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Living English 生活聊英语In the fruit marketClare is buying fruits in a marketClare: So how much are your bananas?David: 35 pence a pound.Clare: Oh, they look nice. Ill have a pound.David: Help yourself, any ones you like.Clare: Are these pears ripe?David: Not quite.Clare: So how long would I have to keep them before theyre good to eat?David: Er, three or four days.Clare: Ill take a pound.David: Right. Vocabulary:Pound 磅A unit for measuring weight. A pound equals to 464 grams. Help yourself 自己拿 To get something by yourselfPears 梨A sweet juicy fruit with a green skin which has a round base and is slightly pointed towards the stemRipe 成熟的(of fruit or crops) completely developed and ready to be collected or eatenSportsRowland is interviewing a soccer player after the matchRowland: Im now on the football pitch where a seven-a-side game has just finished.Rowland: Dave Harding has been playing football. Dave, what do you like about the game?Dave: The main aspects are for us to come up here, enjoy ourselves. And we can meet up afterwards and have a drink and that sort of thing.Rowland: What about winning and losing - does it matter which?Dave: No, that isnt the main reason we play. I mean its always lovely to win. But the main reason we come here is, as I say, just to enjoy ourselves. Its not the end of the world if you lose. Vocabulary:Football (Britain) Soccer (USA) 足球A game played between two teams of eleven people, where each team tries to win by kicking a ball into the other teams goal.Pitch 足球场An area marked for playing particular sports, especially football.Aspect 方面One part of a situation, problem, subject, etc.Enjoy 享受To get pleasure from something.Win 赢To achieve first position and/or get a prize in a competition or competitive situation.Lose 输To fail to succeed in a game, competition, etc.ShoppingAlan and Deborah are going to buy some winter clothesAlan: I just want some normal winter clothes, thats all. Alan: What about that place over there?Alan: Oh. Yeah, well, these clothes arent exactly my style.Deborah: No honey, and theyre not exactly your size either. I dont think youll get into any of them!Deborah: Here we are. Good classic English clothes. Now look at that lovely long brown coat, for instance. With a nice green hat on your head, and a pair of black boots, youll be Lord Alan!Alan: I dont like this stuff, Deborah.Deborah: Why not? Youll look great in it.Alan: Now, this is my kind of place! Hey, look at this! Theyre all American clothes. Yeah, thisll do fine. Vocabulary:Exactly 准确的，严格的In great detail, or complete, correct or true in every wayStyle 风格A way of doing something, especially one which is typical of a person, group of people, place or periodClassic 古典的Having a simple, traditional style which is always fashionableFor instance 比如，例如For exampleBoot 靴子A type of shoe that covers the whole foot and the lower part of the legLord 贵族，地主A title used in front of the names of male peers and officials of very high rankGoing to the theaterAiko is inviting Jeannette and Marko to a theater this eveningAiko: Would you all like to come to the theater this evening?Jeannette: Whats on?Aiko: Its a play, erby Shakespeare, or somebody like that. Im afraid I cant remember the name.Aiko: But please come, everybody! Itll be very good!Jeannette: What time does it start?Aiko: At half past seven.Marko: How much do the tickets cost? Not much, I hope.Aiko: Oh, no, they dont cost anything. I have free tickets!Marco: Ok, Ill come then. Thanks.Aiko: Thats fantastic! Ill give you the address: Its the Washdon College of Drama, 3 Kennedy Square. Vocabulary:Theater 剧场，戏院A place for the performance of playsPlay 话剧To perform an entertainment or a particular character in a play, film or other entertainmentShakespeare 莎士比亚A famous playwright (author of plays) from EnglandFantastic 极好的Extremely goodDrama 戏剧 歌剧A play in a theatre or on television or radio, or plays and acting generallyDinning outSome people are dining in a restaurantHugo: Excuse me Renzo, may we order, please?Renzo: Yes, of course. What would you like, Miss Peters?Annie: Ill start with onion soup please. And then Ill have roast chicken.Renzo: Any vegetables?Annie: Yes, Ill have peas and potatoes please: boiled potatoes.Renzo: Thank you. And what about you, madam?Juanita: Ill have pt to start with please, and then roast beef, with a green salad.Renzo: And what about you. Mr. Peters?Hugo: Ill have pt, please, and then a steak with a mixed salad.Renzo: How would you like your steak cooked, Mr. Peters? Rare, medium or well done?Hugo: Rare, please.Renzo: Rare. Vocabulary:Restaurant 餐馆A place where meals are sold and eaten.Order 点菜 To ask for