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------------------------------------------作者xxxx------------------------------------------日期xxxxiShow高级班文本【精品文档】【精品文档】【精品文档】【精品文档】【精品文档】【精品文档】第1课A:Doyouhaveadateforthepartyyet?B:Actually,Idon’t.Doyouthinkyoucouldhelpmefindone?A:Hmm,whatkindofguysdoyoulike?B:Oh,Ilikeguyswhoaren’ttooseriousandwhohaveagoodsenseofhumor.Youknow,likeyou.A:Ok,whatelse?B:Well,I’dprefersomeoneIhavesomethingincommonwith-whoIcantalktoeasily.A:IthinkIknowjusttheguyforyou.BobBranson.Doyouknowhim?B:No,Idon’tthinkso.A:Letmearrangeforyoutomeethim,andyoucantellmewhatyouthink.A:So,what’stheverdict?WhatdidyouthinkofBob?B:Well,IwasworriedatfirstespeciallywhenIsawthathewearsnotonebuttwoearrings.Ithoughthemightturnouttobeoneofthoseguyswhoareintoheavyrockmusicandstufflikethat.YouknowwhatImean?A:Buthe’sjustaregularkindofguy,right?B:Yeah,wegotalongreallywell!A:Ijustknewyou’dlikehim.B:Yeah,Ido,andhe’sreallyfunny.Hehadmelaughinghystericallyduringdinner.Ithinkthepeoplesittingnexttousintherestaurantthoughtwewerecrazy.A:So,areyoutwogoingtogettogetheragain?B:Definitely,infact,we’regoingtoaconcerttomorrownight.A:That’sgreat.第2课AndreaA:So,haveyouseenAndrealately?B:Yeah,Iseeherprettyoften.Weworktogetheratacafélatté.A:How’sshedoing,I’vebeenmeaningtocallher.B:Well,tobehonest!I’vealwaysthoughtshe’salittledifficult.Butthesedays,Ifindherimpossible.A:Whatdoyoumean?B:Oh,youknowhowsheis.Shehasstrongideasabouteverything.Andifyoudon’tagreewithher,sheletsyouknowwhatshethinksofyou.A:Yes,that’strue.Butthat’swhyweloveher,right?B:Yeah,Iguessso.Butshe’schangedalotsinceshestartedcollege.Shetalkedaboutherselfallthetimeandshealwaysmanagestomentionhowgoodsheisateverythingshedoes.A:Hmm.MaybeIwon’tcallherafterall.2.JamesA:AreyougoingtoJames’spartyonSaturday?B:Ofcourse,Jamesalwaysgivesthebestparties.Andtherearealwayslotsofinterestingnewpeopletomeet.A:That’strue.Idon’tknowwherehemanagestofindthemall.B:Well,youknowwhathe’slike.Hemakesfriendsreallyeasily.Hereallylikestalkingtopeople,andhelovesinvitingpeopleover.A:Ur–Ur,heinvitedmefordinnerlastSaturday,whatafeast!B:Yeah,he’sagreatcooktoo.A:AfterdinnerIofferedtohelpcleanup,buthetoldmenottoworryaboutit.Hesaidhe’dtakecareofitinthemorning.Hewaslike，it’snothing,nobigdeal.B:Yup,thatsoundslikeJames.3.Mr.JohnsonA:Haveyoumetthenewapartmentmanager?B:Mr.Johnson?Hmm.Yeah,Imethimlastweek.He’s…alittlestrange.A:Yeah,heis.I’mnotsureIlikehim.He’shardtopredict.Sometimeshe’sprettycheerfulandtalkative,andthenextdayhedoesn’tevensayhello.Ithinkhemusthavepersonalproblemsorsomething.B:Ithinkyou’reright.Andhaveyounoticedthathalfthetimewhenhesayshe’sgoingtodosomething,heneveractuallydoesit?Hetoldmethreetimeshe’dcometofixthelightinmykitchen,andhestillhasn’tdoneit.