1、 Oh. The guy youre going out with? I wish. The guy I WANT to go out with. Oh, hes really handsome. Um, lets go talk to him. Oh, OK. Ill introduce you. I think youll really like him. Hi, Robert.Robert: Oh, hi. Have you met my friend, Jean? Hey, Jean. I think weve met before. We have? Where? Last Dece
2、mber, at Sams party. Oh, Sam. Oh? Arent you going out with him anymore? No, we broke up a couple of mouths ago. OhOh, really?Unit 2 Personality “What do you like about him?”Sheri: Hey, I went out with the neatest guy over the weekend!Jeremy: Yeah, whats he like? Tall? Handsome? Not really. Dress nic
3、e? Drive a nice car? Not especially. Then he must be buff. Does he work out a lot? NoBut he has a nice smileDimples. I like dimples. Hes kind of cute. And thats what you like about him? No, its more than that. Hes sensitive. Sensitive? How can you tell? Well, we went to this really romantic movie, a
4、nd there was this really sad part, and, and heCried. He cried? Yeah, he just cried and he didnt try to hide it or anything. It was so sweet. OhYou like that, huh? Well, I cry at movies, too!Unit 3 Home “The view is great.”Sean: This is Sean McCain, live with Julie Morris, from Gemini One, the intern
5、atonal space station. Julie, can you hear me?Julie: Yes, I can hear you. Julie, can you tell us, what is it like living on the Gemini One? The Gemini One is wonderful. Its not so different from living on Earth, really. We have jobs, friends, entertainment, natural beauty. And we have all the modern
6、conveniences that you have on Earth. What modern conveniences? Well, we have movie theaters, game centers, music clubs, shops, restaurants How about food? How do you get your food? I go shopping, just like everyone on Earth. You can get any type of food here. Is food expensive? Some of it is. The st
7、uff thats imported from Earth is very expensive. Like a banana from Earth can cost $100. But most food is really cheap. Do you miss getting away to the countryside or the mountains? Dont you miss nature? Well, we have lots of nature up here. I can go hiking and mountain biking, riding in the hills,
8、take a swim in a beautiful lake. Its really beautiful up here. How do people get around up there? Oh, just like we do down there. We have electric cars and trains, but not airplanes. What do you like most about living in the space station? Well, the air is clean. Theres no pollution, and its easy to
9、 get around. Its really an ideal world. And what do you like least? Well, its kind of expensive to fly home to Earth to see my parents for the holidays.Unit 4 Technology “How does it work?Cindy: What the heck is that?Dave: Its a Thai magazine. Thai? You can read Thai? Well, a little. How? I went to
10、Thailand last summer and I lived with a Thai friend and his family. I had such a great experience I want to go back. Why? What was your experience like? Well, I started to learn some Thai And practiced talking with people and ordering in restaurants and everybody was so nice You know, Thailand is ca
11、lled the Land of the Smiles They even smiled when I made a mistake speaking the language. The people were beautiful. Everything was beautiful. It changed my life. But Ive always heard that Thai was impossible to learn. Maybe for some people but not for me. I mean it is totally different from English
12、. The writing system is different, they use different tones, everything is different, but I really want to learn it. I want to understand more when I go back. I wish I felt that way about learning French. Maybe I should study another language. No, Cindy, its not the language. Youve just got to get i
13、nto it.Unit 5 Nationalities “All around the world”Steve: I cant believe these people. I cant believe what they do.Trish: Calm down, Steve. What are you talking about? What is it this time? Look at this. I just bought a donut. Im so sick of the clerk wrapping each pastry individually, then taping the
14、 bags shut, then putting those bags in another bag, folding it down, and then taping that bag shut. I cant take it anymore. Its crazy and its bad for the environment. How long have you been living here? Dont you know thats the way it is? I just want them to stick em in a napkin for me, so I can eat while Im walking to class. There you go again. Dont you know its rude to e
copyright@ 2008-2022 冰豆网网站版权所有
经营许可证编号:鄂ICP备2022015515号-1