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1、此文档下载后即可编辑Unit1That'swhatfriendsarefor.1.Doyouhaveadateforthepartyyet?Doyouhaveadateforthepartyyet?Actually,Idon't.DoyouknowanyoneIcouldgowith?em.whatkindofguysdoyoulike?oh,Ilikeguyswhoaren'ttooserious,andwhohaveagoodsenseofhumor.Youknow,someonelikeyou.okay,erm,whatelse?WellIprefersomeon

2、eIhavesomethingincommonwith,whoicantalktoeasily.Ithinkiknowjusttheguyforyou,Bob.Doyouknowhim?No,idon'tthinkso.okay,I'llaskhimtomeetusforcoffee,andyoucantellmewhatyouthink.2.So,what'stheverdict?So,what'stheverdict?WhatdidyouthinkofBob?Well,Iwasworriedatfirst,especiallywhenIsawthathero

3、deahugemotorcycle.Ithoughthemightturnouttobeoneofthoseguyswhoisintoheavymetalmusicandstufflikethat.YouknowwhatImean?Butheisjustaregularkindofguyright?Yeah,wegotalongreallywell.Iknewyou'dlikehim!Yeah.Ido.Andheisreallyfunny!Hehadmelaughinghystericallyatthecoffeeshop,remember?Ithinkthepeoplesitting

4、nexttousthoughtwewerecrazy.So,areyoutwogoingtogettogetheragain?Definitely.Infact,we'llgoingtothepartytogether.Thatisgreat!3.AndreaSo,HaveyouseenAndrealately?yeah,Iseeherprettyofen.Weworktogetheratcafelatte.How'sshedoing?I'vebeenmeaningtocallher.Well,tobehonest,I'vealwaysthoughtshewas

5、alittledifficult.Thesedays,Ifindherimpossible.Whatdoyoumean?Oh,youknowhowsheis,shehassuchstrongideasabouteverything,andifyoudon'tagreewithher,sheletsyouknowwhatshethinksofyou!yes,that'strue.Butthat'swhyweloveher,right?Iguessso.Butshe'schangedalotsinceshestartedcollege.Shetalksabouthe

6、rselfallthetime.Andshealwaysmanagestomentionhowgoodsheisateverythingshedoes.em,maybeiwon'tcallherafterall.4.Mr.JohnsonHaveyoumetthenewapartmentmanager?Mr.Jonnson?yeah,imethimlastweek.He's.alittlestrange.yeah,heis.I'mnotsureilikehim.He'shardtopredict.Sometimehe'sprettycheerfulandt

7、alktive,andthenextday,hedoesn'tevensayhello.Ithinkhemusthavepersonalproblemsorsomething.Ithinkyou'reright.Andhaveyounoticedthathalfthetimewhenhesayshe'sgoingtodosomething,heneveractuallydoesit?Hetoldmethreetimeshecomestofixthelightinmykitchen.Andhestillhasn'tdoneit.Unit2Careermoves1.

8、CarlorsSo,whereareyouworkingthissummer,Carlors?I'mworkingasatutorinalearningCentralforkids.Interesting,whatkindsofthingsdothekidsdothere?Well,theyworkonsubjectstheyneedhelpin.Erm.mainlymathandEnglish.Isyourjobhard?No,notatall.Thekidsworkoncomputersmostofthetime.Wehavetohelpthemstartedandbetherew

9、hentheyrunintoproblems.Doyouenjoyit?Oh,yes.Workingwithkidsissomuchmorefunthanworkingwithadults.AndIgettochoosemyownhours.AslongasIworkeighthoursaday,Icancomeinatanytimefromeightamtoninepm.Luckyyou.2.JuliaSo,whatkindofjobdidyoufindforthesummer?I'mworkingforamarketingcompany.I'mdoingtelephonem

10、arketing.Oh,soyou'reoneofthosepeoplewhodrivesmecrazybycallingmeupandtryingtopersuademetobuysomethingthatIhaveabsolutelynoneedfor?Exactly.Doyoulikeit?Believeitornot,Ido.It'smostlyabunchofstudentsworkingthere,andwehavealotfunwhenwearenotmakingcalls.too.It'sreallyeasy,too.Sincewejusthavetor

