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体验英语六级VocabularyTaskScriptandAnswers1.A:MayIhaveyourattention,please?Thankyouforcoming.We’reverygladyoucouldmakeit.TonightwearecelebratinganagreementbetweenA&ALimitedandM&NTechnologies,Incorporatedtoparticipateinajointventure....andsoitisanhonortointroduceMr.TonyBlair,presidentofA&ALimited.B:Thankyou,Dr.Lawrence.It’sapleasuretobehere.LadiesandGentlemen,weatA&Aarealsoexcitedabout...(Halfanhourlater)A:ThanksalotMr.Blairforaremarkablespeech.Thankyou.B:Thankyou,Dr.Lawrence.Thankyouforyourtime.2.A:Hey,Nancy,isthatyou?Ican’tbelieveit!Heardanygoodpresentations?B:Notone.Noneofthemismycupoftea.I’mboredtodeath.A:Isthatright?Whynot?B:Youknow,I’vebeenworkingforoverthirtyyears.There’snothingnewhere.Thesepresentationscan’ttellmeanythingnew.What’sworseisthattomorrowI’llhaveadeskfullofpaperstoworkon.Say,you’vejustcomebackfromtheStates,haven’tyou?3.A:Isn’tthattheguymysoniscrazyabout?ButIneverknewhis

1name.B:He’sLarryKing,thefamoustalkshowhostwhoisahouseholdname.Healwayspresentsquiteavarietyofpointsofviewwhenyoulistentohim.A:But,I’vereallygotathingaboutsometalkshowhosts.Theysometimesareveryrudetothosewhohaveopposingideas.B:Iusuallyenjoylisteningtothem.Iparticularlylikeitwhenacallerdisagreeswiththehost.Iliketohearhowhewilldefendhisideas.4.A:Say,Tom,Ireallyenjoyedthepieceyouhadinthepaperlastweek.You’vereallyworkedyourwayupsinceImetyouonBob’sweddingday.B:Thanks.I’msoflattered.Butit’salwaysnicetohaveapatonthebackonceinawhile.A:Youdeserveit.Ican’tsaythatforalljournalists,however.B:I’msorrytoadmitthatmanyreportersaregivingtheprofessionabadname.5.A:Judy,I’dlikeyoutomeetournewbusinessassociate.Hewillberesponsiblefortheprojectof“GoldenApple”program.B:Pleasedtomeetyou,Mr.Wang.I’mhappytosaythattheprojectisnowwellunderway.Butwestillappreciateyourcooperation.C:Thepleasure’smine,Judy.Yourworkiswonderful.B:Thankyouforsayingso.Wouldyoupleasefollowmetotheoffice?Thefellowworkersareallwaitingforus.ListeningTask

22.ListeningActivity1)FirstListeningAnswers1.DanQuayle/RepublicanVice-President2.AlGore/DemocraticSenator3.JamesStockdale/RetiredVice-Admiral2)SecondListeningAnswers1.two-minuteopeningstatement2.theissuestobediscussedarepresentedbythemoderator3.a-minute-and-fifteen-secondresponsetotheissuesunderdiscussion4.five-minutediscussionperiod5.orderofresponsetotheissuesunderdiscussionisdeterminedbyadrawing6.two-minuteclosingstatementScriptandAnswerstoSelf-studyIntroductiontothevice-presidentialdebateGoodeveningfromAtlantaandwelcometothe(1)vice-presidentialdebates,(2)sponsoredbytheNonpartisanCommissiononpresidentialdebates.It’sbeingheldhereinthe(3)TheaterfortheArtsonthecampusofGeorgiaTech.I’m(4)HalBrunofromABCNewsandI’mgoingtobe

3moderating（主持）tonight’sdebate.(5)TheparticipantsareRepublicanVice-PresidentDanQuayle,(6)DemocraticSenatorAlGore,andRetiredVice-Admiral（中将）JamesStockdale,whoisthe(7)vice-presidentialnomineeforindependent（中立派）candidateRossPerot.Now,the(8)groundrulesfortonight’sdebate.Eachcandidatewillhavetwominutesfor(9)anopeningstatement.Iwillthen(10)presenttheissuestobediscussed.Foreachtopicthecandidateswillhaveaminuteandfifteenseconds(11)torespond.Thenthiswillbefollowedbyafive-minutediscussionperiodinwhichtheycanaskquestionsofeachotheriftheysochoose.Now,theorderofresponsehasbeendetermined(12)byadrawingandwe’llrotatewitheachtopic.Attheendofthedebate,eachcandidatewillhavetwominutesforaclosingstatement.OurradioandTVaudienceshouldknowthatthecandidatesweregiven(13)anequalallocationofauditoriumseatsfortheirsupporters,soI’dliketoasktheaudiencehereinthetheatertoplease(14)refrainfromapplauseoranypartisandemonstrationoncethedebateisunderwaybecauseittakestimeawayfromthecandidates.So,(15)withthatpleafromyourmoderator,let’sgetstartedandwe’llturnfirsttoSenatorGoreforhisopeningstatement.

4RealWorldListening1.PredictAnswer□Averypopularweeklysmall-talkprogramontelevision.2.GettheMainIdeasAnswersItem1:1.JackieChanSubjectoftheprogram2.LarryKingHostoftheprogram3.SimonDirector,checkingthearrangement4.AmandaProductionassistanttothedirector5.JasonLookingaftertheguestsItem2:1.No2.No3.No4.NotGiven5.YesScriptThisisyourlife!Thisisyourlifeisoneofthemostpopularsmall-talkprogramsonAmericantelevision.Everyweekaleadingpersonalityisinvitedtoatelevisionstudio,withoutknowingthatheorshewillbethesubjectoftheprogram.Thehoststartstheprogramwithashortintroductionandthenmeetsthepersonattheentranceofaspecified（指定的）studioandsays,

5“Thisisyourlife!”Thepersonthenmeetsfriendsandrelativesfromhisorherpastintheverystudio.StudioBiswheretoday’sprogramisrecorded.Theprogrambeginsat7:30.It’s6:15nowandthedirector,Simonischeckingthepreparationswithhisproductionassistant,Amanda.Thesubjectoftonight’sshowwillbeaworld-leadingactor,JackieChan.Thehost,asusual,willbeLarryKing.Simon:Let’sjustcheckthearrangements.We’rebringingJackieChanhereinastudiocar.Amanda:Isheinformedwhatprogramhe’scomingto?Simon:No行hethinkshe’scomingtoadiscussionprogram!Amanda:Great!Now,thedriverhasbeentoldtoarriveatexactly7:25,hasn’the?Simon:Right!Theprogrambeginsatseventhirty.AtthattimeJackiewillbewalkingtothestudio.LarryKingwillstarthisintroductionat7:31,andJackiewillarriveat7:32.Larrywillmeethimatthestudioentrance...Amanda:WillCameraBbethere?Simon:Yes.Thenhe’lltakehimtothatseat.It’llbeonCameraA.Jackiewillbesittingthereduringthewholeprogram.Amanda:WherewillLarrybesitting?Simon:FormostoftheshowLarrywillbestandinginthemiddle,andhe’llbeonCameraC.Theguestswillcomethroughthatdoor,talktoLarryandJackie...andthensitoverthere.Now,isthatallclear?

6Amanda:Yes...there’sjustonething.Simon:Well,whatisit?Amanda:Who’sgoingtolookaftertheguestsduringtheshow?Simon:Jasonis.Amanda:Andwherewilltheybewaitingduringtheshow?Simon:Inthedressing-room,asusual.Jasonwillbewaitingwiththem,andhe’llbewatchingtheshowonthemonitor.He’lltellthemtwominutesbeforetheyenter.Amanda:Ithinkthat’severything.RealWorldSpeakingUseanextensionactivitytofurtherexpandthediscussioninListeningTaskandRealWorldListening.AnswersforReferencea.establishthesignificanceofthespeechb.establishrelevantconnectionsc.stressthespeaker’scredibilityd.beconsistentwiththemainspeeche.bebrieff.don’tcoverthespeaker’stopicg.don’toversellthespeaker2.AnswersforReferenceStep1:claimtheaudience’sattentionandexpressthanksfortheir

7comingStep2:self-introductionStep3:introducetheparticipants(debaters)Step4:introducethegroundrulesStep5:announcethestart3.AnswerforReferenceLarryKing:GoodeveningandwelcometoThisisyourlife.ThisisLarryKingspeaking.We’rewaitingforthesubjectoftonight’sprogram.He’soneoftheworld’sleadingactors,andhethinkshe’scomingheretotakepartinadiscussionprogram...Icanhearhimnow...yes,hereheis!JackieChan...Thisisyourlife!4.AnswerforReferenceMayIhaveyourattention,please?Thankyouforcoming.We’reverygladyoucouldmakeit.Ourspeakertonightisaveryinterestingman.Heworksfulltimeasabanker,butpaintsandwritesinhisfreetime.Lastyearhewonthetitleof“StarCitizen”inourcity.ItisanhonortointroduceMr.ThomasWong,DirectoroftheArtsFoundationUnit2Opentoeverything!VocabularyTaskScriptandAnswers1.A:Youlookawful.Whathappened?

8B:Ihavedifficultysleeping,andI’manxiousanddepressed.Ifeelmiserable.I’mdyingforavacation.A:Maybeallthatschoolworkistoomuchforyou.Youmaytrymeditationandcutbackonfattyfoods.B:You’reprobablyright.Ireallyneedtotryadifferentlifestyle.2.A:Howdoyoulikeyourlifehere?B:Wonderful.Peoplearefriendlyandfoodsaredelicious.A:ItseemsyouaregettingoveryourcravingforMcDonald’s.B:That’strue.I’musedtoalifewithoutKlondikebarsandthepancakehouse.WhatIreallythirstforisacappuccinoafterdinner.3.A:Therecentsurveyfoundthatyoungstersaremoreconcernedaboutfindingworkandearningmoney.B:That’sunderstandable.Ithinktoday’syouthshaveahighersenseofindependence.A:Manyolderpeoplesaythatyoungpeoplearelesspreparedforadultlifethanpreviousgenerations.B:Ican’tagree.Maybeit’sduetothegenerationgap.IrememberwhenIwasyoungIwasitchingtoleavehomeassoonaspossible.4.A:You’rehangingoutalot.Whenwillyoubereadytostartafamily?B:Whatfor?Iseelittleadvantageintyingtheknot.Lookatmymarriedfriends.Theyusedtobecareer-orientedbutnowtheyaretiedtohouseholddrudgery.

9A:Areyoufollowingthelateststay-singletrend?B:Yeah,I’dgiveanythingtohavemyownfreetime,andit’smorerelaxingtobealone.5.A:Iaminthemoodfortravelingabroad,butIcannotaffordit.B:Ihaveanidea.Ifyouliketoworkwithchildren,youcanvolunteerinBaliatamountainvillage.Ihadatrulyidealexperiencethere.A:Marvelous!Tellmemoreaboutit.B:IwasavolunteerEnglishteachertherelastsummer.Itgavemeatasteoflifeinadevelopingcountry.Ilearnedthebasicsofawonderfullanguage.Ihadthechancetosurfontheweekends,andIlivedwithanincrediblefamily.ListeningTask1.Pre-listeningActivityAnswerScienceFiction2.ListeningActivity1)FirstListeningAnswers1.Byvisitingacybercafé?2.Notwocybercaféarealike.2)SecondListening

10Answers1.ToenjoyInternetcafé.2.EnteringanInternetcaféisliketakingaweebiteofaBigMactoher.3.AtKrakatit,youcansurftheWebwithaspaceshipandtalktodragonsandrobots.4.Cybercaféwillsoonbereplacedbymobilephoneswithhigh-speedInternetaccess.ScriptKeptwithinafewclicksofhearthandhomeInRome,youcanreadyouremailwhileyourdirtyclotheswash,soakanddryinmachinesbesideyou.InHelsinki,youcansurftheWebwhilestillsweatingfromasimmerinanearbysauna.Somepeopletraveltosamplethefinestofforeigncuisines.Someseeksublimearttoappreciateorsacredarchitecturetocelebrate.Me,I’vecometothinkofmyselfasaninternationalconnoisseurofInternetcafé.Inmypastfivemonthsoverseas,I’vesurfedtheinformationsuperhighwayinSwaziland,driventhedataexpresswayinEstoniaandcruisedthecommunicationcausewayinCroatia.AndIcansaythis:Gonearethedayswhenpostcardswerethepreferredmethodofmakingthoseathomeenviousofyouradventuresabroad.Setfootontheroadtofarawayplacesandyou’llsoonfindthatcybercaféareaninescapablepartofthecontemporarytravelexperience.

11JustaskMichelleAmundsonfromAttleboro,Mass.Ifoundthis23-year-oldparkedinfrontofaflat-screenmonitoratBigNetcafé--thebiggestInternetcaféinVienna行exchanginglovenoteswithherboyfriendbackhome.Michellehasbeenonvacation10daysandhasemailedhimeveryoneofthem.Thinkofmyself:My(much)betterhalfistravelingwithmeandstillofthe35citieswe’vevisitedthusfar,I’veusedcybercaféinprecisely71.4percentofthem.WhenIlefttheUS,IvowedIwouldn’teatatasingleMcDonald’snomatterhowcheapandsoothinglyfamiliarthefoodmightbe.I’vestayedtruetothatpromise.ButIadmitwhenIslipintoanInternetcaféIfeeljustaweebitlikeI’mtakingabiteofaBigMac.Icomfortmyself,however,withthediscoverythatnotwocybercaféarealike.It’shardtoknowwheretobegininPrague,acitysufferingaparticularlyvirulentstrainofcybercafé-itis.AtTheGlobeyoucansurftheNetwhilelisteningtoajazztrio.AtBohemianBagelyoucanorderupthenamesakerollandacupofjoealongwithasideofcybercrack.AndatKrakatit,a“sciencefiction”caféyoucansurftheWebsurroundedbypicturesofdragonsandspaceshipsandrobots,ohmy.Somepeoplepredictthatcybercafé,likepostcards,willsoonfindthemselvesarelicasmobilephoneswithhigh-speedInternetaccessreplacethemasthenewtraveler’sdarling.Thatmeansnomatterwherewearewe’llalwayshavetheWorldWideWebinourpocket.Andnomatter

12whereweare,we’llneverbemorethanabuttonpress(ortwo)fromthecomfortsofhome.RealWorldListening1.PredictAnswer□Heisanexchangestudentlivingwithahostfamily.2.GettheMainIdeasAnswers1.Japan2.it’sthefirsttimehecametotheUnitedStates3.theywantedtobroadentheirchildren’shorizons4.scienceandhistoryScriptandAnswerstoSelf-studyOpentoeverythingAnchor:Believeitornot,weareseeingmanyforeignstudentsinourtown.We’reinterestedintheirlifeandstudyhere.Todaywe’veinvitedtheadministrativespecialistforforeignexchangeJeffHein,ahostmotherTeriBenedetti,andanexchangestudentAkitojoinourtalk.Mr.Hein,whydosomanyforeignstudentscometoourtown?JeffHein::Theyarriveherethroughprogramsoperatedbynonprofitplacementservices.Mostofthemareherebecausetheyknowsomeonehereandareabletolivewiththem.Or,theirparentshavedoneworkhereand

13hadmetsomeone,andtheyoungpeoplelivewiththosefamilies.It’sespeciallytrueforourhighschools.Anchor:Wherearetheyfrom?JeffHein::They’refromAustralia,China,Korea,ThailandandthePhilippines.Anchor:Aki,whereareyoufromandhowdidyoucomehere?Aki:I’mfromKorea.I’vevisitedtheUnitedStatesonvacationtwicebefore.Iwanttodosomethingelseafter10yearsofschoolingbackhome.IlearnedaboutWorldHeritageatmyschoolinKoreaandIappliedandthisprogramarrangedmystayhere.Anchor:Mrs.Benedetti,howdidyoucomeupontheideaofhostingaforeignstudent?TeriBenedetti:MyhusbandandIappliedtohostanexchangestudentpartlytobroadenourchildren’shorizons.It’sgoodforourchildrentoknowtheUnitedStatesisnottheonlycountryintheworld,andthateveryonehasthesamefeelingsinside,butweliveindifferentcultures.Anchor:Howdidyourchildrenfeelaboutlivingwithaforeignstudent?TeriBenedetti:Theywerereallyveryexcitedabouthavinganewolderbrother.Itoffersthemagreatopportunitytobeexposedtoanotherlifestyleandanotherlanguage.Anchor:Mr.Hein,whatdotheforeignstudentslearnhereinourschools?

14JeffHein::They’reheldtothesameacademicstandardsasanyotherstudenthere.They’rerequiredtobeproficientinEnglishandtakeacourseloadthatincludesmath,reading,English,scienceandhistoryclasses.Butthecreditstheyearnheredon’tnecessarilytransferbacktotheirhomeschools.Asaresult,thetimeexchangestudentsspendhereoftenamountstoayearoffoftheirstudies.SothisyearisbasicallylanguagepracticeandlearningAmericanculture.Anchor:Areexchangestudentswelcomeinourschools?JeffHein::Certainly.Learningisatwo-waystreet.Ourstudentslearnasmuchfromtheinternationalstudentsastheylearnfromus.Theyalldealwithmanyofthesamethings,eventhoughthey’refromdifferentculturesanddifferentlands.Anchor:Aki,whatdoyouparticularlywanttodohere?Aki:Justtoseethecountryandanotherculture.I’mopentoeverything.Unit3YouarewhatyouwearVocabularyTaskScriptandAnswers1.A:Youlookgreatrecently.B:Thankyou.Ihavefinallyworkedoutwhatstylematchesmybodyandpersonality.A:Youreallylookniceintheselivelycoloreddresses.Youshouldsticktoit.

15B:It’sverykindofyoutosayso.2.A:Youlookalittledown.What’sthematterwithyou?B:Ididn’tdowellononeofmycollegeentrancetests.Ifeelratherblue.A:I’msosorryforyou.But,cheerup!Trythesefestivelookingclothes.Clothingthatfeelsgoodcanboostyourmorale.B:Thankyouforremindingme.3.A:I’dliketolookataclassicbusinesssuit,anall-occasionsuitthatnevergoesoutofstyle.B:Whatdoyouthinkofthisonewithalightpinstripe.A:Yes,itlooksgood.ButIpreferasolidcolor.B:Here,trythisthree-piecedarkworsted.Thatlooksalmosttailor-madeforyou.4.A:Hi,Sue.It’sMary,MaryGraham.B:Ohhi,Mary.Howareyou?A:Listen,um...IwanttoaskyousomequestionsaboutJimWilson.Um,ishea,aformalkindofguy,ordoeshedresscasually?B:Oh,heisaguywhoisoftendressedtokill.Healwayswearsthree-piecesuitsandties行dressedverymuchinstyle.5.A:Whyareyoulookinglikeyou?eoncloudnine,dear?B:Yes,Iam.Guesswhat,I’veinvitedtheprofessorandhiswifetodinner.A:Howwonderful.I’mreallyhappyforyou.