第3课A:Hello?B:Hi.Myname’sJimHunt.I’mcallingabouttheadforaroommate.A:Oh,right.B:Areyoustilllookingforsomeone?A:Yes,weare.B:Oh,good.I’mreallyinterested.A:Well,therearefourofus,andit’safairlysmallhouse,sowewantsomeonewho’seasytogetalongwith.B:I’mprettyeasygoing.A:Great!SocanIaskyouafewfairlystraightforwardquestionsaboutyourself?B:Noproblem.Ilikeitwhenpeoplearedirect.A:Whatdoyoudo,Jim?A:Oh,well,I’vehadalotofdifferentjobs,butI’mnotworkingrightnow.B:Yeah,Igotfiredfrommylastjobaboutsixmonthsago,soI’vebeenlookingforsomethingelse.Ihaven’tbeenveryluckysofar.A:Uh-huh.Well,therenthereis$1,200amonth–uh,that’s$300amonthforeachperson.B:Oh,Uh….A:Willyouhaveenoughmoneytopaytherenteverymonth?B:Yeah,Iprobablywill…ifIcanfindajob.A:Yeah.Uh,look,whereareyoulivingnow?B:Well,I’vebeenstayingwithafriendforthepastcoupleofweeks.A:Uh-huh.B:Yeah,buthe’saskedmetoleavebyFriday,soIreallyneedtofindaplacetolive.I’vehadtomovefourtimesinthepastyearand,well…A:Listen,Jim.Iappreciateyourtellingmeaboutyourself.Ilikeitwhenpeoplearehonestwithme.Anyway,Ihavetotalktomyotherroommatesaboutthis,andI’llgiveyouacalltomorrowtoletyouknowwhatwedecide.Whydon’tyougivemeyournumber?B:Sure,it’stwo,two,three…第4课A:Goodnews!I’vefoundasummerjob!B:That’sgreat!Anythinginteresting?A:Yes,workingatanamusementpark.Doesn’tthatsoundfantastic?B:Sure,itdoes.A:So,haveyoufoundanything?B:Nothingyet,butI’vegotacoupleofleads.Oneisworkingasaninternforarecordcompany–mostlyansweringphones.OrIcangetalandscapingjobagain.A:Beinganinternsoundsmoreinterestingthanlandscaping.Andit’sprobablynotashard!B:Yeah,butalandscaperearnsmoremoneythananintern.Andyougetagreattan!B:Sowhatwillyoubedoingattheamusementpark,exactly?A:Actually,I’llhavetwojobs.First,I’llbeworkingataplacecalledChildren’sWorld.Theyhaveallkindsofinterestinggamesandeducationalactivitiesforyoungkids.IhavetogotoatrainingprogramforthreedaysbeforeIstarttofindouthoweverythingworks.B:Threedays?Wow,theequipmentmustbeprettyhigh-tech!A:Oh,itis–alotofcomputersandinterestingdevices.It’sjustthekindofstuffthatkidslove.B:Well,itsoundsliketheperfectjobforyou.Iknowhowmuchyoulovekids.Sowhat’syourotherjob?A:Well.I’llalsobeoneofthepeoplewhowalksaroundtheparkgreetingpeople.B:Doyoumeanyou’llhavetodressupinacostume?A:Yes,asacartooncharacter!Iknow,Iknow.Itsoundssilly.Andit’scertainlynotasrewardingasworkinginChildren’sWorld,but,it’spartofthejob.第5课A:Sowhereareyouworkingthissummer,Carlos?B:I’mworkingasatutorinalearningcenterforkids.A:Interesting.Whatkindsofthingsdothekidsdothere?B:Theyworkonsubjectstheyneedhelpin,uh,mainly.mathandEnglish.A:Isyourjobhard?B:No,notatall.Thekidsworkoncomputersmostofthetime.Wehavetohelpthemgetstartedandwhentheyrunintoproblems.A:Doyouenjoyit?B:Oh,yes.Workingwithkidsissomuchmorefunthanworkingwithadults.AndIgettochoosemyownhours.AslongasIworkeighthoursaday,Icancomeinatanytimefrom8A.M.TO9P.M.A:Luckyyou!A:Paul,didyoufindasummerjob,yet?B:Yeah,I’mworkinginarestaurant.A:Oh,how’sitgoing?B:Oh,themoney’snotbad.A:Whatareyoudoing?Areyouwaitingtables?B:Iwish!No.I’mworkinginthekitchen.Icutupstuffforthechef–vegetablesandmeatandthings.Ialsowashthedishes.A:Oh,yuck.B:Yeah.It’sprettyhardwork.Ididn’trealizehowhotitisinarestaurantkitchenuntilItookthisjob.A:Sowhydon’tyouquit?B:I’dloveto,butIneedthemoney.A:Sowhatkindofjobdidyoufindforthesummer?B:I’mworkingforamarketingcompany.I’mdoingtelephonemarketing.A:Oh,soyou’reoneofthosepeoplewhodrivesmecrazybycallingmeupandtryingtopersuademetobuysomethingthatIhaveabsolutelynoneedfor.B:Exactly.A:Doyoulikeit?B:Believeitornot,Ido.It’smostlyabunchofstudentsworkingthere,andwehavealotoffunwhenwe’renotmakingcalls.It’sreallyeasy,too,sincewejusthavetoreadfromascript.A:Areyoudoingthisfulltime?B:Yes,butIworkfromtwointheafternoonuntilelevenatnight,soIgettosleepaslateasIwanttointhemorning.第6课Jack:Hi,Rod.ThisisJack.Rod:Oh,hi,Jack.What’sup?J:I’mgoingtomybestfriend’sweddingthisweekend.I’dlovetovideotapeit.WouldyoumindifIborrowedyouvideocamera?R:Um,yeah.That’sOK,Iguess.Idon’tthinkI’llneeditforanything.J:Thanksamillion.R:Sure.Haveyouusedavideocamerabefore?It’sprettyeasy.J:Yeah,acoupleoftimes.WoulditbeOKifIpickedituponFridaynight?R:Fine.Noproblem.BListentotwomoretelephonecallsJackmakes.Andy:Hello.Jack:Hi,Andy.ThisisJack.A:Oh,hi,Jack.J:Iwaswonderingifyoucoulddomeafavor.A:Thatdepends.J:Well,Ihavetogotoaweddingthisweekend.WoulditbeOKifIborrowedyournavybluesuit?A:Oh,sure.Noproblem.J:Thanksalot.I’llcomebyandpickituptonight.A:That’sfine.Rose:RoseRizzo.Jack:Hi,Rose.ThisisJack.R:Oh,hello.Howareyou?J:Prettygood,thanks.Listen,thereasonI’mcallingisIhaveareallybigfavortoaskyou.R:Yes?J:RememberItoldyouaboutthatfriendofminewho’sgettingmarriedtoawomanhemetinBarcelona?R:Yeah,Iremember.And?J:Well,thewedding’sthisSaturdayafternoon,andit’soutinthecountry–aboutanhour’sdrivefromhere–andIwaswonderingifIcouldborrowyourcarfortheafternoontogetthere.R:Gee,Jack,I’dreallylovetohelpyouout,butI’mgoingtobeneedingmycarallweekend.I’vegotafriendcominginfromoutoftown,andIpromisedtoshowherthesights.J:Oh,OK.Iunderstand.Anyway,howarethings?Ihaven’tseenyouforages.R:Oh,prettygood.第7课Amy:Hello?Jeff:Hello.MayIspeaktoSophia,please?A:I’msorry,she’snotinrightnow.Wouldyouliketoleaveamessage?J:Yes,please.ThisisJeff.WouldyoutellherthatTonyishavingapartyonSaturday?A:Un-huh.J:Andwouldyouaskherifshe’dliketogowithme?A:Allright,Peter.I’llgiveherthemessage.J:No,thisisJeff,notPeter.A:Oh,I’m.sorry.J:Bytheway,who’sPeter?Sophia:Hi!I’mhome!A:Oh,hi.S:Didanyonecall?A:Uh-huh.YouroldfriendPetercalledafewhoursago.He’sgoingtobeintownonSaturdayandwantstogettogetherwithyouSaturdaynight.Hesaidtocallhim.S:Oh,super!Ihaven’tseenPeterinalmostayear.Anyothercalls?A:Uh,yeah.Jeffcalled.HewantstoknowifyouwanttogotoTony’spartywithhim.S:Oh.WhenisTony’sparty?A:OnSaturday.S:Oh,perfect.That’sthesamenightI’mgoingtogettogetherwithPeter,soIhaveanexcusenottogo.EvenifIweren’tgoingoutwithPeter,Iwouldn’tgoanywherewithJeff.Oh,he’ssuchapain!A:Oh,hedidn’tsoundsobad.Hesoundedkindofsweet.S:Yeah,yeah,Iguessheis.It’sjustthatIdon’twannagooutwithhim–andhejustdoesn’tseemtogetthemessage.Domeafavor,Amy:Ifhecallsagain,couldyoujusttellhimI’mnothome?A:Hmm.OK.