剑桥口语二中级文本

1、Un it 1 a time to remembergive me some lessons?B: It ' s a deal.B: Sure, just follow me.A:By the way,my n ame is Ted.B:And i'm Anna,nice to meet you.A: Oh, i'm really sorry. Are you ok?B: rm fine. But I ' m not very good at this.A: Neither am I. Say are you fromSouth America?B: Yes I

2、 am originally was born inArge nti na.A: Did you grow up there?B: Yes i did, but my family moved here eight years ago whe n i was in high school.A: And where did you learn to rollerblade?B: Here in the park, this is only my sec ond time.A: Well it's my first time; can youA: Hey hey, that was fun

3、, thanks for the less on.B: No problem, so tell me a little about yourself, what do you do?A: I work in a travel age ncy.B: Really? What do you do there?A: rm in charge of their computers.B: Oh, so you are a computer specialist.A: Well, sort of. Yeah I guess so.B: That ' s great, and then maybe

4、you can give me some help with a computer course I ' m taking.A: Oh sure, but only if you promise to give me some more rollerblad ing less ons.Chi na, onholidaysortheA: Where are you from origi nally?Yu hungB: I ' m fromChina, fromnearsha nghaiA: And whe n did you move here?B: I came here af

5、ter I graduatefrom college.That was in 1992.A: And what do you do now?B: I' m a transportation engineer.A: I see, so you are an immigra ntto the Uni ted States?B: Yes that's right.A:What are some of thedifficulties of being an immigra nt in the US?B: Oh, that ' s not an easy questiontoan

6、 swer.Thereare somanythin gsreally.ButI guessone ofthe biggestdifficultiesisthat idon'thaveanyrelativeshere .Imea ni havea lotof friends,butthat'snotthesame thing.lnweeke nd,wevisit relatives,it isn'tthe same here.A: And what do you miss the mostfrom home?B: Oh, that ' s easy.My mom&

7、#39;s soup; she makes great soup .I really miss my mother's cook ingA:Where are you from Ajay?B:I'm from In dia.A:And whe n did you move to theUS?B:It was in 1991.A:Are you studying here at the mome nt?B:Not now.l came here as astudent,andgraduated two yearsago.l'mworkingas a computertec

8、h ni cia n.A:Aha.Andwhat was it like whenyou first came here,was it difficult?B:Yeah,it was at times.The main difficulty i had was with the educati onalsystem.Th ings areverydifferenthere.T eachingmethods,everythi ngis verydifferent from what i was used to in In dia.A:A nd what do you miss the most

9、from In dia?B:To tell you the truth,after you are here for a while,you don't miss any thi ngvery much.Um,but iguess the weather and my family are the things i miss.A nd the quality of life,the quality of life is much nicer back home,fra nkly speak ing.A:Hey,are these pictures of you when you wer

10、e a kid?B:Yeah,that's me in front of my un cle's beach house.Whe n i was a kid,we used to spend two weeks there every summer.A: Wow, i bet that was fun.B:Yeah,we always had a great time.Every day we used to get up early and walk along the beach .I had a great shellcollect ion.lnfact,I think

11、it's still up in the attic.A:Hey,I used to collect shells too when i was a kid,but my parents threw them out.A:You know what I remember themost about grow ing up?B:What?A:Visit ingmygran dpare nts'house.Youknow,on holidays andstuff.Theylived way out in thecountry and my gra nd dad had a hors

12、e n amed blacky.He taught me how to ride .I just love that horse and she loved me too.I used to really enjoy spending time at mygran dpare nts'house.A ndeverytimeIcame back,blackyremembered me.B: Oh, memories!Unit 2 Caught in the rushA: Why is there n ever a bus whe nyou want one?B: Good questio

13、n. There aren't eno ugh buses on this route.A: Sometimes I feel like writing a letter to the paper.B: Good idea.You should say that we n eed more subway lines too.A: Yeah, there should be more public tran sportati on in gen eral.B: And fewer cars, there ' s too much traffic.A: Say, is that o

14、ur bus coming.B: Yes it is,but look,it's full.A: Oh no, let ' s go and get a cup of coffee, we can talk about this letter i'm going to write.A:So are you really going to writea letter to the paper?B:Sure,l'm going to say someth ing about the buses.They are too old,we n eed moremoder

15、nbuses ,nice air con diti oned on es.A: And they need to put more buses on the road.B: Right.And there are too many cars dow ntown,and there isn'teno ugh park ingA: That ' s for sure .I t's impossible to find a park ing space dow ntow n these days.B:I think they should ban private cars d