16B:Thankyou,dear.You’dbetterputyourgladragson.ListeningTask1)FirstListeningAnswers□Thatclothesoftendefinethepersonmeansclothescanrevealpersonality,statusandattitudetolife.□Clothingnotonlytellssomethingaboutthewearerbutalsoaffectsthewayothersthinkoftheperson.□Clothingmayoftenbetraywhatiswithin.2)SecondListeningAnswers1.Anopportunityforindividuality/independencevanishes.2.No.3.Throughtheclothingheorshewears.4.Clothesshouldbecarefullychosensoasnottorevealwhatiswithin.5.Clothingcanhelpolderpeoplefeelbetteraboutthemselvesandpresentapositiveimagetothosearoundthem.ScriptClothesmaketheman“Clothesmaketheman?runstheoldproverb.Ifyoubelievethat,youmightfeelthatclothingenhancesappearance,increasesindependence,allowsforfunction,andprovidescomfort.What’smore,clothingthatis

17neatandclean,fitswell,andfeelsgoodcanboostanyone’smorale.Peopleexpresstheirpersonalityinmanyways,includingthroughtheirclothing,hairstyle,andaccessories.That’swhyclothesoftendefinetheperson.Clothescanindicatepersonality,status,andattitudetolife.Amanmayhavewornabeardallhislife,awomanmayhavewornmakeup.Iftheirabilitytochoosetheirappearanceistakenaway,thenanopportunityforindependence/individualityvanishes.Keepingsomefamiliarclothesandpersonalarticleshelpsthemretainsomesenseofself-controloverwhatishappening.Researchshowsthatwhenawomandressesforsuccess,itdoesnotguaranteesuccess,butifshedressespoorlyorinappropriately,italmostalwaysensuresfailure.Ourclothesareverymuchpartofourpersonality.Clothingprotectspeoplefromhumidity,heat,andcold,andhelpsthemfeelphysicallycomfortable.Clothingatthesametimegivesthewearerasenseofwell-being.Ittellssomethingabouttheperson.Clothingalsoaffectsthewayotherssee,thinkof,andreacttotheperson.Apersoncanbecomfortableoruncomfortablewearingacertaingarmentortypeofclothinginasocialsituation.Socialcomfortmaybeinvolvedwhenapersonwishesto“makeanimpression”throughtheclothingheorshewears.So,clothesshouldbecarefullychosensoasnottorevealwhatiswithin.Beforemakingchoicesaboutclothing,itisimportanttounderstandhowclothingaffectspeople.Forexample,makingdecisionsaboutclothingcan

18increaseolderpeople’ssenseofindependenceandhelpthemfeelbetteraboutthemselves.Thestereotypesaysolderpeopledon’tcareabouttheirappearance.But,researchshowsthatmostolderpeoplethinkofthemselvesasyoungerthantheyare,theirsenseoffashionreflectstheiryouthfulthinkingandthefashionofearlieryearswhentheywereyounger,andtheylikeclothingthatlooksgoodonthem.Clothingcanhelpolderpeoplefeelbetteraboutthemselvesandpresentapositiveimagetothosearoundthem.Sendingpositiveappearancemessagesmayincreaseolderpeople’sopportunitiesforsocialinteraction. RealWorldListening1.PredictAnswer□Theoutfitssheshouldtakealongforhertrip.1.GettheMainIdeasAnswersT____SuehasaconferencetoattendinaNorthernEuropeancountry.T____Inadditiontotheconference,Suemayhavemanyothersocialactivitiestoattend.F____AnnsuggestsSuenotbringanywool,becausetheworstedisoutofdate.F____Sueplanstogetoneortwobrand-namegownsbecauseshe

19wantstodrawundueattention.F____AccordingtoAnn,thesyntheticblenddressisespeciallyconvenientfortravel.ButSuethinksitwillmakeherlookoutofplace.Sue□Sticktoconservativecolorsandpatterns.□Coordinatesomeskirtsandblouses.□Wearthesameoutfitinseveraldifferentways.□Addafewcardigansandascarffordifferentoccasions.□Getoneortwodesignergownssoasnottolookoutofplace.Ann□Needseveralchangesofbusinesssuits.□Eveningdressesforsocialgatheringsandparties.□Asmartlytailorednavybluesuithasacasuallook.□Awhiteorblueblousethatmatchesthebluesuitgivesaprofessionallook.□Asyntheticblenddressisconvenientfortravel.□Livelycoloreddresseswillprovideanicechangefromtimetotime.ScriptandAnswerstoSelf-studyClothesforaspecialoccasionSue:Ann,Ineedyourhelp.Ann:Whatdoyouneed,Sue?I’malwayspleasedtohelp.Sue:IhaveaninternationalconferencetoattendinNorway,andI’m

20goingtostaytherefortwoweeks.ButIhavenoclothesforthatcoldclimate.Iknowyou’vebeentoNorthernEurope,soIneedyoursuggestionsaboutthe(1)outfitsIshouldtakealong.Ann:OK.You’vefoundtherightperson.Let’ssee.You’llbegonefortwoweeks,soyou’llneed(2)severalchangesofbusinesssuits.Nodoubt,there’llbeafewpartiesand(3)socialgatheringswhileyou?ethere,soyou’llneedsomeeveningdressesforthosespecialoccasions.AmIright?Sue:Yes,I’msureyouare.ButwhatshouldIwearforthoserather(4)elegantbanquetsanddancesduringtheconference?Ann:Noproblem.I’llhelp(5)outfityoucompletelybeforeyougo.Let’sstartwithyourbusinesssuitsanddresses.You’llwantthemwarm,ofcourse,butyouwon’twantthemtobetoomuchtroubletocarefor,so(6)allwoolisout.Sue:IguessI’dbetter(7)sticktoconservativecolorsandpatterns,andI’dliketo(8)coordinatesomeskirtsandblousessothatIcanwearthesameoutfitinseveraldifferentways.Ann:That’sexactlywhatIhadinmind.Ithinka(9)smartlytailorednavybluesuitwouldsuityou.Ithasa(10)casuallook,yetitcanbewornwithamatchingwhiteblouseorlightblueblousetogiveitamoreprofessionallook.Youcanwearittoanyofyourmeetings,withorwithouttheblouse.Sue:IfIaddafew(11)cardigansandascarftogowithit,Icanwearit

21ondifferentoccasions.Howaboutsomethinginblue?Ann:Whatdoyouthinkofa(12)syntheticblenddress?It’swarm,yetquitelightweight.It’sespeciallyconvenientfortravel.Andthebestthingisthatyoucanwashitrightinyourhotelroom,hangitup,anditwilldry(13)wrinkle-freeovernight.Sue:IthinkI’llalsogetoneortwodesignergowns.Iwon’tlookoutofplaceinthemthere,willI?Ann:No,youwon’t.Thoughyoudon’twantto(14)drawundueattention,you’llwanttolook(15)professionalandfestiveatthesametime.Acoupleoflivelycoloreddresseswillgiveyouanicechangefromtimetotime.Sue:Right.Ican’tbelieveI’mdoingthis.I’mgoingtobuyseveralnewoutfitsanddoublemywardrobe--allforatwo-weektrip!Unit4AnoutsiderlookinginVocabularyTaskScriptandAnswers1.A:It’sthestrangestthingthattheysayhellotoeverybodyinthestreet,eventoaworkingmanatafillingstation.B:Yes,theyalsothankeachotherforeverylittlething.A:Wefindthatstilly,nottomentionirritating.B:WheninRome,doastheRomansdo.Otherwisewelookimpolite,

22angryorgloomy.2.A:WeconsiderclothesasymbolofmaterialstatusandpeoplearedressedneatandoriginalB:Youwouldn’tbelievemyastonishmentwhenIfirstcamehere.Peoplewearverysimpleclothes;theyactuallylookrathercareless.A:Hereevenvery,veryrichpeoplewearsimpleclothes.B:Theylikethoseclothesthatareconvenient,likeY-shirtsandblouses.Sincetheychangeclotheseachday,suchclothesareeasytowashandiron.3.A:Ijustdon’tgetit.EverytimeIaskmystudentsquestionstheyremainsilent.B:Don’tbefrustrated.Heremodestyismoreimportantthanspeakingout.Studentsareafraidthattheymightappeararrogantiftheyarethefirsttoansweraquestion.A:EquallypuzzlingtomeisthathereIhaven’tcomeacrossanychallengesinmyclass.B:Well,ifstudentsdisagreewithaprofessoritisregardedasalackofrespect.4.A:Iwassupposedtomeetmysupervisorbuthewasn’tintheoffice.That’sodd.B:Letmesee.Didyougothereontime?A:No,butIwasonlyfiveminuteslate.B:Thereyougo.Herepunctualityseemstotakepriorityoveranyother

23matter.Iyouarrivelate,theappointmentmaybecancelledandthepersonmaybeunabletoseeyou.5.A:Itlooksasifyouareinaflurry.Whatareyoupreparingfor?B:Youknow,peopleherehavebeensokindtome.SoIinvitedthesenewfriendstodinnerhere.Butitreallybeatsmewhattomake.A:Isee.Butyoudon’thavetogotoalotofexpense.Peoplewillappreciatesamplingafavoriteethnicdishthatyouhavepreparedandenjoyaneveningofconversation.B:Afavoriteethnicdish?Whataboutspicybean-curd?ListeningTask1.Pre-listeningActivity.Answers1.“Zeny”meanswomaninCzech.2.Chickensandwich.3.Isthedishmadeoffish?4.Whereisthetrainstation?2.ListeningActivity1)FirstListeningAnswers1.Thespeakercannotdecidewhichtoiletiswomen’s.2.Alotofphysicalcommunicationisinvolvedduringthespeaker’stravel.

242)SecondListeningAnswers1.Beforeleavinghomethespeakerthoughtajoyoftravelingwouldbeencounteringpeoplewhospeakadifferentlanguage.2.Thespeakerhasfoundthatherinabilitytospeakanotherlanguageisfrustrating.3.Inordertobuyachickensandwich,thespeakerimitatedachicken.4.Whenthespeakermadethesoundof“choo-choo”,shewasaskingwherethetrainstationwas.5.Thespeakerachievedunderstandingwhenshewasbuyingachickensandwich.ScriptTravelbecomesagameofchanceAmIazenyoramuzi?Thisisthekindofquestionsthatplaguemethesedays---daysinwhichatriptotheladies’roomhasagoodchanceofleavingmestandingbeforetwodoors,utterlybaffledastowhichoneI’mexpectedtowalkthrough.Myhusband,RichieandIareinthemidstofatriparoundtheworld.Thejourneyhastakenusto14countriesthusfar,andinonlyonedidwespeakerthelanguage,thatwasEngland.WelefthomeinDecemberbelievingwholeheartedlythatoneofthegreatjoysoftravelingwouldbe

25encounteringpeoplewhospeakinexoticdialects.Ihavetoadmit,however,theconstantlanguagebarrierhasbeen,attimes,acutelyfrustrating.Tryingtodeterminewhichtoiletisthewomen’sversusthemen’sineachnewcountryhasbeenjustthetipofamuchlargerandmorebefuddlingiceberg.Onatypicalday,Iunderstandthepeoplearoundmeasmuchastheaveragemuttunderstandshisowner.IfI’mlucky,Icompensateformyignorancebysmilingandwaggingmytailalat.Withtime,however,RichieandIhavecometoenjoytheongoingchallengeourlackoflinguisticendowmentsprovides.Ithelpsthatwenowthinkofourlivesasa24-hourgameofcharades.Inthisversionofthegame,there’sonlyonerequiredskill:anabsolutewillingnesstomakeacompleteassofourselvesinfrontoftotalstrangers.Forinstance,intryingtoexplaintoastreetvendorinPraguethatIwantedachickensandwich.Iwas,atlonglast,abletoachieveunderstandingbutonlyIshovedmyarmpits,flappedmyelbowswildlyanddeclaredloudlyandforeveryonetohear:“bawkbawkbawk!”Onthedownside,thismethodofphysicalcommunicationleadstocomprehensiononlyabout50percentofthetime.InHungary,whiletryingtodetermineifadishwasmadeoffish,Ilookedthewaitersquareintheeye,suckedinmychecksandflappedmypursedlipsathim.Hestaredatmethenwithamixofincomprehensionandsearchofatrainstation,I

26approachedalargeCzechsecurityguardandqueried,“choo-choo,choo-choo”Ican’tblamehimforhisblankincredulity.Whenhasatrainevermadeanythingapproachingthesound“choo-choo”?RealWorldListening1.PredictAnswerNora,theinterviewee,wasaJewishAmerican.ShewenttoliveinBerlinandwasmakingeffortstofitintotheGermansociety.Shewroteanovelbasedonherexperienceasanexpatriate.Thispartoflifeishercreativejourney.2.GettheMainIdeasAnswers1.b2.a3.d4.bScriptanswerstoSelf-studyAcreativejourneyAnchor:OurguesttodayisNoraSanabria.Sheisanovelist,directorand(1)performanceartistandhaslivedinBerlinfor30years.Herjust-publishednovel,PrinceWilliamandMe,hasreceived(2)outstandingreviewsinGermany.Nora,wheredidyoulivebeforeyouwenttoBerlin?Nora:IgrewupinQueens.WhenIwenttoBerlin,Iwas(3)starry-eyed

27andfullofambition.Anchor:Likemanyaspiringwriters,artistsandteachers,Noralefthometo(4)createanidentityinanewculture.Howdidyoucomeupwiththeideasforyournovel?Nora:Asanartist,youhavetofindyourvoice,andithastoseparateyoufromeveryoneelse.Iimmediately(5)gotintoJewishthemesandIprobablywouldnothaveathome.GermanyneedstoseethatJewsleadanormallife,thatJewsareJewsanditisthemostnormalthingintheworld.Anchor:Nora’snovelistoldthroughadaughterofGermanfatherandJewishmotherfromNewYork.ItexploresJewishlifeinBerlintodayas(6)bothrealandrelaxed,repletewithtediousHebrewclassesanddauntingbarmitzvahs.Italsoexploresthetensionsthatemerge(7)whenculturesclash,likewhenthemotheraccusesthefatherofbeingtypicallyGerman.Nora:Beingtypicalissomethingweexpatriates(8)trydesperatelytoavoid.WhenIwenttheretolive,Itriednottotalktooloudly,orinEnglish,ortalkabouttheNazisallthetime---andotherthingsAmericansareknowntodo.Ireallywantedtofitin.Butitwasstill(9)anoutsideexistence.EverydaywasaconsciousactandIwasconfronted(10)onadailybasiswithsomethingnew.Anchor:NoraspeaksGermanfluently,butshestillfindsherselflivingontheoutsidelookingin.

28Nora:Yes,IstillfeelmyselfveryAmerican,especiallyafterSept.11.IreallysawthedifferencebetweenmyselfandtheGermans.Ireally(11)feltpersonallyattacked.Anchor:ThemotherinNora’snovelsharesthissenseofbeingoutside.Inthenovel,thedaughter(12)sparsfrequentlywithhermotherbutherGermanfatheraskshertotrytounderstandhermotherbetter.Hereis(13)alinefromthefather,“Berlin’snotherhome.Shedidn’tgrowupinthisculture.Sure,shelikesBerlinandshefeelsathomehire.Butfeelingathomeisnotthesameasbeinghome,beinginthatoneplacewhere(14)withabsolutecertaintyyouknowyoubelong,noquestionsasked.”Nora:Manyexpatriatesdon’tfeeltheyarepartoftheculture.Just(15)bythenatureoflivingthere,IfeelI’msomeonespecial.Unit5YouaremyrescuerVocabularyTaskScriptandAnswers1.A:Jennylooksingoodhumortoday!B:SheisengagedtoJohn,don’tyouknow?A:John?Isheagoldenboy?B:Yeah,andhenotonlyhasabrightfuture,butalsoisreadytogothroughhellandhighwatertohelphisfriends.2.A:Ijustcan’tunderstandwhypeoplethinkNickisthegreatestthing

29sinceslicedbread?B:Ithinkthatismainlybecauseheisthepersonwhowillgraspthethistle.A:Whatdoyoumean?B:Well,healwaysattacksdifficultsituationswithbolddetermination.3.A:Oh,poorlamb,hehasfailedforthreetimes!B:ButIbelievehewilltryforthefourthtime.A:Whydoyouthinkso?B:Iknowhimwell.Hehasgotguts.Hewon’tstopuntilhesucceeds.4.A:Johnisinhighfeathertoday.B:Yousee,hehasovercomesomanydifficultiesandfinallyaccomplishesit.A:Heisindeedastrong-mindedperson.B:Icouldn’tagreewithyoumore.Onceheknowswheretheshoepinches,hewillleavenostoneunturnedtosolveit.5.A:Didyouwatchthedebatecontestyesterday?B:No,butIheardPeterwonthefirstprize.A:Yes,heissointelligentthathisansweringspeechalwayslefthisopponentwithoutalegtostandon.B:Heissohotonit.ListeningTask

302.ListeningActivity1)FirstListeningAnswers1.Myparentscouldn’tbelievethebizarrespecimensofboyhoodthatIregularlydraggedhome.2.Itisbadenoughbringinghomeacompleteloser,butwhenyoudatesomeonetwiceyourageitisguaranteedtopushfamilyrelationstothelimit.3.Inmycase,myparentswiselyswitchedtoamorewilywayofattemptingtogetridofboyfriendswhomtheyfeltwereinappropriate.2)SecondListeningAnswers1.Oneofmyfirst“romances”waswithgreasy-hairedDavid,whosedrugproblemdidnotgodowntoowellwithmyfamilymembers.SowhydidDavidseemsoattractivetome?Simple,myparentsstronglydisapprovedofhim.2.TheparentsofMaryRussellencounteredthiswhentheir16-year-olddaughterenteredintoarelationshipwithher32-year-oldteacher.Mary’sparentsfailedtodissuadetheirdaughterfromdatingherolderteacherand,followingabittercourtcase,thelovesickcouplearenowbackineachother’sarms.3.Indeed,bythetimeI’dreached17andhadmyfirstserious

