewer:
Andwhatdoyoumissthemostfromhome?
YuHong:
Oh,that'seasy:
mymom'ssoup!
Shemakesgreatsoup.Ireallymissmymother'scooking.
（3）
1.A:
Hey!
Arethesepicturesofyouwhenyouwereakid?
B:
Yeah!
That’smeinfrontofmyuncle’sbeachhouse.WhenIwasakid,weusedtospendtwoweekseverysummer.
A:
Wow,Ibetthatwasfun!
B:
Yeah.Wealwayshadagreattime.Everydayweusedtogetupearlyandwalkalongthebeach.Ihaveagreatshellcollection.Infact,Ithinkit’sstillupintheattic!
A:
Hey,Iusedtocollectshells,too,whenIwasakid.Butmyparentsthrewthemout!
2.A:
YouknowwhatIremembermostaboutgrowingup?
B:
What?
A:
Visitingmygrandparent’shouse…youknow,onholidaysandstuff.Theylivedwayoutinthecountry,andmygranddadhadahorsenamedBlackie.Hetaughtmehowtoride.Ijustlovethathorse-andshelovedme,too!
Iusedtoreallyenjoyspendingtimeatmygrandparent’shouse.AndeverytimeIcameback,Blackierememberedme.
B:
Ah,memories!
（4）
1.A:
Whyisthereneverabuswhenyouwantone?
B:
Goodquestion.Therearen’tenoughbusesonthisroute.
A:
SometimesIfeellikewritingalettertothepaper.
B:
Goodidea.Youshouldsaythatweneedmoresubwaylines,too.
A:
Yeah.Thereshouldbemorepublictransportationingeneral.
B:
Andfewercars!
There’stoomuchtraffic.
A:
Say,isthatourbuscoming?
B:
Yes,itis.Butlook.It’sfull!
A:
Oh,no!
Let’sgoandgetacupofcoffee.WecantalkaboutthisletterI’mgoingtowrite.
2.A:
Soyouarereallygoingtowritealettertothepaper?
B:
Sure.I’mgoingtosaysomethingaboutthebuses.They’retooold.Weneedmoremodernbuses…niceair-conditionedones.
B:
Andtheyneedtoputmorebusesontheroad.
A:
Right.Andtherearetoomanycarsdowntown,andthereisn’tenoughparking.
B:
That’sforsure.It’simpossibletofindaparkingspacedowntownthesedays.
A:
Ithinktheyshouldbanprivatecarsdowntownbetweennineandfive.
B:
Oh,youmeantheyshouldn’tallowanycarsexcepttaxisandbusesduringtheregularworkday.Hmm…thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea.
（5）
1.A:
Excuseme.Couldyoutellmewherethebankis?
B:
There’soneupstairs,acrossfromtheduty-freeshop.
A:
Oh,thanks.Doyouknowwhattimeitopens?
B:
Itshouldbeopennow.Itopensat8:
00A.M.
A:
Good.Andcanyoutellmehowoftenthebusesleaveforthecity?
B:
Youneedtocheckatthetransportationcounter.It’srightdownthehall.
A:
OK.Andjustonemorething.Doyouknowwherethenearestrestroomis?
B:
Rightbehindyou,ma’am.Seethatsign?
A:
Oh.Thanksalot.
2.A:
Excuseme.It’smeagain.I’msorry.Ineedsomemoreinformation-ifyoudon’tmind.
B:
Notatall.
A:
Thanks.Doyouknowhowmuchataxicoststothecity?
B:
Well,itdependsonthetraffic,ofcourse.Butitusuallycostsaboutfortydollars.
A:
Fortydollars?
IguessI’lltakethebus.ThatmeansIhavealmostanhourtillthenextone.WherecouldIfindaninexpensiverestaurantintheairport?
Maybeafast-foodplace?
B:
Goupstairsandturnright.You’llseethesnackbaronyourleft.
A:
Thanksverymuch.Haveaniceday.
B:
You,too.
（6）
1.QuiteanumberofthingshavebeendonetohelpsolvetrafficproblemsinSingapore.Forexample,motoristsmustbuyaspecialpassiftheywanttodriveintothedowntownbusinessdistrict.Theycangointothebusinessdistrictonlyiftheyhavethepassdisplayedontheirwindshield.
AnotherthingSingaporehasdoneistomakeitmoredifficulttobuycars.Peoplehavetoapplyforacertificateiftheywanttobuyacar.Andthenumberofcertificatesislimited.Noteveryonecangetone.
Thereisalsoahightaxoncars,soitcoststhreeorfourtimesasmuchtobuyacarinSingaporeasitdoesin,say,theUnitedStatesorCanada.
TheotherthingSingaporehasdoneistobuildanexcellentpubictransportationsystem.Theirsubwaysystemisoneofthebestintheworld.Andthereisalsoaverygoodtaxiandbussystem.
