Englishpod-1-365-完美打印版备课讲稿

2021年2月28日发(作者：英译)

精品文档

Elementary

‐

Difficult Customer (B0001

)

A:

Good

evening.

My

name

is

Fabio,

I’ll

be

your waiter for tonight. May I take your order?

B:

No, I’m still working on it. This menu is not

even in English. What’s good here?

A:

For you sir, I would recommend spaghetti

and meatballs.

B:

Does it come with coke and fries?

A:

It

comes

with

either

soup

or

salad

and

a

complimentary glass of wine, Sir.

B:

I’ll

go

with

the

spaghetti

and

meatballs,

salad and the wine.

A:

Excellent choice, your order will be ready

soon.

B:

How soon is soon?

A:

Twenty minutes?

B:

You know what? I’ll just go grab a burger

across the street.

Elementary

‐

Calling In Sick (B0002)

A:

Hello,

Daniel

speaking,

how

may

I

help

you?

B:

Hi, Daniel, Julie here.

A:

Hi, Julie, how are you?

B:

Act

ually, I’m feeling quite ill today.

A:

I’m sorry to hear that. What’s wrong?

B:

I think I’m coming down with the flu. I have

a headache, a sore throat a runny nose and

I’m feeling slightly feverish.

A:

I see... so you’re calling in sick?

B:

Yes,

I

was

hoping

to

take

the

day

off

to

recover.

A:

OK, then. Try and get some rest.

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

Hotel Upgrade (C0003)

A:

Good afternoon. What can I do for you?

B:

I’d

like

to

check

in

please.

I

have

a

reservation under the name Anthony Roberts.

A:

All

right

R.O.B.E.R.T.S...

Oh,

Mr.

Roberts

we’ve been expecting you& and here is your

keycard to the presidential suite.

B:

But

there

must

be

some

mistake;

my

reservation was for a standard room.

A:

Are you sure? Let me double check.

B:

Yeah&Here,

this

is

my

confirmation

number.

A:

You’re right Mr. Roberts, there seems to be

a

mixup,

unfortunately

we’re

overbooked

at

精品文档

the moment .

B:

So&

A:

Not to worry. We’re pleased to offer you a

complimentary upgrade.

B:

Presidential suite baby!

Elementary

‐

The Office

‐

I need an assistant! (C0004

)

A:

...like I told you before, we just don’t have

the resources to hire you an assistant.

B:

I

understand

that,

but

the

fact

is

we’re

understaffed.

A:

The timing is just not right. The economy is

bad, and it’s too ri

sky to take on new staff.

B:

Yeah, I guess you’re right.... here’s an idea,

what

if we hire an intern? She would take some of

the weight off my shoulders.

A:

She?

B:

Yeah,

you

know,

a

recent

graduate.

She

could

give

me

a

hand

with

some

of

these

projects and we could keep our costs down.

A:

That sounds reasonable... let me see what I

can do.

A:

Tony, I’d like to introduce you to your new

assistant.

B:

OK, great! Let’s meet her!

C:

Hi, I’m Adam.

B:

Oh... hi... I’m Tony...

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

Cut In Line (C0005)

A:

I can’t believe it took us two hours to get

here. The traffic in New York is unbelievable.

B:

Yeah, but just relax honey, we’re here and

we’re going on vacation. In a few hours we’ll

be in Hawaii, and you’ll be on the golf course.

A:

Oh no!Look at that line! It must be a mile

long!

There’s

no

way

I’m

waiting

for

another

two

hours.

B:

Honey... don’t...

C:

Hey man, the end of the line is over there.

A:

Yeah...

C:

No seriously, I was here first, and you can’t

cut in line like this.

A:

Says who?

C:

I do!

A:

So sue me!

精品文档

C:

Alright...that’s it....

Elementary

‐

The Weekend

‐

Road Trip

(C0006)

A:

So, are we all ready to go?

B:

Yup, I think so. The car’s packed; we have

munchies and music, and the map’s in the car.

A:

Did you get the camera?

B:

Got it! Did you fill up the tank?

A:

Yup, it’s all set.

B:

You’re sure we’re not forgetting anything?

A:

I’m sure... we’ve got all our bases covered.

B:

Well& let’s get going then! I love road trips!

B:

Um... do you think we can make a pit stop?

A:

But

we’ve

only

been

on

the

road

for

ten

minutes.

B:

I know, but I forgot to go to the bathroom

before

we left.

Elementary

‐

The Office

‐

Virus! (C000

7)

A:

Oh great! This stupid computer froze again!

Thats the third time today! Hey Samuel, can

you come take a look at my PC? It’s acting up

again. It must have a virus or something.

B:

Just give me a second; I’ll be right up.

B:

I ran a virus scan on your computer, and it

turns out that you have a lot of infected files!

A:

But I’m quite careful when I’m browsing the

internet,

I

have

no

idea

how

I

could

have

picked up a virus.

B:

Well,

you

have

to

make

sure

that

your

anti- virus software is updated regularly; yours

wasn’t

up

to

date,

that’s

probably

what

was

causing your problems.

A:

Ok. Anything else?

B:

Yeah, try not to kick or hit the computer!

A:

Um yeah& Sorry about that.

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

What’s

your n

ame again? (C0008)

A:

Nick! How’s it going?

B:

Oh, hey...

A:

What are you doing in this neighbourhood?

Do you live around here?

B:

Actually,

my

office

is

right

around

the

corner.

A:

It was great to meet you last week at the

conference. I really enjoyed our conversation

about foreign investment.

精品文档

B:

Yeah, yeah, it was

really interesting. You

know, I’m in a bit of a hurry, but

here’s my

card. We should definitely meet up again and

continue our discussion.

A:

Sure,

you

still

have

my

contact

details,

right?

B:

You know what, this is really embarrassing,

but your name has just slipped my mind. Can

you remind me?

A:

Sure, my nam

e is Ana Ferris. Don’t worry

about

it;

it

happens

to

me

all

the

time.

I’m

terrible with names too.

Elementary

‐

The Weekend

‐

Silence pl

ease! (C0009)

A:

Those people in front of us are making so

much noise. It’s so inconsiderate!

B:

Dont worry about it;

it’s not such a big deal.

A:

Oh... I cant hear a thing! Excuse me, can

you keep it down?

C:

Sure, sorry ’bout that!

A:

Someone’s phone is ringing!

B:

Honey,

I

think

it’s

your

phone.

Did

you

forget to switch it off?

A:

Oh,

no!

You’re

right.

That’s

so

embarrassing!

C:

Do you mind keeping it down? I’m trying to

watch a movie here!

Elementary

‐

The Office

‐

Driving Sales

(C0010)

A:

All right, people. We’re holding this meeting

today

because

we’ve

got

to

do

something

about our sales, and we need to do it NOW! I

want concrete solutions. How do you intend to

drive sales... Roger?

B:

Well, in fact, we’re the most expensive in

the market, so maybe we need to lower our

prices to match the competitors?

A:

Lower

our

prices?

Not

very

creative.

It’ll

never fly with Swan. What kind of thinking is

that? Geez. Anybody else have a better plan?

Natalie?

C:

Um,

perhaps,

um,

a

sales

promotion.

Maybe a two-for- one offer, or something like

that!

A:

What?

That’s

the

same

thing.

Bad

idea.

Really

bad

idea.

Dammit

people

come

on!

Think! The CEO will be here any minute.

D:

Do we have any ideas yet?

精品文档

C:

Yes Mr. Swan, we were kind of considering

a two-for- one offer to get more competitive.

D:

A two-for-one promotion? Hmm. I kind of

like

the

sound

of

that.

It

sounds

like

something we should consider.

A:

Yeah, exactly. Just what I was thinking! In

fact,

that’s

a

brilliant

idea!

I’m

glad

we

thought of that.

Very creative.

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

New Guy in Tow

n (C0011)

A:

Oh, I don’t know if you heard, but someone

moved into that old house down the road.

B:

Yeah, I know. I met the owner of the house

yesterday as he was moving in. His name is

Armand.

A:

Really? What’s he like? You have to fill me

in.

B:

Actually, he’s a bit strange. I don’t know...

I’ve got a bad feeling

about him.

A:

Really? Why?

B:

Well,

yesterday

I

brought

over

a

housewarming gift,but Armand started acting

really weird, and then he practically kicked me

out! I tried to, sort of, peek into his house, but

everything was so dark inside that I couldn’t

really get a good look.

A:

Well,

you’ll

never

guess

what

I

saw

this

morning.

A delivery truck pulled into his driveway, and it

dropped off a long, rectangular box. It almost

looked like a coffin!

B:

You see! Why would he...

C:

Hello ladies...

B:

Ah, Armand! You scared the heck out of me!

This

is my friend Doris.

C:

A

pleasure

to

meet

you...If

you

are

not

doing

anything

tonight,

I

would

like

to

have

you

both

for

dinner.I

mean...I

would

like

to

have you both over for dinner.

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

Cleaning the Ho

use (C0012)

精品文档

A:

Honey, the house is such a mess! I need

you to help me tidy up a bit. My boss and her

husband are coming over for dinner and the

house needs to be spotless!

B:

I’m in the middle of something right now.

I’ll be

there in a second.

A:

This can’t wait! I need your help now!

B:

Alright, alright. I’m coming.

A:

Ok, here’s a list of chores we need to get

done.

I’ll

do

the

dishes

and

get

all

the

groceries for tonight. You can sweep and mop

the floors. Oh, and the furniture needs to be

dusted.

B:

You know what, I have to pick something

up

at

the

mall,

so

why

don’t

you

clean

the

floors and Ill go to the supermarket and get all

the groceries.

A:

Sure that’s fine. Here is the list of all the

things you need to get. Dont forget anything!

And can

you

pick

up

a

bottle

of

wine

on

your

way

home?

B:

Hey, honey I’m back. Wow, the house looks

really

good!

A:

Great! Can you set the table?

B:

Just a sec I’m just gonna vacuum this rug

real fast

A:

Wait! Don’t turn it on...

Elementary

‐

The Office

‐

Out Of Contr

ol Spending (C0013)

A:

OK, so now the last point on our agenda. Jill,

let’s

go over the profit and loss statement.

B:

Great.

Well,

the

main

issue

here,

as

you

can see,

is that our expenses are through the roof.

A:

Let’s

see...

T

hese

numbers

are

off

the

charts!

What’s going on here!

B:

Well, um, sir, the company expenditures on

entertainment

and

travel

are

out

of

control.

Look

at

these

bills

for

example.

Just

this

month

we’ve

paid

over

twenty

thousand

dollars for hotel charges!

A:

OK, thank you. I’ll look into it.

B:

The list goes on and on. Here, this is a bill

精品文档

for five

thousand dollars for spa treatments!

A:

Thank you; that will be all. I’ll take care of

it.

B:

Look at this one sir, eight thousand dollars

were spent in one

night at a place called ”Wild

Things”?!

A:

OK,

I

get

it!!

Thank

you

for

your

very

thorough analysis!

Elementary

‐

I’m

in Debt (B0014)

A:

Hello, I’m here to see Mr. Corleone.

B:

Right this way, sir.

C:

Charlie! What can I do for you?

B:

Mr. Corlone,

I’m really sorry to trouble you,

but I

need your help.

C:

Anything for you, Charlie! Your father was

like a

brother to me.

B:

Well, sir, you see, this recession has hit me

pretty

hard; I lost my job and I’m in a lot of debt.

C:

I see. . . . . .

B:

Y

eah, you know, I’ve got credit card bills,

car payments, I’ve got to pay my mortgage;

and on top of all that, I have to pay my son’s

college tuition.

C:

So you’re asking for a loan.

B:

Well, I just thought maybe you could help

me out.

C:

What? At a time

like this? I’m

broke too,

you

know!

You’re

not

the

only

one

who

has

been hit by the recession! I lost half my money

in

the

stock

market

crash!

Go

on!

Get

outa

here!

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

I’m

sorry, I lo

ve you (C0015)

A:

Whoa, whoa, what’s going on?

Watch out!

B:

Hey, watch where you’re going!

A:

Oh, no! I’m so sorry! Are you all right?

B:

Oh...I don’t know.

A:

I feel terrible, I really didn’t mean to knock

you

over.

My

tire,

just

exploded,

and

I

lost

control of my bike. Really, it was an accident.

Please accept my apologies.

B:

Just let me try to stand up.

SONG:

Why do birds suddenly appear, every

time you

精品文档

are near?

A:

Are you okay?

B:

Oh, wait a second, you seem really familiar,

I think I know you from somewhere.

A:

Yeah,

I

think

we

have

met

somewhere

before. That’s right! We met at Aaron’s place

last

weekend!

What

a

coincidence!

But

anyway,

I’m

glad

to

see

that

you’re

not

too

badly hurt, and I should probably get going. I

have a nine o’clock meeting.

B:

Ouch!

My

ankle!

I

think

it’s

broken!

You

can’t

just

leave

me

like

this!

Are

you

calling

an

ambulance?

A:

Nope,

I’m

canceling

my

appointment

so

that I

can stay here with you.

SONG:

Do

you

remember

when

we

met?

That’s

the

day

I

knew

you

were

my

pet.

I

wanna tell you how much I love you.

Elementary

‐

Turn left here! (B0016)

A:

Hurry up, get in.

B:

I’m in, let’s go!

A:

OK, make a left here. . . no wait, I meant

make a

right. Come on, speed up!

B:

Geez! What’s the rush?

A:

Don’t worry about it, just drive. Oh, no, the

light is

about to change. . . step on it!

B:

Are

you nuts!

I’m not going to

run a red

light!

A:

Whatever.

Just

turn

right

here. . . .The

freeway will be packed at this hour. . . .let’s

take a side street. Go on! Get out of our way!

Move, move!

B:

What’s your problem! Ge

ez. Having a fit is

not

going to help!

A:

Here,

I

know

a

short

cut....just

go

down

here,

and

we’ll

cut

though

Ashburn

Heights.

Let’s go, let’s go! Watch out for that lady!

B:

I’m going as fast as I can!

A:

Yes!

We

made

it.

5:

58,

just

before

the

library

closes.

B:

You’re such a geek!

精品文档

Elementary

‐

Here Comes the Bride (B0

017)

A:

I

can’t

believe

that

Anthony

is

finally

getting married!

B:

Yeah well it’s about time! He’s been living

with his

parents for 40 years!

A:

Don’t

be

mean.

Look

here

come

the

bridesmaids!

Their dresses look beautiful!

B:

Who are those kids walking down the aisle?

A:

That’s the flower girl and the ring bearer.

I’m pretty sure they’re the groom’s niece and

nephew. Oh, they look so cute!

B:

I just hope the priest makes it quic

k. I’m

starving.

I

hope

the

food’s

good

at

the

reception.

A:

That’s all you ever think about, food! Oh, I

think

the

bride’s

coming

now!

She

looks

gorgeous.

Wait,

what’s

she

doing?

Where’s

she going?

B:

Oh

great!

Does

this

mean

that

the

reception is

canceled?

Elementary

‐

Upper

‐

Intermediate

‐

Protest! (D0018)

A:

This

is

Action

5

News

reporter

Sarah

O’Connell reporting live from Washington, D.

C. where a protest has broken out. Thousands

of

angry

citizens

are

protesting

against

the

proposed

bailout

of

the

auto

manufacturing

industry!

Sir,

sir,

Sarah

O’Connell,

Action

5

news. Can you tell us what’s happening?

B:

Yeah, yeah, we’re here because we feel this

is an injustice! The financial irresponsibility of

big business has to stop! We’re there to show

the

government

that

we

don’t

like

the

way

that they’re spending our tax dollars!

A:

Sir but what exactly is making everyone so

angry?

B:

It’s

an

absolute

outrage,

Sarah,

the

US

government wants to give 25 billion dollars of

taxpayers’ money to the auto indus

try. These

are

companies

that

have

been

mismanaged

and are now nearly bankrupt.

A:

I see. But, many supporters of the bailout

精品文档

argue

that

it

could

help

save

the

jobs

of

millions of hardworking Americans.

B:

That maybe true, and I for one don’t want

to

see

anyone

lose

their

job,

but

how

can

these

CEOs

ask

for

a

bailout

when

they’re

making

millions

of

dollars?

And

then,

they

have the nerve to fly to Washington in private

jets!

This

costs

hundreds

of

thousands

of

dollars! And they’re asking for money! That is

just not right!

A:

Good

point.

This

is

Sarah

O’Connell

reporting live from Washington D. C., back to

you, Tom.

Elementary

‐

The Weekend

‐

Christma

s Chronicles I (C0019)

A:

I

hate

working

on

Christmas

Eve!

Whoa!

Get a load of this guy! Come in central, I think

we’ve got ourselves a situation here.

B:

License and registration please. Have you

been drinking tonight, sir?

A:

I

had

one

or

two

glasses

of

eggnog,

but

nothing else.

B:

Step out of the vehicle, please. Sir, what do

you have in the back?

A:

Ju

st a few Christmas gifts, ’tis the season,

after all!

B:

Don’t take that tone with me. Do you have

an invoice for these items?

A:

Umm...no...I make these in my workshop

in the North Pole!

B:

You are under arrest, sir. You have the right

to

remain

silent.

You

better

not

pout,

you

better not cry. Anything you say can and will

be used against you. You have the right to an

attorney; if you cannot afford one, the state

will appoint

A:

You can’t take me to jail! What about my

sleigh? It’s Christmas Eve! I hav

e Presents to

deliver! Rudolph! Prancer! Dancer! Get help!

Elementary

‐

I Can See Clearly Now (B0

020)

A:

Hello,

Arthur.

What

seems

to

be

the

problem?

B:

Hey doc. Well, I think I might need glasses.

I’m getting headaches, and I really struggle to

精品文档

see things that are far away. But I have always

had 20/20 vision.

A:

Sounds

like

you

may

be

far- sighted.

OK,

then, cover your left eye and read the chart in

front of you.

B:

Mmm.. . X, E, R, 3, a question mark, and I

can’t quite make out the other symbol but I

think it’s the peace sign.

A:

Wow, Arthur! You’re as blind as a bat!

B:

Yeah, I know, my vision is really blurry at

times.

A:

Ok then, head on over to the other room

and pick out some frames while I fill out your

prescription.

B:

Thanks doc!

A:

Arthur

, that’s the bathroom.

Elementary

‐

The Office

‐

What Do You Do? (C0021)

A:

Oh,

look,

there’s

Veronica

and

her

boyfriend. She’s always going on about him at

the

office.

Oh,

great,

they

saw

us.

They’re

coming this way.

B:

Oh, man...

C:

Jessica! Arthur! H

i! I’d like you to meet my

boyfriend Greg, he’s the V. P. of quality and

safety for a top Fortune 500 food company.

A:

Nice

to

meet

you.

This

is

my

husband,

Arthur.

B:

Hey, how’s it going?

D:

Hello.

A:

Veronica

talks

about

you

all

the

time.

I

guess you must be pretty busy at work.

D:

Well, yeah, a V. P. position is not easy, you

know!

I

implement

policies

and

procedures

nationwide of various departments, as well as

train

junior

managers

in

FDA

and

EPA

regulations. I also have to oversee daily ope

B:

Wow, yeah... that sounds exciting.

D:

And what about you, Arthur? What do you

do for a living?

B:

Oh, I’m a Top Gun pilot!

Elementary

‐

The Weekend

‐

Christmas Chronicles II

(C0022)

A:

Really, gentlemen, you can’t take me to jail!

精品文档

Don’t you know who I am

? Kris Kringle, you

know,

Papa

Noel,

Pere

Noel,

Babbo

Natale,

sheng dan lao ren!

B:

Yeah, Yeah, we’ve heard that one before,

haven’t we Joe?

C:

Yeah,

last

week

we

booked

this

guy

who

claimed to be the tooth fairy! Can you believe

that?

A:

It’s

Christmas

Eve

and

I

have

all

these

Presents to deliver! Where is your Christmas

spirit? What will happen when all the children

wake up tomorrow and don’t find any gifts in

their stockings?

B:

Sorry

buddy,

you

were

parked

in

a

no-parking zone, you were speeding, and you

have no ID!

C:

Besides

that,

even

if

we

let

you

go

now,

your

sleigh

has

been

impounded

and

those

reindeer were taken to the city zoo.

A:

What!

This

is

unbelievable!

What’s

this

world coming to? Christmas is ruined!

C:

What’s that up ahead? It look

s like... elves!!

Elves!!

Whoa,

they’re

shooting

candy

canes!

Mayday, Mayday, we are under heavy attack!

We need backup!

Elementary

‐

Making an Appointment (

B0023)

A:

Hello, Fairbrook Consulting, how may I help

you?

B:

Yes, this is Julianne Horton, and

I’m calling

to arrange an appointment with Ms. McNealy.

A:

Certainly, what day were you thinking of?

B:

How’s Thursday? Does she have any time

available then?

A:

Um.

.

.

let

me

double

check.

.

.

unfortunately, she’s booked solid on Thursday,

how does next Monday work for you?

B:

Actually, I’ve got something scheduled on

Monday. Can she do Tuesday?

A:

Sure, Tuesday’s perfect. May I ask where

you’re

calling from?

B:

Sure, Merton Financial Advisors.

A:

Oh,

actually,

Tuesday’s

no

good.

Sorry ’bout that.

Elementary

‐

Where should we eat? (B0

精品文档

024)

A:

Do you two have any plans for the evening?

B:

We

were

thinking

of

checking

out

a

restaurant in the neigbourhood. Do you have

any suggestions?

A:

I

know

this

really

nice

Italian

place.

The

food is fantastic,

and the d′ecor is beautiful.

I’d recommend giving it a try.

C:

Actually, I’m not all that crazy about Italian

food;

I’m

in

the

mood

for

something

a

bit

lighter.

A:

In

that

case,

I

know

a

great

little

bistro.

They make a really tasty seafood platter; the

fish is outstanding.

B:

It

sounds

fantastic,

but

I’m

allergic

to

seafood, so. . .

A:

Okay, well, let me think. . . Oh, I know this

great little place. It’s just a hole in the wall,

but

they

do

the

most

amazing

sandwiches.

You gotta give them a try.

C:

Ella, you took me there last time I visited,

and I got food poisoning, remember?

Elementary

‐

Upper

‐

Intermediate

‐

Planning For The Worst

(D0025)

A:

Well, right, let’s move to our next order of

business, as many of you are aware, in recent

weeks there has been a lot of media coverage

surrounding this bird flu issue. And it’s come

to

my

attention

that

our

company

lacks

any

sort of bird flu contingency plan.

