新标准大学英语视听说教程1
电子测量仪器-t字账
2023年3月20日发(作者：巴西经济)---
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Unit1
Conversation1
Porter:Goodafternoon.
Janet:Goodafternoon.
Porter:Newstudent?
Janet:Yes.
Porter:WelcometoHertfordCollege.
Janet:Thankyou.
Porter:CanIhaveyourfamilyname,please?
Janet:Yes,it'sLi.
Porter:Er,L-doubleE?
Janet:No,L-I.
Porter:Andwhat'syourfirstname,MsLi?
Janet:Janet.
Porter:JanetLi...ahyes,e
yourkeys.
Janet:Where'smyroom?
Porter:You'reinstaircase6room5.
Janet:WhoamIsharingwith?
Porter:...
there'saMsSantosintheroomnexttoyou.
Janet:oom?InChinaweusuallyhave
severalpeopleinadormitory.
Porter:Well,hereyoudon'thavetosharewith
anyone.
Janet:Thankyousir.
Porter:Noneedtocallmesir,necalls
meStewart.
Janet:PleasecallmeJanet!
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Porter:OK,Janet,um,canyoujustsignforyour
keys,please?
Conversation2
Kate:Hi,haveyoujustarrivedtoo?
Janet:Yes!
Kate:Iguesswe’’sKate
Santos.
Janet:I’reyoufrom?
Kate:utyou?
Janet:I’mfromAnshaninChina.
Kate:IsJanetyourrealname?
Janet:No,it’esename
yourfullname?
Kate:No,it’sshortforCatherine.
Janet:SodoIcallyouCatherineorKate?
Kate:EveryonecallsmeKate.
Conversation3
KateHey!Thisisawesome!Lookatthesizeofthis
dininghall.
JanetIsthiswherewehaveallourmeals?
KateIguess.
MarkYoujustarrived?
GirlsYes!
ay,I'meetyou.
KateHi,I'mKate.
MarkHiKate,Iguessyou'refromtheStates.
KateRight!Howcanyoutell?You'reBritish,huh?
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MarkYes,I'are...?
JanetI'mLiHui.I'cancallme
Janet.
eyou
reading?
JanetEnglish.
MarkHowaboutyou,Kate?
?
MarkI'mstudyingPPE.
KateThat'saspecialOxfordsubject,isn'tit?
Unit2
Conversation1
Kate:Oh,thislooksnice.
Mark:Cool.
Waitress:Goodafternoon,tableforthree?Come
thisway.
Mark:Let'shavealookatthemenu.
Mark:Thankyou.
Janet:Thankyou.
Waitress:Thespecialsareontheboard.
Kate:So,whatsortsoffooddoyoulike,Janet?
Janet:Well,'mnotveryfond
ofrawfood!Whatwouldyourecommend?
Mark:Whydon'tyoutrythechickencurry?That's
niceandspicy.
Janet:What'sinit?
Mark:Chickencookedintomatoesandonionswith
Indianspices.
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Janet:I'lchooseaselectionof
dishestoshareoronlyonedishperperson?
Mark:Usuallyonedishperperson.
Kate:Orthemoussakalooksgood.
Janet:What'sitmadewith?
Kate:It''saGreek
dish.
Janet:Howisitcooked?
Kate:It'sbakedintheoven.
Janet:Mm,thatsoundsgoodtoo.
Kate:Andasastarter?
Janet:What'sminestronesoup?
Mark:It'sanItaliansoupwithvegetablesandpasta.
It'sdelicious!
Janet:OK,I'llhavethat.
Kate:Waitress?
Waitress:WhatcanIgetforyou?
Kate:Well,forthestarter,canwehavetwo
minestronesoups,andforthemaincourse,one
moussakaandonecurry,outyou,
Mark?
Mark:I'llhavetheprawnswithgarlicandthechilli
ldyoubringussomewater,
please?
Waitress:OK.
Mark:Thankyou.
Waitress:Thanks.
Janet:What'schilliconcarne?
Mark:It'saspicyMexicandishwithbeefandbeans.
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It'sveryhot!
Conversation2
Janet:Thatwasgreat!ExceptIdon'tlikecoldwater.
Iusuallydrinkhotwater.
Kate:Hotwater?Weneverdrinkhotwaterexcept
'uldyoulike,
Janet?
Janet:Anysuggestions?
