中级班文本1-24

中级班文本1-24lesson.Woman:Noproblem.So,tellmealittleaboutyourself.Whatdoyoudo?Man:Iworkinatravelagency.Woman:Really?Whatdoyoudothere?Man:I’minchargeoftheircomputers.Woman:Oh,soyou’reacomputerspecialist?Man:Well,sortof.Yeah,Iguessso.Woman:That’sgreat.ThenmaybeyoucangivemesomehelpwiththecomputercoursesI’mtaking.Man:Oh,sure,butonlyifpromisetogivemesomemorerollerbladinglessons.Woman:Hmm…It’sadeal.第二篇Reporter:Whereareyoufromoriginally,YuHong.YuHong:I’mfromChina,fromnearShanghai.Reporter:Andwhendidyoumovehere.YuHong:IcamehereafterIgraduatedfromcollege.Thatwasin1992.Reporter:Andwhatdoyoudonow?YuHong:I’matransportationengineer.Reporter:Isee.Soyou’reanimmigranttotheUnitedState?YuHong:Yes,that’sright.Reporter:WhataresomeofthedifficultiesofbeinganimmigrantintheUS?YuHong:Oh,that’snotaneasyquestiontoanswer.Therearesomanythings,really.IguessoneofthemostdifficultiesisthatIdon’thaveanyrelativeshere.Imean,Ihavealotoffriends.Butthat’snotthesamething.InChina,onholidaysortheweekend,wevisittherelatives.Itisn’tthesamehere.Reporter:Andwhatdoyoumissthemostfromhome?YuHong:Oh,that’seasy.Mymom’ssoup.Shemakesgreatsoup.Ireallymissmymother’scooking.第三篇Man:Hey,arethesepicturesofyouwhenyouwereakid?Woman:Yeah.That’smeinfrontofmyuncle’sbeachhouse.WhenIwasakid,weusedtospendtwoweeksthereeverysummer.Man:Wow,Ibetthatwasfun.Woman:Yes,wealwayshadagreattime.Everydayweusedtogetupearlyandwalkalongthebeach.Ihadagreatshellcollection.Infact,Ithinkitstilluptheattic.Man:Hey,Iusedtocollectshell,too,whenIwasakid.Butmyparentsthrewthemout.YouknowwhatIremembermostaboutgrowingup?Woman:What?Man:Visitingmygrandparents’house.Youknowonholidaysandstaff.Theylivedwayoutinthecountry,andmygranddahadahorsenamedBlackie.Hetaughtmehowtoright.Ijustlovethathorse,andshelovesme,too.Iusedtoreallyenjoyspendingtimeatmygrandparents’house.AndeverytimeIcameback,Blackierememberedme.Woman:Uh…memories.第四篇Woman:Whyisthereneverabuswhenyouwantone?Man:Goodquestion.Therearen’tenoughbusesonthisroute.Woman:SometimesIfeellikewritingalettertothepaper.Man:Goodidea.Weshouldsaythatweneedmoresubwaylines,too.Woman:Yes,thereshouldbemorepublictransportationingeneral.Man:Andfewercars.Thereistoomuchtraffic.Woman:Say,isthatourbuscoming?Man:Yes,itis.Butlook,it’sfull.Woman:Oh,no.Let’sgoandgetacupofcoffee.WecantalkaboutthisletterI’mgoingtowrite.Man:So,areyoureallygoingtowriteapapertothepaper?Woman:Sure,I’mgoingtosaysomethingaboutthebuses.Theyaretooold.Weneedmoremodernbuses,niceair-conditionedones.Man:Andtheyneedtoputmorebusesontheroad.Woman:Right,andtherearetoomanycarsdowntown,andthereisn’tenoughparking.Man:That’sforsure.It’simpossibletofindaparkingspacedowntownthesedays.Woman:Ithinktheyshouldprivatecarsdowntownthesedaysbetweennineandfive.Man:Oh,youmeantheyshouldn’tallowanycarsexcepttaxisandbusesduringtheregulartheworkday.Hmm…thatsoundslikereallyagoodidea.