Short Conversations (短對(duì)話(huà))
Read aloud the concersation two times, and then listen to the tape without looking at the text.
Holding a Grudge
Connie: Hey, look, I've been thinking about the homeless, our//groups//you know? 'Compassion Week'?
Donna: So have I.1 In fact, I think I have an idea we could do.
Connie: Really? Oh that's great! Then let's call Jessie and get together2 to talk about it!
Donna: No way.3
Connie: Donna, I'm sure she didn't mean what she said in the meeting.
Donna: She said I was bossy4.
Connie: Well, she was just frustrated5 because we could not come up with any ideas.
Donna: Uh-huh. And I bet6 she still thinks she should be leader of the group, too.
Connie: Well, we can talk about that. We can discuss it like mature7 women.
Donna: Jessie? Mature? Huh.
Connie: Donna!
Donna: She is disorganized8, Connie-you know it. It would be crazy to put her in charge9.
Connie: Well, maybe she isn't the most organized person in the world but, but Whit's counting on us. We have to meet again. Can't you guys make up10?
Donna: Well, I will if she will.
Connie: Great. Will you call her?
Donna: Not a chance.11 She can call me if she wants to make up.
注釋?zhuān)?BR> 1.So have I：我也是。類(lèi)似的有：So do I.否定形式為：Neither do I.
2.get together:聚集
用法：It took them an hour to get together and form the procession again.
他們又用了一小時(shí)的時(shí)間集合，排成隊(duì)列。
3.no way：決不
用法：There is no way to speak to your father like this!
決不能跟你爸這樣說(shuō)話(huà)。
4.bossy:專(zhuān)橫的、霸道的(boss老板)
用法：They hate his bossy manner.
他們討厭他專(zhuān)橫的霸道的樣子。
5.frustrated:灰心的
用法：I am frustrated with Marsha for her words don't count.
我對(duì)Marsha失去信心是因?yàn)樗f(shuō)話(huà)總不算數(shù)。
6.I bet…我打賭,我敢說(shuō)
用法：I bet you will not win the game.
我跟你打賭，你不會(huì)贏這場(chǎng)比賽。
7.mature:成熟的
用法：She has a childish face but a mature mind.
她長(zhǎng)著一張娃娃臉但心智卻十分成熟。
8.disorganized:無(wú)組織的
用法：The bankruptcy of the company was due to its disorganized management.
這家公司破產(chǎn)是由于它混亂的管理造成的。
9.in charge:主管
用法：If any part of a machine is broken ,the man in charge of it must pay at least half of the cost of its repair.
如果機(jī)器壞了，負(fù)責(zé)人至少要付一半的維修費(fèi)。
10.make up:和解
用法：Jude and I have decided to make up, as we find we can't do without one another after all.
我和Jude決定和解，因?yàn)槲覀儼l(fā)現(xiàn)沒(méi)有對(duì)方根本不行。
11. not a chance:不可能發(fā)生；另一種說(shuō)法：There is no chance.
用法：There is no chance that he can pass the final exam.
他絕不可能通過(guò)期末考試。
Long Conversations (長(zhǎng)對(duì)話(huà))
Conversations: (Find a partner and practice these dialogues.)
A:
Victor:Laura, I have a surprise for your birthday.
Laura:Oh, good! I love surprises.
Victor:It's outside!
Laura:Oh, wow! It's too big to bring inside!(They walk out of the house.)
Victor:Okay, now open your eyes.
Laura:Oh, wow! A mobile phone1 for my car! Oh, Victor!
You're the greatest! I can hardly wait to begin dialing. (She starts calling.) Hello, Mary? You'll never guess//where//I'm calling from.
Mary:From the phone booth2?
Laura:No!
Mary:From your dad's office?
Laura:No! Certainly not! All right. I'll tell you. I'm calling from my car!
Mary:You mean you ran//into//a phone booth?
Laura:No. I did not run//into//a phone booth. I have my own mobile car phone!
Mary:Wow! That's great! Now let me take down3 this number. It's 732-345-2886. That's 345-AUTO!
