1、 Neither am I. Say, are you from South America? Yes, I am originally. I was born in Argentina. Did you grow up there? Yes, I did, but my family moved here eight years ago when I was in high school. And where did you learn to rollarblade? Here in the park. This is only my second time. Well, its my fi
2、rst time. Can you give me some lessons? Sure. Just follow me.Ted : By the way, my name is Ted. And Im Ana. Nice to meet you.Hey, hey! that was fun Hey, hey! that was fun. Thank you for the lesson! No problem. So, tell me a little about yourself. What do you do? I work in a travel agency. Really! Wha
3、t do you do there?m in charge of their computers. Oh, so youre a computer specialist. Well, sort of. Yeah, I guess so. Thats great. Then maybe you can give me some help with a computer course Im taking. Ted: Oh, sure.But only if you promise to give me some more rollarblading lessons. Its a deal!(2)
4、Where are you from originally, Yu HongInterviewer: Where are you from originally, Yu Hong?Yu Hong:m from China.from near Shanghai. And when did you move here? I came here after I graduated from college. That was in 1992. And what do you do now?m a transportation engineer. I see. So you re an immigra
5、nt to the United States. Yes, thats right. What are some of difficulties of being an immigrant in the U.S.? Oh, thats not an easy question to answer. There are so many things, really. I guess one of the biggest difficulties is that I dont have any relatives here. I mean, I have a lot of friends, but
6、 thats not the same thing. In China, on the holidays or the weekend, we visit relatives. It isnt the same here. And what do you miss the most from home?s easy: my moms soup! She makes great soup. I really miss my mothers cooking.(3) Hey! Are these pictures of youA: Hey! Are these pictures of you whe
7、n you were a kid?B: Yeah!s me in front of my uncles beach house. When I was a kid, we used to spend two weeks every summer. Wow, I bet that was fun! Yeah. We always had a great time. Every day we used to get up early and walk along the beach. I have a great shell collection. In fact, I think its sti
8、ll up in the attic! Hey, I used to collect shells, too, when I was a kid. But my parents threw them out! You know what I remember most about growing up? What? Visiting my grandparents houseyou know, on holidays and stuff. They lived way out in the country, and my granddad had a horse named Blackie.
9、He taught me how to ride. I just love that horse-and she loved me, too! I used to really enjoy spending time at my grandparents house. And every time I came back, Blackie remembered me. Ah, memories!Unit 2(4) Why is there never a bus when you want one? Why is there never a bus when you want one? Goo
10、d question. There arent enough buses on this route. Sometimes I feel like writing a letter to the paper. Good idea. You should say that we need more subway lines, too. Yeah. There should be more public transportation in genral. And fewer cars! Theres too much traffic. Say, is that our bus coming? Ye
11、s, it is. But look. Its full! Oh, no! Lets go and get a cup of coffee. We can talk about this letter Im going to write. So you are really going to write a letter to the paper? Sure. Im going to say something about the buses. Theyre too old. We need more modern busesnice air-conditioned ones. And the
12、y need to put more buses on the road. Right. And there are too many cars downtown, and there isnt enough parking.s for sure. Its impossible to find a parking space downtown these days. I think they should ban private cars downtown between nine and five. Oh, you mean they shouldnt allow any cars exce
13、pt taxis and buses during the regular workday. Hmmthat sounds like a really good idea.(5) Quite a number of thingsQuite a number of things have been done to help solve traffic problems in Singapore. For example, motorists must buy a special pass if they want to drive into the downtown business distr
14、ict. They can go into the business district only if they have the pass displayed on their windshield.Another thing Singapore has done is to make it more difficult to buy cars. People have to apply for a certificate if they want to buy a car. And the number of certificates is limited. Not everyone can get one.There is also a high tax on cars, so it costs three or four times as much to buy a car in Singapore as it does in, say, the United States or Canada.The other thing Singapore has done is to build an excellent pubic transporta
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