第8课A:Whatanawfulstory!AcouplewassailingtheiryachtfromHawaiitoMexico.WhiletheywerecrossingthePacific,theirboathitawhaleandsank!B:Isthattrue?Whathappenedtothewhale?A:Itdoesn’tsay!Ohandhere’sanotherone.AguyinLosAngleswasrobbingabank.Butashewasescaping,hegotcaughtintherevolvingdoor.B:Iguessitwashisfirstbankrobbery!A:Yeah.Ohandlistentothis.Someguygotlockedoutofhishouse,sohetriedtogetinthroughthechimney.B:Don’ttellme!Hegotstuckinthechimney!A:Exactly.Andhewasstilltryingtogetouttwodayslaterwhenthepolicerescuedhim.AmanwhoconsideredhimselfasnakecharmerwasstrangledtodeathonSundaybyathree-and-a-half-meterboaconstrictorinatowninThailand.Itseemsthatthemanrushedtoseethegiantsnakeafterfriendstoldhimtheserpentwasseenbesideoneofthetown’smainroads.Thesnakecharmerputitaroundhisneck;whileheandhisfriendswerewalkinghome,thesnakestrangledhimtodeath.EarlyTuesdaymorninginCalifornia,twopoliceofficerswhowerepursuingacarthiefdownHollywoodBoulevardinahigh-speedchasewererescuedbythethief.Duringthechase,theofficers’caroverturnedandfellintoashallowriver.Theofficerscouldn’tgetoutofthecar,whichwasrapidlyfillingupwithwater.Thethiefwentbacktothesceneoftheaccidentandhelpedrescuetheofficers.TheHollywoodPoliceDepartmenthasdecidedtodropchargesagainstthethiefforsavingtheofficers’lives.第9课A:Someonestolemywalletlastnight!B:Ohno!Whathappened?A:Well,Iwasworkingout,andIhadputmystuffinmylocker,justlikeIalwaysdo.WhenIcameback,someonehadstolenmywallet.IguessI’dforgottentolockthelocker.B:I’msorry.That’sterrible!Didyoulosemuchmoney?A:Onlyabout$20.ButIlostmycreditcardandmydriver’slicense.Whatapain!B:Hmm.ThatremindsmeofwhenIhadmypursestolenlastyear.A:Really?Whathappened?B:Well,itwaswhenIwasinBelgium.Iwasonmywaytotheairport,soIwasstandingonthesideoftheroadwithmybags,tryingtofigureoutthebusschedule.Anyway,thisbunchofguyscamebyandaskediftheycouldhelpme.TheyspokeverybrokenEnglish,andIcouldn’treallyunderstandwhattheyweresaying.Ireallyjustwantedthemtoleavemealone.Finally,theyleftandwhenIlookeddown,Irealizedmypursehaddisappeared.Ithadmywalletinitwithallmytraveler’schecksandmymoneyandmycreditcard.Well,luckily,Ihadputmyairlineticketandmypassportinoneofmycarry-onbags.A:Howawful!Sowhatdidyoudo?B:Well,firstIscreamedatthetopofmylungsandtriedtorunaftertheguys–buttheywerelonggone.Then–thissoundsreallycorny–IdidjustwhatIhadseenpeopledoonTV:Icalledmycreditcardcompany.A:Weretheyhelpful?B:Theywerelifesavers!Innotimeatall,they’dgivenmenewtraveler’schecksandanewcreditcard,andsentmeonmyway.