华外国际英语-中级班-听力脚本

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华外英语中级班

1.BreaktheIce

Oh,I’mreallysorry:

Ted:Oh,I'mreallysorry.AreyouOK?

Ana:I'mfine.ButI'mnotverygoodatthis.

Ted:NeitheramI.Say,areyoufromSouthAmerica?

Ana:Yes,Iamoriginally.IwasborninArgentina.

Ted:Didyougrowupthere?

Ana:Yes,Idid,butmyfamilymovedhereeightyearsagowhenIwasinhighschool.

Ted:Andwheredidyoulearntorollarblade?

Ana:Hereinthepark.Thisisonlymysecondtime.

Ted:Well,it'smyfirsttime.Canyougivemesomelessons?

Ana:Sure.Justfollowme.

Ted:Bytheway,mynameisTed.

Ana:AndI'mAna.Nicetomeetyou.

<2>Hey,hey!thatwasfun

Ted:Hey,hey!thatwasfun.Thankyouforthelesson!

Ana:Noproblem.So,tellmealittleaboutyourself.Whatdoyoudo?

Ted:Iworkinatravelagency.

Ana:Really!Whatdoyoudothere?

Ted:I'minchargeoftheircomputers.

Ana:Oh,soyou'reacomputerspecialist.

Ted:Well,sortof.Yeah,Iguessso.

Ana:That'sgreat.ThenmaybeyoucangivemesomehelpwithacomputercourseI'mtaking.

Ted:Oh,sure...Butonlyifyoupromisetogivemesomemorerollarbladinglessons.

Ana:It'sadeal!

<3>YuhongtheImmigrant.

Interviewer:Whereareyoufromoriginally,YuHong?

YuHong:I'mfromChina...fromnearShanghai.

Interviewer:Andwhendidyoumovehere?

YuHong:IcamehereafterIgraduatedfromcollege.Thatwasin1992.

Interviewer:Andwhatdoyoudonow?

YuHong:I'matransportationengineer.

Interviewer:Isee.Soyou'reanimmigranttotheUnitedStates.

YuHong:Yes,that'sright.

Interviewer:WhataresomeofdifficultiesofbeinganimmigrantintheU.S.?

YuHong:Oh,that'snotaneasyquestiontoanswer.Therearesomanythings,really.IguessoneofthebiggestdifficultiesisthatIdon'thaveanyrelativeshere.Imean,Ihavealotoffriends,butthat'snotthesamething.InChina,ontheholidaysortheweekend,wevisitrelatives.Itisn'tthesamehere.

Interviewer:Andwhatdoyoumissthemostfromhome?

YuHong:Oh,that'seasy:mymom'ssoup!Shemakesgreatsoup.Ireallymissmymother'scooking.

<4>ChildhoodMemoriesA

A:Hey!Arethesepicturesofyouwhenyouwereakid?

B:Yeah!That'smeinfrontofmyuncle'sbeachhouse.WhenIwasakid,weusedtospendtwoweekseverysummer.

A:Wow,Ibetthatwasfun!

B:Yeah.Wealwayshadagreattime.Everydayweusedtogetupearlyandwalkalongthebeach.Ihaveagreatshellcollection.Infact,Ithinkit'sstillupintheattic!

A:Hey,Iusedtocollectshells,too,whenIwasakid.Butmyparentsthrewthemout!

<5>ChildhoodMemoriesB

A:YouknowwhatIremembermostaboutgrowingup?

B:What?

A:Visitingmygrandparent'shouse…youknow,onholidaysandstuff.Theylivedwayoutinthecountry,andmygranddadhadahorsenamedBlackie.Hetaughtmehowtoride.Ijustlovethathorse-andshelovedme,too!Iusedtoreallyenjoyspendingtimeatmygrandparent'shouse.AndeverytimeIcameback,Blackierememberedme.

B:Ah,memories!

2.LivingPlaces

<1>LivingPlacesA

A:Theneighborhoodsurehaschanged!

B:Whatwasthisplacelikebefore,Grandpa?

A:Well,thereusedtobeagrocerystorerighthereonthiscorner.Hmm.Itwasprettyquiet.Notmanypeoplelivedherethen.