B:
Laura: From now on I'll receive all my calls at this new number. Now to dial all my other friends and give them this number.
C:
(In the weeks that followed, Laura made all her calls from the car and received them there, too. Then one day…)
Laura:(Crying loudly) Oh, no! They towed away4 my phone!
Victor:Huh?
Laura: My mobile phone! It was in my car. They towed it away!
Victor:Don't cry! We'll go get it! There's a police station! Hang in there.Laura:That reminds5 me of my phone! Victor, hurry!
D:
(At the police station)
Police Officer:There's a fine. Pay that and you get your car back.
Laura:No problem. Okay. Which credit card do you prefer?
Police Officer:No credit cards, Miss. Just cash.
Laura:Cash! That's gross6! I don't carry gobs7 of cash!
Victor:I think between the two of us we can come up with8 it.
Laura: (Looking in her purse) Ten, fifteen, sixteen, twenty.
Victor:I've got a twenty.
Laura: (Counting the money in front of the police officer).75…85…90…91…92…93…98…99…! Whew! I made it!
Police Officer:Okay. Take this receipt9 to this impound10 lot and claim11 your car!
Laura:At last! Let's hurry, Victor! I can't stand it anymore! (They rush out.)
Victor:There's the impound lot!
Lot Guard: How can I help you?
Victor:We've come to claim the blue 1999 Toyota with the personalized12 "Laura" plates13.
Lot Guard:Thank goodness! Now I can get back to work instead of spending all my time taking phone messages for you.
注解
1. mobile phone: any wireless telephone that operates over a relatively large area(能夠在相對(duì)大的范圍內(nèi)使用的)移動(dòng)電話(huà)包括cellular or cell phones手機(jī)或PCS phones個(gè)人通訊服務(wù)電話(huà)(附帶有其它功能，如：caller ID來(lái)電顯示以及paging傳呼)
用法：Nowadays more and more people use mobile phones。
現(xiàn)在越來(lái)越多的人使用移動(dòng)電話(huà)。
2. phone booth:電話(huà)亭，電話(huà)間
3. take down: write down on a piece of paper記下，寫(xiě)下用法：The woman took down the telephone number quickly in herpad book.
那個(gè)女人快速地在她的便箋本子上記下電話(huà)號(hào)碼。
4.tow away: draw away or pull away拖走
用法：His car was towed away for the illegal parking.
他的車(chē)由于停錯(cuò)地方，被拖走了。
5.remind…of: put in mind of提醒,使記起
用法：The blue diamond reminds the old granny of the days when she was young.藍(lán)寶石使老奶奶想起她的年青時(shí)代。
6. gross: disgusting, nasty, unfortunate, (常用作驚嘆語(yǔ))真討厭！真煩人！真倒霉！
用法：Picking his nose in class. Gross!
上課時(shí)摳鼻子！真惡心！
7. gobs: a large quantity大量、大筆
用法：We are in serious need of gobs of money.
我們真需要一大筆錢(qián)。
8. come up with: to produce; supply拿出、提供
用法：He can always come up with an excuse for him to be late.
他總能給自己找出遲到的借口。
9. receipt: a piece of paper you get in return for the money you have paid收據(jù)
用法：Keep the receipt safely in case of exception.
好好保存收據(jù)以防萬(wàn)一。
10.impound: detain or sequester扣押,沒(méi)收
用法：The city's motor vehicle bureau decided to impound the cars of drivers who had refused to pay their fines.
這個(gè)城市的機(jī)動(dòng)車(chē)輛管理局決定扣押那些拒絕交納罰款的司機(jī)的車(chē)輛。
11.claim: claim the right of possession認(rèn)領(lǐng)
用法：If nobody claimed the right of the land, it would be taken by the country.
如果沒(méi)人認(rèn)領(lǐng)這片地，它將被收歸國(guó)有。
12. personalized:個(gè)性化的，個(gè)人化的
13. plate:牌照=license plate汽車(chē)牌照
用法：New License Plates Issued Here.
(標(biāo)志)此處發(fā)新牌照。
Exercise: Turn the four mini-dialogues//into//ONE descriptive narrative. Use only indirect speech.