第五篇Woman:Excuseme.Couldyoutellmewherethebankis?Man:Thereisoneupstairs,acrossfromtheduty-freeshop.Woman:Oh,thanks.Doyouknowwhattimeitopens?Man:Itshouldbeopennow.Itopensat8:00am.Woman:Good,andcanyoutellmehowoftenthebusesleaveforthecity?Man:Youneedtocheckatthetransportationcounter.It’srightdownthehall.Woman:Ok,andjustonemorething.Doyouknowwherethenearestrestroomis?Man:Rightbehindyoum’am,seethatsign?Woman:Oh,thanksalot.Woman:Excuseme.It’smeagain.I’msorry.Ineedsomemoreinformationifyoudon’tmind.Man:Notatall.Woman:Thanks.Doyouknowhowmuchataxicoststothecity?Man:Well,itdependsonthetrafficofcourse.Butitusuallycostsabout40dollars.Woman:Fortydollars?IguessI’lltakeabus.ThatmeansIhavealmostanhourtillthenextone.WherecouldIfindaninexpensiverestaurantintheairport?Maybeafast-foodplace.Man:Goupstairs,andturnright,you’llseeasnackbaronyourleft.Woman:Thanksverymuch.Haveaniceday.Man:You,too.第六篇QuiteanumberofthingshavebeendonetohelpsolvetrafficproblemsinSingapore.Forexample,motoristsmustbyaspecialpassiftheywanttodriveintothedowntownbusinessdistrict.Theycangointothebusinessdistrictonlytheyhavethepassdisplayedontheirwindshield.AnotherthingSingaporehasdoneistomakeitmoredifficulttobycars.Peoplehavetoapplyforacertificateiftheywanttobuyacar.Andthenumberofcertificatesislimited,noteveryonecangetone.Thereisalsoahightaxoncars.SoitcoststhreeorfourtimesasmuchtobuyacarinSingapore,asitdoesinsayUnitedStateorCanada.TheotherthingSingaporehasdoneistobuildanexcellentpublictransportationsystem.Theirsubwaysystemisoneofthebestintheworld.Andthereisalsoaverygoodtaxiandbussystem.第七篇Father:Whatdoyouthink?Mother:Well,ithasjustasmanybedroomsasthelastapartment.Andthelivingroomishuge.Daughter:Butthebedroomsaretoosmall,andthereisn’tenoughclosetspaceformyclothes.Father:Andit’snotascheapasthelastapartmentwesaw.Mother:Butthatapartmentwasdarkanddingy,anditwasinthedangerousneighborhood.Father:Let’sseeiftherealrestateagenthassomethingelsetoshowus.Agent:Well,howdoyoulikethisplace,then?Daughter:Oh,it’smuchbetterthanotherone.ThethingIlikebestisthebedrooms.Theyarehuge.Mother:Yes,theyareniceandbig.Daughter:Andtherearetwobathrooms.Icanhavemyownbathroom.Mother:Yes,Iguessyoucould.Daughter:Theonlyproblemisthecolorofthelivingroom.Ireallydon’tlikethedarkgreenwall.Father:Oh,I’surewecanchangethecolorifwewantto.第八篇Man:CreativeRental.Goodmorning.Woman:Hello,I’mcallingabouttheapartmentyouhaveforrent.Man:Yes,whatcanItellyouaboutit?Woman:Whereisitexactly?Man:It’sonKingStreet,justoffthefree-way.Woman:Oh,nearthefree-way.Canyouhearthetraffic?Man:Yes,I’mafraidyoudohearsome.Buttheapartmenthasalotofspace,Ithasthreebedroomsandaverylargelivingroom.Woman:Isee.Andisitonanewbuilding?Man:Well,thebuildingisaboutfiftyyearsold.Woman:Uh-ha…well,I’llthinkaboutit.Man:Ok,thanksforcalling.Woman:Thankyou,bye.Woman:Hello.Man:Hello,istheapartmentyouareadvertisingisstillavailable?Woman:Yes,itis.Man:Canyoutellmealittleaboutit.Woman:Well,it’saperfectapartmentforoneperson.Itoneroomwithkitchenatoneend.Man:Isee,andisitfarawayfromthesubway?Woman:Thereisasubwaystationjustdownthestreet.Actually,theapartmentislocatedrightdowntown.Soyoustepoutofthebuildingandtherearestoresandrestauranteverywhere.Butit’sonhighfloor.Soyoudon’thearanystreetortrafficnoise.Man:ItsoundslikejustthekindofplaceI’mlookingfor.I’dliketocomeseeit,please.Woman:Sure,letmegiveyoutheaddress.