B:

Basically, we need to come up with a clear

plan; we need to outline specific actions that

our

company

can

take

to

maintain

critical

business functions in case a pandemic strikes.

A:

So,

what

I’d

like

to

do

is:

first

appoint

someone to look after drafting our plan; Ralph,

I’d like you to head up this project.

C:

Sure, no problem. What issues do you want

me to consider?

B:

Well, let’s see, there are a few points we

need

to

be

thinking

about. . .

first,

I’ll

need

you

to

analyze

our

numbers

and

figure

out

what

kind

of

financial

impact

an

outbreak

might have.

A:

You’ll also need to think about how we ca

n

精品文档

avoid any of our employees getting infected;

think

of

ways

to

reduce

employee-customer

contact,

perhaps

some

IT

solutions

that

will

allow our people to work from home.

C:

I guess you’ll need me to forecast employee

absences

as

well,

right?

And

I’ll

thin

k

about

the impact this will have on our clients. Hey,

what about vaccines? Should we be thinking

about getting vaccines for our employees?

A:

Exactly right. So, I’ll leave this to you, and

we’ll review the draft plan in two weeks. Okay,

so, anyone want to order some KFC for lunch?

Elementary

‐

New Year Resolution (B00

26)

A:

So,

did

I

tell

you

about

my

New

Year’s

resolution? I’ve decided to go on a diet.

B:

And you’re going to completely transform

your eating habits, right?

A:

Exactly! I’m going to cut

out all that junk I

eat; no more

chips, no more soda, no more

fried food.

B:

I’ve heard this one before.

A:

But this time I’m going to stick to it. I really

mean

it!

Trust

me,

Carol,

I’m

going

to

be

a

new man in one year’s time!

B:

Well,

I

guess

we’ll

just

have

to

wait

and

see.

A:

Thanks, honey, that was a great meal. I’m

stuffed. Do we have any chips left?

Elementary

‐

Asking for Time Off (B002

7)

A:

Mr. McKenna, do you have a second? I need

to talk to you about something.

B:

Sure, Liv, what can I do for you?

A:

Well, I was just wondering. . . you see, I

know

I’ve used up all my vacation days this

year, but my sister is getting married, and the

wedding is overseas, and, well. . .

B:

You

wanna

take

some

time

off,

is

that

right?

A:

Well, sir, I was just hoping that I might be

able to take some unpaid leave this year.

B:

What dates are you planning on taking off?

I’ll need at least two months notice, so that I

can plan for your absence.

精品文档

A:

I was thinking of taking off from September

first until the thirtieth. Would you be okay with

that?

B:

Well, I guess so.

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

I’m

Sorry, I Love You II (C0

028)

A:

I’m

so

relieved

that

your

ankle

wasn’t

broken! I feel just awful about this whole thing.

I wanna make it up to you. Let me take you

out to dinner tonight. My treat.

B:

That sounds great! I’d love to! Here is my

address. Pick me up at eight?

A:

Perfect!

B:

Thank you for such a lovely evening! The

food was amazing, and I had a great time.

A:

Me too. You look so beautiful tonight! I wish

this night would never end. There’s something

I have to tell you...

B:

What is it?

A:

I woke up today thinking this would be just

like any other ordinary day, but I was wrong. A

twist

of

fate

brought

us

together.

I

crashed

into your life and you into mine, and this may

sound crazy, but I’m falling

Elementary

‐

Advanced

‐

Investing in Emerging Mark

ets (E0029)

A:

Dad, I’d like to borrow some money.

B:

Sure, Johnny, how much do you need? Five

bucks?

A:

Come

on,

Dad,

I

need

thirty

thousand.

I

wanna

ge

t

into

the

market.

You

know,

I’m

tired

of

hearing

all

this

news

about

the

economic downturn, the inevitable recession,

people

stuffing

their

money

in

their

mattresses.

I look at this as an opportunity.

This is a chance for me to get a jump start on

building my nest egg.

B:

I

don’t

know

about

that;

with

all

the

uncertainty in the markets right now, it would

be

a

very

unwise

decision

to

invest.

I

don’t

know if you’re aware son, but there has been a

lot of turmoil in the markets

recently. There

have already been half a million layoffs in the

精品文档

last few months, and we have no idea how the

proposed

stimulus

package

will

impact

the

economy. There’s just too much instability. I

wouldn’t

feel

comfortable

investing

in

this

climate.

A:

But look at it this way, every challenge is an

opportunity.

And

anyway,

I’m

not

talking

about investing in the domestic market. There

are

emerging

markets

that

promise

great

returns.

Look

at

China,

for

example;

they

have 1.4 billion people, half a billion of whom

have recently entered the middle class. Here

alone,

the

aggregate

demand

for

consumer

goods

rePresents

an

amazing

wealth

generating opportunity.

B:

Come

on,

son,

you’re

looking

at

this

too

naively,

the

Chinese

market

has

exhibited

a

great deal of instability, and their currency has

been devalued by almost a whole percentage

point.

A:

Fine, then! If that’s the way you feel, so be

it. But you’re losing out on a great opportunity

here. I’m going to go hit up Mum for the cash.

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

New Guy in Town II (C0030

)

A:

Oh,

Armand,

thank

you

for

such

a

thoughtful

invitation!

It’s

really

very

nice

of

you

to

invite

us

over

for

dinner,

don’t

you

think so, Ellen?

B:

Oh, yes of course! We’d love to come over.

Can I bring anything?

C:

No, don’t worry about it; I’ll take

care

of

everything. I’ll see you tonight. Come with an

appetite... I know I will!

B:

I don’t want go over to his place for dinner!

He gives me the creeps! Why on earth did you

accept?

A:

Oh come on Ellen, it will be nice to get to

know

him.

Besides,

he’s

new

to

the

neighborhood, and it would be rude to decline

his invitation.

B:

I

guess

so...

You

always

rope

me

into

things like this!

C:

Ladies!

Thank

you

for

coming!

You

look

delicious...I mean beautiful. Please come in.

A:

Oh Oh Armand! You are too kind!

精品文档

B:

How did I get myself into this...

Elementary

‐

Canceling an Appointment

(B0031)

A:

Hello, Samantha speaking.

B:

Hi Samantha. This is Angela calling.

A:

Oh, hi Angela, what’s up?

B:

I’m just calling about our meeting today. I

wonder,

is

it

possible

to

reschedule

our

appointment in the afternoon? I have a bit of

an emergency that I need to take care of.

A:

Let me see, it shouldn’t be too much of a

problem...

B:

I’m

really

sorry,

I

hope

it

doesn’t

inconvenience

you

too

much,

it’s

just

this

thing came up, and ...

A:

Angela, you know what, I can’t make it to

our meeting, either. Why don’t we postpone it

to tomorrow afternoon at the same time?

B:

Sounds great. See you tomorrow.

C:

Angela..Angela, look up! See that lady over

there

who

is

trying

on

a

red

leather

jacket?

Isn’t that Samantha?

B:

What? No wonder she told me she couldn’t

make it to the meeting, oh, no, I think she saw

me...

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

Opening a Bank Account (

C0032)

A:

Next, please. May I help you, sir?

B:

Hello, yes, I’d li

ke to open a bank account.

A:

Certainly,

I

can

can

help

you

with

that.

What type of account would you like to open?

A chequing or a savings account?

B:

What What features do they offer?

A:

Well, if you just take a look here, see, with

our chequing account, you can have unlimited

daily transactions for a small monthly fee, and

our savings account has a higher interest rate,

but

you

must

carry

a

minimum

balance

of

$$ 10,000 dollars.

B:

I see, well, I think I’m more interested in a

chequing account; I like to have easy access

to my money.

A:

Alright,

then,

with

this

chequing

account

you’ll

be

issued

a

debit

card

and

a

cheque

精品文档

book.

Will

you

require

overdraft

protection?

There is an extra fee for that.

B:

No, that won’t be necessary.

A:

In

that

case,

I’ll

g

et

you

to

fill

out

this

paperwork;

I’ll

need

your

social

insurance

number, and two pieces of government ID. If

you could just sign here, and here, and here;

we’ll

be

all

set.

Would

you

like

to

make

a

deposit today?

B:

Yes, I’d like to deposit one billion

dollars.

Elementary

‐

Foul! (B0033)

A:

Has the game started yet?

B:

Yeah, about 5 minutes ago.

A:

Who

’

s winning?

B:

The Bulls, of course!

A:

What! That wasnt a foul! C’mon, ref!

B:

Don’t

worry,

Shaq

always

screws

up

free

throws.

A:

You were right!

He didn’t make the shot!

B:

That

was

a

great

shot!

A

three

pointer,

yeah!

A:

Did you see that? He traveled and the ref

didn’t call it!

B:

This ref needs glasses. Hey ref, open your

eyes! I can’t believe he didn’t see that!

A:

Okay...

end

of the first quarter... Alright,

I’m gonna make a beer run.

Elementary

‐

Upper

‐

Intermediate

‐

Live from Washington (

D0034)

A:

This

is

Madeline

Wright,

for

BCC

News

reporting live from Washington D. C. where,

very shortly, the new President will deliver his

inaugural

address.

Just

moments

ago,

the

President was sworn-in to office; following the

United States Constitution the President swore

an oath to faithfully execute the office of the

presidency.

B:

And

what

exactly

is

going

on

now,

Madeline?

A:

Well, Tom, true to American tradition, the

band has just played “Hail to the Chief”, and

the President has been honored by a 21-gun

salute. Now we’re waiting for the President to

take to the stage and deliver his speech. Tom,

精品文档

it’s like a who’s who of the political world here

on

Capital

Hill,

with

dignitaries

representing

several different countries.

B:

What’s

the

mood

on

the

ground

like,

Madeline?

A:

In a word, the mood here is electric. The

excitement

in

the

air

is

palpable;

I’ve

never

seen a larger crowd here on Capital Hill, and

the

audience

is

shouting,

crying,

and

embracing each other. On this, a most historic

day, you can feel the hope and the excitement

in the air. The 20th of January will go down in

history as the . . . . Oh, Tom, it looks like the

President is about to begin. . .

C:

My fellow Americans, today I stand before

you...

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

He’s

not a Go

od Fit (C0035)

A:

So,

Lauren,

I

just

wanted

to

talk

to

you

quickly

about

our

new

customer

support

representative, Jason Huntley.

B:

Sure, what’s up

?

A:

Basically, I’ve got a few concerns about him,

and

the

bottom

line

is,

I

don’t

think

he’s

a

good fit for our company.

B:

Okay... what makes you say that? I thought

you were pleased with his overall performance.

Didn’t

you

just

tell

me

last

week

how

impressed you were with his attitude?

A:

Yeah, his attitude is great, but he’s really

unreliable. Sometimes he’s really productive,

but then other times... take last Tuesday for

instance,

he

was

forty-five

minutes

late

for

our morning meeting!

B:

Well,

I’

m

sure

he

had

a

perfectly

good

reason...

A:

But that’s not the only thing... you know,

he really doesn’t have the best work ethic, I’m

constantly catching him on MSN and Facebook

when he should be talking to clients.

B:

Yeah, but come on, Geoff, as if yo

u don’t

check Facebook at work. Look, you hired this

guy, we’ve invested a lot of time and money in

his training, so now it’s up to you to coach him.

Make it work, Geoff!

A:

Make it work,

Geoff. You would say that,

wouldn’t you, he is your cousin; what a

jerk,

精品文档

make me hire your stupid, useless, cousin.

Elementary

‐

I’m

Sorry, I Love You III (

B0036)

A:

Steven! Where have you been? I’ve been

trying to get a hold of you for hours!

B:

I... um... there was an emergency at work,

so...

A:

I was waiting for you in the restaurant for

three

hours!

And

you

didn’t

even

have

the

decency to call me! Do you have any idea how

embarrassed I was?

B:

Honey, I promise this won’t happen again,

it’s just that I...

A:

Yeah, right. I’ve heard it all before. I’m not

going

to

take

any

more

of

your

empty

promises. This is the 5th time you’ve stood me

up

in

two

weeks!

You

need

to

get

your

priorities straight. I’m tired of you putting your

job first all the time!

B:

Come on, Veronica, that’s not fair. I do care

about you a lot, you know that. I tried to ...

A:

You know what? Maybe we should just take

a

break.

I

need

some

time

to

think

about

where this relationship is heading.

B:

But...Veronica, would you just listen to me?

There

was

a

fire

alarm

at

my

office

building

today and I was stuck...

Elementary

‐

Intermediate

‐

Chinese N

ew Year (C0037)

A:

I’m

so

excited

about

Chinese

New

Year!

When

do

I

get

to

visit

Grandma?

Grandma

makes the best dumplings in the world!

B:

Ha ha, right. Sounds to me like you’re more

excited about the dumplings than seeing your

Grandma.

A:

Of course I miss Grandma, too. I bet she’s

gonna

teach

me

how

to

play

Mahjong!

Hey,

Dad, are you going to buy me firecrackers this

year? We’re going to have the best fireworks!

I’m really looking forward to lighting

them!

B:

Son,

firecrackers

aren’t

toys;

they’re

dangerous!

A:

No, fireworks are awesome!

B:

Whoa,

don’t

you

remember?

Last

year

when

I

set

off

the

firecrackers,

you

covered

精品文档

both your ears and hid behind your mother?

A:

Dad! I was scared because... because I saw

a bug. That’s all.

B:

Hahaha... really?

A:

Oh, and I can’t wait to watch the dragon

dance! Dad, can

I sit on your shoulders this

time?

B:

Hey, I offered last year...

A:

Well,

I...

anyways,

I

was

just

thinking

of

the red envelopes. I wanna make a list of all

the

things

I’m

gonna

buy

with

my

red

envelope money! I can’t wait! I’m gonna have

so much money! Mom, can I get a pen and a

piece of paper?

A:

I

want

a

new

transformer,

no,

two

transformers...the

Optimus

Prime,

and...maybe

the

wheeljack?

I

’ll

get

a

PSP

game,

hahaha,

and

I’ll

buy

the

entire

class

lunch at MacDonald’s...

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

Buying a Car (

C0038)

A:

Hi there, can I help you folks?

B:

I’m just browsing; seeing what’s on the lot.

My daughter wants a car for her birthday, you

know how it is.

C:

Dad! I’m sixteen already and I’m, like, the

only one at school who doesn’t have a car!

A:

She is right, you know. Kids these days all

have cars. Let me show you something we just

got

in:

a 1996 sedan. Excellent gas mileage, it

has

dual

airbags

and

anti

lock

brakes;

a

perfect vehicle for a young driver.

C:

Dad,

I

love

it!

It’s

awesome!

Can

we

get

this one please?

B:

I

see...

What

can

you

tell

me

about

this

one?

A:

Oh, that’s just an old World War Two tank

that

we

use

for

TV

commercials.

Now

about

this sedan...

B:

Whoa, whoa wait a minute. Tell me more

about this tank.

A:

Well, Sir, if you are looking for quality and

safety

then

look

no

further!

Three

inches

of

reinforced

steel

protect

your

daughter

from

short range missile attacks.

B:

Does

the

sedan

protect

her

from

missile

attacks?

精品文档

A:

It does not.

B:

Well, I don’t know. Let me sleep on it.

A:

Did I mention the tank is a tank?

B:

I’ll take it!

C:

Dad!

Elementary

‐

My New Boyfriend (B0039

)

A:

Irene! I heard you were on a date last night!

So,

how

how

did

it

go?

I

want

all

the

juicy

details!

B:

Um... well, actually, we had a fantastic time

last night. He was...amazing!

A:

Okay,

now

you

really

have

to

fill

me

in.

What’s he like?

B:

He’s

really

good

looking;

he’s

quite

tall,

around 6’1”, he’s in his early thirties, and he’s

got the most beautiful dark brown eyes...

A:

He

sounds

hot!

What

does

he

do

for

a

living?

B:

You know what, this is the best part. David

is a junior investment banker at Fortune Bank,

so he’s got a great

career path ahead of him!

A:

Hold on a sec, his name is David?

B:

Yeah?

A:

That’s my brother!

Elementary

‐

Can I ask you a favor? (B0

040)

A:

Um, sorry to bother you, um... my name is

Rachel. I’m new here. Can I ask you a favor?

B:

Hi Rachel, welcome

on board. I’m afraid I

can’t help you right now. I’m getting ready for

a very important meeting.

A:

Excuse me, but can I bother you for a sec?

C:

You know what, I’d love to help you, but I’m

about

to

meet

an

important

client.

Do

you

wanna

try

Sean

instead?

He

sits

right

over

there.

A:

Sorry to interrupt you Sean, could you do

me a quick favor?

D:

Actually, I’m working on a document that is

due in a couple minutes. I really can’t talk to

you right now. Sorry about that.

A:

Geeze!

I

just

want

to

know

where

the

bathroom is! What’s wrong with you people!

精品文档

Elementary

‐

The Weekend

‐

Movie Tra

iler (C0041)

A:

In a digital world, even the strongest must

fight for survival. Two people, possess a secret

so valuable, so powerful, they have to defend

it at all costs.

B:

I

don’t

care

where

they

are,

I

don’t

care

what it takes... you find them and bring them

to me!

A:

They

only

had

one

chance!

And

their

chance was to fight back!

D:

You wanna play rough? Okay, say hello to

my little friend!

A:

With a little help from a Governor...

C:

Listen to me! We have to get them outta

there!

No matter what!

A:

Nothing will prevent them from doing their

job! Double the action.

D:

Get down!

A:

Triple the excitement.

D:

Get down again!

A:

This summer... nothing will stand in their

way.

B:

I’m

going

to

make

him

an

offer

he

can’t

refuse.

A:

Two

hosts,

one

podcast,

coming

to

a

theater near you.

Elementary

‐

I Need More Time (B0042

)

A:

So, Casey, how are things going with the

photos for the press kit?

B:

Yeah,

I’ve

been

m

eaning

to

talk

to

you

about

that.

I

might

need

to

ask

for

an

extension on that deadline.

A:

You’ve

had

over

a

month

to

get

this

finalized! Why are things delayed?

B:

Well,

the

thing

is,

we

ran

into

a

lot

of

problems. . .

A:

I’m

not

looking

for

excuses

h

ere.

I

just

want to get this finished on time!

B:

I know, and I apologize for the delay. But

some

things

were

just

beyond

my

control.

I

had

trouble

booking

the

photographer,

and

then

Michael

was

sick

for

three

weeks,

so

I

couldn’t

include

him

in

the

photo

s,

and

the

精品文档

design team lost all the files, so I had to re-do

the pictures.

A:

I’m

not

going

to

put

this

off

any

longer,

Casey! I want those photos ASAP!

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

Applying for a

Visa (C0043)

A:

So, you’re applying for a B2 visa, where is

your final destination and what’s the purpose

of your trip to the United States?

B:

I’m going to visit my brother; he’s just had

a baby. He lives in Minneapolis.

A:

And how long do you you plan to remain in

the United States?

B:

I’ll be here for approx

imately three weeks.

See,

here’s

my

return

ticket

for

the

twenty-sixth of March.

A:

And, who is sponsoring your trip?

B:

My brother, here, this is an invitation letter

from him. I will stay with him and his family in

their home.

A:

Alright, tell me about the ties you have to

your home country.

B:

Well, I own a house; actually, I’m leaving

my dog there with my neighbors. I have a car

at

home,

and

oh,

my

job!

I’m

employed

by

Tornel

as

an

engineer.

Actually,

I

only

have

three weeks’ vacation, so I have to

go back to

work at the end of March.

A:

And what evidence do you have that you

are financially independent?

B:

Well, I do have assets in my country; like I

said, I own a house, and see, here’s a bank

statement showing my investments, and my

bank balance.

A:

I’m

sorry,

sir,

we

cannot

grant

you

a

B2

visa at this time, instead, you are granted a

resident

visa!

Congratulations,

you

are

the

millionth person to apply for a visa! You win!

Congratulations!

Elementary

‐

Small Talk (B0044)

A:

Morning.

B:

Hi there Mr. Anderson! How are you on this

fine morning?

A:

Fine, thank you.

B:

It sure is cold this morning, isn’t it? I barely

精品文档

even get out of bed!

A:

Yeah. It’s pretty cold, alright.

B:

Did

you

catch

the

news

this

morning?

I

heard that there was a fire on Byron Street.

A:

No, I didn’t hear about that.

B:

Did you happen to watch the football game

last

night?

The

Patriots

scored

in

the

last

minute!

A:

No, I don’t like football.

B:

Oh. . .

By

the

way,

I

saw

you

with

your

daughter at the office Christmas party. She is

really beautiful!

A:

She’s

my

wife!

Oh,

here’s

my

floor!

Nice

talking to you. Goodbye.

B:

Sir

this

is

the

56th

floor!

We

are

on

the

70th!

A:

That’s okay, I’ll take the stairs!

Eleme ntary

‐

Intermediate

‐

I’m

Sorry I love You IV (C0045)

A:

...

so, I said, ”let’s take a break .” And since

that

night,

I’ve

been

waiting

for

him

to

call,

but I still haven’t heard from him. You don’t

think he’s seeing someone else, do you?

B:

Come

on,

don’t

be

so

dramatic!

I’m

sure

everything is going to work out just fine.

A:

You think so? Oh, no! How can he do this to

me? I’m sure he’s cheating on me! Why else

wouldn’t he call?

B:

But, you two are on a break. Theoretically

he can do whatever he likes.

A:

He’s the love of my life! I’ve really messed

this up.

B:

Come on, hon. Pull yourself together. It’s

going to be alright.

A:

But I... I still love him! And it’s all my fault!

I can’t believe how immature and selfish I was

being. I mean, he is a firefighter, it’s not like

he

can

just

leave

someone

in

a

burning

b

uilding and meet me for dinner. I’ve totally

messed this up!

B:

You

know

what,

Veronica,

I

think

you

should

make

the

first

step.

I’m

sure

he’ll

forgive you...

A:

No,

this

is

not

gonna

happen!

I...

I’ve

ruinedeverything....

B:

Hey... do you hear something? Guess what?

It’s your lovely firefighter!

精品文档

C:

When

I

had

you,

I

treated

you

bad

and

wrong dear. And since, since you went away,

don’t

you

know

I

sit

around

with

my

head

hanging down and I wonder who’s loving you.

Elementary

‐

Uppe

‐

Intermediate

‐

EmergencyRoom (D046)

A:

Help!

Are

you

a

doctor?

My

poor

little

Frankie has stopped breathing! Oh my gosh,

Help

me!

I

tried

to

perform

CPR,

but

I

just

don

’

t know if I could get any air into his lungs!

Oh, Frankie!

