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Unit1That'swhatfriendsarefor.youhaveadateforthepartyyetDoyouhaveadateforthepartyyetActually,Idon't.DoyouknowanyoneIcouldgowithem..whatkindofguysdoyoulikeoh,Ilikeguyswhoaren'ttooserious,andwhohaveagoodsenseofhumor.Youknow,someonelikeyou.okay,erm,whatelseWellIprefersomeoneIhavesomethingincommonwith,whoicantalktoeasily.Ithinkiknowjusttheguyforyou,Bob..DoyouknowhimNo,idon'tthinkso.okay,I'llaskhimtomeetusforcoffee,andyoucantellmewhatyouthink.,what'stheverdictSo,what'stheverdictWhatdidyouthinkofBobWell,Iwasworriedatfirst,especiallywhenIsawthatherodeahugemotorcycle.Ithoughthemightturnouttobeoneofthoseguyswhoisintoheavymetalmusicandstufflikethat.YouknowwhatImeanButheisjustaregularkindofguyrightYeah,wegotalongreallywell.Iknewyou'dlikehim!heisreallyfunny!HehadmelaughingpeoplesittingnexttoSo,areyoutwogoingfact,we'llgoingtoThatisgreat!hystericallyatthecoffeeshop,rememberIthinktheusthoughtwewerecrazy.togettogetheragainthepartytogether.So,HaveyouseenAndrealatelyyeah,Iseeherprettyofen.Weworktogetheratcafelatte.How'sshedoingI'vebeenmeaningtocallher.Well,tobehonest,I'vealwaysthoughtshewasalittledays,Ifindherimpossible.WhatdoyoumeanOh,youknowhowsheis,shehassuchstrongideasabouteverything,andifyoudon'tagreewithher,sheletsyouknowwhatshethinksofyou!yes,that'sthat'swhyweloveher,rightIguessshe'schangedalotsinceshestartedtalksaboutherselfalltheshealwaysmanagestomentionhowgoodsheisateverythingshedoes.em,maybeiwon'tcallherafterall.HaveyoumetthenewapartmentmanagerMr.Jonnsonyeah,imethimlast's...alittlestrange.yeah,he'mnotsureilikehim.He'shardtopredict.Sometimehe'sprettycheerfulandtalktive,andthenextday,hedoesn'tevensaythinkhemusthavepersonalproblemsorsomething.Ithinkyou'reright.Andhaveyounoticedthathalfthetimewhenhesayshe'sgoingtodosomething,heneveractuallydoesitHetoldmethreetimeshecomestofixthelightinmyhestillhasn'tdoneit.Unit2CareermovesSo,whereareyouworkingthissummer,CarlorsI'mworkingasatutorinalearningCentralforkids.Interesting,whatkindsofthingsdothekidsdothereWell,theyworkonsubjectstheyneedhelpin.Erm..mainlymathandEnglish.IsyourjobhardNo,notatkidsworkoncomputersmostofthehavetohelpthemstartedandbetherewhentheyrunintoproblems.DoyouenjoyitOh,withkidsissomuchmorefunthanworkingwithadults.AndIgettochoosemyownhours.AslongasIworkeighthoursaday,Icancomeinatanytimefromeightamtoninepm.Luckyyou.So,whatkindofjobdidyoufindforthesummerI'mworkingforamarketing'mdoingtelephonemarketing.Oh,soyou'reoneofthosepeoplewhodrivesmecrazybycallingmeupandtryingtopersuademetobuysomethingthatIhaveabsolutelynoneedforExactly.DoyoulikeitBelieveitornot,I'smostlyabunchofstudentsworkingthere,andwehavealotfunwhenwearenotmaking.It'sreallyeasy,wejusthavetoreadfromascript.AreyoudoingthisfulltimeYeah,butIworkfromtwointheafternoonuntilelevenatIgettosleepaslateasIwanttointhemorning.Paul,DidyoufindyoursummerjobyetYeah,I'mworkinginarestaurant.Oh,How'sitgoingOh,themoneyisnotbad.WhatareyoudoingAreyouwaitingtablesI,I'mworkinginthecutupstuffforthechef,vegetablesandmeatandalsowashthedishes.Oh,yake!Yeah,It'sprettyharddidn'trealizehowhotitisinarestaurantkitchenuntilItookthisjob.Sowhydon'tyouquitI'dloveto!ButIneedthemoney.Whythelongface,TonyOh,Igetsomebadnewstoday.WhathappenedWell,youknowmyjobatthedesignstudioYesWell..Ohno..Ohyes!TodaythebosscalledmeintohisofficeandtellmetheyhadtolaymemeansasofApril30th,I'moutofwork!oh..Nomorejob!Oh,Tony,I'msosaidyoureallylikeworkingthere,too.Yeah,well,It'snotallbadnews.Thebosstoldmethere'sstillasmallchancethatthecompanywouldcallmebackinthesummeriftheworkpickedup.YouneverknowWhat'llhappen,theymayneedmethan.Thisissosudden,isn'titWell,not,thebossalsoexplainedthattwootheremployeeshadalreadybeenlaidoff.IhadfeelingImightbethenextoneinknow,I'veonlybeenworkingtheretenmonths.Sowedon'thaveanythey'regoingtolaysomeoneoff,it'salwaysgoingtotheneweremployeesfirst.WhatareyougoingtodoLikeisaidistillgetajobuntiltheendoftheinMay,Iplantosendoutresumesandgoonsome..Dependingontheoutcomeoftheinterviews,Imay..Unit3What'swrongwithitCanIhelpyouYes,Iboughtthisbriefcaseherelastweek.There'resomethingwrongwiththelock.Ican'tgetittocloseproperly.Letmesee...YesIseewhatyoumean.Thelockseemstobejamedorsomething.Noproblem,I'llgetyouanotherone.Sorryaboutthat.ExcusemeYesHowcanIhelpyouYouseethatshirt,Iboughtithereafewweeksago,butthefirsttimeIwashedit,thecolorwentfrombrightredtolightpink.HowdidyouwashitWell,Ijusttosseditintothewashingmachinewithmyotherclothes.WhattemperaturedidyouuseIusuallywashmyclothesinthehotwater,soIguesshot!Well,didyoucheckthewashinginstructionsAm..Maybenot.Wellyouseehereonthislabel,itsayswashincoldwateronly.Aha..SoI'mreally,sinceyoudidn'tfollowthewashinginstruction,Icanreallydoanythingforyou.Excuseme.YesIwonderifyoucouldtakeolookattheseshoesIboughtareprettynew,buttheyseemedtobefallingapart.em,letme,thisdoesn'tlookright.Thestitchingiscominglongdidyousayyou'vehadthemOnlyaboutamonth,Here'sthereceipt.em,yes,well,letmeexchangethisforyou.I'msorryfortheinconvenience.AchieverDoyouwannabeahighachieverThenyou'regoingtohavetothinklikeahighachiever.AreyoureadytochangethewayyouthinkAreyouwillingtochangethewayyoudothingsThenitsoundslikeyou'rereadytobehighachievers!Thefirstthingyou'vegottokeepinmindisthatlifeisaconstantprocessoflearning.Thesecretofanykindofsuccessiseducation.Andwe'reallabletotakeinmuchmoreinformationthanwethinkwecan.Peoplewhoaimtobehighachieverscantakeadvantageofthisinanumberofways.Forexample,nomatterwhatyou'retryingtoachieve,makesuretoabsorbinformationaboutiteveryday.Getbooks、articles、CD-Roms、DVDs,andsearchtheweb.Dowhateveryoucantoincreaseyourknowledgeinyourchosenfield.Andwheneverthey'reavailable,takecoursesthatwillbuildyourknowledgeintheareayou'reinterestedin