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ADSE提高版文本

【ADSE提高版文本】AbsolutelyDon'tStudyEnglishGeneralVersion

Tape1ADayintheLifeofaTypicalAmericanWhiteCollarWorker

Tape2ADayintheLifeofaCollegeStudent

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Situation1GettingUpintheMorning

（Thealarmclockrings.）

Catherine:

Honey,it'sseveno'clock.Timetogetup.

James:

Okay,justafewmoreminutes.

Catherine:

No.Youtoldmetomakesureyouwereupbyseven.

James:

IknowbutIcansleeptillseven-thirtyifIdon'ttakeashower.

Catherine:

James,youknowthat'simpossible.Youhaveameetingwithyourbossandlaterwithanimportantclient.

James:

Christ,Ialmostforgot.That'swhathappenswhenIdon'tgetenoughsleep.

Catherine:

Enoughsleep?

Youwenttobedatten.That'sninehours.

James:

Doyouhavetoberightallthetime?

Butyouareright;I'mgettingup.

Catherine:

Jumpintheshower,thatwillmakeyoufeelbetter.AndI'llmakeapotofstrongcoffee,butwhatdoyouwantforbreakfast?

James:

Somethingsimple.Howaboutabagelandcreamcheese.

Catherine:

Noproblem.It'llbereadybeforeyouare.

James:

Don'tbesosure.

Catherine:

Whywouldn'tIbe?

Youhaven'tbeatenmeyet.

James:

True.Butthere'safirsttimeforeverything.

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Situation2Breakfast

James:

Ah...Thecoffeesmellsgreat.Isthatbagelready?

I'mstarving.

Catherine:

It'sreadyjustlikeitalwaysisandjustlikeItoldyouitwouldbe.

James:

WhatwouldIdowithoutyou?

You'rethebest.（Takesasipofcoffee.）Andthiscoffeeisprettygood,too.

Catherine:

Webothknowyoujustlikemeformycooking.

James:

That'snotso.Infact,I'mtheonewhomadedinnerofthelasttwonights.

Catherine:

Ohyeah.Iguessthatmeansit'smyturntonight.

James:

Onlyifyouwantto.Idon'tmindcookingonceaday,especiallywhentheweatherisnice/andIcanbarbecue.

Catherine:

Okay,butlet'sgetbacktobreakfast;canIgetyouanythingelse?

James:

Alittlemorecoffeewould[will]begreat,withalittlemoresugarinitthistime,please.

Catherine:

Sure.Doyouwantanotherbagelorsomefruit?

James:

No,thanks.I'mjustnotthathungryinthemorning.Youknowthat.

Catherine:

Iknow,butIwasreadinginamagazinethatbreakfastisthemostimportantmealoftheday.

James:

I'veheardthattoo,butIjustcan'tforcemyselftoeatwhenI'mnothungry.

Catherine:

Whydon'tIpackyouasnackforlaterinthemorning?

Youcouldeatitaroundtenwhenyougethungry.

James:

That'sagreatidea.Ialwaysregretnoteatingbreakfastrightatteno'clock.

Catherine:

WhatshallImake?

James:

Howaboutabeer?

Catherine:

James,beserious.

James:

Okay,howaboutanappleandsomecheese?

Catherine:

That'sbetter.Justgivemeaminutetogetitpacked.

James:

Takeyourtime.I'mstillearly.

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Situation3DrivingtoWork

Catherine:

HereitisJames.Nowgetgoing,Idon'twantyoutobelate.

James:

Thanks,dear.I'llbehomealittlelatetonight.Remembertheclient.

Catherine:

Okay,butcallifyouaregoingtobehomeafterten.

James:

Iwill.Bye.

Catherine:

Bye.

（Jamesgetsinthecarandleavesforwork.Heturnsonthenews.）

News:

...andtherewasanaccidentonhighway99.Atruckturnedoverblockingwestboundtrafficforabouttwomiles.Driversonhighway99westmightwanttotakelocalroadtoworkthismorning.Thecurrenttimeissevenforty-threeonthissunnymorning,andthetemperatureisseventy-sixdegrees.Theweatherforecastforlatetodayismostlysunny,withsomecloudsformingintheafternoonandaslightchanceofshowersintheearlyevening.We'llkeepyouupdatedwithmoretrafficandweatherthroughouttheday,butnowlet'senjoyforty-fiveminutesofcommercial-freerockandroll.

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Situation4TheGasStation

James:

Damn,I'malmostoutofgas.

（Jamespullsintoagasstation.）

Attendant:

WhatcanIdoforyou?

James:

Fillitupwithunleaded,please.Andcanyouchecktheoil,too?

Attendant:

Sure,pal.

（Heopensthehoodandcheckstheoil.）

Attendant:

You'reaboutaquartlow,shallIputaquartinforyou?

James:

Please.

Attendant:

Youknow,youcouldreallyuseanewsetoftires.Theonesyouhavearebadlyworn.Icoulddothatforyourightnow;itwouldn'ttakemorethanthirtyminutes.

James:

Andtheprice?

Attendant:

Well...thatdependsonhowgoodasetoftiresyouwant.

James:

No.I'mlateforworkanyway.I'lljusttakethegasandoiltoday.Howmuchwillthatbe?

Attendant:

Let'ssee.Forteenforthegas/andtwo-fiftyfortheoil/makessisteendollarsandfiftycents.

James:

Doyoutakecreditcards?

