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交互2 unit1 A: Susie, what do you want for dinner tonight? B: Oh, I don't know. What have you got in the refrigerator? A: I've got a lot of leftover stuff. I've got some vegetables, um we could have... B: Stir-fry? A: Great. B: OK. A: We've got some celery and some green pepper and some leftover turkey and some onions I could add to it and some mushrooms. B: Sounds great. A: OK. Should we have a salad with that? B: Always, you always. A: OK. So ... B: You have to have a salad. A: Thousands island dressing, blue cheese dressing, Italian dressing. I think that's what I've got. B: Maybe just set them on the table and we can... A: Great. B: Choose what we want. A: OK. And for dessert I'll have angel food cake with strawberries. Sounds good? OK. B: I'm ready. A: That's it. B: OK. UNIT2 F1: OK. Susie, we have to go back to New York. Don't you think that was the best trip we ever had? F2: Oh, I ... And I, I saw ten shows. F1: I know ten shows. I only saw six shows but I wanted to go to see the Empire State building and I wanted to go see ... F2: And eat? F1: And eat? Of course. F2: I didn't have time to eat. F1: Of course... And shop? F2: And shop. F1: Lots of shopping which was really, really fun. I spent way too much money. F2: Did you? But you got that cute red jacket. F1: Yes. F2: I love that jacket. F1: Yes, I know. Thanks. But we have to go back. F2: Where did you get that jacket? At the GAP? F1: I got that, no, yeah, I did get that at GAP. You're right. You're right. F2: I was thinking you did. F1: But you know what, we took a Taxi ride on the way in? I don't know if I ever told you this. And we almost crashed the taxi. It was snowing so hard, that the taxi just skidded into the guard rail. And he didn't act like it was any big deal. F2: Probably wasn't. F1: It was really scary. F2: Well, when we came ,cause you know we were there like, I don't know, eight hours earlier than you? And we had to run for the plane to get there. F1: To get there? F2: And I, of course, had to go to the bathroom when I ask the lady, the ticket place, I said, do I have, I need to go. She said, "you don't have time!" They were ready to close the door, we barely made it. F1: They have bathroom on airplanes. F2: I know, but you know, that's sort of... F1: But so we've got to back, OK? F2: We do. F1: Absolutely! F2: I'm ready, and you've got place for us to stay. F1: Yes I do. F1: That would be great. That'll be great. And shows to see ... F1: OK. Let's go. unit3 A: So, I just got this and I don't know where to begin. Could you give me a few pointers? B: I'd be happy to. Why don't you hold it and just do as I say and I think that'll ... You'll be able to figure it out pretty quickly. A: OK. B: First of all, that little button on the top right, is the power switch. You press it and it comes up. A: Look at that. B: All right? The next thing you want to look at is that bottom part on the screen where all the icons are. A: I see. B: All right? And you see there's a house icon? A: Uh huh. B: That takes you home. A: OK. B: And so if you tap it with stylus, there you get to see all the programs that are on there. A: I see. B: And then you can see one that has the numerical symbols ...or the arithmetic symbols, excuse me ... Tap that, you get a calculator. A: OK, great. B: And then the screen just looks like a calculator, and you can use it as you would any other calculator. A: OK. I see. B: Got the idea? A: I understand. B: Now, you'll notice at the very bottom the case there are a bunch of switches that you can press. A: Uh huh. B: And those take you to the applications that you will use most frequently. A: OK, great. B: So the left most one has a sort of picture of calendar - that takes you to your calendar. A: I see. B: OK. And then the one with a picture of a phone takes you to your telephone list. A: OK, great. B: Your address list. And then there is one with ... That looks like little check boxes? That takes you to your To-Do-List. A: OK, I see. B: And then right most button is where you take notes. A: Oh, great. Well, that really gets me started that I'll be ... Have to start putting my phone numbers and to-do-list in here and get it filled up. B: OK. I think you'll enjoy it once you learn how to use it. A: Thanks for the tips. B: You're welcome. UNIT5 A: Well, it's really great to see you! B: I was just going to say it is so great to be here! I can't believe I finally got here! A: How do you like it? Do you like the area? B: It's wonderful. I love your house. (A: Thank you!) It's just... I can't believe how long it took me to actually get here. A: I know. B: But, I'm here now. And what I was thinking. I know you've got to go run some errands. I wanted to just drive around a little bit, see what your neighborhood's like, (A: Great! Great!) Maybe I can cook the dinner tonight, 'cause... that's all. A: That's so maze. You want me to tell where some shopping is? B: Great, yeah! A: OK, there is a real close store, if you just go out of the neighborhood here, and then make a left, on Elmwood. B: As I wind around, that's the road I turned off to get here, OK? A: Yes, yes. You take all the way in and you will run into a big grocery store, and a mall, so you can go clothes shopping, too. B: Well. A: And if you really want some like specialty things, like some good breads, from the mall, you'll make a right, (B: OK) and that's Saginaw. You go down Saginaw, and on your left, will be a bakery. B: Oh, perfect. A: Has lots of good bread and cakes and all sorts of delicious things. B: I was thinking maybe salmon, you know, a big salad and some good bread, and there (A: That sounds wonderful) you go. Maybe pick up a little ... Something sweet for dessert. A: Yes, yeah, thank you. That would be really nice. So I have to run, OK? B: OK. A: So thank you so much. B: I will see you, I don't know what, an hour? A: Probably an hour and a half. OK? B: OK! UNIT6 A: Hello. B: Hi, I missed you at the party the other day. A: Oh, hey, I am sorry I couldn't make it; you know how I was sick all last weekend. B: Oh, total bummer. A: How was it? B: It was great. I was so surprised. I can't believe they'd do that for me. It was so great. A: Yeah, I hope you enjoyed it. I hope you had a happy birthday. B: Oh, I had a great birthday. It was really fun. Yeah, I got a karaoke machine! A: Oh, wow, that's great! B: So the rest of the party kind of ended up revolving around the karaoke machine, and a little bit too much alcohol, and you know, it was a good time. A: Oh, that sounds fun. So, who all was there? B: Well, let's see, Angie came, and Dave and Tom came, and Amy came all the way from Arizona. A: Wow, it must have been great to see her again. B: I haven't seen her in so long. It was wonderful. A: Wow, that sounds like a really fun party. I'm sorry I missed it. Yeah, I wish you'd been there. Well, I'll come to the next one. OK, I am sure there will be another one. Well, I'll talk to you later. B: OK, see you later. A: Bye. B: Bye. unit7 A: I'm a little embarrassed, but um, so you know, I'm on my own for the first time, and my mom always did my grocery shopping for me, and I got some like major food shopping to do... any advice? B: Oh, you haven't really been shopping before on your own, hu ... OK, well, I can give you a few pointers I think. Um, you want to the big grocery store, right? And, um, what you'll need to do, before you go shopping, it's important to make a list. It's a mistake I make sometimes, is you don't make a list before you go and then you come back, and you didn't get everything you needed. So you want to make sure that you make your list, as far as what cooking you want to do, and other things you need and things like that. And then, try to organize the list in terms of parts of the store, so that you can, you know, do your shopping more efficiently, as you move around the store, you know, so you don't have to go back and forth across the store. A: The less walking the better. B: Exactly, exactly, and that way it's quicker and everything like that, so. That'll be good. Um, you want to make sure that you do some comparison when you're pricing. Compare prices and make sure that you're getting the best product for the value, so look at, you know, how much you're getting, and the quality and the price, and uh, you know the products that are similar are all there right next to each other, so it's easy for you to compare and make sure you're getting the best value for your money. And, um, I would get the cheapest brands usually, because usually ... A: Don't they taste worse or anything? B: No, not usually. They taste about the same, and uh, you're really just paying more for, you know, the packaging and things like that, so ... A: That's true. B: Um, so, yeah, and then afterwards you just bring it up, you, you know, they'll bring it up for you, and bag it for you, and then you just take your bags and bring it home. A: OK. B: So, and just make sure you put the cold things in the