B:Thesedays,thepopulationisgrowingfast.

A:Yeah.Ibetthey'llteardownalltheseoldbuildingssoon.Inafewyears,therewillbejustmallsandhigh-riseapartments.

B:Hey,thatdoesn'tsoundtoobad!

A:No,butI'llmisstheolddays.

<2>LivingPlacesB

A:CreativeRentals.Goodmorning.

B:Hello.I'mcallingabouttheapartmentyouhaveforrent.

A:Yes.WhatcanItellyouaboutit?

B:Whereisit,exactly?

A:It'sonKingStreet,justoffthefreeway.

B:Oh,nearthefreeway.Canyouhearthetraffic?

A:Yes,I'mafraidyoudohearsome.Buttheapartmenthaslotsofspace.Ithasthreebedroomsandaverylargelivingroom

B:Isee.Andisitinanewbuilding?

A:Well,thebuildingisaboutfiftyyearsold.

B:Uh-huh.Well,I'llthinkaboutit.

A:OK.Thanksforcalling.

B:Thankyou.Bye

<3>LivingPlacesC

A:Hello？

B:Hello.Istheapartmentyou'readvertisingstillavailable?

A:Yes,itis.

B:Canyoutellmealittleaboutit?

A:Well,it'saperfectapartmentforoneperson.It'soneroomwithakitchenatoneend.

B:Isee.Andisitfarawayfromthesubway?

A:There'sasubwaystationjustdownthestreet.Actually,theapartmentislocatedrightdowntown,soyoustepoutofthebuildingandtherearestoresandrestaurantseverywhere.Butit'sonahighfloor,soyoudon'thearanystreetortrafficnoise.

B:ItsoundslikejustthekindofplaceI'mlookingfor.I'dliketocomeseeit,please.

A:Sure.Letmegiveyoutheaddress.

<4>ApartmentHuntingA

A:Whatdoyouthink?

B:Well,ithasjustasmanybedroomasthelastapartment.Andthelivingroomishuge.

C:Butthebedroomaretoosmall.Andthereisn'tenoughclosetspaceformyclothes.

A:Andit'snotascheapasthelastapartmentwesaw.

B:Butthatapartmentwasdarkanddingy.Anditwasinadangerousneighborhood.

A:Let'sseeiftherealestateagenthassomethingelsetoshowus.

<5>ApartmentHuntingB

A:Well,howdoyoulikethisspace,then?

C:Oh,it'smuchbetterthanthatotherone.ThethingIlikebestisthebedrooms.Theyaretoohuge!

B:Yes,theyareniceandbig.

C:Andtherearetwobathrooms!Icouldhavemyownbathroom!

B:Yes,Iguessyoucould.

C:Theonlyproblemisthecolorofthelivingroom.Ireallydon'tlikethosedarkgreenwalls.

A:Oh,I'msurewecanchangethecolorifwewantto.

3.BigDay

<1>HalloweenA

A:DidyouknownextweekisHalloween?It'sonOctober31

B:SowhatdoyoudoonHalloween?Wedon'thavethatholidayinRussia.

A:Well,it'sadaywhenkidsdressupinmasksandcostumes.Theyknockonpeople'sdoorsandaskforcandybysayingwords"Trickortreat!"

B:Hmm.Soundsinteresting.

A:Butit'snotjustforkids.Lotsofpeoplehavecostumeparties.Hey…myfriendPeteishavingaparty.Wouldyouliketogo?

B:Sure.I'dloveto.

<2>HalloweenB

A:Soarewegoingtowearcostumestotheparty?

B:Ofcourse.That'shalfthefun.LastyearIrentedthisgreatDraculacostume,andthisyearI'mgoingasaclown.

A:Aclown?Yes,youwouldmakeagoodclown.

B:Hey!

A:Oh,I'mjustkidding.Whataboutme?WhatkindofcostumeshouldIwear?

B:Whydon'tyougoasawitch?Isawaterrificwitchoutfitatthecostumestore.

A:Awitch…yeah,that'sagoodidea.SoafterIscarepeople,youcanmakethemlaugh.

