Short Conversations (短對(duì)話)
Read aloud the conversation two times, and then listen to the tape without looking at the text.
Making Up
Connie: Hey, Jessie, wait up1!
Jessie: Hi, Connie. What are you doing out on the track?
Connie: Your mom told me I'd find you here. I didn't know you liked to jog2?
Jessie: I'm preparing.
Connie: Preparing?
Jessie: Yeah, for adolescence3. I was told that jogging would redistribute my baby fat and open my pores4 to help ward off5 acne6.
Connie: Really?
Jessie: Yeah, that's what I read in a jogging suit catalog.
Connie: Hey, can we stop for a minute?
Jessie: Well, I'm sorry, I don't want to break my pace7. Jog along -you can do it.
Connie: Uh, okay, maybe for a minute.
Jessie: You know, I've been thinking about our homeless committee8.
Connie: Yeah?
Jessie: I think I have an idea that will raise some money for the poor.
Connie: Good. Let's meet at Whit's End, 5 o'clock, to talk about it.
Jessie: Does that mean Miss Boss will be there, too?
Connie: Well, she's part of the group, Jessie. I talked to her, and she…
Jessie: Don't you think she's bossy?
Connie: Well…
Jessie: Be honest, Connie.
Connie: Well, yeah, she likes to be in charge, but…
Jessie: See I'm not the only one. She's got a lot of nerve9 calling me unreliable10.
Connie: She didn't mean it. I talked to her. She's willing to make up if you are. Jessie: Really?
Connie: Yeah!
Jessie: She'll take back11 what she said about me being unorganized?
Connie: Yeah, will you do it? Come to Whit's End?
Jessie: Well, I will if she will.
Connie: Uh, thank heaven. I think I'm going to pass out12.
Jessie: Well, do it over there on the grass, will you? I don't want to break my pace.
Connie: No problem.
注釋?zhuān)?BR> 1.wait up：(跑步或走路時(shí)為讓某人趕上)停下來(lái)等候
2.jog:慢跑(鍛煉)，jogger喜歡慢跑鍛煉的人
3.adolescence:青春期(介于puberty發(fā)育期和adulthood成年之間)
用法：Soon I was hitting my adolescence, like fourteen, but I was not doing any dating.
很快我就進(jìn)入青春期了，大概十四歲的樣子吧，可我還沒(méi)交異性朋友呢。
4.pore:毛孔
用法：I'm sweating from every pore.
我渾身在冒汗。
5.ward off:擋住
用法：He felt that the manager meant to ward off any discussion about promotion.
他感到經(jīng)理想回避談?wù)撋毜氖隆?BR> 6.acne: (身上長(zhǎng)的)粉刺
7.pace:步調(diào)，步伐
8.committee:委員會(huì)
9.nerve:勇氣(最常用意義指"神經(jīng)")
用法：I tried to get up my nerve to leave a message on someone else's answering machine.
剛才我鼓足了勇氣在別人的錄音電話上留了言。
10.unreliable:不可靠的，不能信任的
用法：The boss never assigned any important work to the unreliable employee.
那個(gè)老板從來(lái)不給那個(gè)不可靠的員工分配任何重要工作。
11.take back:收回
用法：The soldiers made up their minds to take back the lost land.
士兵們下定決心要收回失地。
12.pass out:昏倒，失去知覺(jué)
用法：When I got the scholarship from Harvard, I thought I was going to pass out.
拿到哈佛獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金的時(shí)候，我簡(jiǎn)直激動(dòng)得快要暈倒了。
Long Conversations (長(zhǎng)對(duì)話)
Conversations: (Find a partner and practice these dialogues.)
A:
Victor:Helen, I'm so glad I was able to talk you into1 jogging with me.
Helen:It's a great way to stay in shape2 and keep fit3. Just breathe in that bracing4 fresh air.
Victor:Let's go.
Helen:Is that rain I feel?
Victor:No! Just a little morning dew5.
Helen:Well, that dew is getting a little heavier. A lot heavier!
Victor:Isn't it fun getting a little wet?
Helen:Your idea of fun is a lot different than mine!
Victor:See! It stopped! We no longer have to worry about getting wet. We joggers say a little rain brings good luck.
Helen:Then we should be the world's luckiest joggers!
(A big dog is chasing them.)
Helen:Victor! Victor! We're being chased!