31boyfriend,therewerenomorearguments.Norwerethereanyobvioussignsofdislike.Theytriedanapproachthattheythoughtwouldbefarmoreeffectivethanverbalcondemnation行theyinvitedhimtoaboringfamilyget-together.ScriptBlindloveYoucanhardlyblamemyparentsforbeingsodisapprovingofmyteenageboyfriends.DuringmyadolescentyearsIwasstrangelyattractedtolosersandoddballs.Myparentscouldn’tbelievethebizarrespecimensofboyhoodthatIregularlydraggedhome.Oneofmyfirst“romances”waswithgreasy-hairedDavid,whosedrugproblemdidnotgodowntoowellwithmyfamilymembers.SowhydidDavidseemsoattractivetome?Simple,myparentsstronglydisapprovedofhim.Thereisnothingnew,ofcourse,inparentaldisapprovalofteenageloveinterests.Noristhereanythingnewinteenagersfallinginlovewiththebiggestlosersaround.Adolescentgirlswitheccentricboyfriendsareessentiallyscreamingouttotheirparents,“ifyoucan’tacceptthatI’moldenoughtomakemyowndecisions,I’lljusthavetoproveittoyouinawaythatyouaresuretonotice?Sowhydoparentsfailtorealizethatthemoretheyopposeunsuitableboyfriends,themoretheirdaughterswillpickthemout?Afterall,didmymotherreallythinkthatinmyheartofheartsItruly

32fanciedthelosers?Hadshesimplysmiledandsaidsweetly,“Whatadarlingboy.Let’sinvitehimroundforSundaylunch”,hewouldhavebeengiventhebootinnotime.Itisbadenoughbringinghomeacompleteloser,butwhenyoudatesomeonetwiceyourageitisguaranteedtopushfamilyrelationstothelimit.TheparentsofMaryRussellencounteredthiswhentheir16-year-olddaughterenteredintoarelationshipwithher32-year-oldteacher.“Therewerealotofargumentsbetweenherandmeandherdadaboutitnotbeingright,”saidMrs.Russell.Surprisingly,despiteallthefights,Mary’sparentsfailedtodissuadetheirdaughterfromdatingherolderteacherand,followingabittercourtcase,thelovesickcouplearenowbackineachother’sarms.Inmycase,myparentswiselyswitchedtoamorewilywayofattemptingtogetridofboyfriendswhomtheyfeltwereinappropriate.Indeed,bythetimeI’dreached17andhadmyfirstseriousboyfriend,therewerenomorearguments.Norwerethereanyobvioussignsofdislike.Theytriedanapproachthattheythoughtwouldbefarmoreeffectivethanverbalcondemnation行theyinvitedhimtoaboringfamilyget-together.NowIrealizemymother’sinitialdisapprovalofmyteenageromancesisauniversalfeeling.Parentswantchildrentofulfilltheirowndreams.Theirhopeswerefairlynormal:theywantedtowitnessmyweddingvows;theywantedtoseetheirdaughtersettleddowninawell-establishedfamily;they

33wantedmetogetmarriedandhavekids.RealWorldListening1.PredictAnswer□Yes.BecauseShreklookslikeanuglyogre.2.GettheMainIdeasAnswersQuestion1:□Theprincessregardshimasabraveknightandthedonkeyashisnoblesteed.□TheprincessthinksthatShrekishertruelove.□PrincessFionawasexpectingthatShrekwasPrinceCharming.Question2:□PrincessFionaisverydisappointedwhenshefindsthatShrekisasuglyasanogre.□Theprincessthinksthateverythingiswrong.□Atfirstthedonkeyisnothingmorethanapetinhermind.ScriptandAnswerstoSelf-studyFirstkissfromanogre?LordFarquaadwantstobeaking,butthepremiseisthathemustmarryaprincess.Shrek,anugly-lookingman,regardedasanogrebymost

34ofthepeople,wantstoleadapeacefullifeinhisownswamp.Thetwomakeadeal.ShrekissenttorescuePrincessFiona,whohasacurseuponherofafearfulsortwhichcouldonlybebrokenbylove’sfirstkiss.Theprincessislockedawayinacastleguardedbyaterriblefire-breathingdragon.Shewaitsinthedragon’skeepforhertrueloveandtruelove’sfirstkiss.Inordertogethisswampback,ShrektakesadventurestorescuePrincessFiona.ThefollowingconversationoccursamongtheprincessandShrek,andShrek’schatterboxcompanion,adonkey.(ShrekmanagestorescuePrincessFiona.)Princess:Youdidit.Yourescuedme!Youareamazing.You’re...You’rewonderful.You’re...alittle(1)unorthodoxI’lladmit.Butyourdeedisgreat,andyourheartispure.Iameternally(2)inyourdebt.(Donkeyclearsthroat)Princess:Andwherewouldabraveknightbewithouthisnoblesteed?Donkey:Ihopeyouheardthat.Shecalledmea(3)noblesteed.ShethinksI’masteed.Princess:Thebattleiswon.Youmay(3)removeyourhelmet,goodSirKnight.Shrek:Uh,no.Princess:Whynot?Shrek:I,Ihavehelmethair.Princess:Please.Iwouldliketo(4)lookuponthefaceofmyrescuer.

35Shrek:No,no.Youwouldn’t.Princess:Buthowwillyoukissmewithyourhelmeton?Shrek:What!Thatwasn’tinthe(5)jobdescription.Donkey:Maybeit’saperk.Princess:No,it’sdestiny.Oh,youmustknow(6)howitgoes.Aprincesslockedinatowerandbesetbyafire-breathingdragonisrescuedbyabraveknight,andthenthey(7)sharelove’sfirstkiss.Donkey:Hmm?WithShrek?Youthink...Wait,wait.YouthinkthatShrekisyourtruelove?Princess:Well,yes.(Laughing)Donkey:YouthinkShrekisyourtruelove!Princess:Whatissofunny?Shrek:Let’sjustsayI’m(8)notyourtype,Okay?Princess:Ofcourse,youare.Youaremyrescuer.Now...Nowremoveyourhelmet.Shrek:Look.Ireallydon’tthinkthisisagoodidea.Princess:Just(9)takeoffthehelmet.Shrek:Iamnotgoingto.Princess:Takeitoff.Shrek:No.Princess:Now!

36Shrek:Okay!Easy.(10)Asyoucommand,YourHighness.(Shrektakesoffhishelmet.PrincessFionaisshockedathisappearance.)Princess:You...You’rea...anogre.Shrek:Oh,youwereexpecting(11)PrinceCharming.Princess:Well,yes,actually.Oh,no.Thisisallwrong.Youarenot(12)supposedtobeanogre.Shrek:(Sighs)Princess,IwassenttorescueyoubyLordFarquaad,Ok?Heistheonewhowantstomarryyou.Princess:Thenwhydidn’thecometorescueme?Shrek:Goodquestion.Youshouldaskhimthatwhenwegetthere.Princess:ButI(13)havetoberescuedbymytruelove,notbysomeogreand...andhispet.Donkey:Somuchforanoblesteed.Shrek:Princess,youarenot(14)makingmyjobeasier.Princess:I’msorry,butyourjobisnot(15)myproblem?RealWorldSpeakingAnswersforReferenceOntheonehand,parentsarethefirstteachersoftheirownchild.Theyshoulderagreatpartoftheresponsibilityforthegrowthofthechild.Intermsoflaw,parentsarethelegitimateguardiansoftheirchild.Theyhavetherighttogivetheirchildproperguidance.Theyoungcannottellright

37fromwrong.Itwillbeharmfulifparentsletthingsdrift.Ontheotherhand,ifparentsaretoodeeplyinvolvedintotheirchild’spersonalbusiness,itwillworsentheparent-childrelationship.Inappropriatewaysofinterferenceinachild’slifemayruintheharmoniousfamilylife.Parentsandchildrenneedpatientcommunication,insteadofcoldwar,toclosethegenerationgap.Sincemanyfactorsmaycontributetothatphenomenon,thetwosidesshouldmakejointeffortstoovercomeit.Unit6Athree-waymarriage?VocabularyTaskScriptandAnswers1.A:Hi,Julie,fancymeetingyouhere!WhereisGeorge?B:Oh,heisbusy,Georgia.Hey,isn’tthisanicedigitalcamera?A:Yeah,IjustboughtittotakepictureoflittleBarbara.B:...andkeepingtrackofeverystepshetakes?2.A:...Hello!ThisisMr.andMrs.Lincolnspeaking!Wearenotinatthe...B:Hi!Rosemary!Pickupthephone!Iknowyou’rethere...A:(Mygoodness!)Hello,Linda,what’sup?Youknow,I’minthemiddleof...B:Dishwashingthistime?!Whydon’tyouarrangeforsomebodyelsetodothejob?Youpoorhousewife!

383.A:IsthegirlsittingoverthereDoria?B:Whichone?...Oh,yes,definitely!Pitysheisnolongerthehappy-go-luckygirlshewasbackinthemiddleschool...A:Whathappened?B:Shewasliterallytornapartwhenherstepmotherdied.Itseemsthatshehasneverrecoveredsince.4.A:Helloagain,youtwolittlelovebirds...B:Comeon,Jasmine!Don’tbeso...WhereisJackie?A:WhoisJackie?!Idon’tknowanyonebythatname...B:Ifyouwouldstopbeingfunnyandhewerelessdevotedtohiswork,thingswouldbemuchbetter...5.A:Hello,dearEvelin,thisisGrandpa.AreyoucomingtojoinusforChristmas?B:I’mtryingtoarrangemyworksothatIcanvisityouandGrandma.Imissyousomuch.A:Wetoo.Grandmawillbedelighted.B:Tellhernottobotherwiththearrangementsfortheholiday.IcanhelpwhenIarrive.ListeningTask1.Pre-listeningActivityAnswersforReference1.Drawadishonthetable.

392.Drawapen.3.Drawaneedleinthewoman’shand.4.Thechildneedsaschoolbagtogotoschool.2.ListeningActivityNowlistentothemonologuecarefully.1)FirstListeningAnswersa)Female.b)Sinceawifeissupposedtodoallthehouseholdchoresforthefamilyandshetakesgoodcarefthehusbandandchildren,isn’titagoodthingtobeservedwellbyawife?c)Sarcastic.2)SecondListeningAnswersa)Ibelongtothatclassificationofpeopleknownaswives.Iamawife.And,notaltogetherincidentallyIamamother.b)AsIthoughtabouthimwhileIwasironingoneevening,itsuddenlyoccurredtomethatI,too,wouldliketohaveawife.WhydoIwantawife?c)Iwantawifewhowillwashthechildren’sclothsandkeepthemmended.d)Iwantawifewhoisagoodnurturingattendanttomychildren,...e)...whoarrangesfortheirschooling,makessurethattheyhavean

40adequatesociallifewiththeirpeers,takesthemtothepark,thezoo,etc.f)Iwantawifewhowilltakecareofmyphysicalneeds.Iwantawifewhowillkeepmyhouseclean.Awifewhowillpickupafterme.ScriptandAnswerstoSelf-studyShewantsa“wife”Ibelongtothatclassificationofpeopleknownaswives.Iamawife.And,(1)notaltogetherincidentally,Iamamother.Nottoolongagoamalefriendofmineappearedonthescene(2)freshfromarecentdivorce.Hehadachild,whois,ofcourse,withhisex-wife.AsIthoughtabouthimwhileI(3)wasironingoneevening,itsuddenly(4)occurredtomethatI,too,wouldliketohaveawife.WhydoIwantawife?Iwantawifewhowillworkandsendmetoschool.AndwhileIamgoingtoschoolIwantawifetotakecareofmychildren.Iwantawifeto(5)keeptrackofthechildren’sdoctoranddentistappointments.Andtokeeptrackofmine,too.Iwantawifetomakesuremychildreneatproperlyandarekeptclean.Iwantawifewhowillwashthechildren’sclothesand(6)keepthemmended.Iwantawifewhoisagoodnurturingattendanttomychildren,who(7)arrangesfortheirschooling,makessurethattheyhaveanadequatesociallife(8)withtheirpeers,takesthemtothepark,thezoo,etc.Iwantawifewhotakescareofthechildrenwhentheyaresick,awifewhoarrangestobearoundwhenthechildrenneedspecialcare,because,ofcourse,Icannotmissclassesatschool.(9)Needlesstosay,mywifewill

41arrangeandpayforthecareofthechildrenwhilesheisworking.Iwantawifewhowilltakecareofmy(10)physicalneeds.Iwantawifewhowillkeepmyhouseclean.Awifewhowill(11)pickupafterme.Iwantawifewhowillkeepmyclothesclean,ironed,mended,(12)replacedwhenneeded,andwhowillseetoitthatmy(13)personalthingsarekeptintheirproperplacesothatIcanfindwhatIneedtheminuteIneedit.Iwantawifewhocooksthemeals.Iwantawifewhowillnotbothermewith(14)ramblingcomplaintsaboutawife’sduties.ButIwantawifewhowilllistentomewhenIfeeltheneedtoexplainaratherdifficultpointIhavecomeacrossinmy(15)courseofstudies.AndIwantawifewhowilltypemypapersformewhenIhavewrittenthem.RealWorldListening1.PredictAnswerThehusbandfellinlovewithanotherwomanbuthestilllovedhiswife.Therelationshipbetweenthemanandtheotherwomankindofopenedhimupandimprovedtherelationshipwithhiswife,asthewifecommented.Theotherwomanwhomhefellinlovewithdidn’texpectsucharelationshipbutshewantedafamilyandshewanteda“wife”/familytotakecareofherchildren.2.GettheMainIdeasAnswers

421.Heclaimedthathelovedhiswife,too,plusthelatteristhemotherofhistwochildren,andthathedidn’twanttobreakthefamily.2.1)Therelationshipbetweenthehusbandandwifeimproved,inaway.2)TherelationshipwithPattikindof“openedup”theman.3.Thoughshedidn’tgrowuppicturingitforhermarriage,Pattihasnootherwayoutbuttoacceptthefact.ScriptAthree-waymarriage?Man:IhadbeenmarriedtoMindyforeightyearswhenPattyandI...Reporter:YouandPattyworkinthesamefirmaslawyers?Man:Yes.Reporter:AndyoufellinlovewithPatty?Man:Idid.Reporter:YouwerenolongerinlovewithMindy?Man:Well,thefactis,mymarriagedidseemdead.IwasmeetingPatty,Ifellinlovewithher.IthoughtofleavingMindy,butIrealizedIcouldn’t,Ilovedhertoo,plussheisthemotherofmytwochildren,andIdidn’twanttobreakupthefamily.Reporter:Youwereinlovewithtwowomen?Man:Yes.AndIcouldeithertearthingsapartorIcouldtrytobringeverythingtogether.Sothethreeofussatdownandtalkedandwedecidedtotrythis.

43Reporter:Thisbeingthethreeofyou.Man:Yes.Thatwastwoyearsago,andsincethen,PattiandMindyhavebecomeclose,andwedecidedtohaveachildtogether.Reporter:Andyouthinkthatjustifiesyouinbeingjoinedinmatrimony,asathreesome?Man:Well,weareafamily,MissLake.Conventional?No.Butwe’rehappy,we’redevotedtoeachother,thekidsliveinahomewithloveandtrustandsecurity.Howmanypeopleinthisroomcanmakethesameclaim?Mindy:AtfirstIwasdevastated--myhusbandhavinganaffair,Iwasdestroyed.Reporter:Howdidyourespond?Mindy:Icriedforabouttwoweeks.Ithinkoneofthereasonswhyitwassopainfulisthat,itcameatatimewhenourrelationshipseemedstrongerthanever...Reporter:Whilehewasengagedwithanotherwoman?Mindy:Ididn’tknowthat.AllIknewisthatwewerelaughingtogetheragain,talking,beingaffectionate--thathadbeenmissingforalongtime.Reporter:Justasecond.Yousaidthatyouwerelaughing,talkingandlovingeachothermoreoncehestartedthisaffair?Mindy:Strangelyenough.Reporter:Why,doyouthink?

44Mindy:Well,hisrelationshipwithPattikindofopenedhimup.Maybethathelpedmyrelationshipwithhim...Ican’tsortitout.Patti:Iwouldbetheevilotherwoman,yes.Reporter:Youseemtowearthebadgeproudly.Patti:Iwork.Iwantedafamily.Ididn’treallywanttoturnmykidsovertoananny.Asnutsasitsounds,inadditiontogettingahusband,Iammarryingthemotherofmychildren.Reporter:Andit,itdoessoundnuts.Patti:Youdon’thavetotellmethat...Reporter:Surelyyoudidn’tgrowuppicturingthisforyourmarriage?Patti:No..Reporter:Yousoundedalittlesadwiththatanswer.Patti:Igrewupwiththesamedreamsaseverybodyelse.Idreamedofmyweddingday,hadvisionsofmylittlehouse,mygarden...Itdidn’tworkoutexactlyaccordingtoplan...Unit7OnlinedatingVocabularyTaskScriptandAnswers1.A:Youseemtobefloatingonair.Whathappened?B:Don’tyouknow?Mygirlfriendiscomingtoseeme.A:Goodforyou!Howdidyoumeether?