<3>JapaneseWeddingA

A:Youlookbeautifulinthatkimono,Mari.Isthisyourweddingphoto?

B:Yes,itis.

A:DomostJapanesewomenwearkimonoswhentheygetmarried?

B:Yes,manyofthemdo.Thenaftertheweddingceremony,thebrideusuallychangesintoaWesternbridaldressduringthereception.

A:Oh,Ididn'tknowthat.

<4>JapaneseWeddingB

A:Didyougetmarriedinachurch,Mari?

B:No,theceremonywasheldatashrine.

A:Oh,ashrine…

B:Yes,weweremarriedbyapriestinatraditionalShintoceremony.

A:Hmm.Andwhowenttotheceremony?

B:Well,onlytheimmediatefamilyattendedtheceremony…youknow,ourparents,grandparents,brothersandsisters…

A:Andwhataboutthereception?Whatwasthatlike?

B:Lotsoffriendsandrelativescametothereception…aboutahundredpeople.Andthefirstthinghappenedwasthatthemainguestsgaveformalspeeches.

A:Speeches?

B:Yes,andthenafterthat,alltheguestswereservedaformalmeal.Whileeveryonewaseatinganddrinking,lotsofotherguestsgaveshortspeechesorsangsongs.Someofthespeecheswerefunny.

A:Soundslikefun!

B:Yes,thesongsandspeechesareallpartoftheentertainmentduringaweddingreception.Andthen,attheendofthereception,eachguestreceivedapresentforcomingtothewedding.

A:Apresentfromthebrideandgroom?

B:Yes,it'saJapanesecustom.

A:Whatanicecustom!

4.ComplainsandExcuses

HouseholdChoresA

A:Jason…Jason!TurndowntheTValittle,please.

B:Oh,butthisismyfavoriteprogram!

A:Iknow.Butit'stooloud.

B:OK.I'llturnitdown.

A:That'sbetter.Thanks.

B:Lisa,pleasepickupyourthings.

A:They'realloverthelivingroomfloor.

B:Inaminute,Mom.I'monthephone.

A:OK.Butdoitassoonasyouhangup.

B:Sure.Noproblem.

A:Goodness!Werewelikethiswhenwewerekids?

B:Definitely!

<2>HouseholdChoresB

A:HaveyounoticedhowforgetfulDadisgetting?He'salwaysforgettingwherehiscarkeysare.Itdrivesmecrazy.

B:Andhecanneverfindhisglasseseither.

A:Iknow.

B:YouknowwhatdrivesmecrazyaboutMom?

A:What?

B:ThoseawfultalkshowsshewatchesonTV.Shejustlovesthem.

A:Yeah,Ithinkshewatchesthemforhourseveryday.

B:Oh,well.Iguessthey'rejustgettingold.IhopeInevergetlikethat.

A:Me,too.Hey,let'sgoandplayavideogame.

B:Greatidea.Bytheway,haveyouseenmyglassesanywhere?

<3>HouseholdChoresC

[1]

A:James,pleaseturnthatdown…James!

B:Yes,Mom?

A:Turnthatdown.It'smuchtooloud.

B:Sorry,Mom.IhaditturnedupbecauseIwantedtohearthegame.

[2]

A:Molly,putthegroceriesaway,please.There'sicecreaminoneofthebags.

B:Ican'trightnow,Dad.I'mdoingmyhomework.

[3]

A:What'sthis,James!

B:Yeah,Mom?

A:Whyarethereallthesewettowelsonthebathroomfloor?Pleasepickthemupandhangthemuptodry.

B:Gosh,I'mreallysorry,Mom.Iforgotallaboutthem.

[4]

A:Justin,comehelpme.Weneedtowashthesedishesbeforeyourmothergetshome.

B:Oh,Dad.I'dliketohelp,butIhavetocallLaurie.It'sreallyimportant.

[5]

A:Aimee,Ithinkthedogistryingtotellyousomething!

B:Well,Ican'tpossiblytakehimoutrightnow.I'mdoingmynails

<4>ApologiesA

A:Hi.I'myournewneighbor,GeorgeRivera.Ilivenextdoor.

B:Oh,hi.I'mStephanieLee.

A:So,youjustmovedin?Doyouneedanything?

