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2018年1月10日
Unit1
Luis:
Well,IguessthebiggestchangeinmylifeoverthelastfiveyearsisthatIgotmarried.Iusedtobesingle,andnowI’mnot!
Iusedtoenjoygoingoutwithfriendseveryweekend-youknowIwasalotmoresociable.Nowamoreofownbody,Ilikedtostayathome,watchTV-thatkindofthing.It’snotsobad.IguessyoucouldsaythatIgrewup-Iwastiredofgoingoutallthetimeandreadytosettledownandstartafamily.
Celine:
Formethechangehasbeenwithmywork.Iusedtoworkinalargecompany.Iworkedintheircorporateheadquartersdowntownintheaccountingdepartment.Itwasagreatjob-goodmoney,decentbenefits.WhenIfirststartedatthatcompany,Iwasveryyoungandveryambitions.Butafterawhile,Igottiredofit.Iwassounhappythere,andthecommutewaskillingme!
Butoneeveningtwoyearsago,Iattendedaseminaronworkingforyourself-youknow,beingself-employedandstartingyourowncompany.SoIquitmyjobandgaveitatry.Itwasscaryatfirst,butafteralittlewhileIcouldseeitwasgoingtoworkoutjustfineforme.Icouldn’tbehappier.
Diana:
Gosh,fiveyearsagoIwasacompletelydifferentperson.Youwouldn’thaverecognizedmeifyou’dseenmethen!
Italkalotnow,butIwasmorereservedthen.AndIhardlyexercisedatall.Ineverplayedanysportsandrarelyspenttimeoutside.Iwasinterribleshapeandworriedaboutmyhealth.ButallthatchangedwhenImetmyfriendJudy.See,sheconvincedmetostartslowly,youknow,bywalkingeverymorningbeforeworkandswimmingtwiceaweek.Well,nowIspendmostofmyfreetimeoutside-hiking,swimmingwhentheweather’sgood,playingtennisorracquetball-thosekindsofthings.I’minprettygoodshapenowandfeelingwonderful.
Well,mywifeisalwayssayingthatI’mnotverygoodwithmoney,notpracticalatall.She’salwaysteasingmeaboutspendinghabits,butshe’sright.WhenIseesomethingIwant,Ijustgoandbuyit,evenifitissomethingIdon’treallyneed.IguessIwastealotofourmoney.We’reexpectingourfirstchildinDecember,andnowthatthere’sgoingtobethreeofus,well,IthinkIdoneedtobemorecareful.
workingathomehasbeenarealstruggle.It’sbeenalotharderthanIimagined.Ineedtobemoreorganized,that’sforsure.So,I’vedecidetohireatapart-timesecretary-youknow,someonewhocancomeincoupleoftimesaweekandhelpoutwithmephones,thefiling,andjustcleanupingeneral.I’msobusythatsometimesIkindofletthingsgetoutofhand-theofficegetsreallymessy!
Isurecouldusesomehelp.
Well,Istartedmountainclimbingayearandahalfago,andIjustloveit.Well,thenextstepformeistoconcentrateonthatsportandseewhereIcangowithit.I’dlovetosomeday-say,fiveortenyearsfromnow-gomountainclimbingintheHimalayas.Theyhavesomeofthehighestandmostbeautifulmountainsintheworld.Thatwouldbearealadventure!
ButbeforeIdoanythinglikethat,Ihavetopractice,practice,practice!
AndIhavetogetstronger–mentallyaswellasphysically.
Paul:
So,Andrea,yougoinghomefortheholidays?
Andrea:
Isuream.I’vebookedafightfortomorrowafternoonandIcan’twait!
Thatsoundsgreat.
Whataboutyou?
Goinghome,too?
Ihaven’tdecidedyet.I‘mstilldebating…
Haven’tdecide?
Oh,you’renevergoingtogetaflightoutofthere.I’msurealltheseatshavebeenreservedbynow.It’stheholidayseason,afterall!
Well,it’snotsuchabigdealforme.Myfamilyonlylivesaboutahundredandfiftymilesfromhere.Iusuallydriveortakethetrain.It’sashorttrip.
Youdon’tsoundveryexcitedaboutit.
Well,wearenotreallyaveryclose-knitfamily.Ihavethreebrothers,andthey’respreadoutallovertheplace.OnelivesontheEastCoastandtheotherontheWestCoast.IevenhaveabrotherinMontreal!
oh,wow!
Whatdoeshedo?
Translationwork!
It’skindofstrange,butwerarelygettogetherasfamilyanymore.
Well,Itrytogethomeasmuchaspossible.We’reabigfamily-therearesixofuschildren-soit’salwaysalotoffun.
Sixkids?
Yep!
Andwe’reallreallyclose.Youshouldseeit-mostofusaremarried,too,soitmakesforaverycrowdedhouseovertheholidays.
Icanimagine.
Ofcourse.Therearetoomanypeopletocookdinnerfor.It’sarealheadacheformyparents.Soweendupgoingouttodinneralot.It’sprettycrazy.
Well,atmyhousemymotherlovestocook.So,whenallofusdogethome-whichisn’tthatoften-shealwayscooksbig,homemademeals.Wehaveleftoversfordays!