11、eadfromascript.Areyoudoingthisfulltime?Yeah,butIworkfromtwointheafternoonuntilelevenatnight.SoIgettosleepaslateasIwanttointhemorning.3.PaulPaul,Didyoufindyoursummerjobyet?Yeah,I'mworkinginarestaurant.Oh,How'sitgoing?Oh,themoneyisnotbad.Whatareyoudoing?Areyouwaitingtables?Iwish.No,I'mwork

12、inginthekitchen.Icutupstuffforthechef,vegetablesandmeatandthings.Ialsowashthedishes.Oh,yake!Yeah,It'sprettyhardwork.Ididn'trealizehowhotitisinarestaurantkitchenuntilItookthisjob.Sowhydon'tyouquit?I'dloveto!ButIneedthemoney.4.TonyWhythelongface,Tony?Oh,Igetsomebadnewstoday.Whathappene

13、d?Well,youknowmyjobatthedesignstudio?Yes?Well.Ohno.Ohyes!Todaythebosscalledmeintohisofficeandtellmetheyhadtolaymeoff.ThatmeansasofApril30th,I'moutofwork!oh.Nomorejob!Oh,Tony,I'msosorry.Yousaidyoureallylikeworkingthere,too.Yeah,well,It'snotallbadnews.Thebosstoldmethere'sstillasmallcha

14、ncethatthecompanywouldcallmebackinthesummeriftheworkpickedup.YouneverknowWhat'llhappen,theymayneedmethan.Thisissosudden,isn'tit?Well,notreally.Say,thebossalsoexplainedthattwootheremployeeshadalreadybeenlaidoff.IhadfeelingImightbethenextoneinline.Youknow,I'veonlybeenworkingtheretenmonths.

15、Sowedon'thaveanyseniority.Ifthey'regoingtolaysomeoneoff,it'salwaysgoingtotheneweremployeesfirst.Whatareyougoingtodo?Likeisaidistillgetajobuntiltheendofthemonth.StartinginMay,Iplantosendoutresumesandgoonsomeinterviews.may.Dependingontheoutcomeoftheinterviews,Imay.Unit3What'swrongwithi

16、t1.BrifecaseCanIhelpyou?Yes,Iboughtthisbriefcaseherelastweek.There'resomethingwrongwiththelock.Ican'tgetittocloseproperly.Letmesee.YesIseewhatyoumean.Thelockseemstobejamedorsomething.Noproblem,I'llgetyouanotherone.Sorryaboutthat.2.ShirtExcuseme?Yes?HowcanIhelpyou?Youseethatshirt,Iboughti

17、thereafewweeksago,butthefirsttimeIwashedit,thecolorchanged.Itwentfrombrightredtolightpink.Howdidyouwashit?Well,Ijusttosseditintothewashingmachinewithmyotherclothes.Whattemperaturedidyouuse?Iusuallywashmyclothesinthehotwater,soIguesshot!Well,didyoucheckthewashinginstructions?Am.Maybenot.Wellyouseeher

18、eonthislabel,itsayswashincoldwateronly.Aha.SoI'mreallysorry.But,sinceyoudidn'tfollowthewashinginstruction,Icanreallydoanythingforyou.3.ShoesExcuseme.Yes?IwonderifyoucouldtakeolookattheseshoesIboughthere.Theyareprettynew,buttheyseemedtobefallingapart.em,letmesee.Yes,thisdoesn'tlookright.T

19、hestitchingiscomingout.Howlongdidyousayyou'vehadthem?Onlyaboutamonth,Here'sthereceipt.em,yes,well,letmeexchangethisforyou.I'msorryfortheinconvenience.4.HighAchieverDoyouwannabeahighachiever?Thenyou'regoingtohavetothinklikeahighachiever.Areyoureadytochangethewayyouthink?Areyouwillingt

20、ochangethewayyoudothings?Thenitsoundslikeyou'rereadytobehighachievers!Thefirstthingyou'vegottokeepinmindisthatlifeisaconstantprocessoflearning.Thesecretofanykindofsuccessiseducation.Andwe'reallabletotakeinmuchmoreinformationthanwethinkwecan.Peoplewhoaimtobehighachieverscantakeadvantageof

