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洪恩环境英语高级篇

洪恩环境英语高级篇

HelloAmerica

PART1

Lesson1It'snotbad,butIthinkitneedsmorework.

I'mChrisBloom,hopingyouhavemoreofeverythingyouwantthisspring.Chris:

Chris:

Thanksforlookingatmywork,Jake.

Jake:

I'mgladtohelp,Chris.PeoplehelpedmewhenIwasjustanassistant.Besides,you'reanoldfriend.

Chris:

Beforeyousayanything,rememberyou'rewatchingmyfirstinterview.Jake:

That'sOK.Mostnewreportersdon'tdoverywellontheirfirsttry.Chris:

Whatdoyoumean?

Couldyoubemorespecific?

Mosttelevisionviewersdon'thavemuchpatience.Theywantfasterinterviews.Theywantmoreaction-moreJake:

questions-moreanswers-morepictures.

Chris:

Doyouthinkmyinterviewisboring?

Jake:

Idon'tthinkallofitisboring.

Chris:

Youjustthinkhalfofitisboring.

Jake:

Ithinksomeofitisboring.ButIalsothinksomeofitisgreat,reallyinteresting.Chris:

Whichpartdoyouthinkisinteresting?

Jake:

Whatareyoudoing?

Chris:

I'meatingmylunch.

Jake:

It'sonly10o'clockinthemorning.Mostpeopleeatbreakfastnow.Chris:

Well,Iwon'teatallofitnow.

Chris:

Doyouwantapieceofcake?

Jake:

No,thanks.

Chris:

Youcanhavehalfofmysandwich.I'lleatmorelunchlateratlunchtime.Jake:

Thanks,really.Idon'twantanyofit.It'stooearlyinthemorningformetoeat.Andit'sdefinitelytooearlyfor

asalamisandwich.

Chris:

Sorry.IeatwhenI'mnervous.Please,Jake.Ineedyourhelponthis.Jake:

Don'tbenervous.I'mtryingtohelpyou.Youshouldhaveseenmyfirsttape.Itwasterrible.Itwassobad,

theycouldn'tevenuseit.

Chris:

Notevenpartofit?

Jake:

No.Allofitwasterrible.

Chris:

Look,Iknowthatyou'rebusyandyouprobablydon'thavetimeforme,but...Jake:

Ihavetoadmit,I'mprettybusy.Thenewownerwantsmetogetbetterratings.I'dliketohavemoretimefor

somanythings.

Chris:

PleasegoovermytapewithmeonemoretimeandtellmehowIcanmakeitbetter?

Jake:

Sure,butfirstyouhavetodoonething.

Chris:

Anything.

Jake:

Getridofthatsandwich.Ican'tstanditwhenpeopleeatintheeditingroom.Chris:

It'sgone.

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Jake:

Explainoncemorewhatyouweretryingtodo.

Chris:

Myassignmentforschoolwastointerviewpeopleabouttheirlives.SoIthoughtitwouldbeinterestingtoask

peoplewhat'smissingintheirlives.Whatwouldmaketheirlivesbetter.AndIjustaskedanyonewhowalkedby.

ShouldIplayitnow?

Jake:

Sure.

Chris:

Hello,thisisChrisBloom.Todayisthefirstdayofspring.It'satimewhenpeoplefeelenergetic.Theyhavea

newoutlookonlife.Wedecidedtofindoutwhatpeoplewantoutoftheirlivesthisspring.Mike:

Moretime.Idefinitelywanttofindmoretime.

Steven:

Moremoneyandfewerfinancialproblems.

Rita:

Moreloveinmylife.That'swhatIwant.

Terry:

Morefriends.

Roger:

Moreclothes,moremoney,andfewerarguments.

DetectiveModine:

Lesscrimeandmoreparkingplaces.

Terry:

Lesspressureandmoretimetoenjoylife.

Chris:

Buttheanswermostpeoplegavewastime.Morepeoplewantmoretimetoaccomplishtheirgoalsandenjoytheirlives.I'mChrisBloom,hopingyouhavemoreofeverythingyouwantthisspring.

