成熙英语高级文本

成熙英语高级文本

Unit1 That's what friends are for.

you have a date for the party

yet?

Do you have a date for the party

yet?

Actually,I don't.

Do

you

know

anyone

I

could

go

with?

em..what kind of guys do you like?

oh,I

like

guys

who

aren't

too

serious,and

who

have

a

good

sense

of humor.

You know,someone like you.

okay,erm,what else?

Well

I

prefer

someone

I

have

something in common with,who i can

talk to easily.

I think i know just the guy for

you,Bob..

Do you know him?

No,i don't think so.

okay,I'll

ask

him

to

meet

us

for

coffee,and you can tell me what you

think.

,what's the verdict?

So,what's the verdict?

What did you think of Bob?

Well,I

was

worried

at

first,especially when I saw that he

rode a huge motorcycle.

I thought he might turn out to be

one

of

those

guys

who

is

into

heavy

metal

music

and

stuff

like

that.

You know what I mean?

But he is just a regular kind of

guy right?

Yeah,we got along really well.

I knew you'd like him!

Yeah.I he is really funny!

He had me laughing hysterically at

the coffee shop,remember?I think the

people

sitting

next

to

us

thought

we were crazy.

So,are

you

two

going

to

get

together again?

fact,we

'll

going

to

the party together.

That is great!

So,Have you seen Andrea lately?

yeah,I see her pretty ofen.

We work together at cafe latte.

How's she doing?

I've been meaning to call her.

Well,to be honest,I've always thought

she

was

a

little

days,I find her impossible.

What do you mean?

Oh,you know how she is,she has such

strong ideas about everything,and if

you

don't

agree

with

her,she

lets

you know what she thinks of you!

yes,that's

that's

why

we

love her,right?

I guess she's changed a lot

since

she

started

talks

about herself all the she

always manages to mention how good

she is at everything she does.

em,maybe

i

won't

call

her

after

all.

n

Have

you

met

the

new

apartment

manager?

Mr. Jonnson?

yeah,i

met

him

last

's...a

little strange.

yeah,he is.I'm not sure i like him.

He's hard to predict.

Sometime

he's

pretty

cheerful

and

talktive,and the next day,he doesn't

even say hello.I think he must have

personal problems or something.

I think you're right.

And have you noticed that half the

time when he says he's going to do

something,he never actually does it?

He told me three times he comes to

fix the light in my he

still hasn't done it.

Unit2 Career moves

s

So,where

are

you

working

this

summer,Carlors?

I'm

working

as

a

tutor

in

a

learning Central for kids.

Interesting,what

kinds

of

things

do

the kids do there?

Well,they work on subjects they need

help in.

Erm..mainly math and English.

Is your job hard?

No,not

at

kids

work

on

computers most of the have

to help them started and be there

when they run into problems.

Do you enjoy it?

Oh,g with kids is so much

more fun than working with adults.

And I get to choose my own hours.

As long as I work eight

hours a

day,I can come in at anytime from

eight am to nine pm.

Lucky you.

So,what

kind

of

job

did

you

find

for the summer?

I'm

working

for

a

marketing

company.I'm doing telephone marketing.

Oh,so

you're

one

of

those

people

who drives me crazy by calling me

up

and

trying

to

persuade

me

to

buy something that I have absolutely

no need for?

Exactly.

Do you like it?

Believe it or not,I 's mostly

a

bunch

of

students

working

there,and

we

have

a

lot

fun

when

we are not making .

It's

really

easy,

we

just

have to read from a script.

Are you doing this full time?

Yeah,but

I

work

from

two

in

the

afternoon until eleven at I

get to sleep as late as I want to

in the morning.

Paul,Did

you

find

your

summer

job

yet?

Yeah,I'm working in a restaurant.

Oh,How's it going?

Oh,the money is not bad.

What are you doing?Are you waiting

tables?

I

,I'm

working

in

the

kitchen.I

cut

up

stuff

for

the

chef,vegetables and meat and things.I

also wash the dishes.

Oh,yake!

Yeah,It's

pretty

hard

work.I

didn't

realize

how

hot

it

is

in

a

restaurant kitchen until I took this

job.

So why don't you quit?

I'd love to!But I need the money.

Why the long face,Tony?

Oh,I get some bad news today.

What happened?

Well,you know my job at the design

studio?

