中级班文本1_24

第一篇

Man: On, I’m really sorry. Are you OK?

Woman: I’m fine. But I’m not very good at this.

Man: Neither am I. Say, are you from south America?

Woman: Yes, I am originally. I was born in Argentina.

Man: Did you grow up there?

Woman: Yes, I did. But my family moved here eight years ago when I was in high school. Man: And where did you learn the rollerblade?

Woman; Here in the park. This is only my second time.

Man: Well, it’s my first time. Can you give me some lessons?

Woman: Sure, just follow me

Man: By the way. My name is Ted.

Woman: And I’m Anna. Nice to meet you.

Man: Hey, hey! That was fun. Thanks for the lesson.

Woman: No problem. So, tell me a little about yourself. What do you do?

Man: I work in a travel agency.

Woman: Really? What do you do there?

Man: I’m in charge of their computers.

Woman: Oh, so you’re a computer specialist?

Man: Well, sort of. Yeah, I guess so.

Woman: That’s great. Then maybe you can give me some help with the computer courses I’m taking.

Man: Oh, sure, but only if promise to give me some more rollerblading lessons. Woman: Hmm…It’s a deal.

第二篇

Reporter: Where are you from originally, Yu Hong.

Yu Hong: I’m from China, from near Shanghai.

Reporter: And when did you move here.

Yu Hong: I came here after I graduated from college. That was in 1992. Reporter: And what do you do now?

Yu Hong: I’m a transportation engineer.

Reporter: I see. So you’re an immigrant to the United State?

Yu Hong: Yes, that’s right.

Reporter: What are some of the difficulties of being an immigrant in the US?

Yu Hong: Oh, that’s not an easy question to answer. There are so many things, really.

I guess one of the most difficulties is that I don’t have any relatives here. I mean, I have a lot of friends. But that’s not the same thing. In China, on holidays or the weekend, we visit the relatives. It isn’t the same here.

Reporter: And what do you miss the most from home?

Yu Hong: Oh, that’s easy. My mom’s soup. She makes great soup. I really miss my

mother’s cooking.

第三篇

Man: Hey, are these pictures of you when you were a kid?

Woman: Yeah. That’s me in front of my uncle’s beach house. When I was a kid, we used to spend two weeks there every summer.

Man: Wow, I bet that was fun.

Woman: Yes, we always had a great time. Every day we used to get up early and walk along the beach. I had a great shell collection. In fact, I think it still up the attic.

Man: Hey, I used to collect shell, too, when I was a kid. But my parents threw them out.

You know what I remember most about growing up?

Woman: What?

Man: Visiting my grandparents’ house. You know on holidays and staff. They lived way out in the country, and my grandda had a horse named Blackie. He taught me how to right. I just love that horse, and she loves me, too. I used to really enjoy spending time at my grandparents’ house. And every time I came back, Blackie remembered me.

Woman: Uh…memories.

第四篇

Woman: Why is there never a bus when you want one?

Man: Good question. There aren’t enough buses on this route.

Woman: Sometimes I feel like writing a letter to the paper.

Man: Good idea. We should say that we need more subway lines, too.

Woman: Yes, there should be more public transportation in general.

Man: And fewer cars. There is too much traffic.

Woman: Say, is that our bus coming?

Man: Yes, it is. But look, it’s full.

Woman: Oh, no. Let’s go and get a cup of coffee. We can talk about this letter I’m going to write.

Man: So, are you really going to write a paper to the paper?

Woman: Sure, I’m going to say something about the buses. They are too old. We need more modern buses, nice air-conditioned ones.

Man: And they need to put more buses on the road.

Woman: Right, and there are too many cars downtown, and there isn’t enough parking. Man: That’s for sure. It’s impossible to find a parking space downtown these days. Woman: I think they should private cars downtown these days between nine and five. Man: Oh, you mean they should n’t allow any cars except taxis and buses during the