Kate:Well,whydon'tyoutrytheapplestrudel?It's
'smadewithapple,pastryand
spices.
Janet:No,I'mnotsokeenonpastry....
What'sachocolatebrownie?
Mark:It'sakindofchocolatecake.
Janet:Howisitmade?
Kate:It'smadewithflour,eggsandbutter...
Mark:Andlotsofchocolate!
Kate:You'llloveit.
Janet:Whatkindoficecreamisthere?
Kate:I'llask...Excuseme...Whatflavoricecream
doyouhave?
Waitress:Strawberry,vanillaandchocolate.
Janet:I'lljusthaveafruitsalad,Ithink.
Mark:AndKate,whatareyougoingtohave?
Kate:Sameforme.
Mark:Couldyoubringustwofruitsalads,anda
chocolatebrownie?
Waitress:Sure.
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Unit3
Conversation1
Mark:Hi,what'reyoudoing?
Janet:Oh,nothingmuch...Well,I'mjustdoingthis
quizhereinthenewspaper.
Mark:Let'shavealookthen.
Janet:'scalled,"Howmuchdoyouknow
aboutmemory?"I'anttohave
ago?
Mark:OK,mightaswell.I'mnotbusy.
Janet:,I'
youhavetoanswer"true"or"false".Ready?
Mark:Yea.
Janet:alexerciseimprovesyourmemory.
Trueorfalse?
Mark:True,dsliketheright
answer.
Janet:You'reright;exercisedoesimproveyour
atement:30percentofpeoplehavea
visualmemory.
Mark:?
Janet:No,wrong,I',60percentof
peoplehaveavisualmemory.
Mark:Really?Actually,I'vegotaprettygood
memory.
Janet:Haveyou?OK...Nextone...Whenyou're
tired,it'smoredifficulttorememberthings.
Mark:That'strue,'tremembera
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thingwhenI'mtired.
Janet:Correct!Ifyoudooneactivityforalongtime,
yourmemorywillimprove.
Mark:I'mnotsure...True?
Janet:Actually,it'sfalse.
Mark:Oh!
Janet:Eatingfruitandvegetablescanimproveyour
memory.
Mark:IreadsomethinginTheTimesaboutthat.
True.
Janet:True,itsayshere.
Mark:Oh,no!I'vegotalecture.I'dforgotten.I'd
bettergetgoing!
Janet:Oh,Mark!Whatagoodmemoryyouhave!
Conversation2
Kate:You'relookingabitdown,'sup?
Janet:Well...I'mfindingstudyingatOxfordquite
hard.
Kate:You'retellingme!There'ssomuchwork!
Janet:It'snottheamountofwork,buteverything's
a,generallywehavelargeclasses,
wedon'tly,ourteachertells
'mnotusedtoasking
tdifficult.
Kate:Youhavetomemorizealot,don'tyou?
Janet:Yes,butI'mgoodatthat.
Kate:You''ssomuchtoremember
studyinglaw!Ihavedifficultysometimes,Ireallydo.
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Janet:Yes,well,we'
wedon'thavesomuchtrainingincriticalthinking.
Kate:Whatdoyoumeanbycriticalthinking?
Janet:Letmethink...Ithinkit'sgivingyour
opinionandthenjustifyingit.
Kate:Yes,Isupposethat'swhatourteachershave
alwaysencouragedustodo.
Janet:Iamgettingbetteratit,Isuppose.
Kate:Hey!Howaboutthis?Let'spretendI'myour
tutor.I'skistoexamineit
andthenaskquestions.
Janet:OK.
Kate:Everyoneiscapableoflearningasecond
,askaquestion!
Janet:Whydoyousaythat?
Kate:That'
anotherone.
Janet:Canyougiveanexampleofsomeresearch?
Kate:Um...No!Look,I'mstarvingandIcan'tthink
atallwhenI'mhungry.
Unit4
Conversation1
Kate:Oh,Imustmakeaquickcall....
Jacky:Hello,JackyGordonspeaking.
Kate:Hello,canIspeaktoAbbie,please?
Jacky:I'llseeifshe'sin,canyouholdon?
Kate:Sure....
Jacky:Hello?She'sout,I'vehera
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message—er...orIcanaskhertocallyouback?
Kate:Couldyouaskhertocallmeback?
Jacky:'scalling?
Kate:KateSantos.
Jacky:KateSantos,biehaveyour
number?
Kate:Yes,shedoes.