Victor:Don't worry about that little thing.
Helen:It's not the little thing I'm worried about. It's the great big thing!
B:
Helen:(Falling on the road and the big dog runs away.)
I must look like a fright6. I even scared off7 the dogs.
C:
(A car pulls up beside her.)
Dodge: Helen, you look like you could use a lift.
Helen:I sure could, dad. See you later, Victor!
Victor:Bye! (Saying to himself) Poor girl! She really had it rough8 today.
(Sitting in the car)
Dodge: I have to make a short detour9. The agency handling the
running-shoe ad campaign is//having//a photo shoot10 nearby.
D:
Dodge:How's it going, John?
John:Not too good, Mr. Dodge.
Helen:(Seeing two guys standing there) Wow! Those gorgeous11 hunk12 models are to die for!
John:Our female model took sick13 and cancelled on us.
(Looking at Helen) Say! I think this young lady might fit the bill. She's even wearing the right running clothes!
Helen: (Looking worried) B-But…I look a mess!
John:No problem. Our stylist and makeup crew14 can take care of that. Besides, a touch of sweat and grime15 adds to the realism16 we want!
Dodge: Good luck, Helen. See you later.
Helen:Bye, dad!
John:(He starts to take pictures while Helen is jogging.) Beautiful! Beautiful! Keep jogging! (When he finishes) Helen, you did so well today I'd like you to join us next week for our swimsuit17 shoot.
注解
1. talk…into: persuade somebody to do something說(shuō)服某人做某事
用法：Lisa is surely stubborn for I found it hard to talk her//into//giving up daydream to win from lottery.
Lisa很固執(zhí)，我很難說(shuō)服她停止妄想中彩票。
2. in shape: healthy and in good condition身體處于良好狀態(tài)
用法：He is in good shape these days because of his jogging every morning.
由于每天早上堅(jiān)持慢跑，他身體一直很好。
3. keep fit: remain healthy保持健康
用法：We always give best regards to students by saying："keep fit and study hard."
我們總是祝福學(xué)生們"學(xué)習(xí)好，身體好。"
4. bracing: healthy and fresh清新的、有助于健康的
用法：the bracing mountain air
山頂?shù)那逍驴諝?BR> 5. dew:露(水)drops of dew露(水)珠
6. fright: scary person可怕的人
用法：He is a fright in the company for his bad temper.
他脾氣很壞，在公司里人見(jiàn)人怕。
7. scare…off/ scare…away：把……嚇跑
用法：The wolf growled to the visitors in the zoo to scare them off.
在動(dòng)物園里，狼的嚎叫聲將游客們嚇跑了。
8. rough: difficult or unpleasant艱難的、不愉快的
用法：to have a rough time of it
過(guò)得不順
9. detour: a roundabout way one used temporarily when the main route is closed(因主路關(guān)閉而臨時(shí)使用的)繞行路
用法：We made a little detour to drop Jim off on the way home.
在回家的路上，為了照顧到Jim下車(chē)我們稍稍繞了點(diǎn)兒路。
10. shoot: a series of photographs of the same person or people in the same place
(為一個(gè)人或幾個(gè)人在同一地方)連續(xù)拍照
用法：They did a shoot on the beach in which the girls were modeling swimwear.
他們?cè)诤＿厼楣媚飩兩碇狙b充當(dāng)模特拍了一系列照片。
11. gorgeous: extremely pleasant令人心動(dòng)的，極棒的
12. hunk: a handsome man with a well-developed physique有魅力的健美男子
13. take sick: become ill (口語(yǔ)用法)
用法：He took sick after the whole week's work without sleep.
他一周只是工作，沒(méi)有休息，結(jié)果病倒了。
14. crew: the staff of a certain department or group全體工作人員
用法：The crew in the boat was all frightened to death upon seeing the huge iceberg coming towards them.
看見(jiàn)冰山向他們迫近，船員都嚇的得要死。
15. grime: dust and dirt塵垢,污點(diǎn)
用法：The grime on her skirt made her quite uneasy.
裙子上的污垢讓她感覺(jué)不自在。
16. realism: the tendency to represent things as they really are具有能表現(xiàn)出事物本來(lái)面目的特性。
17. swimsuit:游泳衣，又稱(chēng)bathing suit
Exercise: Turn the four mini-dialogue//into//ONE descriptive narrative. Use only indirect speech.