B:Notrightnow.Butthanks.

A:Well,letmeknowifyoudo.Um,bytheway,wouldyoumindturningyourstereodown?Thewallsarereallythin,sothesoundgoesrightthroughtomyapartment.

B:Oh,I'msorry!Ididn'trealizethat.I'llmakesuretokeepthevolumedown.Oh,bytheway,isthereagoodItalianrestaurantintheneighborhood?

A:Yeah.There'sagreatoneacoupleofblocksfromhere.Trytheirlasagna.It'sdelicious!

<5>ApologiesB

A:Hello.I'msorrytobotheryou,butIthinkyourcarisparkedinmyspacedownstairs.

B:Really?

A:Yes.DoyoudriveablueHonda?

B:Yes,Ido.

A:Well,there'sablueHondaparkedinspace13andthat'smyspace.

B:Oh,I'msosorry.Mysonmusthaveputitinthewrongspace.Oursistheonerightnexttoyours-number12.Letmegetmykeys,andI'llgorightdownandmovethecar.

A:Thanks.

B:AndI'llmakesuremysondoesn'tdoitagain.

A:Iappreciateit.

<6>ApologiesC

A:Gee,Bob,you'rereallylate.Yousaidyou'dbehereatsix,andlookatthetime:It'salmostsixthirty!

B:I'mreallysorry.Tellyouwhat:I'llpayfordinner.

A:Oh,it'sallright.Youdon'thavetodothat.

B:No,Iwanttopay.Youhadtowaitformealmosthalfanhour.

A:Well,hey,OK-ifyouinsist.Thanks!

A:Hi,Sally.WhathappenedtoyouonSunday?

B:Sunday?Whatdoyoumean?

A:Youdon'tremember?Ihadaparty,andIinvitedyou.

B:Oh,gosh.Ofcourseyoudid-andIcompletelyforgotaboutit.Iwasbusyalldayhelpingmybrotherwithhiscar,andIguessIjustforgot.Sorry.Howdidthepartygo,anyway?

A:Itwasgreat,butwemissedyou.

B:Gee,nowIreallyfeelbad.

5.Transportation

TransportationProblemsA

A:Whyisthereneverabuswhenyouwantone?

B:Goodquestion.Therearen'tenoughbusesonthisroute.

A:SometimesIfeellikewritingalettertothepaper.

B:Goodidea.Youshouldsaythatweneedmoresubwaylines,too.

A:Yeah.Thereshouldbemorepublictransportationingenral.

B:Andfewercars!There'stoomuchtraffic.

A:Say,isthatourbuscoming?

B:Yes,itis.Butlook.It'sfull!

A:Oh,no!Let'sgoandgetacupofcoffee.WecantalkaboutthisletterI'mgoingtowrite.

<2>TransportationProblemsB

A:Soyouarereallygoingtowritealettertothepaper?

B:Sure.I'mgoingtosaysomethingaboutthebuses.They'retooold.Weneedmoremodernbuses…niceair-conditionedones.

B:Andtheyneedtoputmorebusesontheroad.

A:Right.Andtherearetoomanycarsdowntown,andthereisn'tenoughparking.

B:That'sforsure.It'simpossibletofindaparkingspacedowntownthesedays.

A:Ithinktheyshouldbanprivatecarsdowntownbetweennineandfive.

B:Oh,youmeantheyshouldn'tallowanycarsexcepttaxisandbusesduringtheregularworkday.Hmm…thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea.

<3>TransportationProblemsC

A:Howlonghaveyoubeenlivinghere?

B:Oh,forovertwentyyears.

A:Andhaveyounoticedalotofchangesduringthattime?

B:Oh,yes,quiteafew.Thisisamuchnicerplacetolivenowthanitusedtobe.It'smuchgreener.WhenIfirstmovedhere,thereweren'tmanytreesaround.Butoverthelastfewyears,thecityhasplantedtreeseverywhere.It'smadesuchadifference.

<4>TransportationProblemsD

A:Howdoyoulikelivinghere?

B:Well,it'saninterestingcity.Butyoureallyneedacarhere;otherwise,youcan'tgoanywhere.Thereusedtobeagoodbussystem,butthereisn'tanymore.