Yes?

Well..

Oh no..

Oh

yes!Today

the

boss

called

me

into

his

office

and

tell

me

they

had to lay me means as of

April 30th ,I'm out of work!

oh..

No more job!

Oh ,Tony,I'm so said you

really like working there,too.

Yeah,well,It's not all bad news.

The

boss

told

me

there's

still

a

small chance that the company would

call me back in the summer if the

work picked up.

You

never

know

What'll

happen,they

may need me than.

This is so sudden,isn't it?

Well,not

,the

boss

also

explained

that

two

other

employees

had already been laid off.

I had feeling I might be the next

one in know,I've only been

working there ten months.

So

we

don't

have

any

they're

going

to

lay

someone

off,it's always going to the newer

employees first.

What are you going to do?

Like

i

said

i

still

get

a

job

until the end of the ng

in May,I plan to send out resumes

and go on some ..

Depending

on

the

outcome

of

the

interviews,I may..

Unit3 What's wrong with it

ase

Can I help you?

Yes,

I

bought

this

briefcase

here

last week.

There're

something

wrong

with

the

lock.

I can't get it to close properly.

Let me see...

Yes I see what you mean.

The

lock

seems

to

be

jamed

or

something.

No problem,I'll get you another one.

Sorry about that.

Excuse me?

Yes?How can I help you?

You see that shirt,I bought it here

a few weeks ago,but the first time

I

washed

it,the

color

went from bright red to light pink.

How did you wash it?

Well

,I

just

tossed

it

into

the

washing

machine

with

my

other

clothes.

What temperature did you use?

I

usually

wash

my

clothes

in

the

hot water,so I guess hot!

Well,did

you

check

the

washing

instructions?

Am..Maybe not.

Well you see here on this label,it

says wash in cold water only.

Aha..

So

I'm

really

,since

you

didn't

follow

the

washing

instruction,I can really do anything

for you.

Excuse me.

Yes?

I wonder if you could take o look

at

these

shoes

I

bought

are

pretty

new,but

they

seemed

to

be falling apart.

em,let

me

,this

doesn't

look

right.

The stitching is coming long

did you say you've had them?

Only

about

a

month,Here's

the

receipt.

em,yes,well,let me exchange this for

you.

I'm sorry for the inconvenience.

Achiever

Do you wanna be a high achiever?

Then you're going to have to think

like a high achiever.

Are

you

ready

to

change

the

way

you think?

Are you willing to change the way

you do things?

Then it sounds like you're ready to

be high achievers!

The first thing you've got to keep

in mind is that life is a constant

process of learning.

The secret of any kind of success

is education.

And we're all able to take in much

more

information

than

we

think

we

can.

People who aim to be high achievers

can

take

advantage

of

this

in

a

number of ways.

For

example,no

matter

what

you're

trying

to

achieve,make

sure

to

absorb

information

about

it

every

day.

Get

books

、

articles

、

CD- Roms

、

DVDs,and

search the web.

Do

whatever

you

can

to

increase

your knowledge in your chosen field.

And

whenever

they're

available,take

courses

that

will

build

your

knowledge

in

the

area

you're

interested in.

In

conversations

with

many

high

achievers

over

the

years,I've

come

to

understand

that

high

achievers

always

accept

total

responsibility

for their situation.

In order to develop this quality in

yourself,practice

not

blaming

other

people for you try not

using

difficult

situations

as

excuses.

High

achievers

know

that

the

keys

to

success

are

always

in

their

hands.

But that is their responsibility to

use them.

Now we come to the quality of high

achievers that I think many people

have the most trouble developing in

themselves.I'm

talking

about

the

vital quality of being a risk-taker.

Now

，

if

you're

already

willing

to

take risks,that's great!

If not,you've got to practice going

after

opportunities

that

are

a

little risky.

Think

of

something

you've

always

wanted,but were afraid to try for.

Then,go for it

！

Even

if

you're

going

out

of

your

comfort zone.

Remember,no pain,no gain.

Devil wears in Prada

穿普拉达的女王

Do you know why I hired you?

I

always

hire

the

same

girl

：

stylish,

slender,

of course worships the magazine.

But

so

often,

they

turn

out

to

be...

I

don't

know, disappointing, and um, stupid.

So

you,

with

that

impressive

resume

and

the

big

speech

about

your

so-called

work

ethic.