45B:We’vebeenchattingonlineforsometime.Webothtookaninstantlikingtoeachother.2.A:WhatdoyousaywetryonlinechattopracticeourEnglish?B:That’sagoodidea.Butwehavetoplayitsafebecausesomepeopleuseonlinechattotakeadvantageofothers.A:Youdon’tsay!Butmanypeoplearekeenonchattingonline.B:Remembernottotellanyoneonlineanyofyourpersonalinformation.Thenyoucangoonline.3.A:YouspendalotoftimeontheInternet.Whatcanyoudothere?B:Younameit,theInternethasit.IusuallysurftheNet,readnewsandanythingIaminterestedin,checkemails,chatwithotherpeople.SometimesIbuythingstoo.A:Isee.That’swhyyouaresostucktoit.B:Youareright.I’mgettingintotheNetandmaybeIcanfindagirlfriendonline.4.A:I’mgettingmoreandmorespamlately.Ican’tputupwithit.B:NeithercanI.Wemustbemoreonguardonlineandtrytofindsomewaytofilterit.A:Butthespammersseemtobeabletocircumventanybarrierwesetup.B:MaybetheirmessageistheirAchilles’heelbecausetheyhavetodelivertheirmessage,whateveritis.Ifwecanwritesoftwarethat

46recognizestheirmessage,there’snowaytheycangetaroundthat.5.A:Haveyouheardofidentitytheft?B:Yes.Somepeoplegetsomeone’ssocialsecuritynumberonlineanduseittoapplyforcreditcardsandcreditlines.Thentheybuythingswiththecreditcards.A:Doyouknowthatidentitythefthasbecomeanepidemic?It’sreportedthatjustbyaverymodestcalculation,therewereover700000victimsintheUnitedStateslastyear.B:Itblowsmymind!Onecanneverbetoocautiousonline.ListeningTask2.ListeningActivity1)FirstListeningAnswers1.Inmarriage.2.Intheman’scountry.2)SecondListeningAnswers1.ShewasintheUSAandheinEngland.2.Foralmostayear.3.Hesentflowerstoherjobsite.4.Atruerelationship(love)wasdeveloping.5.HewenttomeetherfamilyinTexasatChristmasandtheymarried

47onthe18th.ScriptandAnswerstoSelf-studyOur“truetestimony”ofinternationalInternetmatch-makingYouhearofithappeningmoreandmorethesedays--someonemeetingovertheInternetandresultinginmarriage.Itmayseemlikeafairytalecomingtrue--untilithappenstoyouorsomeoneyouknow.Iamoneofthefewwhomettheir“lifemates”throughtheInternetandthat’sjusthowwealsofeltwhenithappenedtous.WemetinachatroomonthesubjectofcomputersandtheInternet.IwasintheUSAandhewasinEngland.WechattedontheInternetandbyphoneforalmostayearbeforewefinallymet.Wewerebothgoingthroughtheendofourmarriagesandjustenjoyedhavingeachothertotalktoanddiscoveredwehadalotincommon.Innotimeatall,itfeltasifwe’dknowneachotherforyears.Hesometimescalledmeatwork,andoh,suchlovelyemailgreetingswe’dsenteachother.Ittrulywasa“worldlyromance”inbloom!!Onmybirthday--muchtotheaweanddelightofmyfriends--hesentflowerstomyjobsite.Sincemyco-workersrelievedmeforbreaks,hehadspokentothemmanytimeswhenhewouldcallforme--thismadehimbecome“real”andverywellknown.Astimewentby,eventheyweresoontoadmitatruerelationshipwasdeveloping.Ourfeelingssteadily

48blossomedintoabeautifullove.Aswepreparedforourfirstmeeting,webothwereamazedathoweverythingseemedtojustworkitselfoutforus!Itwasasifitwerea“sign”encouraginguseverystepoftheway!WhenmyplanelandedinEnglandandweheldeachotherforthefirsttime,therewassuchasenseofloveandendearmentthatitfeltasthoughwehadalwaysbeentogether.Fromthestartofourfirstmeetingwebothfeltsocomfortableandsecurewitheachother.SincewehadtalkedforsolongontheInternet,wefeltanaturalconnectiontoeachother.Itwasamazinghowweperfectlymatchedasweknewabouteachotherineveryway.Anyonewhohadseenustogethercouldseehowmuchinlovewewere.ThroughtheeventsofhismeetingmyfamilyinTexasatChristmasandourmarryingonthe18th,itmadeDecember2000amonthtoremember.WenowliveinEnglandwherewearemakingtheplanswehadonceonlychattedaboutthroughacomputer--arealityofabeautifullifetogether.RealWorldListening1.PredictAnswer□Someonlinedatingincidents.2.GettheMainIdeasAnswersa.Anchor:AmanfromEcuador,livingintheAmericanMidwest,was

49havingahardtimerelatingtoAmericanwomen.HewentontoaHispanicdatingserviceandmetawomanfromVenezuela.Shecametovisithimandtheygotmarried,andhavechildren,andarereportedlyhappy.b.Mrs.Crick:Shemetherhusbandonlinebecausesheworkednightsanddidn’thavetimeforsocialgatherings.Shethoughtshecouldtalkwithsomeoneonline,askallthequestionsandgettoknowtheperson.Shewasveryhappywithherhusband.c.Mr.Dykma:OneofhisfriendsalmostwenttotheUkraineafterspendingsometimesurfingMeetForeignWomen.com.d.Michelle:Shemetamanonline.Hesaidhewantssomeonewho’sintelligent,kind,honest,respectfulofothers,andreallywantstohaveafun,qualitylifewithacreativeguywhowilldohisbesttomakeeverydaythebesthecanforher.Heturnedtheadintoaquiz:“Ifyou’reinterestedincontactingme,askmefourgoodquestions.You’llbegradedonsincerityandcreativity.”Shedidn’twanttobegradedto“win”thechanceforadate.ScriptOnlinedatingAnchor:DozensofWebsiteshaveprovideddatingservices.Curiosity,desireandtheneedforcompanionshipmakethemasure-firebusiness.Todaywearegoingtotalkabouttheworldofhigh-techdating.Mrs.Crickis55yearsold.ShelivesinLasVegasandisnewlymarriedthroughonline

50dating.Crick:Yes,Imetmyhusbandonline.Ihaveneverbeenhappier...HeiseverythingIeverwantedandmore..Idon’thangoutorgotoclubsorsocialgatherings...justreallydon’thavetime...IworknightsandthiscutsintoanysocialscenesImightfind...butonline,youcantalkwithsomeone,askallthequestionsyouwantandgettoknowthepersonbeforeyouactuallymeetthem...whenyoudoyoucanfindoutiftheyaretellingthetruth..Anchor:Mr.Dykma,haveyoutriedonlinedating?Dykma:Idon’tlikeonlinedating.ButsomeoneveryclosetomealmostwenttotheUkraineearlierthisyear,afterspendingsometimesurfingMeetForeignWomen.com.Ican’tbelievethatpeoplearesoeagertobemarriedthattheywouldtraveltoaplacesimplytofindabride.Anchor:Ofcourse,peoplewilldoanythinginthenameoflove.AfriendtoldmeaboutamanfromEcuador,livingintheAmericanMidwest,whowashavingahardtimerelatingtoAmericanwomen.HewentontoaHispanicdatingserviceandmetawomanfromVenezuela.Shecametovisitandtheygotmarried,andhavechildren,andarereportedlyhappy.Whatdoyouthink,Michelle?Michelle:Yes,happymeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeople.OnceIwasonlineandmetthisBB.Hesaidhewantssomeonewho’sintelligent,kind,honest,respectfulofothers,andreallywantstohaveafun,quality

51lifewithacreativeguywhowilldohisbesttomakeeverydaythebesthecanforher.Anchor:Soundsgood.Didyoumeethiminperson?Michelle:Butthen,heturnedtheadintoaquiz:“Ifyou’reinterestedincontactingme,trythis;askmefourgoodquestions.Make?mgood,you’llbegradedonsincerityandcreativity.Pleasealsohaveaphoto.”Idon’twantaquiz.Idon’twanttobegradedto“win”thechanceforadate.IwonderwhatwouldhappenifImetBBonthestreet,ataparty,bumpedintohiminamuseum.WouldIreactdifferently?WouldIwanttogettoknowhimbetter?Thisadturnsmeoff.RealWorldSpeakingAnswersforReference1)Theymetinachatroomonasubjectthattheybothareinterestedin.2)TheychattedontheInternetforalmostayearbeforetheyfinallymet.3)Theydiscoveredtheyhadalotincommon.4)Theycalledandsentemailgreetingsandevenflowerstoeachother.5)Hehadspokentoherfriends,whichmadetherelationshipmorereal.6)Theyfeltsocomfortableandsecurewitheachother.Self-studyAnswers1-e,2-i,3-b,4-g,5-a,6-f,7-j,8-c,9-h,10-d

52Unit8AchoiceofattitudeVocabularyTaskScriptandAnswers1.A:HowdidSamstrikeyou?B:He’sawishy-washyguy.A:Really?Why?B:Heneverknowswhathewants.2.A:What’swrong,Fred?Youdon’tlooktoogood.B:Idon’tknowifI’mcomingorgoing.A:Whatdoyoumean?B:Well,Janewastakenintohospitallastnight.Thechildrenarecrying,butI’vegottoworkovertimetoday.WhatshallIdo?3.A:What’sthematter,Toshio?Youseemupset.B:Idon’tknowwhyIletCoachtalkmeintotheswitch.A:Haven’tyoumadeupyourmind?B:No.Ithinkit’sacrazyideatojoinyouinfigureskating.4.A:Congratulations,Vicky!You’vebeenofferedthechancetoworkabroadforoneyear.B:Thanks,Reginald!ButIfeelI’mpulledintwodirections.A:What’swrong?B:Youknow,Ihavetwocareeropportunitiesatthesametime--my

53careerasateacherandmycareerasamother.5.A:Hi,Wilma.What’sthedealwithhockey?B:Ican’tgoback.A:Why?B:I’vebeenwrestlingwiththequestionofwhether,beinginsuchshape,I’llevernailmyopponent.ListeningTask2.ListeningActivity1)FirstListeningAnswers1.HeisAbrahamLincoln.Hewasdeterminedtobecomeapublicservant.2.HeisHenryFord.Hisblisswastheautomobile.3.HeisBabeRuth.Helovedplayingbaseball.2)SecondListeningAnswers1.Stumbles:Heranforlegislatureandlost.HeranforCongressandlost.HeranfortheSenatetwiceandlostbothtimes.Hetriedforastatelandofficerandwasrejected.Success:In1860hewaselectedPresidentoftheUnitedStates.2.Stumbles:Hetriedtoestablishtwocarcompaniesandbothwentbankruptwhenhewas40yearsold.

54Success:By50yearsold,hewastheworld’sleadingauto-makerandwaswellonthewaytobecomingthefirstbillionaire.3.Stumbles:Hestruckout1330timesandhefailed.Success:The714timeshehitahomerunandheheldtherecordformanyyearsashavingstruckoutmorethananyballplayerinhistory.ScriptFollowyourblissItisnaturalforyoutobefacedwithchoicesinlife.Myadviceistofollowyourbliss.Itmeanstofollowacourseinlifethatismostexcitingandchallengingforyouandtofollowadirectionthatbringsyouthegreatestpersonalsatisfaction.DoyouknowthestoryofKingArthur’sknights?WhentheysetoutontheirquestfortheHolyGrail,eachsetoutalone.Eachenteredthewoodsatthedeepest,darkestpoint,wheretherewasnowayorpath.Ifthereisawell-wornpath,itissomeoneelse’spath,notyours.Therewasamanwhowasdeterminedtobecomeapublicservant.Heranforlegislatureandlost.HeranforCongressandlost.HeranfortheSenatetwiceandlostbothtimes.Afterallthesefailures,heeventriedforapoliticalappointmentasastatelandofficer,somethinglikeaJusticeofthePeace,andhewasflatlyrejected.Yetthisguyheldtohisvisionofpublicservice,andin1860waselectedPresidentoftheUnitedStates.Theman,ofcourse,wasAbrahamLincoln.

55Lookatthisguy.At40,hetriedtoestablishtwocarcompanies.Bothwentbankrupt,andhewasflatbroke.Yettheautomobilewashisbliss.By50,hewastheworld’sleadingautomaker,andwaswellonhiswaytobecomingthefirstbillionaire.ThatmanwasHenryFord.Considerthebaseballplayerwhoheldtherecordformanyyearsashavingstruckoutmorethananyballplayerinhistory.Inhiscareer,hestruckout1330times.YetwhatwerememberaboutBabeRuthisnotthe1330timeshefailed,butthe714timeshehitahomerun.AlbertEinstein,ThomasEdison,EdgarAllenPoeandShellywereallexpelledfromschoolatonepoint.Peoplearestumblingwhilefollowingtheirbliss.Whereyoustumble,stopandsmile,forthereyourtreasuremaylie.RealWorldListening1.PredictAnswersClaudia:□excited□confidentToshio:□upset□hesitant2.GettheMainIdeasAnswersQuestion1:Claudia:□Ican’tdothetripletoeloop.

56□Mylegsaren’tstrongenough.Toshio:□Iwanttogetbackmyshape.Question2:Claudia:□Ifwesticktoit,perhapswecancompeteagainstthebest.□Let’sgiveitatry.□IplantogototheOlympicsbyanymeansnecessary.Toshio:□Ithinkitisacrazyidea.It’llneverwork.□Idon’tthinkfigureskatingisforguys.□Ineverplannedtotakethefigureskatingseriously.ScriptandAnswerstoSelf-studyAchoiceofattitude--accepttheswitchornot?Inamoment,youaregoingtohearaconversationbetweenClaudiaandToshio.TheyarediscussingCoach’ssuggestionofgoingtotheOlympicsasateam.Claudia:Hey,areyouokay?Toshio,youseemupset.Ididn’tmeantohurtyourfeelingsinthere.It’sjustthat--Toshio:Don’tberidiculous.Icanaccepttheswitch.Well,justfortherecord,Ithinkthisisacrazyidea.It’llneverwork.Idon’tknowwhyIletCoachtalkmeintoit.I’monlyheretogetbackinshape.

57Claudia:Youseeminprettygoodshapetome.Theredoesn’tseemtobemuchwrongwiththewayyoumoveontheice.Toshio:Gladyounoticed.Claudia:What’sthedealwithhockey?Whycan’tyougoback?Toshio:It’salongstory.Idon’twanttotalkaboutit.Claudia:I’msorryIasked.Toshio:WhatIdon’tunderstandiswhyyouaredoingthis.Imean,isn’titbettertogettotheOlympicsasasoloperformer?Youseemthetypewhowantsthelimelightalltoyourself.Claudia:CoachjusttoldmeIwon’tgettotheOlympicsasasoloskater.Ican’tdothetripletoeloop.Mylegsaren’tstrongenough.AndCoachdoesn’tthinkI’llevernailit.SoIcan’tfollowmyrealdreamanymore--justlikeyoucan’tfollowyourhockeydreams.Toshio:Sowe’rebothfailures,then.Maybewereallydobelongtogether.Claudia:Speakforyourself.Idon’tconsidermyselfafailure.I’mjustchangingdirections.That’sall.IintendtogettotheOlympicsbyanymeansnecessary.Toshio:ButIneverplannedtotakethisfigureskatingseriously.Claudia:Coachsaidyouhadtalent,thatyoushouldtryitout.Toshio:Well,maybeit’sokayforgirls.Butguysdon’tfigureskate--notrealguys.Theydostufflikefootballandhockey.

58Claudia:Areyouwillingtogiveitatry,Toshio?Let’sjustworktogetherandseeifit’srightforbothofus.Andifwesticktoit,perhapswecancompeteagainstthebest.Unit9Tomoveisthegreataffair!VocabularyTaskScriptandAnswers1.A:Howwasyourtrip?B:Awful.Myflightwasdelayedfor30hours.Itreallymakesmybloodboilwhenthissortofthinghappens.A:Don’tbesoangry.Youhadenoughtimeforthetrip.B:WhatdoyouthinkIcouldhavedoneotherwise?2.A:I’mcomingtotheendofmypatience.B:Why’sthat?A:Thetravelagencychargedme20%higherthantheothers,andnowthehotelroomisfilthy.B:YoumustfigureoutawaytoMakeyourtripmoreenjoyable.3.A:Whyareyousoupset?B:I’mfallingtopieces.Everythingseemstoturnagainstme.First,Itrippedoverthesteptothelobby,thenaftermyvisittotheSmithsonianMuseum,Ifoundmywalletlost.A:I’msorrytohearthat.

59B:Fortunately,Istillhavemypassportandcreditcard.4.A:Sally,didyouseethealligatorsonyourtriptoFlorida?B:Well,theysaythatalligatorsliveintheswampoverthere,butIdidn’tspotanyeventhoughIstrainedmyeyes.Worsestill,mosquitoesalmostkilledme.Theywerereallygettingonmynerves.A:Youknowalligatorsareanendangeredspecies.B:Yes,that’swhypeoplearecurioustowatchthem.5.A:HowwasyourbustriptoNewOrleans?B:Terrible.TheoldladysittingnexttomekeptbabblingonwhenIwantedtocatchuponsomesleepsothatIcouldhadenoughenergyforMardiGras.Ijustcouldn’tstandher.A:Ihopetheparadessavedyourmood.B:Yes,indeed.Theparadeswerespectacular.Peoplewearingcostumesrodehighlydecoratedfloatsintothecrowdsofspectatorsliningthestreets.ButIbecamesotiredasnottobeabletogotothebarsintheevening.ListeningTask2.ListeningActivity1)FirstListeningAnswers1.Atafriend’shome.2.Drankbeerinabarwithsomefriends.2)SecondListening

60Answers1.KennycalledJamietosayhello.2.Thethirdruleofcollegeistoneverrefuseafreeplacetostay.3.ThespeakersaidhewasmovingtoSanFranciscobecausetherewerefewcrimes.4.ThehappycoincidencewasthatthespeakertraveledtoMillValleyandmetthefriendshesaweveryday.ScriptandAnswerstoSelf-studyTomoveisthegreataffair!WereachedtheGoldenGateBridgeinSanFranciscoaboutninehoursafterleavingLompoc.AfterrelaxingandtakingsomepicturesKennywenttoapayphonetocallagirlhehadmetoncethroughamutualfriendduringhislastco-optour.HejustcalledtosayhibutwhenshefoundoutweweregoingtostayinSanFranciscoforthenightsheinsistedwestayatherplace.Thethirdruleofcollegeistoneverrefuseafreeplacetostayifyou’reawayfromhome(thefirstandsecondaretoneverrefusefreebeerorfreefood,respectively)sowejumpedbackintothecaranddrovetoherplace.HernamewasJamie.Shewasasteel-blue-eyedblondewithapplecheeksthatlivedinthetoppartofahouseinthecityofMillValley,anextremelyniceneighborhoodjustnorthofSanFrancisco.Whenwegotthere,sheandherfriendWrayweregettingreadytoleavebecausethey

61hadalreadytoldsomeotherfriendsandtheyweregoingtomeetthemsoon.Jamietoldusofsomecoolplacestogothatnightandsaidshe'djustleavethedooropenforus.KennyandIlookedateachotherthenbackatherandsaid,“Areyousure?”Sheassuredusbyreplying,“Ohyeah,it’sarealsafeneighborhood.”“Safeneighborhood?”Ithought.InL.A.safeneighborhoodisanoxymoron.Imagineacleancitywithgreatweather,airyoucanbreathe,andsafeneighborhoods--I’mmovingtoSanFrancisco.Aftertheyleft,KennyandIdecidedtostayinMillValleybecausethereweresomebarsandcoffeeshopsthatwerewithinwalkingdistancefromwherewewere.Icalledsomeofmyco-opfriendsthatwerealsointownstayingwithacousin.AndyansweredthephoneandIaskedhimwhattheyweregoingtodothatnight.Hesaid,“Oh,we’regoingtosomeplacecalledMillValley.”WemetAndy,Mike,Andy’scousinandherboyfriendandwenttoabarcalledO’Leary’s.ThebarhadahighclassCheerskindoffeeltoit.Thesixofussatarounddrinkinggreatbeersfrommicro-breweriesuntilwegotsickofthejokesabouthowwedrovetwelvehourstoseefriendsweseeeveryday.OnthewaybackhometherewasatouristshopwithaRobertLouisStevensonquoteengravedonitthatread:Itravelnottoreachanyparticulardestination.