A:Whyisthat?

B:Oh,Ithinktheyexpecteveryonetohaveacar,sotheydon'tbothertoprovidedecentbusservice.It'sgettingworseandworse.Thesedays,youhavetowaitforagesforabus.Andwhenonefinallyshowsup,it'susuallyfull!

<5>SolutionSingapore

QuiteanumberofthingshavebeendonetohelpsolvetrafficproblemsinSingapore.Forexample,motoristsmustbuyaspecialpassiftheywanttodriveintothedowntownbusinessdistrict.Theycangointothebusinessdistrictonlyiftheyhavethepassdisplayedontheirwindshield.

AnotherthingSingaporehasdoneistomakeitmoredifficulttobuycars.Peoplehavetoapplyforacertificateiftheywanttobuyacar.Andthenumberofcertificatesislimited.Noteveryonecangetone.

Thereisalsoahightaxoncars,soitcoststhreeorfourtimesasmuchtobuyacarinSingaporeasitdoesin,say,theUnitedStatesorCanada.

TheotherthingSingaporehasdoneistobuildanexcellentpubictransportationsystem.Theirsubwaysystemisoneofthebestintheworld.Andthereisalsoaverygoodtaxiandbussystem.

<6>DrivingandRoadSingsA

A:Um,haveyounoticedthatpolicecarbehindus?

B:Oh,yeah.

A:[Policesiren]Oh,no!I'dbetterpullover.

B:MayIseeyourdriver'slicense,please?

A:Sure,ofcourse.DidIdosomethingwrong,Officer?

B:Well,foronething,youwentoveradoubleyellowlinebacktheretopassacar.

A:Oh.

B:Adoubleyellowlinemeans"nopassing."Youcanonlypasswhenthere'sabrokenyellowlineonyourside.

A:Oh.

B:Andanotherthing!Youwereintheleft-turn-onlylane,butyoudidn'tturn!Youwentstraightthroughtheintersectioninstead.

A:Oh,IguessIdid,Officer,…but…

B:Yes,youdid!Don'tyouknowthatifthere'sasignwithanarrowpointingtotheleft,youhavetoturnleftwhenyou'reinthatlane?

A:Oh,yeah,you'reright-

B:Ofcourse,I'mright!Mygoodness!Howdidyoueverpassyourdrivingtestandgetalicense?

A:Gosh,I'msorry,Officer.

<7>DrivingandRoadSingsB

A:Youknow,thesehighwaysarereallygreat,buttheroadsignsareprettyconfusing.

B:Hmm.Whatdotheselinesontheroadmean?

A:Theymustmeanyouaren'tallowedtopasshere.

B:No.Idon'tthinkso.I'mgoingtopassthiscarinfrontofus.It'sgoingtooslow.Now,Iwonderwhatthatsignupaheadmeans.

A:Itmaymeanyou'vegottotakealeftinthislane.

B:Ormaybeitmeansyoucanturnleftifyouwantto.IthinkI'lljustgostraight.

6.FoodandCook

OrderDishesA

A:Hi.MayItakeyourorder?

B:Yes.I’llhaveacupofcoffee.

A:Creamandsugar?

B:Oh,yes,please.

A:Andyou?

C:I’dlikeachickensandwich.AndI’llhavesomechips…oh,youcallthemfrenchfrieshere.right,I’llhavesomefrenchfries,please.

A:Allright.Onecoffeewithcreamandsugarandachickensandwichwithfrenchfries.Uh,anythingelse?

C:Yes,I’dlikeanicedtea,please.

A:Oneicedtea.Thankyou.

B:Oh,waitaminute!Whatkindofdessertsdoyouhave?

A:Well,wehavepie,cake,icecream,chocolatemousse…

B:Oooo!Whatkindofpiedoyouhave?

A:Ithinktodaywehaveapple,cherry,lemon…

B:Hmm…IthinkI’llhaveapieceofapplepiewithmycoffee.Howaboutyou,Tina?

C:Oh,maybeI’llhaveapiecelater…or…I’llhavesomeofyours!

A:Thenit’sonecoffee,oneapplepie,onechickensandwich,anorderoffrenchfries,andanicedtea.Right?

