剑桥英语.docx

1、剑桥英语Im really sorry:Ted: Oh, Im really sorry. Are you OK?Ana: Im fine. But Im not very good at this.Ted: Neither am I. Say, are you from South America?Ana: Yes, I am originally. I was born in Argentina.Ted :Did you grow up there?Ana:Yes,I did,but my family moved here eight years ago when I was in hi

2、gh school.Ted :And where did you learn to rollarblade?Ana:Here in the park.This is only my second time.Ted :Well,its my first time.Can you give me some lessons?Ana:Sure.Just follow me.Ted :By the way,my name is Ted.Ana:And Im Ana.Nice to meet you.Hey,hey!that was funTed:Hey,hey!that was fun.Thank yo

3、u for the lesson!Ana:No problem.So,tell me a little about yourself.What do you do?Ted:I work in a travel agency.Ana:Really! What do you do there?Ted:Im in charge of their computers.Ana:Oh,so youre a computer specialist.Ted:Well, sort of.Yeah,I guess so.Ana:Thats great.Then maybe you can give me some

4、 help with a computer course Im taking.Ted:Oh,sure.But only if you promise to give me some more rollarblading lessons.Ana:Its a deal!Interviewer:Where are you from originally,Yu Hong?Yu Hong:Im from China.from near Shanghai.Interviewer:And when did you move here?Yu Hong:I came here after I graduated

5、 from college.That was in 1992.Interviewer:And what do you do now?Yu Hong:Im a transportation engineer.Interviewer:I see.So you re an immigrant to the United States.Yu Hong:Yes,thats right.Interviewer:What are some of difficulties of being an immigrant in the U.S.?Yu Hong:Oh,thats not an easy questi

6、on 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 thats not the same thing.In China,on the holidays or the weekend,we visit relatives.It isnt the same here.Interviewer:And what do you miss t

7、he most from home?Yu Hong:Oh, thats easy:my moms soup!She makes great soup.I really miss my mothers cooking.Interviewer:Where are you from,Ajay?Ajay:Im from India.Interviewer:And when did you move to the U.S.?Ajay:It was in 1991Interviewer:Are you studying here at the moment?Ajay:Not now.I came here

8、 as a student and graduated two yeas ago.Im woking as a computer technician.Interviewer: Uh-huh.And what was it like when you first came here?Was it difficult?Ajay: Yeah,it was at times.The main difficulty I had was with the educational system.Things are very different here.Teaching methods,everythi

9、ng is very different from what I was used to in India.Interviewer: And what do you miss the most from India?Ajay: To tell you the truth,after youre here for a while,you dont miss anything very much.But I guess the weather and my family are the things I miss.And the quality of life.The quality of lif

10、e is much nicer back home,frankly speaking.A: Hey! Are these pictures of you when you were a kid?B: Yeah! Thats me in front of my uncles beach house. When I was a kid, we used to spend two weeks every summer. A: Wow, I bet that was fun!B: Yeah. We always had a great time. Every day we used to get up

11、 early and walk along the beach. I have a great shell collection. In fact, I think its still up in the attic!A: Hey, I used to collect shells, too, when I was a kid. But my parents threw them out!A: You know what I remember most about growing up?B: What?A: Visiting my grandparents house you know, on

12、 holidays and stuff. They lived way out in the country, and my granddad had a horse named Blackie. 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.B: Ah, memories!

13、A: Why is there never a bus when you want one?B: Good question. There arent enough buses on this route.A: Sometimes I feel like writing a letter to the paper.B: Good idea. You should say that we need more subway lines, too.A: Yeah. There should be more public transportation in genral.B: And fewer ca

14、rs! Theres too much traffic.A: Say, is that our bus coming?B: Yes, it is. But look. Its full!A: Oh, no! Lets go and get a cup of coffee. We can talk about this letter Im going to write.A: So you are really going to write a letter to the paper?B: Sure. Im going to say something about the buses. Theyr

15、e too old. We need more modern buses nice air-conditioned ones.B: And they need to put more buses on the road.A: Right. And there are too many cars downtown, and there isnt enough parking.B: Thats for sure. Its impossible to find a parking space downtown these days.A: I think they should ban private cars downtown between nine and five.B: Oh, you mean they shouldnt allow any cars except taxis and buses during the regular workday. Hmm that sounds like a really good idea.Quite a number of things have been done to help solve traffic problems in Singapore. For example, motorists must buy a