第九篇Yeah,Ireallyneedachange.I’vebeendoingthesamethingsforoverfiveyearsold,andI’mjustnotlearninganythingnew.It’sthesameroutineeveryday,andI’mreallysickofsittinginfrontofthecomputer.IthinkIneedtotrysomethingtotallydifferent.Iwanabeinaprofessionthatinvolvemeetingpeople.Ireallyneedtojoininacluborsportsteamtogivemesomethingtodoontheweekends.Igetreallyboredontheweekends.Andifjoininaclub,Iprobablygettomeetpeopleandmakenewfriends.Ishouldtakeatypingcoursethissummer.Ireallyneeditformyschoolwork.Andpeoplesaythatifyoucantypereallywell,it’ssomethingyou’llfindusefullaterinlife.Gosh,Ireallyhavetogoondiet.I’vegainedtenpoundssincelastyearandeveryonetellsmeIlookfat.AndifIdon’tloseweightnow,Iwon’tbeabletogetintoanyofmysummerclothes.第十篇Friend:SowhereareyouworkingnowTerry?Terry:Oh,I’mstillatthebank.Idon’tlikeitthough.Friend:That’stoobad.Whynot?Terry:Well,it’sboring,anditdoesn’tpayverywell.Friend:Iknowwhatyoumean.Idon’tlikemyjobeither.IwishIcouldfindabetterjob.Terry:Actually,Idon’twanaworkatallanymore.IwishIhadalotofmoney,SoIcouldretirenow.Friend:Hmm…howoldareyou,Terry?Terry:Umm..twenty-six.Friend:SohowarethingsgoingwithyouandSusie,Terry?Terry:Oh,youdidn’tknow.SheandIbrokeupforacoupleofmothsago.Wedecidedweneededabreakfromeachotherforawhile.ButImissheralot.Iwishwecouldgetbacktogetheragain.Friend:I’msureyouwill.Terry:Ireallyhopeso.Sowhatkindofjobwouldyouliketolookfor?Friend:I’mnotsure.ButIlovesomethingthatwouldinvolvetravel.Ireallyliketomovetoanothercity.I’msickofthisplace.Ineedtomovetosomewheremoreexciting.Terry:Iknowwhatyoumean.Itsurecangetboringaroundhereattimes.第十一篇Woman:Hey,thissoundsgood,snailwithgarlic.Haveyouevereatensnail?Man:No,Ihaven’t.Woman:Oh,theyaredelicious.Ihadthemlasttime.Liketotrysome.Man:No,thanks.Theysoundstrange.Waitress:Haveyoudecidedonanappetizeryet?Woman:Yes,I’llhavethesnail.Waitress:Andyousir?Man:IthinkI’llhavethefriedbrains.Woman:Friedbrains.Nowthatsoundsreallystrange.Woman:Oh,good.Herecomesthewaitressnow.Waitress:Hereareyoursnail,madam.Andforyousir,thefriedbrains.Man:Thanks.Woman:Hmm..thesesnailsaredelicious.Howarethebrains?Man:Well.Ithinktheyare…yuck.On,sorry.Iguessthebrainsareprettystrangeafterall.IthinkIneedtoordersomethingelseifyoudon’tmind.Woman:Sure,goahead.Man:Miss,excusemeMiss.Waitress:Yes?Man:Uh…Ireallydon’tcareforthisappetizer.Couldyoubringmesomethingelse?Waitress:Ofcourse,whatwouldyoulikeinstead?Woman:Trythesnails.Man:No,Idon’tthinkso.I’lltellyouwhat.Justforgettheappetizerforme,andbringmeanice,juice,hamburger,mediumrarewithFrenchfriesandalargesoda.