Unit2
Carol:
Well,IwentawaytocollegewhenIwasseventeen.I’dneverlivedawayfrommyparentsbefore,andIwasreallylookingforwardtoit.ButIwasalsoscaredbecauseIwasleavingmyfriendsbehind,andIdidn’tknowanyonewhenIfirstarrived.Ilivedinareallybigdormitoryandsharedaroomwithtwoothergirls.IguessthethingIlearnedthemostwashowtogetalongwithother-youknow,howtorespectotherpeople’sopinionsandproperty-stufflikethat.AthomeI’dalwayshadmyownroom.ThiswasthefirsttimeI’dhadtolivewithotherpeopleinthesameroom.
Wewereallreallydifferent-Imean,ourpersonalitiesandlifestyleswerecompletelyoppositeinsomeways!
Anyway,atfirstitreallycausedproblems,butwelearnedhowtogetalonglivinginthosetightquarters.Threeseventeen-year-oldslivinginoneroom-canyouimagine?
I’msurprisedwesurviveditatall.
Michael:
Ithink,formyself,thehardestthingwaslearninghowtomanagemyowetimebetter.IusedtostayuplatewatchingTValot,didn’teatwell,oftenwenttoclassunprepared,andthingslikedthat.Mygradeswerereallysuffering,andIcouldhardlykeepmyeyesopeninclass!
Itwasadrag!
Somehow,midwaythroughthesemester,Ichangedandstartedtodowell.
Organizingmytimewasarealchallenge.Inhighschool,Ididn’thavetoworry-Ihadthesamescheduleeveryday,andatnightmyparentswerepushingmetostudy.Butit’sdifferentwhenyougoawaytocollege.Youhavetolearntotakeresponsibilityforyouractions.Nooneisgoingtotellyouwhattodo.Youhavetofigureitoutyourself.
Frank:
I’mhavingsometroublewithchemistrythisyear.It’shard.Theteacheractslikewe’resosmart-thatweoughttohavenotroublelearningit.Ifindthetextbookconfusing,andthenIgetdiscouraged.Well,someofusgottogetherandformedastudygroup.Itseemstoworkokmostofthetime-wecomparenotesandthengooverthediscussionquestionsineachchapter.Theonlyproblemisthatsometimesoneofmyfriendswillcometothestudygroupunprepared.He’llforgethisnotesorhewon’thavereadthebookbeforehand.ThatreallybothersmeandIguessthoseguyswhodon’tpreparearegoingtohavehardtimeonthefinalexam.
Regina:
I’mtryingtolearnthisnewcomputerprogramatschool.It’skindofembarrassing-mostoftheotherkidshavealreadypickeditup,andIjustcan’tgetit.There’sthissoftwaremanualatschool-Iborrowedthebookandtookithometoread,butitdidn’tseemtohelp.Therewassimplytoomuchinformationformetoremember.MyproblemisthatIdon’thaveenoughtimetositdownandlearnitproperly.I’mnotsurethatwhattodonext.
Sonia:
I’mgoingtoFrancenextsummer,soIwanttolearnasmuchFrenchasIcan.So,IstartedtakingaFrenchclassatthelocalcommunitycenter.Well,thegreatthingistheclassisfree.Theproblemisit’snotveryeasy.Well,yousee,it’ssupposedtobebeginning–levelclass-noway!
I’mtellingyou,mostofthepersoninthere-theyalreadyknewhowtospeakFrenchwhentheystartedtheclass.Theycansaybasicconversationalphrases,andtheyknowhowtopronouncethewords.Iamcompletebeginner!
IdidnotknowonewordofFrenchwhenIstartedthisclass!
SoIalwaysfeellost-evenfromdayone,Ihadnoideawhatwasgoingon.Now,theteacherisnice,buthe’snotverygood!
Hegetsoffthetopic,andhe’llgetstuckonsometiny,littlepointforlikehalfanhouratatime.ButIreallyshouldn’tcomplainbecauseafterall,thisclassisfree!
Unit3
Andy:
Well,thisisAndyWong,andwe’rejustaboutattheendofanotherepisodeof“Whereintheworld…?
”Butbeforewesignoff,I’dliketotellyoualittleabouttomorrow’sprogram.TomorrowwehaveaveryinterestingreportontwoveryexcitingcitiesthatI’msureyouwon’twanttomiss.Ourreportersinthefield,DeborahandTodd,arestandingbytofillusinonthedetails.Deborah!
Canyouhearme?
Deborah:
Yes,Andy,loudandclear.
Well,whereareyou?
YouknowIcan’ttellyouthat,Andy!
Youhavetowatchtomorrow’sprogramtogettheanswer.
oh,right!
That’sright.Well,tellusabouttheplaceanyway.
ok.Thiscityisaveryexcitingplacetovisit.Firstofall,itisoneofthetenlargestmetropolitanareasintheworld.Itisaverycosmopolitancitywithastrongidentityofitsown.Andthelocalfoodisunique.Ireallyamenjoyingtherestaurantsthatservebarbecuedbeef,whichisgrilledrightatyourtable.ButImustwarnyou,muchofthefoodisextremelyspicy,socomeprepared.Doyoulikespicyfood,Andy?
Loveit!
Well,youshouldcomeonover,then!
Andy,thiscityisveryold!
ItwasfoundedinthefourteenthcenturyandisdividedbytheHanRiver.Thecityhasastrikingcombinationofmodernandancientarchitectur
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