B:

Ellen,

get

him

hooked

up

to

a

monitor!

Someone page Dr. Howser. Get the patient to

hold still, I can

’

t get a pulse! Okay, he

’

s on the

monitor. His BP is falling! He’s flat

lining!

A:

NOOOOOO! Frankie! Nurse! Do something!

B:

Someone get her out of here! Get me the

defibrillator. Okay, clear! Again! Clear! Come

on! dammit! I’m not letting you go! Clear! I’ve

got a pulse!

C:

Okay, whats happening?

B:

The patient is in acute respiratory failure, I

think were going to have to intubate!

C:

Alright! Tubes in! Bag him! Someone give

him

10

cc’s

of

adrenalin

e!

Lets

go,

people

move, move!

A:

Doctor, oh, thank god! How is he?

B:

We managed to stabilize Frankie, but he

’

s

not out of the woods yet; he

’

s still in critical

condition. Were moving him to intensive care,

but&

A:

Doctor,

just

do

whatever

it

takes.

I

just

want

my

little

Frankie

to

be

okay.

I

couldnt

imagine life without my little hamster!

Elementary

‐

Advanced

‐

Just In Time

Strategy (E0047)

A:

I

called

this

meeting

today

in

order

to

discuss

our

manufacturing

plan.

As

I’m

sure

you’re all aware, with

the credit crunch, and

the

global

financial

crisis,

we’re

obligated

to

look for more cost efficient ways of producing

our

goods.

We

don’t

want

to

have

to

be

looking at redundancies. So, we’ve outlined a

brief

plan

to

implement

the

just-in-time

philosophy.

精品文档

B:

We have two basic points that we want to

focus

on. First of all, we want to reduce

our

lead time.

C:

Why would want to do that? I think this is

not an area that really needs to be worked on.

B:

Well,

we

want

to

reduce

production

and

delivery lead timesfor better overall efficiency.

A:

Right,

production

lead

times

can

be

reduced

by

moving

work

stations

closer

together,

reducing

queue

length,

like

for

example, reducing the number of jobs waiting

to

be

processed

at

a

given

machine,

and

improving

the

coordination

and

cooperation

between

successive

processes.

Delivery

lead

times

can

be

reduced

through

close

cooperation

with

suppliers,

possibly

by

inducing

suppliers

to

locate

closer

to

the

factory

or

working

with

a

faster

shipping

company.

C:

I see& That makes sense.

B:

The second point is that we want to require

supplier

quality

assurance

and

implement

a

zero

defects

quality

program.

We

currently

have far too many errors that lead to defective

items and therefore, they must be eliminated.

A quality control at the source program must

be implemented to give workers the personal

responsibility for the quality of the work they

do, and the authority to stop production when

something goes wrong.

C:

I’m with you on this one. It’

s essential that

we reduce these e

rrors; we’ve got to force our

suppliers to reduce their mistakes.

A:

Exactly. Well, let’s look at how we’re going

to put this plan into action. First...(fade out)

Elementary

‐

Intermediate

‐

Carnival i

n Rio! (C0048)

A:

I can’t believe we’re here! Carniv

al in Rio!

Seriously,

this

is

like

a

once

in

a

lifetime

opportunity! Can you believe it? We’re here at

the biggest party in the world!

B:

I

know!

We’re

so

lucky

that

we

found

tickets

for

the

Sambadrome!

Good

thing

we

found that ticket scalper.

A:

Look! I

t’s starting! Wow, this is amazing!

Look at how many dancers there are. Oh my

gosh! The costumes are so colorful! This is so

精品文档

cool!

B:

It says here that the school that is dancing

now is one of the oldest and most prestigious

samba schools in Rio.

A:

No k

idding! Look at them, they’re amazing!

Look at that girl on the top of that float! She

must be the carnival queen! Move over there

so I can get a picture of you!

B:

Ok. Hurry up take the picture!

C:

join us! come and dance!

B:

Oh

really....

no

I

can’t.

No

really,

I

don’t

know how to dance! Honey I’ll see you later!

A:

Patrick! Don’t just leave me here!

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

Daddy Please!

(C0049)

A:

Hey

daddy!

You

look

great

today;

I

like

your tie!

By the way, I was wondering can I&

B:

NO!

A:

I havent even told you what it is yet!

B:

Okay, okay, what do you want?

A:

Do you think I could borrow the car? I’m

going to a concert tonight.

B:

Um.. I don’t think so. I need the car tonight

to pick up your mother.

A:

Ugg! I told you about it last week! Smelly

Toes is playing, and Eric asked if I would go

with him!

B:

Who

’

s this Eric guy?

A:

Duh! He

’

s like the hottest and most popular

guy at school! Come on, dad! Please!

B:

No can do... sorry.

A:

Fine then! Would you mind giving me 100

bucks?

B:

No way!

A:

That’s so unfair!

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

New Guy In T

own III (C0050)

A:

Please make yourselves at home. Let me

take

your

coats.

Dinner

is

almost

ready;

I

hope you brought your appetite

B:

Your

house

is

lovely,

Armand!

Very

interesting decor...very...Gothic.

C:

I think it’s amazing! You have such good

taste,

Armand.

I’m

thinking

of

re

-decorating

精品文档

my

house;

maybe

you

could

give

me

a

few

pointers?

A:

It would be my pleasure. Please have a seat.

Can I offer you a glass of wine?

C:

We would love some!

A:

Here you are. A very special merlot brought

directly

from

my

home

country.

It

has

a

unique

ingredient

which

gives

it

a

pleasant

aroma and superior flavor.

C:

Mmm... it’s delicious!

B:

It’s a bit bitter for my taste... almost tastes

like... like...

C:

Ellen! Ellen! Are you okay?

A:

Did she pass out?

C:

Yeah...

A:

I hope that you didn’t poison her drink too

much! You’ll ruin our meal!

Elementary

‐

The Weekend

‐

What a B

argain! (C0051)

A:

Hello. May I help you?

B:

Yeah, this dress is really nice! How much is

it?

A:

That one is one hundred and fifty dollars.

B:

One hundred and fifty dollars? What about

this other one over here?

A:

That’s one hundred and forty dollars.

B:

Hmm...that’s a bit out of my price range.

Can you give me a better deal?

A:

This is an exclusive design by DaMarco! It’s

a bargain at that price.

B:

Well, I don’t know. I think I’ll shop around.

A:

Okay,

okay,

how

about

one

hundred

dollars?

B:

That’s

still more than I

wanted to spend.

What if I take both dresses?

A:

Okay, I can give you a special discount, just

because

you

seem

like

a

nice

person.

One

hundred and ninety dollars for both.

B:

I

don’t

know...

It’s

still

a

bit

pricey....

Thanks anyway.

A:

Okay, my final price! One hundred dollars

for both! That’s two for the price of one. That’s

my last offer!

B:

Great! You’ve got a deal!

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

Pizza Delivary

(C0052)

精品文档

A:

Good evening, Pizza House. This is Marty

speaking. May I take your order?

B:

Um

yes&

Id

like

a

medium

pizza

with

pepperoni, olives, and extra cheese.

A:

We

have

a

two-for-one

special

on

large

pizzas. Would you like a large pizza instead?

B:

Sure, that sounds good.

A:

Great! Would you like your second pizza to

be the same as the first?

B:

No,

make

the

second

one

with

ham,

pineapple and green peppers. Oh, and make it

thin crust.

A:

Okay, thin crust. Your total is $$21.50 and

your order will arrive in thirty minutes or it’s

free!

B:

Perfect. Thank you. Bye..

A:

Sir, wait!! I need your address!

Elementary

‐

The Weekend

‐

Head Che

f (C0053)

A:

...Right away sir, your order will be ready

shortly. Jean Pierre, we have another special

for table seven!

B:

I’m working as fast as I can! We’re really in

the weeds! Where is my sous chef? Luc! I need

you to peel more potatoes. Marie, chop some

onions and carrots for the stew.

A:

Jean

Pierre

another

special!

We’re

really

packed tonight! We’re running low on wine. Is

there any left in the cellar?

C:

Sorry

I’m

late,

everyone.

Wow,

we

are

doing really well tonight!

B:

Harry, stop talking and get over here I need

this

sauce

stirred

and

the

fish

needs

to

be

butchered and buttered.

C:

Ok, I’m on it!

A:

Jean Pierre, table seven has requested to

see the chef! I think they are food critics from

Cuisine Magazine

Elementary

< br>‐

Intermediate

‐

I’m

Sorry I Love You V (C0054)

A:

Honey, of course I forgive you! I love you

so much! I’ve really missed you. I was wrong

to get upset over nothing.

B:

I’m sorry I haven’t called or anything, but

right after you decided you wanted a break, I

精品文档

was

called

up

north

to

put

out

some

major

forest fires! I was in the middle of nowhere,

working day and night, trying to prevent the

blaze from spreading! It was pretty intense.

A:

Oh, honey, I’m glad you’re okay! But I have

some exciting news... I think I’m pregnant!

B:

Reall

y? Wow, that’s amazing! This is great

news! I’ve always wanted to be a father! We’ll

go to the doctor first thing in the morning!

C:

We have your test results back and, indeed,

you are pregnant. Let’s see here... everything

seems to be in order. Your approximate due

date is October twenty- seventh two thousand

and

nine,

so

that

means

that

the

baby

was

conceived

on

February

third,

two

thousand

and nine.

B:

Are you sure? Are these things accurate?

C:

Well, yes sir, they are.

A:

What’s wrong? Why are you as

king these

questions?

B:

This baby isn’t mine! I was away the first

week of February at a training seminar!

A:

I... I... no, it can’t be...

Elementary

‐

Intermediate

‐

Hockey (C

0055)

A:

Hello everyone! I’m

Rick Fields, and here

with me is Bob Copeland.

B:

Howdy folks, and welcome to today’s game!

You know, Rick, today is a key game between

Russia and Canada. As you know, the winner

will move on to the finals.

A:

That’s

right,

and

it

looks

like

we’re

just

about

ready

to

start

the

match.

The

ref

is

calling the players for the face-off... and here

we

go!

The

Russians

win

possession

and

immediately set up their attack! Federov gets

checked hard into the boards!

B:

Maurice

Richard

has

the

puck

now,

and

passes it to the center. He shoots! Wow what a

save by the goalie!

A:

Alright, the puck is back in play now. Pavel

Bure is on a breakaway! He is flying down the

ice! The defenders can’t keep up! Slap shot!

He scores

B:

What an amazing goal!

Elementary

‐

< p>
精品文档

Daily Life

‐

Planning a Bank Robbery (C

0056)

A:

All right, so this is what we are going to do.

I’ve carefully mapped this out, so don’t screw

it up. Mr. Rabbit, you and Mr. Fox will go into

the

bank

wearing

these

uniforms.

We

managed to get replicas of the one the guards

wear when they pick up the money.

B:

Got it.

C:

No problem, boss.

A:

When you get inside, tell them that you are

filling in for Carl and Tom, and say that they

are

on

another

route

today.

Don’t

lose

your

cool. Just act natural.

B:

What if they want to call and confirm?

A:

You let him.

C:

What!?

A:

Dont worry, we have the phones tapped, so

the call will be patched through to me, and Ill

pretend to be the transport company.

B:

Ha ha, you are so clever boss!

A:

Okay, shut up. Only take as much money

as you can fit in these bags. Dont get greedy!

Are you ready? Let’s go.

Elementary

‐

The Office

‐

Malfunction (

C0057)

A:

Hey

Carl,

can

you

make

a

copy

of

this

contract

for

me

please?

When

you

have

it

ready, send it out ASAP to our subbranch.

B:

Sure!

Um...

I

think

I

broke

this

thing.

Maxine,

can

you

help

me

out

here?

I’m

not

really a tech guy.

C:

Yeah, sure. I think it’s just out of toner. You

can

go

use

the

other

one

upstairs.

On

your

way up, can you fax this while I try and fix this

thing?

B:

Sure!

Dammit!

Everything

in

this

office

seems

to be breaking down! Never mind. I’ll

send

this

stupid

fax

later.

Oh

great!

Is

someone playing a practical joke on me? This

is ridiculous!

D:

The elevator has some sort of malfunction.

Just take the stairs dude. What floor are you

going to?

B:

I have to go up fifteen floors! Never mind.

Made it! There is the copier!

精品文档

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

This Is Your C

aptain Speaking (C0058)

A:

And the next thing you know, we’re running

towards the... Oh...did you feel that?

B:

Yeah, don’t worry about it; we’re jus

t going

through a bit of turbulence.

C:

Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain

speaking.

It

looks

like

we’ve

hit

a

patch

of

rough

air,

so

we’re

going

to

have

a

bit

of

a

bumpy

ride

for

the

next

several

minutes,

and...

A:

This why I hate flying... Oh!

C:

At

this

time,

I’d

like

to

remind

all

of

our

passengers

to

fasten

their

seat

beltsand

remain seated until the fasten seat belt sign is

turned

off.

Please

ensure

that

all

cabin

baggageis carefully stowed under the seat in

front of you. I’ll be back back

to update you in

a minute.

A:

Did you hear that? Brent!

B:

Don’t worry about it. This is totally normal.

It happens all the

C:

Ah,

ladies

and

gentlemen,

this

is

your

captain again. We’ve got quite a large patch of

rough air ahead of us, so for your safety, we

will

be

suspending

in-flight

service.

I

would

ask all in-flight crew to return to their seats at

this time. I would also like to ask that all our

passengers

refrain

from

using

the

lavatory

until the seat belt sign has been switched off

We can expect...

Elementary

‐

Advanced

‐

Job Intervie

w I (E0059)

A:

Okay, so let’s go over everything one more

time. I really want you to get this job!

B:

I know! It’s an amazing growth opportunity!

They’re true industry leaders, and it would be

so

interesting

to

be

part

of

an

organization

that

is

the

undisputed

leader

in

business

process platform development.

A:

So, let’s see, you did your research on the

company, right?

B:

Well, I visited their website and read up on

what they do. They’re an IT service company

that offers comprehensive business solutions

for large corporations. They provide services

精品文档

such as CRM development, and they also offer

custom designed applications.

A:

So what would your role in the company?

B:

Well, the position is for an account manager.

That basically means that I would be the link

between our and our development team.

A:

Sounds good, and so, why do you want to

work with them?

B:

Well, as I said they’re the industry leaders,

they

have

a

really

great

growth

strategy,

amazing

development

opportunities

for

employees, and it seems like they have strong

corporate

governance.

They’re

all

about

helping

companies

grow

and

unleashing

potential.

I

guess

their

core

values

and

mission

really

resonated

with

me.

Oh,

and

they offer six weeks’

vacatio

n, stock options

and bonuses... I’m totally going to cash in on

that.

A:

You idiot! Don’t say that! Do you want this

job, or not?

Elementary

‐

Intermediate

‐

New Guy in Town IV (

C0060)

A:

All right, drag her over here, and help me

tie her up.

B:

I can’t

believe she fell for it! She is a lot

more gullible than I thought!

A:

Well,

you

gotta

admit,

my

acting

was

brilliant!

B:

Whatever. I was the one that convinced her

to come. Look, she’s waking up!

C:

What’s

going

on?

Ellen?

What

are

you

doing?

A:

The

cat’s out of the bag, you witch! You can

stop pretending, now!

B:

Yeah Lois , we know who you are! Now, we

want some answers! Why are you here?

C:

Fools! You don’t know who you’re dealing

with! You can’t stop me!

B:

Run!

Elementary

‐

The Weekend

‐

Swim fast

er! (C0061)

A:

This

is

such

a

beautiful

day!

Great

for

sailing!

精品文档

B:

It sure is! The water looks so nice! Anchor

the boat for a little while. I’m going to take a

dip.

A:

Why are you doggy-paddling? I taught you

how to swim! Do your breast stroke!

B:

I

get

too

tired!

I’ll

just

backstroke,

it’s

easier!

A:

Try

kicking

your

legs

more.

That’s

good.

Don’t go out too far!

B:

It’s Jump in!

A:

Kathy! Get back here! I see a shark!

B:

Ahhhh!!!!

Help

me!

Help!

Bring

the

boat

closer! The shark is coming straight towards

me!

A:

It’s right under you! Kathy!!!!!

Elementary

‐

The Office

‐

Job Intervie

w II (C0062)

A:

Thanks for coming in today, did you have

any trouble finding us? Please take a seat.

B:

Thank you.

A:

So,

let’s

get

started;

tell

me

a

bit

about

your educational background.

B:

Sure! Well, I graduated with honors from

Chesterton University with a major in Business

Administration,

with

a

specialization

in

Information

Management,

and

I

minored

in

psychology.

I

chose

this

course

of

study

for

two

reasons:

I wanted to gain some practical,

marketable

skills,

which

the

information

management

track

provided,

and

I

also

feel

that

interpersonal

skills

are

essential

for

professional

success,

hence

the

minor

in

psychology.

A:

Interesting.

And,

your

postgraduate

studies?

B:

Well,

I

am

really

passionate

about

consumer behavior, so I pursued a master’s in

that area. I also strive to keep my professional

skills

current,

so

I

continuously

attend

seminars

and

conferences

related

management and customer service.

A:

Very good. Now, tell me a little bit about

your

work

experience.

I

see

here

that

you

previously worked at Oracle.

B:

Yeah, I worked as their customer support

manager,

which

brought

me

a

breadth

of

experience

in

both

client

care,

and

process

精品文档

management.

I

supervised

and

coordinated

the

customer

support

team

as

well

as

implemented new strategies to achieve better

customer satisfaction.

A:

Interesting...

B:

Yes,

in

this

position

I

was

able

to

make

some

pretty

significant

contributions

to

the

overall

success

of

the

company.

With

the

different initiatives that we implemented, we

lowered our churn rate to about five percent,

which had a direct impact on revenue.

Elementary

‐

The Office

‐

Receptionist

(C0063)

A:

Good afternoon. May I help you?

B:

Yes, I’m he

re to see Joanna Stevens. I have

an appointment at four.

A:

Certainly, may I take your name? I’ll let her

know you’ve arrived.

B:

Sure, it’s Josh O’Neil.

A:

Ms. Stevens will be with you momentarily.

Can I offer you something to drink?

B:

Yes, a coffee would be nice, thank you.

A:

Here you are. Ms. Stevens is ready for you

now. I’ll show you to her office, right this way.

A:

Just watch your step here...

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

I’m

Sorry I Lo

ve You VI (C0064)

A:

This

is

ridiculous!

I

can’t

believe

you’ve

been sleeping with someone else! How could

you do this! You know what? I’m out of here!

B:

Wait! Doctor how is this possible? I haven’t

cheated on my boyfriend!

C:

I

have

something

to

confess...

I’m

sorry

Veronica, I lied.

B:

Wait... what? What do do you mean?

C:

I lied. You aren’t even pregnant; there’s no

bun in the oven. I was just so overwhelmed

with

jealousy

that

I

couldn’t

help

myself.

Veronica I love you!

B:

What are you talking about!!! Who are you?

C:

It’s me! Daniel, don’t you remember

me?

From high school. I sat behind you every day

in class! I used to go to every football game

and watch you in the cheerleading squad!

B:

You are insane! We never even spoke! Why

精品文档

did you lie like that to my boyfriend?

C:

Because Veronica... It’s not fa

ir! I love you;

I have since the first day we met! Everything

was

going

fine

until

that

jerk

came

into

the

picture and ruined everything! I went to med

school

and

became

a

doctor

for

you!

You

always said how you wanted to marry a doctor!

You will be mine now... one way or another...

A:

I heard everything, you lying bastard! Get

your hands off her!

Elementary

‐

The Office

‐

Job Intervie

w III (C0065)

A:

Very

good.

Now,

I

have

a

couple

of

final

questions.

B:

I hope they’re not too hard!

A:

Well, why should we hire you?

B:

I think that I would be a perfect fit in this

company.

I

have

a

unique

combination

of

strong technical acumen, and outstanding soft

skills;

you

know,

I

excel

at

building

strong,

long-term

customer

relationships.

For

example, when I headed the customer support

department

in

my

previous

company,

our

team

solved

about

seventy

percent

of

our

customers’

problems.

I

decided

that

we

needed

better

information

and

technical

preparation

on

our

products,

so

after

I

implemented

a

series

of

training

sessions

in

coordination

with

our

technical

department,

we

were

able

to

solve

ninety

percent

of

our

customers’

issues.

Given

the

opportunity,

I

could

bring

this

kind

of

success

to

this

company.

A:

Impressive! So, what would you consider to

be your greatest weakness?

B:

To be honest, I struggle with organization

and time management. Punctuality has never

been

a

strength

of

mine.

I

find

it

hard

to

organize

my

time

efficiently.

I

have

actually

addressed

this

weakness

recently,

by

attending

a

workshop

on

efficient

time

management. It helped me a lot, by providing

me

with

great

insights

on

how

to

get

organized

and

use

my

time

efficiently,

so

I

think I’m getting better now.

A:

Great... Well, let me tell you that I am very

pleased

with

this

interview.

We

are

精品文档

short- listing

our

candidates

this

week,

and

next

week

we

will

inform

our

short

listed

candidates of the day and time for a second

interview with our CEO.

B:

Great, thanks a lot! I hope to hear from you!

Good bye.

Elementary

‐

The Office

‐

Calling The O

ffice (C0066)

A:

Ello-hay,

Aniel-day

eaking-spay,

ow-hay

ay-may I elp-hay ou- yay

B:

Ay-hay, Aniel-day, Ulie-jay ere-hay

A:

Ay-hay, Ulie-jay, ow-hay are ou-yay?

B:

Actually,

Im

eeling-fay

ite-quay

ill

otday-tay.

A:

Im

orry-say

oo-tay

ear-hay,

at-they.

ut-way is ong-wray?

B:

I ink-thay Im oming-cay own-day ith-way

uhthey

oo- flay.

I

ave-hay

a

eadache-hay,

a

ore-say oat-thray and Im eeling-fay ighly-slay

everishfay.

A:

I

ee-say.

O-say

oure-yay

alling-cay

in

ick-say?

B:

Es-yay, I uz-way oping- hay oo-tay ake-tay

uh-they ay-day off oo-tay eecover-ray.

A:

Ok, en-they. Ay-tray and et-gay ome-say

est-ray.

Elementary

‐

The Weekend

‐

Soccer (C

0067)

A:

Welcome

back,

soccer

fans.

My

name

is

Rick Fields and, as always, I am joined by my

commentating wingman, Bob Copeland.

B:

And

we’re

on

the

brink

of

soccer

history

today, as Ecuador and Brazil are tied one-one

as we begin the second half of the 2022 World

Cup!

