英语对话(2)

英语对话Unit1 HolidaysA:hey(yourfriend'sname),thewinterholidayiscoming,whatareyougoingtodo?B:I'mgoingtospenditwithmyfamily,it'sgoingtobesomuchfun,Ihaven'tseemycousinsforlikeever!Howareyougoingtospendyouholidays?A:I'mgoingtoLAtoseemyfamilythereandthengotoDisneylandandHollywoodUniversalStudio,Ican'twait!B:ohmygod!you'resolucky!Ihaven'tbeentoLAforalongtime!A:Iknow!Ihaven'tbeenthereinalongtimeeither,allmyfamilymembersaregoingtheretogether,it'sgoingtobefun!B:well,Ihopeyouhavefunthere!A:Yeahthanks,Ihopeyouhavefunwithyourcusinsandotherfamilymembersaswell!Unit2 TravelA:I'mgladIbroughtmyjacketonthistrip.B:Yes,Ididn'tknowWashington,DCgotsocoldinwinter.A:Whatwouldyouliketodotoday?B:IreallythinkweshouldtakeatouroftheWhiteHouse.A:Ithoughtwecouldgotosomeofthemuseums.Don'tyouwanttoseethemuseums?B:Ofcourse.ButtodayIfeellikeseeingtheWhiteHouse.Weshouldseeitfirst,becauseit'sthemostfamoushistoricalbuildinghere.A:Idon'tagree.IthinktheCapitolbuildingisthemostfamous.Butokay.IfyouwanttoseetheWhiteHouse,we'llgoseeit.I'mjustafraiditwillbeboring.B:Boring?Howcanitbeboring?Itsoundsveryinterestingtome.A:Butit'stheWhiteHouse.Thepresidentandhisfamilylivethere.Theywon'tletusseemostofit.Probablywecanonlyseeacoupleofrooms.B:No,that'snottrue.TheWhiteHouseisverybig.Andtherearealotofhistoricalexhibitsthere.A:ButhowlongdoestheWhiteHousetourlast?B:I'mnotsure.Ithinkitlastsaboutonehour.A:Alright.Weshouldtakeataxioverthererightafterbreakfast.Unit3 EducationInterviewer:NowwehaveMr.Sharpwithushere.Heispresidentofthestudents'union.Mr.Sharp,whatdoyouthinkofschoolexams?Mr.Sharp:Well,Iopposethewholesystemofexamsforthefollowingreasons.First,Theytestonlyalittleofwhatkidslearnatschool.What'smore,theytesttheabilitytorememberinformationandrepeatit,butnotnecessarilytheirabilitytothinkintelligentlyaboutwhatthey'vebeentaught.Besides,manyexaminersmarkpapersinsuchahurrytheycan'tpossiblycomparetheminordertogivefairmarks.Interviewer:Yes,Isee.Therearesurelysomeproblemswiththepresentsystemofexam.Butsofartheyarestillrecognizedasthebestwayofassessingastudent'sperformance.Canstudentsbeassessedinotherways?ProbablyMr.Kennedy,headmasterofLoganExperimentalSchool,cangiveusapromisingchoice.Mr.Kennedy,canyoutelluswhyyouhavenoexaminationsatyourschool?Mr.Kennedy:Yes,certainly.Wedon'thaveexamsatourschool.Webaseouryearlyreportsonasystemofcontinuousassessment.Anystudentswhoconsistentlyperformbadlyareaskedtoleaveattheendoftheyear.Inthiswaywecanmaintainahighacademicstandardwithoutexaminations,which,inmyopinion,dependtoomuchonmemoryanddon'tallowthechildrentodeveloptheirownpersonalities.Interviewer:Thankyou,Mr.Kennedy.Well,thatwrapsupourdiscussionontheprosandconsofschoolexamination.Unit4 TransportA：doyouthinkweshouldtravelbybusorbytrain?B：it’sadifficultchoice.Thetrainisalitterfaster,butmuchmoreexpensive.A：wecouldfacedelaysifwetravelbybus,thankstotrafficjams.B：busesaremorecrampedandyoucan’twalkaround.A：that’strue,butIfeelthatIseemorewhenItravelbybus.B：really?Ithinkyouseemoretravelingbytrain.A：so,whichformoftransportdoyouprefertouse?B：Iprefergoingbytrain,everthoughitcostsmore.A：okthem.We’llgobytrain.I’msurewe’llhaveagoodjourney.Shallwegotothestationandbuythetickets?B：thetrainaren’tusuallyfull.Wecangetthemonthedaywetravel.Weshouldbuyreturnticketbecausetheyaremuchcheaperthangettingtwosingles.A：weshouldtakeapackedlunchonthejourney.Thefoodtheysellonthetrainsisalwaysexpensive.B：ok，nowlet’go.Unit6 