B:Yes,thankyou.

C:Thanks.

<2>OrderDishesB

C:Oh,herecomesourwaiter!

B:Yeah,Iwonderedwhattooksolong.

A:Whew!Hereyouare!

C:Uh,Iorderedfrenchfrieswithmychickensandwich,andyoubroughtme…ugh!…mashedpotatoeswithgravy!

A:Oh,youorderedfrenchfries?

C:Yes!

A:Well,then,OK.

B:Uh,andcouldIhavetheapplepieIordered?

A:Whatapplepie?Didyouorderapplepie?

B:Uh-huh.Yeah,Idid…withmycoffee.Remember?

A:Really?Gee,howdidIforgetthat?

C:Uh,canIaskyouaquestion?

A:Yes?

C:Howlonghaveyoubeenawaiter?

A:Whome?Oh,uh,todayismyfirstday.Well,I’ll…I’llgetyourapplepieandthefrenchfriesrightaway.Sorryaboutthat.

B:Oh,that’sOK.

C:Yeah,thanks.Goodluck!

A:Thanks!

<3>OrderDishesC

[1]

A:Haveyoufinishedwiththis?

B:No,I'mstilldrinkingit.Thanks.

[2]

A:Didyouorderthis?

B:Yes,that'smine.Mmm,itlooksgreatandsmellsdelicious!

[3]

A:Don'tyoulikeit?

B:Ihaven'ttastedityet.I'mwaitingforthewaitresstobringmeafork.

[4]

A:Didyouenjoyit?

B:Well,itwasalittletough.Ithinkitwascookedfortoolong.

[5]

A:Howisit?

B:Great.JustthewayIlikeit:blackandstrong.

[6]

A:Yourturnormine?

B:It'smytreatthistime.Youpaidlasttime.Remember.

<4>CookingA

A:What’syourfavoritesnack?

B:Oh,it'sasandwichwithpeanutbutter,honey,andbanana.It'sreallydelicious!

A:Uh!I'veneverheardofthat!Howdoyoumakeit?

B:Well,first,youtaketwoslicesofbreadandspreadpeanutbutteronthem.Thencutabananaintosmallpiecesandputthemononeoftheslicesofbread.Finally,poursomehoneyoverthebananasandputtheothersliceofbreadontop.Yum!

A:Yuck!Itsoundsawful!

<5>CookingB

A:I’lltellyouwhatmyfavoritesnackis-bakedapple.

B:Backedapple?

A:Ah,it’sdeliciousandhealthy.

B:So,howdoyoumakeit?

A:Youtakeoutthecoreoftheapplewiththeapplecorer.Thenyoufillthecentraloftheapplewithbrownsugarandsomeraisins.Next,putitinapanwithalittlewaterandbakeitintheovenforabout45minutes.

B:Hmm,thatdoessoundgood.

7.TravelandTourism

TravelPlansA

A:I'msoexcited!Wehavetwoweeksoff!Whatareyougoingtodo?

B:I'mnotsure.IguessI'lljuststayhome.MaybeI'llcatchuponmyreading.Whataboutyou?Anyplans?

A:Well,myparentshaverentedacondominiuminFlorida.I'mgoingtotakelongwalksalongthebeacheverydayanddolotsofswimming.

B:Soundsgreat!

A:Say,whydon'tyoucomewithus?Wehaveplentyofroom.

B:Doyoumeanit?I'dloveto!

<2>TravelPlansB

A:Whatareyourplansforthesummer,Paul?

B:Oh,I'dlovetogoandlieonabeachsomewhere,butIneedtosavesomemoneyforschool.IthinkI'llstayhomeandgetajob.

A:Thatdoesn'tsoundlikemuchfun.

B:Oh,itwon'tbetoobad.Someofmyfriendsaregoingtoworkthissummer,too,sowe'lldosomepartyingontheweekends.

<3>TravelPlansC

A:Haveyouplannedanythingforthesummer,Brenda?