21、thisinanumberofways.Forexample,nomatterwhatyou'retryingtoachieve,makesuretoabsorbinformationaboutiteveryday.Getbooks、articles、CD-Roms、DVDs,andsearchtheweb.Dowhateveryoucantoincreaseyourknowledgeinyourchosenfield.Andwheneverthey'reavailable,takecoursesthatwillbuildyourknowledgeintheareayou

22、9;reinterestedin.Inconversationswithmanyhighachieversovertheyears,I'vecometounderstandthathighachieversalwaysaccepttotalresponsibilityfortheirsituation.Inordertodevelopthisqualityinyourself,practicenotblamingotherpeopleforyoufailures.Alsotrynotusingdifficultsituationsasexcuses.Highachieversknowt

23、hatthekeystosuccessarealwaysintheirhands.Butthatistheirresponsibilitytousethem.NowwecometothequalityofhighachieversthatIthinkmanypeoplehavethemosttroubledevelopinginthemselves.I'mtalkingaboutthevitalqualityofbeingarisk-taker.Now,ifyou'realreadywillingtotakerisks,that'sgreat!Ifnot,you'

24、;vegottopracticegoingafteropportunitiesthatarealittlerisky.Thinkofsomethingyou'vealwayswanted,butwereafraidtotryfor.Then,goforit！Evenifyou'regoingoutofyourcomfortzone.Remember,nopain,nogain.DevilwearsinPrada穿普拉达的女王DoyouknowwhyIhiredyou?Ialwayshirethesamegirl：stylish,slender,ofcourseworshipst

25、hemagazine.Butsooften,theyturnouttobe.Idon'tknow,disappointing,andum,stupid.Soyou,withthatimpressiveresumeandthebigspeechaboutyourso-calledworkethic.I,umIthoughtyouwouldbedifferent.Isaidtomyself,goahead,takeachance,hirethesmart,fatgirl.Ihadhope,mygod,Iliveonit.Anywayyouendedupdisappointingmemore

26、than,um,morethananyoftheothersillygirls.Um.IreallydideverythingIcouldthinkof.That'sall.Excuseme,wheredoyouthinkyou'regoing?Shehatesme,Nigel.Andthat'smyproblembecause.oh,wait,no,it'snotmyproblem.Idon'tknowwhatelseIcando,becauseifIdosomethingright,it'sunacknowledged,shedoesn

27、9;tevensaythankyou.ButifIdosomethingwrong,sheisvicious?.Soquit.?What?Quit.?Qui？Icangetanothergirltotakeyourjobinfiveminutes.onewhoreallywantsit.?No,Idon'twannaquit,that'snotfair.ButIyouknow,I'mjustsayingthatIwouldjustlikealittlecreditforthefactthatI'mkillingmyselftrying.?Andy,beserio

28、us.Youarenottrying,youarewhining?.Whatisitthatyouwantmetosaytoyou,huh?Doyouwantmetosay:"Pooryou,Miranda'spickingonyou,pooryou,poorAndy?"Hmm,wakeup,six.Sheisjustdoingherjob.Don'tyouknowthatyouareworkingattheplacethatpublishedsomeofthegreatestartistsofthecentury?Halston,Lagerfled,del

29、aRenta.Andwhattheydid,whattheycreated,wasgreaterthanartbecauseyouliveyourlifeinit.Well,notyou,obviously,butsomepeople.Youthinkthisisjustamagazine,hmm?Thatisnotjustamagazine.Thisisashiningbeaconofhopeforoh,Idon'tknowLet'ssayayounyboygrowingupinRhodeIslandwithsixbrotherspretendingtogotosoccerp

30、racticewhenhewasreallygoingtosewingclass,andreadingRunwayunderthecoversatnightwithaflashlight.Youhavenoideahowmanylegendshavewalkedthesehalls.Andwhat'sworse,youdon'tcare,becausethisplace,wheresomanypeoplewoulddietowork,youonlydeigntowork.Andyouwanttoknowwhyshedoesn'tkissyouontheforeheada