Read aloud the conversation two times, and then listen to the tape without looking at the text.
Making Up
Connie: Hey, Jessie, wait up1!
Jessie: Hi, Connie. What are you doing out on the track?
Connie: Your mom told me I'd find you here. I didn't know you liked to jog2?
Jessie: I'm preparing.
Connie: Preparing?
Jessie: Yeah, for adolescence3. I was told that jogging would redistribute my baby fat and open my pores4 to help ward off5 acne6.
Connie: Really?
Jessie: Yeah, that's what I read in a jogging suit catalog.
Connie: Hey, can we stop for a minute?
Jessie: Well, I'm sorry, I don't want to break my pace7. Jog along -you can do it.
Connie: Uh, okay, maybe for a minute.
Jessie: You know, I've been thinking about our homeless committee8.
Connie: Yeah?
Jessie: I think I have an idea that will raise some money for the poor.
Connie: Good. Let's meet at Whit's End, 5 o'clock, to talk about it.
Jessie: Does that mean Miss Boss will be there, too?
Connie: Well, she's part of the group, Jessie. I talked to her, and she…
Jessie: Don't you think she's bossy?
Connie: Well…
Jessie: Be honest, Connie.
Connie: Well, yeah, she likes to be in charge, but…
Jessie: See I'm not the only one. She's got a lot of nerve9 calling me unreliable10.
Connie: She didn't mean it. I talked to her. She's willing to make up if you are. Jessie: Really?
Connie: Yeah!
Jessie: She'll take back11 what she said about me being unorganized?
Connie: Yeah, will you do it? Come to Whit's End?
Jessie: Well, I will if she will.
Connie: Uh, thank heaven. I think I'm going to pass out12.
Jessie: Well, do it over there on the grass, will you? I don't want to break my pace.
Connie: No problem.
注釋?zhuān)?BR> 1.wait up：(跑步或走路時(shí)為讓某人趕上)停下來(lái)等候
2.jog:慢跑(鍛煉)，jogger喜歡慢跑鍛煉的人
3.adolescence:青春期(介于puberty發(fā)育期和adulthood成年之間)
用法：Soon I was hitting my adolescence, like fourteen, but I was not doing any dating.
很快我就進(jìn)入青春期了，大概十四歲的樣子吧，可我還沒(méi)交異性朋友呢。
4.pore:毛孔
用法：I'm sweating from every pore.
我渾身在冒汗。
5.ward off:擋住
用法：He felt that the manager meant to ward off any discussion about promotion.
他感到經(jīng)理想回避談?wù)撋毜氖隆?BR> 6.acne: (身上長(zhǎng)的)粉刺
7.pace:步調(diào)，步伐
8.committee:委員會(huì)
9.nerve:勇氣(最常用意義指"神經(jīng)")
用法：I tried to get up my nerve to leave a message on someone else's answering machine.
剛才我鼓足了勇氣在別人的錄音電話上留了言。
10.unreliable:不可靠的，不能信任的
用法：The boss never assigned any important work to the unreliable employee.
那個(gè)老板從來(lái)不給那個(gè)不可靠的員工分配任何重要工作。
11.take back:收回
用法：The soldiers made up their minds to take back the lost land.
士兵們下定決心要收回失地。
12.pass out:昏倒，失去知覺(jué)
用法：When I got the scholarship from Harvard, I thought I was going to pass out.
拿到哈佛獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金的時(shí)候，我簡(jiǎn)直激動(dòng)得快要暈倒了。
Long Conversations (長(zhǎng)對(duì)話)
Conversations: (Find a partner and practice these dialogues.)
A:
Victor:Helen, I'm so glad I was able to talk you into1 jogging with me.
Helen:It's a great way to stay in shape2 and keep fit3. Just breathe in that bracing4 fresh air.
Victor:Let's go.
Helen:Is that rain I feel?
Victor:No! Just a little morning dew5.
Helen:Well, that dew is getting a little heavier. A lot heavier!
Victor:Isn't it fun getting a little wet?
Helen:Your idea of fun is a lot different than mine!
Victor:See! It stopped! We no longer have to worry about getting wet. We joggers say a little rain brings good luck.
Helen:Then we should be the world's luckiest joggers!
(A big dog is chasing them.)
Helen:Victor! Victor! We're being chased!
Victor:Don't worry about that little thing.
