中级班文本1-24

第一篇Man:On,I’mreallysorry.AreyouOK?Woman:I’mfine.ButI’mnotverygoodatthis.Man:NeitheramI.Say,areyoufromsouthAmerica?Woman:Yes,Iamoriginally.IwasborninArgentina.Man:Didyougrowupthere?Woman:Yes,Idid.ButmyfamilymovedhereeightyearsagowhenIwasinhighschool.Man:Andwheredidyoulearntherollerblade?Woman;Hereinthepark.Thisisonlymysecondtime.Man:Well,it’smyfirsttime.Canyougivemesomelessons?Woman:Sure,justfollowmeMan:Bytheway.MynameisTed.Woman:AndI’mAnna.Nicetomeetyou.Man:Hey,hey!Thatwasfun.Thanksforthelesson.Woman:Noproblem.So,tellmealittleaboutyourself.Whatdoyoudo?Man:Iworkinatravelagency.Woman:Really?Whatdoyoudothere?Man:I’minchargeoftheircomputers.Woman:Oh,soyou’reacomputerspecialist?Man:Well,sortof.Yeah,Iguessso.Woman:That’sgreat.ThenmaybeyoucangivemesomehelpwiththecomputercoursesI’mtaking.Man:Oh,sure,butonlyifpromisetogivemesomemorerollerbladinglessons.Woman:Hmm…It’sadeal.第二篇Reporter:Whereareyoufromoriginally,YuHong.YuHong:I’mfromChina,fromnearShanghai.Reporter:Andwhendidyoumovehere.YuHong:IcamehereafterIgraduatedfromcollege.Thatwasin1992.Reporter:Andwhatdoyoudonow?YuHong:I’matransportationengineer.Reporter:Isee.Soyou’reanimmigranttotheUnitedState?YuHong:Yes,that’sright.Reporter:WhataresomeofthedifficultiesofbeinganimmigrantintheUS?YuHong:Oh,that’snotaneasyquestiontoanswer.Therearesomanythings,really.IguessoneofthemostdifficultiesisthatIdon’thaveanyrelativeshere.Imean,Ihavealotoffriends.Butthat’snotthesamething.InChina,onholidaysortheweekend,wevisittherelatives.Itisn’tthesamehere.Reporter:Andwhatdoyoumissthemostfromhome?YuHong:Oh,that’seasy.Mymom’ssoup.Shemakesgreatsoup.Ireallymissmymother’scooking.第三篇Man:Hey,arethesepicturesofyouwhenyouwereakid?Woman:Yeah.That’smeinfrontofmyuncle’sbeachhouse.WhenIwasakid,weusedtospendtwoweeksthereeverysummer.Man:Wow,Ibetthatwasfun.Woman:Yes,wealwayshadagreattime.Everydayweusedtogetupearlyandwalkalongthebeach.Ihadagreatshellcollection.Infact,Ithinkitstilluptheattic.Man:Hey,Iusedtocollectshell,too,whenIwasakid.Butmyparentsthrewthemout.YouknowwhatIremembermostaboutgrowingup?Woman:What?Man:Visitingmygrandparents’house.Youknowonholidaysandstaff.Theylivedwayoutinthecountry,andmygranddahadahorsenamedBlackie.Hetaughtmehowtoright.Ijustlovethathorse,andshelovesme,too.Iusedtoreallyenjoyspendingtimeatmygrandparents’house.AndeverytimeIcameback,Blackierememberedme.Woman:Uh…memories.第四篇Woman:Whyisthereneverabuswhenyouwantone?Man:Goodquestion.Therearen’tenoughbusesonthisroute.Woman:SometimesIfeellikewritingalettertothepaper.Man:Goodidea.Weshouldsaythatweneedmoresubwaylines,too.Woman:Yes,thereshouldbemorepublictransportationingeneral.Man:Andfewercars.Thereistoomuchtraffic.Woman:Say,isthatourbuscoming?Man:Yes,itis.Butlook,it’sfull.Woman:Oh,no.Let’sgoandgetacupofcoffee.WecantalkaboutthisletterI’mgoingtowrite.Man:So,areyoureallygoingtowriteapapertothepaper?Woman:Sure,I’mgoingtosaysomethingaboutthebuses.Theyaretooold.Weneedmoremodernbuses,niceair-conditionedones.Man:Andtheyneedtoputmorebusesontheroad.Woman:Right,andtherearetoomanycarsdowntown,andthereisn’tenoughparking.Man:That’sforsure.It’simpossibletofindaparkingspacedowntownthesedays.Woman:Ithinktheyshouldprivatecarsdowntownthesedaysbetweennineandfive.Man:Oh,youmeantheyshouldn’tallowanycarsexcepttaxisandbusesduringtheregulartheworkday.Hmm…thatsoundslikereallyagoodidea.第五篇Woman:Excuseme.Couldyoutellmewherethebankis?Man:Thereisoneupstairs,acrossfromtheduty-freeshop.Woman:Oh,thanks.Doyouknowwhattimeitopens?Man:Itshouldbeopennow.Itopensat8:00am.Woman:Good,andcanyoutellmehowoftenthebusesleaveforthecity?Man:Youneedtocheckatthetransportationcounter.It’srightdownthehall.Woman:Ok,andjustonemorething.Doyouknowwherethenearestrestroomis?Man:Rightbehindyoum’am,seethatsign?Woman:Oh,thanksalot.Woman:Excuseme.It’smeagain.I’msorry.Ineedsomemoreinformationifyoudon’tmind.Man:Notatall.Woman:Thanks.Doyouknowhowmuchataxicoststothecity?Man:Well,itdependsonthetrafficofcourse.Butitusuallycostsabout40dollars.Woman:Fortydollars?IguessI’lltakeabus.ThatmeansIhavealmostanhourtillthenextone.WherecouldIfindaninexpensiverestaurantintheairport?Maybeafast-foodplace.Man:Goupstairs,andturnright,you’llseeasnackbaronyourleft.Woman:Thanksverymuch.Haveaniceday.Man:You,too.第六篇QuiteanumberofthingshavebeendonetohelpsolvetrafficproblemsinSingapore.Forexample,motoristsmustbyaspecialpassiftheywanttodriveintothedowntownbusinessdistrict.Theycangointothebusinessdistrictonlytheyhavethepassdisplayedontheirwindshield.AnotherthingSingaporehasdoneistomakeitmoredifficulttobycars.Peoplehavetoapplyforacertificateiftheywanttobuyacar.Andthenumberofcertificatesislimited,noteveryonecangetone.Thereisalsoahightaxoncars.SoitcoststhreeorfourtimesasmuchtobuyacarinSingapore,asitdoesinsayUnitedStateorCanada.TheotherthingSingaporehasdoneistobuildanexcellentpublictransportationsystem.Theirsubwaysystemisoneofthebestintheworld.Andthereisalsoaverygoodtaxiandbussystem.第七篇Father:Whatdoyouthink?Mother:Well,ithasjustasmanybedroomsasthelastapartment.Andthelivingroomishuge.Daughter:Butthebedroomsaretoosmall,andthereisn’tenoughc