16、ow ntow n betwee n nine and five .A: Oh, you mean, they should n't allow any cars expect taxies and buses duri ng the regular work day.Hmm that sounds like a really good idea.A: Excuse me, could you tell me where the bank is?B: There is one upstairs, across from the duty free shop.A: Oh thanks.D

17、o you know what time it ope ns?B: It should be ope n now.lt ope nsat 8am.A: Good, and can you tell me how often the buses leave for the city?B: You n eed to check at the transportationcounter.it ' s rightdown the hall.A: Ok, and just one more thing, doyou know where then earestrestroom is?B: Rig

18、ht behind you, ma ' am. Seethat sig n?A: Oh, thanks a lot.A:Excuse me,it's me agai n.l'm sorry I n eed some more in formati on if you don't mind?B:Not at all.A:Tha nks.Do you know how mucha taxi costs to the city?B:Well,it depe nds on the traffic of course.But it usually costs about

19、forty dollars.A: Forty dollars? I guess I'll take the bus that means I have almost an hour till the next one. Where could I find an in expe nsive restaura nt in the airport? Maybe a fast food place.B:Go upstairs and turn right,you'll see the sn ack bar on your left.A: Thanks very much, have

20、a niceday.B: You too.Un it3 Time for cha ngeF: What do you think?M: Well, it has just as many bedrooms as the last apartment.And the livi ng room is huge!D: But the bedrooms are too small,and there isn ' t eno ugh closet space for my clothes.F: And it ' s not as cheap as the last apartme nt

21、we saw.M: But that apartment was dark and din gy, and it was in a dan gerous n eighborhood.F: Let' s see if the real estate age nthas someth ing else to show us.F: Well, how do you like this place, the n?D: Oh, it ' s much better than that other one. The thing I like best is the bedrooms, th

22、ey are huge!M: Yes, they are nice and big.D: And there are two bathrooms, Ican have my own bathroom.M: Yes, I guess you could.D: The only problem is the color ofthe living room. I really don ' t like those dark-gree n walls.F: Well, I' m sure we can change the color if you want to.A: So, whe

23、re are you worki ng now, Terry?T: Oh, I ' m still at the bank. I dont like it, though.A: That ' s too bad, why not?T: Well, it ' s boring, and it doesnA: I know what you mea n; I dont pay very well.like my job, either. I wish I could find a better job.T: Actually, I don ' t want to w

24、ork at all anymore. I wish I had a lot of mon ey, so I could retire now.A: Hmm, how old are you, Terry?T: I really hope so.So what kind of job would you like to look for?A: I' m not sure, but I' d love someth ingthat wouldin volvetravel. And I ' d really like to move to another city. I&#

25、39; m sick of thisT: um, 26.place. I need to live somewheremore excit ing.T: I know what youmean. It surecan get bori ngaround here attimes.A: So how were things going with you and Susie, T erry?T: Oh, you didn ' t know? She and I broke up a couple of mon ths ago.We decided we needed a break fro

26、m each other for a while. But Imiss her a lot. I wish we could getUn it 4 I ' ve n ever heard of thatback together aga in.Kathy:Hey, this soundsA: I' m sure you will.good.snails with garlic! Have youJoh n: No, I have n't.Kathy: Oh, they're delicious! I had them last time. Like to try

27、 some?Joh n: No,tha nks.They soundstra nge.Waitress: Have you decided on an appetizer yet?Kathy: Yes. ni have the snails, please.Waitress: And you, sir?John: I think I'll have the fried brains.Kathy:Fried brai ns? Now,thatreally sounds stra nge!Kathy:Oh,good!Here comes the madam! And for you, si

28、r, the friedbrai ns.Joh n: Thank you!Kathy:Hmm, thesesn ailsaredelicious. how are the brains?Joh n: Well,Ithi nk they areYuck!Oh,sorry!I guess the brains are pretty strange after all!Um,I think I ' m going to order something else if you don ' t mind! Kathy: Oh, sure, go ahead!Joh n: Miss, ex

29、cuse me, miss!Waitress: Yes?John: Uh, I really don ' t care for this appetizer.could you bring me someth ing else?Waitress:Yes,of course.Whatwould you like in stead?Kathy: Try the sn ails.John:No,I don ' t think so.I ' ll tell you what.Just forget an appetizerfrench fries and a large sod

