中级班文本124.docx

1、中级班文本124第一篇Man： On， Im really sorry. Are you OK?Woman： Im fine. But Im not very good at this。Man: Neither am I。 Say, are you from south America？Woman: Yes， I am originally。 I was born in Argentina.Man： Did you grow up there?Woman： Yes， I did。 But my family moved here eight years ago when I was in hi

2、gh school。Man： And where did you learn the rollerblade?Woman; Here in the park。 This is only my second time。Man: Well, its my first time。 Can you give me some lessons？Woman: Sure， just follow meMan: By the way。 My name is Ted.Woman： And Im Anna. Nice to meet you。Man: Hey， hey！ That was fun。 Thanks f

3、or the lesson.Woman: No problem。 So, tell me a little about yourself. What do you do？Man： I work in a travel agency。Woman： Really? What do you do there?Man： Im in charge of their computers。Woman: Oh， so youre a computer specialist？Man: Well, sort of. Yeah， I guess so。Woman： Thats great. Then maybe y

4、ou can give me some help with the computer courses Im taking.Man： Oh， sure, but only if promise to give me some more rollerblading lessons。Woman： HmmIts a deal。 第二篇Reporter： Where are you from originally, Yu Hong.Yu Hong： Im from China， from near Shanghai.Reporter: And when did you move here.Yu Hong

5、： I came here after I graduated from college. That was in 1992.Reporter: And what do you do now？Yu Hong: Im a transportation engineer.Reporter: I see。 So youre an immigrant to the United State？Yu Hong: Yes, thats right。Reporter: What are some of the difficulties of being an immigrant in the US？Yu Ho

6、ng: Oh, thats not an easy question to answer。 There are so many things， really。 I guess one of the most 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 holidays or the weekend， we visit the relatives. It isnt the same h

7、ere.Reporter： And what do you miss the most from home？Yu Hong： Oh， thats easy。 My moms soup. She makes great soup。 I really miss my mothers cooking. 第三篇Man: Hey, are these pictures of you when you were a kid?Woman: Yeah。 Thats me in front of my uncles beach house。 When I was a kid, we used to spend

8、two weeks there every summer。Man： Wow, I bet that was fun。Woman: Yes, we always had a great time. Every day we used to get up early and walk along the beach。 I had a great shell collection. In fact， I think it still up the attic.Man: Hey， I used to collect shell, too， when I was a kid。 But my parent

9、s threw them out. You know what I remember most about growing up?Woman： What?Man: Visiting my grandparents house. You know on holidays and staff。 They lived way out in the country, and my grandda had a horse named Blackie. He taught me how to right。 I just love that horse, and she loves me， too. I u

10、sed to really enjoy spending time at my grandparents house. And every time I came back, Blackie remembered me.Woman: Uhmemories。第四篇Woman： Why is there never a bus when you want one？Man： Good question。 There arent enough buses on this route.Woman: Sometimes I feel like writing a letter to the paper。M

11、an： Good idea。 We should say that we need more subway lines， too.Woman： Yes， there should be more public transportation in general。Man: And fewer cars. There is too much traffic.Woman: Say， is that our bus coming?Man: Yes， it is。 But look, its full.Woman: Oh, no。 Lets go and get a cup of coffee. We

12、can talk about this letter Im going to write.Man: So, are you really going to write a paper to the paper?Woman: Sure， Im going to say something about the buses. They are too old。 We need more modern buses， nice air-conditioned ones.Man: And they need to put more buses on the road.Woman: Right, and t

13、here are too many cars downtown， and there isnt enough parking.Man: Thats for sure。 Its impossible to find a parking space downtown these days。Woman: I think they should private cars downtown these days between nine and five。Man： Oh， you mean they shouldnt allow any cars except taxis and buses durin

14、g the regular the workday。 Hmmthat sounds like really a good idea。第五篇Woman: Excuse me。 Could you tell me where the bank is?Man: There is one upstairs, across from the duty-free shop。Woman: Oh， thanks。 Do you know what time it opens？Man： It should be open now. It opens at 8：00 am.Woman: Good, and can

15、 you tell me how often the buses leave for the city?Man： You need to check at the transportation counter。 Its right down the hall。Woman: Ok, and just one more thing. Do you know where the nearest restroom is？Man: Right behind you mam, see that sign？Woman: Oh， thanks a lot。Woman: Excuse me. Its me ag