Jacky:I'lltellheryoucalled.
Kate:Thanks.
Janet:Abbie?ds
English,doesn'tshe?
Kate:Yes,howdoyouknowher?
Janet:Shehasatutorialjustaftermesowechata
nreallywell.
Kate:Yes,it'sbecause
she'sreallyinterestedinpeople—she'saverygood
uldbe,sheworksforNightline.
Janet:Nightline?
Kate:Oh,Ihaven'ttoldyou,I'vejoinedit.
Janet:Whatisit?I'veneverheardofit.
Kate:Look,I'vegotaleafletaboutit.
Janet:So...
Kate:It'sauniversityhelplineforstudentswhoare
havingproblems.I'mtrainingtobeoneofthepeople
theycancalltotalkto.
Janet:Youmean,you'reavolunteer?
Kate:Yes.
Janet:Oh,that'sgreat,Kate
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Conversation2
Abbie:Hi,Abbiespeaking.
Kate:Hi,Abbie,it'sKateSantos.
Abbie:Hi!I'msorrynottohavecalledyouback.I've
'sthings?
Kate:antedtoletyouknowIwon'tbe
abletocometothenexttrainingsession.
Abbie:Um...It',
'ssomeoneatthe
door....
Abbie:Hi,I'msorry,look,canIcallyoubacklater?
Kate:me?
Abbie:Isthreeo'clockOK?
Kate:Three'sfine.
Abbie:OK,I'oon.
Kate:Bye.
Abbie:Bye.
...
Kate:Abbie'smyNightlinetrainer.
Janet:You'resayingshe'syourNightlinetrainer!
Butshe'sstillastudent.
Kate:Well,experiencedstudentstrainnewstudents,
that'sthewayitworks.
Janet:Oh,Isee.
Kate:It'sgreat!Atthemoment,she'strainingusin
listeningskills.
Janet:Listeningskills?Whatdoyoumean,listening
skills?
Kate:Um...Theabilitytoreallylistentosomeone
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andmakethemfeelyou''svery
important.
Janet:I'veneverthoughtaboutthatbefore.
Kate:Yes,forexample,onethingyoucandoislisten
carefullyandthenrepeatwhatsomeonesaysbut
maybealittledifferently.
Janet:Sowhatyou'resayingis,repeatwhat
someonesaysbutmaybenottheexactsamewords.
Kate:,whenyoudothat,youcheck
you'veunderstoodandyoushowthemyou'rereally
listening.
Janet:Sotheyknowyou'vereallyheardthem.
Kate:Verygood,eyou'vegotit
already!Hi...how'sitgoing?
Unit5
Conversation1
Kate:Hi,Becky,how'sitgoing?
Becky:Good!
Mark:Guys,look,canyouhelpmewithaproblem?
Janet:Yes,ofcourse.
Mark:Thethingis,there'sthisgirlIreallylikecalled
'saFresher,reallystunning,reads
ernamebecausesomeonepointed
herouttome,butI'veneveractuallyspokentoher.
Doeitherofyouknowher?
Kate:No.
Janet:No,Idon',howcanyoulike
herifyouhaven'tmether?
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Kate:It'sbecauseshe'sabsolutelygorgeous,Janet.
Mark:That'sright!Iwanttoaskherout,butfirst
I'suggestions?
Becky:Guys!Youwanttoorder?
Mark:Sorry.
Kate:Threecappuccinos?
Becky:Sure.
Janet:Doyouknowanyonewhoknowsher?You
couldaskthemtointroduceyou.
Mark:No,Idon't,that'stheproblem.
Kate:Areyoumatchmaking,Janet?
Janet:What'smatchmaking?
Kate:Makingintroductionsbetweenpeoplewho
'
aboutjustwalkinguptoherandsayingHi?Why
don'tyoudothat?
Mark:No.
Kate:Whynot?
Mark:I'mnotusuallyshy,but—she'sso...you
know...!
Janet:Oh,Mark!
Kate:Justbelieveinyourself,'reagreat
guy!
Janet:IunderstandMarkcompletely.
Kate:Well,it'stheonlywayhe'sgoingtogettotalk
toher.
Mark:OK,I'llgiveitatry.
Becky:SolvedtheJennyproblemyet?
Girls:Thankyou.
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Janet:You''lllikehim,won'tshe,
Becky?
Becky:Ofcourseshewill!