31、ndfiveyougoldstaronyourhomworkattheendoftheday.Wakeup,sweethear?t.Okay,soI'mscrewingitup,Idon'twantto.IjustwishthatIknowthatIcoulddoto.?Haslton侯斯顿Lagerfled拉格尔格伦OscarDelaRenta奥斯卡德拉伦塔beacon/?bi?k?n/信号,烽火灯Rhode罗德岛legend/?l?d?nd/神话Unit6ClothandAppearanceliposuction抽脂术stunning极好的,美呆了gorgeous灿烂的,华

32、美的doubleeyelidsurgery割双眼皮getanosejob隆鼻implant植入体airbrushedandedititedanyway修过图的Thepeopleinthatmovieweresobeautiful,theleadactresswasstunning,IwishIlookedlikeher.Yes,shewasbeautiful,althoughIhearshe'shadalotofsurgerytogetherlookingthatway.Really?Likewhat？Ithinkshe'shadliposuctionanddoubleeyel

33、idsurgery.Ohyes.I'vegotafriendwho'shaddoubleeyelidsurgeryandshelooksgreatnow.Really?Yeah,Iwasactuallyconsideringhavingitdonetoo.Areyouserious?ButIthinkyou'reperfectthewayyouare.AndI'mnotjustsayingthat.Um.ThanksAlice.Butlet'sfaceit.I'mnothingcomparedtothatactress.MaybeIshouldg

34、etanosejob,too.Iwouldlovetohaveastraighternoselikehers.Ohandmaybeimplantstomakemylipsfulleraswell.Wow,don'tgetcarriedaway.Imightnotbeabletorecognizeyouafterallofthat.Whatifyougetitdone,andyoudecideyoudon'tlikeyournewlook？Andwouldn'tyoubeworriedaboutthesurgerygoingwrong?Notreally.Ithinkth

35、erisksarequitesmall.Isitreallyworthitthough?There'snopointcomparingyourselftomoviestars.Theyspendhoursinmakeuptogetthemlookinglikethat.Andalltheirpicturesareairbrushedandeditiedanyway.Theydon'tlooklikethatinreallife.Nobody'sperfect.em.Yeahthat'strueIsuppose.Welljustmakesureiswhatyour

36、eallywantbeforeyoumakeanyrashdecisions.Anywaylet'stalkaboutsomethingelsebeforeyougetanymorecrazyideasintoyourhead.sweatpantsajoggingsuitjerseys运动衣球衣sportylooklight-coloredslack休闲长裤poloshirt翻领短袖gothlook哥特风黑色长裙长靴烟熏妆longflowingfloralskirts长的飘逸的碎花裙子longtunicsandlayers一层一层theBohemianlook波西米亚风preppylo

37、ok学院风2SatokoWellyouknow,It'sfunny,Mymother'sfromJapanandshe'sveryold-fashioned.ButeversinceIwasalittlegirl,IhaveneverreallybeeninterestedinwearingtraditionalJapaneseclothinglikeakimonooranything.Mymomusedtogetalittleangryatme,butthethingis,Ineverfeltcomfortable.Well,whenIwasoldenough,Ifi

38、nallyboughttheclothesIliked.AndIwentforatotalgothlook.Iworelongblackdresses,heavyblackbootsanddarkmakeup.Mymotherreallyhatedit.ButIguessIwantedtomakeastatement.NowthatI'mincollege,Ijustwearcomfortablefunclothes.Mostlylongflowingfloralskirtsanddresses,longtunicsandlotsoflayers.Iguessyouwouldcalli

39、ttheBohemianlook.3CarlosWell,Iwasreallyintosportsinhighschool.AndIwasalwayswearingsweatpants,ajoggingsuitorJerseyswithnumbersonthem.Ididn'thavemuchtimeforfashion.IguessIhadsportylook.Butnowadays,you'llalmostalwaysseemeinlight-coloredslacks,anicepoloshirtandmaybeasweaterwhenit'scold.Aloto