A:

The ref calls the players for the kick off, and

here we go! Ecuador quickly passes the ball to

the midfie

ld, but, ohhh, it’s out of bounds.

B:

That will be a throw in for Brazil. Adriano

has the ball and makes a long pass to Robinho,

and the ref has called him offside.

A:

No question about it. He was offside by a

mile! We have a goal kick for Ecuador. Edison

Mendez

heads

it

to

Valenica,

he

shoots!

Deflected

by

the

defender

and

we

have

a

精品文档

corner kick.

B:

Delgado takes the corner. We have a foul!

Oh

no,

Dida,

the

goalkeeper,

has

fouled

the

Ecuadorian player! He gets a yellow card and

that will be a penalty kick!

A:

This is the perfect opportunity for Ecuador

to get ahead in this match and become World

Champions!

He

gets

ready

for

the

kick.

He

shoots! and he...

Elementary

‐

TheOffice

‐

Ground breaking Research (C068)

A:

We’ve been over this a thousand times. The

data is irrefutable! Look, we’ve done extensive

research, built studies, and read the literature,

and

there

is

conclusive

evidence

to

support

my theory!

B:

Horowitz, I beg to differ. Even in your most

recent study, the investigative approach was

flawed!

You

know

as

well

as

I

do

that

the

collection

of

data

was

not

systematic,

and

there

is

a

large

margin

of

error.

To

draw

a

definitive conclusion based on that data would

be misleading

A:

That is preposterous!

B:

You are trying to single-handedly solve one

o

f the world’s greatest mysteries, and yet you

are oblivious to the fact that you are wrong!

A:

I am not wrong! The chicken came first!

B:

No! The egg came first!

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

How Would Y

ou Like Your Eggs? (C0069)

A:

Wow,

you’re

up

early

today!

What’s

for

breakfast?

B:

Well,

I

felt

like

baking,

so

I

made

some

muffins.

A:

Smells good! I’ll make some coffee. Do you

want me to make you some eggs?

B:

Sure, Ill take mine, sunny side up.

A:

Eww, I don’t know how you can eat your

eggs like that

! Ever since I was small, I’ve had

eggs and soldiers.

B:

You

know,

my

dad

had

scrambled

eggs

eggs every morning for twenty years. It drove

my mom crazy!

A:

You

know

what

really

drives

me

crazy?

精品文档

When

I

ask

for

soft

boiled

eggs,

and

they

overcook them, so they come out hard boiled!

How can you dip your toast into a hard boiled

egg?

B:

You’re so picky sometimes.

A:

Here you go, honey, fried eggs.

B:

Dammit!

I

asked

for

sunny

side

up!

How

many times do I have to tell you.

Elementary

‐

AdvancedMedia

‐

Buying Underwear (F0070)

A:

This

sucks;

I

hate

buying

lingerie.

Okay,

just find something and get out of here. Alright,

these are fine. Oh, no, don’t come over here,

don’t come over here.

B:

You look a little lost, can I help you?

A:

Um, I’m just having a look around. It’s my

girlfriend’s

birthday

tomorrow.

Im

trying

to

find her something.

B:

Well,

you

can’t

give

her

granny

panties.

Have

you

thought

about

getting

her

some

sleepwear?

We’ve

got

these

lovely,

silky

nighties.

Or,

how

about

a

nice

panty-and

and-bra

set. Look, here’s a nice satin push

-up

bra, and you can choose a few different styles

of undies to go with it.

A:

Sure that’s fine.

A:

This is so awkward...what ones do I pick?

What size is she?

B:

Well,

do

you

want

a

thong,

some

bikini

briefs, maybe this nice pair of lacy boy shorts?

A:

Just pick something and get the hell out of

here.

A:

Um, I

’

ll go with these two.

A:

This is mortifying; I just want to get this

over with. She better thank me for this... Here

you are, sir. I’m sure she’ll enjoy them.

B:

Finally!

A:

I’m sorry, sir. I’m going to have to take a

look inside your bag.

Elementary

‐

The Weekend

‐

Happy Ho

ur (C0071)

A:

Hey man, what do you have on tap?

B:

Heineken

and

Budweiser.

We

have

a

two-for- one happy hour special.

A:

Cool, gimme a pint of Heineken and half a

精品文档

pint of Bud.

B:

Okay...A pint of

Heineken

and and half a

pint of bud for table six! And what about some

appetizers?

A:

Sure!

Let’s

have

some

nachos

and

mozzarella sticks.

B:

Okay. That’ll be 80 bucks.

A:

Wait... What!

Elementary

‐

Intermediate

‐

You Are Fi

red! (C0072)

A:

Hi Isabel! You wanted to see me?

B:

Yes Anthony, come on in. Have a seat.

A:

Is

everything

okay?

You

seem

a

bit

preoccupied.

B:

Well,

Anthony,

this is

not

going

to

be

an

easy

conversation.

The

company

has

made

some decisions which will have a direct impact

on your employment.

A:

Okay...

B:

I don’t want to beat around the bush so I’m

just gonna come out with it. We are going to

have to let you go.

A:

What? Why?

I mean... just like that? I’m

fired?

B:

I’m

sorry

but,

to

be

honest,

you

are

a

terrible employee!

A:

What! I resent that!

B:

Anthony,

you

were

caught

making

international calls from the office phone, you

called in sick in eight times this month and you

smell like alcohol!

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

Which Finger

? (C0073)

A:

...The rings please. May this ring be blessed

so he who gives it and she who wears it may

abide in peace, and continue in love until life’s

end.

B:

With

this

ring

I

thee

wed.

Wear

it

as

a

symbol of our love and commitment

A:

Honey, that’s my pinkie. The ring goes on

the ring finger!

B:

This one?

A:

That’s my index finger!

B:

Oh, right. This one, right?

A:

Umm... that’s the thumb, Nick.

精品文档

B:

Okay, Okay, I got it! This is the ring finger!

A:

That’s my middle finger, Nick.

This is my

ring finger!

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

What Am I Th

inking! (C0074)

A:

Miss, your salad.

B:

Mmm, looks good! I’m positively famished.

A:

And for you, sir...

C:

Thank you.

A:

Enjoy.

B,

C:

Thank you.

C:

I can’t believe she’s on a date with me! I’m

so

lucky!

I

must

be

the

luckiest

guy

in

the

world!

I

want

to

scream

at

the

top

of

my

lungs, ” I’m the luckiest dude in the world! ”

Oh, shut up! Don’t be such a dumb ass. She’s

so

hot.

Wait,

I

can’t

say

that.

That’s

sexist.

She’s so hot, She’s makin

g me sexist. Oh my

god!

I’m

such

a

tool.

Okay,

get

it

together.

Uhh,

she’s

eating

salad.

Oh

right,

I

have

a

salad. Oh, crap! Which fork do I use? Dammit!

She’s

going

to

think

I’m

a

moron.

What

the

hell are all these forks for? Which one did she

use? Okay, chill... be cool, be cool. Just take a

fork... eat your salad...

B:

Um... I...

C:

Yrmf? Mmmm. Sorry, you were saying?

B:

You’re eating my salad.

C:

Oh, yes... it’s delicious...

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

Going To The

Dentist (C0075)

A:

Hey, Gary, great to see you again. Please

have a seat. So tell me, what seems to be the

problem?

B:

Thanks, doc. I’ve got a really bad toothache!

I can’t eat anything, and look, my face is all

swollen. I think it might be my wisdom tooth.

A:

Well, let’s have a look. Op

en wide. Hmm...

this doesn’t look good. Well, it looks like you

have a cavity and your crown is loose. We’ll

need to put in a filling before it gets any worse,

and the crown probably needs to be refitted.

I’m going to order some x

-rays.

B:

Is it gonna hurt?

A:

No, not at all! Just lay back and relax.

精品文档

A:

Ok, spit.

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

Learning Sim

ple Math (C0076)

A:

Alright, children, let’s review. Tommy! Pay

attention!

B:

Sorry Miss Kadlec.

A:

Okay, Crystal, now tell me, what’s four plus

eleven?

C:

Um...fifteen!

B:

Miss Kadlec always asks Crystal; she’s such

a teacher’s pet.

A:

Okay...and

what

about

fifty

six

minus

sixty?

C:

Um... negative four!

A:

Very good... twelve times twelve?

B:

Very good. Suck up.

C:

One hundred and forty four!

A:

Zero divided by one?

C:

Zero!

A:

How

did

you

know

that?

Okay,

smarty

pants, the square root of two!

B:

Bet

you’re

not

going

to

get

that

one,

know- it-all.

C:

Um...one point four one four two one three

five...

Elementary

‐

The Weekend

‐

F1 Racing

(C0077)

A:

Welcome back racing fans! My name is Rick

Fields

and,

as

always,

I

am

joined

by

my

partner in crime, Bob Copeland.

B:

We’re in the last stretch of this very exciting

race,

and

Kimi

Rikknen

is

leading

the

pack

with only four laps to go! They are heading to

turn

three

and

Lewis

Hamilton

tries

to

pass

Rikknen! It’s a close one and, oh no! Hamilton

hits the wall!

A:

He came in too fast, jammed on the breaks

and spun out. We have a yellow flag and the

pace car is making its way onto the track.

B:

The

cleanup

crew

is

towing

the

heavily

damaged

car

and

the

green

flag

drops!

Rikknen is still in the lead with only two laps to

go!

A:

Smoke is coming out of his car! He seems

to be having engine trouble! He makes his way

精品文档

into

the

pit,

and

Fernando

Alonso

takes

the

lead!

B:

How unlucky for Rikknen, and this race is

over ladies and gentlemen, Alonso takes the

checkered flag!

Elementary

‐

The Weekend

‐

Internati

onal Workers Day (C0078)

A:

Alright

everyone

settle

down.

Let’s

get

started. As you know, an important aspect of

becoming a good citizen is understanding the

genesis of our legal system. It is not enough to

simply memorize our laws, it is necessary that

we

comprehend

why

and

how

they

were

formed. This brings me to our topic for today.

Does anyone know what we celebrate on May

first?

B:

Cinco de mayo?

A:

No, that’s May fifth in Spanish, James, no

wonder you are failing my Spanish class. No,

May first is International Workers’ Day.

B:

Do we get a day off from school then?

A:

No!

It

is

not

considered

to

be

a

national

holiday here in the US, but in other countries it

is.

B:

Aww, man!

A:

In

the

nineteenth

century,

working

conditions were appalling, with workers being

forced to work ten, twelve, and fourteen hours

a

day.

Support

for

the

eight-hour

work

day

movement

was

growing

rapidly,

despite

the

indifference

and

hostility

of

many

union

leaders, and by April 1886, 250,000 workers

were

involved

in

the

May

Day

movement.

Previous

legislative

attempts

to

improve

working

conditions

had

failed,

so

labor

organizers

took

drastic

measures.

They

passed

a

resolution

stating

that

eight

hours

would constitute a legal day’s work. And, on

May First 1886, the resolution took effect.

B:

Cool! Is that why we only work eight hours

now?

A:

Yes! But the happy ending came at a high

price. On May third, 1886, police fired into a

crowd

of

strikers

at

the

McCormick

Reaper

Works

Factory,

killing

four

and

wounding

many. A mass meeting was called for the next

day to protest the brutality.

精品文档

B:

And then what happened?

A:

Well, as we say, the rest is history...

Elementary

‐

The Weekend

‐

Funky Galaxy Battles (C0079)

A:

They

are

breaking

through!

Set

your

blasters to full power!

B:

Excellent job. Search the ship, she’s gotta

be in here somewhere... bring her to me!

C:

Lord Hater, we have a survivor here...

B:

Where is she? Don’t make me destroy you,

tell me where she is!

D:

Not

so

fast!

She

will

no

longer

be

your

prisoner! It’s time you and I settled this once

and for all!

B:

You are unwise to think you can defeat me.

You know nothing of the power of the obscure

side!

D:

We will stop you...

C:

Lord

Hater!

We

have

an

unidentified

spacecraft taking off from the rear dock! They

somehow

managed

to

escape

our

tractor

beam!

B:

After them!

C:

They are accelerating towards the speed of

light We lost them, sir...

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

I’m

Sorry I Lo

ve You VII (C0080)

A:

Thank god you showed up when you did!

He’s insane! Do you think we should call the

police?

B:

Don’t worry about it, I’ll call my friend and

have him take care of it. I

can’t believe he was

stalking you all these years. What a nut job!

A:

I know! Well... he said I’m not pregnant.

I’m

sorry

if

I

got

you

all

worked

up

over

nothing. I want you to know that I didn’t do it

on purpose...

B:

Don’t apologize! From the moment

I

met

you,

not

a

day

has

gone

by

when

I

haven’t

thought

of

you.

And

now

that

I’m

with

you

again,

I’m...

I’m

just

scared,

Veronica.

The

closer

I

get

to

you,

the

worse

it

gets.

The

thought of not being with you, I mean, I just

can’t handle it! We were made for

each other,

Veronica.

You

are

my

everything,

my

soul

精品文档

mate. What can I do?

A:

Just hold me... I’ll always be here for you,

no matter what. And together, we can tackle

whatever

life

throws

at

us.

I

believe

in

us,

Veronica.

B:

I’m

so

happy

to

hear

that!

I

knew

we

belong together. I love you so much.

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

Getting A Hair

Cut (C0081)

A:

Hello there! Come on in! Don’t just stand

there! Come and take a seat!

B:

Um, okay. Well, I just want a trim. Nothing

too fancy.

A:

Oh my gosh! Your hair is amazing! So silky,

so shiny! I am going to work my magic on your

hair! You hear me? You are going to look like a

million bucks!

B:

Okay.

Um...

can

you

make

sure

my

sideburns are even and you just take a little

off the top.

A:

Don’t you worry, I’ll

take care of everything!

(starts

cutting)

Oh

my

god!

I

just

love

your

curly hair! It’s so fluffy and cute! You should

totally let it grow out. An afro would look great

on you!

B:

Um... no.

A:

Okay,

but

you

are

going

to

be

my

masterpiece!

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

New Guy In T

own V (C0082)

A:

What the heck is going on! Did you see that?

What was that thing?

B:

I don’t know! I’m just glad we made it out!

Look, there is a police car! Help! Help! Please

stop!

C:

Howdy man. What seems to be the problem?

Is this man bothering you?

A:

Officer,

officer,

there

is,

like,

a

witch

creature back there! We tied her up but she

broke free, and she was about to have us for

dinner!

C:

Okay, calm down, calm down. Lemme see

your

eyes

please.

Have

you

been

drinking

tonight, son?

B:

We are telling the truth! She’s in there! We

精品文档

suspected her of being a kidnapper or rapist

but it turns out she’s an alien or something.

C:

Okay, calm down, calm down. Lemme see

your eyes please...

B:

Ugg! Seriously! Are you gonna help us or

not?

C:

Okay, let’s go have a look, shall we? Hello?

Is anyone in here?

A:

Be careful! She might be hiding!

C:

It’s perfectly safe... there isn’t anyone...

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

Using The AT

M (C0083)

A:

Stupid

girl,

making

me

spend

so

much

money, now I have to get it from the ATM...

B:

Hello,

welcome

to

Universal

Bank.

Please

insert your card into the slot.

A:

I

know

where

to

put

my

card!

Stupid

machine, talking to me like I’m an idiot...

B:

Please input your 6 digit PIN code followed

by the pound key. Thank you. Please select an

option.

Thank

you.

You

have

selected

withdrawal.

A:

Yeah, yeah,

I know

what

I

selected. Just

gimme my money!

B:

Please type the amount you would like to

withdraw.

Thank

you,

you

want

to

transfer

10000 USD to the World Wildlife Foundation.

If this is correct please press 1.

A:

No,

no!

Stupid

machine,

what

are

you

doing! No!

B:

Confirmed. Thank you for using our bank!

Please

remove

your

card

from

the

slot.

Goodbye!

C:

Danger,

danger!

The

exits

have

been

sealed and the doors will remain locked in until

the

local

authorities

arrive.

Thank

you

for

using our bank. Have a nice day.

A:

No!

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

At The Pharm

acy (C0084)

A:

Hello sir, how can I help you?

B:

Yes, I need this prescription please.

A:

Let’s

see. Okay, so 50 mg of Prozac, would

you prefer this in capsule or tablet?

B:

Capsules are fine.

精品文档

A:

Okay, you should take 1 capsule 3 times a

day.

Be

sure

not

to

take

it

on

an

empty

stomach,

and

also,

don’t

ever

mix

it

with

alcohol!

B:

Yes,

I

know.

It’s

not

the

first

time

I’m

taking this! Don’t worry, I won’t overdose!

A:

Okay, anything else I can get you?

B:

Oh,

yes,

I

almost

forgot!

Can

I

also

get

some eye drops and um, some condoms?

A:

Sure.

Darn

condoms

aren’t

registered

in

our system.

B:

Oh,

we

ll

that’s

okay,

I’ll

get

some

later,

thanks... Really it’s no problem.

A:

Just hang on there a sec. Can I get a price

check

on

”

Fun

Times

Ribbed

Condoms”

please!

Elementary

‐

The Weekend

‐

Baseball (

C0085)

A:

Hello baseball fans, and welcome back to

to

day’s game! My name is Rick Fields and of

course, I am here, once again, with the man

that seals the deal, Bob Copeland.

B:

It’s a beautiful day to see two world class

teams face each other and fight for their right

to be called champions.

A:

Well,

the

national

anthem

has

just

been

sung, and the umpire has started the game.

It’s time to play ball!

B:

Roger

Vargas

is

up

at

bat.

The

pitcher

winds up and strike one!

A:

A very nice curve ball by the pitcher. The

catcher gives him the sign, he winds up and

Vargas gets a line drive!

B:

The players are scrambling to get the ball.

Vargas gets to first base and he’s still going!

The

outfielder

throws

it

to

second!

Vargas

slides! He’s safe!

A:

Great play!

B:

We have a runner on third and up at bat is

Brian Okam

i! There’s the pitch, he hits it! It’s

going, going, that ball is gone!

A:

Home run by Okami! That puts this team

ahead by two as we are at the bottom of the

fifth inning here at Richie Stadium!

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

Looking for an Apartment (C0086)

精品文档

A:

Hi! We are the Christianson’s! We are here

to see the apartment.

B:

Oh, hi! Sure, come on in! Well, as you can

see, the place has just been

renovated. The

previous tenants left a huge mess here, so the

landlord has redone everything.

A:

It looks great. I

t’s so bright and airy! What

great light! I really like these hardwood floors.

What’s the square footage of this place?

B:

Well, it’s about 120 square meters, or 1300

square feet, more or less. Oh, the landlord has

also installed new kitchen appliances. T

here’s

a

new

dishwasher,

and

a

professional-grade

gas range. Really, at this price, this place is an

amazing deal!

A:

I love it! But what are the payment terms?

B:

First

and

last

month

rent

as

deposit

and

rent

is

due

on

the

1st

of

every

month.

Considering

the

amount

of

money

invested

into the apartment, it’s a very good deal!

A:

Yes, it is! Too good to be true...

B:

The living room and dinning room are quite

spacious as you can see, and down this hall,

here’s

the

master

bedroom.

It

has

a

huge

walk-in

closet

and

an

en

suit

bathroom.

We

can’t go in there yet as the police... I mean the

clean up crew hasn’t finished.

A:

What do you mean? What’s in here?

Elementary

‐

The Weekend

‐

Star Trek The Lost Generation (C0087)

A:

Captain,

we’re

under

attack

by

an

unidentified ship.

B:

Damage report.

A:

We’ve

sustained

heavy

damage

to

the

engines. We’ve lost our warp drive.

B:

We’ll have to attempt to make contact. This

is

Captain

Picard

of

the

Starship

Enterprise.

We don’t wish to engage. What is the nature of

this attack?

C:

I am Captain Kor of the ship Klothos. Your

ship attacked our search party...

B:

No! You’re not doing it right! Kor doesn’t

sound like that. His voice is deeper!

C:

I am Captain Kor of the ship Klothos. Your

sh...

B:

No! If you can’t do a Klingon voice, I’ll have

to find a more serious Star Trek fan actor who

精品文档

actually can, OK?

C:

But... but...

I already bought the Klingon

suit! And the wig...

Elementary

‐

< p>
DailyLife

‐

Will You Be My Girlfriend? (C0088)

A:

Hey, you’re early! Where’s everyone?

B:

Well... I told them not to come. I made a

reservation just for the two of us. I thought we

could have an quiet evening all to ourselves.

A:

Oh... why?

B:

Jennifer,

there’s

something

I

wanna

ask

you.

A:

Sure. What is it?

B:

Hmm... okay, here’s the thing. I’ve always

seen

you

as

more

than

just

a

friend,

and

I

can’t take it any more. I know you better than

anyone,

I

know

the

pros

and

cons

of

your

personality, I even know what side of the bed

is yours! I think we would be great together,

don’t you?

A:

Are

you

serious?

We’ve

been

friends

for

years! We can’t just change that overnight!

B:

I know! I never had the guts to tell you...

until

today.

So,

what

do

you

say?

Are

you

willing to give me a shot?

A:

I... I...

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

At The Airport

(C0089)

A:

Next

please!

Hello

sir,

may

I

see

your

passport please?

B:

Yes, here you go.

A:

Will you be checking any bags.

B:

Yes, I’d like to check three pieces.

A:

I’m sorry, sir. Airline policy allows only two

pieces

of

checked

luggage,

at

twenty

kilograms

each,

plus

one

piece

of

carry-on

luggage. I will have to charge you extra for the

additional suitcase.

B:

What? Why! I am taking an intercontinental

flight! I’m

flying sixteen thousand kms! How

am I supposed to only take two, twenty kilo

bags? That’

s absurd!

A:

I

am

sorry,

sir,

there’s

nothing

I

can

do.

You cannot board the flight with that large bag

either.

Carry-on

bags

must

fit

in

the

精品文档

over-head

compartment

or

under

your

seat.

That bag is clearly too big.

B:

Now I see. You charge next to nothing for

an international ticket, but when it comes to

charging for any other small thing, you charge

an arm and a leg! So tell me, miss, how much

will I have to pay for all of this.

A:

Let’s see... six hundred and twenty

-five US

dollars.

B:

That’s more than

my round- trip ticket!

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

I’m

Sorry I Lo

ve You VIII (C0090)

A:

Veronica! Veronica! Veronica! Are you OK?

B:

Steven! What’s going on! Who were those

guys? I didn’t know you have a gun! What’s

going on!