Helen:It's not the little thing I'm worried about. It's the great big thing!
B:
Helen:(Falling on the road and the big dog runs away.)
I must look like a fright6. I even scared off7 the dogs.
C:
(A car pulls up beside her.)
Dodge: Helen, you look like you could use a lift.
Helen:I sure could, dad. See you later, Victor!
Victor:Bye! (Saying to himself) Poor girl! She really had it rough8 today.
(Sitting in the car)
Dodge: I have to make a short detour9. The agency handling the
running-shoe ad campaign is//having//a photo shoot10 nearby.
D:
Dodge:How's it going, John?
John:Not too good, Mr. Dodge.
Helen:(Seeing two guys standing there) Wow! Those gorgeous11 hunk12 models are to die for!
John:Our female model took sick13 and cancelled on us.
(Looking at Helen) Say! I think this young lady might fit the bill. She's even wearing the right running clothes!
Helen: (Looking worried) B-But…I look a mess!
John:No problem. Our stylist and makeup crew14 can take care of that. Besides, a touch of sweat and grime15 adds to the realism16 we want!
Dodge: Good luck, Helen. See you later.
Helen:Bye, dad!
John:(He starts to take pictures while Helen is jogging.) Beautiful! Beautiful! Keep jogging! (When he finishes) Helen, you did so well today I'd like you to join us next week for our swimsuit17 shoot.
注解
1. talk…into: persuade somebody to do something說(shuō)服某人做某事
用法：Lisa is surely stubborn for I found it hard to talk her//into//giving up daydream to win from lottery.
Lisa很固執(zhí)，我很難說(shuō)服她停止妄想中彩票。
2. in shape: healthy and in good condition身體處于良好狀態(tài)
用法：He is in good shape these days because of his jogging every morning.
由于每天早上堅(jiān)持慢跑，他身體一直很好。
3. keep fit: remain healthy保持健康
用法：We always give best regards to students by saying："keep fit and study hard."
我們總是祝福學(xué)生們"學(xué)習(xí)好，身體好。"
4. bracing: healthy and fresh清新的、有助于健康的
用法：the bracing mountain air
山頂?shù)那逍驴諝?BR> 5. dew:露(水)drops of dew露(水)珠
6. fright: scary person可怕的人
用法：He is a fright in the company for his bad temper.
他脾氣很壞，在公司里人見(jiàn)人怕。
7. scare…off/ scare…away：把……嚇跑
用法：The wolf growled to the visitors in the zoo to scare them off.
在動(dòng)物園里，狼的嚎叫聲將游客們嚇跑了。
8. rough: difficult or unpleasant艱難的、不愉快的
用法：to have a rough time of it
過(guò)得不順
9. detour: a roundabout way one used temporarily when the main route is closed(因主路關(guān)閉而臨時(shí)使用的)繞行路
用法：We made a little detour to drop Jim off on the way home.
在回家的路上，為了照顧到Jim下車(chē)我們稍稍繞了點(diǎn)兒路。
10. shoot: a series of photographs of the same person or people in the same place
(為一個(gè)人或幾個(gè)人在同一地方)連續(xù)拍照
用法：They did a shoot on the beach in which the girls were modeling swimwear.
他們?cè)诤＿厼楣媚飩兩碇狙b充當(dāng)模特拍了一系列照片。
11. gorgeous: extremely pleasant令人心動(dòng)的，極棒的
12. hunk: a handsome man with a well-developed physique有魅力的健美男子
13. take sick: become ill (口語(yǔ)用法)
用法：He took sick after the whole week's work without sleep.
他一周只是工作，沒(méi)有休息，結(jié)果病倒了。
14. crew: the staff of a certain department or group全體工作人員
用法：The crew in the boat was all frightened to death upon seeing the huge iceberg coming towards them.
看見(jiàn)冰山向他們迫近，船員都嚇的得要死。
15. grime: dust and dirt塵垢,污點(diǎn)
用法：The grime on her skirt made her quite uneasy.
裙子上的污垢讓她感覺(jué)不自在。
16. realism: the tendency to represent things as they really are具有能表現(xiàn)出事物本來(lái)面目的特性。
17. swimsuit:游泳衣，又稱(chēng)bathing suit
Exercise: Turn the four mini-dialogue//into//ONE descriptive narrative. Use only indirect speech.