refrigerator right away, or else they'll spoil, so ... A: Right! Thank you. B: Well, good luck with that. A: Very helpful, thank you. unit7 A: Hey, Abby, how is it going? B: Pretty good, how are you? A: Oh, I'm OK, I'm OK. I just called cause I need some advice. I just hung up the phone with my dad. And we kind of had an argument. B: What was it about? A: Well, I needed to borrow some more money from him. You know how it is, being a college student - always need more money. B: I understand. A: Yeah, but he doesn't like the way I spend my money. He thinks I've been pretty irresponsible. And so we kind of got into an argument about that. I'm feeling kind of bad. And I was wondering if you had any advice, or maybe what I should do. B: Well, I'm wondering how the conversation ended, it sort of ended badly, or you guys fighting when you hung up the phone? A: Yeah, yeah, it ended pretty badly, yeah. B: Well, you know, I would call him back. I think the more you talk, the better, the better it can get. You know, you are an adult, you live your own life, and I think how you spend your money is probably valid, and you just try to convince him of that. A: Hmm, it seems like a good idea. But, he's pretty, he's pretty set his way, I think he, I don't know if he'd really listen to that, or change his mind, I don't know if that would work. B: Can you go without the money? A: Hmm, I don't know, I really need it. I was hoping to, you know, go up to the city this weekend and have a good time, and I'm really just too broke to do that. B: Well, you may just have to give that up for one weekend to kind of stand up for yourself. Kind of win the fight. A: Yeah, maybe it's worth it. I guess maybe I have to adjust my life style a little bit. B: Maybe I can treat you to movie. A: Oh, that would be great. Maybe that'd make me feel better. So you think I should probably call him back? B: Yeah, call him back, just talk it over. It's always better have things settled. A: You know, I think you're right. That's what I will do. Well, thanks a lot, Abby. B: No problem. A: I'll see you later. B: Bye. A: Bye. unit9 A: OK, I am going to tell you the worst travel experience I ever had. B: OK. A: OK. I am flying from the Bahamas to Florida, and we're in a little plane, that's got like ten seats in it. So, already I'm scared because I hate little planes. And we're flying toward Miami, and I look out the window, if I could look out of the window, because the plane is going like this, and bouncing up and down, and up and down, and we are being thrown back and forth. And I look out the window, and there is a tornado hitting the Miami airport. The one we're supposed to be flying into. So we circled around the ocean, and tried... Circled around the ocean again, we circled around the ocean again; I thought we were going to land in the ocean. So we ended up having to land in Fort Lauderdale, which is a long ways from Miami, and my plane was supposed to ... my connection is supposed to be in Miami. So we ended up having to spend the night in Fort Lauderdale, and my sister in law is praying and crying on the plane, I am holding Jeff's hand so tightly, that I think we are going to die, and he says, "don't worry, be calm, look at how calm the pilot is, he is so calm." We land the plane, I go up to the pilot and I say, were we OK, was everything safe? And he said, "I have never been so scared in my entire life." OK. Try to top that. B: No, I haven't got a chance. UNIT10 A: Hello dad. B: Yes. A: Hi, how's it going? B: Oh, all right, how are you? A: I am pretty well, pretty well. I just wanted to call... You know how I was looking for an apartment. B: Yeah. A: Yeah. I just... I saw an ad in the paper that sounded good, I wanted to let you know about it. B: Well, I'd like to hear about it. A: Well, it's a two-bedroom, two-bedroom apartment, and it's on Lake Lansing, right on the lake. So that sounds nice. And it's got a lot of amenities, it's got air conditioning, washer and drier, dishwasher, so that's good ... B: And what's the rent? A: It's only 665 a month. B: Six hundred sixty five dollars a month, for rent right on Lake Lansing, that sounds really nice ... does that include utilities? A: I'm not sure, I'll have to call and ask about that, but I think either way it sounds like a good deal. B: Mmm. A: Another thing that is nice is it actually has a boat dock. B: A boat dock? Well, that sounds like fun, are you going to get a boat? A: Yeah, I think I might get a small boat, maybe go out on the lake with