第十二幕Man:I’msoexcited.Wehavetwoweeksoff.Whatareyougoingtodo?Woman:I’mnotsure.IguessI’lljuststayhome.MaybeI’llcatchuponmyreading.Whataboutyou?Anyplans?Man:Well,myparentshadrentedacondominiuminFlorida.I’mgoingtotakelongwalksalongthebeacheverydayanddolotsofswimming.Woman:Soundsgreat.Man:Saywhydon’tyoucomewithus?Wehaveplentyofroom.Woman:Doyoumeanit?I’dloveto.Man:Haveyouplannedanythingforthesummer,Brenda?Woman:Yeah,I’mgoingtoworkforthefirstmonthandsavesomemoney.Then,I’mgoingtogodowntoMexicoforsixweekstostaywithmysister.She’sworkinginGuadahara.Shesaysit’sreallyinterestingthere.SoIwanttogoandseewhatislike.ItwillalsogivemeachancetopracticemySpanish.I’mreallylookingforwardtoit.Woman:Sowhatareyouplanningtodoforyourvacation,Judy?Judy:Oh,I’mdoingsomethingreallyexoticthisyear.YouknowIwenttoHawaiilastyearandjuststayedonthebeachfortwoweeks.Thisyear,I’mgoingwhitewaterrafting.Woman:Oh,soundsgreat.Butwhatisitexactly?Judy:Oh,well,youknowit’sinColorado.Theyhaveallthistripdowntherapids.Thewatergetsreallyrough.ButIthinkitwillbereallyexciting.Oh,I’mdoingsomerockclimbing,too.Woman:Andyoucallthatthevacation?第十三幕Man:Hi,I’myournewneighbor,GorgeRivera.Ilivenextdoor.Woman:Oh,hi.I’mStephanieLee.Man:Soyoujustmovedin.Doyouneedanything?Woman:Notrightnow.Butthanks.Man:Well,letmeknowifyoudo.Um…bytheway,wouldyoumindturningyourstereodown.Thewallsarereallythin,sothesoundsgorightthroughtomyapartment.Woman:Oh,I’msorry.Ididn’trealizethat.I’llmakesuretokeepthevolumedown.Oh,bytheway,isthereagoodItalyrestaurantintheneighborhood.Man:Yeah,thereisagreatoneacoupleofblocksfromhere.Trythelazaniar,it’sdelicious.Man:Hello,I’msorrytobotheryou.ButIthinkyourcarisparkedinmyspacedownstairs.Woman:Really?Man:Yes,doyoudriveablueHonda?Woman:Yes,Ido.Man:Well,thereisablueHondoparkedinspaceThirteen,andthatismyspace.Woman:Oh,I’msosorry.Mysonmusthaveputitonthewrongspace.Oursistheonerightnexttoyours,numberTwelve.LetmegetmykeysandI’llgorightdownandmovethecar.Man:Thanks.Woman:AndI’llmakesuremysondoesn’tdoitagain.Man:Iappreciateit.第十四篇Farther:Jason,Jason,turndowntheTValittleplease.Jason:Oh,butismyfavoriteprogram.Farther:Iknow.Butit’sveryloud.Jason:Ok,I’llturnitdown.Farther:That’sbetter.Thanks.Mother:Lisa,pleasepickupyourthings.Theyarealloverthelivingroomfloor.Lisa:InaminutemomI’monthephone.Mother:Ok,butdoitassoonasyouhandup.Lisa:Sure,noproblem.Mother:Goddess,werewelikethiswhenwewerekids?Farther:Definitely.Jason:HaveyounoticedhowforgetfulDadisgetting?Heisalwaysforgettingwherehiscarkeysare.Hedrivesmecrazy.Lisa:Andhecanneverfindhisglasseseither?Jason:Iknow.Lisa:Youknowwhatdrivesmecrazyaboutmom?Jason:What?Lisa:ThoseawfultalkshowsshewatchesontheTV.Shejustlovesthem.Jason:Yeah,Ithinkshewatchesthemforhourseveryday.Lisa:Oh,well.Iguesstheyarejustgettingold.IhopeInevergetlikethat.Jason:Metoo.Hey,let’sgoandplaythevideogame.Lisa:greatidea.Bytheway,haveyouseenmyglassesanywhere?