洪恩环境英语高级篇

PART 1

Lesson 1 It's not bad,but I think it needs more work.

Chris:I'm Chris Bloom,hoping you have more of everything you want this spring.

Chris:Thanks for looking at my work,Jake.

Jake:I'm glad to help,Chris.People helped me when I was just an assistant.Besides,you're an old friend.

Chris:Before you say anything,remember you're watching my first interview.

Jake:That's OK.Most new reporters don't do very well on their first try.

Chris:What do you mean? Could you be more specific?

Jake:Most television viewers don't have much patience.They want faster interviews.They want more action - more questions - more answers - more pictures.

Chris:Do you think my interview is boring?

Jake:I don't think all of it is boring.

Chris:Y ou just think half of it is boring.

Jake:I think some of it is boring.But I also think some of it is great,really interesting.

Chris:Which part do you think is interesting?

Jake:What are you doing?

Chris:I'm eating my lunch.

Jake:It's only 10 o'clock in the morning.Most people eat breakfast now.

Chris:Well,I won't eat all of it now.

Cheris:Do you want a piece of cake?

Jake:No,thanks.

Chris:Y ou can have half of my sandwich.I'll eat more lunch later at lunch time.

Jake:Thanks,really.I don't want any of it.It's too early in the morning for me to eat.And it's definitely too early for a salami sandwich.

Chris:Sorry.I eat when I'm nervous.Please,Jake.I need your help on this.

Jake:Don't be nervous.I'm trying to help you.Y ou should have seen my first tape.It was terrible.It was so bad,they couldn't even use it.

Chris:Not even part of it?

Jake:No.All of it was terrible.

Chris:Look,I know that you're busy and you probably don't have time for me,but...

Jake:I have to admit,I'm pretty busy.The new owner wants me to get better ratings.I'd like to have more time for so many things.

Chris:Please go over my tape with me one more time and tell me how I can make it better? Jake:Sure,but first you have to do one thing.

Chris:Anything.

Jake:Get rid of that sandwich.I can't stand it when people eat in the editing room.

Chris:It's gone.

Jake:Explain once more what you were trying to do.

Chris:My assignment for school was to interview people about their lives.So I thought it would be interesting to ask people what's missing in their lives.What would make their lives better.And I just asked anyone who walked by.Should I play it now?

Jake:Sure.

Chris:Hello,this is Chris Bloom.Today is the first day of spring.It's a time when people feel