Read aloud the concersation two times, and then listen to the tape without looking at the text.
Holding a Grudge
Connie: Hey, look, I've been thinking about the homeless, our//groups//you know? 'Compassion Week'?
Donna: So have I.1 In fact, I think I have an idea we could do.
Connie: Really? Oh that's great! Then let's call Jessie and get together2 to talk about it!
Donna: No way.3
Connie: Donna, I'm sure she didn't mean what she said in the meeting.
Donna: She said I was bossy4.
Connie: Well, she was just frustrated5 because we could not come up with any ideas.
Donna: Uh-huh. And I bet6 she still thinks she should be leader of the group, too.
Connie: Well, we can talk about that. We can discuss it like mature7 women.
Donna: Jessie? Mature? Huh.
Connie: Donna!
Donna: She is disorganized8, Connie-you know it. It would be crazy to put her in charge9.
Connie: Well, maybe she isn't the most organized person in the world but, but Whit's counting on us. We have to meet again. Can't you guys make up10?
Donna: Well, I will if she will.
Connie: Great. Will you call her?
Donna: Not a chance.11 She can call me if she wants to make up.
注釋?zhuān)?BR> 1.So have I：我也是。類(lèi)似的有：So do I.否定形式為：Neither do I.
2.get together:聚集
用法：It took them an hour to get together and form the procession again.
他們又用了一小時(shí)的時(shí)間集合，排成隊(duì)列。
3.no way：決不
用法：There is no way to speak to your father like this!
決不能跟你爸這樣說(shuō)話(huà)。
4.bossy:專(zhuān)橫的、霸道的(boss老板)
用法：They hate his bossy manner.
他們討厭他專(zhuān)橫的霸道的樣子。
5.frustrated:灰心的
用法：I am frustrated with Marsha for her words don't count.
我對(duì)Marsha失去信心是因?yàn)樗f(shuō)話(huà)總不算數(shù)。
6.I bet…我打賭,我敢說(shuō)
用法：I bet you will not win the game.
我跟你打賭，你不會(huì)贏這場(chǎng)比賽。
7.mature:成熟的
用法：She has a childish face but a mature mind.
她長(zhǎng)著一張娃娃臉但心智卻十分成熟。
8.disorganized:無(wú)組織的
用法：The bankruptcy of the company was due to its disorganized management.
這家公司破產(chǎn)是由于它混亂的管理造成的。
9.in charge:主管
用法：If any part of a machine is broken ,the man in charge of it must pay at least half of the cost of its repair.
如果機(jī)器壞了，負(fù)責(zé)人至少要付一半的維修費(fèi)。
10.make up:和解
用法：Jude and I have decided to make up, as we find we can't do without one another after all.
我和Jude決定和解，因?yàn)槲覀儼l(fā)現(xiàn)沒(méi)有對(duì)方根本不行。
11. not a chance:不可能發(fā)生；另一種說(shuō)法：There is no chance.
用法：There is no chance that he can pass the final exam.
他絕不可能通過(guò)期末考試。
Long Conversations (長(zhǎng)對(duì)話(huà))
Conversations: (Find a partner and practice these dialogues.)
A:
Victor:Laura, I have a surprise for your birthday.
Laura:Oh, good! I love surprises.
Victor:It's outside!
Laura:Oh, wow! It's too big to bring inside!(They walk out of the house.)
Victor:Okay, now open your eyes.
Laura:Oh, wow! A mobile phone1 for my car! Oh, Victor!
You're the greatest! I can hardly wait to begin dialing. (She starts calling.) Hello, Mary? You'll never guess//where//I'm calling from.
Mary:From the phone booth2?
Laura:No!
Mary:From your dad's office?
Laura:No! Certainly not! All right. I'll tell you. I'm calling from my car!
Mary:You mean you ran//into//a phone booth?
Laura:No. I did not run//into//a phone booth. I have my own mobile car phone!
Mary:Wow! That's great! Now let me take down3 this number. It's 732-345-2886. That's 345-AUTO!
B:
Laura: From now on I'll receive all my calls at this new number. Now to dial all my other friends and give them this number.