A:

I will come clean as soon as we get to safety,

OK? For now, you have to trust me, please! I

would never do anything to hurt you.

B:

Steven, I...

A:

Okay,

run!

I

haven’t

been

completely

honest with you Veronica, I’m sorry. I’m not a

fireman. I’m not even from the United States.

I’

m a spy for the Indian government.

B:

What? Why didn’t you tell me before? What

are you doing here?

A:

When

I

was

a

young

boy,

I

used

to

play

cricket

my

father

back

in

my

hometown

of

Hyderabad.

It

was

a

peaceful

town,

and

my

father was a renowned chemist. One day, he

was

approached

by

members

of

the

CIA,

claiming

that

my

father

had

made

the

discovery

of

the

millennium

in

his

small

lab

back

at

the

university

where

he

taught

bio-chemistry. I never saw him again. I vowed

to discover the whereabouts of my father and

consequently

joined

the

Indian

Intelligence

Bureau.

B:

What does that have to do with those men

shooting at us? Most importantly, why did you

lie to me!

A:

I’m sorry, I wasn’t supposed to meet you. I

wasn’t supposed to fall in love with you, but

you have to believe me when I tell you that

what I feel for you is real.

B:

I can’t believe this! Why are all these things

happening to me! I can’t take it anymore! Let

精品文档

me out of the car!

Elementary

‐

The Weekend

‐

Aliens! (C

0091)

A:

Oh honey, this is so romantic! I have never

seen so many stars before! It’s beautiful!

B:

See that constellation there? That’s Orion!

And the very bright star? Well, it’s not a star

since it doesn’t blink. That’s actually Venus.

A:

What’s that big flashy one?

B:

I don’t know... I think it’s a UFO!

C:

Greetings

earthlings.

I

come

from

afar,

from a distant galaxy known only to a few.

A:

Why

are

you

here?

Where

did

you

come

from?

C:

We

have

been

observing

you

for

the

last

three

thousand

years.

We

have

seen

the

amazing capacity that humans have to create

such

wonders

as

the

Taj

Mahal

or

masterpieces such as the Haffner symphony.

Unfortunately, your intelligence and creativity

does

not

come

without

consequence.

Your

ambition

and

desire

for

more

will

be

your

downfall, and we are here to save your planet

from you.

B:

You think you have us figured out? What

gives you the right to come and judge us? Who

are you to play God with our fate?

C:

Silence

human!

It

is

that

belligerent

attitude

that

has

caused

years

of

pain

and

anguish among yourselves! Now you will pay

the price!

Elementary

‐

The Weekend

‐

1950’s

(C

0092)

A:

Heya, Tracy. How are you doing?

B:

I’m swell, Sandy!

A:

Hey listen, you wanna go to the sock hop

with me this Friday? It’ll be a blast!

B:

First of all it’s the

Sadie Hawkins dance. The

girls gotta ask the guys. Also...

A:

Oh, right. So when are you gonna ask me?

I’ve had my eye on you for a while.

C:

Hey, buddy. Ease off my girl, man. Or do

you want a knuckle- sandwich?

B:

Cool it, guys.

A:

Your girl? Says who?

精品文档

C:

Says me, pipsqueak!

Elementary

‐

Intermediate

‐

Volleyball

(C0093)

A:

It’s a beautiful day here in New Zealand at

the Men’s Volleyball world championship. My

name is Rick Fields and I’m joined by the man

with the plan, Bob Copeland.

B:

Thank you,

Rick. We’ve got a very exciting

encounter

ahead

of

us

today

as

two

powerhouse teams, Brazil and China, face off

against each other and try to qualify for the

next round. Without a doubt, both teams are

in

top

shape

and

this

will

prove

to

be

a

competitive match.

A:

The ref signals the start of the game and

here we go. Ribeiro serves and China quickly

receives the ball. Chen bumps it to the setter,

and... a very nice set by Chen!

B:

Xu

spikes

it!

Wow,

what

a

great

hit!

The

Brazilian

blockers

anticipated

the

play

and

tried to block him but he managed to get the

ball in! Great play.

A:

It’s

China’s

service

now.

What

a

superb

jump serve by Li, oh, and we have a let serve.

The ball was coming in fast and almost made it

over the net.

B:

Brazil calls for a time

out and we’ll be right

back, after a short commercial break.

Elementary

‐

Global View

‐

Big Bang T

heory (C0094)

A:

What’s up? You don’t look too good.

B:

Yeah, my head hurts, that’s all. I’ve been in

physics class all day. It’s killer!

A:

I liked phys

ics. It’s all math, really; arcs,

curves, velocity, cool stuff.

B:

Yeah,

yeah,

but

today’s

lesson

was

all

about the creation of the universe.

A:

A

physics

class

about

the

creation

of

the

universe?

That’s

some

pretty

unscientific

language there. Sounds more religious to me.

B:

It’s all religion. Take the theory of the Big

Bang. How is it possible that all of the stuff in

the universe comes from an explosion? That’s

no better than Atlas carrying the globe on his

back or African myths about turtles and stuff.

精品文档

A:

Turtles?

Whatever...

Look,

all

that’s

required

for

the

creation

of

matter

an

imbalance

of

particles

and

anti-particles.

At

least, that’s what the math says.

B:

Math, shmath. What’s the evidence?

A:

There is evidence! You know Edwin Hubble?

He’s

th

e

guy

who

in

the

early

twentieth

century was the first scientist to measure the

drift of matter in the universe, thus advancing

notions of an expanding universe. What would

it

be

expanding

from?

Well,

the

Big

Bang...

DUH!

B:

Anyway, it’s just a theory. Wh

y do people

go

around

touting

theories?

Where’s

the

scientific rigor in that?

A:

Dude,

don’t

equivocate.

A

theory

only

becomes a theory after withstanding rigorous

testing. You slept through class, didn’t you?

B:

Agh!

You’re

making

my

head

hurt

again!

Quit with the questions!

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

Talking

About a Past Event (C0095)

A:

Mike! Hey, how are you, man! Long time no

see!

B:

Hey, Pat! Yeah, I haven’t seen you in ages!

How are you?

A:

I’m doing great! It’s funny running into you

like this. Just last week I ran into Matt as well.

B:

Yeah? How’s he doing?

A:

He’s doing well. We went out for a couple of

beers and the funniest thing happened.

B:

Oh yeah?

A:

Well, we were talking and catching up on

what

we’ve

been

doing,

talking

about

work

and family, when all of a sudden, Matt saw a

mouse run under his chair and he completely

lost

it!

He

started

freaking

out,

and

screaming...

B:

Ha ha, really?

A:

Yeah, and the funniest thing was, that he

jumped on to his chair and started shrieking

like a girl. You had to be there! Everyone was

staring and laughing... it was hilarious!

Elementary

‐

The Weekend

‐

1960’s

En

glish (C0096)

精品文档

A:

Hey

man...

I

really

like

your

pad.

Those

lava lamps are far out! Thanks for letting me

crash here tonight.

B:

It’s

no

prob

lem,

brother!

I

wanted

a

pad

where people could come, listen to music and

just hang loose, you dig what I’m saying?

A:

I dig it man! We could throw a bash here

and make it a really happening scene!

B:

Yeah

man,

that

would

be

groovy!

Hey,

I

gotta

split

for

a

while,

are

you

OK

here

by

yourself?

A:

Don’t

worry

about

me

brother...

You

go

take care of business.

B:

Alright, peace out.

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

Weather Fore

cast (C0097)

A:

...And now, let’s go to Kenny Williams for

today’s weather forecast.

B:

Thank you Bill, and good morning Salt Lake

City!

A:

What’s

the

weather

looking

like

today,

Kenny?

B:

Well, it’s a bit of a mixed bag in Utah today;

we’ve got heavy cloud cover here in Northern

Utah, and we’re calling for scattered showers

throughout the day,

with a day-time high of

forty-five degrees. Now, if we move down to

the south of the state, we can see that a cold

front is moving in. We can expect clear skies,

but

it

will

be

quite

cold,

with

temperatures

hovering around the thirty degree mark.

A:

It’s a chilly day folks, so don’t forget your

coats! What about tomorrow Kenny? Do you

have good news for us?

B:

Well, it’ll be a rainy day for Northern Utah;

we can expect some isolated downpours in the

morning.

Winds

will

be

coming

in

from

the

North East, with gusts reaching twenty- three

miles per hour. Salt Lake City can expect the

rain to turn to sleet in the evening. Things are

looking

a

bit

better

for

the

South;

we’ll

see

cloudy skies with a chance of showers. Later in

the

day,

we

can

expect

partly

cloudy

skies,

with a forecast high of thirty-eight degrees.

A:

You heard it folks! It’s gonna be a cold one!

B:

That’s right Bill. We will have more later on

today

on

the

six

o’clock

news.

That’s

the

精品文档

weather forecast for this morning.

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

Flattering (C0

098)

A:

Valerie!

Hi!

Wow

how

are

you?

It’s

been

such a long time!

B:

Darlene!

Indeed,

it’s

been

a

while!

How

have

you

been?

Wow,

you

look

amazing!

I

love what you’ve done with your hair!

A:

Really? Thanks!

I went to that hair

salon

that you told me about, but enough about me!

Look at you! You haven’t aged a day since the

last time I saw you! What is your secret!

B:

Ha ha, come on! Well, I’ve been watching

what

I

eat,

and

working

out

three

times

a

week. By the way, I heard your son recently

graduated!

A:

Yes, my little Paul is finally a doctor. They

grow up so fast you know.

B:

He

is

such

a

handsome

guy.

He

gets

his

looks from his mother of course!

A:

Thank

you!

What

about

your

daughter,

Pamela? I heard she has passed the bar exam

and married recently.

B:

Oh

yes.

She

had

a

beautiful

wedding

in

Cozumel Mexico and we all attended.

A:

Such a lovely girl. I hope my Paul is lucky

enough to find a girl like that someday!

B:

But of course! Well, it’s been great talking

to you, but I have to get going.

A:

Same here! We will catch up soon, maybe

over coffee!

B:

That would be great! Give me a call!

A:

See you soon! Bye! Ugg... I can’t stand that

woman or her obnoxious son.

Elementary

‐

Global View

‐

Movie Revi

ew (C0099)

A:

Welcome

b

ack

movie

lovers

to

another

”

Premier

Movie

Review”.

My

name

is

Richard

Clarke

and

I

am

joined

today

by

the

very

erudite DavidWatson.

B:

Thank you Dick. Today we are going to talk

about the movie ” Lion King”. Tell me Dave,

what is your impression of this film?

A:

Well,

I

think

this

film

is

simply

a

fable,

depicting man’s eternal greed for power, and

精品文档

in

my

opinion,

it’s

a

very

fine

film.

Even

despite

the

accusations

of

plagiarism

traditional folk tales from other countries. The

musical

score

was

amazing,

the

animation

was very well done, and the story was simply

enchanting.

B:

I

think

otherwise.

Even

though

the

animation was technically strong, and as you

say, the score and songs performed by Elton

John

were

great,

the

film

lacks

a

certain

originality; it lacked heart. And I would dare to

say, it was too predictable.

A:

Predictable!

How!

Come

on

Dick,

It’s

a

G-

rated

movie!

It’s

for

the

kids!

It’s

not

a

thriller!

B:

Well, that’s just it. It did have some very

dramatic

and

intense

scenes.

For

example

when Mufasa dies, or the dark, grim portrayal

of Scar. Even so, the film is linear. Mufasa dies,

Simba runs away thinking it’s his fault. Falls in

love and returns to retake what is rightfully his.

It’s just too cliché.

A:

How can it be cliché? It’s a fable! It’s telling

a

time-honoured

story!

The

movie

make

a

point

of

how

the

hunger

for

power

leads

to

corruption, and teaches children the value of

respect, life and love.

B:

You have always been so soft, Dave!

A:

Open your heart Dick. Don’t shut us out.

B:

An

yway... That’s all for today folks! Join us

next time as we talk about "How to lose

a

guy

in

10

days"

I’m

sure

you’ll

love

that one Dave!

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

Where are yo

u from? (C0100)

A:

Where to, miss?

B:

Hi!

Crenshaw

and

Hawthorne,

at

the

Holiday Inn that is on that corner.

A:

Sure

thing.

So,

where

are

you

flying

in

from?

B:

From China.

A:

Really? You don’t look very Chinese to me,

if you don’t mind me saying so.

B:

It’s fine. I am actually from Mexico. I was in

China

on

a

business

trip,

visiting

some

local

companies

that

manufacture

bathroom

products.

精品文档

A:

Wow sounds interesting! Excuse me if I am

being a bit nosy but, how old are you?

B:

Don’t you know it’s rude to ask a lady her

age?

A:

Don’t get me wrong! It’s just that you se

em

so

young

and

already

doing

business

overseas!

B:

Well thank you! In that case, I am 26 years

old, and what about yourself?

A:

I am 40 years old and was born and raised

here in the good old U.S of A, although I have

some Colombian heritage.

B:

Really?

That’s

great!

Do

you

speak

some

Spanish?

A:

Uh... yeah.. of course!

B:

Que

bien!

Entonces

podemos

hablar

en

espanol!

Elementary

‐

The Weekend

‐

1970’s

(C

0101)

A:

Hey man! How’s it hanging?

B:

Hey man! Everything is just groovy baby!

A:

Did you go to the roller rink on Saturday? I

heard it was far out, man!

B:

I wanted to, but

I

ran into this foxy lady

that just moved to my block! I was chatting

her up a bit and then we mellowed out at her

place.

A:

Right

on,

right

on!

Well,

Jim

went

to

the

rink with Sherry and he said it was dy-no-mite!

He

was

low

on

bread,

but

Sherry

paid

for

everything.

B:

Gravy! Jim is such a jive turkey man. He is

always

hitting

me

up

for

cash.

Anyway,

you

wanna book and go grab some grub?

A:

Yeah man, I’m starving!

Elementary

‐

Global View

‐

Global War

ming (C0102)

A:

And

therefore,

global

warming

is

the

greatest deception of the early 21st century.

Questions?

B:

Uh&

yeah.

In

the

lecture

you

said

theres

more

evidence

in

the

scientific

record

supporting global cooling?

A:

Well, yes, essentially, the historical record

supports a theory of climate cycles. Warming

精品文档

and cooling are cooperating processes in the

planetary eco-system.

B:

If thats true and the planet is getting cooler,

what explains the rapid melting of the polar ice

caps

and

the

dramatic

rise

in

the

global

average temperatures?

A:

But are global temperatures rising? If you

look

at

the

data

from

nineteen

seventy-five

youll&

B:

Youll be misled. If you were

serious,

you

would look at the record starting in the 1880s.

Then

you

would

see

how

dramatically

the

earths temperature has changed.

A:

Young lady, I beg to differ. Look, the point

of the lecture was to emphasize that there is

evidence for both sides, and I’m putting forth

the argument that there’s greater evidence

in

support of the global cooling hypothesis. Look,

it’s an indisputable fact that the public is being

manipulated and scared into believing theres

some

kind

of

climate

crisis;

this

scaremongering

is

done,

quite

simply,

for

political reasons.

B:

But even without the uncomfortable reality

that

greenhouse

gases

like

carbon

dioxide

contribute

to

global

warming,

isnt

the

topic

appropriate for politicians to discuss?

A:

Not if they want to use your tax dollars and

mine

to

fund

completely

unnecessary

initiatives.

B:

Yeah,

like

conservation,

protecting

endangered

species

and

investing

in

renewable energy. At the very least, you have

to concede that this debate has the potential

to end our dependence on foreign oil. Buying

oil

supports

autocratic

countries

that

use

these revenues to devastating ends.

A:

Why, Ive never been so disrespected in all

of

my

days.

I’m

a

professor,

a

scientist

and

researcher of high regard.

B:

Yeah,

and

a

duplicitous

one

at

that.

Everyone knows youre in the pocket of the oil

lobby.

Why

should

we

trust

your

so-called

findings

more

than

tobacco

institute

studies

which say smoking doesnt harm health? Youre

full of it.

A:

Some

people

just

cannot

handle

civil

debate!

精品文档

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

Baby,

I’m

Sor

ry (C0103)

A:

Can we talk?

B:

Sur

e, honey, we’re talking now, aren’t we?

A:

You know what I mean.

B:

Yeah. I know.

A:

I want to know where this relationship is

going.

I’m

in

love

with

you

and

I

need

to

know...

B:

You know, I think you’re awesome.

A:

I’m

awesome.

Well,

I

guess

that’s

my

answer, isn’t it.

B:

Honey...

A:

Look, if you don’t love me, it’s not a thing,

alright,

we’ve

had

our

laughs,

but

I

don’t

appreciate... maybe it’s just time we...

B:

Baby, I love you so much.

A:

You do?

B:

I love you. And I think you’re awesome.

A:

Oh, I love you too!

B:

Come on. Put the gun down.

A:

Oh baby, I’m so sorry.

Elementary

‐

The Weekend

‐

Skiing (C

0104)

A:

Welcome ski lovers of all ages! My name is

Rick Fields and here with me is the man that

needs no introduction, Bob Copeland.

B:

Thank you, Rick! What a beautiful day here

in Aspen, Colorado where the sun is shinning,

and we’ve got twelve inches of fresh powder.

It doesn’t get much better than this.

A:

That’s

right,

Bob,

but

today

we

have

a

special treat for our viewers. We’re join

ed here

by

Ian

Roussy,

the

four-time

giant

slalom

champion. And on this

special

edition

of

the

show,

Ian

is

going

to

teach

us the basics of skiing! So, let’s hit the slopes!

C:

Well,

first

off,

let’s

get

those

boots

on.

You’re going

to want to make sure your boots fit snugly.

That’s

right;

now

snap

them

into

your

bindings.

And you’re also going to want a good pair of

goggles

to protect your eyes. It’s a bright day today,

精品文档

so there’s going to be a lot of glare out there

on

the slopes. We don’t want y

ou hitting any of

thosemoguls!

A:

Bob,

since

you’re

a

beginner

skier

and

might

take

a

few

spills,

it

is

a

good

idea

to

have a good warm pair of dry ski gloves.

C:

Easy there, Rick! Well, let’s head on over to

the

chairlift,

and

test

your

skills!

All

right,

we’re up here on the bunny hill, so, Bob, why

don’t

you

do

a

few

snow

-plow

turns.

Gnarly

run, Rick! Nice carving! You’ve got some mad

skills! That was sick!

A:

You

wanna

see

gnarley?

Well,

see

that

bump

over

there,

I’m

going

to

catch

some

major air.

C:

Butt plant!

B:

Ha ha ha! He lost his skis! Yard sale!!!

A:

Ahem,

well.

Thanks

for

joining

us

here

today,

I

think

that

about

does

it.

Bob,

Ian,

time for some aprè

s-ski?

C:

No

way,

man!

We’re

off

to

grab

some

freshies!!!

Elementary

‐

The Office

‐

Job Well Don

e (C0105)

A:

And so, that concludes my outline for our

marketing strategy next year. Thank you very

much for your time.

B:

Hey,

that

was

quite

the

Presentation!

Honestly,

I

was

completely

blown

away

by

your strategy outline. I’ve gotta say, Alex,

you

really wowed me today.

A:

Aw, come on; it was nothing. Im just doing

my job.

B:

No, I think you deserve some recognition

here; I mean, if I look back on your previous

Presentations, this is a huge improvement.

A:

Well, Kristin did give me a hand with the

slides. Shes a real wiz on PowerPoint.

B:

And

I

saw

that

you

took

on

board

my

feedback

about

pricing

strategies.

I

really

appreciate you taking the time to think though

my suggestions.

A:

Yeah, well, that was some good advice. You

made some really good points.

B:

Well, I just wanted to say well done. Really

you did a great job.

精品文档

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

Mobile Phone

Plan (C0106)

B:

Yeah, I’ve just moved here, and I’d like to

activate my cell phone, and I’m not sure if I

should go with a prepaid plan, or a monthly

rate plan.

A:

I see. Well, can I have a look at your phone?

Unfortunately, this phone can’t be used in the

US; it’s not compatible with our 3G network.

B:

What? Really? I don’t really want to have to

buy a new phone.

A:

Well, you’re in

luck! You see, if you sign up

for

our

three-

year

plan,

we’ll

throw

in

a

handset for free.

B:

Really? What’s the catch?

A:

There’s no catch! You just choose a plan,

sign

a

three-

year

contract

and,

that’s

it!

Actually,

we’re

running

a

special

promotion

ri

ght now, and we’re giving away a Blackberry

Curve with our special Mega Value forty dollar

plan.

B:

So what does this plan include?

A:

Well,

you

get

nine

hundred

anytime

minutes, and you can also enjoy free mobile to

mobile calling to other Tel-Mobile clients, one

thousand

text

messages

per

month,

and

unlimited evening and weekend minutes. Oh,

and we also offer a rollover option.

B:

Wow, all this for forty dollars per month?

A:

That’s

right,

plus

the

activation

fee,

the

emergancy services fee, the monthly service

fee,

oh,

and

any

charges

for

extra

minutes,

and...

Elementary

‐

DailyL ifeComplainingat aRestaurant (C0

107)

A:

Excuse me, waiter? Waiter!

B:

Yes, sir? What can I do for you?

A:

I’ve been sitting here for the past twenty

minutes and no one has offered me a glass of

water, brought any bread to the table and our

appetizers haven’t been served yet! You know,

in this kind of establishment, I’d expect much

better service.

B:

I am sorry, sir. I’ll check on your order right

away.

精品文档

C:

Relax honey, the place is busy tonight, but

I’ve heard the food is amazing. Anyway...

B:

Here you are, sir. The foie gras for the lady,

and a mushroom soup for you.

A:

Waiter,

I

ordered

a

cream

of

mushroom

soup

with

asparagus.

This

soup

is

obviously

too

runny,

and

it’s

ov

er-

seasoned.

It’s

completely inedible!

B:

Okay, I do apologize for that. Can I bring

you another soup, or would you like to order

something else?

A:

Take this foie gras back as well, it’s rubbery

and

completely

overcooked.

And

look

at

the

portion size! How can you charge twenty-five

dollars for a sliver of duck liver?

B:

Right away... sir.

C:

Honey come on! The foie gras was fine, why

are you making such a big deal? Are you trying

to get our meal comped again?

A:

What do you mean? We are paying for this.

If

I’m

shelling

out

my

hard

earned

bucks,

I

expect value for money!

B:

Here you are, sir. I hope it is alright now.

The chef has prepared it specially for you.

A:

Yes, fine.

C:

Honey, are you alright?