I, um…I thought you would be different.

I said to myself, go ahead, take a chance,

hire the smart , fat girl .

I had hope, my god, I live on it.

Anyway you ended up disappointing me more

than , um, more than any of the other silly

girls.

Um...I really did everything I could think

of.

That's all.

Excuse me,where do you think you're going?

She hates me, Nigel.

And

that's

my

problem

because...oh,

wait,

no,

it's not my problem.

I don't know what else I can do, because if

I do something right, it's unacknowledged,

she doesn't even say thank you.

But

if

I

do

something

wrong,

she

is

vicious.

?

So quit.

?

What?

?

Quit.

?

Q

ui…？

?

I can get another girl to take your job in

five minutes...one who really wants it.

?

No,I don't wanna quit, that's not fair.

But

I…you

know,

I'm

just

saying

that

I

would

just like a little credit for the fact that

I'm killing myself trying.

?

Andy, be serious.

You are not trying, you are whining.

?

What is it that you want me to say to you,

huh?

Do

you

want

me

to

say:

you,

Miranda's picking on you, poor you, poor

Andy?

Hmm, wake up, six.

She is just doing her job.

Don't you know that you are working at the

place that published some of the greatest

artists of the century?

Halston, Lagerfled, de la Renta.

And what they did, what they created, was

greater

than

art

because

you

live

your

life

in it.

Well, not you, obviously, but some people.

You think this is just a magazine, hmm?

That is not just a magazine.

This is a shining beacon of hope for… oh,

I don't know…

Let's say a youny boy growing up in Rhode

Island

with

six

brothers

pretending

to

go

to

soccer

practice

when

he

was

really

going

to

sewing class, and reading Runway under the

covers at night with a flashlight.

You

have

no

idea

how

many

legends

have

walked

these halls.

And what's worse, you don't care, because

this place , where so many people would die

to work, you only deign to work.

And

you

want

to

know

why

she

doesn't

kiss

you

on the forehead and five you gold star on

your homwork at the end of the day.

Wake up, sweetheart.

?

Okay, so I 'm screwing it up, I don't want

to ...

I

just

wish

tha

tI

know

that

I

could

do

to...

?

Haslton

侯斯顿

Lagerfled

拉格尔格伦

Oscar De la Renta

奥斯卡德拉伦塔

beacon /

?

bi

?

k

?

n/

信号，烽火灯

Rhode

罗德岛

legend /

l

?

d

?

?

nd/

神话

Unit6 Cloth and Appearance

liposuction

抽脂术

stunning

极好的，美呆了

gorgeous

灿烂的，华丽的

double eyelid surgery

割双眼皮

get a nose job

隆鼻

implant

植入体

airbrushed and editited anyway

修过图的

The

people

in

that

movie

were

so

beautiful,

the

lead

actress

was

stunning, I wish I looked like her.

Yes,she was beautiful,although I hear

she's had a lot of surgery to get

her looking that way.

Really? Like what

？

I

think

she's

had

liposuction

and

double eyelid surgery.

Oh yes.I've got a friend who's had

double eyelid surgery and she looks

great now.

Really?

Yeah,I

was

actually

considering

having it done too.

Are you serious?

But I think you're perfect the way

you are.

And I'm not just saying that.

Um..Thanks let's face it.

I'm

nothing

compared

to

that

actress.

Maybe

I

should

get

a

nose

job ,too.

I would love to have a straighter

nose like hers.

Oh

and

maybe

implants

to

make

my

lips fuller as well.

Wow,don't get carried away.

I

might

not

be

able

to

recognize

you after all of that.

What

if

you

get

it

done,and

you

decide

you

don't

like

your

new

look

？

And

wouldn't

you

be

worried

about

the surgery going wrong?

Not

really.I

think

the

risks

are

quite small.

Is it really worth it though?

There's

no

point

comparing

yourself

to movie stars.

They spend hours in make up to get

them looking like that.

And

all

their

pictures

are

airbrushed and editied anyway.

They don't look like that in real

life.

Nobody's perfect.

em..Yeah that's true I suppose.

Well

just

make

sure

is

what

you

really

want

before

you

make

any

rash decisions.