.Inconversationswithmanyhighachieversovertheyears,I'vecometounderstandthathighachieversalwaysaccepttotalresponsibilityfortheirsituation.Inordertodevelopthisqualityinyourself,practicenotblamingotherpeopleforyoutrynotusingdifficultsituationsasexcuses.Highachieversknowthatthekeystosuccessarealwaysintheirhands.Butthatistheirresponsibilitytousethem.NowwecometothequalityofhighachieversthatIthinkmanypeoplehavethemosttroubledevelopingin'mtalkingaboutthevitalqualityofbeingarisk-taker.Nowifyou'realreadywillingtotakerisks,that'sgreat!Ifnot,you'vegottopracticegoingafteropportunitiesthatarealittlerisky.Thinkofsomethingyou'vealwayswanted,butwereafraidtotryfor.Then,goforitEvenifyou'regoingoutofyourcomfortzone.Remember,nopain,nogain.DevilwearsinPradaDoyouknowwhyIhiredyouIalwayshirethesamegirlstylish,slender,ofcourseworshipsthemagazine.Butsooften,theyturnouttobe...Idon'tknow,disappointing,andum,stupid.Soyou,withthatimpressiveresumeandthebigspeechaboutyourso-calledworkethic.I,umIthoughtyouwouldbedifferent.Isaidtomyself,goahead,takeachance,hirethesmart,fatgirl.Ihadhope,mygod,Iliveonit.Anywayyouendedupdisappointingmemorethan,um,morethananyoftheothersillygirls.Um...IreallydideverythingIcouldthinkof.That'sall.Excuseme,wheredoyouthinkyou'regoingShehatesme,Nigel.Andthat'smyproblembecause...oh,wait,no,it'snotmyproblem.Idon'tknowwhatelseIcando,becauseifIdosomethingright,it'sunacknowledged,shedoesn'tevensaythankyou.ButifIdosomethingwrong,sheisvicious.?Soquit.?What?Quit.?Qui?Icangetanothergirltotakeyourjobinfiveminutes...onewhoreallywantsit.?No,Idon'twannaquit,that'snotfair.ButIyouknow,I'mjustsayingthatIwouldjustlikealittlecreditforthefactthatI'mkillingmyselftrying.?Andy,beserious.Youarenottrying,youarewhining.?Whatisitthatyouwantmetosaytoyou,huhDoyouwantmetosay:"Pooryou,Miranda'spickingonyou,pooryou,poorAndy"Hmm,wakeup,six.Sheisjustdoingherjob.Don'tyouknowthatyouareworkingattheplacethatpublishedsomeofthegreatestartistsofthecenturyHalston,Lagerfled,delaRenta.Andwhattheydid,whattheycreated,wasgreaterthanartbecauseyouliveyourlifeinit.Well,notyou,obviously,butsomepeople.Youthinkthisisjustamagazine,hmmThatisnotjustamagazine.Thisisashiningbeaconofhopeforoh,Idon'tknowLet'ssayayounyboygrowingupinRhodeIslandwithsixbrotherspretendingtogotosoccerpracticewhenhewasreallygoingtosewingclass,andreadingRunwayunderthecoversatnightwithaflashlight.Youhavenoideahowmanylegendshavewalkedthesehalls.Andwhat'sworse,youdon'tcare,becausethisplace,wheresomanypeoplewoulddietowork,youonlydeigntowork.Andyouwanttoknowwhyshedoesn'tkissyouontheforeheadandfiveyougoldstaronyourhomworkattheendoftheday.Wakeup,sweetheart.?Okay,soI'mscrewingitup,Idon'twantto...IjustwishthatIknowthatIcoulddoto...?Haslton侯斯顿Lagerfled拉格尔格伦OscarDelaRenta奥斯卡德拉伦塔beacon/?bi?k?n/信号，战火灯Rhode罗德岛legend/?l?d??nd/神话Unit6ClothandAppearanceliposuction抽脂术stunning极好的，美呆了gorgeous绚烂的，华美的doubleeyelidsurgery割双眼皮getanosejob隆鼻implant植入体airbrushedandedititedanyway修过图的Thepeopleinthatmovieweresobeautiful,theleadactresswasstunning,IwishIlookedlikeher.Yes,shewasbeautiful,althoughIhearshe'shadalotofsurgerytogetherlookingthatway.ReallyLikewhatIthinkshe'shadliposuctionanddoubleeyelidsurgery.Oh'vegotafriendwho'shaddoubleeyelidsurgeryandshelooksgreatnow.ReallyYeah,Iwasactuallyconsideringhavingitdonetoo.AreyouseriousButIthinkyou'reperfectthewayyouare.AndI'mnotjustsayingthat.Um..Thankslet'sfaceit.I'mnothingcomparedtothatactress.MaybeIshouldgetanosejob,too.Iwouldlovetohaveastraighternoselikehers.Ohandmaybeimplantstomakemylipsfulleraswell.Wow,don'tgetcarriedaway.Imightnotbeabletorecognizeyouafterallofthat.Whatifyougetitdone,andyoudecideyoudon'tlikeyournewlookAndwouldn'tyoubeworriedaboutthesurgerygoingwrongNotthinktherisksarequitesmall.IsitreallyworthitthoughThere'snopointcomparingyourselftomoviestars.Theyspendhoursinmakeuptogetthemlookinglikethat.Andalltheirpicturesareairbrushedandeditiedanyway.Theydon'tlooklikethatinreallife.Nobody'sperfect.em..Yeahthat'strueIsuppose.Welljustmakesureiswhatyoureallywantbeforeyoumakeanyrashdecisions.Anywaylet'stalkaboutsomethingelsebeforeyougetanymorecrazyideasintoyourhead.sweatpantsajoggingsuitjerseys运动衣球衣sportylooklight-coloredslack休闲长裤poloshirt翻领短袖gothlook哥特风黑色长裙长靴烟熏妆longflowingfloralskirts长的俊逸的碎花裙子longtunicsandlayers一层一层theBohemianlook波西米亚风preppylook学院风2SatokoWellyouknow,It'sfunny,Mymother'sfromJapanandshe'sveryold-fashioned.ButeversinceIwasalittlegirl,IhaveneverreallybeeninterestedinwearingtraditionalJapaneseclothinglikeakimonooranything.Mymomusedtogetalittleangryatme,butthethingis,Ineverfeltcomfortable.Well,whenIwasoldenough,IfinallyboughttheclothesIliked.AndIwentforatotalgothlook.Iworelongblackdresses,heavyblackbootsanddarkmakeup.Mymotherreallyhatedit.ButIguessIwantedtomakeastatement.NowthatI'mincollege,Ijustwearcomfortablefunlongflowingfloralskirtsanddresses,longtunicsandlotsoflayers.IguessyouwouldcallittheBohemianlook.3CarlosWell,Iwasreallyintosportsinhighschool.AndIwasalwayswearingsweatpants,ajoggingsuitorJerseyswithnumbersonthem.Ididn'thavemuchtimeforfashion.IguessIhadsportylook.Butnowadays,you'llalmostalwaysseemeinlight-coloredslacks,anicepoloshirtandmaybeasweaterwhenit'scold.Alotofpeoplecallitthepreppylook.Idon'tthinkIneedtochangeit.Itworkedformeincollege,anditworksformenow.It'saclassiclook.Naturally,I'llputonsomethingformalifI'mgoingtoaweddingoraspecialevent.AndwhenIplannedtodosomethingathletic,thenofcourseIwearsportsclothes.Peoplesay,youknow,thatpersonalityismoreimportantthanhowpeoplelook.Buthonestly,whenyoumeetsomeone,youdon'tseethatpersonalities.Youseehowtheylookfirst.Clothesarelikeimportanttodon'thavetowearthesamethingIwear.Buttheyshouldlook,Idon'tknow,stylish.Well,inasocialsitting,aparty,cluborrestaurantsomethinglikethat.Iliketolookatperson'sface.Ar..Butinabusinesssitting.It'ssomewhatdifferent.It'smorepeople'soverallappearancethatmatters.Iliketoseehowpeopleappealedothers,howtheyinteract,howtheypresentthemselvestopeople.Youknow,Ithinkit'sactually,Iliketoseetheirlevelofconfidence.Ithinkconfidenceiswhat'simportanttome.Ar..whenImeetnewpeople,er,Iguessit'stheireyes.Theyhavetobebig,kind,andham..interesting.Er..Ireallydon'tcareaboutclothingorhaircolororanythinglikethat.Unit7CrossingculturesSlurpingSaudiArabianuisance烦忧的人或事secureAliceOnethingthatIhadtogetusedtowhenIwastravelinginKoreawasthewaypeoplemakenoisewhentheydrinksoup.IthinkIt'sbecausetheywanttoshowthatthey'rereallyenjoyingtheirfood.Sotheymakeaslerpingnoise.Itbotheredmeatfirst.ButthenIgetusedtoit.IguessIt'sbecausemyparentsspentyearswhenIwasakidtellingmenottomakenoisewhileIwaseating.JohnWhenIlivedinSpain,Iwassurprisedathowlatepeopleeatintheevening.Whenyou'reinvitedtodinner,you'reaskedtocomearoundnineo'clock.Andyouusuallydon'tstartdinneruntilten.Andpeoplestayterriblylate.Sometimesuntiltwointhemorning,orevenlater.IfounditdoesonegetupandgotoworkorschoolthenextdayaftereatingandtalkinguntilthreeinthemorningSusanIlivedinSaudiArabiaforawhile,andwhenIwentout,Ihadtoobeythelocalcustomofputtingsomethingovermyhead.Andwearingclothingthatcoveredmywholebody.Atfirst,Ifounditarealnuisance.Butafterawhile,Igotusedtoit.Andevenstartedtolikeit.Youfeelreallysecure.Andalso,youdon'thavetoworryaboutwhattowearallthetime.Unit8Lifeislittlelessons1.SowhatwereyoulikewhenyouwereyoungerWhenIwasakidIwaskindofirresponsible.YouReallyWhatmadeyouchangeGraduatingfromhighschool.WhatdoyoumeanWell,untilIneverhadanyimportantthenIwentofftocollege.IknowwhatyouwasreallyimmaturewhenIwasateenager.SowhatmadeyouchangeIthinkIbecamemorematureafterIgotmyfirstjobandmovedawayfromIhadajob,Ibecametotallyindependent.WheredidyouworkIworkformydadatthebank.2.AnotherturningpointformewaswhenIgotmydogPepper.Iknowthatsoundssilly,butitwasreallyimportanttome.WhywasthatsoimportantWell,Iwasabout11,Irememberdthathavingadog,youknow,hewasmine,mademefeelreallyreallyresponsibleinafunnykindofway.HewouldfollowmeeverywhereandwasalwayswaitingformewhenIcamehomefromschool.Actuallythatsoundskindofnine,InevergottohaveaIrememberedwhenIgotmyfirstwasaveryimportantdayforthefirsttime,IcouldgooutonmyownandgoasfarasIwantedusedtopolishthebicycleeverydayandtakereallygoodcareofcoursethatonlylastedafewmonths,andthenIlostinterestinit.3.Ihavetosay,fiveyearsago,Iwasacompletelydifferentperson.IneversaidmuchinacrowdandIalwaystrytoavoidmakingsmalltalkwithpeopleIdidn'tknowverywell.Butreally,Iwasjustincrediblyshyandreserved.Anyway,thenIwentawaytocollegeandIhadthisroommateNora.Shehadagreatsenseofhumorandlaughedatallmyjokes.Thatreallygavemealotofconfidence.NoraandIjoinedasmallstudygroupatschool.Whenwefinishedstudying,abunchofusgooutforcoffee.Convers