40、fpeoplecallitthepreppylook.Idon'tthinkIneedtochangeit.Itworkedformeincollege,anditworksformenow.It'saclassiclook.Naturally,I'llputonsomethingformalifI'mgoingtoaweddingoraspecialevent.AndwhenIplannedtodosomethingathletic,thenofcourseIwearsportsclothes.4.GabriellaPeoplesay,youknow,that

41、personalityismoreimportantthanhowpeoplelook.Buthonestly,whenyoumeetsomeone,youdon'tseethatpersonalities.Youseehowtheylookfirst.Clothesarelikeimportanttome.Theydon'thavetowearthesamethingIwear.Buttheyshouldlook,Idon'tknow,stylish.5.JoonWell,inasocialsitting,aparty,cluborrestaurantsomethin

42、glikethat.Iliketolookatperson'sface.Ar.Butinabusinesssitting.It'ssomewhatdifferent.It'smorepeople'soverallappearancethatmatters.Iliketoseehowpeopleappealedothers,howtheyinteract,howtheypresentthemselvestopeople.Youknow,Ithinkit'sactually,Iliketoseetheirlevelofconfidence.Ithinkcon

43、fidenceiswhat'simportanttome.6.AliceAr.whenImeetnewpeople,er,Iguessit'stheireyes.Theyhavetobebig,kind,eresting.Er.Ireallydon'tcareaboutclothingorhaircolororanythinglikethat.Unit7CrossingculturesSlurpingSaudiArabianuisance烦恼的人或事secureAliceOnethingthatIhadtogetusedtowhenIwastrave

44、linginKoreawasthewaypeoplemakenoisewhentheydrinksoup.IthinkIt'sbecausetheywanttoshowthatthey'rereallyenjoyingtheirfood.Sotheymakeaslerpingnoise.Itbotheredmeatfirst.ButthenIgetusedtoit.IguessIt'sbecausemyparentsspentyearswhenIwasakidtellingmenottomakenoisewhileIwaseating.JohnWhenIlivedinS

45、pain,Iwassurprisedathowlatepeopleeatintheevening.Whenyou'reinvitedtodinner,you'reaskedtocomearoundnineo'clock.Andyouusuallydon'tstartdinneruntilten.Andpeoplestayterriblylate.Sometimesuntiltwointhemorning,orevenlater.Ifounditdifficult.Howdoesonegetupandgotoworkorschoolthenextdayaftere

46、atingandtalkinguntilthreeinthemorning?SusanIlivedinSaudiArabiaforawhile,andwhenIwentout,Ihadtoobeythelocalcustomofputtingsomethingovermyhead.Andwearingclothingthatcoveredmywholebody.Atfirst,Ifounditarealnuisance.Butafterawhile,Igotusedtoit.Andevenstartedtolikeit.Youfeelreallysecure.Andalso,youdon

47、9;thavetoworryaboutwhattowearallthetime.Unit8Lifeislittlelessons1.Sowhatwereyoulikewhenyouwereyounger?WhenIwasakidIwaskindofirresponsible.You?Really?Whatmadeyouchange?Graduatingfromhighschool.Whatdoyoumean?Well,untilIgraduated.Ineverhadanyimportantresponsibilities.ButthenIwentofftocollege.Iknowwhaty

48、oumean.IwasreallyimmaturewhenIwasateenager.Sowhatmadeyouchange?IthinkIbecamemorematureafterIgotmyfirstjobandmovedawayfromhome.OnceIhadajob,Ibecametotallyindependent.Wheredidyouwork?Iworkformydadatthebank.2.AnotherturningpointformewaswhenIgotmydogPepper.Iknowthatsoundssilly,butitwasreallyimportanttom

49、e.Whywasthatsoimportant?Well,Iwasabout11,Irememberdthathavingadog,youknow,hewasmine,mademefeelreallyreallyresponsibleinafunnykindofway.HewouldfollowmeeverywhereandwasalwayswaitingformewhenIcamehomefromschool.Actuallythatsoundskindofnine,Inevergottohaveadog.ButIrememberedwhenIgotmyfirstbicycle.Thatwa