第十五篇：Man:DidyouknownextweekisHalloween.It’sonOctober31st.Woman:SowhatdoyoudoonHalloween.Wedon’thavethatholidayinRussia.Man:Well,it’sadaywhenkidsdressupinmasksandcostumes.Theyknockonpeople’sdoorsandaskforcandybysayingthewords:Cheatortreat.Woman:Soundsinteresting.Man:Butisnotonlyforkids.Lotsofpeoplehavecostumeparties.Hey,myfriendPeteishavingaparty.Wouldyouliketogo?Woman:Sure,I’dloveto.So,arewegoingtowearacostumetotheparty?Man:Ofcourse.Thathalfthefun.LastyearIrentedthisgreatdraculacostume,andthisyearI’mgoingasaclown.Woman:Aclown?Yes,youwouldmakeagoodclown.Man:Hey…Woman:Oh,I’mjustkidding.Whataboutme?WhatkindofcostumeshouldIwear?Man：Whydon’tyougoasawitch?Isawaterrificwitchoutfitatthecostumestore.Woman:Awitch?Yeah,that’sagoodidea.SoafterIscarepeople,youcanmakethemlaughter.第十六篇Woman1:Youlookbeautifulinthatkimono,Merry?Isthisyourweddingphoto?Woman2：Yes,itis.Woman1:DomostJapanesewomenwearkimonoswhentheygetmarried?Woman2:Yes,manyofthemdo.Thenaftertheweddingceremony,thebrideusuallychangeintoawesternbridaldressduringthereception.Woman1:Oh,Ididn’tknowthat.DidyougetmarriedinachurchMerry?Woman2:No,theceremonywasheldatashrine.Woman1:Oh,ashrine.Woman2:Yes,weweremarriedbyapriestinatraditionalshintoceremony.Woman1:Hmm…andwhowenttotheceremony?Woman2:Well,onlytheimmediatefamilyattendedtheceremony.Youknowourparents,grandparents,brothersandsisters.Woman1:Andwhataboutthereception.Whatwasthatlike?Woman2:Lotsoffriendsandrelativescametothereception,aboutahundredpeople.Andthefirstthingthathappenwasthatthemainguestsgaveformalspeeches.Woman1:Speeches?Woman2:Yes,andthenafterthat,alltheguestswereservedtheformalmeal.Whileeveryonewaseatinganddrinking,lotsofotherguestsgaveshortspeechesorsandsongs.Someofthespeecheswerefunny.Woman1:Soundslikefun.Woman2:Yes,thesongsandspeechesareallpartoftheentertainmentduringweddingreception.Andthen,eachguestreceivedapresentforthecomingtowedding.Woman1:Apresentfromthebrideandgroom?Woman2:Yes,it’saJapanesecostume.Woman1:Whatanicecostume.第十七篇Man:Idon’tknowwhatclassestotakethissemester.Ican’tdecidewhatIwanatodowithmylife.Haveyouthoughtaboutit,Brenda.Woman:Yes,Ihave.IthinkI’dmakeagoodjournalistbecauseIlovewriting.Man:MaybeIcouldbeateacherbecauseI’mverycreative,andIlikeworkingwithkids.Woman:Oh,Iwouldn’twanttobeateacher.I’mtooimpatientMan:IknowonethingIcouldneverdo.Woman:What’sthat?Man:Icouldneverbeastarbroker.BecauseI’mnotgoodatmakingdecisionsquickly.Woman:MyhistoryprofessionsaysthatIshouldthinkaboutthecareerinthepolitics.ButIdon’tI’llmakeagoodpolitician.Man:Whynot,Brenda?Woman:Oh,youknowme.I’mterribleatspeakinginfrontofalotofpeople.Youknowlikegivingspeechesandthings,andpoliticianshavetospeakinpublicallthetime.Man:That’strue.YouknowthatremindsmeaproblemI’mhaving.Woman:Whatisit?Man:Youknowmyparentshaveareallysuccessfulrestaurant,right?Well.Myfartherwantsmetobeamanager.Woman:Andyoudon’twantto?Man:No,notatall.I’llbeaterriblemanager.I’mmuchtoodisorganized.