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26话题:健康问题 Dialogue 1 S=Simon C=Carolyn S: Are you feeling Ok? C: I think I’m just a bit jet-lagged. S: Oh, When did you get back? C: Just a few hours ago. S: How long was your flight? C: 18 hours. S: Do you want me to keep you company or are you going to sleep? C: I’ve got to go to work, actually. If I sleep all day, I won’t be able to sleep at night, and then it’ll take me a long time to get over this jet lag. S: Your eyes are really red. Would you like some eye drops? C: Sure. Could you help me with it? I’ve always had a difficult time putting drops in my eyes. S: OK. Hold still, and don’t close your eyes. C: Thanks. S: Have you eaten? C: Not yet. I haven’t been hungry all day. S: Maybe you should take some snacks with you for when you do get hungry. C: That’s good idea. I’d better go. I hope you ‘re feeling better soon. Dialogue 2 H=Doctor Hart D=Daniel H: So, Daniel, what seems to be the problem? D: Well, my legs have been sore lately. H: In both legs? D: Yes. And I’ve also had lots of back pain, but I think that’s from my bed.It’s very uncomfortable. H: Your lower back or your upper back? D: My lower back. H: Have you had and headaches recently? D: A few, but they haven’t been very serious. H: Have you had more than normal? D: I guess so. I don’t usually get headache, actually. H: Have you felt overly tired? D: Well, yes, but I think that’s because of the bed. H: Do you have an appetite? D: Not really, I’ve only been eating once a day. H: You really should eat at least three meals, even if they are small meals. D: So, do you know what’s wrong with me? H: You need to buy a new bed. 对话29:关于旅行 Dialogue 1 S=Sarah J=John S: I’ll see you off at the airport tomorrow, OK? J: Thanks. S: What time does your flight leave? J: It takes off at 3:45. S: So, What time do you need get to the airport? J: They recommend passengers to arrive 2 hours before the flight. S: It takes about an hour to get there, so why don’t we leave at noon? We’ll have time for lunch then. J: That sounds good. S: Have you packed everything? J: Not yet. I’ll leave that for the morning. S: Are you crazy? Let me help you pack now. You don’t want to leave that for the last-minute. J: Ok, if you insist. S: How many bags can you check in? J: Just two. S: Do you think you could fit me in on? Dialogue 2 K=Kristin L=Lloyd K: I’d like to buy two tickets to London, please. L: Would you like one-way or round-trip tickets? K: It depends on how much they cost. It is cheaper to buy a round-trip ticket? L: That depends on when you want to fly. K: We’d like to leave on September 14th. L: When would you like to return to Beijing? K: Maybe for Christmas, if it’s too expensive. L: A one-way ticket to London will be 6,000 RMB. K: Does that include the airport tax? L: Yes. The round-trip ticket will cost 9,000 RMB. K: Ok, I guess we’ll just buy the one-way tickets then. L: Do you have your passports with you? K: No. Do I need them to buy the tickets? L: No, you can just write your full names here. K: Would you like to pay in cash or write a credit card? L: Cash. K: The total will be 12,000 RMB for two one-way tickets to London. 话题43:关于运动 Dialogue 1 J=Jim C=Claire J: I’ve just decided I’m going to go skydiving for my 31st birthday. C: Isn’t that dangerous? J: Of course it’s dangerous! That’s why I want to go! C: Are you sure you want to do that? J: Yes. I’ve already boo k it. We have a short class in the morning at 9:00 and then an hour later, we should be jumping out of the plane! C: That sounds so scary. I would never do that. Do you jump out of the plane on your own? J: Oh, no. You have to jump with a certified skydiving instructor 10 times before you can go on your own. C: That makes me feel better. Do you plan on going more in the future? J: I’d like to, but I don’t think I’ll be able to afford it. C: How much does it cost? J: It’s about $200 per jump. C: That’s a lot of money. J:But it’ll be worth it. Once I jump out of that plane, I think I will be able to do anything! Do you want to come with me? C: Sure. I can videotape for you. J: Splendid. Dialogue 2 R=Renae J=Jake J: How long have you been practicing karate? R: Off and on for about 15 years. J: That’s a long time. How did you become interested in it? R: My mother actually decided it would be good for me. She signed me up for classes when I was five. J: Do you like it when you started? R: Actually, my sisters and I really hated it. We wanted to ballet instead. But my mother thought that karate would help us to be confident and assertive. J: I think it worked! R: It did. As I got older, I started appreciating it more. J: Do you think you could teach me a few moves? R: Sure! Have you ever tried it before? J: No, but I’ve seen you do it before, and it looks cool. R: Alright! Do you have time before dinner? 