第10课1TaxidriversA:Itreallyupsetsmewhentaxidriversdrivesofast.I’malwaysterrifiedofhavinganaccident.B:Thatdoesn’treallybotherme.IliketogetwhereI’mgoingquickly.ButIcan’tstanditwhentheyhavetheirradiosturnedupallthewayfullblast.Youcan’tevenhearyourselfthink!2PeoplewithdogsA:Ihateitwhenpeopletaketheirdogsintoaparkandletthemmakemessesallovertheplace.It’ssoirresponsible!B:Youknowwhatbothersme?Ihateitwhentheygooutandleavetheirdogathome,barkingallday.3TVcommercialsA:Ican’tstanditwhentheyshowthesamecommercialtwiceinarow.Whydotheydothat?Itdrivesmecrazy!B:Thethingthatbothersmethemostiswhentheyinterruptaballgameatthemostexcitingmomenttoshowsomestupidcommercial.4StoreclerksA:Itreallyupsetsmewhenstoreclerkspretendtheyhaven’tnoticedyouandjuststandaroundchattingtoeachother.It’ssorude.B:Yeah.Orontheotherhand,theygiveyouthehardsell,andtrytogetyoutobuysomethingyoudon’treallywant.第11课Clerk:CanIhelpyou?A:Yes,I’dliketoreturnthisjacket.C:Istheresomethingthematterwithit?A:Yes.Ididn’tnoticewhenIboughtit,butthereareafewproblems.First,ithasatearinthelining.C:Hmm,actually,it’storninseveralplaces.A:Andsomeofthebuttonsareveryloose,thisonecameoff,infact.Andthere’sastainonthecollar.C:I’mreallysorryaboutthis.Wouldyouliketoexchangeitforanotherone?A:Well,tobehonest,Idon’tthinkthisjacketisverywellmade.I’drathergetarefund.C:Iunderstand.Doyouhavethereceipt?A:Hi.C:Yes?A:IwonderifyoucouldtakealookattheseshoesIboughthere.They’reprettynew,buttheyseemtobefallingapart.C:Hmm.Letmesee.Yes,thisdoesn’tlookright.Thestitchingiscomingout.Howlongdidyousayyou’vehadthem?A:Onlyaboutamonth.Here’sthereceipt.C:Hmm…yes.Well,letmeexchangetheseforyou.I’msorryfortheinconvenience.A:Excuseme.C:Yes,howcanIhelpyou?A:Youseethisshirt?Iboughtithereafewweeksago,butthefirsttimeIwashedit,thecolorchange.Itwentfrombrightredtolightpink.C:Howdidyouwashit?A:Well,Ijusttosseditintothewashingmachinewithmyotherclothes.C:Whattemperaturedidyouuse?A:Iusuallywashmyclothesinhotwater,soIguesshot.C:Well,didyoucheckthewashinginstructions?A:Um…maybenot.C:Well,youseehereonthislabel?Itsays,“Washincoldwateronly.”A:Um-hmm.C:SoI’mreallysorry,butsinceyoudidn’tfollowthewashinginstructions,Ican’treallydoanythingforyou.第12课A:Hello,Mr.Smith?Iwaswonderingifyoucould,uh,changethelightbulboutfront?Itwentoutagain.B:Look,whyareyoubotheringmenow?It’sstilllightoutsideanditwillbeforanotherfivehours.A:Well,Irealizethat,butitwasdarklastnight,andIwasfumblingwithmykeys,and…I’mheadedoutnow,and…B:Miss,itjustrained.It’sverywet.It’sdangeroustoworkwithelectricitywhenit’swetoutside.A:Oh,I…Idon’twanttoendangeryou.It’sjustthatI’llbecominghomelatetonightandIjustwanttomake…B:Iwouldlovetohelpyoumiss,butsomebodyborrowedmyladder.Idon’thavealadder.A:Well,youknow,Ihaveachair!Ifyou’djustgivemealightbulb,Iwouldn’tminddoingitmyself.OK?B:Oh,oh.Oh!OK.Here.Takealightbulbfromoneofmylamps…A:Oh,no,youdon’thavetodothat!B:…soyouknowitworks.No,please.It’smypleasure.A:Oh!Thankyou!A:Uh,excuseme.Mr.Smith?B:Yeah?A:Uh,Iwaswonderingifyoucoulddosomethingaboutmynext-doorneighbor’sdog?It’sbeenbarkingand…andkeeping…keeping…B:Hey!Fishgottaswim,birdsgottafly,dogsgotta……A:Dogs…B:That’snature’sway.A:Dogs…yes,buttheydon’thavetobarkallnight!Thisisthreenightsinarow……B:Oh!Wait!Wait!Haveyoutriedearplugs?A:I’vetriedearplugs.Theydon’t……B:Haveyouseenthesizeofthatdog?Youwantmetogointhere?Thatdogcouldhurtme!A:Well,Ineedmysleep!Idon’tknowwhattotellyou,Imean……B:Look,look.Itellyouwhat.I’llcallhimonthephone,andaskifhecankeephisdogquiet.A:Thankyou!A:Mr.Smith.B:Mrs.Taylor.A:Ihaveabonetopickwithyou.B:Whatisit?A:Mymailkeepsarrivingeverydaylaterandlater.B:Mrs.Taylor,that’sthegovernment’sfault-notmine……A:Well,Ithink……B:Well,complaintothepostoffice.A:Mr.Smith!Ithinkthatit’syourjobtotakecareofthis!B:Mrs.Taylor,whydoyouneedyourmailearly?Takemyadvice.Justrelax,putyourfeetup,andwatchalittleTV,OK?A:I’msorry,Mr.Smith.Ithinkthatyoushoulddosomethingaboutthis.Now!B:OK,Mrs.Taylor.I’llgodowntothepostofficeandspeaktosomeone……tomorrow.第13课OnethingthatIneverreallygotusedtowhenIwastravelinginAsiawasthewaypeoplemakenoisewhentheydrinksoup.Ithinkit’sbecausetheywanttoshowthatthey’rereallyenjoyingtheirfoodsotheymakealoudslurpingnoise.Italwaysbotheredme.Iguessit’sbecausemyparentsspentyearswhenIwasakidtellingmenottomakenoisewhileIwaseating.WhenIlivedinSpain,Iwassurprisedathowlatepeopleeatintheevening.Whenyou’reinvitedtodinner,youareaskedtocomearoundnineo’clockandyouusuallydon’tstartdinneruntilten.Andpeoplestayterriblylate–sometimesuntiltwointhemorningorevenlater.Ifounditdifficult.Howdoesonegetupandgotoworkorschoolthenextdayaftereatinganddrinkinguntilthreeinthemorning?IlivedintheMiddleEastforawhile,andwhenIwentout,Ihadtoobeythelocalcustomofwearingsomethingovermyheadandwearingadressthatcoveredmywholebody.Atfirst,Ifounditarealnuisance,butafterawhile,Igotusedtoitandevenstartedtolikeit.Youfeelreallysecure,andalsoyoudon’thavetoworryaboutwhattowearallthetime.第14课A:Excuseme.WouldyouliketomakeacontributiontoGreenerWorld?B:Sure.Whatareyouworkingonrightnow?A:Well,we’redevelopingeducationalprogramsforschools.Wewanttoshowchildrenhowtheoceansarebeingpollutedbyindustrialwaste.Andwewanttotellthemabouthowfishsupplieshavebeendepletedthroughoverfishing.B:Ithinkwhatyou’redoingisterrific.IwishIcoulddomoretohelp.A:So,haveyoueverthoughtaboutbecomingamemberofGreenerWorld?B:No,buttellmealittlemoreaboutit.A:We’vebeenactiveinthisareaforalmostfiveyearsnow.Areyouawareofsomeofourotherlocalprojects?B:No,Idon’tthinkIam.A:Well,oneofthethingswe’vebeendoingisplantingtrees.Wehaveagroupofvolunteersinvolvedinseveraltree-plantingprojectsindifferentpartsofthecity.We’retryingtogetasmanytreesplantedaspossibletohelpcleantheairandalsotohelplowerthetemperatureduringthesummer.B:Thatsoundssmart.A:Uh-huh.We’vealsoplacedover50recyclingbinsaroundthecitysothatpeoplecandropoffthingsforrecycling–cans,bottles,plasticbags,andnewspapers.Lastyearweraisedover$100,000throughrecycling.B:That’sfantastic.I’dlovetogetinvolvedinGreenerWorld.WheredoIsign?