my friends or something. B: Well, that sounds good. A: Yeah. I think it sounds nice. B: Well, how about ... are you going to need any help with the security deposit? A: Actually, that's another great thing about it. It says no security deposit with approved credit. So, and my credit's pretty good, so I think I should be able to do it without that. B: Oh, that's real good. A: So, yeah, I just wanted to let you know about that. Looks like ... Looks like my search for an apartment has come to an end. B: Well, that's good to hear. Well, thanks for calling and telling me about it. A: Sure, I'll keep you posted. Talk to you later. B: OK. Bye. unit11 A: So where are you living now? B: I'm living at home right now. Trying to save some money while I'm in school. A: Sure, sure, that's good. How long have you been living at home? B: Well, I moved out for a while, and lived in an apartment, and then I came back. And so I've been living here for about a year. A: Oh, OK, great, so you are from around here originally? B: Yeah. Born and raised in Lansing. A: Oh, OK, great, wow. So, do you think you gonna live here for a while longer or do you think you're going to move somewhere else? B: Probably, for another year or so, so I can save some money, while I am going to school. A: Sure, sure. B: But ideally, ideally, ideally, I would like to live in New York City. A: Oh, wow. B: Yeah. A: Big city. B: I would love to live there, like right downtown, in an apartment, just so I could step outside and be in the city. A: Wow, that sounds great, be really close to everything, huh? B: I would love to, yes. A: So, you think in a few years you think you are going to try to move out there? B: In a few years, that's the plan, yeah. A: Wow, that sounds great. B: Look, I'll have to save up a lot of money, because, you know, that's expensive, very expensive to live there. A: It is expensive, in New York City, it's true. B: But you know, hopefully I could you know, pursue the theatre, and just...I live the dream. A: Sure, that sounds great, that sounds great. Well, I hope you make it. B: Thanks. I'll try. unit12 A: So, Rick, what is the weirdest thing you've ever eaten? B: Hmm, now you might ... This might not seem so weird, but I once tried escargot. A: Hum. How were the snails? B: Well, they weren't as bad as I thought they'd be, but I don't know if I'd try them again. A: Yeah, I don't think I could do the snail thing. B: Uh uh. A: Do you usually like foods that are from, you know, other countries, foreign foods? B: Sure. I like to try different things; I like to try foods from Asia, and Europe, interesting things that I haven't tried before. A: I really like Middle Eastern cuisine. B: Oh, yeah, I think that's the best, yeah, absolutely. A: I am not a big meat eater, and they have a lot of really good like lentils and vegetable things. B: Sure, a lot of good vegetarian foods. Yeah, yeah, that's good stuff, that's good stuff. Would you say that's your favorite, do you think? A: I think Chinese food might be my favorite. B: Mm, yeah, Chinese food is pretty great. unit13 A: So, I hear you're looking for a new job. B: Yeah, I just graduated, and so, I've got my certificate in massage therapy, and I'm looking for a job. A: Looking for a job as a massage therapist? B: Yeah, I was thinking maybe something in a spa, because it's a really nice relaxing environment. A: Yeah, that sounds like a good kind of environment to work in. How much do you think you'd be getting paid? B: I'm not sure, I think depending on how high class this spa is or how nice it is, I could probably get 30 dollars an hour, maybe more. A: Oh, wow, it's not too bad, yeah. You'd do pretty well that way. B: Give an hour massage, get 30 dollars. A: Mmm, that sounds great, that sounds great. So, are there any spas around here, or do you think you'd have to move? Have to relocate. B: Well, there's a really nice one called the "Yellow Strawberry" and it's downtown, and that might be really nice. Honestly, if I had to ... If I had to drive a long way, I don't think I'd ever go to work. So I am not willing to commute, so I would really like to find something around here. A: I see. So if you couldn't find something around here, and you don't want to commute, would you be willing to relocate, you think? B: Yeah, yeah, I would be willing to move, I am pretty open right now, so I could move. A: That sounds good. Well, I hope you find something. I'm sure ... I'm sure that they are looking for people, so good luck. B: Thank you.