Jake:

It'snotbad,butIthinkitneedsmorework.Theproblemsthatit'snotnews.Wewouldneveruseitontheair.Youneedtofindarealnewsstory.

Chris:

Likewhat?

Jake:

Comeon,I'llshowyou.justheardthatsomeonewantstotakeoverpartoftheStamfordNatureCenterandturn

itintoapartmentbuildings.

Chris:

Oh,no.Boy,that'sastory!

CanIbringmycamera?

Jake:

Sure.

Chris:

Oh,Right!

Lesson2Doyouliketolivedangerously,Rita?

Rita:

How'smyfavoritecameraman?

Oh,myback.

Mike:

Thosetapesweretooheavyforyou.

Rita:

Afewyearsago,IcouldcarrytwentytapesifIwanted.

Mike:

Weallgetolder.

Rita:

Youknow,Mike,Ineverthoughtitwouldcomethisfast.Ijustcan'tbelieveit'stimeformetoretire.HowdidI

getsooldsofast?

Mike:

Mostpeopledon'tretireatyourage.Youlookgreat.

Rita:

Ifeelgreat.Infact,Ifeelmarvelous.

Mike:

So,whyareyouretiring?

Rita:

Ilovemyjob.Ilovebeingamakeupartist.ButIalwayspromisedmyselfIwouldstartanewlifewhenI

reachedthisage.

Mike:

Ithinkthat'sterrific.Therearesomanythingsyoucandowithyourlife.You'restillyoungenoughtoenjoy

yourself.

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Rita:

YoubetIam.AndtherearealotofthingsIcanstilldoprettywell.

Icanstillplaytennisbeautifully.

Mike:

I'veseenyou.You'reawonderfultennisplayer.

Rita:

I'maverygoodswimmer.Icanskifairlywelltoo.

Mike:

Andyoudancegracefully.

Rita:

Gracefully?

That'sawordforanoldlady,Mike.

Mike:

Excuseme.You'reahotdancer.

Rita:

That'smorelikeit.

I'mnotgoingtoretireandsitaroundinarockingchair,Icantellyouthat.

Mike:

Whatarethose?

Rita:

Thesearevideosfromallovertheworld.

IcanliveanywhereIwantnow.IcandoanythingIwant.

Mike:

Youhaveawholenewlifeinfrontofyou.

Rita:

That'strue.Iwantyoutodomeafavor.

Mike:

Sure.

Rita:

Idon'thavetimetowatchallthesetapes.Ican'tevencarryallofthem.

Canyouedittheseontoashortertape?

IwanttoshowthemtoTerrysowecandecidewhereIshouldgo.

Mike:

Terry?

Rita:

Mynewboyfriend.

Mike:

IwanttomeetthisTerry.

Rita:

He'saniceperson.You'lllikehim.He'saneditorandhe'sbeendoingsomeworkonthemysteryprogram".

MurderatMidnight".

Mike:

Anyfriendofyoursisafriendofmine.

Rita:

Thanks,Mike...Hey,lookatalltheseplacesIcango.Singapore,GrandTurkIsland,theBahamas,Italy,

Mexico..

Mike:

Rita,thesetapesarefabulous.ThistapeisaboutGrandTurkIsland.ThismaybethespotwhereChristopher

ColumbusreachedAmerica.Lookatthatbeautifulbeach!

Youcouldlivecomfortablyhereandneverhave

anotherworry...AlotoftouristsarriveinGrandTurkIslandeveryweek...Theycomeheretorelax...andhavea

goodtime.Butthebestthinghereisthescubadiving...Ifyouliketodive,thisistheplaceforyou...Lookather.

She'ssograceful.Doesn'tsheswimbeautifully?

...Doyouliketolivedangerously,Tita?