16、ain。 Im sorry. I need some more information if you dont mind.Man: Not at all.Woman: Thanks. Do you know how much a taxi costs to the city？Man: Well， it depends on the traffic of course. But it usually costs about 40 dollars.Woman： Forty dollars? I guess Ill take a bus. That means I have almost an ho

17、ur till the next one。 Where could I find an inexpensive restaurant in the airport？ Maybe a fast-food place.Man: Go upstairs， and turn right, youll see a snack bar on your left.Woman: Thanks very much. Have a nice day.Man： You， too。 第六篇Quite a number of things have been done to help solve traffic pro

18、blems in Singapore. For example， motorists must by a special pass if they want to drive into the downtown business district。 They can go into the business district only they have the pass displayed on their windshield。Another thing Singapore has done is to make it more difficult to by cars。 People h

19、ave 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 United State or Canada.The other thing Singapore has d

20、one is to build an excellent public transportation system。 Their subway system is one of the best in the world。 And there is also a very good taxi and bus system。第七篇Father： What do you think?Mother： Well， it has just as many bedrooms as the last apartment . And the living room is huge。Daughter: But

21、the bedrooms are too small, and there isnt enough closet space for my clothes.Father: And its not as cheap as the last apartment we saw.Mother： But that apartment was dark and dingy, and it was in the dangerous neighborhood。Father: Lets see if the real restate agent has something else to show us.Age

22、nt： Well， how do you like this place, then？Daughter： Oh, its much better than other one。 The thing I like best is the bedrooms. They are huge.Mother: Yes, they are nice and big。Daughter： And there are two bathrooms. I can have my own bathroom。Mother: Yes， I guess you could。Daughter: The only problem

23、 is the color of the living room。 I really dont like the dark green wall。Father： Oh， I sure we can change the color if we want to。第八篇Man: Creative Rental. Good morning。Woman： Hello， Im calling about the apartment you have for rent。Man: Yes， what can I tell you about it?Woman: Where is it exactly？Man

24、: Its on King Street, just off the free-way.Woman： Oh, near the free-way. Can you hear the traffic?Man： Yes, Im afraid you do hear some. But the apartment has a lot of space, It has three bedrooms and a very large living room.Woman: I see. And is it on a new building?Man: Well, the building is about

25、 fifty years old.Woman： Uhhawell， Ill think about it.Man： Ok， thanks for calling。Woman： Thank you, bye。Woman: Hello。Man: Hello， is the apartment you are advertising is still available?Woman： Yes, it is.Man： Can you tell me a little about it。Woman: Well， its a perfect apartment for one person。 It one

26、 room with kitchen at one end.Man： I see， and is it far away from the subway?Woman: There is a subway station just down the street. Actually, the apartment is located right downtown. So you step out of the building and there are stores and restaurant everywhere. But its on high floor。 So you dont he

27、ar any street or traffic noise。Man： It sounds like just the kind of place Im looking for。 Id like to come see it, please.Woman: Sure, let me give you the address. 第九篇Yeah, I really need a change. Ive been doing the same things for over five years old， and Im just not learning anything new。 Its the s

28、ame routine everyday, and Im really sick of sitting in front of the computer. I think I need to try something totally different. I wana be in a profession that involve meeting people.I really need to join in a club or sports team to give me something to do on the weekends。 I get really bored on the

29、weekends. And if join in a club， I probably get to meet people and make new friends.I should take a typing course this summer. I really need it for my school work. And people say that if you can type really well, its something youll find useful later in life.Gosh, I really have to go on diet。 Ive ga

30、ined ten pounds since last year and everyone tells me I look fat. And if I dont lose weight now, I wont be able to get into any of my summer clothes.第十篇Friend: So where are you working now Terry?Terry: Oh, Im still at the bank. I dont like it though.Friend： Thats too bad. Why not？Terry： Well， its bo

31、ring, and it doesnt pay very well。Friend: I know what you mean. I dont like my job either. I wish I could find a better job.Terry： Actually， I dont wana work at all any more. I wish I had a lot of money， So I could retire now。Friend： Hmmhow old are you， Terry?Terry： Umm。twentysix。Friend: So how are

32、things going with you and Susie, Terry?Terry: Oh, you didnt know. She and I broke up for a couple of moths ago. We decided we needed a break from each other for a while. But I miss her a lot. I wish we could get back together again。Friend: Im sure you will.Terry： I really hope so. So what kind of job would you like to look for?Frien