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成熙英语高级文本

Unit1That'swhatfriendsarefor.

youhaveadateforthepartyyet

Doyouhaveadateforthepartyyet

Actually,Idon't.

DoyouknowanyoneIcouldgowith

em..whatkindofguysdoyoulike

oh,Ilikeguyswhoaren'ttooserious,andwhohaveagoodsenseofhumor.

Youknow,someonelikeyou.

okay,erm,whatelse

WellIprefersomeoneIhavesomethingincommonwith,whoicantalktoeasily.

Ithinkiknowjusttheguyforyou,Bob..

Doyouknowhim

No,idon'tthinkso.

okay,I'llaskhimtomeetusforcoffee,andyoucantellmewhatyouthink.

what'stheverdict

So,what'stheverdict

WhatdidyouthinkofBob

Well,Iwasworriedatfirst,especiallywhenIsawthatherodeahugemotorcycle.

Ithoughthemightturnouttobeoneofthoseguyswhoisintoheavymetalmusicandstufflikethat.

YouknowwhatImean

Butheisjustaregularkindofguyright

Yeah,wegotalongreallywell.

Iknewyou'dlikehim!

heisreallyfunny!

Hehadmelaughinghystericallyatthecoffeeshop,rememberIthinkthepeoplesittingnexttousthoughtwewerecrazy.

So,areyoutwogoingtogettogetheragain

fact,we'llgoingtothepartytogether.

Thatisgreat!

So,HaveyouseenAndrealately

yeah,Iseeherprettyofen.

Weworktogetheratcafelatte.

How'sshedoing

I'vebeenmeaningtocallher.

Well,tobehonest,I'vealwaysthoughtshewasalittledays,Ifindherimpossible.

Whatdoyoumean

Oh,youknowhowsheis,shehassuchstrongideasabouteverything,andifyoudon'tagreewithher,sheletsyouknowwhatshethinksofyou!

yes,that'sthat'swhyweloveher,right

Iguessshe'schangedalotsinceshestartedtalksaboutherselfalltheshealwaysmanagestomentionhowgoodsheisateverythingshedoes.

em,maybeiwon'tcallherafterall.

Haveyoumetthenewapartmentmanager

Mr.Jonnson

yeah,imethimlast's...alittlestrange.

yeah,he'mnotsureilikehim.

He'shardtopredict.

Sometimehe'sprettycheerfulandtalktive,andthenextday,hedoesn'tevensaythinkhemusthavepersonalproblemsorsomething.

Ithinkyou'reright.

Andhaveyounoticedthathalfthetimewhenhesayshe'sgoingtodosomething,heneveractuallydoesit

Hetoldmethreetimeshecomestofixthelightinmyhestillhasn'tdoneit.

Unit2Careermoves

So,whereareyouworkingthissummer,Carlors

I'mworkingasatutorinalearningCentralforkids.

Interesting,whatkindsofthingsdothekidsdothere

Well,theyworkonsubjectstheyneedhelpin.

Erm..mainlymathandEnglish.

Isyourjobhard

No,notatkidsworkoncomputersmostofthehavetohelpthemstartedandbetherewhentheyrunintoproblems.

Doyouenjoyit

Oh,withkidsissomuchmorefunthanworkingwithadults.

AndIgettochoosemyownhours.

AslongasIworkeighthoursaday,Icancomeinatanytimefromeightamtoninepm.

Luckyyou.

So,whatkindofjobdidyoufindforthesummer

I'mworkingforamarketing'mdoingtelephonemarketing.

Oh,soyou'reoneofthosepeoplewhodrivesmecrazybycallingmeupandtryingtopersuademetobuysomethingthatIhaveabsolutelynoneedfor

Exactly.

Doyoulikeit

Believeitornot,I'smostlyabunchofstudentsworkingthere,andwehavealotfunwhenwearenotmaking.

It'sreallyeasy,wejusthavetoreadfromascript.

Areyoudoingthisfulltime

Yeah,butIworkfromtwointheafternoonuntilelevenatIgettosleepaslateasIwanttointhemorning.

Paul,Didyoufindyoursummerjobyet

Yeah,I'mworkinginarestaurant.

Oh,How'sitgoing

Oh,themoneyisnotbad.

WhatareyoudoingAreyouwaitingtables

I,I'mworkinginthecutupstuffforthechef,vegetablesandmeatandalsowashthedishes.

Oh,yake!

Yeah,It'sprettyharddidn'trealizehowhotitisinarestaurantkitchenuntilItookthisjob.

Sowhydon'tyouquit

I'dloveto!

ButIneedthemoney.

Whythelongface,Tony

Oh,Igetsomebadnewstoday.

Whathappened

Well,youknowmyjobatthedesignstudio

Yes

Well..

Ohno..

Ohyes!

TodaythebosscalledmeintohisofficeandtellmetheyhadtolaymemeansasofApril30th,I'moutofwork!

oh..

Nomorejob!

Oh,Tony,I'msosaidyoureallylikeworkingthere,too.

Yeah,well,It'snotallbadnews.

Thebosstoldmethere'sstillasmallchancethatthecompanywouldcallmebackinthesummeriftheworkpickedup.

YouneverknowWhat'llhappen,theymayneedmethan.

Thisissosudden,isn'tit

Well,not,thebossalsoexplainedthattwootheremployeeshadalreadybeenlaidoff.

IhadfeelingImightbethenextoneinknow,I'veonlybeenworkingtheretenmonths.

Sowedon'thaveanythey'regoingtolaysomeoneoff,it'salwaysgoingtotheneweremployeesfirst.

Whatareyougoingtodo

LikeisaidistillgetajobuntiltheendoftheinMay,Iplantosendoutresumesandgoonsome..