B:Yeah.I'mgoingtoworkthefirstmonthandsavesomemoney.ThenI'mgoingtogodowntoMexicoforsixweekstostaywithmysister.She'sworkinginGuadalajara.Shesaysit'sreallyinterestingthere,soIwanttogoandseewhattogoandseewhatit'slike.ItwillalsogivemeachancetopracticemySpanish.I'mreallylookingforwardtoit.

<4>Preparation

<5>AskForDirectionA

A:Excuseme.Couldyoutellmewherethebankis?

B:There'soneupstairs,acrossfromtheduty-freeshop.

A:Oh,thanks.Doyouknowwhattimeitopens?

B:Itshouldbeopennow.Itopensat8:00A.M.

A:Good.Andcanyoutellmehowoftenthebusesleaveforthecity?

B:Youneedtocheckatthetransportationcounter.It'srightdownthehall.

A:OK.Andjustonemorething.Doyouknowwherethenearestrestroomis?

B:Rightbehindyou,ma'am.Seethatsign?

A:Oh.Thanksalot.

<6>AskForDirectionB

A:Excuseme.It'smeagain.I'msorry.Ineedsomemoreinformation-ifyoudon'tmind.

B:Notatall.

A:Thanks.Doyouknowhowmuchataxicoststothecity?

B:Well,itdependsonthetraffic,ofcourse.Butitusuallycostsaboutfortydollars.

A:Fortydollars?IguessI'lltakethebus.ThatmeansIhavealmostanhourtillthenextone.WherecouldIfindaninexpensiverestaurantintheairport?Maybeafast-foodplace?

B:Goupstairsandturnright.You'llseethesnackbaronyourleft.

A:Thanksverymuch.Haveaniceday.

B:You,too.

<7>FamousLandmarksA

A:WearenowapproachingthefamousStatueofLiberty,whichhaswelcomedvisitorstoNewYorkHarborsince1886.

B:Wow!Lookatit.

A:Incredible,isn'tit?

B:ThestatuewasgiventotheUnitedStatesbythepeopleofFrance.ItwasdesignedbytheFrenchsculptorBartholdi.

A:It'sreallyhuge.Dowegettogoinside?

B:Ofcourse.Wecanclimbthestairsallthewayuptothecrown.

A:Stairs?There'snoelevator?

B:Nottothetop.Butit'sjust142steps!

<8>FamousLandmarksB

Letmetellyoualittlemoreaboutthestatuebeforeyouclimbtothetop.Incaseyou'rewonderingwhatthestatueismadeof,ithasaframeworkinsidethat'smadeofiron;theouterskinismadeofcopper.Thecopperskinisonly2.4millimetersthick.Thesupportingframeworkinsidethestatueiswhatholdsthewholethingtogether.

TheStatueofLibertyisamajortouristattraction,andeveryyearabouttwomillionpeoplefromallovertheworldcomeheretovisitit.

<9>AncientMonumentsA

ThePyramidswerebuiltmorethanfourthousandyearsagobytheEgyptians.ThemostfamousonesareonthewestbankoftheriverNile,outsideofCairo.TheyservedasburialplacesfortheEgyptiankings.Afteraking'smummywasplacedinsidethepyramid,togetherwithtreasuresandtheking'sbelongings.

<10>AncientMonumentsB

TheGreatWallofChinaisthelongestmanmadestructureeverbuilt.ItwasbuilttoprotectoneoftheChinesekingdoms.MuchofwhatexistsofthewalltodaywasbuiltduringtheMingDynastyinthelate1400s,althoughpartsofthewallaremucholderandgobacktoaround200B.C.Thewallisabout35feethigh,or11meters,andastoneroadwayrunsalongthetopofit.Themainpartofthewallstretchesforabout2,000miles,thatis,about3,400kilometers.

8.Change,ThereIsNoBetterWay

<1>LifeintroubleA

A:Sowhereareyouworkingnow,Terry?

B:Oh,I'mstillatthebank.Idon'tlikeit,though.

A:That'stoobad.Whynot?

B:Well,it'sboring,anditdoesn'tpayverywell.

A:Iknowwhatyoumean.Idon'tlikemyjobeither.IwishIcouldfindabetterjob.

B:Actually,Idon'twanttoworkatallanymore.IwishIhadalotofmoneysoIcouldretirenow.