第十八篇Guide:Wearenowapproachingthefamousstatueofliberty,whichhaswelcomevisitorstoNewYorkHarborsince1886.Man1:Wow,lookatthis,incredible,isn’tit?Guide:ThestatuewasgiventotheUnitedStatebythepeopleofFrench.ItwasdesignedbytheFrenchsculptor,Bartholdi.Man1:It’sreallyhuge.Dowegettogoinside?Man2:Ofcourse.Wecanclimbthestairsallthewayuptothecrown.Man1:Stairs?Thereisnoelevator?Man2:Nottothetop.Butit’sonlyjustahundredforty-twosteps.Guide:Letmetellyoualittlemoreaboutthestatuebeforeyouclimbtothetop,incaseyou’rewanderingwhatthestatueismadeof.Ithasframeworkinsidethat’smadeofiron.Theouterskinismadeofcopper.Thecopperskinisonly2.4millimetersthick.Thesupportingframeworkinsidethestatueiswhatholdsthewholethingstogether.Thestatueoflibertyisamajortouristattraction.Andeveryyear,abouttwomillionpeoplefromallovertheworldcomeheretovisitit.第十九篇Man:Howdidyougetintothemodeling,Stacy?Woman:Well,whenIgraduatedfromDramaSchool,ImovedtoLosAngelestolookforworkasanactress.Iwasgoingtoauditionseveryday,butInevergetanypart.AndIwasrunningoutmoney.Man:Sowhatdidyoudo?Woman:Igotajobasawaitressinaseafoodrestaurant.whileIwasworkingthere,acustomerofferedmesomeworkasamodel.Withinthefewweeks,Iwasmodelingfulltime.Man:Wow..ha…whataluckybreak.Woman:So,Richard.Whatdidyoudoafteryougraduated?Man:Well,ImajoredinEnglishliteratureincollege.So,whenIgraduated,Itriedtomakemylivingasawriter.Woman:Oh,really?Man:Yeah,see…I’vewrittenanovelandIsentittoeightdifferentpublishers,buttheyall…uh…rejectedit.Saywouldyouliketoreadit,Stacy?Ihaveitrightherewithme.Woman:Well,I’dlovetoreadyourliterature,butnotrightnow.Um…sodoyouhaveajoboranything?Man:Oh,yes.I’minsales.Woman:Oh,where?Man:Actually,I’masaleclerkinahardwarestore.Butwhenmynovelsells,IknowI’llbeabestsellingauthorandI’llmakelotsofmoney.第二十篇Man:Hey,Joan.Ihaven’tseenyouinages.Whathaveyoubeendoinglately?Joan:Nothingexciting.I’vebeenworkingtwojobsforthelastsixmonths.Man:Howcome?Joan:I’msavingupmoneyforatriptoEurope.Man:Well,I’veonlyspendingmoney.Iquitmyjobtogotograduateschool.I’mstudyingjournalism.Woman:Really?Howlonghaveyoubeendoingthat.Man:Fortwoyears.Luckily,Ifinishitnextmonth.I’malmostoutofmoney.Woman:Hey,Bob.How’sitgoing?Bob:Prettygood.Thanks.Woman:Ihaven’tseenyouforawhile.Whathaveyoubeenupto?Bob:Well,I’vebeenlookingforahousetobuy.Ifinallyfoundonelastmonthandmoveinnextweek.Woman:Gee…that’sterrific.Bob:Yeah,I’mreallytiredofdealingwiththelandlords.Sowhathaveyoubeendoinglately?Woman:Well,IjustgotbackfromavacationinItaly.Man:Italy?WhereaboutsItaly?Woman:MostlyinthenortharoundMilan.Ihaveacousinupthere.Man:Isee.Didyouhaveagoodtime?Woman:Yeah,itwasgreat.Infact,IjustgotengagedtoaguyImetthere.Man:You’rekidding.Well,thatmustbesomevacation.