Dependingontheoutcomeoftheinterviews,Imay..

Unit3What'swrongwithit

CanIhelpyou

Yes,Iboughtthisbriefcaseherelastweek.

There'resomethingwrongwiththelock.

Ican'tgetittocloseproperly.

Letmesee...

YesIseewhatyoumean.

Thelockseemstobejamedorsomething.

Noproblem,I'llgetyouanotherone.

Sorryaboutthat.

Excuseme

YesHowcanIhelpyou

Youseethatshirt,Iboughtithereafewweeksago,butthefirsttimeIwashedit,thecolorwentfrombrightredtolightpink.

Howdidyouwashit

Well,Ijusttosseditintothewashingmachinewithmyotherclothes.

Whattemperaturedidyouuse

Iusuallywashmyclothesinthehotwater,soIguesshot!

Well,didyoucheckthewashinginstructions

Am..Maybenot.

Wellyouseehereonthislabel,itsayswashincoldwateronly.

Aha..

SoI'mreally,sinceyoudidn'tfollowthewashinginstruction,Icanreallydoanythingforyou.

Excuseme.

Yes

IwonderifyoucouldtakeolookattheseshoesIboughtareprettynew,buttheyseemedtobefallingapart.

em,letme,thisdoesn'tlookright.

Thestitchingiscominglongdidyousayyou'vehadthem

Onlyaboutamonth,Here'sthereceipt.

em,yes,well,letmeexchangethisforyou.

I'msorryfortheinconvenience.

Achiever

Doyouwannabeahighachiever

Thenyou'regoingtohavetothinklikeahighachiever.

Areyoureadytochangethewayyouthink

Areyouwillingtochangethewayyoudothings

Thenitsoundslikeyou'rereadytobehighachievers!

Thefirstthingyou'vegottokeepinmindisthatlifeisaconstantprocessoflearning.

Thesecretofanykindofsuccessiseducation.

Andwe'reallabletotakeinmuchmoreinformationthanwethinkwecan.

Peoplewhoaimtobehighachieverscantakeadvantageofthisinanumberofways.

Forexample,nomatterwhatyou'retryingtoachieve,makesuretoabsorbinformationaboutiteveryday.

Getbooks、articles、CD-Roms、DVDs,andsearchtheweb.

Dowhateveryoucantoincreaseyourknowledgeinyourchosenfield.

Andwheneverthey'reavailable,takecoursesthatwillbuildyourknowledgeintheareayou'reinterestedin.

Inconversationswithmanyhighachieversovertheyears,I'vecometounderstandthathighachieversalwaysaccepttotalresponsibilityfortheirsituation.

Inordertodevelopthisqualityinyourself,practicenotblamingotherpeopleforyoutrynotusingdifficultsituationsasexcuses.

Highachieversknowthatthekeystosuccessarealwaysintheirhands.

Butthatistheirresponsibilitytousethem.

NowwecometothequalityofhighachieversthatIthinkmanypeoplehavethemosttroubledevelopingin'mtalkingaboutthevitalqualityofbeingarisk-taker.

Now，ifyou'realreadywillingtotakerisks,that'sgreat!

Ifnot,you'vegottopracticegoingafteropportunitiesthatarealittlerisky.

Thinkofsomethingyou'vealwayswanted,butwereafraidtotryfor.

Then,goforit！

Evenifyou'regoingoutofyourcomfortzone.

Remember,nopain,nogain.

DevilwearsinPrada穿普拉达的女王

DoyouknowwhyIhiredyou

Ialwayshirethesamegirl：

stylish,slender,ofcourseworshipsthemagazine.

Butsooften,theyturnouttobe...Idon'tknow,disappointing,andum,stupid.

Soyou,withthatimpressiveresumeandthebigspeechaboutyourso-calledworkethic.

I,um…Ithoughtyouwouldbedifferent.

Isaidtomyself,goahead,takeachance,hirethesmart,fatgirl.

Ihadhope,mygod,Iliveonit.

Anywayyouendedupdisappointingmemorethan,um,morethananyoftheothersillygirls.

Um...IreallydideverythingIcouldthinkof.

That'sall.

Excuseme,wheredoyouthinkyou'regoing

Shehatesme,Nigel.

Andthat'smyproblembecause...oh,wait,no,it'snotmyproblem.

Idon'tknowwhatelseIcando,becauseifIdosomethingright,it'sunacknowledged,shedoesn'tevensaythankyou.

ButifIdosomethingwrong,sheisvicious.?

Soquit.?

What?

Quit.?

Qui…?

Icangetanothergirltotakeyourjobinfiveminutes...onewhoreallywantsit.?

No,Idon'twannaquit,that'snotfair.

ButI…youknow,I'mjustsayingthatIwouldjustlikealittlecreditforthefactthatI'mkillingmyselftrying.?

Andy,beserious.

Youarenottrying,youarewhining.?

Whatisitthatyouwantmetosaytoyou,huhDoyouwantmetosay:

"Pooryou,Miranda'spickingonyou,pooryou,poorAndy"

Hmm,wakeup,six.

Sheisjustdoingherjob.

Don'tyouknowthatyouareworkingattheplacethatpublishedsomeofthegreatestartistsofthecentury

Halston,Lagerfled,delaRenta.

Andwhattheydid,whattheycreated,wasgreaterthanartbecauseyouliveyourlifeinit.

Well,notyou,obviously,butsomepeople.

Youthinkthisisjustamagazine,hmm

Thatisnotjustamagazine.

Thisisashiningbeaconofhopefor…oh,Idon'tknow…

Let'ssayayounyboy