50、saveryimportantdayforme.Forthefirsttime,IcouldgooutonmyownandgoasfarasIwantedto.Iusedtopolishthebicycleeverydayandtakereallygoodcareofit.Ofcoursethatonlylastedafewmonths,andthenIlostinterestinit.3.Ihavetosay,fiveyearsago,Iwasacompletelydifferentperson.IneversaidmuchinacrowdandIalwaystrytoavoidmaking

51、smalltalkwithpeopleIdidn'tknowverywell.Butreally,Iwasjustincrediblyshyandreserved.Anyway,thenIwentawaytocollegeandIhadthisroommateNora.Shehadagreatsenseofhumorandlaughedatallmyjokes.Thatreallygavemealotofconfidence.NoraandIjoinedasmallstudygroupatschool.Whenwefinishedstudying,abunchofusgooutforc

52、offee.Conversationiseasy,becauseweallhavealotofthesameinterests.Nowmynewfriendsthinkofmeasthefunnyoneinthegroup,canyoubelieveit?SoI'dsayI'mmuchmorefriendlyandoutgoingnow.Idon'tworryaboutspeakingupandgivingmyopinionanymore.Infact,I'mthinkingaboutjoiningafewmoreclubs,soIcanmeetevenmore

53、newpeopleanddomorethings.4.WellIguessthebiggestchangeinmylifeoverthelastfiveyearsisthatIgotmarried.Youknow,Iusedtobeintogoingoutwithfriendseveryweekendandstayingoutlate.Whenwewereprettywildandcrazybackthen.NowI'mmoreofafamilyman.Idon'tmindstayingathomewatchingTV,thatkindofthing.I'mevenle

54、arningtocook.It'snotsobad.IguessyoucouldsaythatIstartedtogrowup.Iwasn'tsointerestedingoingoutallthetime.Iwasreadytosettledownandhaveafamily.Ihavetobehonest,myheartwasn'treallyintherightplacebefore.Imean,beforeIdidn'tmindbeing,well,alittleirresponsibleattimes,evenselfish.Iwasalwaysout

55、havingfunwithmyfriends,butIneverwantedtohearabouttheirproblems.Ijustdidn'tcare.Butwithmywifeandlittleboy,it'sdifferent.I'mtryingtobecomemore,youknow,morekindandgenerous.Iwanttobetheretohelpthemout,nomatterhowsamlltheproblemis.5.OnethingthatwasreallyaturningpointformewaswhenIlearnedSpanis

56、h.Iwasalwayskindofscaredoflearningaforeignlanguage.Yet,Iwasreallyenviousofkidswhocouldspeakanotherlanguage.ButwhenIstartedlearningSpanish,IfoundIwasactuallyprettygoodatit.AndthemomentIreachedatbreakthroughstage,youknow,whenyoudiscoveredyoucanactuallyspeakandcommunicatewithpeopleinthatlanguage,Ifeltr

57、eallyproudofmyself.Irealizedthatlearningaforeignlanguagewasn'tanimpossiblethingafterall.NowIcanspeakthree,Spanish,Italian,andGerman.AndI'mtakingKoreanthisyear.6.I'matwin.AndmytwinbrotherandIhavealwaysbeenveryclose.Wealwaysdideverythingtogether.Andwewereneverapartforanytimeatall,untilwewe

58、re18.Thenwewenttodifferentcollegesindifferenttowns.Andthatwasthefirsttime,wehadeverreallyhadtocopeonourown.Ithinkitwasgoodinaway,becausewebothbecamemoreconfidentandindependent.Untilthen,I'dalwayshadmybrothertodependonwheneverIranintoaproblem.ButonceIwentawaytocollege,IrealizedthatIwasactuallycap

59、ableofworkingthingsoutonmyown.#1Ducksandpeoplebothlovecleanair.Weallneedcleanairtostayhealthy.Takeadeepbreath,howwasthat?Imagingifyou'velivedinaplacewheretherewasalotofairpollution,withtheaircontainedgases,dust,fumesorodorsandharmfulamounts.Yack!Wouldyoubeabletobreatheeasyintheplacelikethat?#2Theozonelayerformsathinshieldbetweent