新标准大学英语复习.docx

1、新标准大学英语复习Unit 1Conversation 1Janet: What a wonderful view! This is such a great city. Do you ever get tired of living in London, Andy?Andy: When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.Janet: Thats a quotation by Samuel Johnson, isnt it?Andy: Co

2、rrect! So do you have any plans when you finish at Oxford?Janet: Ive got another year to go, and then I suppose Ill go back home.Andy: And will you find a job?Janet: I think Ill have to do my Masters before I look for work. But I must admit London is very special. Do you think you would ever leave L

3、ondon?Andy: Sure! Id love to come to China one day, and I like travelling. But I think Ill always come back here.Janet: Well, your roots are here, and there are so many opportunities.Andy: But have you ever thought of living in London for a year or two?Janet: Yes, but what could I do here? I had pla

4、nned to become a teacher. But Ive often thought if there was a job I could do here in publishing, maybe as an editor, Id go for it.Andy: That sounds like a great idea. I think that would really suit you.Janet: Maybe I should update my CV and send it to one or two publishers.Andy: Dont make it look t

5、oo good!Janet: Why not?Andy: Well, if you enjoy working with London Time Off, we dont want you working with anyone else!Janet: Oh, working with you and Joe, its great fun, and really interesting. I couldnt think of a better way to find out about a city.Andy: So maybe you should think about applying

6、for a job with us.Janet: But do you think Id stand a chance? I mean, Im not sure if Joe likes me.Andy: Dont even think about it! Joe is very straight talking, and I promise you that youd know if he didnt like you!Janet: Perhaps we should both update our CVs and look for jobs together.Andy: Hey, righ

7、t! That would be fun.Conversation 2Janet: Talking about future plans, how do you see your career developing?Andy: My career? Well, I like working for London Time Off. Its part of a largermedia company called Lift Off USA, so there are lots of opportunities. But.Janet: But what?Andy: Its not always v

8、ery easy working with Joe. I mean, I kind of think he has a different agenda. I like his work, but sometimes I dont think his hearts in his job.Janet: How did he end up in London?Andy: He did media studies in the States, and then found work as a gofer at Lift Off in New York.Janet: Whats a gofer?And

9、y: Go for this, go for that. Its a word for the least experienced person in the film and TV industry. Then he came to London and got a proper job as a researcher at Lift Off UK, and then after a few years he got the producers job on London Time Off.Janet: Hes good at his job, isnt he?Andy: Yes. Hes

10、confident and very competent at what he does, so the people who work with him rate him quite highly.Janet: Except you?Andy: No, I rate him too. And I get on with him quite well, although were not best buddies or anything like that. Its just that. I want his job!Janet: Now we know your little secret.

11、 I promise I wont tell anyone!Andy: Its OK, I suspect he knows it too. But if I cant be a producer on London Time Off, then I guess Ill find something elsewhere. Janet, there was something I was going to ask you.Janet: Sure, what is it?Andy: I was wondering. oh, its nothing. Anyway, all this talk ab

12、out your future career is making me thirsty. Lets go for a drink.Janet: Whose round?Andy: Yours!Unit 2Conversation 1Joe: OK, when youve finished chatting, lets get down to work.Andy:OK, sure.Janet: Fine by me. Whats on the agenda?Joe: First up today is Read all about it! Now, I assume everyone has r

13、ead all the books for the feature? Has anyone read any of the books?Andy: Well, Joe, there are over 20 new books coming out next month, so.Joe: Im sorry, I really think thats quite unacceptable. Its your job! What about you, Janet?Janet: Im sorry but this is the first time Ive worked on Read all abo

14、ut it, and I didnt know I was meant to read all the books.Andy: Have you read them?Joe: No, but thats why youre my assistants. Youre meant to assist me.Andy: Its true that we need to read the books, Joe, but we havent.Joe: OK, here you go. Youre always making excuses!Andy: And whats more, we havent

15、even chosen the books yet.Joe: OK, lets get on with it. Whats on the list?Janet: I suppose were looking for books with a London angle?Andy: Not necessarily.Janet: Is it OK to look for non-fiction too?Joe: Absolutely.Janet: OK, heres an idea. Theres a new biography of Charles Dickens which Im reading

16、.Andy: Sounds good his books are always on TV.Janet: You see Im studying Dickens at university, and I noticed it in the bookshop last week. Its really interesting.Joe: OK, tell us more.Janet: Well, its a description of the London locations where he set many of his books, like Oliver Twist and David

17、Copperfield.Andy: Sounds right up your street!Joe: Well done, Janet. Maybe you can show Andy how to plan the feature. OK, thats it everyone. Lets get to it!Conversation 2Janet: Whats the matter with Joe today?Andy: No idea. Hes a bit like that sometimes. He gets annoyed with me, but I dont really kn

18、ow why.Janet: He wasnt being at all fair. How often does he get like this?Andy: Well, I suppose its not very often. But sometimes he really gets on my nerves.Janet: Dont let it get to you. Hes probably got too much work, and hes stressed.Andy: Well, he should keep his problems away from the studio.