第15课A:Youknow,I’vebeenreadingalotabouttheproblemoflandfills–anditreallyhasmeworried.B:Why?A:Well,itseemsthattheeasiestwayofdisposingoftrashisbyburyingitinlandfills.Theproblemisthatinmanycountriesthelandfillshavealreadybeenfilledup,andit’shardtofindplacestostartnewones.Noonewantsahugelandfillanywhereneartheirneighborhood.B:Sowhat’sthesolution?A:Well,thereisnoeasysolution.Butmanycitiesaretryingtodomorerecyclingsothattheycanreducetheamountofstuffthatgoesintothelandfills.B:Ican’tbelieveit’sbecomedangeroustogetasuntan.Whatisthisworldcomingto?A:Well,thesunhasneverbeengoodforyou,butit’sreallydangerousnow.Yousee,theozonosphere,whichhelpsprotectusfromthesun’sultravioletrays,hasbeendamagedbypollutionintheair.Whentheozonelayergetstoothin,itcancauseanincreaseinskincancerandotherproblems.B:Butisthereanythingwecandotosolvetheproblem?A:Sure.Oneofthebiggestthreatstotheozonelayeriscars–theexhaustgasesfromcars.Thebestwaytosavetheozonelayeristodriveless.Soinmanyplaces,peoplearebeingaskedtocarpool.A:Youknow,youalwayshearaboutairpollution,butnotmanypeopleareawareoftheproblemofwaterpollution.B:Youmeanintheoceans?A:No.Imeanpolluteddrinkingwater.It’saprobleminalmosteverymajorcityintheworld.Almostallourriversandlakes–wherewegetourdrinkingwaterfrom–arebeingpollutedinsomewaybybusinessesfarms,homes,industries,andothersources.Andeventhoughthewatermostofusdrinkistreated,it’sstillnot100percentpure.B:Sowhat’sthesolution?A:Well,it’sacomplicatedproblemtosolve,butbasicallywhat’sinvolvedistreatingallwasteproductsmorecarefullysothatdangerouschemicalsandbacteriadon’tgetintoourwatersupply.第16课A:Youknow,there’safactoryoutsidetownthat’spumpingchemicalsintotheriver.B:Howcantheydothat?Isn’tthatagainstthelaw?A:Yes,itis.Butalotofcompaniesignorethoselaws.B:That’sterrible!WhatcanGreenerWorlddo?A:Well,onethingtodoaboutitistotalktothemanagement.B:Whatifthatdoesn’twork?A:Well,thenanotherwaytostopthemistogetaTVstationtorunastoryonit.B:Yes!Companieshatebadpublicity.Bytheway,what’sthenameofthiscompany?A:It’scalledApexIndustries.B:Ohno!Myuncleisoneoftheirtopexecutives!Carla:Waitaminute,BeforeGreenerWorlddoesanything,shouldn’twemakesurethatwe’vegotourfactsstraight?Andy:Absolutely.Thebestthingtodoistomonitorthesituationoverthenextseveralweekstoseewhatexactlyishappening.B:Howdowedothat?A:Well,wecantakepicturesoftheriverandeventakewatersamplestoseehowbadthesituationis.B:OK.AndmaybeIcouldtalktomyuncleaboutit.A:Oh,no,Idon’tthinkthat’sagoodidea.Notyet,anyway.B:Whynot?A:Idon’tthinkwewanttosayanythingtoanyoneuntilwehaveaclearerpictureofwhatisgoingon.Afterwe’vemonitoredthesituationforawhile,thenwecandecidewhetherweneedtohaveameetingwitharepresentativeofthecompanytotellthemwhatwe’vediscovered.OK,Carla?B:OK.第17课A:youknow,I’vealwayswantedtohavemyfortunetold.B:Really?Doyouknowwhereyoucangetitdone?A:I’mnotsure.Butmaybetherearesomefortunetellerslistedinthephonebook.Let’stakealook.B:Hmm.Here’sone.YoucouldhaveyourpalmreadbyMadameZarafor$70.A:That’sr