62Itravelforthesakeoftraveling.Tomoveisthegreataffair.IlikethisStevensonguy.RealWorldListening1.PredictAnswers□Putthethumbupwards.□Holdasign.2.GettheMainIdeasAnswers1.Totravelandtomeetpeople.2.Itdependswhereyouare,whattimeitisandhowmanypeoplearewithyouandwhethertheyaremenorwomen.3.Tohaveasign,writeonthecardtheplaceyouwanttogotoandmakethelettersquitebig.ScriptTryit!Stacy:WelcometoBackpackTravel!I’myourhost,StacyGoodwin.Todayourprogramisabouthitchhiking.Hitchhikingisprobablythecheapestmethodoftravelinganditisverypopularamongyoungtravelers.Manylistenersofourprogramareinterestedinit.TodaywehaveDennis

63Hornyakheretosharehishitchhikingexperience.Thankyouforjoiningus,Mr.Hornyak.Dennis:CallmeDennis,please.Stacy:Okay,Dennis.Doyouhitchhiketosavemoneyordoyouhitchhikeforsomeotherreason?Dennis:Ihaven’tgotanymoneytosave!I’mastudent.IfIdidn’thitchhikeIwouldn’tbeabletotravel.AndIthinkit’sveryimportanttotravel.It’sparticularlyimportantforayoungperson.Soreally,theanswertoyourquestionisthatIhitchhikeinordertotraveland,ofcourse,tomeetpeople.Stacy:Soyoudon’tfeelyou’reabeggar?Dennis:No,certainlynot.WhenIstandbytheroadI’msaying,Iwouldliketotravelwithyou,wouldyouliketotravelwithme?Stacy:Isiteasytogetalift?Dopeoplestopordoyouhavetowaitaverylongtime?Dennis:Itdependswhereyouare,whattimeitisandhowmanypeoplearewithyouandwhethertheyaremenorwomen!Stacy:Isn’titdangerousforawomantohitchhikebyherself?Dennis:Yes.Ontheotherhandalotofthingsaredangerous.Itisverydangeroustotravelinacar.And,inanycase,mostpeopleinBritainwillberespectfulofherrighttotravelasshewants.ButIagreeitisabitmoredangerousandIprefermygirlfriendtohitchhikewithmeorwithoneof

64ourfriends.Stacy:Andisitfasterforyouifyoutravelwithawoman?Dennis:Yes,it’scertainlyfaster.Stacy:Howdoyoustopthecars?Dennis:InBritainyoujustholdoutyourhand,usuallyyouputyourthumbupwardslikethis.Actually,thebestsystemistohaveasign.Youhaveapieceofwhitecardorbetterstillyouhaveapieceofthinwoodorplastic.Thenyouwriteonthecardtheplaceyouwanttogoto.Oryoucouldwritethenameofthenearestbigtown.Makethelettersquitebig.Experimenttoseehowbigtheyshouldbe.Stacy:Anymoretips?Dennis:Well,youlearnallkindsofthingswhenyoudoit.Themainadviceis,tryit!You’llmeetalotofdifferentpeople.Andyou’lllearnalotaboutthecountry.RealWorldSpeakingAnswerforReferenceOnthecardwasthenameoftheplacehewantedtogoto.Self-studyAnswers1-i，2-d,3-j,4-b,5-g,6-h,7-a,8-f,9-e,10-cOrrefertoScriptintheListeningTasksection.

65Unit10ToomanytochoosefromVocabularyTaskScriptandAnswers1.A:It’shardtotellsomeoneshe’swrongtoherface.B:Whyareyousodepressed?A:It’smyfriend,Joan.Shewasveryrudetoherboyfriendyesterday.Itoldhershewaswrongandshegotangry?B:No,thatwon’tdo.Howcouldshebesonarrow-minded?She’llwinduplosingherboyfriend.2.A:Achangeofpacewillprobablydoyougood.B:I’mthinkingaboutit.ButwhatcanIdo?A:Oh,youhaveawidediversityofchoices.Varietyisthespiceoflife.B:Youcansaythatagain.3.A:Junkemailsareoneofthefastest-growingproblemsontheInternet.Thenetizensaregettingupinarmsaboutit.B:ButI’mjustwonderinghowtheycouldgettheemailaddressesofInternetusers.A:It’smostlikelythattheprogramssimplygeneratemillionsofrandomaddresses,hopingforamatch.B:Nowonder.4.A:AreyouallreadyforChristmas?B:Areyoukidding?Ihaven’tevenstarted.I’vedonezeroshopping.

66A:Well,you’dbettergetgoing.Christmasisonlyaweekaway.B:IhavetotellyouthatI’moneofthosepeoplewhoreallygetsstressedoutbytheChristmasrush.Ihatecuttingthroughtheclutter.5.A:Idon’tliketheromanticlovestorieschurnedoutinKoreanTVdramas.Therearealwaysthreemajorcharactersinthesameoldeternaltriangle.B:Youareright,usuallytheheroiseitherverysuccessfuloratthebottomoflife.A:Thegirlswillbethesamewithonepure,innocentandanothersophisticated.B:Icanalwaysguesstheendings.ListeningTask2.ListeningActivityAnswersJunkemailsmessagespammessage/spammeremailaccountemailuser/address/program/boxinternetconnectionconnectioncostfilterblockmessageboardchatroomnewestversionof...MicrosoftOutlooksoftwarerobot

672)SecondListeningAnswers1.Anaverageemailaccountreceived1300spammessageslastyear.2.Marketinggroupshavecollectedconsumers’phonenumbersandaddressesforyears.3.Besidessoftwarerobots,otherprogramssimplygeneratemillionsofrandompersonalemailaddresses.4.Mostnewemailprogramsincludefiltersforblockingjunkemails.5.Manygovernmentshavepassedlawsthatimposestifffinesonspammers.ScriptThewaragainstspamMakemillionswithnowork!Lose5kgovernight!Clearyourcredithistory!Thesecretstogettinghotgirls!Getoutofdebt!Junkemailmessageslikethese,alsoknownasspam,arefamiliartoanyonewithanemailaccount.Onaverage,eachemailuserreceived1300spammessageslastyear,andthatnumberisexpectedtoincreaseto3900bytheyear2007.Junkmailisnothingnew.Foryears,marketinggroupshavecollectedconsumerinformation,includingaddressesandphonenumbers,andsoldthemasliststointerestedadvertisers.Butwithjunkmail,thehighcostofmailingpackagestolargegroupsofpeoplekeptitdowntoamanageable

68level.Butwithemail,anyonewithacomputerandInternetconnectioncannowsendmessagesaroundtheworldforfree.Butit’sthepeoplewhoreceivespamwhowinduppaying.Itisestimatedthatspamcostscompaniesmillionsofdollarseveryyearduetowastedtime,connectioncostsandlostemails.Spammersspendmuchoftheirtimecollectingnewemailaddresses.Softwarerobotscheckmessageboardsandchat-roomsforpersonalemailaddresses,whileotherprogramssimplygeneratemillionsofrandomaddresses,hopingforamatch.Theseemailboxesarethenstuffedwithoffers,someofthemsobizarrethatit’shardtobelieveanyonewouldthinktheycouldbetrue.Becauseofthis,almostallthenewestversionsofemailprograms,suchasMicrosoftOutlook,includefiltersdesignedtoblockspamandmanygovernmentshavepassedlawsthatimposestifffinesonspammers.Butspammershavefoughtbackwithmoresophisticatedmethodstohidewheretheiremailsarecomingfrom,makingthemalmostimpossibletotrack.Soitseemsthebattleforcontrolofyouremailisjustbeginning.RealWorldListening1.PredictAnswerTheyargueaboutwhattoomanyproductvariationsbringtopeople.2.GettheMainIdeas

69Answers1.Thoughitishardtobelievethatthenumberofnewconsumerproductsintroducedeachyearisdramaticallyincreasing,itisatruefact.2.NoonecanforgetthegreatlossoftheCocaColaCompanyin1985duetothenewtasteofcoketheydeveloped.3.PeopleusuallyfeellostwhentheystupidlystareatthatmanydifferentkindsofTylenolandhavenoideahowtochoosewhichonetheyneed.4.It’simpossibletoexpectthesituationtochange.5.Besides,peoplehavemuchmoretroubleinmakingchoices.6.Varietyistheextrainterestandexcitementoflife.ScriptandAnswerstoSelf-studyToomanyproductsMasayuki:Ican’tbelievehowmanybrandsofcold(1)breakfastcerealsthereareinAmerica.Joe:It’sprettyamazing,isn’tit?Ireadthatover13000new(2)consumerproductswereintroducedin1992.Anditisincreasingeachyear.Theaveragegrocerystorecarriesover18000items,upfrom7800in1970.Masayuki:NowonderIhavesuchahardtimetryingtodecidewhatIwanttobuy.Joe:Iknowwhatyoumean.Lookatallthedifferentkindsof(3)Cokethereare:Coca-Cola,Coca-ColaClassic,CaffeineFreeCoca-Cola,

70CaffeineFreeCoca-ColaClassic,DietCoke,CaffeineFreeDietCoke,CherryCoke,DietCherryCoke.Fifteenyearsago,therewasjustone,regularCoca-Cola.Masayuki:Whocanforgetthe1985“NewCokedisaster”Whydocompaniesmakesomany(4)productvariations?Joe:Companies(5)churnoutnewproductsornewversionsofproductsforthesamereasontheydomosteverything:tomakemoney.That’swhycoke(6)diversified.OnceTylenolbecameahit,itsmaker,Johnson&Johnson,usedthetrusted,strongbrandnameto(7)spinoutchildren’s(8)painrelievers,expandingsalesand(9)grabbingupmarketshare.Masayuki:Yeah,butsometimeshavingsomanychoicesisbad.It’s(10)frustratingtogotothedrugstoreandgawkat41sizesandvarietiesofTylenol.Ittakestimeandeffortto(11)figureoutwhattobuy.Joe:That’strue.Butdon’t(12)lookforthingstochange.Hardasitistoadmit,consumerswantitthisway.Agreatervarietymeansshopperscanfindexactlywhattheywant.Peoplewhospendalotoftimechoosingenjoytheprocess.Peoplewhodon’tenjoyitfindwaysto(13)cutthroughtheclutter.Masayuki:Unfortunately,I’minthelattercategory.Idon’tlikespendingalotoftimeshopping.Toomanychoicesmeanconsumershavetoworkharder.Anditdoesn’tendthere.Therearetoomany(14)versionsofcars,brandsofprescriptiondrugs,movies,CDs,andTVchannels.

71Joe:Comeon,myfriend.Varietyis(15)thespiceoflife.Masayuki:Whatreallyirksmeisthatdespiteallthethousandsofproductstheycarry,I’llbedamnedifIcaneverfindmyfavoritebrandofpretzelsinthisstore!Unit11VocabularyTaskScriptandAnswers1.A:I’mreallystressed-out.I’vebeensittinginfrontofthecomputerallday.B:Whydon’tyoucallitaday?Youneedtorest.A:Ilikemyjobandamgoodatit.Butitsurelygrindsmedownsometimes.B:It’snotwisetooverwork.Thelastthingyouneedtotakehomeisaheadache.2.A:Youknowwhat?IsleptfourteenhoursafterI’dfinishedthatexperiment.Iwaswornout.It’stoomuch.B:Howareyoufeelingnow?Refreshed?A:Yes,I’mfullofenergyandreadytocatchuponmyreport.B:Good.There’sanotherreportforyoutowrite.Andthisoneisurgent.3.A:You’reallsmiles.Somethinggoodmusthavehappenedtoyou.B:You’reabsolutelyright.IgotagreatjobatMicrosoft.A:Howwonderful.Whatdoyoudothere?

72B:I’minresearchanddevelopment.ButIfeltabitworried.Youknow,lackofinterpersonalskillsputsmeatadisadvantage.4.A:Canyoubelieveit?Martinhastakenovermyslot.B:Oh,I’mreallysorrytohearthat.A:I’dbeenanewsreaderfortenyears.Ithoughtmyworkhadbeenvalued.ButIwasfiredjustbecauseIturneduplate.B:Isympathizewithyou.Butit’snottheendoftheworld.Cheerup!Withyourexperience,I’msuremanyTVstationswouldbeonlytoogladtohaveyou.5.A:Sowhatdidyouthinkaboutthemovie?B:Itwasreallynotverygood.Itdisappointedme.A:Oh,whatdidn’tyoulike?B:Ididn’tliketheending.Itconfusedme.Andtheperformanceofthatstand-inwasthepits.ListeningTaskScriptTardinessisnotappropriateTheword“sorry”seemstobeoverusedthesedays,especiallybypeoplewhoareinthehabitofbeinglateformeetings.Ithasbecomesofreelyusedthatonedoubtsthecredibilityandsincerityofthesehabitually“unpunctual”people.Whycan’tpeoplebemorepunctualandresponsibleinlife?

73Somepeoplethinkthateveryonewillwaitforthem.Well,theyarewrong.Therearemanyactivitiesthatdonotwaitforlatecomers.Airlinestakeoffaspunctuallyaspossible,leavingyoubehindifyoudonotcheckinearly.Operasandstageplaysusuallystartontime,withushersclosingdoorstillanappropriatetimetoallowlatecomerstogoin.Suchlatecomersdisturbtheaudience,soitisagoodideafortheatrestoproceedasscheduled.Newspapershavedeadlinesforadvertisements.Ifyoumissthedeadlinesinsomecountries,youmighthaveablankspacethenextday.NewsonradioandTVisalwaysreadatfixedtimesdaily.Ifyouarethenewsreaderandyouarelate,someonehastotakeoveryourslot.IrememberoncewhenaTVnewsreaderturneduplatebecauseofatrafficjamandaninexperiencedmemberofthestudiocrewhadtoreadthenews,thestand-inwasunpreparedandwassonervousthatshemademanymistakes.TheregularnewsreaderwasnotseenonthatTVstationafterthatincident.Golftee-offtimesinmanycountriesarefixedonweekendstopreventjam-ups.Ifyouarelate,yourgolfingpartnerswillhavetotee-offwithoutyou.Insports,athleteshavetoreportontimetoo.Irememberonceafamousrunnercouldnotparticipateinhisfavoriteracebecausehewaslateforhis

74race.Ateacherorlecturerhastimeslotstoo.Studentswillbekeptwaitingifateacherislate.Therearepeoplewhoarehabituallylateforeverythingbecauseoflackofdiscipline.I’veheardexcusessuchas“myfatherforgottowakemeupontime”or“Ican’tgetupearlyinthemorning.”Often,it’sbecauseofalackorabsenceofplanning.Ifameetingisfixedforacertaindayandtime,onehastoplan,implementandcheckalltherequirementsneededforthemeeting.Notplanningproperlyandnotbeingdisciplinedenoughwouldresultinthingsbeingrushedatthelastminuteandleavingforthemeetingverylate.Latecomerscandisrupttheschedulesofbusypeopleandtheycanbeputatadisadvantagetoo.Soit’sbettertobe15ormoreminutesearly.Youwon’tbestressedoutfromrushingtothemeetingorcopingwithtrafficjams.Youcanhavetimetocheckthemeetingroom,facilitiesandmaterials.Youcanrehearseonemoretimeforamoreeffectivepresentation.Whatelsecanyoudowiththesparetimewhenyouareearlyorwhenyouarekeptwaiting?Youcancatchuponyourreadingorplanyourotheractivities.Ihaveasimplephilosophy.Don’tkeepotherpeoplewaiting.Iftheykeepmewaiting,Icanusethetimetothink,reflect,plan,pray,reador

75write.It’sunfairandrudetobehabituallylate.It’smorepoliteandcourteoustobealwaysontime.RealWorldListeningScript:InanaveragelifetimeJudy:You’dbetterjumpintheshower,oryou’llbelateforyourmeeting.David:I’malwaysrunninglate.Ineverseemtohaveenoughtime.IwonderhowmuchtimeI’vespentinmeetingsinmylife.Judy:Yououghttoreadthisbook.Ittellshowmuchtimewespend(1)doingaparticularactivityinalifetime.Itsaysthe(2)averageAmericanspends3yearsoftheirlifeinbusinessmeetings.David:Threeyears?Goodgrief!IwonderhowmuchtimeIspend(3)commutingtowork.Judy:Itsayshereyouspend10monthscommutingtoandfromwork.David:That’sdepressing.Hey,aren’tthe(4)NBAplayoffsonTVtonight?Judy:Yes.DidyouknowthattheaverageAmericanspends13yearsand4monthswatchingTV,buttheyonlyspend12yearsand8monthsinschool.David:13years(5)infrontofthetube?That’saboutonesixthofour

76life!Judy:Onesixthifyoulivedtobe78.ButtheaverageAmericanonlylivestobe74.(6)Don’tfret.TheaverageAmericanearns$1.3milliondollarsinhislifetime.David:Isthatall?Therearepeoplewhomakemorethanthatinoneyear!Lookout!Thebabyisgettingintomy(7)CDcollection.Judy:Theaveragepersonbuys232records,tapes,andCDsintheirlife.David:Iwon’thaveanyifyoudon’tstopthebaby.There’sthephone.Wouldyougetthat,honey?Judy:Sure.Thebooksaysthatwespendthe(8)equivalentof2yearsonthetelephoneinourlives.David:Nowonderourphonebillissohigh.Whowasit?Judy:Idon’tknow.Ididn’tansweritintime.David:Sowhatarewehavingfordinnertonight?Judy:Theaveragefamilyspendsover17000hourseatingmealsathome.David:IwonderhowmanystomachachesI’vehadinalifetime.Judy:Becauseofmycooking?IsthatthethanksIgetfor(9)slavingoverahotstovetomakeyourdinner?David:Justkidding.I’lltakeyououttodinnerthisweekend.Judy:TheaverageAmericaneatsoutatrestaurants14411times.David:Thatmuch?Idon’tcarewherewegoaslongaswedon’thaveto

77(10)standinline.Judy:Itsaysherethattheaveragepersonspendsabout5yearsoftheirlifewaitinginline.David:Well,IguessI’dbettergetintheshower.Judy:DidyouknowthattheaverageAmericanspends7yearsinthebathroomandtakesnearly26000showers?Butbecauseyoushowerlongerthantheaverageperson,youprobablyspend8yearsinthebathroom.David:IthinkI’lljust(11)skiptheshowertoday.I’lljusthaveacupofcoffee.Judy:ThisbooksaystheaverageAmericanspends$3342oncoffeeintheirlifetime.David:Wow,that’sexpensive,we’vegotto(12)cutdownoncoffee.Haveyouseenmycigarettes?Judy:Yeah.Thereonthepiano.DidyouknowtheaverageAmericansmokerconsumesover590000cigarettes,whiletheaveragenonsmoker(13)inhalestheequivalentof13600cigarettes?David:IhadnoideathatIsmokedthatmanycigarettes.Nowondersmokersgetcancer.IswearI’mgonnaquitthisyear.Well,I’dbetterrun.I’llseeyoutonight.Judy:Drivecarefully.TheaverageAmerican(14)isinvolvedin6motorvehicleaccidentsintheirlifetime.David:Wouldyoudomeafavor?