Anyway

let's

talk

about

something

else before you get any more crazy

ideas into your head.

sweat pants

a jogging suit

jerseys

运动衣球衣

sporty look

light-colored slack

休闲长裤

polo shirt

翻领短袖

goth look

哥特风

黑色长裙长靴烟熏妆

long flowing floral skirts

长的飘逸的

碎花裙子

long tunics and layers

一层一层

the Bohemian look

波西米亚风

preppy look

学院风

2 Satoko

Well you know,It's funny,My mother's

from

Japan

and

she's

very

old-fashioned.

But

ever

since

I

was

a

little

girl,I

have

never

really

been

interested

in

wearing

traditional

Japanese clothing like a kimono or

anything.

My mom used to get a little angry

at me,but the thing is,I never felt

comfortable.

Well,when I was old enough,I finally

bought the clothes I liked.

And I went for a total goth look.

I

wore

long

black

dresses,heavy

black boots and dark makeup.

My mother really hated it.

But

I

guess

I

wanted

to

make

a

statement.

Now that I'm in college,I just wear

comfortable

fun

long

flowing

layers.

I

guess

you

would

call

it

the

Bohemian look.

3 Carlos

Well , I was really into sports in

high school.

And

I

was

always

wearing

sweat

floral

skirts

and

dresses,long

tunics

and

lots

of

pants , a jogging suit or Jerseys

with numbers on them.

I

didn't

have

much

time

for

fashion.

I guess I had sporty look.

But nowadays,you'll almost always see

me

in

light-colored

slacks,a

nice

polo shirt and maybe a sweater when

it's cold.

A lot of people call it the preppy

look.

I don't think I need to change it.

It worked for me in college,and it

works for me now.

It's a classic look.

Naturally,I'll

put

on

something

formal

if

I'm

going

to

a

wedding

or a special event.

And when I planned to do something

athletic,

then

of

course

I

wear

sports

clothes.

lla

People

say,you

know,that

personality

is

more

important

than

how

people

look.

But

honestly,when

don't

you

see

meet

that

someone,you

personalities .

You see how they look first.

Clothes

are

like

important

to

don't have to wear the same

thing I wear.

But

they

should

look,I

don't

know,stylish.

Well,in a social sitting,a party,club

or restaurant something like that.

I like to look at person's face.

Ar..But in a business sitting.

It's somewhat different.

It's more people's overall appearance

that matters.

I like to see how people appealed

others,how

they

interact,how

they

present themselves to people.

You

know,I

think

it's

actually,I

like

to

see

their

level

of

confidence.

I

think

confidence

is

what's

important to me.

Ar..when

I

meet

new

people,er,I

guess it's their eyes .

They

have

to

be

big,kind,and

ham..interesting.

Er..I

really

don't

care

about

clothing or hair color or anything

like that.

Unit7 Crossing cultures

Slurping

Saudi Arabia

nuisance

烦恼的人或事

secure

Alice

One thing that I had to get used

to

when

I

was

traveling

in

Korea

was the way people make noise when

they drink soup.

I think It's because they want to

show

that

they're

really

enjoying

their food.

So they make a slerping noise.

It bothered me at first.

But then I get used to it.

I

guess

It's

because

my

parents

spent

years

when

I

was

a

kid

telling me not to make noise while

I was eating.

John

When

I

lived

in

Spain,I

was

surprised

at

how

late

people

eat

in the evening.

When you're invited to dinner,you're

asked to come around nine o'clock.

And you usually don't start dinner

until ten.

And people stay terribly late.

Sometimes until two in the morning ,

or even later.

I

found

it

does

one

get up and go to work

or school

the

next

day

after

eating

and

talking until three in the morning?

Susan

I

lived

in

Saudi

Arabia

for

a

while,and when I went out,I had to

obey

the

local

custom

of

putting

something over my head.

And wearing clothing that covered my

whole body.

At

first

,I

found

it

a

real

nuisance.

But after a while ,I got used to

it.

And even started to like it.

You feel really secure.

And

also,you

don't

have

to

worry

about what to wear all the time.

Unit8 Life is little lessons

1.

So

what

were

you

like

when

you

were younger?

When I was a kid I was kind of

irresponsible.

You?Really?What made you change?

Graduating from high school.

What do you mean?

Well,until

I

graduated.I

never

had

any

important

then I went off to college.

I know what you mean.I was really

immature when I was a teenager.

So what made you change?

I think I became more mature after

I got my first job and moved away

from I had a job,I became

totally independent.