A:Hmm,howoldareyou,Terry?

B:Uh,twenty-six.

<2>LifeintroubleB

A:SohowarethingsgoingwithyouandSusie,Terry?

B:Oh,youdidn'tknow?SheandIbrokeupacoupleofmonthsago.Wedecidedweneededabreakfromeachotherforawhile.ButImissheralot.Iwishwecouldgetbacktogetheragain.

A:I'msureyouwill.

B:Ireallyhopeso.Sowhatkindofjobwouldyouliketolookfor?

A:I'mnotsure,butI'dreallyliketomovetoanothercity.I'msickofthisplace.Ineedtolivesomewheremoreexciting.

B:Iknowwhatyoumean.Itsurecangetboringaroundhereattimes.

<3>Ireallyneedachange!A

Yeah,Ireallyneedachange.I'vebeendoingthesamethingsforeverfiveyearsnow,andI'mjustnotlearninganythingnew.It'sthesameroutineeveryday,andIamreallysickofsittinginfrontofacomputer.IthinkIneedtotrysomethingtotallydifferent.Iwanttobeinaprofessionthatinvolvesmeetingpeople.

<4>Ireallyneedachange!B

Ireallyneedtojoinacluborsportsteamtogivemesomethingtodoonweekends.Igetreallyboredontheweekends,andifIjoinedaclub.I'dprobablygettomeetpeopleandmakenewfriends.

<5>Ireallyneedachange!C

Ishouldtakeatypingcoursethissummer.Ireallyneedifitformyschoolwork.Andpeoplesaythatifyoucantypereallywell,it'ssomethingyou'llfindusefullaterinlife.

<6>Ireallyneedachange!D

Gosh,Ireallyhavetogoonadiet.I'vegainedtenpoundssincelastyear,andeveryonetellsmeIlookfat.AndifIdon'tloseweightnow,Iwon'tbeabletogetintoanyofmysummerclothes.

9.CareerDevelopment

PersonalityTraitsA

A:Idon'tknowwhatclassedtotakethissemester.Ican'tdecidewhatIwanttodowithmylife.Haveyouthoughtaboutit,Brenda?

B:Yes,Ihave.IthinkI'dmakeagoodjournalistbecauseIlovewriting.

A:MaybeIcouldbeateacherbecauseI'mverycreative.AndIlikeworkingwithkids.

B:Oh,Iwouldn'twanttobeateacher.I'mtooinpatient.

A:IknowonethingIcouldneverdo.

B:What'sthat?

A:IcouldneverbeastockbrokerbecauseI'mnotgoodatmakingdecisionsquickly.

<2>PersonalityTraitsB

A:MyhistoryprofessorsaysIshouldthinkaboutacareerinpolitics.ButIdon'tthinkI'dmakeagoodpolitician.

B:Whynot,Brenda?

A:Oh,youknowme.I'mterribleatspeakinginfrontofalotofpeople-youknow,likegivingspeechesandthings.Andpoliticianshavetospeakinpublicallthetime.

B:That'strue.Youknow,thatremindsmeofaproblemI'mhaving.

A:Whatisit?

B:Youknowmyparentshaveareallysuccessfulrestaurant,right?Well,myfatherwantsmetobethemanager.

A:Andyoudon'twantgo?

B:No,notatall.I'dbeaterriblemanager.I'mmuchtoodisorganized

<3>Job-huntingA

A:AnyinterestingjobslistedontheInternettoday?

B:Well,therearealotofretailjobs-sellingclothesandstuff.ButyouhavetoworkSaturdaysandSundays.

A:Hmm.Ihateworkingonweekends

B:Hmm…sodoI.Oh,here'sajobinsales.It'sajobsellingchildren'sbookstobookstores.

A:Thatsoundsinteresting.

B:Yeah.Let'ssee.Youneedtohaveadriver'slicense.Andyouhavetoworksomeevenings.

A:Idon'tmindworkingeveningsduringtheweek.AndIenjoydriving.So,what'sthephonenumber?

B:It's7983455

<4>Job-huntingB

A:DeltaEducation.

B:Hello.I'mcallingaboutthejobyouadvertisedforasalesperson.Isits