Attendant:

OnlyVisaandMasterCard,notAmericanExpress.

James:

Fine,here'smyVisa.

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Situation5ArrivingatWork

Steve:

Goodmorning,James.You'reearly.What'sup?

James:

Morning,Steve.Earlyisright.I'vegottwoimportantmeetingstoday;onewiththebossandonewithaclient.You'reprettyearlyyourself,somethingimportant?

Steve:

Yeah,I'mmeetingaclient,too.Someonefromabigcomputercompany.IthinktheirheadquartersareinTaiwan,butthisguyrunstheNewYorkoffice.

James:

WangComputers.That'smyclient,too.ButIthinktheownerisaChinese-American;I'mnotsureiftheyevenhaveanofficeinTaiWan.Iguesswe'reworkingonthisaccounttogether.

Steve:

Good.Totellyouthetruth/Iwasalittlescared.Theaccountisreallybig;it'sjusttoomuchworkforoneman.Say,whattimedoyoumeetwiththeboss,Mr.Barnes?

James:

Ten-thirty,Why?

Steve:

Iwasright.Weareonthisaccounttogether.I'mscheduledtomeetwithMr.Barnesatten-thirty,too.

James:

Wellthen,partner,let'sgetbusypreparingsomethingforthemeeting.

Steve:

Goodidea.Whereshouldwebegin?

James:

Idon'tknowaboutyou/butIalwaysbeginbigprojectsbygoingtothebathroom,andthenwithahotcupofcoffee.Canyouwaitforme?

Steve:

Justhurry.I'llgetthecoffeeready.

James:

Thatsoundslikeanexcellentplan.

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Situation6PlanningfortheMeeting

James:

I'mback.

Steve:

Hereisyourcoffee.Youfeelingbetter?

James:

IfeellikeaChamp.Whereshouldwebegin?

Steve:

Asalways,it'sbesttobeginatthebeginning.WhathaveyoupreparedforyourmeetingwithWang?

James:

Basically,Ijusthaveanoutlineofapresentationofourcompany'snewsoftware.IthinkourproductishighqualityandthatthepeoplefromWangwillrealizethatoncetheyhearadescriptionofit.

Steve:

WellJames,thatisalittletoosimple.Weknowtheproductisgood,butwehavetoconvincethemofthattoo.Luckily,Iputtogetheravediopresentationonmynotebookcomputerusingoursoftware.Iftheylikethepresentation,andIamconfidenttheywill,thenthatautomaticallymeansthattheylikeourcompany'sproduct.

James:

Steve,that'swhyyouareatthetopofsales.Youthinkofeverythinginadvance.I'mreallyjustacomputersoftwareengineer;IcanmakethisstuffbutIcan'tsellit.

Steve:

Ofcourseyoucan't.That'swhyMr.Barnesputustogether.I'lltakecareofsellingthesoftware,andyoucanansweranytoughtechnicalquestionthatthepeoplefromWangmightask.I'masbadatscienceasyouareatsales.

James:

Steve,you'retoomodest.You'regreatatsales,butIknowyouknowsomethingaboutcomputerstoo.Istillrememberwhenwefirststartedworkinghere;youtaughtmeathingortwoaboutAppleMacintoshcomputers.

Steve:

SureIknowaboutMacs,butthat'sjustbecauseIusedoneallthroughcollege.Plus,anydummycanuseaMac.

James:

Icouldn't.

Steve:

Notatfirst.Butafteraboutthreedays,youwerealreadybetterthanme.

James:

Okay,okay.SoI'macomputernerd.

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Situation7TheSecretary

Steve:

I'llcallmysecretaryandhavehermakecopiesofyouroutline.

James:

Areyousurethat'sokay?

Imean,shedoesn'treallyworkforme.Whatifshegetsangry.

Steve:

Noproblem.Sheworksforme,andyouandIareworkingonthisprojecttogether.Watchandlearn.（Stevepicksupthephone.）Lisa,couldyoucomeinhereplease?

Lisa:

IcanbutIwon't.It'sonlyeightfifty-fiveandIdon'tstartworkuntilnineo'clock.

James:

Well,Steve,Iguesssheknowswho'stheboss.

Steve:

Veryfunny.We'lljusthavetowaitforfiveminutes,That'sall.

James:

Whateveryousay.

（Attwominutesafternineo'clock.）

Steve:

Lisa,doyouthinkyoucouldcomeinherenow?

Lisa:

Ofcourse,Mr.Dawson;I'llberightin.（Lisacomesintotheoffice.）Whatdoyouneed,sir?

Steve:

CouldyoumakeMr.Goddardhereabouttwentycopiesofhisoutline.

Lisa:

Why,doesn'thehaveasecretary?

Steve:

（Alittleangry.）Ofcoursehedoes,butwe'reworkingonaprojecttogetherandIwouldreallyappreciateitifyouwouldjustcooperatewithmerightnow.

Lisa:

Allright,allright.Youdon'thavetogetmad.Didyousaytenortwentycopies?

James:

Actually,tenwillbefine.It'sasmallgrouptoday.

Steve:

ButIsaidtwenty,somakeittwenty.

Lisa:

Yes,sir,Mr.Dawson.

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Situation8MeetingtheBoss

（Mr.BarnescallsSteveontheintraofficephone）

Mr.Barnes:

Dawson?

Steve:

Yes,thisishe.

Mr.Barnes: