Short Conversations (短對(duì)話)
Read aloud the concersation two times, and then listen to the tape without looking at the text.
Mr.Everett Speechless
Richard Everett: Blackard!
Blackard: Yes, Mr.. Everett?
Everett: I'm speechless1. My wife is speechless and my daughter is in tears2.
Blackard: Ah, moved3 is she?
Everett: Moved? Sick4. How dare you let our poor little girl get on that stage and make such a fool out of herself5!
Blackard: What?
Everett: We never pretended that she was the most talented girl around, but for you who should know better6 to let her get up and, and…I'd sue7 you for malpractice8 if such a thing were possible!
Blackard: But I did it for you, the money, for the class.
Everett: The money for the class? You can forget about that.
Blackard: What?
Everett: The only way I'd give you a penny for your class is if I had my brain replaced by a very small cauliflower9. I hope you're satisfied! I'm coming, I'm coming…
Blackard: But Mr.. Everett! I don't understand.
注釋?zhuān)?BR> 1.speechless:無(wú)言的
用法：She was speechless in horror when watching that moive.
看那部電影的時(shí)候，她恐懼得說(shuō)不出一句話來(lái)。
2.in tears:流淚
用法：She left that country in tears after breaking up with her husband.
和丈夫決裂后，她流著淚離開(kāi)了那個(gè)國(guó)家。
3.moved:被感動(dòng)的
用法：I'm easily moved to emotion.我這個(gè)人容易動(dòng)感情。
4.sick: (罵人時(shí)用的)有毛病的，惡心人的，討厭的
5.make a fool of oneself:因做蠢事而出丑
類(lèi)似的有：make a fool of someone愚弄某人
用法：I make a fool of myself to shout at him in public.
我在公共場(chǎng)合對(duì)他大喊大叫，出了個(gè)大丑。
6.know better:明白，清楚地知道
用法：You will know better what the emphases are if you've prepared.你如果預(yù)習(xí)過(guò)就能清楚重點(diǎn)所在。
7.sue:起訴
用法：He swore he would sue for damages.
他發(fā)誓要起訴請(qǐng)求賠償損失。
8.malpractice:玩忽職守、失職
9.cauliflower:花椰菜、菜花
Long Conversations (長(zhǎng)對(duì)話)
1.Conversations: (Find a partner and practice these dialogues.)
A:
Victor: You look beautiful, love bug1!
Helen: I do, don't I?
Victor: Why, you could pass for2 a movie star, or a glamorous top fashion model!
Helen:…Hic…Hic!…Hic!…Hic!
Victor: Baby! You've got the hiccups3!
Helen: Hic! Hic! Tell me something I…Hic!…don't know.
Victor: (Giggles4) Sure!
Helen: Like how…Hic…to get rid of…Hic…them! (Realizing Victor is giggling)
Laugh…Hic…and you're…Hic…dead meat5!
Victor: Oh, never, sugar plum6!
B: (They keep walking in the corridor.)
Helen:…Hic…They're getting worse! Maybe…Hic…you'd just…Hic…better take me…Hic…h(huán)ome.
Victor: Let me get my coat.
C: (Helen passes by the dean's office.)
Dean: What time will that national TV news reporter be here, Mrs. Johnson?
Secretary: He said by lunch time.
Helen: (Stops and listens)…Hic!
Dean: Since they're broadcasting live7, he wants to interview as many students as he possibly can.
Helen: Live TV national news, here at school today? Hic!
(Victor returns.)
Helen: Er…Victor…Hic…I've decided to stay and battle it out!
Victor: Okay, I guess. See ya later.
D: (Helen walks to the wash room.)
Helen: Hic! I've got three hours to get rid of these hideous8 hiccups! Fortunately, they'll never miss me first hour in study hall…Hic!
(In the wash room)
Helen: I'll try drinking some water…Ahh…! Much better already! Hah! Curing them was certainly a piece of cake! Hic!…Hic!…Hic! Darn9 it! They're worse than ever! I'll try holding my breath!
(In the corridor)
Helen: Hic!…Hic!
Student A: Helen! Are you okay? Your face is turning blue!
Helen: I'll give a…Hic…h(huán)undred dollars to the…Hic…first person who…Hic…can cure me!
Student A: Has Victor worked up the courage to tell you about our engagement10 yet?
Helen: (Anger stops her hiccups immediately.) What?
Student A: See! No more hiccups! You're cured! That'll be one hundred dollars for Dr. Cooper, please.
Helen: Bill me later! Right now I've got things to do. I've got just enough time to make myself gorgeous for that live TV coverage!
Student A: Cheap-skate11!
注解
1 love bug: a pet name showing intimate relationship (昵稱(chēng)，類(lèi)似于honey，sweetheart)
2 pass for :to be accepted as; be considered被當(dāng)成……；被認(rèn)為是……
用法：Do you think this jacket and pants will pass for a suit? They're almost the same color.你覺(jué)得這件短上衣和褲子看上去象是一套的嗎？它們顏色幾乎一模一樣。
3 hiccup:打嗝
用法：What should I do if I have hiccups?我要是老打嗝怎么辦？
4 giggle: to laugh in a silly, often high-pitched way傻笑
5 dead meat：dead死定了(常用于詛咒或威脅)
6 sugar plum：(昵稱(chēng)，類(lèi)似于honey，sweetheart)
7 live: on the scene實(shí)況轉(zhuǎn)播的
用法：The world cup was shown on TV live.世界杯是電視實(shí)況轉(zhuǎn)播的。
8 hideous: horrible or terrible可怕的、討厭的
用法：The hideous tale made the children cry.那個(gè)可怕的故事把孩子們嚇哭了。
9 darn: it is used to express dissatisfaction and annoyance(用于驚嘆語(yǔ)表示不滿和惱怒)該死的，可惡的
用法：That darn cat ate all the fish in the kitchen！
那只該死的貓吃掉了廚房里所有的魚(yú)!
10 engagement: the act of engaging to訂婚
用法：There is no diamond on my engagement ring.我的訂婚戒指上一顆鉆石都沒(méi)有。
11 cheap-skate:也拼寫(xiě)為cheapskate,意思是miser吝嗇鬼
用法：I felt like a cheapskate, tipping the waitress only one dollar.我覺(jué)得自己太摳門(mén)了，只給了女服務(wù)員一美元作小費(fèi)。
Exercise: Turn the four mini-dialoguessintos ONE descriptive narrative. Use only indirect speech.
Read aloud the concersation two times, and then listen to the tape without looking at the text.
Mr.Everett Speechless
Richard Everett: Blackard!
Blackard: Yes, Mr.. Everett?
Everett: I'm speechless1. My wife is speechless and my daughter is in tears2.
Blackard: Ah, moved3 is she?
Everett: Moved? Sick4. How dare you let our poor little girl get on that stage and make such a fool out of herself5!
Blackard: What?
Everett: We never pretended that she was the most talented girl around, but for you who should know better6 to let her get up and, and…I'd sue7 you for malpractice8 if such a thing were possible!
Blackard: But I did it for you, the money, for the class.
Everett: The money for the class? You can forget about that.
Blackard: What?
Everett: The only way I'd give you a penny for your class is if I had my brain replaced by a very small cauliflower9. I hope you're satisfied! I'm coming, I'm coming…
Blackard: But Mr.. Everett! I don't understand.
注釋?zhuān)?BR> 1.speechless:無(wú)言的
用法：She was speechless in horror when watching that moive.
看那部電影的時(shí)候，她恐懼得說(shuō)不出一句話來(lái)。
2.in tears:流淚
用法：She left that country in tears after breaking up with her husband.
和丈夫決裂后，她流著淚離開(kāi)了那個(gè)國(guó)家。
3.moved:被感動(dòng)的
用法：I'm easily moved to emotion.我這個(gè)人容易動(dòng)感情。
4.sick: (罵人時(shí)用的)有毛病的，惡心人的，討厭的
5.make a fool of oneself:因做蠢事而出丑
類(lèi)似的有：make a fool of someone愚弄某人
用法：I make a fool of myself to shout at him in public.
我在公共場(chǎng)合對(duì)他大喊大叫，出了個(gè)大丑。
6.know better:明白，清楚地知道
用法：You will know better what the emphases are if you've prepared.你如果預(yù)習(xí)過(guò)就能清楚重點(diǎn)所在。
7.sue:起訴
用法：He swore he would sue for damages.
他發(fā)誓要起訴請(qǐng)求賠償損失。
8.malpractice:玩忽職守、失職
9.cauliflower:花椰菜、菜花
Long Conversations (長(zhǎng)對(duì)話)
1.Conversations: (Find a partner and practice these dialogues.)
A:
Victor: You look beautiful, love bug1!
Helen: I do, don't I?
Victor: Why, you could pass for2 a movie star, or a glamorous top fashion model!
Helen:…Hic…Hic!…Hic!…Hic!
Victor: Baby! You've got the hiccups3!
Helen: Hic! Hic! Tell me something I…Hic!…don't know.
Victor: (Giggles4) Sure!
Helen: Like how…Hic…to get rid of…Hic…them! (Realizing Victor is giggling)
Laugh…Hic…and you're…Hic…dead meat5!
Victor: Oh, never, sugar plum6!
B: (They keep walking in the corridor.)
Helen:…Hic…They're getting worse! Maybe…Hic…you'd just…Hic…better take me…Hic…h(huán)ome.
Victor: Let me get my coat.
C: (Helen passes by the dean's office.)
Dean: What time will that national TV news reporter be here, Mrs. Johnson?
Secretary: He said by lunch time.
Helen: (Stops and listens)…Hic!
Dean: Since they're broadcasting live7, he wants to interview as many students as he possibly can.
Helen: Live TV national news, here at school today? Hic!
(Victor returns.)
Helen: Er…Victor…Hic…I've decided to stay and battle it out!
Victor: Okay, I guess. See ya later.
D: (Helen walks to the wash room.)
Helen: Hic! I've got three hours to get rid of these hideous8 hiccups! Fortunately, they'll never miss me first hour in study hall…Hic!
(In the wash room)
Helen: I'll try drinking some water…Ahh…! Much better already! Hah! Curing them was certainly a piece of cake! Hic!…Hic!…Hic! Darn9 it! They're worse than ever! I'll try holding my breath!
(In the corridor)
Helen: Hic!…Hic!
Student A: Helen! Are you okay? Your face is turning blue!
Helen: I'll give a…Hic…h(huán)undred dollars to the…Hic…first person who…Hic…can cure me!
Student A: Has Victor worked up the courage to tell you about our engagement10 yet?
Helen: (Anger stops her hiccups immediately.) What?
Student A: See! No more hiccups! You're cured! That'll be one hundred dollars for Dr. Cooper, please.
Helen: Bill me later! Right now I've got things to do. I've got just enough time to make myself gorgeous for that live TV coverage!
Student A: Cheap-skate11!
注解
1 love bug: a pet name showing intimate relationship (昵稱(chēng)，類(lèi)似于honey，sweetheart)
2 pass for :to be accepted as; be considered被當(dāng)成……；被認(rèn)為是……
用法：Do you think this jacket and pants will pass for a suit? They're almost the same color.你覺(jué)得這件短上衣和褲子看上去象是一套的嗎？它們顏色幾乎一模一樣。
3 hiccup:打嗝
用法：What should I do if I have hiccups?我要是老打嗝怎么辦？
4 giggle: to laugh in a silly, often high-pitched way傻笑
5 dead meat：dead死定了(常用于詛咒或威脅)
6 sugar plum：(昵稱(chēng)，類(lèi)似于honey，sweetheart)
7 live: on the scene實(shí)況轉(zhuǎn)播的
用法：The world cup was shown on TV live.世界杯是電視實(shí)況轉(zhuǎn)播的。
8 hideous: horrible or terrible可怕的、討厭的
用法：The hideous tale made the children cry.那個(gè)可怕的故事把孩子們嚇哭了。
9 darn: it is used to express dissatisfaction and annoyance(用于驚嘆語(yǔ)表示不滿和惱怒)該死的，可惡的
用法：That darn cat ate all the fish in the kitchen！
那只該死的貓吃掉了廚房里所有的魚(yú)!
10 engagement: the act of engaging to訂婚
用法：There is no diamond on my engagement ring.我的訂婚戒指上一顆鉆石都沒(méi)有。
11 cheap-skate:也拼寫(xiě)為cheapskate,意思是miser吝嗇鬼
用法：I felt like a cheapskate, tipping the waitress only one dollar.我覺(jué)得自己太摳門(mén)了，只給了女服務(wù)員一美元作小費(fèi)。
Exercise: Turn the four mini-dialoguessintos ONE descriptive narrative. Use only indirect speech.