Conversation2
Mark:Hey,guesswhat,guys,I'vegotadatewith
Jenny.
Kate:Youdidit,youaskedherout?
Janet:Whenareyouseeingher?
Mark:'regoingtoTheEagleandChild.
Janet:Soundsgreat.
Mark:Yeah!Thethingis,I'mabitnervous.
Janet:Areyou?
Mark:Yes,I'mafraidI'llmakeafoolofmyself.I
coulddowithsomemoreadvice.
Kate:Anyideas?
Janet:Um...I'mthinking.
Kate:Well...Onethingis...ifyou'renervous,it's
easytotalktoomuch,soremembernottodothat.
Mark:Goodpoint.I'llrememberthat.
Janet:r
you'rereallyinterestedinher.
Mark:Iamreallyinterestedinher.
Janet:Well,youshouldshowheryouare.
Mark:That'llbeeasy!Whatelse?
Kate:It'sagoodideatolookgood.
Mark:That'sprettyobvious!
Kate:Imeancleanclothes,Mark!
Mark:Oh...thanks,Kate!Anymoreadvice?
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Kate:Yes,themostimportantthingis,justbe
yourself.
Becky:How'sitgoing,Mark?
Kate:He'sworriedthisgirlwon'tlikehim.
Becky:She'llloveyou!Readytoorder?
Unit6
Conversation1
Janet:So,areyoulookingforanythingin
particular?
Mark:MaybeaT-shirtorapoloshirt.
Janet:Wecouldgointothecoveredmarketand
havealookattheshopsinthere.
Kate:Andwhataboutyou?
Janet:IneedsomecosmeticsfromtheBodyShop
onCornmarketStreet.
Kate:AndI'mlookingforsomethingtowearto
Jenny'hingtooexpensive.
Anyway,look,let'sgoinhere.
Assistant:CanIhelpyou?
Kate:We'rejustlooking.
Mark:Whatdoyouthinkofthisone?
Kate:Hmm,it'sOK,butI'mnotsuregreensuitsyou.
Dotheyhaveitinothercolors?
Janet:Whatsizedoyoutake?
Mark:Medium,,here'sanicepoloshirt.
'sabitsmall,
though.
Janet:Dotheyhaveitinalargersize?
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Mark:Yes,'sgreat.
Janet:Howmuchisit?
Mark:'snottoobad.I'llbuyit.
Mark:I'llhavethis,please.
Assistant:That'llbe12poundsplease....Thank
you....Andhere'syourshirt,andhere'syourreceipt.
Mark:Thanks.
Mark:Look,I'vereallygottogo.I'llseeyouatthe
partytonight.
Kate:OK.
Janet:Bye.
Conversation2
Janet:OK,stimetofindsomethingfor
outthisdress?
Kate:Hey,that'slovely.
Janet:Wouldyouliketotryiton?
Kate:Yes,rethechangingrooms?
Assistant:Justbehindyou.
Kate:Thankyou....Whatdoyouthink?
Janet:Well,itreallysuitsyou,but...
Kate:...it'me,doyouhavethisin
asmallersize?
Assistant:Whatsizedoyoutake?
Kate:Size8,Ithink.
Assistant:No,I'mafraidwedon''sthelast
one.
Kate:No,itdoesn',I'llleaveit.
Janet:Actually,Ireallylikeit.
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Kate:Whydon'tyoutryiton,then?
Janet:OK....Whatdoyouthink?
Kate:lysuitsyou.
Janet:It'sabitexpensive.
Kate:Goon!Youdeserveit!
Janet:OK,I'n'thaveenough
cash....CanIpaybycreditcard?
Assistant:Sure.
Janet:Thankyou.
Assistant:PleaseenteryourPIN....Andhere'syour
receipt.
Janet:Thankyou.
Assistant:Thanksalot.
Kate:Thatwaspainless,wasn'tit?ButIstilldon't
'strysomewhereelse.
Assistant:Bye.
Girls:Bye.
Unit7
Conversation1
Janet:Whattimeareyourparentsarriving?
Kate:,it's10.30!Imustcleanupmy
room,it'samess.
Janet:Wouldyoulikemetogiveyouahand?
Kate:Oh,yes,thatwouldbegreat!...
Janet:So,whataretheylike,yourparents?
Kate:They'''s
prettysociable—she''tas
sociable—he'skindofquiet—hereadsalotandhe
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'salotmorechilledthan
Mum.