C:
(In the weeks that followed, Laura made all her calls from the car and received them there, too. Then one day…)
Laura:(Crying loudly) Oh, no! They towed away4 my phone!
Victor:Huh?
Laura: My mobile phone! It was in my car. They towed it away!
Victor:Don't cry! We'll go get it! There's a police station! Hang in there.Laura:That reminds5 me of my phone! Victor, hurry!
D:
(At the police station)
Police Officer:There's a fine. Pay that and you get your car back.
Laura:No problem. Okay. Which credit card do you prefer?
Police Officer:No credit cards, Miss. Just cash.
Laura:Cash! That's gross6! I don't carry gobs7 of cash!
Victor:I think between the two of us we can come up with8 it.
Laura: (Looking in her purse) Ten, fifteen, sixteen, twenty.
Victor:I've got a twenty.
Laura: (Counting the money in front of the police officer).75…85…90…91…92…93…98…99…! Whew! I made it!
Police Officer:Okay. Take this receipt9 to this impound10 lot and claim11 your car!
Laura:At last! Let's hurry, Victor! I can't stand it anymore! (They rush out.)
Victor:There's the impound lot!
Lot Guard: How can I help you?
Victor:We've come to claim the blue 1999 Toyota with the personalized12 "Laura" plates13.
Lot Guard:Thank goodness! Now I can get back to work instead of spending all my time taking phone messages for you.
注解
1. mobile phone: any wireless telephone that operates over a relatively large area(能夠在相對(duì)大的范圍內(nèi)使用的)移動(dòng)電話(huà)包括cellular or cell phones手機(jī)或PCS phones個(gè)人通訊服務(wù)電話(huà)(附帶有其它功能，如：caller ID來(lái)電顯示以及paging傳呼)
用法：Nowadays more and more people use mobile phones。
現(xiàn)在越來(lái)越多的人使用移動(dòng)電話(huà)。
2. phone booth:電話(huà)亭，電話(huà)間
3. take down: write down on a piece of paper記下，寫(xiě)下用法：The woman took down the telephone number quickly in herpad book.
那個(gè)女人快速地在她的便箋本子上記下電話(huà)號(hào)碼。
4.tow away: draw away or pull away拖走
用法：His car was towed away for the illegal parking.
他的車(chē)由于停錯(cuò)地方，被拖走了。
5.remind…of: put in mind of提醒,使記起
用法：The blue diamond reminds the old granny of the days when she was young.藍(lán)寶石使老奶奶想起她的年青時(shí)代。
6. gross: disgusting, nasty, unfortunate, (常用作驚嘆語(yǔ))真討厭！真煩人！真倒霉！
用法：Picking his nose in class. Gross!
上課時(shí)摳鼻子！真惡心！
7. gobs: a large quantity大量、大筆
用法：We are in serious need of gobs of money.
我們真需要一大筆錢(qián)。
8. come up with: to produce; supply拿出、提供
用法：He can always come up with an excuse for him to be late.
他總能給自己找出遲到的借口。
9. receipt: a piece of paper you get in return for the money you have paid收據(jù)
用法：Keep the receipt safely in case of exception.
好好保存收據(jù)以防萬(wàn)一。
10.impound: detain or sequester扣押,沒(méi)收
用法：The city's motor vehicle bureau decided to impound the cars of drivers who had refused to pay their fines.
這個(gè)城市的機(jī)動(dòng)車(chē)輛管理局決定扣押那些拒絕交納罰款的司機(jī)的車(chē)輛。
11.claim: claim the right of possession認(rèn)領(lǐng)
用法：If nobody claimed the right of the land, it would be taken by the country.
如果沒(méi)人認(rèn)領(lǐng)這片地，它將被收歸國(guó)有。
12. personalized:個(gè)性化的，個(gè)人化的
13. plate:牌照=license plate汽車(chē)牌照
用法：New License Plates Issued Here.
(標(biāo)志)此處發(fā)新牌照。
Exercise: Turn the four mini-dialogues//into//ONE descriptive narrative. Use only indirect speech.