英语-口语实用--高级班文本

第一课：A:Doyouhaveadateforthepartyyet?B:Actually,Idon’t.Doyouthinkyoucouldhelpmefindone?A:Hmm,whatkindofguysdoyoulike?B:Oh,Ilikeguyswhoaren’ttooseriousandwhohaveagoodsenseofhumor.Youknow,likeyou.A:Ok,Uh,whatelse?B:Well,I’dprefersomeoneIhavesomethingincommonwith-whoIcantalktoeasily.A:IthinkIknowjusttheguyforyou.BobBranson.Doyouknowhim.?B:No,Idon’tthinkso.A:well,letmearrangeforyoutomeethim,,andyoucantellmewhatyouthink.Chris:So,what’stheVerdict?WhatdidyouthinkofBob?Kim:Well,IwasworriedatfirstespeciallywhenIsawthathewearsnotonebuttwoearrings,Ithoughthemightturnouttobeoneofthoseguyswhoareintoheavyrockmusicandstufflikethat.YouknowwhatImean?Chris:Buthe’sjustlikearegularkindofguy,right?Kim:Yeah,wegotalongreallywell!Chris:Ijustknewyou’dlikehim.Kim:Yeah,Ido,andhe’sreallyfunny.Hehadmelaughinghystericallyduringdinner.Ithinkthepeoplesittingnexttousintherestaurantthoughtwewerecrazy.Chris:So,areyoutwogoingtogettogetheragain?Kim:Definitely,infact,we’regoingtoaconcerttomorrownight.Chris:That’sgreat.第二课：1.AndreaA:So,haveyouseenAndrealately?B:Yeah,Iseeherprettyoften.Weworktogetheratacafélatté.A:How’sshedoing,I’vebeenmeaningtocallher.B:Well,tobehonest!I’vealwaysthoughtshe’salittledifficult.Butthesedays,Ifindherimpossible.A:Whatdoyoumean?B:Oh,youknowhowsheis.Shehasstrongideasabouteverything.AndIfyoudon’tagreewithher,sheletsyouknowwhatshethinksofyou.A:Yes,that’strue.Butthat’swhyweloveher,right?B:Yeah,Iguessso.Butshe’schangedalotsinceshestartedcollege.Shetalkedaboutherselfallthetimeandshealwaysmanagestomentionhowgoodsheisateverythingshedoes.A:Hmm.MaybeIwon’tcallherafterall.2.JamesA:AreyougoingtoJames’spartyonSaturday?B:Ofcourse,Jamesalwaysgivesthebestparties.Andtherearealwayslotsofinterestingnewpeopletomeet.A:That’strue.Idon’tknowwherehemanagestofindthemall.B:Well,youknowwhathe’slike.Hemakesfriendsreallyeasily.Hereallylikestalkingtopeople,andhelovesinvitingpeopleover.A:Ur–Ur,heinvitedmefordinnerlastSaturday,whatafeast!B:Yeah,he’sagreatcooktoo.A:AfterdinnerIofferedtohelpcleanup,buthetoldmenottoworryaboutit.Hesaidhe’dtakecareofitinthemorning.Hewaslike,it’snothing,nobigdeal.B:Yup,thatsoundslikeJames.3.Mr.JohnsonA:Haveyoumetthenewapartmentmanager?B:Mr.Johnson?Hmm.Yeah,Imethimlastweek.He’s…alittlestrange.A:Yeah,heis.I’mnotsureIlikehim.He’shardtopredict.Sometimeshe’sprettycheerfulandtalkative,andthenextdayhedoesn’tevensayhello.Ithinkhemusthavepersonalproblemsorsomething.B:Ithinkyou’reright.Andhaveyounoticedthathalfthetimewhenhesayshe’sgoingto3something,heneveractuallydoesit?Hetoldmethreetimeshe’dcometofixthelightinmykitchen,andhestillhasn’tdoneit.第三课：Dave:Hello?Jim:Hi.Myname’sJimHunt.I’mcallingabouttheadforaroommate.Dave:Oh,right.Jim:Areyoustilllookingforsomeone?Dave:Yes,weare.Jim:Oh,good.I’mreallyinterested.Dave:Well,therearefourofus,andit’safairlysmallhouse,sowewantsomeonewho’seasytogetalongwith.Jim:I’mprettyeasygoing.Dave:Great!SocanIaskyouafewfairlystraightforwardquestionsaboutyourself?Jim:Noproblem.Ilikeitwhenpeoplearedirect.D:Whatdoyoudo,Jim?J:Oh,well,I’vehadalotofdifferentjobs,butI’mnotworkingrightnow.J:Yeah,Igotfiredfrommylastjobaboutsixmonthsago,soI’vebeenlookingforsomethingelse.Ihaven’tbeenveryluckysofar.D:Uh-huh.Well,therenthereis$1,200amonth–uh,that’s$300amonthforeachperson.J:Oh,Uh….D:Willyouhaveenoughmoneytopaytherenteverymonth?J:Yeah,Iprobablywill…ifIcanfindajob.D:Yeah.Uh,look,whereareyoulivingnow?J:Well,I’vebeenstayingwithafriendforthepastcoupleofweeks.D:Uh-huh.J:Yeah,buthe’saskedmetoleavebyFriday,soIreallyneedtofindaplacetolive.I’vehadtomovefourtimesinthepastyearand,well…D:Listen,Jim.Iappreciateyourtellingmeaboutyourself.Ilikeitwhenpeoplearehonestwithme.Anyway,Ihavetotalktomyotherroommatesaboutthis,andI’llgiveyouacalltomorrowtoletyouknowwhatwedecide.Whydon’tyougivemeyournumber?J:Sure,it’stwo,two,three…第四课：Tracy:Goodnews!I’vefoundasummerjob!Mark:That’sgreat!Anythinginteresting?T:Yes,workingatanamusementpark.Doesn’tthatsoundfantastic?M:Sure,itdoes.T:So,haveyoufoundanything?M:Nothingyet,butI’vegotacoupleofleads.Oneisworkingasaninternforarecordcompany–mostlyansweringphones.OrIcangetalandscapingjobagain.T:Beinganinternsoundsmoreinterestingthanlandscaping.Andit’sprobablynotashard!M:Yeah,butalandscaperearnsmoremoneythananintern.Andyougetagreattan!M:Sowhatwillyoubedoingattheamusementpark,exactly?T:Actually,I’llhavetwojobs.First,I’llbeworkingataplacecalledChildren’sWorld.Theyhaveallkindsofinterestinggamesandeducationalactivitiesforyoungkids.IhavetogotoatrainingprogramforthreedaysbeforeIstart.tofindouthoweverythingworks.M:Threedays?Wow,theequipmentmustbeprettyhigh-tech!T:Oh,itis–alotofcomputersandinterestingdevices.It’sjustthekindofstuffthatkidslove.M:Well,itsoundsliketheperfectjobforyou.Iknowhowmuchyoulovekids.Sowhat’syourotherjob?T:Well.I’llalsobeoneofthepeoplewho.walksaroundtheparkgreetingpeople.M:Doyoumeanyou’llhavetodressupinacostume?T:Yes,asacartooncharacter!Iknow,Iknow.Itsoundssilly.Andit’scertainlynotasrewardingasworkinginChildren’sWorld,but.it’spartofthejob.第五课：Woman:Sowhereareyouworkingthissummer,Carlos?Carlos:I’mworkingas