Janet:Theydosoundquitedifferent.
Kate:—shetendstoworryalot,whereas
Dad'squite...'sgoodatlistening,you
...couldyouputthoseover
there?
Janet:reyoumostlike?
Kate:Youtellme!
Janet:Hmm,you'vegotabitofbothofthem,I
think.
Kate:Yes,Ithinkso,too.I'msociable,likeMum—
Janet:You'reverysociable!
Kate:Yes,butIliketospendtimealone.
Janet:Idon'tthinkyouworryalot,doyou?
Kate:No,I'mlikeDadinthatway.
Kate:Oh,lookatthetime,Imustgo.I'mmeeting
themoutsidetheLodge.
Conversation2
Julia:'
that,isn'titbeautiful?
Rob:Wow,Kate,honey!Iloveyourschool!
Kate:No,Dad,I'mnotatLawSchool,I'mat
university!
Rob:OK,'sOxford,England—Iknow!...
Rob:Listen,honey,Granddadhadafalljustbefore
weleft.
Kate:Oh,no!
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Rob:It'ehisarmbuttheydon'tthink
it'sserious.
Julia:Idon'tknow,whenoldpeoplebreak
something,itcanbeveryserious.
Rob:Ithinkhe'llbefine!
Kate:actlyhappened?
Rob:Hefelldownthestepsinthebackyard.
Kate:Oh,poorGranddad!Sogoon!
Rob:Hewastakentothehospitalbyambulance...
theykepthimthereforseveralhours,didn'tthey,
Julia?Buttheylethimgohome.
Julia:Ifeelawfulthatwecan'tbewithhim.
Rob:Julia,IspoketoGranddadassoonaswe
landedandhesaidthedoctorsaren'tworried.
Kate:Whatelsedidhesay?
Rob:Hesaidhisarmdoesn'thurthim.
Kate:Oh,good!Sohe'llbeOK,right?There'snoreal
concern?
Rob:No,Itoldyou,honey,there'snoneedto
worry....Justlookatthat!Whatagreatplace!
Kate:Yes,isn'titwonderful?
Rob:Comeon,let''tthereapub
nearby?Iseemtorememberpassingone.I'dloveto
eatinanEnglishpub.
Kate:OK,let'sdothat.
Rob:There'snoneedtoworry,honey.
Unit8
Conversation1
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Assistant:Hi,howcanIhelpyou?
Mark:I'dliketobookaflightandmakeahotel
reservation.
Assistant:Goingto...?
Mark:ToNewYork,please.
Assistant:Isthataone-wayorareturn?
Mark:Areturn,he17thofJuneand
comingbackonthe10thofSeptember.
Assistant:OK,andIguessyouwanteconomynot
club?
Mark:Yes,economy,haveanaisle
seat,notawindowseat?
Assistant:I'mafraidyou'llhavetodothatatthe
outaccommodation?
Mark:Well,mostofthetimeI'mworkinginupstate
NewYork,butIneedacheaphotelinNewYorkCity
andoneinBostonforafewnights.
Assistant:Howmanynightswillyoubestaying?
Mark:ThreenightsinBostonandtwonightsinNew
12thtothe15thofAugustinBoston,
leavingonthe15th,
the15thtothe17thinNewYork,leavingonthe17th.
SotwonightsinNewYork.
Assistant:OK,or
doubleroom?
Mark:hower,please.
Assistant:Icangetyouroomsinbudgethotelsand
motelsforaround75dollarsanight.
Mark:Doesthepriceincludebreakfast?
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Assistant:,Icandothatforyou.
Mark:Whattimeischeck-out?
Assistant:Usuallymidday...Doyouhaveastudent
card?You'llneeditforthecheapflightsandthe
,andanytravellingwithintheUS?
WecangetyouseatsonGreyhoundbuses,ifyou
want.
Mark:Actually,getme
aseatfromNewYorktoBoston,travellingonthe12th
ofAugust?AndthenonefromNewYorktoChicagoon
the17th?AfterChicagoI'mgoingtoDCandthen
backtoNewYork,butI'llgetthoseticketswhenI'min
theStates.
Assistant:Noproblem,justgivemeafewminutes...
Conversation2
Kate:Haveyoumadeplansforthesummervacation
yet?
Mark:Yes,I'mtravellingaroundtheStatesforthree
months.
Janet:Threemonths!Wow,you'relucky!