EnvironmentA;istheenvironmentabigissuesinyourcountry?Itisinmine.B:itisinminetoo.Thebiggestissueiswater.Theclimateisdryandsowaterconservationisveryimportant.A:whatmethodsdoyouusetoconservewater?B:waterisrationed.Wecanonlyuseacertainamounteachmonth.Itmeansthatwecannotusesomemodernhouseholditems,likewashingmachines.Theyusetoomuchwater.A:Isee.Ithinkthebiggestenvironmentprobleminmycountryisairpollution.B:yes,Iagree.Theairhereismuchmorepollutedthaninmycountry.Ofcourse,mycountryismoreagriculturalandhasmuchlessindustry.A:wehavereducedemissionofairpollutantsinrecentyears,butcarsarestillamajorsourceofthem.Factorieshavebecomecleanerasstricterenvironmentpollutionlawhavebeenintroduced.B:theproblemisnowonatrulyglobalscale.Idon’tbelievethatanysinglecountrycandoanythingaboutit.A:Ithinkyou’reright.Thereneedstobeaninternationalresponsetothisproblem.Unit7  SportsSteve:Hey,man.You'llneverguessinamillionyearswhatIgot.CaoWei:Whathaveyougot?Steve:MycousinJohnhastheflu,sohegavemehisticketstothelastgamesinthesubwayseries!CaoWei:Thesubwayseries?Steve:HaveyoubeenonMars,man?It'sthefirstWorldSeriesin44yearsplayedbetweentwoNewYorkteams-theMetsandtheYankees.They'retiedthreegameseach,sotonight'sgamedecidesthewinner.CaoWei:Oh,Ididhearaboutthat.Youreallygotthetickets?Who'sgoingwithyou?Steve:Youare,goodbuddy.Butthegamestartsintwohours,sofinishuphereandlet'sheadforthesubway.Tonight'sgameisatSheaStadium.C'mon,let'sgo.UNIT10 JobsQ:  Canyousellyourselfintwominutes?  Goforit.A:Withmyqualificationsandexperience,IfeelIamhardworking,responsibleanddiligent(adj.勤奋的)inanyprojectIundertake.Yourorganizationcouldbenefitfrommyanalyticalandinterpersonalskills.Q：Givemeasummaryofyourcurrentjobdescription.A：Ihavebeenworkingasacomputerprogrammerforfiveyears.Tobespecific（具体来说）,Idosystemanalysis,troubleshooting（解决问 题 快递公司问题件快递公司问题件货款处理关于圆的周长面积重点题型关于解方程组的题及答案关于南海问题 ）andprovidesoftwaresupport.Q：Whydidyouleaveyourlastjob？A:  IfeelIhavereachedthe"glassceiling"(“玻璃天花板”效应)inmycurrentjob./Ifeelthereisnoopportunityforadvancement.A:  Well,Iamhopingtogetanofferforabetterposition.Ifopportunityknocks(如果机会到来),Iwilltakeit.Q：Yes，Iratheragree．Well，thankyouverymuch，andyou'llbehearingfromusinthenextfewdays．A：Thankyou，andIcertainlyhopetheanswerwillbefavorable．Unit11  CulturesA:***,couldyoutellmesomethingabouttheBritishcultures?B)InBritain,hospitalityisnotmeasuredbyhowmanydishesareprovidedasinChina.Itisshownbygivingyoufreedomtochoosewhateveryoureallywant.Weneverpressyou.Weneverputfoodonyourplatebutjustaskyoutohelpyourself.Ifyouareshyormodest,waitingforthefoodtobeputonyourplate,youwillremainhalf-starved.WhataboutinChina？A)InChina,weusuallysay"no"whenthehostofferssomething,becausesometimesanofferisnotarealofferbutapoliteremark.Afterwesay"no",weusuallywaitforthesecondorthirdofferbeforeweacceptit,butthatneverhappensinaforeigner'shome.Andit'sthehost'sresponsibilitytoputfoodonyourplateandtorefillyourcup.Unit12 LoveA:how'sourhandsomeJackydoingrecently?B:youknowstillburyhimselfintopilesofpapers.Heiskindofworkingmachine.But,healwaysfinedtimetogoshoppingwithme.Ilovehim.A:oh!Baby.Iknowheisagoodman.But,don'tyouthinkheistoooldforyou.Imeanyouhavetostaywiththisguyfortherestofyourlife.Youhavetobecareful.Marriageisnotagame.B:Idon'tcareabouttheage.Likehisinsidequality.Youknowheissokindandvirtuous.But,thankyouanyway.A:but......B:.Alet'sstoparguingonthisOK?Ihavemadeupmymind.A:alright.ButrememberifyougetanytroubleIwillalwaysbereadyforyou.Unit13 EntertainmentAmy:So,whatarewegoingtodotonight?Mike:Let'swatchTV.There'sabaseballgameon.Amy:Noway!Weareonvacation.IrefusetositinahotelroomandwatchbaseballonTV.Iwanttogoseeaplay!Mike:Comeon.I'msureit'stoolatetogetticketsnow.Amy:Nicetry,butyoudon'tknowforsurewithouttrying.Mike:Allright,allright.Whichshowsarepopularrightnow?Amy:IreadinNewYorkMagazineyesterdaythatJessicaLangeandAlecBaldwinarecostarringinAStreetcarNamedDesire.Isn'tthatgreat?And，surprise！（拿出两张票）Mike:ohmygod，that’sreallyagreatsurprise，ok，nowlet’go.