Elementary

‐

The Office

‐

Bad news, bo

ss. (C0108)

A:

... Now that we have been over the gory

details of our disastrous first quarter, Ed! Give

us some good news. How are things looking

for us in terms of sales this month?

B:

Uh well...would you like the bad news first

or the really bad news?

A:

What?

Ed, don’t tell me you only have bad

news!

B:

Well

sir,

our

sales

have

dropped,

no

plunged, fifty percent in the past month alone.

We are currently overstocked and overstaffed

and our profits are falling fast. The market is in

recession and we have no way of moving our

inventory,

or

getting

rid

of

our

staff.

If

we

consider

redundancies,

it

would

cost

us

a

fortune

because

of

the

new

regulations

governing compensation packages. It’s a real

mess.

A:

For crying out loud... How fast are we losing

精品文档

money?

B:

Um

...how can I put this? Let’s just say that

at

this

pace,

we

will

be

filing

for

Chapter

eleven in less than three months.

A:

What! Geez! How could this have happened?

So what’s the bad news?

B:

Oh, that’s the really bad news. Our supplier

suffered

QC

problems

and,

well,

half

of

our

production

is

faulty.

We’re

going

to

have

to

recall all items sold in the last quarter. And the

worst part? We’re going to have to shoulder

this cost.

A:

Are you joking? Get the supplier on the line

now!

They

have

to

assume

the

costs

of

this

mess!

B:

We

tried

that,

sir.

The

factory

has

gone

under and the owner apparently has fled the

country.

A:

We’re doomed!

B:

There is some really good news though!

A:

Really? What!

B:

I got offered a new job!

Elementary

‐

The Weekend

‐

Breaking

Up (C0109)

A:

Honey, do you have a second?

B:

Sure! Are you okay? You seem a bit worried.

What’s on your mind?

A:

We need to talk.

B:

Okay...

A:

I’ve

been

thinking,

and

well,

I

think

we

need to start seeing other people.

B:

What? Why? I mean,

we’ve had our ups and

downs,

and

we

have

the

occasional

disagreement,

but

we’re

happy

together,

aren’t we?

A:

That’s just it, I’m not happy anymore, Tim.

It’s not you, it’s me. I know that I can be hard

to deal with, and you are a great guy! You are

the type of guy that any woman would kill for!

B:

So, what are you saying? You’re breaking

up with me because I’m perfect?

A:

Tim, you are too good for me. You deserve

someone who can make you smile and make

you happy the way that you made me happy.

Oh, I co

uld say that I’ll be all you need, but

that would be a lie. I know I’d only hurt you, I

know I’d only make you cry.

精品文档

B:

Baby,

come

on.

Don’t

do

this

to

me!

Whatever it is, we can work it out. Just give

me another chance!

I know that we

can get

through

this,

but

we

gotta

stick

together!

Don’t leave me.

A:

I can’t, Tim. I hope someday you can find

some way to understand I’m

only doing this

for you. I don’t really wanna go but, deep in

my heart I know this is the kindest thing to do.

B:

Laura...

A:

Here are

your keys. I’ll send my sister to

pick up the rest of my things next week. I’m

sorry, Tim. I wish you all the best, and I hope

that

one

day

we

can

meet

again.

I’ll

always

love you. Goodbye.

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

Registering for University (C0110)

A:

Ex

cuse me? Is this where I register? I’d like

to sign up for my courses for next semester.

B:

Yes,

of

course.

I

need

your

student

ID

please.

A:

Here you are.

B:

Okay, Susan. It says here that you are a

business

major

and

you

are

in

your

second

year. Is this information correct?

A:

Yes.

I

do

want

to

take

some

additional

credits this year to get a minor in psychology.

B:

Sure. That’s not a problem. Do

you have

the

list

of

courses

you

want

to

take

this

semester?

A:

Yeah.

Here’s

my

list.

I’m

not

sure

if

the

class schedule will allow me to take all of them

though.

B:

Yeah,

that’s

perfect.

What

about

the

subjects for your minor?

A:

Oh

yeah!

Almost

forgot!

I

need

to

take

fundamental linguistics, consumer psychology

and neuroanatomy.

B:

Wow,

you

are

going

to

be

busy

this

semester!

Okay,

here

you

go.

You

are

registered now; you’ll have to make your first

tuition payment before classes start.

Elementary

‐

The Weekend

‐

Golf (C01

11)

A:

Good morning golf aficionados! My name is

精品文档

Rick Fields, and you guessed it, I am here with

my main man, Bob Copeland.

B:

Thank you, Rick! As you can see, ladies and

gentleman,

we

are

here

in

beautiful

Pebble

Beach where the top golfers in the world are

trying

to

win

the

grand

prize

of

one

million

dollars!

A:

Whoa, that’s a lot of

cash! Let’s go to the

course and see how Tiger Woods is doing.

B:

All right, were’re here at the eighth hole.

It’s

a

par

four,

and

has

some

very

difficult

hazards

which

many

golfers

find

difficult

to

avoid. Although, I did see Jack Nicklaus hit a

hole in one on this very same hole!

A:

Tiger Woods is about to tee off, and let’s

see if he has the same luck as Jack. Tiger is

asking his caddie for his driver and, he seems

to be very nervous.

B:

Oh

no!

Not

a

good

swing

at

all!

It’s

definitely

not

his

day

today.

On

the

seventh

hole he got a bogey and before that he barely

made par. He will definitely not get a birdie on

this shot.

A:

It seems that his ball has flown somewhere

deep

in

the

trees.

He

is

having

a

hard

time

finding it and even his caddie has climbed a

tree to try and spot it.

B:

Oh no! A bear! Run, Tiger, run! Somebody

call animal control!

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

Dr. Plumber (

C0112)

A:

Good afternoon! Did you call for a plumber?

B:

Yes, yes I did. Please come in! I’m so glad

you

came!

This

old

house

is

falling

apart!

Come on into the bathroom. See, here, there’s

water leaking everywhere!

A:

I see.

Let

me have

a look.

It seems that

your toilet is clogged, and that’s why it won’t

flush. Let me just get my plunger. No, that’s

not

working

either.

I

suspect

that

there’s

some sort of foreign object in the pipes that’s

causing a blockage. That’s what’s making your

toilet overflow.

B:

Oh,

that

must

be

because

of

my

four-year-old daughter. She is always flushing

things down the toilet. You know how kids are.

A:

Yeah, I have a little one myself. Anyway,

精品文档

these water pipes are really rusty, so they also

should

be

changed.

That

could

be

causing

water to not drain completely; that might lead

to more problems in the future. I would also

suggest fixing this

faucet that isn’t shutting off

properly. I could have it all finished by today if

it’s urgent.

B:

That would be great! Is it expensive?

A:

Let’s see... I would say about eight hundred

dollars.

B:

What? That’s more than I make in a day

and I’m a heart su

rgeon!

Elementary

‐

The Office

‐

Sorry

I’m

Lat

e (C0113)

A:

Where is everyone? We were supposed to

start fifteen minutes ago!

B:

Jo called and said she’d be here in a sec.

She said she got tied up with a client.

C:

Sorry I’m late everyone. There was a h

uge

traffic jam on the highway this morning.

D:

Morning everyone! Were you stuck in traffic

as well, Jess? There was a huge pileup on the

highway and traffic was backed up for miles.

B:

Scott just called and said that he’s running

late. His last meeting

ran over, but he’s on his

way now.

A:

Guys,

this

is

not

acceptable.

If

I

say

the

meeting

starts

at

ten,

the

meeting

starts

at

ten. Not tenoh-one! And definitely not ten-ten!

All right. Let’s get started. So the first thing I

want to talk about is our...

E:

I’m really sorry, everyone! I know I’m late.

But

really,

it’s

not

my

fault.

I

was

getting

a

coffee at Starbucks, and the line was way too

long. I was waiting for twenty minutes to get

my coffee!

Elementary

‐

The Weekend

‐

1980’s

(C

0114)

A:

Jim! What’s

up man!

B:

Charlie!

Is

that

your

ride?

It’s

butt

ugly,

dude!

A:

Don’t

be

a

airhead!

This

is

a

nineteen

sixty-nine Chevy Impala! I just need to fix it

up a bit. In a couple of months, this baby is

gonna be wicked!

精品文档

B:

Not even! Check it out! Now that’s a

fresh

ride!

A:

Too

bad

the

driver

is

a

major

dweeb.

Anyone can have a car like that if their daddy

is loaded like his.

B:

He’s coming this way, be cool.

C:

Hey

guys!

What

do

you

think

of

my

automobile? Isn’t it bad to the bone?

A:

Word! The ladies are gonna be lining up to

get with you when they see you driving around

in that car.

C:

You really think so?

B:

For sure!

C:

Awesome!

A:

Psych! haha.. you totally fell for it.

C:

You are a real scumbag, Charlie. When I do

the nasty with the prom queen, w

e’ll see who

has the last laugh.

B:

Dude, don’t have a cow!

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

I

Don’t

Feel S

o Good (C0115)

A:

Are

you

okay,

man?

You

don’t

look

very

well.

B:

Ugh,

I

feel

terrible.

I

went

out

last

night

with Trevor and things got a little out of hand.

A:

Nice! So, where did you guys go?

B:

We hit a couple of local bars, and met up

with some friends.

Everything was

cool until

Mike came along, and it turned out that it was

his birthday yesterday!

A:

Oh

no!

Mike’s

birthday

is

a

drinkfest

for

sure!

B:

Tell me about it! We drank everything in the

bar!

A:

Is that why you missed work today?

B:

Yeah. I woke up this morning feeling really

nauseous. I threw up like five times.

A:

Eww!

B:

I

was

so

dehydrated

that

I

drank

like

a

gallon

of

water,

and

my

head

has

been

pounding

all

day.

I

swear,

I’m

never

gonna

drink again!

A:

Too bad man, tonight is Tracy’s going away

party and she asked if you were gonna go.

B:

Oh, yeah. I’m there!

Elementary

‐

The Office

‐

精品文档

You MissedTheDeadline! (C0116)

A:

And so, I just wanted to check in with you

and find out where we are with this project. As

you

know,

you’ve

missed

a

fairly

significant

deadline

last

week,

and

this

will

negativity

impact the team’s ability to move forward with

the next stages of this project.

B:

I k

now, I’m really sorry that I missed the

deadline.

But

really,

it

wasn’t

my

fault.

You

see, we had all of these unexpected technical

problems

at

the

last

minute,

and

that

I

couldn’t get into the database and extract the

kind of information that I needed for the data

analyis. You know, if the tech guys would have

done their job and kept the CRM stable, then I

wouldn’t have missed my deadline.

A:

Oh,

come

on!

An

excuse

like

that

is

tantamount

to

lying.

You’re

essentially

blaming

the

tech

team

for

your

time

management

issues,

rather

than

accepting

responsibility

for

the

fact

that

you

were

procrastinating for the past two weeks.

B:

No, I’m not trying to pass the buck here; I

know

that

it

was

me

who

is

ultimately

responsible for getting this done. But the thing

is, I could have finished on time if the system

hadn’t

gone

down.

And

you

know,

with

everything

I’ve

got

going

on

now,

I

can’t

afford

to

waste

time

dealing

with

technical

problems. I’ve got a lot on my plate and there

are only twenty-four hours in a day...

A:

I’m not going to accept this excuse. You’re

using these small technical glitches as a crutch

and trying to rationalize the fact that you’ve

missed

your

deadline.

Look,

we

have

standards and I expect you to live up to those

standards. No more phoney ex

cuses. If you’re

in

over

your

head,

you

tell

me.

No

more

missed

deadlines.

Now,

I

want

that

data

on

my desk by nine am!

Elementary

‐

< p>
TheWeekend

‐

I’m

Sorry I Love You IX(C0117)

Steven:

Veronica wait! Come on honey, get

back in the car. Let’s talk it over, o

kay?

Veronica:

No!

I’m

tired of your lies! I don’t

know who you are anymore!

精品文档

Steven:

Veronica. It’s me, the man that has

and always will love you. I’m sorry that I’ve

lied to you. Believe me, it’s been so hard for

me as well, and time and again, I’ve tho

ught

of coming clean. But, I couldn’t put you, or my

mission

at

risk.

It’s

all

over

now.

My

assignment is complete and now I have to go

back to India.

Veronica:

What?

Are

you

kidding?

Is

there

anything else I should know before I never see

you

again?

How

could

you

deceive

me

like

that?

Steven:

Yes...

Veronica...

I

know

that

this

isn’t the best time and that you probably hate

me

right

now

but,

I

want

to

be

completely

forthright with you. I know deep in my heart

that

you

are

the

best

thing

that

has

ever

happened

to

me.

Veronica...

will

you

marry

me? Come with me to India baby, I can’t make

up for everything that’s happened, but I can

promise you my undying love. I will be

the most devoted husband, and I will cherish

you always.

Veronica:

Steven...

I

can’t

just

leave

everything

at

the

drop

of

a

hat!

With

everything that has happened between us, I

just

don’t

know

you

any

more.

I

just

can’t

build a relationship on a foundation of lies. I do

love you but... I can’t go with you. I’m sorry...

I love you...

AIRPORT:

This is the last call for flight eight

one five from Los Angeles to Hyderabad.

Airline

worker:

I’m

sorry

sir

we

can’t

wait

any longer you must board the plane. Are you

waiting for someone?

Steven:

I

was

but,

I

don’t

think

she

is

coming...

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

Baby Talk (C0

118)

A:

Honey, the baby is up again.

B:

It’s your turn! I went last night.

A:

Fine! Hello widdle baby! Why are you crying

widdle baby? Oh, I see, you made a doo-doo!

B:

What’s

going

on

hun?

Why

is

the

baby

crying?

A:

The widdle baby made a doo -doo!

B:

What a good boy! Lets get this icky diaper

精品文档

off you.

A:

Looky

what

I

have

here!

Mickey

Mouse

jammies!

oopsie-daisy!

Did

the

widdle

baby

just tinkle all over daddy?

B:

Yes he did! Yes he did! You just made a wee

wee all over daddy!

A:

Hold still while I change this yucky diaper.

C:

What going on in here?

A:

Oh look it’s nana! Say hi to nana!

C:

He’s so adorable! I could just eat him up!

A:

Ok, say bye to nana! Time to go beddy

-

bye!

Elementary

‐

The Weekend

‐

Being Sca

red (C0119)

Shabby:

Eddie,

why

are

we

at

this

scary

looking mansion? It’s like, ultra spooky!

Eddie:

I told you already Shabby, the owner

of the house says there is a ghost haunting his

house so we have to go in and investigate.

Scruy puypoo:

I don’t lik

e this!

Wilma:

Come

on

guys,

stop

being

such

cowards. It’s a mystery and an adventure!

Shabby:

This

place

gives

me

the

creeps!

Seriously

guys,

let’s

get

out

of

here!

I’m

getting goosebumps just being here!

Scruy:

Shabby is a scaredy cat!

Wilma:

That la

ugh came from this room. Let’s

go and check it out.

Eddie:

Look! A ghost! Run!

Elementary

‐

The Weekend

‐

Boxing (C

0120)

A:

Welcome

back,

boxing

fans!

My

name

is

Rick Fields, and here with me is the man with

an iron jaw, Bob Copeland.

B:

Thank you, Rick! We are coming to you live

from Las Vegas! We’re

in the beautiful MGM

Grand

Hotel

and

Casino

where

the

world

heavyweight

championship

is

about

to

get

under way!

A:

That’s right Bob! We are about to witness

the

legendary

Italian

Stallion

himself,

Rocky

Balboa,

square

off

against

his

lifetime

rival,

Apollo Creed! This will be a gruesome match

for sure.

B:

Both

fighters

are

in

the

ring,

and

we

are

精品文档

about to begin.

C:

In

the

blue

corner,

weighing

in

at

two

hundred

and

twenty

pounds,

the

former

heavyweight

c

hampion

of

the

world,

”The

Master of Disaster”, the one and only, Apollo

Creed!

In

the

red

corner,

weighing

two

hundred

and

eighteen

pounds

and

with

a

record

of

forty- seven

wins

and

thirty-seven

knockouts,

the

undefeated,

undisputed,

heavyweight

champion

of

the

world,

the ”Italian Stallion”, Rocky Balboa!

A:

There is the bell and this fight is underway!

Apollo quickly attacks Rocky with quick strong

jabs!

Rocky

dodges

successfully

and

counterattacks with a strong right hook!

B:

Apollo is cut! Rocky landed a strong blow to

his right eyebrow and cut him!

A:

This is his chance! Rocky quickly throws a

left,

right,

another

left!

Apollo

is

getting

pounded!

B:

Apollo recovers with a powerful haymaker

and catches Rocky off guard! He’s down! the

ref starts the count!

C:

1,2,3,4,5,.....

Elementary

‐

Global View

‐

Presidentia

l Speech (C0121)

A:

Good evening, my fellow Americans. Three

days from now, after a half-century of service

of

our

country,

I

shall

lay

down

the

responsibilities of office as, in a traditional and

solemn

ceremony,

the

authority

of

the

Presidency

is

vested

in

my

successor.

This

evening

I

come

to

you

with

a

message

of

leave-taking and farewell, and to share a few

final thoughts with you, my countrymen.

A:

Like

every

other

citizen,

I

wish

the

new

President,

and

all

who

will

labor

with

him,

Godspeed. I pray that the coming years will be

blessed with peace and prosperity for all.

A:

Our people expect their President and the

Congress

to

find

essential

agreement

on

questions

of

great

importance,

the

wise

resolution of which will better shape the future

of

our

great

nation.

My

own

relations

with

Congress

began

on

a

remote

and

tenuous

basis when, long ago, a member of the Senate

appointed

me

to

West

Point.

I

then

had

the

精品文档

pleasure

of

building

more

intimate

relationship with Congress during the war and

immediate post-war period. Finally, we have

progressed

to

the

mutually

interdependent

relationship we’ve had during these past eight

years.

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

Supermarket

Cashier (C0122)

A:

Excuse me sir, this is the express check-out

lane

for

people

that

have

fifteen

items

or

fewer. It looks like you have more than fifteen

items there.

B:

Oh, come on! I have sixteen items! Cut me

some slack, will ya?

A:

Fine! Please place your items on the belt

and push your shopping cart through. Do you

prefer paper or plastic?

B:

Plastic. I also have a couple of coupons.

A:

No

problem,

I’ll

take

those.

Sir,

these

coupons expired yesterday.

B:

Darn! Oh, well. I guess it’s just not my day.

Thanks anyway.

A:

Do you have a club card or will it be cash?

B:

Yeah I got a club card. Here you go.

A:

Will this be debit or credit?

B:

Debit please. Also, could I get cash back?

Fifty dollars would be great.

A:

Yeah,

sure.

Your

total

is

seventy- eight

dollars

and

thirty-three

cents.

Here

is

your

receipt. Have a nice day.

Elementary

‐

The Weekend

‐

1990’s

(C

0123)

A:

Hey four-

eyes! What’s up man, how have

you been?

B:

Not bad, just went to the mall and picked

up some junk. Check out my new Adidas!

A:

Those are dope! You are gonna be getting

mad

props

from

the

gang,

man.

Anyways,

have you seen Betty lately?

B:

Dude, don’t even go there. That girl started

trippin’ cuz I went to the movies with Veronica

the other day. I was like ”look, you knew how

I was before you got wi

th me”.

A:

That’s right! Your such a playa, man. Dude,

there’s Mad Max. Let’s go say hi.

精品文档

B:

Max! Whassup! Are you okay? You look like

you just saw a ghost.

C:

I got an F in English class. My life is over...

A:

Dude, get over it! You need to lay off the

books for a while and have some fun! Come on,

let’s bounce.

C:

Where are we going? Oh, crap. My dad is

gonna go postal when he finds out about this.

A:

I’m gonna open a can of whopass on you if

you don’t come with me now!

C:

Okay, okay. Geez...

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

Tools (C0124)

A:

Alright, ladies and gentlemen. We’ve been

hired to build a deck on this here house, and

turn this boring and drab lawn into a backyard

oasis. There is one catch, though. We’ve only

got one day to finish this, so I’m go

nna need

everyone to give one hundred and ten percent

today. It’s going to be tough, but we’ve got a

great team here, and I know that together we

can tackle this project. That being said, let’s

get to work!

B:

That’s right. Now, remember, we’ve been

over

the

plans,

but

we

really

need

to

make

sure that everything is up to code. The home

inspectors here are pretty thorough, so please

make sure you follow the plans exactly. And

remember

the

carpenter’s

rule

of

thumb:

measure twice and cut once.

A:

Okay, guys

. Let’s get at it. Bob! Pass me

that hammer! The nails won’t go in; the wood

is too hard. I think I’m gonna need the nail gun.

That did it!

C:

Do

me

a

favor

and

help

me

cut

this

two-by- four, will ya? Pass me the circular saw,

and

grab

hold

of

the

end

of

the

board.

Now

help me drill some holes in it so we can place

the bolts.

B:

I think you should sand the edges. Look at

all

these

splinters,

someone

could

get

hurt.

Geez...you gotta take pride in your work!

C:

Yeah, you’re right. Pass me the sander and

I’l

l take care of it.

A:

Julia!

Get

over

here

with

the

level,

measuring tape and that box of screws!

C:

Oh, no! Look out below!

精品文档

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

No Smoking!

(C0125)

A:

It smells like an ashtray in here!

B:

Hi honey! What’s wrong? Why do you have

that look on your face?

A:

What’s

wrong?

I

thought

we

agreed

that

you were gonna quit smoking.

B:

No! I said I was going to cut down which is

very different. You can’t just expect me to go

cold turkey overnight!

A:

Look, there are other ways to quit. You can

try

the

nicotine

patch,

or

nicotine

chewing

gum. We spend a fortune on cigarettes every

month and now laws are cracking down and

not allowing smoking in any public place. It’s

not like you can just light up like before.

B:

I

know,

I

know.

I

am

tryi

ng

but,

I

don’t

have

the

willpower

to

just

quit.

I

can’t

fight

with the urge to reach for my pack of smokes

in

the

morning

with

coffee

or

after

lunch!

Please understand?

A:

Fine! I want a divorce!

Elementary

‐

The Weekend

‐

That’s

Fu

nny! (C0126)

AnnoHuenclleor:

everyone,

and

welcome

to

open

mic

night!

You’re

in

for

a

real

treat

as

we’ve got a lot of great comics here with us

tonight. First up, we have a very funny man

coming

straight

from

the

state

of

Montana,

Robert Hicks!

A:

Thank you, everyone! Well, what a lovely

crowd. You know, there’s nothing I love better

than

standup

comedy!