30、a!Kate: What's your favorite sn ack?Jim: Oh, it's a san dwich with pea nut butter, hon ey, and a banan a. It's really delicious!Kate: Ugh! I ' ve never heard of that!How do you make it?Jim: Well, first, you take two slices of bread and spread pea nut butter on them. Then cut a banana

31、 into small pieces and put them on one of the slices of bread. Fin ally, pour some honey over the bananas and put the other slice of bread on top.Yum!Kate: I ' ll tell you what my favoritesn ack is, baked apple.Jim: Baked apple?Kate: uh-huh, it' s delicious and healthy!Jim: So, how do you ma

32、ke it?Kate: You take out the core of theapple with an apple corer. Then you fill the center of the apple withbrow n sugarandsomerais ins. Next, put it in a pan with a little water, and bake it in the ovan for about forty five minu tes.Jim: Mmm, that does sound good.Kate: Yuck! It sou nds awful!Un it

33、 5 Goi ng placeA: I' m so excited, we have twoweeks off! What are you going to do?B:l' m not sure!l guess I ' II just stay home,maybe I ' ll catch up on my readi ng!What aboutyou?A nyplans?A: well, my pare nts have ren ted a condominium in Florida .I ' m going to take long walks

34、along the beach everyday, and do lots of swimmi ng.B: Sounds great!A: say, why don ' t you come withus? we have ple nty of room!B:Do you mean it? I ' d love to!A: so what are you pla nning to do for your vacati on, Judy?Judy:Oh,l ' m doing someth ing really exotic this year!You know I we

35、nt to Hawaii last year and iust stayed on the beach for two weeks,this year I' m going white water rafti ng.A: Ooh, that sounds great,but what is it exactly?Judy: oh, well, you know it' s inColorado. they have all these tripsdow n the rapids.the water gets really rough!I think it ' ll be

36、 really exciting!oh I' m doing some rockclimbi ng too.A: And you call that a vacati on!D: hey mom, I want to backpack around Europe this summer, what do you think?M: Backpack around Europe? That sounds dangerous, you shoudn' tgo by yourself.you ought to go with some one.D: Yes, I've thou

37、ght of that!M: And you'd better talk to yourfather first.Lisa: In a minute. Mom. I'm on theD: I already did, he thinks it' s a phone.great idea! He wants to come withMrs. Field: OK. But do it as soo n asme.you hang up.Lisa: Sure. No problem!Mrs. Field: Good ness! Were we like this whe n

38、we were kids?Mr. Field: Defini tely!Un it 6 sure no problemMr. Field:Jas on Jas on!Turndow n the TV a little, please.Jas on: Oh, but this is my favorite program!Mr. Field: I know. But it's very loud.Jas on: OK. I'll turn it dow n.Mr. Field: That's better. Tha nks.Mrs. Field: Lisa, please

39、 pick up your thin gs.They're all over the livingroomS: Have you no ticed how forgetfuldad is gett ing?He is alwaysforgetti ng where his car keys are, it drives me crazy.D: And he can never find his glasses either.D: You know what drives me crazy about mom?S: What?D: Those awful talk shows she w

40、atches on TV, she just loves them.S: Yeah, I think she watches themfor hours every day.D: Oh, well, I guess they ' re just getti ng old. I hope I n ever get like that.S: Me too, hey, let ' s go and play a video game.Stephanie: Oh, hi. rm Stephanie Lee.George: So, you just moved in? Doyou n e

41、ed anything?Stepha nie:Notrightnow.Buttha nks.George:Well, letmeknow ifyoudo. Um,by theway,wouldyoumind tur ning your stereo dow n?The walls are really thin, so the sound goes right through to my apartme nt.Stepha nie:Oh, rm sorry! I did n'tD: Great idea, by the way, haveyou see n my glasses any

42、 where?realize that. I'll make sure to keep the volume dow n. Oh, by the way, is there a goodItalia n restaura ntin the n eighborhood?George: Yeah. There's a great onea couple of blocks from here. Try their lasag na. It's delicious!George: Hi. I'm your new n eighbor,George Rivera. I

43、live next door.An drea: Why don't you get on theUn it 7what ' s this for?Dan iel:Hey! Nice computer!What's this for?An drea: That's a modem. It's usedto connect the computer to the phone line, so I can send faxes and access the Intern et.Dani el: So you can go on-I ine andall tha

44、t?An drea: Yes.And I use the WorldWide Web for finding in formati onon astr onomy, movies, UFOs -just about anything.Dani el: Sports? Cars?An drea:Uh-huh. And I canexcha nge in formatio n with people, too. I bel ong to a "chat group" on astr onomy.Dan iel: Hmm. I just use my computer to wr