Where did you work?

I work for my dad at the bank.

2.

Another

turning

point

for

me

was

when I got my dog Pepper.

I know that sounds silly,but it was

really important to me.

Why was that so important?

Well,I was about 11,I rememberd that

having

a

dog,you

know,he

was

mine,made

me

feel

really

really

responsible in a funny kind of way.

He

would

follow

me

everywhere

and

was

always

waiting

for

me

when

I

came home from school.

Actually that sounds kind of nine,I

never

got

to

have

a

I

remembered

when

I

got

my

first

was

a

very

important

day

for

the

first

time,I

could go out on my own and go as

far

as

I

wanted

to.I

used

to

polish the bicycle everyday and take

really

good

care

of

course

that

only

lasted

a

few

months,and

then I lost interest in it.

3.

I have to say, five years ago, I

was a completely different person.

I never said much in a crowd and

I always try to avoid making small

talk with people I didn't know very

well.

But

really,

I

was

just

incredibly

shy and reserved.

Anyway, then I went away to college

and I had this roommate Nora.

She had a great sense of humor and

laughed at all my jokes.

That

really

gave

me

a

lot

of

confidence.

Nora

and

I

joined

a

small

study

group at school.

When we finished studying, a bunch

of us go out for coffee.

Conversation is easy, because we all

have a lot of the same interests.

Now my new friends think of me as

the funny one in the group,can you

believe it?

So I'd say I'm much more friendly

and outgoing now.

I don't worry about speaking up and

giving my opinion anymore.

In fact, I'm thinking about joining

a few more clubs, so I can meet

even

more

new

people

and

do

more

things.

4.

Well I guess the biggest change in

my

life

over

the

last

five

years

is that I got married.

You know, I used to be into going

out with friends every weekend and

staying out late.

When we were pretty wild and crazy

back then.

Now I'm more of a family man.

I

don't

mind

staying

at

home

watching TV , that kind of thing.

I'm even learning to cook.

It's not so bad.

I

guess

you

could

say

that

I

started to grow up.

I wasn't so interested in going out

all the time.

I

was

ready

to

settle

down

and

have a family.

I

have

to

be

honest,

my

heart

wasn't

really

in

the

right

place

before.

I

mean,

before

I

didn't

mind

being , well, a little irresponsible

at times, even selfish.

I

was

always

out

having

fun

with

my friends, but I never wanted to

hear about their problems.

I just didn't care.

But

with

my

wife

and

little

boy,it's different.

I'm

trying

to

become

more,you

know,more kind and generous.

I want to be there to help them

out,

no

matter

how

samll

the

problem is.

5.

One thing that was really a turning

point

for

me

was

when

I

learned

Spanish.

I

was

always

kind

of

scared

of

learning a foreign language.

Yet, I was really envious of kids

who could speak another language.

But when I started learning Spanish,

I found I was actually pretty good

at it.

And

the

moment

I

reached

at

breakthrough

stage,

you

know,

when

you

discovered

you

can

actually

speak and communicate with people in

that language, I felt really proud

of myself.

I realized that learning a foreign

language

wasn't

an

impossible

thing

after all.

Now

I

can

speak

three,

Spanish

,

Italian, and German.

And I'm taking Korean this year.

6.

I'm a twin.

And

my

twin

brother

and

I

have

always been very close.

We always did everything together.

And we were never apart for anytime

at all , until we were 18.

Then we went to different colleges

in different towns.

And that was the first time,we had

ever

really

had

to

cope

on

our

own.

I

think

it

was

good

in

a

way,

because

we

both

became

more

confident and independent.

Until then,I'd always had my brother

to depend on whenever I ran into a

problem.

But once I went away to college, I

realized that I was actually capable

of working things out on my own.

#1

Ducks

and

people

both

love

clean

air.

We

all

need

clean

air

to

stay

healthy.

Take a deep breath, how was that?

Imaging if you've lived in a place

where

there

was

a

lot

of

air

pollution,with

the

air

contained

gases

,dust,

fumes

or

odors

and

harmful amounts.

Yack! Would you be able to breathe

easy in the place like that?

#2

The ozone layer forms a thin shield

between the earth and sun.

It protects life on earth from the

sun's ultraviolet or UV rays.

In

the

1980's

,

scientist

began

finding clues that the

ozone layer

was disappearing.