78Judy:What’sthat?David:(15)Getridofthatdamnbook!Unit12VocabularyTaskScriptandAnswers1.A:Terribleday,isn’tit?Idon’tfeellikedoinganything.B:Youmustbeundertheweather.Itisdepressionthatyouaresufferingfrom.A:That’srubbish.You’reexaggerating.B:Don’tfidget.Evensomecelebritieshavestruggledwithdepression.Takinganti-depressantscouldmakeadifference.2.A:Lookatallthatfrostonthelawn.It’ssobeautiful!B:That’stheworkoftheSevenSisters.Theyaresheddingofficiclestheybroughtfromtheearth.A:What?SevenSisters?I’mputinafog!Frostisformedoutofwatervaporintheairwhenthetemperaturedropsbelowfreezing.B:Justkidding!Sometimeswatervapormaychangedirectlytoicewithoutgoingthroughthisliquidstateoffrostfirst.3.A:WhereisTom?Irememberyoutwohavealwaysbeentogether.B:Weusedtodothingstogetherbutnotanymore.Heissimplyafairweatherfriend.

79A:No,he’snotlikethat,ishe?Whatdidhedo?B:Hedidn’tdoanythingbuthehasn’tturnedupeversincemybusinesswentintobankruptcy.4.A:Benlooksexhausted.Whathashebeendoing?B:Youcantell.Influenzacompleteditswest-to-eastsweeplikeastormfront,sowingchillsandfevernationwideandknockingdownsomanypeople.A:Doyoumeanhe’sfallenpreytotheflu?B:Don’tplaydumb.He’sadoctorandhe’sbeensnowedunderwiththemostseriouscases.5.A:Hey!Longtimenosee.Let’sgotodinnertogether.B:Ican’ttonight,butI’lltakearaincheck.A:Youmakemesad.What’skeptyourushingaround?B:I’mshapingupforanotherstormchasing.Thisisthebestseasonofstorms.Ican’tmissit.ListeningTaskScriptFreakweatherincidentsIfyourweatherforecastersaiditwouldrainfrogsyoumightthinktheyhadgonemad.Butrainsoffishorfrogsorotheranimalshavebeenreportedforcenturies.OnAugust8,2000(1)ashowerofdeadbutstillfreshspratsraineddownonthefishingportofGreatYarmouth,inNorfolk,

80England,(2)afterathunderstorm.Thefishshowerwouldhavebeencausedbyasmalltornadoouttosea,which(3)trawlsupwaterandanyfishnearthesurface.Whenthetornadotouchesthelanditbeginstoloseenergyand(4)itscontentsarethrowntotheground.(5)InJune1997itrainedtoadsinthetownofVillaAngelFloresinMexico.Asmalltornadowhirledup(6)aclusteroftoadsfromalocalbodyofwaterSaturdaynightanddroppedthemoverthetown.Motoristsreportedthemdroppingfromtheskyaround11p.m.InMarch1998,itrainedfrogsinCroydon,England.Awomanreportedthesuddenappearanceofhundredsofdeadfrogsinherandherneighbors'gardenswhentherewasnoknownpondorlake(7)intheimmediatevicinity.Overtheyearsallsortsofanimalsandplantshaveshowereddownduringthunderstorms,possibly(8)suckedupfromriversandlakesbytornadoesintothundercloudsandthendumpedmilesawayinheavyrain.Tornadoespickupanythingtheyfindintheirpathbutsomescientiststhinkthatmanyanimalsofthesametypeorsizemayfallduringastormbecauseasthewindtravels,(9)heavieritemswillfallfirst.Thenwhenthesmalleritemsdropfromthetornado,thingsthat(10)tendtoweighthesamewilldroptogether.Dozensofdeadbirdshaveoccasionallybeen(11)seenplummetingoutofthesky,sometimespartlyfrozen.Thesepooranimalswereprobablysweptuphighinthepowerfulupdraftsofathundercloud,thenfrozenlike

81hailstonesbefore(12)gravitytookover.EvenstrangerisaseverehailstorminVicksburg,USAwhereagopherturtleentirelyencasedinice,fellwiththehail.Otherobjectscanrainoutofthesky.InJuly4,1995peopleinKeokuk,IowafoundsoftdrinkcansthatatornadohadliftedfromtheDoubleColaBottlingPlantinMoberlyanddroppedabout150milesnorth.Perhapsmostbizarrearethe“rainsofblood”whichhavebeenreportedallovertheworld(13)eversincebiblicaltimes.AnimportantcluetotheircausecameinJuly1968insouthernEngland,whenashowercoatedeverything(14)inredgrittydust.ItwasfinesandblownupfromtheSaharaandcarriedoverathousandmilesinside(15)amassivehighpressuresystembeforefallinginarainshower.Insomedryareas,“dustdevils”(duststorms)areverycommonwithdebrisfallingoutofthesky.RealWorldListeningScriptBeingameteorologistQ:Ilona,whatmadeyouwanttobecomeameteorologist?Whendidyouknow?A:IknewIwantedtobecomeameteorologistafterseeingmyfirsttornado.IwasworkingataradiostationoneafternoonwhenIsawatornadoheadingrightforme.Luckily,thetornadomissedtheradiostation,butseeingitupclosemademewanttolearnmoreaboutweather.

82Q:Whatweatherpersoninfluencedyoumostandwhy?A:WhenIwasin6thgrade,oneofthelocalweathercasters,WardAllen,cametovisitmyschool.Istillhavethesignedpicturehegaveme!It'sframedandhangingonthewallatmyhouse.Q:Whatdoyoulikebestaboutdoingtheweather?A:WhatIlikemostaboutforecastingweatherinCentralTexasisthatwecanseesomanydifferenttypesofweather...tornadoes,flooding,andevenice&snow!Itkeepsthingsveryexcitinginourweatheroffice.Q:Whatisyourfavoriteweatherevent?A:Myfavoritekindofweatherisweatherthatchangesallofthetime!Ilikeittobesunnyoneday,cloudythenext,thenhot,thencold,thenrainy,thendry!Q:Whatdoyouliketodoonarainyday?A:Iliketositontheporchandjustlistentothesoundoftherainfallingthroughthetreesandsplashingontheground.Whentheweatherturnsstormy,it'smyjobtomakesureeveryoneknowswhattoexpectandhowtostaysafe.Q:Whatdoyouliketodoonasunnyday?A:Ienjoybeingoutdoorsbikeridingorswimmingatthepoolorlake.Q:Haveyoueverbeeninvolvedinascaryweatherevent?Whatdidyoudo?A:Iwillneverforgetthenightmymom,mygrandmother,andIflew

83backfromEurope.WewereonourwayhometoPhoenixandtherewasareallybadstormovertheAirport.Thepilothadnochoicebutfindthesafestparttoflythroughandland.Thewholeplanewasrockingsidetosideandwascompletelylitupbythelightning.Iwasholdingontotheseatsotightly.Myknuckleswerewhite!Q:Itseemsmeteorologistsdressdependingontheweather.Doyouwearcertaincolors,outfits,dependingonwhatkindofdayitisgoingtobe?A:Youbet...thelessblackduringthespringandsummerthebetter.Notonlyisittoohot,butmosquitoesalsoareattractedtodarkerclothes.Q:Doyouhaveanysuperstitiousitemsyouwearontheair?A:No,butIalwaysdoalittledancebeforeIstart.SometimesithelpsmerelaxifI'mnervous.Unit13HoldonorgiveupVocabularyTaskScriptandAnswers1.A:MyMomjustsignedupmylittlesisterforthecitybasketballleague.Nowshethinkssheisreallyhot.B:Howoldisshe?A:She’sonlyten,butshereallyhasthehops.B:Mylittlebrotherhasplayedinthatleaguefortwoyearsandmadethegrade.Youshouldseehimshoottheball.He’lltakehisshotsfromdowntownandgetnothingbutnet.

842.A:Howarecollegeathleteschosen?B:Scoutsgotohighschoolsaroundthecountry,selectthebestathletes,andofferthemfullscholarships.Thesekidsliveapartfromotherstudentsandtrain,trainandtrain.A:Whathappensiftheirresultsarelessthanimpressive?B:Theirscholarshipsarewithdrawn,theyeitherfindthemoneytopaytheirowntuitionortheygohome.3.A:CanyoufullycomprehendwhatbeingtheNo.1pickintheNBAmeanstoyou?B:Thisisnowanewstartinmybasketballlife.Thisisanewleagueformetoplayfor,soitwillbeachallengeforme.A:Whatwillyoucontributetotheteam?B:Firstofall,IwillreboundfortheRockets.Thenbasically,Iwillplaydefensefortheteam.IwillalsoshowintheoffensealltheskillsIcannow

85do.4.A:Iknowyou’reamoviebuff,sohereisalittlebitofmovietriviaforyou:Whatmovieisthetop-grossingfilmofalltime?B:Oh,that’seasy.“JurassicPark”It’stheonlyfilmthathasgrossedoverabilliondollarsinhistory.A:Then,whatactresshasthemostnominationsforanacademyaward?B:KatharineHepburn.Shewasnominated12timesandwon3times.5.A:Ihaven’tseenPhilforcenturies.Iknowheisacouchpotato.Inhisfreetime,hejustsitsaroundandwatchestelevision.B:SodoI.Actually,watchingTVhelpsmeunwindafteralongdayofwork.A:Butit’seasyforyoutoputonweight.B:Iknow.

86ListeningTask2.ListeningActivity1)FirstListeningAnswers□Hewasnotstrongenoughtohandlethephysicalplayaroundthenet.□HisfirstgamesintheNBAwerelessthanimpressivebecauseheleftthefloorearlyforfoultrouble.□Hewouldneverscoremorethan20pointsinasinglegame.2)SecondListeningAnswers

871.YaoMingsaid,“ThisisthemostpressureI’veeverfacedinmylife,butit’ssomethingIhavetodealwith.”2.Yes,hemadeit.3.Hescored20pointsinagameagainstlastyear’sworldchampionLALakers,and30pointsagainsttheDallasMavericks.ScriptYaoMingmakesthegradeWiththefirstoverallpickinthe2002NBADraft,theHoustonRocketsselectedChinesecenterYaoMing.Hebecomesthefirst-evernumberonepicktocomefromaninternationalbasketballleague.EvenbeforehewaschosenastheNBA’snumberonedraftpickbytheHoustonRockets,YaoMingfacedintensemediapressureandmanycritics.ManydoubtedwhethertheChinesesuperstarwouldbeabletomakeitin

88theNBA.Somethoughthewasnotstrongenoughtohandlethephysicalplayaroundthenet.FormerNBAall-starCharlesBarkleysaidthathewouldkissaTVannouncer’sbehindifYaoeverscoredmorethan20pointsinasinglegame.“ThisisthemostpressureI’veeverfacedinmylife,butit’ssomethingIhavetodealwith,”saidYao.BeforecomingtotheNBA,the2.26meter-talland134kgcenterwasthedominantplayerintheChineseBasketballAssociation.Asa17-year-oldrookie,heaveraged10.0pointsand8.3reboundsduringthe1997-1998season.YaohasplayedagainsteliteinternationaltalentsincebeingnamedtotheChineseNationalTeamatage18.Atthe2001AsianBasketballChampionshipformen,Yaoaveraged13.4pointson724shotswith10.1reboundsand2.8blockedshots,helpingtheChinesenationalteamwinthetitle,andwasvotedtotheAll-starteamatthe2002WorldChampionship.Foramanhissize,Yaoissurprisinglyagile.Heisalsoanexcellentshooterandpasseswell.ButhisfirstgamesintheNBAwerelessthanimpressive,withYaoleavingthefloorearlybecauseoffoultrouble.Butafterhescored20pointsinagameagainstlastyear’sworld

89championLALakers,then30pointsagainsttheDallasMavericks,hiscriticsweresilencedandBarkleywasforcedtokissadonkeyonTV.Withperformanceslikethese,itseemslikeYaoMingisjuststartingtofeelcomfortableintheNBA.AmongthefirstoverallselectioninNBAhistory,Yaostandsasthetallestandsecond-heaviestplayersever.UponenteringtheNBA,YaowillbecomethethirdChineseplayerinNBAhistory,followingfellowChineseNationalTeammembersWangZhizhiandMengkeBateer.RealWorldListening1.PredictAnswer□Billyarguedwithhisfatherandinsistedoncultivatinghisinterestinballet.

901.GettheMainIdeasAnswersFBillyisn’tsupposedtopracticeballetbecauseheisthesonofacoalminer.FBillyinheritedhisinnategiftformusicanddancingfromhismotherwhoencourageshimtoattendtheballetclass.FMrs.WilkinsonisBilly’ssecretballetcoach.TBillyfearsthatotherboyswouldregardhimasasissyorpoofbecausehepracticesballet.Billy

911.Nothingiswrongwithballet.2.It’sperfectlynormal.3.It’snotforpoofs.4.Someballetdancersareasfitasathletes.Father1.Balletisforgirls,notforlads.2.Ladsdofootball,orboxing,orwrestling.3.Balletisfrigging.ScriptandAnswerstoSelf-study

92BillyElliot11-year-oldboyBillyElliotisthesonofa(1)coalminerwhoisfondofboxing.Thoughhehasan(2)innategiftformusicanddancing,whichperhapshe(3)inheritedfromhisdeadmother,hisfatherMr.Elliotmakeshimlearnboxingattheschoolclubtocarryonthefamilytradition.Theballetcoach,Mrs.Wilkinson,discoversthatBillyhasboththeideal(4)physicalconditionandanaturaltalentfordancingandencouragesBillytopracticeballet.Billyjoinsintheballetclassandpracticesonceaweekusingthetimeforboxingtraining,buthe(5)keepsitasecretfromhisfatherandotherboysfearingthattheywouldregardhimasasissyorpoof.HavingfoundoutwhatBillyisdoing,theangryfatherbanshispractisedespiteBilly’s(6)protest.Father:Ballet?Billy:What’swrongwithballet?Father:What’swrongwithballet?

93Billy:It’sperfectlynormal.Father:“Perfectlynormal?”Nanny:Iusedtogotoballet.Billy:See?Father:Aye,foryournanny.Forgirls,notforlads,Billy.Ladsdofootball,or...boxing,or...wrestling.Not(7)friggingballet.Billy:Whatladsdowrestling?Father:(8)Don’tstart.Billy:Idon’tseewhat’swrongwithit.Father:Youknowexactlywhat’swrongwithit.Billy:No,Idon’t.Father:Yes,youdo.

94Billy:No,Idon’t.Father:Yes,youbloodywelldo.WhodoyouthinkIam?Youknowquitenicely.Billy:What?Whatareyoutryingtosay,Dad?Father:You’re(9)askingforahiding,son.Billy:I’mnot,honest.Father:Youare,Billy.Billy:It’snotjustforpoofs,Dad.Someballetdancersare(10)asfitasathletes.WhataboutthatWayneSleep?Hewasaballetdancer.Father:WayneSleep?Billy:Aye.Father:Listen,son,fromnowonyoucanforgetabouttheballet.You

95canforgetabouttheboxingaswell.I’m(11)bustingmyassforthose50pences,andyou’re--No,fromnowonyoustayhere,youlookafteryournanny.Gotit?(SilencefromBilly)Good.Nanny:TheyusedtosayIcould’vebeenaprofessionaldancer,withsometraining.Father:Willyoushutup?(Nannyissilent)Billy:Ihateyou!You’reabastard.Unit14VocabularyTaskScriptandAnswers1.A:Hi,Liz,Iheardyou’vejustmovedintoanewapartment.Howdoyoulikeit?

96B:Oh,wonderful.It’sveryspacious.A:Congratulations!Butlookatmine,thereisnoroomtoswingacatinit.B:Anyway,itisbetterthancoveringyourselfwiththemoon.Ibetyouwillgetyouridealhousesoonerorlater.2.A:Hereweare,John.It’smycrashpadinthiscity.B:Itlookscozyandcomfortable.A:Yes,itisanoldhousebutithasatouchofclass.B:Good,Ithinkwewillhaveagooddreamtonightafterthelongjourney.3.A:Rose,howdoyoulikethehouse?B:IhadmyeyesonitsinceIfirstsawit.

97A:Ilikeittoo.Solet’stakeit.B:Oh,it’ssowonderful.Weshallhavearoofoverourheads.4.A:IvisitedStevelastweek.Heisnowlivinginajerry-builtcabinonlywithalousymattressandashakytableinit.B:Oh,really?What’swrongwithhim?A:Hecouldn’tpayhismortgage.B:PoorSteve,let’sdosomethingtohelphim.5.A:Goodness,Joe,yourhousehastakenonanewlook.B:Theroomdecorationshavebeenjazzeduprecently.A:Nowondereverythinglookssobrightandshiny.B:Thankyou.Whynotsitdownandhaveacupofcoffee?ListeningTask

982.ListeningActivity1)FirstListeningAnswers1.However,somestudentsarenotveryrealisticintheirexpectationsofhomestayexperiences.Whendescribingtheirdreamhomestay,theytalkabouttheirhomestay“mums”attendingtotheirneedsbecausetheypaygoodmoneytobelookedafter.Theyalsoexpecttheirhomestayfamilytobepleasantandhappyallthetimesotheyneedneverfeelunhappyandlonely.2.Ahomestayisnotlikestayinginahotelorhostel,whereserviceworkersarepaidtobecourteousandcheerfulinordertomakeguestsfeelathome.Althoughstudentspayfortheirboardandlodging,itiswrongtoexpectthehomestayfamilytoservegueststhesamewayhostelsandhotelsdo.Homestayhostsprovidethisserviceforsocialorculturalreasonsratherthantomakemoney.2)SecondListening

99Answers1.Inahomestayfamily,aninternationalstudentisamemberofthefamily,notacustomerwhois"king”oralwaysright.Youcan’torderroomserviceorthrowwettowelsanddirtyclothesaround.2.Asahomestayguest,youneedtobeindependentandtodevelopyourowninterestsratherthandependonyourhoststokeepyouhappyandentertained.3.Youcan’talwaysexpectyourhomestayfamilytobeontheirbestbehaviorallthetime.4.Onelastpieceofadvice:Don’ttalknegativelyaboutyourhomestayfamilytoyourcollegematesorfriends.ScriptJustasatyourownhomeTheconceptofahomestayexperiencehasbecomepopularrecently,

100especiallyamonginternationalstudentsandworkingpeopleresearchingintothepracticesofhostcountries.However,somestudentsarenotveryrealisticintheirexpectationsofhomestayexperiences.Whendescribingtheirdreamhomestay,theytalkabouttheirhomestay“mums”attendingtotheirneedsbecausetheypaygoodmoneytobelookedafter.Theyalsoexpecttheirhomestayfamilytobepleasantandhappyallthetimesotheyneedneverfeelunhappyandlonely.Ahomestayisnotlikestayinginahotelorhostel,whereserviceworkersarepaidtobecourteousandcheerfulinordertomakeguestsfeelathome.Althoughstudentspayfortheirboardandlodging,itiswrongtoexpectthehomestayfamilytoservegueststhesamewayhostelsandhotelsdo.Homestayhostsprovidethisserviceforsocialorculturalreasonsratherthantomakemoney.Inahomestayfamily,aninternationalstudentisamemberofthefamily,notacustomerwhois“king”oralwaysright.Youcan’torderroomserviceorthrowwettowelsanddirtyclothesaround.Ifyouareahomestaystudent,youareexpectedtofollowhouserules,whichmightincludetakingcareofyourownroomaswellastidyingupafteryourselfinthekitchen,

101bathroomorotherroomsyoumightuse.Asahomestayguest,youneedtobeindependentandtodevelopyourowninterestsratherthandependonyourhoststokeepyouhappyandentertained.Yourhostshavetheirownjobsandresponsibilitiesandyoumustlearntobeindependent.Youneedtodevelopyourownfriendsinthecollegeorthroughsocialclubs.Buryingyourselftotallyinbooks,withnotimeforasociallife,isemotionallyandmentallyunhealthyandwillmakeyouhomesickaswell.Youcan’talwaysexpectyourhomestayfamilytobeontheirbestbehaviorallthetime.Justasinyourownhome,theremightbemisunderstandings,squabblesandstress.Homestayfamiliesmightquarrelovermoney,children’sperformance,toomuchworktimeandtoolittlefamilytime--thingsyourownfamilyprobablyquarrelsabout.Problemsmightarisebecauseofyou.Perhapsyouaredoingsomethingthatannoysthefamily.Butbearinmindthatevenifyouareaperfectguest,yourpresenceasastrangerinanintimatefamilysettingisboundtocausesometensions.Ifitissomethingyoucancorrect,dosoandapologize.Knowwhenyourhomestaydadandmumwantsomeprivacytothemselvesandgivethemthespaceandtime.

