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成熙英语高级文本

成熙英语高级文本

Unit1That'swhatfriendsarefor.

1.Doyouhaveadateforthepartyyet?

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.

2.So,what'stheverdict?

So,what'stheverdict?

WhatdidyouthinkofBob?

Well,Iwasworriedatfirst,especiallywhenIsawthatherodeahugemotorcycle.

Ithoughthemightturnouttobeoneofthoseguyswhoisintoheavymetalmusicandstufflikethat.

YouknowwhatImean?

Butheisjustaregularkindofguyright?

Yeah,wegotalongreallywell.

Iknewyou'dlikehim!

Yeah.Ido.Andheisreallyfunny!

Hehadmelaughinghystericallyatthecoffeeshop,remember?

Ithinkthepeoplesittingnexttousthoughtwewerecrazy.

So,areyoutwogoingtogettogetheragain?

Definitely.Infact,we'llgoingtothepartytogether.

Thatisgreat!

3.Andrea

So,HaveyouseenAndrealately?

yeah,Iseeherprettyofen.

Weworktogetheratcafelatte.

How'sshedoing?

I'vebeenmeaningtocallher.

Well,tobehonest,I'vealwaysthoughtshewasalittledifficult.Thesedays,Ifindherimpossible.

Whatdoyoumean?

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

yes,that'strue.Butthat'swhyweloveher,right?

Iguessso.Butshe'schangedalotsinceshestartedcollege.Shetalksaboutherselfallthetime.Andshealwaysmanagestomentionhowgoodsheisateverythingshedoes.

em,maybeiwon'tcallherafterall.

4.Mr.Johnson

Haveyoumetthenewapartmentmanager?

Mr.Jonnson?

yeah,imethimlastweek.He's...alittlestrange.

yeah,heis.I'mnotsureilikehim.

He'shardtopredict.

Sometimehe'sprettycheerfulandtalktive,andthenextday,hedoesn'tevensayhello.Ithinkhemusthavepersonalproblemsorsomething.

Ithinkyou'reright.

Andhaveyounoticedthathalfthetimewhenhesayshe'sgoingtodosomething,heneveractuallydoesit?

Hetoldmethreetimeshecomestofixthelightinmykitchen.Andhestillhasn'tdoneit.

Unit2Careermoves

1.Carlors

So,whereareyouworkingthissummer,Carlors?

I'mworkingasatutorinalearningCentralforkids.

Interesting,whatkindsofthingsdothekidsdothere?

Well,theyworkonsubjectstheyneedhelpin.

Erm..mainlymathandEnglish.

Isyourjobhard?

No,notatall.Thekidsworkoncomputersmostofthetime.Wehavetohelpthemstartedandbetherewhentheyrunintoproblems.

Doyouenjoyit?

Oh,yes.Workingwithkidsissomuchmorefunthanworkingwithadults.

AndIgettochoosemyownhours.

AslongasIworkeighthoursaday,Icancomeinatanytimefromeightamtoninepm.

Luckyyou.

2.Julia

So,whatkindofjobdidyoufindforthesummer?

I'mworkingforamarketingcompany.I'mdoingtelephonemarketing.

Oh,soyou'reoneofthosepeoplewhodrivesmecrazybycallingmeupandtryingtopersuademetobuysomethingthatIhaveabsolutelynoneedfor?

Exactly.

Doyoulikeit?

Believeitornot,Ido.It'smostlyabunchofstudentsworkingthere,andwehavealotfunwhenwearenotmakingcalls.too.

It'sreallyeasy,too.Sincewejusthavetoreadfromascript.

Areyoudoingthisfulltime?

Yeah,butIworkfromtwointheafternoonuntilelevenatnight.SoIgettosleepaslateasIwanttointhemorning.

3.Paul

Paul,Didyoufindyoursummerjobyet?

Yeah,I'mworkinginarestaurant.

Oh,How'sitgoing?

Oh,themoneyisnotbad.

Whatareyoudoing?

Areyouwaitingtables?

Iwish.No,I'mworkinginthekitchen.Icutupstuffforthechef,vegetablesandmeatandthings.Ialsowashthedishes.

Oh,yake!

Yeah,It'sprettyhardwork.Ididn'trealizehowhotitisinarestaurantkitchenuntilItookthisjob.

Sowhydon'tyouquit?

I'dloveto!

ButIneedthemoney.

4.Tony

Whythelongface,Tony?

Oh,Igetsomebadnewstoday.

Whathappened?

Well,youknowmyjobatthedesignstudio?

Yes?

Well..

Ohno..

Ohyes!

Todaythebosscalledmeintohisofficeandtellmetheyhadtolaymeoff.ThatmeansasofApril30th,I'moutofwork!

oh..

Nomorejob!

Oh,Tony,I'msosorry.Yousaidyoureallylikeworkingthere,too.

Yeah,well,It'snotallbadnews.

Thebosstoldmethere'sstillasmallchancethatthecompanywouldcallmebackinthesummeriftheworkpickedup.

YouneverknowWhat'llhappen,theymayneedmethan.

Thisissosudden,isn'tit?

Well,notreally.Say,thebossalsoexplainedthattwootheremployeeshadalreadybeenlaidoff.

IhadfeelingImightbethenextoneinline.Youknow,I'veonlybeenworkingtheretenmonths.

Sowedon'thaveanyseniority.Ifthey'regoingtolaysomeoneoff,it'salwaysgoingtotheneweremployeesfirst.

Whatareyougoingtodo?

Likeisaidistillgetajobuntiltheendofthemonth.StartinginMay,Iplantosendoutresumesandgoonsomeinterviews.may..

Dependingontheoutcomeoftheinterviews,Imay..

Unit3What'swrongwithit

1.Brifecase

CanIhelpyou?

Yes,Iboughtthisbriefcaseherelastweek.

There'resomethingwrongwiththelock.

Ican'tgetittocloseproperly.

Letmesee...

YesIseewhatyoumean.

Thelockseemstobejamedorsomething.

Noproblem,I'llgetyouanotherone.

Sorryaboutthat.

2.Shirt

Excuseme?

Yes?

HowcanIhelpyou?

Youseethatshirt,Iboughtithereafewweeksago,butthefirsttimeIwashedit,thecolorchanged.Itwentfrombrightredtolightpink.

Howdidyouwashit?

Well,Ijusttosseditintothewashingmachinewithmyotherclothes.

Whattemperaturedidyouuse?

Iusuallywashmyclothesinthehotwater,soIguesshot!

Well,didyoucheckthewashinginstructions?

Am..Maybenot.

Wellyouseehereonthislabel,itsayswashincoldwateronly.

Aha..

SoI'mreallysorry.But,sinceyoudidn'tfollowthewashinginstruction,Icanreallydoanythingforyou.

3.Shoes

Excuseme.

Yes?

IwonderifyoucouldtakeolookattheseshoesIboughthere.Theyareprettynew,buttheyseemedtobefallingapart.

em,letmesee.Yes,thisdoesn'tlookright.

Thestitchingiscomingout.Howlongdidyousayyou'vehadthem?

Onlyaboutamonth,Here'sthereceipt.

em,yes,well,letmeexchangethisforyou.

I'msorryfortheinconvenience.

4.HighAchiever

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,practicenotblamingotherpeopleforyoufailures.Alsotrynotusingdifficultsituationsasexcuses.

Highachieversknowthatthekeystosuccessarealwaysintheirhands.

Butthatistheirresponsibilitytousethem.

NowwecometothequalityofhighachieversthatIthinkmanypeoplehavethemosttroubledevelopinginthemselves.I'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,huh?

Doyouwantmetosay:

"Pooryou,Miranda'