Well,itcanbe

dangerousunderwater...Don'ttouchthat.It'llhurtyou...ThescubadiverslovethewaterhereatGrandTurk,

butthey'realsocarefulaboutwhattheytouchandwheretheyswim.I'vebeentoGrandTurk,Rita.You'dlove

itforayearortwo.Butitmightbetooquietforyou.Therearenonightclubs.Nodiscotheques.Watchthis

nexttapeifyouwantsomethingfun!

Lesson3We'reexperiencingtechnicaldifficulties.

Mike:

GrandTurkIslandmaybetooquietforyou,Rita.Ifyouwantmoreexcitement,here'sSingapore.Thisisthe

mysteriousOrient...Thefoodisthebestintheworld...Thepeopleareinteresting.Theycomefromalloverthe

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world...ButSingaporeiscrowded,andyoucan'tliveherecheaply,Rita.Singaporeisexpensive.Milanismore

relaxed...It'scenterofculture...MilanhasmorenightclubsandfewerproblemsthanSingapore...Andthemanare

veryromantic,Rita.Youcouldliveherenicely.That'sallfornow.Ihavetorun.

Steven:

BeforeIsayanythingelse,Jake,Iwanttocomplimentyou.Ithinkyou'redoingafinejob.Jake:

Thankyou.AndIthinkyou'redoingagreatjobtoo.Peopleseemtobeveryhappyhere.You'reagood

producer.Bytheway,Ilikeyourbeard.

Steven:

Thanks.ButIhaveaproblem.PeterCase,myboss,themanwhoownsthisstation,hopedhecouldimprove

theratings.Instead,ouraudienceisdisappearing.

Jake:

What?

Ithoughtweweredoingwell.

Steven:

Badthingskeephappening,Jake.Forexample,weshowedthreemovieslastmonth.Theywerevery

inexpensiveandwefoundoutwhy.Theyallhadtechnicalproblems.Badsound.Badpicture.Wewon'tbuy

cheapmoviesanymore.

Jake:

Iguessit'slikewhatAbeLincolnsaid:

"Youcanfoolsomeofthepeoleallofthetime;Youcanfoolallofthe

peoplesomeofthetime;Youcan'tfoolallthepeopleallthetime".

Steven:

There'sanotherproblem.Lookattheseratings.Welosthalfofourviewerslastnight.Jake:

Howisthatpossible?

Steven:

Everythingwasgoingbeautifully.Andthenyoudidyourstory-andwelosthalfofouraudience.Jake:

Inthemiddleofmystory?

Steven:

Inthemiddleofyourstory!

Jake:

Something'sgoingon,Steven.Peopledon'tjusttuneoutinthemiddleofastory.

Steven:

Iknow.

Jake:

Maybeit'satechnicalproblem.

Steven:

I'llcheckthat.

Jake:

I'llaskmyneweditor.Haveyoumethim?

He'sverygood.

Steven:

Whoishe?

Jake:

RogerWard.Iwenttocollegewithhim.Heeditedanaward-winningshowonIran.He'sanexcellenteditor.

Heworksquicklyandprofessionally.

Steven:

Canheworkwellwithpeople?

Maybehecanworkwiththatassistant,Chris.

Jake:

Idon'tknowaboutChris,butI'llgetsomethingflashyfortonight'snews.

Steven:

Thanks,Jake.IknewIcouldcountonyou.

Jake:

InWashingtontoday,thePresidentmadeimportantdecisionsaboutthebudget.ConnieSwiftisattheWhite

HousewithareportonthePresident'sannouncement.

Mike:

MilanhasmorenightclubsandfewerproblemsthatSingapore...Andthemenareveryromantic,Rita.You

couldliveherenicely.

Jake:

I'msorry.We'reexperiencingtechnicaldifficulties.Obviously,thatwasnotConnieSwiftattheWhiteHouse.

We'llhavethatstoryforyoualittlelaterintheshow.First,here'sJimStuartatthemayor'soffice.Jake:

Steven,whathappened?

HowdidRita'stapegetontheair?

Something'sgoingonhere,andIdon'tlikeit.

Lesson4ThatwasoneofthestrangestmistakesI'veeverseen

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Chris:

You'vebeenthemakeupp