102Onelastpieceofadvice:Don’ttalknegativelyaboutyourhomestayfamilytoyourcollegematesorfriends.Negativetalkputsyouinanegativemoodandimpliesthatyoudonotvaluepeople.Peopleareneverperfectandneedtoberespectedregardlessoftheirshortcomings.RealWorldListening1.PredictAnswer□Theyarehuntingforanapartmentneartheuniversity.2.GettheMainIdeasAnswers1.Theoldlandladyisfairlyfriendlytothem.2.Theyaresatisfiedwiththepriceofferedbythelandlady.3.Boththeroomandtheenvironmentaroundareveryconvenientfor

103them.4.Itisurgentforthemtosettledown.ScriptandAnswerstoSelf-studyHuntingforanapartment(OliveandBellaretwoforeignstudentsinChina.Theyareverydiscouragedbecausethey’vebeenlookingformorethantwoweeksandhavefoundnosatisfactoryplacetolive.Astheywalk,Bellspotsasignonanicethree-storiedhousethatsays:“ROOMSTOLET”.Theygotothefrontdoorandringthebell.Anelderlywomananswers.)Woman:Hello,mayIhelpyou?Bell:Yes.We’re(1)interestedinseeingtheroomsyouhaveforrent.Woman:Oh,hownice.Ijust(2)putupthatsignthismorningandyou’rethefirstfolkswhohavecomealongtoseethem.Olive:Howluckyweare!

104Woman:Well,youbetterhavealookfirst.Theyarejustsimplerooms.Mychildren(3)usedtoliveinthem.They’regrownnowandlonggone,andmyhusbanddiedearlythisyear.ThehouseissoquietnowIthoughtmaybeI’d(4)takeinafewboarders.Bell:Anice,quiethouseexactlywhatwe’relookingfor,Mrs....eh...Woman:Chen.MynameisChenHui.Olive:MynameisOlive,Mrs.Chen,andthisisBell.WeverecentlycomefromAustraliatobe(5)graduatestudentsattheuniversity.Woman:Oh,isn’tthatlovely?Well,youseemlikeveryniceyounggirls....Woman:Well,hereyouare,ladies.Eachroomis200yuanamonthifyouthinkthat’sO.K.Iwon’t(6)chargeyouanythingforelectricityandgasandyoucanusethekitchenasmuchasyoulike,(7)aslongasyoubuyyourownfood.Andyou’vegottodoyourown(8)washingup.I’mtoooldforthatnow.

105Bell:Thatsoundsjustwonderfultous,Mrs.Chen.We’llevencookyouanAustraliandinner(9)fromtimetotime.Woman:Oh,wouldn’tthatbenice?Olive:Bytheway,Mrs.Chen,isthisplaceconvenientforusstudents?Woman:Sure.It’sonlyafifteen-minuteridefromtheuniversity.Andthere’sasupermarketandlaunderetteandsomegrocerystoresoverthereonthenextblock.Bell:That’sgreat.I’ve(10)madeupmymind.Woman:Thenwhendoyouwantto(11)movein,girls?Olive:Howaboutthisafternoon?Woman:Fine.I’llbeexpectingyouaroundtwo.AndI’llgiveyoueachahousekeythen.Ifyouwouldn’tmind,I’dliketohavethefirsttwoweek’srent(12)inadvance,justtobesafeifyouknowwhatImean.

106Olive:Ofcourse,Mrs.Chen.We’llbringitwithusthisafternoon.Woman:IthinkI’mveryluckyyouniceboyscamealong.Olive:Ithinkwe’reveryluckytohavefoundyou,Mrs.Chen.Goodbye.Woman:Seeyoulater.Unit15VocabularyTaskScriptandAnswers1.A:Lisa,doyoustillhaveasorethroat?B:Yes,Itriedgarglingwithsaltwater,butitstillisn’tanybetter.A:Don’tworry.There’sstillhope.Gotoseeadoctor.B:Iguessyou’reright.2.A:Ilooksostupidwiththisbigzitonmynose.

107B:Stoppoppingit.Youknowyou’reonlymakingitworse.A:But,whatashameitis!Ican’tstandit.B:Takeiteasyandyou’llfeelbetter.3.A:Youlookexhausted.What’sthematter?B:MybabyhasbeenhavingtherunsforseveraldaysandIvirtuallyhaven’tgotmuchrest.A:That’sreallytough.I’llcomeandhelpyouafterwork.B:Thankyou.Icanhandleitmyself.4.A:What’swrongwithJack?Ihaven’tseenhimfortwodays.B:Jackishavingafeverandredspotsonhisskin.ThedoctorsaidthathehasGermanmeasles.A:Oh,no!Howcouldthatbe?

108B:Someoneinhisclasshadit.Thenhegotit,too.Somethingsjustcan’tbehelped.5.A:Stevegotaheartattacklastnight.B:PoorSteve,myheartgoesouttohim.NowonderIdidn’tseehimtoday.Howishenow?A:Itwasclose.Hisnephewtookhimtohospitalintimeandhewassaved.B:Ihopehecanrecoversoon.ListeningTask2.ListeningActivity1)FirstListeningAnswers1.Thesecondbabywasbornalive.

1092.Thebabywastransferredtoalargerhospital.3.Thebabysurvived.2)SecondListeningAnswers1.ThebabywasborntoanRHnegativemotherandwasbelievedthathewas100%suretodie.2.Thenurseaskedforpermissiontofeedthebabybydropperandworkedveryharddayandnighttogetsomenourishmentinthebaby.3.Thebabywastransferredtoalargerhospitalwhichhadmoreequipmentandpediatriciansandwassaved.4.Nevergiveuphopeevenwhentheoddsareoverwhelminglyagainstyoubecausenoonehasthewisdomtoknowhowapatientwillrespond.ScriptandAnswerstoSelf-study

110AgainstalloddsOnedaywhenIwasworkinginahospitalinIllinois,wehadababybornto(1)anRHnegativemother.Atthattime,itwasbelievedthatifamotherwiththeRHnegativebloodfactordeliveredadeadfirstbaby,itwasconsidered(2)a100%certaintythatthesecondbabywouldalsodie.Thiswasthemother’ssecondbabyandthefirstonehaddied.Deathwasexpectedsoon.Thiswasacasewheresuchbabies(3)weresetasidetodie.Andsohadthisone.ThedoctorhadnotorderedafeedingtubeinsertedsoIaskedforpermissionto(4)feedthebabybydropperbecauseitwastooweaktosuck.Hesaidthathedidn’tthinkitwouldbeofanyvalue,butthatIcouldifIwantedto.Iandtherestofthestaffworkedveryharddayandnightto(5)getsomenourishmentinthebaby.Thebabysurvived!Dayafterdaythebabycontinuedtosurvive.ThenIstartedaskingthedoctortoletustransferthebabytoalargerhospitalinRockford,Illinois.Thathospitalhadmore(6)equipmentandpediatricians.Finally,thedoctorconsentedandwepreparedtotransferthebabytoRockford.WhenatransferwasbeingmadefromourhospitaltotheRockford

111Hospital,thepatientwasalways(7)accompaniedbyanurse.SinceIwassoinvolvedwiththebaby,Iwasaskedtobeitsnurse(8)onthistransfer.Thiswouldbemyfirsttrip(9)inanambulance.Theothernurseshadtoldmemanystoriesabouttheambulancerides.Theydescribeditasawild,wildride.Iwasnotlookingforwardtothetrip,butsinceIknewthebaby’sconditionwell,IknewIwasthebestchoice.So,Iwent.Thesiren(10)startedwailingassoonasweleftthehospital'sdriveway.Onandonthecarsinourpathquickly(11)pulledovertotheside.ThisridewassodangerousthatIstartedworryingaboutmyownsurvivalasmuchasthebaby's.I(12)brokeoutinasweat.ItwasonlyafterwearrivedattheRockfordHospitalthatthedriverdiscoveredthathehad(13)lefttheheaton!Icouldhavedonewithoutthat.Thebabywassettledinatthehospital,andeachdayourreportswerethatthebabycontinuedtothrive.Sometimelaterwereceivedwordthatthebabywasdismissedfromthehospital.Andthemother(14)tookhomealivebaby!Iconsiderthiscaseoneofthehighlightsofmynursingcareer.Ilearnedoneveryimportantthing:Nevergiveuphopeevenwhen(15)theoddsareoverwhelminglyagainstyoubecausenoonehasthewisdomtoknowhowa

112patientwillrespond.RealWorldListening1.PredictAnswers□Whydosomepeoplecatchcolds?□Doesanantibioticcureacold?2.GettheMainIdeasAnswers1.Antibioticskillbacterialinfectionsandhavenoeffectonviralinfections.2.Kissingdoesn’tputyouatahighriskforcatchingacold.3.Theyareoftenovertiredorunderphysicaloremotionalstress.

1134.Thecoldvirusspreadsbycoughingandsneezing.ScriptCatchacoldifIkissher?Anchorman:Nowit’slateautumn.Therehasbeenanewresurgenceofthenumberofcoldsufferersintheschool.TodaywehaveinvitedDoctorKeizertoanswerstudents’questionsoncolds.DoctorKeizer,canwebeimmunizedagainstacold?Keizer:Commoncoldsarecausedbyviralinfections.Thereareover200differentkindsofcoldviruses,themostcommonbeingthenosevirus.Becausetherearesomanydifferenttypesofcoldviruses,itishighlyunlikelythatyou’llbecomeimmunetohavingacold.Anchorman:That’stoobad.We’llhavetotakecaresothatwedon’tcatchacold.Now,we’rereadytotakequestions.StudentA:Hello,Doctor.IfIhaveacold,shouldIbetakinganantibiotic?

114Keizer:No.Antibioticskillbacterialinfectionsandhavenoeffectonviralinfections.Keepinmindthatbacteriabuilduparesistancetoantibiotics;therefore,onlyusesuchmedicationifabsolutelynecessary.StudentA:Mygirlfriendhasacold.CanIcatchacoldifIkissher?Keizer:No.Surprisingly,kissingdoesn’tputyouatahighriskforcatchingacold.Themucousmembraneofthemouthprovidessufficientprotectionagainstthevirus.Agoodwaytogetacoldistogetthevirusdirectlyintheuppernose,butdon’ttrythisathome.StudentA:Thankyou,Doctor.StudentB:Hello,Doctor.LatelyI'vebeengettingmorecoldsthanusual.ShouldIbeworried?Keizer:Youareprobablymorepronetocatchingacoldbecauseyouareovertiredorunderphysicaloremotionalstress.Ifyousmoke,youaremorelikelytocatchacoldandhavelongerlastingsymptomsthananon-smoker.Industrialpollutionmayalsopredisposeyoutocatchingacold.Althoughcoldsarediscomforting,therearefewcomplicationsassociated.Checkwith

115yourdoctortoruleoutanyothertypeofmedicalpossibility.StudentC:Hello,Doctor.Ihaveacold,butIcan’tmissclass.HowcanIpreventotherpeoplefromgettingit?Keizer:Thecoldvirusspreadsbycoughingandsneezing.Makesureyouwashyourhandsoftenwithwarmwaterandsoapandavoidtouchingyournoseandeyes.Don’tshareyouritemswithothers,likepens,drinkingglasses,towel,soap.KeepKleenexeshandyincaseyouhavetosneezeorcough.Theorganismcaninfectothersreadilythroughtheair.StudentD:Hi,Doctor.Idon’thaveacold,butmythroathurts.Isitserious?Keizer:Ifyouhaveafeverthat’sover38.5℃orlastsfor24hours,makeanappointmentatStudentHealthServicestoseeadoctororanurse.Makeanappointmentifyouhaveswollenlymphnodes.StudentE:Hello,Doctor.I......RealWorldSpeaking

116AnswerforReferenceObviouslytheoutcomeprovesthatthedoctorhadmadeamistakeandthenursewasrightintryingtosavethebaby.Buttherearealotofinstancesinwhichdoctorsknowfromtheirexperienceandtheestablishedmedicalpracticethatsomepatientsareterminallyillandcannotbesaved.Unit16VocabularyTaskScriptandAnswers1.A:Lookatthiscoat,Liz.Itissobeautiful.B:Yeah,Ilikeitverymuch,anditismadeoftweed.Tweedsarethebigthingthisautumn,youknow.Howmuchisit?A:￡100.

117B:It’stooexpensive.Itisbeyondmybudget.2.A:Hi,Robbie,howaboutthelawnmoweryouboughtyesterday?B:Itturnedouttobeuseless.Ireallygottakenthistime.A:Whatapity!Butyou’dbetternotbuythingsfromthecheapJack.Theyoftensellthingswithlowquality.B:Thankyou,Iwon’tdothatagain.3.A:Wheredoyouusuallygoshopping,Kathy?B:Iusuallygotothesupermarket.A:Whynottheconveniencestorenearyourhouse?Youcangeteverythingthere.B:Well,theywillinglyscoreupcustomers’indebtednessonablackboard.Idisliketheirdoingso.4.A:Ineverbuythingsfromthepeddlers.Theyjusttrytosellyoua

118cheapbillofgoods.B:NeitherdoI.Youknow,theyalwayspricetheirwaresveryhighandthendiscountthem.Ireallyhatebargainingwiththem.A:Andinfactwhattheysellareusuallyadimeadozen.B:That’sright.Ithinkthat’swhymanypeoplewouldrathergoalongwaytobuythingsinthedepartmentstore.5.A:Jane,whydidyoubuythiscarsoeagerly?B:Youknow.Itissofarfrommycompanytomyhome.A:Howmuchisit?B:Well,itcostme$30000.Ihadtoreallydigdeeptopayforit,becauseI’vebeentiredofthepublictransport.ListeningTask2.ListeningActivity

1191)FirstListeningAnswers1.Thefirstistheappealtodeep-seateddrivesinthemindsofconsumers.2.Thesecondisinformationregardingthegoodsorservicebeingsold:itsname,itsmanufacturer,itspackaging,itsobjectiveattributes,itsfunctions.2)SecondListeningAnswers1.Anadvertisementcommunicatesbymakinguseofaspeciallyselectedimagelikeabeauty,acurly-headedchild,oracelebrity.Theimageisdesignedtostimulate“sub-rationalimpulsesanddesires”eveniftheyareunacknowledgedbytheirpossessor.2.Somefewadshavetheiremotionalappealinthetext,butforthe

120greaternumberbyfartheappealiscontainedintheartwork.Thismakessense,sincevisualcommunicationbettersuitsmoreprimallevelsofthebrain.Iftheviewerofanadvertisementactuallyhasthedesire,andiftheappealissufficientlywell-fashionedtocallitup,thenthepersoncanbehooked.Theproductintheadmaythenappeartotakeonthedesirablequalities.Manyadsseemtobesaying,“Ifyouhavethisneed,thenthisproductwillhelpsatisfyit.”Itisaprimitiveequation,butnotanineffectiveoneforselling.ScriptandAnswerstoSelf-studyConsumershookedonadvertisingThenatureofeffectiveadvertisementswasrecognizedfullywellbyMarshallMcLuhan,thelatemediaphilosopher.InhisUnderstandingMedia,thefirstsentenceofthesectiononadvertisingreads,“thecontinuouspressureistocreateadsmoreandmoreintheimageofaudiencemotivesanddesires.”Advertisersareevermorecompelledtoinvokeconsumers’drivesandlongings;thisisthe“continuouspressure”McLuhanrefersto.Overthepastcentury,theAmericanmarketplacehasgrownincreasingly

121overcrowded,andmoreproductshaveenteredintothemadcompetitionafterthepublic’sdollars.Inordertostayinbusiness,anadvertisermuststrivetocutthroughtheconsiderablecommercialstirbyanymeansavailable.AstudydoneafewyearsagoatHarvardUniversitypointedoutthattheaverageAmericanisexposedtosome500adsdailyfromtelevision,newspapers,magazines,radio,directmailandsoon.Tobeamongthefewmessagesthatdomanagetogainaccesstominds,advertisersmustbestrategic,perhapsevenalittleunderhandedattimes.Anadvertisementcommunicatesbymakinguseofaspeciallyselectedimagelikeabeauty,acurly-headedchild,oracelebrity.Theimageisdesignedtostimulate“sub-rationalimpulsesanddesires”eveniftheyareunacknowledgedbytheirpossessor.Somefewadshavetheiremotionalappealinthetext,butforthegreaternumberbyfartheappealiscontainedintheartwork.Thismakessense,sincevisualcommunicationbettersuitsmoreprimallevelsofthebrain.Iftheviewerofanadvertisementactuallyhasthedesire,andiftheappealissufficientlywell-fashionedtocallitup,thenthepersoncanbehooked.Theproductintheadmaythenappeartotakeonthedesirablequalities.Manyadsseemtobesaying,“Ifyouhavethisneed,thenthisproductwillhelpsatisfyit.”Itisaprimitiveequation,butnotanineffectiveoneforselling.

122Thus,bygivingformtopeople’sdeep-seateddesires,andpicturingstatesofbeingthatindividualsprivatelyyearnfor,advertisershavethebestchanceofarrestingattentionandaffectingcommunication.Andthatistheimmediategoalofadvertising.Inaword,mostadvertisementsappearinginnationalmediacanbeunderstoodashavingtwoordersofcontent.Thefirstistheappealtodeep-seateddrivesinthemindsofconsumers.Thesecondisinformationregardingthegoodsorservicebeingsold:itsname,itsmanufacturer,itspackaging,itsobjectiveattributes,itsfunctions.RealWorldListening1.PredictAnswers□Becausehercoatsareabitsmall.□Becausethereisasaleonatalldepartmentstores.□BecauseLindamaygivehersomeadvice.