Whereaboutsareyougoing?
Mark:Well,I'mflyingtoNewYorkCity,andthenI'm
workingforeightweeksasacounselloronasummer
nI'mtravelling
aroundforaboutfourweeks,backintimeforthe
startofterm.
Kate:Whereareyoustaying?
Mark:'sabout
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anhourawayfromNewYorkCitybybus.
Kate:Whatareyougoingtodothere?
Mark:I'llbelookingafterteenagers,citykidsmostly.
We'regoingswimming,raftingandcanoeing,and
maybebackpackinginthemountains.
Janet:Thatsoundsamazing!Andafterthat,what
areyourplans?
Mark:I'llcatchtheGreyhoundbustoBoston,and
relaxinahotelforthreedays.
Kate:ThemuseumsinBostonaregreat!You
absolutelymustvisitthem.
Mark:OK,I'obacktoNewYorkfor
twodays,towatchabaseballgame.
Kate:TheNewYorkYankees?That'smyteam!
Mark:ThenI'mflyingtoChicagoforsixdays,tostay
withsomefriends.
Kate:AndwillyouflyhomefromChicago?
Mark:No,thenI'llgotoDCforsixdaystodosome
nI'llbebackafewdaysbefore
thebeginningofterm.
Janet:Itsoundslikeadreamvacation.
Unit9
Conversation1
Kate:Oh,Janet,youdon''sthe
matter?
Janet:Oh,I'sleepingverywellatthe
moment,soI'sleepinthelecture
justnow.
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Kate:Isanythingwrong?
Janet:Oh,Idon''mworriedabout
'vegotanessaytowrite.
Kate:Areyoueatingproperly?Ididn'tseeyouat
dinnerlastnight.
Janet:No,I''tfaceanymore
Westernfoodforafewdays.
Kate:Ithinkyou'eel
sick?
Janet:Mostlyhomesick.
Kate:Haveyoutalkedtoyourtutor?
Janet:No!WhywouldIdothat?
Kate:Well,it'spartofhisjobtokeepaneyeonyour
'tyoumakeanappointmenttosee
thedoctor?
Janet:ButI'mallright.
Kate:Doyouhaveanyothersymptoms?Doyou
haveaheadache?
Janet:Well,Ihaveaheadachenearlyallthetimeat
's
nothing.I'!Don'tworryaboutme.
Kate:Youpoorthing!Whydon'tyoumakean
appointmenttoseethedoctor?She'llgiveyoua
check-up;takeyourtemperatureandbloodpressure,
alltheusualtests.
Janet:Oh,Idon''snothing.
Kate:You'!AndI'm
comingwithyou.
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Conversation2
Doctor:Whatseemstobetheproblem?
Janet:Well...
Kate:Shehasn'tbeeneatingorsleepingproperly.
Shefellasleepinthelecturethismorning.
Doctor:Hmm,andwhatdidthelecturerthinkof
that?
Janet:Fortunately,hedidn'tseeme.
Doctor:OK,I'mgoingtoaskyouafewquestions.
How'syoursociallife?
Janet:It'sfine.I'vegotsomereallynicefriends.
Doctor:Haveyougotaboyfriend?
Janet:'tthinkmyparentswouldlikemeto
haveonewhileI'matuniversity.
Doctor:Andareyoueatingproperly?
Janet:Yes,Ithinkso.
Kate:Shesaysshe'sabitfedupwithWesternfood.
Doctor:OK,soyou'dlikesomehomecomfort...
what'syourfavoritefood?
Janet:Friedrice!
Doctor:Notmuchfriedricefordinnerincollege,is
there?Um,anyworriesaboutyourwork?
Janet:,Isupposeso.
Doctor:Doyouhaveanessaycrisis?
Janet:Yes!Ihaven''t
readasquicklyasmyfriends,soittakesmealong
timetowritemyessays.
Doctor:OK,outotryandtakeafew
daysoff.I'llhaveawordwithyourtutorandseeifhe
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canwaitforyouressay.
Janet:OK.
Doctor:Ifyou'rerundownordepressed,you're
comebackand
seemenextweek?Inthemeantime,Isuggestyoutry
takingsome...
Unit10
Conversation1
Janet:Hi!
Mark:Hi!
Kate:Howareyou?
Mark:I'mOK,'reyouguys?
Kate:Good.
Mark:Good...Oh,thattraffic!It'sgettingworseand
worse!