第二十一篇Woman:Ugh!Ifeelawful.Ireallyhavetostopsmoking.Man:Sowhydon’tyouquit?Woman:Well,ifIquitImightgainweight.Man:Alotofpeopledo,but…Woman:AndifIgainweight,Iwon’tbeabletofitintoanyofmyclothes.Man:Well,youcanalwaysgoonadiet.Woman:Oh,no.I’mterribleatlosingweightondiets.So,ifmyclothesdon’tfit,I’llhavetobuynewones.I’llhavetogetapart-timejob.And…Man:Listen!It’shardtoquitbutit’snothard.DoyouwannaknowhowIdidit?Well,givingupsmokingisn’treallyashardasyouthink.Imanagedtodoit,soitcan’tbethatdifficult.Youshouldtrynicotinegun.Youchewitjustlikeregularchewinggun,anddon’tfeellikesmoking.Woman:Well,Iguessit’sworthatry.第二十二篇Woman:Welcometoanightatthemovies.I’mPaulingCon.Man:AndI’mColinHale.Goodevening.Woman:TonightwearegoingtoreviewthenewJamesBondfilm.Well,IreallylikethisnewJamesBondatthevery-verymuch.Man:Hmm…hmm..Woman:He’sthebestactorthey’veeverhadintherole,warm,humanevenfunny.Atotallybelievablecharacter.Man:Ihavetoagree.Aperfect,double-o-seventype.Colin,whatdoyouthinkofthestory?Woman:ItwasastandardstoryforaBondmovie,ugh…theusualbeautifulwomen,theusualevilvillain,nothingnew.Man:Well,I’msurprised.IhavetosaythatOthoughtthestorywasunusuallygood.Theracecarsceneisexcitingandthesurpriseendingwasgreat.Woman:Well,Ican’tagreewithyouthere.Man:Well,whatdoyouthinkaboutthephotography?Woman:Iwasnotveryimpressedatallbythephotography.Everythinglooksfake,notreal.Ican’tbelieveitwasactuallyfilmedatAfricawherethestorytookplace.Man:Ican’tbelieveyou.Ihaven’tseensuchgoodphotographyinalongtime,especiallyintheactionscene.Woman:Nowthatbringsupanotherweaknessinthefilm,thespecialeffects.Again,it’sjustthesameoldstaff,thecarthatflies,thepenisreallygum.Yougettiredofthatkindofthething.Man:I’dhardlythinkyouandIsawthesamemovie,Pauling.IhavetosaythespecialeffectswerethebesteverintheBondfilm.Forexample,thescenewill…Woman:Excuseme,Colin.Wearegoingtohavetobreakforacomershow.Man:You’rerightColin.We’llberightbackwithourratings.第二十三篇Man:Lookatthis.Someguyfound$750000.Hereturneditandtheownerthankedhimwiththephonecall.Woman:You’rekidding.IfIfound$750000,Iwouldn’treturnitsofast.Man:Why?Whatwouldyoudo?Woman:Well,I’llgostraighttoLosVegasandtrymyluckincasinos.Icoulddoublethemoneyinadayandkeep$750000formyself.Man:Youmightalsolostitallinaday.Andthenyou’dgothejail.Woman:Hmm…yougotthepointthere.Sowhatwouldyoudoifyoufoundalotofmoney.Man:Oh,youknowmeKate.I’msohonestIscaremyselfsometimes.I’lltakethemoneystraighttothepolice.Woman:Iguessthatwouldn’tbesuchabadideal.Maybeyou’llbeluckierthantheguyinthearticle.Maybetheownerofthemoneywouldgiveyouabigreward.Man:Well,theysayhonestypays,right?第二十四篇Daughter:Hey,IwannabackpackaroundEuropethissummer.Whatdoyouthink?Mother:BackpackaroundEurope?Thatsoundsdangerous.Youshouldn’tgobyyourself.Yououttogowithsomeone.Daughter:Yes,I’vethoughtofthat.Mother:Andyou’dbettertalkyourfather.Daughter:Ialreadydidit.Hethinksit’sagreatidea.Hewantstogowithme.Woman:Whatareyourplansforyoursummer,Paul?Man:Oh,I’dlovetogoandlieonthebeachsomewhere.ButIneedtosavesomemoneyforschool.IthinkI’llstayhome