something to be made, supplied or delivered, especially in a restaurant or shop. PtA popular French dish (hence the spelling): a paste made of chopped-up liver, often goose liver. Soup 汤 A usually hot, liquid food made from vegetables, meat or fish.Salad 沙拉 A mixture of raw vegetables, usually including lettuce, eaten either as a separate dish or with other food.Steak 牛排 A thick, flat piece of meat or fish, especially meat from a cow.Visiting a friendMary and Bashir are visiting MarcoMarco: Oh hello, Mary! I wasnt expecting you. What a surprise to see you.Mary: I was just passing, so I thought Id say Hi, and introduce you to my new boyfriend, Bashir.Marco: How do you do, Bashir?Mary: Marcos an old friend of mine, Bashir.Bashir: Oh yeah?Marco: Thats right. Were friends - just friends! Vocabulary:Visit 拜访To go and spend time in (a place) or with (a person).Expect 盼望，期待 To think or believe something will happen, or someone will arrive.Surprise 惊喜 An unexpected event, or the feeling caused by something unexpected happening.Introduce 介绍 To tell someone another persons name the first time that they meet.Talking about our taste in musicClare is asking interviewing a customer in a music shop about her taste in music Clare: Excuse me, can I ask your name?Francesca: Francesca.Clare: Is classical music your taste?Francesca: Uh, Yes it is, actually.Clare: Do you have a favourite composer or performer?Francesca: Um, theres only a few that I actually even know. But I like Pictures of an Exhibition by Mussorgsky.Clare: When you buy, do you buy CDs, or cassettes, or vinyl?Francesca: Uh, still Vinyl, Im afraid. Still havent got a CD player.Clare: Do you find that you spend a lot of money on your record collection?Francesca: Not as much as I used to.Clare: Do you have a big collection at home?Francesca: About 500 albums. Vocabulary:Composer 作家，作曲家The person who writes something, usually music.Performer 表演者Someone who plays music or who acts in a play or film etc. Vinyl/ Record 唱片A large disc which we can use to listen to music.Album 相册，CD册A collection of pictures or songs in a book or CD or similar.Talking to the PoliceClare is talking to two British police officers, Helen and Stephen, about the police in Britain Clare: And this is Clare Martin. Hello, again. Today I am investigating the police. Woman Police Constable Helen Hanks and Police Constable Stephen Hanks are well known on the streets of Lewes. They are community police officers. But what does that actually mean?Helen: Basically, its just to get to know the people. Get to know the area, and try to build up a relationship between the police and the community.Clare: Well, this sounds good for the image of the police. So is it really just a public relations exercise, or does a community police officer actually catch criminals?Stephen: Yes, I do catch criminals. Particularly shoplifters in the town center. People that go into shops and steal property, leaving without paying. Anyone committing any offences in the town which I see, then, I will arrest them as and when necessary.Clare: How difficult a town is Lewes to police? Is it generally a law-abiding town?Stephen: We have a few problems in one or two little areas where people misbehave. But, yes, its a generally law-abiding town. Vocabulary:Community police officers 社区警察Police who work in a community and try to make people feel safe by walking around.Public relations 公共关系What the public think of a company or organization or person. A reputation.Law-abiding 守法的Dont commit crime or do illegal things.Misbehave 行为不端的Do something bad or naughty.Marriage CounsellingRowland is talking to Myra, a marriage counsellor in Britain Rowland: Myra, youre a professionally trained marriage counsellor. Could you describe your work?Myra: Yes, we deal with any type of relationship issue that comes our way. And Very much now people are cohabiting rather than marrying. And, therefore, we open our doors to anybody who is in a relationship where things are difficult. The breakdown of marriage in Britain is about 33, 34 percent. Were higher than any European country.Rowland: How long have you been doing this sort of work?Myra: Ive been involved in counselling now for eight years.Rowland: What sort of qualifications do you need to do what you do as a profession?Myra: For counselling you dont actually need any formal qualifications but the actual selection procedure is extremely stringent. Its a two year training. Vocabulary:Counselor 顾问Someone who gives advice to peopleCohabit 同居Life with your boy or girl friend.Breakdown 失败When something stops working and has problems.Stringent 严厉的Very strict and demanding.Talking about our childrenRowland is talking to Helen and