Kate:Tellmeaboutit,it'sawful!Don'tyouworry
aboutyourhealthwhenyou'recycling?Allthat
pollution!Like,whatarewebreathingin?Theyreally
shoulddosomethingaboutit!
Mark:Ithinktheyintendto—oratleasttheykeep
talkingaboutit.
Janet:Shallwegoinside?
Mark:Yea.
...
Mark:Youknow,itsoundscrazy,butitmightbean
y
gothitbyacrazydriverearlier.
Kate:AreyouOK?
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Mark:Yes,I'mfine.
Janet:Wouldtheyreallydothat—bancars?
Mark:It''dsortoutthetrafficproblems.
Anditwouldreducepollution.
Janet:Idon'tthinkthatwouldbeverypopularwith
drivers.
Mark:Butitwouldbesaferforcyclists.
Kate:Supposingtheyintroducedacongestion
charge?
Mark:LikeinLondon?
Janet:Doyouthinkitwouldstoppeopledrivinginto
Oxford?
Mark:It'dstopsomepeople.
Kate:TheycouldalwaysextendtheParkandRide
scheme.
Janet:It'sagoodidea.
Kate:Ifpeopleactuallyuseit.
Mark:Hey,Ihaven'ttoldyou,I'mgoingtoameeting
oftheEnvironmentalActionGrouptonight.
Kate:Youare?Goodforyou!
Mark:Yes,I'mjustconcernedaboutthe
environment.I'vedecidedtogetmoreactive,believeit
ornot.
Janet:Iguessweallshould.
Kate:Iknow,you'reright...Excuseme...
Conversation2
Janet:Bytheway,Mark,howdidyourmeetinggo?
Mark:Quiteinteresting,actually.
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Janet:Sowhatdidtheytalkabout?
Mark:Uh,recycling,vethisplan...
m
w,like,alltheplastic,
whichtheydon'tdo.I'mgoingtowritealetterthis
evening.
Janet:Really?Youknow,IthinkImightgotothe
nextmeeting.I'vebeenmeaningtodosomething...
getmoreactiveabouttheenvironment.
Mark:Yes,warming,icecaps
melting,'titworryyou?
Janet:Yes,it'sreallyfrightening.
Mark:Hey,itwouldbegreatifyoucametothe
meeting,ionGroupreallywantsto
makestudentsmoreawareofwhattheycandoto
help.
Janet:Youknow,Ithinkeveryoneknowswhatthey
ydon'tdoit—Idon'tdoit.
Mark:I'ly,there'ssomethingwe
coulddorightnow.
Janet:What?
Mark:There'sthispostertheywanttoputupall
syoueasywaysofsaving
energy.I'mlookingatit,here,look...
Janet:"Uselesshotwater..."
Mark:They'veaskedustoprintitoutandputitup
ttohelpme?
Janet:Sure!ItmightbeanideatoaskKatetohelp.
Mark:Yes,let'don'tweprintit
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out—rightnow?
Janet:Sure.
Conversation2
Voiceonradio：Thenewsatoneo’clock.
TornadoeshavedamagedhomesinNorthern
England.
Thereisstillnonewsofmissingcompanydirector,
AlanMarsden.
Scientistsclaimthatglobalwarmingisaccelerating.
Therearereportscominginofmorefighting
in…
Mark：DoyoumindifIturnitoff?
Janet：It’sfine,Iwasn’tlistening.
Mark：Doyoufollowthenews?
Janet：Yeah,n’toftenlistentothe
radio,Imostlygetmynewsonline.
Kate：Doyou?
Janet：Yes,Ireadarticlesfromdifferentpapers.
Kate：Mydaddoesthat.
Mark：Well,I’vegotusedtoreadingreal
newspapers.
Janet：
getlotsofdifferentviews,it’svery
stimulating.
Mark：True,’vegotintothe
habitofreadingthepapersintheJCR–in
acomfortablearmchair,withlotsofblackcoffee.
Kate：Don’teitherofyoulistentotheradio?It’sa
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greatwaytowakeup.
Mark：Yeah,
Iwatchthenewsontelly.
Kate：You’nowthat.
Mark：etobe
reallyknowledgeableaboutcurrentaffairs.
Janet：Youare.
Kate：Well,I’toomuchtime
ritishTV.
Janet：We’venoticed,goingtowatch
Friendswithmetonight?
Kate：Youbet!