45、ite letters andIn ternet? It's not really expe nsive.Dan iel: Maybe I will. It sou nds like fun.Andrea: I have such a great time working andplay ingon mycomputer. But you know the best thi ng about it?Dani el: What?An drea: The best thing is that I can keep in touch with my family and friends wi

46、thout hav ing to pick up the phone.Dani el: Oh, you use e-mail, right?An drea: Right! At the beg inning of the year, I was spe nding a fortune on Ion g-dista nee calls to every one back home. But now, my mom and my sister have email .so we can send each other messages almost everyday.reports.Dani el

47、: That sounds great!Jennifer:I read theinstructions.but rm still not sure how to use my cellular phone.Richard: Actually, it's pretty easy. First of all, don't forget to turn it on.Jennifer: Got it!Richard:The ndial the nu mber.And remember to press the "se nd" butto n.Jennifer: Th

48、at's all?Un it 8 Let ' s celebrateLeo: Did you know next week isHalloween? It's on October 31.Natasha: So what do you do onHalloween?We don't have thatholiday in Russia.Leo: Well, it's a day when kids dress up in masks and costumes.They knock on people's doors andask for cand

49、y by say ing the wordsRichard: Pretty much. Just make"Trick or treat!"sure to recharge the batteriesNatasha:Hmm.soundsevery few weeks. And try not to in teresti ng.drop it. It's fragile.Leo: But it's not just for kids. LotsJennifer: Good advice. of people have costume parties.Richa

50、rd: And one more thing: BeHey. my friend Pete is havingasure to pay the phone bill every party. Would you like to go?mon th!Natasha: Sure. I'd love to.Natasha: So are we going to wearcostume to the party?Leo: Of course! That ' s half the fun!Last year Iren tedthis greatDracula costume. and t

51、his year I ' m going as a clow n.Natasha: A clow n? Yes! You wouldmake a good clow n!Leo: Hey!Natasha: Oh, I ' m just kidding!What about me? What kind of costume should I wear?Leo: Why don ' t you go and as awitch? I saw a terrific witch outfitat the costume store!Natasha: Oh, a witch? Y

52、eah, that ' s a good idea! So after I scary people, you could make them laugh!A: You look beautiful in that kim ono,Mari! Is this yourweddi ng photo?B: Yes, it is!A: Do most Japa nese wome n wear these kim onoswhe nthey getmarried.B: Yes! Many of them do! Then after the wedding ceremony, the bri

53、de usually cha nges into a wester n bridal dress duri ng the recepti on!A: Oh, I didn ' t know that!Un it 9 Back to the futureMr. Lee: The neighborhood surehas cha nged!Karen: What was this place likebefore, Gran dpa?B: Oh, for over twenty years.Mr. Lee: Well,thereusedto be aA: And have younotic

54、ed a lot ofgrocerystorerighthereon thischa nges duri ng that time?corner.Hmm.It wasprettyquiet.B: Oh, yes, quitea few. This is aMr. Lee: No, but I'll miss the olddays.A: How long have you bee n livi nghere?Not many people lived here the n.Karen: These days, the populati onis grow ing fast.Mr. Le

55、e: Yeah. I bet they'll tear dow n all these old build ings soon.In a few years, there will be just malls and high-rise apartme nts.Karen: Hey, that does n't sound too bad!much n icer place to live now tha n it used to be. It ' s much greener! When I first moved here, there weren ' t

56、many trees around. But over the last few years, the city has planted trees everywhere. It ' s made such a differe nee.A: Oh, I feel awful, I really have tostop smok ing!B: So why don ' t you quit?A: Well, if I quit, I might gain weight!B: A lot of people do, but A: and if I gain weight, I wo

57、n ' t be able to fit into any of my clothes!B: Well, you can always go on a diet!A: Oh, No, I' m terrible at losing weight on diets. So if my clothes don ' t fit, I' ll have to buy new ones. I ' ll have to get a part-time job, and B: listen, it is hard to quit, but it ' s not

58、 that hard. Do you want to howI did it?B: Well, giving up smoking isn' treally as hard as you think; I man aged to do it so it can ' t be that difficult. You should try a ni coti ne gum. You chew it just likea regular chewinggum, and youdon ' t feel like smokingA: Well, I guess it ' s worth a try!Unit 10 I don ' t like to work onweeke ndA: Any in