You

know,

I’ve

been

working on my routine for months now, and

I’ve

got

some

real

zingers

for

you

tonight.

Let’s

start

out

with

some

short

jokes,

how

bout that? Where do you find a one legged dog?

Where you left it.

A:

Get it? mmm Anyways... What do you call a

sheep with no legs? A cloud !

A:

Tough crowd... Alright, now you’re going to

love this joke. It’s hilarious! What do cows do

for

entertainment?

They

rent

moooovies

!

moooovies

A:

Okay, Okay, we’ve got a few hecklers in the

audience, but this one is good! What does a

精品文档

fish say when it runs into a wall? DAM!

A:

Okay, Last one! Why do gorillas have big

nostrils?

Coz

they

got

big

fingers!!!!

CrowGd:

et off the stage! You suck!

A:

Thanks everyone that was my time.

Elementary

‐

The Weekend

‐

I Love Th

at Song! (C0127)

Host:

Welcome back, music lovers, to ”I Love

That

Song”!

The

game

show

where

we

test

your

musical knowledge to the extreme! Let’s get

started! Team A... Guess this

tune:

Team

A:

Carrying

Your

Love

With

Me

by

George Straight! The genre is country music!

Host:

You

are

right!

one

hundred

points

to

team A! Now, for our next cut.

Team B:

Thong Song by Sisqo! I believe the

genre is R&B?

Host:

One hundred big points for team B! For

all

our

viewers

the

acronym

R&B

stands

for

Rhythm and Blues. On that note, DJ, play our

next song!

Team B:

Superstar by The Carpenters!

Host:

And the genre?

Team B:

Um... Um... Adult Contemporary?

Host:

That’s right! A hundred points

! Uh oh!

That sound means it’s double or nothing! The

songs

are

more

difficult

and

the

points

are

doubled! Let’s hear our next song!

Team A:

Too easy! That song is Kinslayer by

the

Finnish power metal group, Nightwish!

Host:

You are correct! Very impressive team

A! And it seems we have a tie! It’s time now

for the tie- breaker round! Each team will be

played three songs and they must tell us the

genre of each song in less than five seconds!

Team A, are you ready?

Team

A:

Ready!

Host:

Let’s hear it!

Team A:

Hip Hop, Classical and Gothic metal!

Host:

You are right! Team B, the pressure is

on, if you get all of them right, we will move on

to sudden death. If you miss one, you lose! DJ,

Let’s hear it!

Team B:

Rap, Disco and... and...

精品文档

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

I’m

Sorry I Lo

ve You X (C0128)

Gulam:

Steven!

Good

to

see

you

brother!

How are you? How was your trip?

Steven:

It was fine. I’ve been better but, it’s

great to be home, I’ve missed you all! How’s

mom?

Gulam:

She’s great! All she ever does is talk

about

you

-her

little

boy

that

went

to

the

United States. You’re her pride and joy, you

know that?

Steven:

Can’t

wait

to

see

her.

And

you?

What’s new with you?

Gulam:

Well, Nisha and I are expecting! You’ll

have another nephew or niece soon!

Steven:

Th

at’s

great!

Wow!

Congrats!

You

two

are

great

together,

ya

know.

You

have

such a beautiful family. I hope one day I can

have that.

Gulam:

Of

course,

man!

Come

on!

I

mean,

everything

was

set

here

for

you

to

marry

Shalini! You know, she’s still pining after

you. I

don’t think she’ll ever get over you.

Steven:

What are you talking about? I hardly knew her!

How could she be in love with me? I couldn’t

go through with it even though she

is a great woman. No, I left my heart in the

United States. I just hope Veronica is happy.

Gulam:

Get

over

it!

You’re

home

now.

Everyone here thinks so highly of you; there’ll

be girls throwing themselves at you. You can

marry anyone you want!

Steven:

I don’t want to marry anyone! I want

to marry her! Don’t you understand?

Gulam:

You are incorrigible.

Liliana:

Steven!

My

baby

how

are

you!

I’ve

missed you so much!

Steven:

Hey, mom! Great to see you!

Liliana:

You

look

so

thin!

Didn’t

those

Americans feed you?

Come come, let’s have

some chai. By the way... There is a girl here

waiting for you.

Veronica:

Hi Steven.

Steven:

Veronica! How did you get here? How

did you know where I live? I waited for you at

the airport but you never showed...

Veronica:

I also have some little secrets that

精品文档

I haven’t told you about, but we can disc

uss

that

later.

I

realized

that

I

was

just

scared.

Scared

of

how

much

I

love

you

and

of

the

commitment that marriage requires. I’m here

now. Now there is something I wanna ask you.

Steven, will you marry me?

Priest:

I now declare you, husband and wife.

You may kiss the bride.

Elementary

‐

Global View

‐

Presidential Speech II

(C0129)

A:

We now stand ten years past the midpoint

of

a

century

that

has

witnessed

four

major

wars

among

great

nations.

Three

of

these

involved our own country. Despite the carnage

of

these

conflicts,

America

is

today

the

strongest,

the

most

influential

and

most

productive

nation

in

the

world.

We

are

understandably

proud

of

this

preeminence,

yet we realize that America’s leadership and

prestige

depend,

not

merely

upon

our

unmatched

material

progress,

riches

and

military

strength,

but

on

how

we

use

our

power

in

the

interests

of

world

peace

and

human betterment.

A:

Throughout

America’s

adventure

in

free

government, such basic purposes have been

to

keep

the

peace;

to

foster

progress

in

human achievement, and to enhance liberty,

dignity

and

integrity

among

peoples

and

among nations.

A:

We pray that peoples of all faiths, all races,

all nations, may have their great human needs

satisfied;

that

those

now

denied

opportunity

shall come to enjoy it to the full; that all who

yearn for freedom may experience its spiritual

blessings;

that

those

who

have

freedom

will

understand,

also,

its

heavy

responsibilities;

that

all

who

are

insensitive

to

the

needs

of

others will learn charity; that the scourges of

poverty, disease and ignorance will be made

to disappear from the earth, and that, in the

goodness of time, all peoples will come to live

together in a peace guaranteed by the binding

force of mutual respect and love.

A:

Now,

on

Friday

noon,

I

am

to

become

a

private

citizen.

I

am

proud

to

do

so.

I

look

精品文档

forward to it. Thank you, and good night.

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

Going To The

Gym (C0130)

A:

Hey

there,

you

look

a

little

lost.

Are

you

new here?

B:

Yeah how’d you know?

A:

You can always spot the newbies. I can give

you

a

few

pointers

if

you

want.

Were

you

trying to use this machine here?

B:

Yeah! I just started my training today and

I’m not really sure where to begin.

A:

It’s ok, I know how it is. This machine here

will

work

out

your

upper

body,

mainly

your

triceps and biceps. Are you looking to develop

strength or muscle tone and definition?

B:

Well, I don’t want to be ripped like you! I

just want a good physique with weights and

cardio.

A:

In

that

case

you

want

to

work

with

less

weight.

You

can

start

off

by

working

ten

to

fifteen

reps

in

four

sets.

Five

kilo

weights

should

be

enough.

Now

it’s

very

important

that you stretch before pumping iron or you

might pull a muscle.

B:

Got it! Wow is that the weight you are lifting?

My goodness that’s

a lot of weight!

A:

It’s not that much. Just watch... I’m ok...

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

What if? Part

1 (C0131)

A:

Okay, next question. If Eric asked you out

on a date, what would you say?

B:

Duh!

I

would

say

yes!

Eric

is

the

most

popular

kid

in

school!

Okay,

my

turn.

What

would you do if you won the lottery?

A:

Let’s see.... If I won the lottery, I would buy

two tickets for a trip around the world.

B:

If you buy me a ticket I will go with you for

sure!

A:

My dad will freak out if I even mention a trip

like that!

B:

Alright this is a good one. What would your

mom say if you told her you are going to get

married?

A:

If I told her that, she would faint and have

me committed!

精品文档

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

Mechanic (C0

132)

A:

Howdy!

Nice

car!

What

seems

to

be

the

problem?

B:

I

don’t

know!

This

stupid

old

car

started

spewing white smoke and it just died on me.

Luckily, I managed to start it up and drive it

here. What do you think it is?

A:

Not sure yet. How about you pop the hood

and we can take a look

. Hmmm, it doesn’t look

good.

B:

What do you mean? My daddy gave me this

car for my birthday last month. It’s brand new!

A:

Well missy, the white smoke that you saw

is

steam

from

the

radiator.

You

overheated

your engine so now the pistons are busted and

so

is

your

transmission.

You

should

have

called us and we could have towed you over

here when your car died.

B:

Ugh... So how long is this going to take? An

hour?

A:

I’m afraid a bit more than that. We need to

order

the

spare

parts,

take

apart

your

electrical system, fuel pump and engine and

then put it back together again. You are going

to have to leave it here for at least two weeks.

B:

What! How am I supposed to get to school

or go shopping? This is not happening!

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

Doing Laundr

y (C0133)

A:

Ok, let’s go through this one more time. I

don’t want anymore ruined or dyed blouses!

B:

I know, I know. OK, so I have to separate

the colors from the whites and put them in this

strange looking contraption so called washing

machine.

A:

Right. You have to turn it on and program it

depending

on

what

type

of

clothes

you

are

washing.

For

example

for

delicates,

you

should

set

a

shorter

washing

cycle.

Also,

be

sure to use fabric softener and this detergent

when washing.

B:

So

complicated!

Ok,

what

about

this

red

wine stain? How do I get it out?

A:

Since this is a white t-shirt, you

can just

pour a little bit of bleach on it and it will do the

精品文档

trick.

B:

Cool. Then I can just throw everything in

the dryer for an hour and its all set right?

A:

No!

Since

you

are

washing

delicates

and

cotton,

you

should

set

the

dryer

to

medium

heat and for twenty minutes.

B:

You

know

what?

I’ll

just

have

everything

dry cleaned.

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

Buying a TV (

C0134)

A:

Seriously, I don’t know why we need

to get

a new TV.

B:

Honey I told you already. I can’t appreciate

the graphics level and detail of the games on

my Playstation 3 on our old TV.

C:

Good

afternoon

folks!

How

can

I

be

of

service today?

B:

I’m looking to upgrade to a newer, bigger

television set.

C:

You’ve come to the right place! What size

are you looking for?

A:

Just a normal sized TV for our living room.

C:

I see. Well this set here is on sale. It’s a

forty

six

inch

HDTV

screen

and

has

all

the

works. Three HDMI connectors, USB, VGA and

S - Video ports. It even has a DVI port so you

can hook up your PC or laptop! This is without

a

doubt

the

complete

home

theater

experience!

B:

This

is

exactly

what

I

need!

Can

you

imagine

watching

movies

or

playing

video

games on this thing?

A:

Honey,

I think it’s a bit too big. I don’t even

think it will fit in our living room.

C:

Not to worry, we will deliver and install it in

your home. It comes with a wall mount so you

can just hang it on the wall like a picture!

B:

This

is

great!

How

much

will

this

set

me

back?

C:

Lucky for you, this is the last one we have in

stock so it’s half off!

B:

I’ll take it!

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

Cheer Up (C0

135)

A:

Ok... I’ll talk to you later. Bye

精品文档

B:

Carrie, are you ok? You seem a bit down.

A:

I just got off the phone with my boyfriend.

He

is

always

getting

upset

and

losing

his

temper over nothing. It’s so hard to talk to him

at times.

B:

Maybe it’s just that he is stressed out from

work

or

something.

He

does

have

a

pretty

nerve wracking job you know.

A:

Yeah but, he is always in a really foul mood.

I try to find out what’s bothering him or get

him to talk about his day but, he always shuts

down and brushes me off.

B:

Men are like that you know. They can feel

nervous, anxious or on edge and the only way

they

can

express

it

is

by

trying

to

hide

it

through aggressiveness.

A:

I guess you are right. What do you think I

should do? He wasn’t always this grouchy you

know...

B:

Talk to him, try to cheer him up when he is

down and if that doesn’t work, I say get rid

of

him and get a new one!

A:

You are something else you know that?

Elementary

‐

Global View

‐

Gambling (

C0136)

A:

Did

you

hear?

The

state

is

thinking

of

legalizing

gambling in our

city!

Soon

we

are

gonna have amazing hotels and casinos here

which will be good for our business!

B:

Are

you

serious?

Gambling

is

a

vice

industry

built

on

deception

and

fed

by

the

intentional

exploitation

of

human

weakness

for

the

sole

purpose

of

monetary

gain!

It

disgusts me.

A:

What are you talking about?

How does it

exploit people?

B:

Well, to begin with, Gambling is addictive,

ruins

marriages,

destroys

families

and

bankrupts

communities.

Once

you

are

addicted it is very difficult to stop. People have

lost their houses, cars and been left out on the

street

after

becoming

addicted.

Secondly,

it

exploits

because

men

become

addicted

to

gambling most often because of the action and

risk.

Women

gamble

to

escape,

and

senior

citizens

will

start

gambling

for

the

social

interaction.

Underage

gamblers

often

start

精品文档

gambling

on

sports

with

friends

and

then

illegal bookies.

A:

Geez!

Now

that

I

think

about

it,

maybe

legalizing

gambling

isn’t

such

a

good

idea!

Although,

I

have

been

to

Las

Vegas,

and

I

didn’t become addicted or anything like that.

B:

You

cannot

predict

who

will

become

addicted to gambling. Now excuse me, I have

a protest rally to organize!

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

Getting Inter

net Service (C0137)

A:

Welcome to Galanet. How can I help you?

B:

Hi. I would like to get an internet plan for

my house.

A:

Of

course.

We

have

three

different

plans

with different prices you can choose from. The

first one is the cheapest but most basic plan

which

is

thirty

dollars

a

month.

This

is

for

broadband internet with a download speed of

five hundred and twelve kbps.

B:

I

have

no

idea

what

kbps

means.

I

just

want to be able to get online, play games and

chat with my friends. Oh, and watch movies

online as well.

A:

Well, this connection might be a bit too slow

for your needs. I suggest you get the premium

package

for

fifty

dollars

a

month

which

includes a connection speed of two megabytes.

That way you can play games online without

any lag. This package also includes a wireless

router and a personal firewall absolutely free!

B:

Do I have to pay an installation fee?

A:

Lucky

for

you,

this

m

onth

we

aren’t

charging our normal installation fee. You are

saving

yourself

100

bucks

right

there!

And

we’ll throw in this pen drive!

B:

Awesome!

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

Renting A Car

(C0138)

Man:

Hi, I made a reservation for a mid-size

vehicle. The name is Jimmy Fox.

Agent:

I’m

sorry,

we

have

no

mid

-size

available at the moment.

Man:

I don’t understand, I made a reservation,

do you have my reservation?

精品文档

Agent:

Yes, we do, unfortunately we ran out

of cars.

Man:

But the reservation keeps the car here.

That’s why you have the reservation.

Agent:

I know why we have reservations.

Man:

I don’t think you do. If you did, I’d have

a

car.

See,

you

know

how

to

take

the

reservation, you just don’t know how to hold

the

reservation

and

that’s

really

the

most

important part of the reservation, the holding.

Anybody can just take them.

Agent:

But we do have a compact or an SUV if

you’d like.

Man:

Fine. I’ll take the compact.

Agent:

Alright. We have a blue Ford Focus for

you Mr. Fox. Would you like insurance?

Man:

Yeah, you better give me the insurance,

because I am gonna beat the hell out of this

car.

Elementary

‐

The Weekend

‐

Playing C

hess (C0139)

Daddy:

Bobby!

Come

here,

look

what

I

got

you!

Bobby:

What is that?

Daddy:

A

chess

board!

Daddy

is

going

to

teach you how to play!

Bobby:

Cool!

Daddy:

Ok, each player gets 16 pieces. You

can

be

the

white

ones

and

I’ll

play

with

the

black pieces. Now in the front, you set up the

pawns.

Those

are

the

least

valuable

pieces

and can only move one space forward. When

you are about to capture another piece, it can

move one space diagonally.

Bobby:

What about all these other pieces?

Daddy:

See this one that looks like a tower?

It’s called the rook. The one with the tall hat is

called the bishop. See this little horsey? This is

called the knight, it’s a very important piece so

it’s best to not let your opponent capture it.

Bobby:

And these two? They are husband and

wife?

Daddy:

That’s

right!

That’s

the

queen

and

that’s

the

king.

If

the

other

player

captures

your king,

he will say ”Check Mate” and the

game is over! Doesn’t this sound fun?

Bobby:

Nah! This is boring! I’m gonna go play

精品文档

Killer Zombies on my PlayStation!

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

Buying a Com

puter (C0140)

Customer:

So can you fix it?

Sales

Clerk:

I’m sor

ry sir. This computer is

not broken or damaged. It’s simply just too old!

That’s

why

your

programs

and

applications

are running slow. There really isn’t much I can

do.

Customer:

What do you mean? I bought this

computer just three years ago!

Sales

Clerk:

Yes,

but

technology

is

ever

changing and technology is becoming obsolete

faster and faster!

Customer:

Ok,

I

know

where

this

is

going.

How

much

will

it

cost

me

to

get

a

new

computer?

Sales

Clerk:

Well, this desktop over here is

our

latest

model.

It

has

a

four

gigahertz

processor with sixteen gigabytes in RAM and a

hard

disk

with

one

terabyte.

Of

course,

it

includes

a

mouse,

keyboard

and

desk

speakers.

Customer:

I

have

no

idea

what

you

are

talking about. I just want to know if it’s good

and if I will be able to play solitaire without the

computer crashing or freezing all the time!

Sales Clerk:

This PC is top of the line and I

guarantee it will never freeze! If it does, we’ll

give you your money back!

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

What If? Part

2 (C0141)

A:

T

his is the good life! We have it good don’t

you think?

B:

Yeah

of course! Although, don’t

you ever

wonder what ”could have been”?

A:

What do you mean?

B:

Well, sometimes I think of how things could

have

turned

out

if

I

had

done

things

a

little

differently.

A:

For example?

B:

Like

for

example,

if

I

hadn’t

studied

architecture,

I

would

have

become

an

artist

like I wanted to.

A:

I see. Yeah now that I think of it, I wouldn’t

精品文档

have gotten married if I hadn’t moved to this

town and met Sally.

B:

You see! Everything happens for a reason!

We wouldn’t even have met if I hadn’t been in

that car accident ten years ago!

A:

Well, I have no regrets!

B:

I’ll drink to that!

Elementary

‐

The Weekend

‐

What Do

I Wear? (C0142)

A:

Honey come on! We are going to be late!

Honestly, you take longer getting ready than I

do!

B:

I was drying my hair and ironing my shirt!

Can you come here for a sec? I need your help.

A:

What is it? Why are all these clothes on the

bed?

B:

I

don’t

know

what

to

wear!

Ok,

give

me

your opinion. Do you like the way this looks?

The

striped

short

sleeved

shirt

with

this

checkered

sweater

and

my

lucky

sandals.

I

like the cut and hemline of these shorts so I

think I’ll wear these as well.

A:

Are you joking? What am I going to do with

you? We are going to a dinner party not the

beach! Wear the shirt with the silk tie I bought

you

and

these

corduroy

pants.

It’s

chilly

outside so you can wear this coat.

B:

Thanks honey! You have such great fashion

sense. Now, what am I going to do with my

hair?

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

The Butcher (

C0143)

Butcher:

Hi. What can I get for you?

Gina:

Id like a half a pound of ground beef,

please.

Butcher:

Good

choice!

Our

ground

beef

is

extra lean, if you know what I mean.

Gina:

Could

I

also

have

half

a

dozen

pork

chops

and

two

pounds

of

boneless

chicken

breasts?

Butcher:

No, no no no chicken breasts at the

moment,

but

we

have

some

nice

chicken

thighs.

Gina:

No, that won’t do. I’ll take this smoked

ham you have here.

精品文档

Butcher:

Okay, is there anything else?

Gina:

Do you have any other cold cuts? Is this

salami and bologna you have here?

Butcher:

Yes!

It’s

very

fine

meat!

Made

it

myself...

Gina:

Sounds good. Okay, that’s it.

Butcher:

Wait! We have T-bone, rib eye, and

sirloin steaks. They are very fresh! Just came

from the slaughter house...

Gina:

Mmm... No that’s okay, really. I think

that’s all for today.

Butcher:

Okay. That will be thirty-four dollars

and fifty cents.

Elementary

‐

Global View

‐

Capital Pun

ishment (C0144)

ProfeTsshoar:

t’s all for today’s cl

ass. We will

continue our lecture on crime and punishment

tomorrow.

A:

Do

you

think

we

should

be

tougher

on

crime?

B:

Well, it depends on what you mean.

A:

For example, we could bring back the death

penalty

for

murder,

give

longer

prison

sentences

for

lesser

offences

and

lock

up

juvenile offenders.

B:

Those

really

sound

like

Draconian

measures.

Firstly,

what

do

you

do

about

miscarriages

of

justice

if

you’ve

already

put

innocent people to death?

A:

You’d

only

use

capital

punishment

if

you

were absolutel

y sure that you’d convicted the

right person.

B:

But, there’ve been many cases of wrongful

conviction

where

people

have

been

imprisoned

for

many

years.

The

authorities

were sure at the time, but later it was shown

that

the

evidence

was

unreliable.

In

some

cases, it’d been fabricated by the police.

A:

Well, no system of justice can be perfect,

but

surely

there’s

a

good

case

for

longer

prison sentences to deter serious crime.

B:

I

doubt

whether

they

could

act

as

an

effective deterrent while the detection rate is

so

low.

The

best

way

to

prevent

crime

is

to

convince

people

who

commit

it

that

they’re

going to be caught. It doesn’t make sense to

divert

all

your

resources

into

the

prison

精品文档

system.

A:

But

if

you

detect

more

crimes,

you’ll

still

need prisons. In my reckoning, if we could lock

up more juvenile criminals, they’d learn that

they couldn’t get away with it. Soft sentences

will merely encourage them to do it again.

B:

Yes, but remember that prisons are often

schools

for

criminals.

To

remove

crime

from

society, you really have to tackle its causes.

A:

Well, if

I

were

president,

I

would

impose

tougher laws and punishment. I would have a

peaceful society based on fear of punishment,

not consciousness of doing the right thing.

B:

You sound like a dictator!

A:

Well if it works, why not?

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

Chicken Pox (

C0145)

A:

What’s

wrong

with

you?

Why

are

you

scratching so much?

B:

I feel itchy! I can’t stand it anymore! I think

I may be coming down with something. I feel

lightheaded and weak.