19、Anyway, youre the expert on Dickens, tell me something about him.Janet: Well, Charles Dickens was one of the most popular novelists in 19th century Britain. Many of his novels first appeared in magazines, in short episodes. Each one had a cliffhanger at the end that made people want to read the next

20、 episode.Andy: And was he a Londoner?Janet: He was born in Portsmouth but his family moved to London when he was ten years old.Andy: And he set most of his stories in London, didnt he?Janet: Thats right. He knew the city very well.Andy: Whereabouts in London are his stories set?Janet: Around the Law

21、 Courts in the centre of London. He worked as a court reporter and many of the real life stories he heard in court inspired some of the most famous characters in his novels.Andy: I think some of his stories take place south of the river?Janet: Thats right, especially around Docklands. The thing was.

22、 Dickens was a social commentator as much as he was a novelist his stories describe the hardship, the poverty, and crime which many Londoners experienced in the 19th century. It makes me want to read some Dickens again. Maybe Ill just go shopping for a copy of Great Expectations.Andy: Anyway, you di

23、d me a huge favour. That was a real brainwave to suggest the new biography.Janet: Cheer up, Andy. It wasnt your fault.Andy: No, its OK. Ill get over it. Go on, off you go and enjoy your shopping!Unit 3Conversation 1Tanya: Hey! That looks good on you! You should try it on!Janet: No thanks, Im just lo

24、oking.Tanya: Go on, try it on. I can tell it suits you.Janet: You seem to want me to buy something. And Im not sure I want to buy anything at all.Tanya: Well, yes, Im pretty sure you want to buy something.Janet: How do you know?Tanya: Well, its my job to know what women want to wear.Janet: How do yo

25、u know what I want to wear?Tanya: I can just tell. Most women dont hold things up like that unless they know they want to buy it, but either they havent got the money or they are nervous about impulse buying.Janet: So what type of woman am I then?Tanya: No money!Janet: Yeah! Youre right, but how do

26、you know?Tanya: If you were nervous about impulse buying, youd try it on. That way youll feel good that youve made a careful decision.Janet: Thats pretty smart. What is your job then?Tanya: Im a buyer for a store in New York City. Im here for London Fashion Week. Hey, do you want to go? I have some

27、free tickets for the catwalk show this afternoon.Janet: Well, Im not sure. Im waiting for a friend, actually, and.Joe: Hi Janet!Janet: Joe! What are you doing here?Joe: Why the surprise?Janet: Its just. I didnt expect to see you. Thats all. Er, this is.Tanya: Hello, Im Tanya Feinstein. Is this the f

28、riend you were waiting for.Janet: No. Yes!Tanya: So would you both like to come this afternoon?Janet: Tanya has invited us to the catwalk show this afternoon.Tanya: Look at this. Oh, its perfect. Ill just try it on. Ill leave you two to make up your minds.Conversation 2Joe: Who is she? Is she a frie

29、nd of yours?Janet: No, she just came up to me and started talking about fashion. Shes a buyer for some New York fashion store.Joe: But why has she invited us to a catwalk show?Janet: Shes giving out free tickets. Part of her job I think.Joe: So, do you want to go?Janet: I suppose so. Havent got any

30、money for shopping, so why not?Tanya: OK, you guys made up your mind?Joe: You sure you got a couple of tickets for us?Tanya: Sure!Joe: Thanks. So whats your take on the London fashion scene then?Tanya: As far as Im concerned, the clothes shops in London are some of the best in the world. The way I s

31、ee it, if I want haute couture I can go to Paris or Milan. But if I want street fashion that will look good in New York too, I come to London. The kids here all have this unique style.Joe: But they cant afford designer prices.Tanya: In London the fashion tends to start on the streets. It gets popular among the kids, and then the designers come and pick up on their style, turn it into designer clothes. Whereas in Paris or Milan, its more of a top down process.Janet: Top down?Tanya: Sure. The big name designers create these wonderful clothes but theyre really only for