1232.GettheMainIdeasAnswersQuestion1:□Bluishgray.Question2:□Becausethereisnoroomforhertobargainwiththesalesgirl.ScriptBuyingacoatinadepartmentstoreJane:Mycoatsseemabitsmallforme,asiftheyhaveallshrunk.Linda:hearthatthereisasaleonatalldepartmentstores,andplantogoandhavealook.Wouldyouliketogowithme?Jane:reat.Perhapsyoucouldgivemesomeadvice.

124(Atadepartmentstore)Linda:Whatdidyouhaveinyourmindtobuy?Formalorcasualwear?Jane:I’dbetterhavealookatboth.Linda:Howdoyoulikethiscoat?Jane:Thecoloristoobrightanddoesn’treallysuitme.Jane:Howaboutthatone?Ithasagoodcoloranddesign.Whatdoyouthink?Linda:Youhaveagoodeye.That’sthisyear’slatestdesign.Jane:Really?Miss,pleasebringmeacoatinthisstyletotryon.Salesgirl:Whichcolorwouldyoulike?Jane:Whatcolorsdoesitcomein?

125Salesgirl:Black,white,orange,bluishgrayandlightbrown.Jane:Imostlikebluishgray.Salesgirl:Whatsizeareyou?Jane:Iamnotsure.Pleasehelpmetofindonethatfits.Salesgirl:Givenyourheightandfigure,youcouldprobablywearasizeL.Jane:(afterputtingiton)Thiscoatdoesn’tfitverywell.It’slooseatthewaistandshoulder.Andthesleevesaretoolong.Salesgirl:Letmefindasmalleroneforyoutotry.Jane:Thisoneisagoodfit,bothinwaistandlength.Whatdoyouthink,Linda?Linda:Itfitsyoulikeaglove.Jane:Howmuchisit?

126Salesgirl:It’sthisyear’slatestdesign,sothereisnodiscount.It’s$295.Jane:It’stooexpensive.Canyougivemeadiscount?Salesgirl:Wedon’thaggleoverpriceshere.Linda:Thereisgenerallynobargaininginbigdepartmentstores,butthereisinsmallboutiquesandclothesmarkets.Shallwegoandhavealook?Youmayfindwhatyouwantthere.Unit17BlastedMcDonald's!VocabularyTaskScriptandAnswers1.A:Youaskedthehomelessboytoeatyesterday,didn’tyou?B:Yes,hebegantolickhischopsatthesightofthefood.A:Oh,poorboy!Hemusthavebeenveryhungry.

127B:Youareright.Heatelikenobody’sbusinessandhetoldmehehadn’teatenfortwodays.2.A:I’dliketoinviteJimtoeatwithusthisweekend.B:Ithinkyou’dbetternot.A:Why?B:Youhaven’tbeenhereverylong.Everyoneknowsheneverofferstobuyanythingbutalwaystakesthelion’sshareandeatstillhisgreatsatisfaction.3.A:Hi,Sue!Hereisaboxofchocolateforyou!B:Thankyou.Ilovechocolate.Icaneathalfaboxatonesitting.A:Halfabox?Youreallygetasweettooth.B:Ido.Ialwaysworkupanappetiteatthesightofthesweetthings.4.A:Iamsohungry.Whataboutyou,Nancy?

128B:Me,too.Well,it’stimetosatisfytheinnerman..A:HowaboutdiningonFrenchfood?B:Excellent!Let’sgo.5.A:Oh,myGoodness!B:What’sthematter?A:Janedisposedofallthesaladandice-creamIpreparedfordinner.B:Shemaylookdelicateandladylike,butgiveherachickenandshecanreallypackitaway.ListeningTask2.ListeningActivity1)FirstListening

129Answers1.ABritishstudyofhowdietaffectsthehealthofnewmothersandtheirbabiesproducedthesurprisefindingthatvegetarianwomenaremorelikelytohavegirls.2.Inthesamplegroupofvegetarianstherewere81.5boysbornforevery100girls.3.Thestudyalsofoundthatvegetarianmotherswerelesslikelytosmokeduringpregnancy--10percentdidso,comparedwith20percentofmeat-eaters.2)SecondListeningAnswers1.Altogether5942pregnantwomenwereinvolvedinthestudywhentheywerebookedinNottingham’sCityHospitalduring2001.Accordingtotheresearchers,vegetarianmothersweredefinedaspregnantwomenwhoavoidedmeatandfish.Nearlyfivepercentwerevegetarianamongthem,atotalofmorethan250women.

1302.Tofurthertesttheirsurprisefindings,theyincreasedthesamplenumbertowhatscientistscalla“statisticallysignificant”level.Thestudywasextendedforafurthersixmonthssothatthesexofmorebabiescouldbelookedat.Theresults,coveringaround150morevegetarianwomen,were“justaboutexactlythesame”.3.InanarticleoutliningtheirfindingsintheBritishjournal,Hudsonsuggestedafurtherstudycouldbecarriedouttoinvestigatewhetherthedietoffathersaffectsthesexofchildren.ScriptVegetarianmothershavemoregirlsABritishstudyofhowdietaffectsthehealthofnewmothersandtheirbabiesproducedthesurprisefindingthatvegetarianwomenaremorelikelytohavegirls,oneofthereport’sauthorssaidyesterday.Inwhatisthoughttobethefirststudyofitskind,researchersatNottinghamUniversityincentralEnglandfoundsignificantdifferencesinthesexofbabiesborntovegetarianandmeatandfish-eatingwomen.

131“Wewereverysurprised.Thiswassomethingwewereneverlookingtofind,”PaulineHudson,oneofthereport’sauthorssaid.“Wewereexaminingthehealthconditionsinvegetarianandnon-vegetarianmothers,lookingatthingslikehemoglobinlevels,whichshowhowmuchironthemotherhasinherblood,andbirthweights.”Altogether5942pregnantwomenwereinvolvedinthestudywhentheywerebookedinNottingham’sCityHospitalduring2001.Accordingtotheresearchers,vegetarianmothersweredefinedaspregnantwomenwhoavoidedmeatandfish.Nearlyfivepercentwerevegetarianamongthem,atotalofmorethan250women.“ThebirthratioinBritainisthatforevery106boysbornthereare100girls,that’sprettyconstant,”saidHudson.Inoursamplegroupofvegetarianstherewere81.5boysbornforevery100girls.”Tofurthertesttheirsurprisefindings,theyincreasedthesamplenumbertowhatscientistscalla“Statisticallysignificant”level.Thestudywasextendedforafurthersixmonthssothatthesexofmorebabiescouldbelookedat.Theresults,coveringaround150morevegetarianwomen,were“justaboutexactlythesame.”Thestudyalsofoundthatvegetarianmotherswerelesslikelytosmokeduringpregnancy--10percentdidso,comparedwith20percentof

132meat-eaters.Thesedifferenceswereattributedtothelikelihoodthatavegetarianandhealth-consciouslifestyletendstogotogether,andthatsomeextremevegetarianmotherschoosetoavoidbottledmilkcontainingdairyproducts.Previousstudieshaveshownthatdietshighinsomemetalelementslikecalciumandmagnesiumwillproducemoremalebirths,butthereisnoevidencethatavegetariandietislowintheseelements.InanarticleoutliningtheirfindingsintheBritishjournal,Hudsonsuggestedafurtherstudycouldbecarriedouttoinvestigatewhetherthedietoffathersaffectsthesexofchildren.RealWorldListening1.PredictAnswers□Noneoftheabove.2.GettheMainIdeas

133AnswersQuestion1:□Theyareconvenient.□Theymustbedoingsomethingright.□Theylocalizetheflavorinsomeothercountriesinordertocaterforthepeoplethere.□Youknowexactlywhatyouaregoingtogeteverytimeyougothere.Question2:□EverywhereyouturnthereisanotherblastedMcDonald’s.□There’reover8000McDonald’srestaurantsintheUSalone.Bytheyear2020,everyonewilleatatMcDonald’severyday!□TheaverageMcDonald’sfranchiserakesinover$1millionayear.

134□OneineverysevenAmericanmillionairesgottheirstartatMcDonald’s.ScriptandAnswerstoSelf-studyHundredbillionburgersLucy:Doyoumakehamburgersathome?Eliza:Franklyspeaking,I(1)amtiredofhearingabouthamburgers.Lucy:Oh,(2)I’mstarving.Hey,thereisaMcDonald’supahead.Eliza:There’salwaysaMcDonald’supahead.(3)EverywhereyouturnthereisanotherblastedMcDonald’s.Lucy:(4)What’swrongwiththat?Hey,theyareconvenient.Eliza:They’retooconvenient!Anythingwouldbeconvenientifitcouldbefoundoneverystreetcorner.I’m(5)justplainsickofseeingthe“GoldenArches”everywhereIturn.

135Lucy:IlikeMcDonald’s.Eliza:I’msickofMcDonald’s.Didyouknowthatthereareover(6)8000McDonald’srestaurantsintheUSaloneandover11000franchisesworldwide?(7)Bytheyear2020,everyonewilleatatMcDonald’severyday!Lucy:They’redefinitelyeverywhere.Buttheymustbedoingsomethingright;they’vesoldover100billionburgers.TheyareeveninJapan.Didyouknowtheyeven(8)putspecialJapanesesaucesonsomeoftheirburgersinJapan?Eliza:Whatever,Ijustdon’tthinktheirfoodisallthatgreat.Lucy:Butatleast(9)theirproductisconsistent;youknowexactlywhatyouaregonnageteverytimeyougothere.Eliza:Didyouknowthattheirmascot,RonaldMcDonaldisnow(10)recognizedby96percentofallAmericanschoolchildren?Theyarethelargestminimum-wageemployerinAmericaandownmore(11)realestatethananyothercompanyonearth.

136Lucy:IheardthatapersonworkingataMcDonald’sinMoscowmakesmorethan(12)theaverageRussiandoctordoes.Eliza:That’sdisgusting!TheaverageMcDonald’sfranchiserakesin(13)over$1millionayear.TheysaythatoneineverysevenAmericanmillionaires(14)gottheirstartatMcDonald’s.Lucy:Allthisfoodtriviaismakingmehungry.Let’shurryandfindafastfoodplace.Eliza:Okay.Whatdoyoufeellikeeating?Lucy:I’vegotthis(15)intensecravingforaBigMac.Eliza:Ijustlostmyappetite.Unit18

137VocabularyTaskScriptandAnswers1.A:Oh,mygosh.Michaelhadanotheraccident.B:Whathappened?A:Lastnighthiscarhydroplanedandrolledofftheroad.Fortunatelyhewaswearingtheseatbelt.B:Thatwasaclosecall.2.A:Mygoodness!Thenumberofoverweightchildrenhasdoubledinthelast20years.B:That’snosurprise.Don’tyouseechildrenarehavingtoomuchjunkfood,moretelevisionandvideogames?A:Yes,youareright.Andtheyarenotgettingenoughexercise.B:Thismusthavesomethingtodowithoureconomyandsocietyin

138general.3.A:Hey,doyouknowthis?Womentendtohavelesssuccessthanmeninquittingsmoking.B:Youarenotserious,areyou?A:Thisisthelatestfinding.What’sevenworseisthatwomenmaysuffergreaterrisksofsmoking-relateddiseasesthanmendo.B:That’sdownrightdepressing.Lotsofpeopleareshruggingthisoffandconsidersmokinginvogue.4.A:Lookatthis.Eachyear,almost1millionteenagegirlsbecomepregnantandmorethanhalfendinhavingbirths.B:That’sincredible.Theyshouldbestudyinginschool.Whydon’ttheirparentspreventthis?A:Yes,theirparentsshouldberesponsible.Butmanyjustseemsoincapable.

139B:Itreallygetsme.Parentsshouldlearntobuildstrongandcloserelationshipswiththeirkidssoastoexerciseinfluenceontheirbehavior.5.A:Oh,no,anothertwopeoplewerekilledinasuicidebombingattack!B:Mygoodness!Thesepeoplearecrazy.Didn’tthetwosidesagreedtoaceasefire?A:Yes,theydid.Nowlook,therewillbegreatertensioninthearea.B:Ofcourse.Butwhatindeedisitthatcouldinspiresomanysuicidebombers?ListeningTask2.ListeningActivity1)FirstListeningAnswers

1401.Thespeakerwasreportingonaschoolshooting.2.Thespeakerwasajournalistnewtoherjob.3.Thespeakerwasreportingsomethingthathappenedinhercity.2)SecondListeningAnswers1.Thecasualtiesoftheshootingwerefourdeadandatleast10morewounded.2.Thespeakerstoppedbeforeshereachedastudentwitnessbecauseshecouldn’tstandhavingherrecollecttheshooting.3.Thespeakerweptbecauseherjobconflictedwithheremotion.4.Finallysherealizedthevalueofherjob.Script

141Ajournalist’sfirstjourneyThebulletinannouncedtherehadbeenashootingataJonesboromiddleschool.Fourchildrenweredeadandatleast10morewounded.Istaredatthescreen.“Jonesboro?”Ithought.“Ididn’tknowtherewasanotherJonesboro...Butitsays‘Arkansas’.Thatdoesn’tmakesense.”Finallyitbegantosinkin.Somethinghashappenedhere.“Whatschool?”Iscreamedatthetelevision.Iturnedtoourlocalstation.Nothing,onlysometalkshowaboutteenromances.Irushedoutthedoor,andmademywayacrosstown.Everythingseemedfairlynormal.Peopleseemedtobegoingabouttheirbusinessastheyalwaysdidinthisquietlittlecity.Butsomethinghungintheair.Ilookedcloseratthefacesandsawmasksofshock.ThenextdayIwassenttotheschooltoreportontheshooting.Ifoundastudentandwalkedtoher,butaboutfivefeetaway,Istoppeddeadinmytracks.“OhmyGod!”Ithought.“Ican’tdothis!Thesearemyownpeople.Ican’tgouptoherandaskhowshefeltseeingherclassmatesshotup,or

142howshefeltseeingthebloodofherbestfriendpoolaroundherfeetasitsoughtcracksintheconcrete.AndIcan’texplaintoherthatI’monlyaskingbecausetherestoftheworldwantstoreadaboutit.”Ipanicked.Iwantedtoscreamtoeveryonetogetthehelloutofhere.Iftheywouldalljustgoaway,thingswouldbeokay,andwewouldrealizethatnoneofthisreallyhappened!Ilookedaroundwildly,expectingsomeonetoslapmeandcursemeforeventhinkingaboutbotheringthatlittlegirl.Butnoonenoticedme.Everyonewasstillrushingbackandforth.IwonderedwhatGodwasthinkingasHewatchedthis.Asmall-framedwomanwastomyright,walkingincirclesasshetalkedonacellphone,“Beautiful,that’sbeautiful!Gowithit!”Thearmnotholdingthephonewaswavingintheairlikeapoliticianpledgingpromises.Iturnedtowardthebrickwallandwept.FeelingasifIhadcleansedsomeofthehorrible,greedyfilthfrommysoul,Iregrouped.Iwasheretotellastory,todocumentevilsdonetoourchildren,topossiblyfindsomeshredofreasonwhytwoyoungboysfeltsoviolentthattheygunneddowntheirclassmates.Iwoulddomybesttohelpbringtolighttheforcesthatdestroyedlives.Hidingbehindmycamera,Iwanderedaroundthegroundsandsoon

143blendedwiththerestofthepeople,scurryingbackandforth,intenselyfocusedonthejobathand.RealWorldListening1.PredictAnswer□Trafficlightswereturnedoff.2.GettheMainIdeasAnswers1.Becauseshehadadogtotakecareofathome.2.Hehadtowalkdown86flightsofstairs.3.No,itwasjustanextraordinaryelectricalblackout.4.Bypayphones.

1445.No,hewasrelaxedbecausehesaidthatitwasinterestingtoseewhathappenedtoacitywhentherewasnopower.ScriptandAnswerstoSelf-studyBlackoutBroadcaster:PedestriansswarmedthestreetsofNewYorkCityThursdayafternoonasablackouthaltedsubwaysandbuses,turnedofftrafficsignalsandflushedworkersoutofbusinesseswheretheairconditioningandelevatorshadsuddenlystoppedworking.Throngsofpeople,smilingandlaughingforthemostpart,walkedalongsidecarsacrossthebridgesoutofthecity.Ourcamerasshoweddozensofpeopleinthebackofavan,apparentlyhitchingaride.Thepeoplesmiledandtalkedoncellphonesasthevanpulledawayfromanintersection.Otherpeoplelickedicecreamputatriskbecauseofthelackofpowerforfreezersonadaywherethetemperaturetopped90degrees.Ourreportertalkedtosomeofthem.

145Carol:IworkinJerseyCityandliveinNewYork.I’mwaitingforaferryridebackhome.Thismightbeamistake.ButIhaveadog,andthere’snowayI’mstayinginJerseywhilemydogsweatstodeath.James:IwasontopoftheEmpireStateBuildingwhenthepowerwentout.Wehadtowalkdown86flightsofstairs.IkeptthinkingabouttheTwinTowersandhowIwouldgetdown.Buteverybodywascalm.Wewanttoseethelightstonight.Wehopeitdoesn’tlasttoolong.Jessica:I’mscared.It’sthatunknown“what’sgoingon”feeling.Everyone’spanicking.Thecity’sshuttingdown.Peoplethatwouldnormallybeinsideareoutsidebecausetheyarebakingintheirbuildings.Thetemperatureis91degrees.Rachel:I’vedonethisbefore--thisisjustlikeSept.11th.Idon’tknowwhereI’mgoingtonight,butIcan’tdrivehome.IendedupstayingwithaniceguyinJerseyCitywhosefamilytookmein.I’mworriedaboutmyelderlymother.Intimeslikethis,youwanttobewithyourfamily.Ithoughtthechaoswascausedbyterrorism,buttheysayit’snothingmorethananextraordinaryelectricalblackout.Cathy:Thereseemstobeproblemsgettingcelllinesout.Peoplewalking

146byareasking,“Youhaveacellphoneline?”andforthefirsttimetherearelinesatpayphoneshere.ButthestreetsaremorecrowdednowthanI’veseeninalongtime.There’snoairconditioninginside.Itlookslikealotplaceshavegivenupandclosedupfortheday.Kevin:Idon’tknowwhat’shappenedyet.It’sjustinterestingtoseewhathappenstoacitywhentheyhavenopower.I’mgoingtohangouthereforawhile,andmaybethesubwaywillstartworkingagain.Otherwiseit’salongwalkhome.