A:

Let me have a look. Whoa! Get away from

me!

B:

What’s wrong?

A:

I

think

you

have

chicken

pox!

You

are

contagious! Get away! Don’t breathe on me!

B:

Maybe

it’s

just

a

rash

or

an

allergy!

We

can’t be sure until I see a doctor.

A:

Well in the meantime you are a biohazard!

I didn’t get it when I was a kid and I’ve heard

that you can even die if you get it as an adult!

B:

Are

you

serious?

You

always

blow

things

out of proportion. In any case, I think I’ll go

take an oatmeal bath.

A:

Ewww!

Elementary

‐

Global View

‐

Animal Rig

hts (C0146)

A:

You should have seen the T.V. show that

was

on

last

night,

the

topic

it

covered

was

really interesting; animal rights.

B:

Do

you

really believe in that? If they are

going to focus on something, they should do it

on civil rights.

A:

Yes,

but

we

cant

deny

that

animals

are

精品文档

vulnerable, defenseless, and are completely at

the mercy of human beings.

B:

I understand your point, but we continue to

have transgressions against human rights. If

so much attention weren

’

t devoted to the topic

of animals, we would then concentrate more

on saving a human being instead of protecting

a koala.

A:

You can

’

t compare apples and oranges; I

believe that both topics are important and that

we

can

’

t

ignore

them,

the

mistreatment

of

animals

can

cause

a

great

environmental

imbalance. I believe that governments should

prohibit activities like poaching.

B:

Well, you are right on that point. This is the

reason that I don

’

t buy leather and I try to buy

synthetic products.

B:

At

least

youre

doing

your

part.

My

contribution is to have a pet in the house that

I treat like a member of the family.

A:

As long as you dont treat it better than your

wife, its fine.

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

The Argument

(C0147)

A:

Wow,

that

terrible

movie

is

finally

over.

Next time I’m picking the film, because I don’t

want to end up seeing a chick flick.

B:

Well you should have picked, in the end you

always complain about everything.

A:

Not everything, just this film. Even the title

is

ridiculous;

and

it’s

so

long,

th

ose

are

the

two and a half most wasted hours of my life, so

much so that I’m thinking about asking them

to give me my money back.

B:

I’m

thinking

of

taking

you

back

home.

I

thought

we

could

have

a

nice

evening,

but

you’re always so negative.

A:

I’m only

complaining about a movie that I

could have rented or bought and then thrown

in the garbage.

B:

You

see,

that’s

what

I’m

talking

about,

I

can’t stand your sarcastic jokes anymore

A:

Next time, go with your gay friend who is

more in touch with his feelings.

B:

Well he’s more of a man than you are; at

least he appreciates love stories.

A:

Love? More like one-night-stands.

精品文档

B:

Don’t

criticize

Mario

or

else

I’ll

start

on

those

fat, drunk

friends of yours; they’re no

saints.

A:

My friends? Fat? What about those whales

you call friends?

B:

You’re unbearable; you can walk home, I’m

leaving.

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

Paranoid (C0

148)

A:

Dan, Dan dude. You have to come over to

my house right now!

B:

Is everything Ok?

A:

Just get over here!

A:

Come in! Quickly!

B:

So, since when is your house a bank?

A:

What do you mean?

B:

I mean, what’s up with the and locks and

iron bars on your windows.

A:

Security Dan, security! You can never be

too safe you know! A lot of sickos out there.

Just the

other day they caught that peeping

tom red handed! Had a high power telescope

and binoculars by his window.

B:

Whats the matter with you? Why are you

acting all paranoid?

A:

Paranoid? I’m not paranoid! I’m cautious!

You see Dan, we have

to be

on guard at all

time! People just invade your privacy as if they

knew

you!

Telemarketers,

solicitors,

even

your

bank!

They

have

way

too

much

information!

I

like

to

keep

everything

on

a

need to know basis

B:

OK,

well,

what

did

you

want

to

see

me

about?

A:

You are being watched! Be careful Dan! Be

careful!

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

Moving (C014

9)

A:

Ok, that’s fine. Bye.

B:

What happened?

A:

That’s it, my lease is up. I have to move.

B:

What? Why? Can’t you renew it?

A:

The owner apparently is selling this place to

make way for the construction of a parking lot

B:

Well, I can help you pack. We should start

精品文档

looking for a new place for you ASAP.

A:

I think I might move in with my parents for

a couple of months until I can find something.

You know how hard it is to find a decent place

around here. I’m gonna have to put most of

my stuff in storage for a while.

B:

Well, let me know if there’s anything I can

do to help out.

A:

Actually, would you mind looking after my

pet tarantula and snake for a couple of weeks?

B:

hehe.. sure

Elementary

‐

The Weekend

‐

Bug Spra

y (C0150)

A:

The mosquitos are biting me!

B:

Me

too,

I

can’t

stop

scratching.

They

are

everywhere! Sneaky little jerks.

A:

Do you have any bug spray?

B:

No, I forgot to buy some.

A:

Then we’ll have to put up with it.

B:

We

can

cover

ourselves

with

beer!

That

way if they bite us, they’ll get drunk and fall

asleep

A:

That’s without a doubt, the best idea youve

had! Lets do it!

B:

Run! They are thirsty for more!

Elementary

‐

Advanced

‐

Darwin’s

The

ory Of Evolution (E0151)

A:

It’s been a long time since I last saw you.

Where have you been?

B:

The exams and plans I have to turn in in are

driving

me

crazy,

I

don’t

even

have

time

to

sleep.

A:

It’s the same for me. I’m up to my neck in

work, but at least finals are coming soon and

we’ll

have

a

vacation.

Where

are

you

going

now?

B:

I’m

going

to

Anthropology

class

and

now

with the year anniversary of Darwin, it’s the

only thing we study. Frankly, I’m sick and tired

and tired of hearing about this guy.

A:

What? Why? How can you not like Darwin?

I mean the man changed the entire perception

of how things came to and his theory is backed

by pretty solid evidence!

B:

I

don’t

like

him.

His

theory

of

human

精品文档

evolution and natural selection is full of holes.

It lacks the solid evidence of which you speak

of.

A:

That statement puts you at odds with half

of

the

academy.

Not

to

mention

your

professors!

Furthermore,

the

explanation

proposed

by

Darwin

about

the

origin

of

species

and

the

mechanism

of

natural

selection

constitutes

a

grand

step

toward

a

coherent

understanding

of

the

world

and

evolutionist ideas.

B:

I’m not minimizing his grand contributions,

it’s

just

that

his

theory

reminds

of

the

conundrum of the chicken and the egg.

A:

What are you talking about?

B:

The

question

is,

which

was

first?

The

chicken or the egg? I feel the same regarding

his theory. How does the first cell of life come

to be?

A:

Interesting. I think that question is better

suited

for

my

philosophy

class.

In

the

meantime, how about we settle this... with a

due!

Elementary

‐

The Office

‐

Cut It Out (C

0152)

Ed:

Hey, Mary, can you cut that out?

Mary:

Cut what out I’m not doing anything.

Ed:

The tapping of your pen on your desk. It’s

driving me crazy.

Mary:

Fine! By the way would you mind not

slurping

your

coffee

every

time

you

have

a

cup!

Ed:

I don’t slurp my coffee. And plus, how can

you

hear

it

when

you’re

shouting

into

your

phone all the time?

Mary:

You

’ve

got

to

be

kidding

me!

You’re

complaining

about

me

talking

on

the

phone

when

you

go

out

for

a

cigarette

break

ten

times a day to shoot the breeze?

Ed:

Look, we have a lot of accumulated anger

from

working

in

these

conditions,

and

it’s

probably okay to let off steam once in a while

But, it’s probably not a good idea to keep it up

I’m willing to forgiv

e and forget and if you are.

Mary:

Fine. Let’s call a truce. I’ll try to more

considerate and to keep the noise down

Ed:

Yeah,

I’ll

try

to

do

the

same.

So,

I

was

精品文档

wondering you wanna go out to dinner Friday

night?

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

Homesick (C0

153)

Sarah:

Tom! How are you? We missed you at

the party last night. Are you ok?

Tom:

I

don’t

know.

I

didn’t

really

feel

like

going out. I guess I’m feeling a little homesick.

Sarah:

Come

on

We’ve

been

through

this

already!

Look,

I

know

the

adjustment

was

hard when you first got here, but we agreed

that you were gonna try and deal with it.

Tom:

I

was.

It’s

just

that

the

holidays

are

coming

up

and

I

won’t

be

able

to

home

because

I

can’t

afford

the

airfare.

I’m

just

longing for some of the comforts of home, like

my

mom’s

cooking

and

being

around

my

family.

Sarah:

Yeah, it can get pretty lonely over the

holidays.

When

I

first

got

here,

I’d

get

depressed

and

nostalgic

for

anything

that

reminded me of home. I almost let it get to me,

but then I started going out, keeping myself

busy and before I knew it, I was used to to it.

Tom:

I

see

what

you

mean,

but

I

’m

still

bummed out.

Sarah:

Ok how does this

sound:

let’s get you

suited up and hit the dance club tonight. I hear

that an awesome DJ is playing and there will

be a lot of pretty single girls there!

Tom:

You know, I could really go for that. You

don’t mind being my wingman for tonight?

Sarah:

Not at all! It be fun! It will be like a

boys night out... well kinda...

Tom:

Great!

I

must

warn

you

though,

whate

ver

happens,

don’t

let

me

go

on

a

drinking

binge.

Trust

me,

it’s

not

a

pretty

picture!

Elementary

‐

The Weekend

‐

Rock Ban

d (C0154)

A:

I’m forming a music band.

B:

Do

you

already

know

how

to

play

an

instrument?

A:

Uh... Yeah! I’ve told you a thousand t

imes

that I’m learning to play the drums. Now that I

精品文档

know how to play well, I would like to form a

rock band.

B:

Aside

from

yourself,

who

are

the

other

members of the band?

A:

We

have

a

guy

who

plays

guitar,

and

another

who

plays

bass.

Although

we

still

haven’t

found

anyone

to

be

our

singer.

You

told

me

that

you

had

some

musical

talent,

right?

B:

Yes, I’m a singer.

A:

Perfect. So you can audition this weekend

here at my house.

B:

Great! Wait here? You don’t have enough

room for the amplifiers, microphones or even

your drums! By the way where do you keep

them or practice?

A:

Dude?

What

are

you

talking

about?

It’s

right here! All we need is my Nintendo Wii and

we are set!

Elementary

‐

The Weekend

‐

Bachelor

Party (C0155)

A:

Hi

honey!

You’ll

never

guess

what!

My

friends Julie and Alex are getting married!

B:

Wow

that’s

great

news!

They’re

a

great

couple!

A:

I know! Anyways I just talked to Alex’s best

man and he is organizing the bachelor party

It’s gonna be gonna be so much fun! All the

groomsmen are thinking up all the wacky and

crazythings we are going to do that night.

B:

You aren’t going to a strip club are you? I

don’t want you getting a lap dance from some

stripper with the excuse that it’s your friends

party.

A:

Aw come on! It’s just some inno

cent fun!

You know how these things are! We are gonna

play drinking games, get him some gag gifts

and just have a good time. Nothing too over

the top .

B:

Well, I don’t know.

A:

Come on! If one of your friends was getting

married

I

wouldn’t

mind

you

goin

g

to

her

bachelorette party!

B:

Good,because my friend Wendy is getting

married and I’m organizing her party!

A:

What!

精品文档

Elementary

‐

The Weekend

‐

Scary Sto

ry (C0156)

A:

Oh no! The lights went out! Honey can you

light a candle?

B:

Sure. What do we do now?

A:

Well, we can just talk, you know, like we

used to. Hmm... I know! I'll tell you a scary

story! It happened to me and my dad when I

was

a

teenager...

(fade

out

-

fade

in

new

scene) I was living with my father at the time,

when he received a phone call.

B:

Hmm... I know! I’ll tell you a scary story! It

happened

to

me

and

my

dad

when

I

was

a

teenager...I was living with my father at the

time,

when

he

received

a

phone

call.

I

was

living

with

my

father

at

the

time,

when

he

received a phone call.

FatheHr:

ello? Yes this is him. I see, I’m sorry

to

hear

that.

Ok

no

problem.

I’ll

be

there

shortly.

Pack

some

clothes

Tony,

my

great

aunt is very ill and no one in the family wants

to take care of her. We are going to stay at her

house for a few days.

Kid:

Aunt? What aunt? I never knew you had a

great aunt!

FatheWr:

ell, the family doesn’t talk about her

or get near her, for that matter.

Kid:

Why is that?

FatheCr:

ome on, we have to go.

B:

So

we

arrived

at

this

old

house

on

the

outskirts

of

our

town.

There

was

almost

no

one around and the house had an eerie look to

it.

Once

inside

the

house,

we

walked

to

her

room

and

I

was

surprised

to

find

my

dad’s

great aunt in a wheelchair, yelling at someone,

but we were alone in the room.

FatheHr:

i, aunt Ursula! This is my son Tony.

UrsulWa:

hy

have

you

come?

Why

are

you

here? Don’t you know it isn’t safe? My time is

near, he is coming for me.

Kid:

Who is coming for you?

UrsulTah:

e prince

of

darkness!

The lord

of

the underworld, the tempter, the old serpent.

FatheCr:

om

e

on,

aunt

Ursula

let’s

lay

you

down. You need to get some rest. Tony, help

me lay her down.

B:

That night, we slept in one of the 12 rooms

精品文档

of

that

big

old

mansion.

The

trees

outside

seemed

to

come

alive

and

their

shadows

formed

ghoulish

shapes

on

my

bed.

All

of

a

sudden, we heard screaming.

UrsulAah:

hh! Get off me beast! I won’t let

you take me! Ahhh!

Kid:

Dad!

Dad!

Something

is

attacking

aunt

Ursula!

UrsulUa:rsula:

Take

your

claws

off

me! Go back to the underworld you demon! I

shall be judged before you can take me!

FatheTrh:

e

door

is

jammed!

Stand

back!

Aunt Ursula! Where are you?

Kid:

Over here!

B:

And as we approached her, she was lying

on the floor, with her hands and feet open like

the

Vitruvian

Man,

breathing

heavily

with

bloody marks and scratches on her arms, legs

and

face.

Remember

how

I

mentioned

that

she was in a wheel chair? My aunt had been

paralyzed from the neck down for just over a

year. After this incident, strange things would

happen in the house and my aunt would yell

and scream, according to her, warding off the

evil

that

had

come

to

get

her.

As

the

days

passed, she became very weak and eventually

was unable to talk. My dad had to work during

the day, so I was left to care for her. When she

lost

her

voice

and

laid

on

her

death

bed,

I

would hear her breathe, in and out.

B:

Until finally one day, she breathed in... and

never exhaled. That night, I felt relieved that it

was finally over, but it wasn’t.

B:

I

was

so

terrified

of

what

I

was

hearing,

that

I

didn’t

sleep

all

night.

The

f

ollowing

morning, I went to the bathroom, expecting to

find

a

mess

and

everything

torn

up,

but

I

found everything exactly as it was before. The

movers came that same day and as we were

cleaning out her drawers and personal items,

we found strange notebooks with names and

amounts of money written next to them. We

found pictures with people’s faces sewn with

black

or

red

string.

And

you

want

to

know

what

the

strangest

thing

was?

There

was

a

small doll, filled with dead ants, with a strand

of hair tied around

it’s waist, and on the doll’s

face,

there

was

a

picture

of

me

with

the

numbers:

”311009”. You know what date it is

精品文档

today? October 31st, 2009....

Elementary

‐

The Weekend

‐

Trick Or T

reat (C0157)

A:

Trick - or -treat

B:

Tom, aren’t you a littletoo old to

be trick-or

- treating?

A:

What are you talking about? Where is your

Halloween spirit?

Didn’t you ever dress up in a costume and go

around

the

neighborhood

trick-or

treating

with your friends?

B:

Of course I did, but when I was ten! Trick

–

or treating

is for kids, plus, I ’m

sure people

will

think

you’re

a

kidnapper

or

something,

running around with kids NCP at night.

A:

Whatever, I’m

going next door, I heard Mrs.

Robinson is giving out big bags of M&Ms!

Elementary

‐

Global View

‐

All Saints D

ay (C0158)

C:

The Day of the Dead has arrived All Soul’s

Dayand All Saint’s Day!

A:

Your

neighbor

is

crazy.

Why

is

he

screaming that?

B:

Because today is the first of November the

Day of the Dead

A:

Oh, that’s right.

B:

This

is

a

very

special

day

among

many

cultures

around

the

world

especially in

Latin

America

A:

Seriously?

I

thought

it

was

just

like

any

other day, except for the fact that people visit

the cemetery and remember their loved ones.

B:

Well, that’s just part of it People across the

world

celebrate

in

different

ways.

In

Mexcio

for

example

it’s

Common

to

see

people

building

private

altars

honoring

the

deceasedusing

sugar

skulls,

preparing

the

favorite foods and beverages of the departed

and visiting graves with these as gifts. In the

Philippines

,

the

tombs

are

cleaned

or

repainted,

candles

are

lit

and

flowers

are

offered

Entire

families

camp

out

in

cemeteries .and sometimes spend a night or

two near their relatives’ tombs!

A:

Whoa! That’s

scary! I don’t know if I could

精品文档

do that!

B:

Why?

We

should

fear

the

living,

not

the

dead .

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

Getting Flowe

rs (C0159)

A:

Hello sir, how may I help you?

B:

I would like to buy some flowers, please.

Something really nice.

A:

I see, may I ask whatthe occasion is?

B:

It’s not really an occasion, it’s more like I’m

sorry.

A:

Very

well.

This

arrangement

here

is

very

popular

among

regretful

husb

ands

and

boyfriends. It has a dozenlong stem red roses

with a couple of sunflowers and a single orchid

that stands out. It includes a small teddy bear

to achievethe effect of immediate forgiveness.

B:

I

think

I’m

gonna

need

more

than

just

a

dozen red roses and a bear. What else do you

recommend?

A:

Mmm, well this is our ” I’m sorry I cheated

on you” package. Two dozen red roses lined

with

tulips,

carnati

ons

and

lilies.

The

fragrance

and

beauty

of

this

flower

arrangement is sure to make her forgive you.

B:

I

don’t

think

that’s

gonna

cut

it.

I

need

something bigger and better!

A:

I’m sorry sir but, what exactly did you do?

B:

Well,

I

may

have

accidentally

insinuated

that she is getting chubbier .

A:

Get out of my store you jerk!

Elementary

‐

Global View

‐

Health Insu

rance (C0160)

A:

Hey honey, how was your day?

B:

It was alright. I ran into Bill and we got to

talking for a while.

He’s in a bit of

a jam.

A:

Why? What happened?

B:

Well,

his

son

had

an

accident

and

Bill

doesn’t have health insurance. This really got

me thinking, and I wondered if we shouldn’t

look into a couple of different HMO’s.

A:

Yeah,

you’re

right. We aren’t getting any

younger and our kids are getting older.

B:

Exactly! I searched on the web and found a

couple

of

HMO’s

with

low

co

pays

and

good

精品文档

coverage. The deductibles are low, too.

A:

Sounds

good,

although,

do

you

think

we

can

qualify

for

insurance?

Those

insurance

companies are real pirates when it comes to

money.

B:

Well,

we

don’t

have

any

pre

-existing

illnesses or conditions, so we should be fine.

A:

I wish our company or country provided us

with healthcare.

B:

Not in a million years!

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

Computer Ga

mes (C0161)

A:

Mark,

Where

have

you

been?

I’ve

been

calling you all morning.

B:

I’ve been playing computer games.

A:

What? So you blew me off yesterday and

today over a stupid video game? What game is

so

important

that

you

have

no

time

for

me

anymore? What are you playing?

B:

It’s called Counter Strike It’s a first person

shooter

game.

It’s

awesome.

It’s

a

multi

player

game

where

you

can

go

online

and

compete

against

players

from

all

over

the

world.

A:

You’ve been wasting your time on this? I

can’t

believe

it!

It

doesn’t

even

look

fun

or

challenging!

B:

My laptop is on my bed. If you think it’s so

easy then get onlineand try to beat me.

A:

Fine!

B:

Damm

it!

How

are

you

killing

me

with

a

single shot? It’s not fair! I don’t want to play

anymore! L

et’s go get something to eat.

A:

Can you bring me something? I am totally

hooked on this game!

Elementary

‐

Global View

‐

Veteran’s

D

ay (C0162)

A:

Do you have any plans for Veteran’s Day

B:

You mean Armistice Day

A:

Well, as you know, on November 11th allies

signed a peace treaty with the Germans, also

known

as

the

Armistice

Treaty

This

marked

the

end

of

WWI

and

many

countries

around

the

world

commemorate

this

date

under

names

such

as

day.

In

Poland

it’s

their

精品文档

independence

day!

There’s

a

lot

going

on

around the world on this day.

B:

Wow,

I

didn’t

know!

Probably

because

I

flunked history in school.

Elementary

‐

Global View

‐

Social Secu

rity (C0163)

A:

Well that was an interesting documentary!

B:

For sure! I didn’t really understand some of

the technical jargon they used in the film when

they talked about social security in the US.

A:

Like what?

B:

Well, they mentioned how people put away

money in something called a 401K?

A:

Yeah, I know it sounds weird, but a 401k is

a

type

of

retirement

plan

that

allows

employees

to

save

and

invest

for

their

own

retirement Through a you can authorize your

employer

to

deduct

a

certain

amount

of

money from your paycheck and invest it in the

plan Everyone tries to contribute as much as

possible so that when you retire, you can rest

peacefully on your nest egg.

B:

That’s interesting and logical I guess. In my

country,

we

also

have

to

contribute

to

a

government

run

retirement

fund,

but

most

people don’t really trust it

so they just invest

in properties or things like that.

A:

That seems a bit unstable don’t you think?

B:

Yeah, but corrupt governments inthe past

have

created

distrust

among

banks

and

financial institutions, so now people prefer to

have money hidden in a jar or a piggy bank.

A:

I’ve

been

thinking

of

doin

g

that

lately!

I

don’t

want

some

banker

to

run

off

with

my

money!

Elementary

‐

Daily Life

‐

Apology Lette

r (C0164)

A:

Dear Mary, I come here today, in this way,

because

I

need

to

apologize

to

you.

I

failed

you. Although I did not lie to you in words, I

lied to you with faces that did not belong to me.

I

never

meant

to

ruin

the

friendship

that

meant the world to me. You mean the world to

me

and

now

I

come

to

you

asking

for

forgiveness. If in your heart you find you can’t,