话题44:度假话题 Dialogue 1 M=Mabel J=Joe M: We’ve got a holiday coming up in October. Where would you like to go? J: I was thinking of just staying at home and getting some things done around house. M: That’s so boring! Let’s go somewhere! J: Where would you like to go? M: We could go to Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, or Singapore. J: You always want to go places, but you know, we never spend any time at home. M: But the weather will be so gloomy here then. Let’s go somewhere where we can sit on the beach, drink, cocktails, and read books. J: I’m not one for beach holidays, but I do have a few books I’d like to read. M: Great, so you’ll go? J: Maybe. How much are tickets to these places? M: I can call some of the travel agencies today to find out. Once we get there, it will be pretty cheap. J: What kind of place do you want to stay in? An expensive hotel or a cheap hostel? M: How about something in-between? Accommodation is pretty cheap in all of these countries. J: Ok. Let me know what the travel agents stay and then we can make a decision. Dialogue 2 K=Kevin B=Betty K: What are you thinking about? B:I was just think about your honeymoon. K: That was great, wasn’t it? B: Maybe we should go back. K: I don’t know. Tickets to Hawaii are so expensive right now. B: But we never go anywhere. Let’s splurge, just for once. K:I guess our 30 year wedding anniversary is coming up. That’s a good reason to celebrate. B: We could go back to the same hotel, stay on the same beach, and eat at the same restaurants. K: Do you remember where we stayed? B: Of course! I remember it al. It was the most romantic week of my life! K: OK! Let’s do it! B: Great, I’ll start looking for tickets. You can start packing! K: When do you want to leave? B: As soon as we find tickets! 话题52:关于工作 Dialogue 1 H=Holly R=Russell H: What do you do? R: I work in sales for money, but my real passion is writing. H: What do you write? R: I’m writing a book based on my childhood. It’s about a friendship between a boy and his grandfather. H: That’s sounds interesting. How about your sales job? Do you enjoy it? R: Not really, but it pays the bills. What about you? Where do you work? H:I work for a large advertising agency. R: What do you do exactly? H: I work in the finance department. R: Have you been there long? H: This is just my first year. I’m hoping to get a promotion next year. R: Good luck with that. H: Thanks! Keep me posted about your book! Dialogue 2 J=Julie D=Dean J: How may I help you? D: I’m looking for a job. J: What kind of job are you looking for? D: I don’t exactly. I’m kind of looking for a change. J: What field have you been working in? D: I’ve been working in the education field. But, to be honest, I’d like to find a job that pays better. J: What kind of experience do you have? D: I was a high school English teacher for 10 years. In that time, I also organized class trips, helped students raise money, and was the head of the faculty for the last 3 years. J: Did you do any writing while you were at the school? D: Yes, I taught writing classes, worked with the students to make the year book every year, and also did some freelancing on the side. J: What kind of freelancing? D: I had a few articles published in some magazines and newspaper. I also wrote a text book. J: What kind of job are you looking for now? D: I’d like a 9-5 office job. J: Would you be interested in working in the publishing field? D: That’s a possibility. Do you have anything available? J: Let me check my computer. 话题68:关于电子邮件 Dialogue 1 I= Ian J=Jennifer I: Did you get my e-mail? J: No. When did you send it? I: I sent it yesterday afternoon. J: That’s strange. What e-mail address did you use? I: Let me check…I sent it to Jennifer N@yahoo.com. J: That’s why. My e-mail address is Jennifer N@yahoo.com I: It’s N, not M? J: Yes. I: Well, that would be the problem, then. J: What’s your e-mail address? I: It’s ianjay@msn.com J: I’ll send you an e-mail just to make sure you have my address. I: OK! That’s great. Thanks. Dialogue 2 K=Kathy L=Loren K: Can you help me? My e-mail isn’t working. L: What’s wrong? K: I can get to the homepage, but I can’t log in. L: That’s strange. Let me take a look. K: What do you think the problem is? L: Well, you have a few problems. K: Is it going to be easy to fix? L: Yes. K: Is it going to be expensive? L: No. In fact, it won’t cost you a thing. K: What’s wrong? L: First, your computer is not automatically connected to the Internet. You have a wire less connection, right? K: Yes. L: So, you need to click on this button here in order to connect. K: I didn’t realize that. L: Secondly, your airport is not on. You need to plug that in. K: Oh. But why can I get to the homepage? L: You must have left that screen up the last time you were connected to the Internet. K: Well, thanks a lot. I didn’t realize the wireless connection was so different from the Internet connection I have at work. L: Don’t worry about it. 话题79:乞讨,案件问题 Dialogue 1 S=Sue T=Tom S: What do you do when people ask you for money? T:I rarely give people money. S: Why not? T; I never know what they’re going to use it for. S: What do you think they use it for? T: Some beggars have to give their money to someone else, some people actually need it, and some people use it to buy alcohol. S: So do you just ignore them? T: No, I try to treat them nicely. If I have food, I give it to them. S: What it they’re not hungry? T: I think that if they’re begging for money, they must be hungry. S: I guess. Do you ever feel bad for mot giving them money? T: Sometimes I do. What do you do? S: I always give the money. T: How much do you give them? S: A few dollars. T: That’s a lot of money. Do they ever say thank you? S: Some people do. T: Do you think they need money? S: I’m not one to judge. T: What if they’re using it for alcohol? S: Then so what? If I give them money, it’s theirs. They can use it how they like. T: That’s difficult situation, isn’t it? S: It sure is. Dialogue 2 B=Brian C=Claire B: There has been a lot of crime around here recently. C: I know. B: Is there anything we can do? C: We could start a neighborhood watch group. B: What’s that? C: It’s basically our own from of security. B: How do we do that? C: We can invite everyone from the neighborhood to a meeting. B: Where can we have the meeting? C: We could meet at the park. B: What would we do at the meeting? C: Everyone can sign up to walk around the neighborhood to make sure everyone is OK. B: That’s a good idea. 话题85:关于园艺 Dialogue 1 L=Lucy N=Neil L: Could you do me a favor? N: Sure, what is it? L: I’m going to be away for a week. I need someone to water my plants. N: Sure, no problem. How hard can it be? L: It’s not that hard. N: Do you think I can do it? L: Of course. You’d have to be pretty dense to kill my plants. M: So what should I do? L: The cactus is fine. You don’t need to water it all. You should water the fern every day. The roses will probably die in a few days. When that happens, you can just throw them away. M: How about this plant. What’s it called? L: It’s a Boston fern. It needs to be missed daily. M: Is that all? L: Yes. Here’s the watering can. Good luck! Dialogue 2 F=Fred B=Bev F: I’d like to grow a garden. Can you help me? B: Sure. Do you have a place for your garden? F: Yes. B: Where is it? F: It’s just under those trees there. B: That’s not a very good place for garden. F: Why not? B: Gardens need light. F: That’s what I thought. Where do you think I should move it? B: There‘s a small space there. How about that? F: It’s a bit smaller than I wanted it to be, but it will do. B: What kind of plants did you want to grow? F: I’d like to plant some pumpkins, cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, and lettuce. B: Well, pumpkin roots can get very long. You should plant those away from the other plants. F: That’s good to know. How about the others? B: Make sure to spread the lettuce seeds out. F: OK. How about the soil? Is it ready to go? B: You should still the soil first. It looks really dry. F: OK. I’ll do that today, and then I’ll come back to see you tomorrow. B: OK. t