（7）
1.A:
Whatdoyouthink?
B:
Well,ithasjustasmanybedroomsasthelastapartment.Andthelivingroomishuge.
C:
Butthebedroomsaretoosmall.Andthereisn’tenoughclosetspaceformyclothes.
A:
Andit’snotascheapasthelastapartmentwesaw.
B:
Butthatapartmentwasdarkanddingy.Anditwasinadangerousneighborhood.
A:
Let’sseeiftherealestateagenthassomethingelsetoshowus.
2.A:
Well,howdoyoulikethisspace,then?
C:
Oh,it’smuchbetterthanthatotherone.ThethingIlikebestisthebedrooms.Theyaretoohuge!
B:
Yes,theyareniceandbig.
C:
Andtherearetwobathrooms!
Icouldhavemyownbathroom!
B:
Yes,Iguessyoucould.
C:
Theonlyproblemisthecolorofthelivingroom.Ireallydon’tlikethosedarkgreenwalls.
A:
Oh,I’msurewecanchangethecolorifwewantto.
（8）
1.A:
CreativeRentals.Goodmorning.
B:
Hello.I’mcallingabouttheapartmentyouhaveforrent.
A:
Yes.WhatcanItellyouaboutit?
B:
Whereisit,exactly?
A:
It’sonKingStreet,justoffthefreeway.
B:
Oh,nearthefreeway.Canyouhearthetraffic?
A:
Yes,I’mafraidyoudohearsome.Buttheapartmenthaslotsofspace.Ithasthreebedroomsandaverylargelivingroom
B:
Isee.Andisitinanewbuilding?
A:
Well,thebuildingisaboutfiftyyearsold.
B:
Uh-huh.Well,I’llthinkaboutit.
A:
OK.Thanksforcalling.
B:
Thankyou.Bye
2.A:
Hello？
B:
Hello.Istheapartmentyou’readvertisingstillavailable?
A:
Yes,itis.
B:
Canyoutellmealittleaboutit?
A:
Well,it’saperfectapartmentforoneperson.It’soneroomwithakitchenatoneend.
B:
Isee.Andisitfarawayfromthesubway?
A:
There’sasubwaystationjustdownthestreet.Actually,theapartmentislocatedrightdowntown,soyoustepoutofthebuildingandtherearestoresandrestaurantseverywhere.Butit’sonahighfloor,soyoudon’thearanystreetortrafficnoise.
B:
ItsoundslikejustthekindofplaceI’mlookingfor.I’dliketocomeseeit,please.
A:
Sure.Letmegiveyoutheaddress.
（9）
1.Yeah,Ireallyneedachange.I’vebeendoingthesamethingsforoverfiveyearsnow,andI’mjustnotlearninganythingnew.It’sthesameroutineeveryday,andIamreallysickofsittinginfrontofacomputer.IthinkIneedtotrysomethingtotallydifferent.Iwanttobeinaprofessionthatinvolvesmeetingpeople.
2.Ireallyneedtojoinacluborsportsteamtogivemesomethingtodoonweekends.Igetreallyboredontheweekends,andifIjoinedaclub.I’dprobablygettomeetpeopleandmakenewfriends.
3.Ishouldtakeatypingcoursethissummer.Ireallyneeditformyschoolwork.Andpeoplesaythatifyoucantypereallywell,it’ssomethingyou’llfindusefullaterinlife.
4.Gosh,Ireallyhavetogoonadiet.I’vegainedtenpoundssincelastyear,andeveryonetellsmeIlookfat.AndifIdon’tloseweightnow,Iwon’tbeabletogetintoanyofmysummerclothes.
（10）
1.A:
Sowhereareyouworkingnow,Terry?
B:
Oh,I’mstillatthebank.Idon’tlikeit,though.
A:
That’stoobad.Whynot?
B:
Well,it’sboring,anditdoesn’tpayverywell.
A:
Iknowwhatyoumean.Idon’tlikemyjobeither.IwishIcouldfindabetterjob.
B:
Actually,Idon’twanttoworkatallanymore.IwishIhadalotofmoneysoIcouldretirenow.
A:
Hmm,howoldareyou,Terry?
B:
Uh,twenty-six.
2.A:
SohowarethingsgoingwithyouandSusie,Terry?
B:
Oh,youdidn’tknow?
SheandIbrokeupacoupleofmonthsago.Wedecidedweneededabreakfromeachotherforawhile.ButImissheralot.Iwishwecouldgetbacktogetheragain.
A:
I’msureyouwill.
B:
Ireallyhopeso.Sowhatkindofjobwouldyouliketolookfor?
A:
I’mnotsure,butI’dlovesomethingthatwouldinvolvetravel.AndI’dreallyliketomovetoanothercity.I’msickofthisplace.Ineedtolivesomewheremoreexciting.
B:
Iknowwhatyoumean.Itsurecangetboringarou
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