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1、wordUnit1 Thats what friends are for. 1.Do you have a date for the party yet? Do you have a date for the party yet? Actually,I dont. Do you know anyone I could go with? em.what kind of guys do you like? oh,I like guys who arent too serious,and who have a good sense of humor. You know,someone like yo
2、u. okay,erm,what else? Well I prefer someone I have something in mon with,who i can talk to easily. I think i know just the guy for you,Bob. Do you know him? No,i dont think so. okay,Ill ask him to meet us for coffee,and you can tell me what you think. 2.So,whats the verdict? So,whats the verdict? W
3、hat did you think of Bob? Well,I was worried at first,especially when I saw that he rode a huge motorcycle. I thought he might turn out to be one of those guys who is into heavy metal music and stuff like that. You know what I mean? But he is just a regular kind of guy right? ,we got along really we
4、ll. I knew youd like him! .I do.And he is really funny! He had me laughing hysterically at the coffee shop,remember?I think the people sitting next to us thought we were crazy. So,are you two going to get together again? Definitely.In fact,we ll going to the party together. That is great! 3.Andrea S
5、o,Have you seen Andrea lately? yeah,I see her pretty ofen. We work together at cafe latte. Hows she doing? Ive been meaning to call her. Well,to be honest,Ive always thought she was a little difficult.These days,I find her impossible. What do you mean? Oh,you know how she is,she has such strong idea
6、s about everything,and if you dont agree with her,she lets you know what she thinks of you! yes,thats true.But thats why we love her,right? I guess so.But shes changed a lot since she started college.She talks about herself all the time.And she always manages to mention how good she is at everything
7、 she does. em,maybe i wont call her after all. 4.Mr.Johnson Have you met the new apartment manager? Mr. Jonnson? yeah,i met him last week.Hes.a little strange. yeah,he is.Im not sure i like him. Hes hard to predict. Sometime hes pretty cheerful and talktive,and the next day,he doesnt even say hello.
8、I think he must have personal problems or something. I think youre right. And have you noticed that half the time when he says hes going to do something,he never actually does it? He told me three times he es to fix the light in my kitchen.And he still hasnt done it. Unit2 Career moves 1.Carlors So,
9、where are you working this summer,Carlors? Im working as a tutor in a learning Central for kids. Interesting,what kinds of things do the kids do there? Well,they work on subjects they need help in. Erm.mainly math and English. Is your job hard? No,not at all.The kids work on puters most of the time.
10、We have to help them started and be there when they run into problems. Do you enjoy it? Oh,yes.Working with kids is so much more fun than working with adults. And I get to choose my own hours. As long as I work eight hours a day,I can e in at anytime from eight am to nine pm. Lucky you. 2.Julia So,w
11、hat kind of job did you find for the summer? Im working for a marketing pany.Im doing telephone marketing. Oh,so youre one of those people who drives me crazy by calling me up and trying to persuade me to buy something that I have absolutely no need for? Exactly. Do you like it? Believe it or not,I
12、do.Its mostly a bunch of students working there,and we have a lot fun when we are not making calls.too. Its really easy,too.Since we just have to read from a script. Are you doing this full time? ,but I work from two in the afternoon until eleven at night.So I get to sleep as late as I want to in th
13、e morning. 3.Paul Paul,Did you find your summer job yet? ,Im working in a restaurant. Oh,Hows it going? Oh,the money is not bad. What are you doing?Are you waiting tables? I wish.No,Im working in the kitchen.I cut up stuff for the chef,vegetables and meat and things.I also wash the dishes. Oh,yake!
14、,Its pretty hard work.I didnt realize how hot it is in a restaurant kitchen until I took this job. So why dont you quit? Id love to!But I need the money. 4.Tony Why the long face,Tony? Oh,I get some bad news today. What happened? Well,you know my job at the design studio? Yes? Well. Oh no. Oh yes!To
15、day the boss called me into his office and tell me they had to lay me off.That means as of April 30th ,Im out of work! oh. No more job! Oh ,Tony,Im so sorry.You said you really like working there,too. ,well,Its not all bad news. The boss told me theres still a small chance that the pany would call m
16、e back in the summer if the work picked up. You never know Whatll happen,they may need me than. This is so sudden,isnt it? Well,not really.Say,the boss also explained that two other employees had already been laid off. I had feeling I might be the next one in line.You know,Ive only been working ther
17、e ten months. So we dont have any seniority.If theyre going to lay someone off,its always going to the newer employees first. What are you going to do? Like i said i still get a job until the end of the month.Starting in May,I plan to send out resumes and go on some interviews.may. Depending on the
18、oute of the interviews,I may. Unit3 Whats wrong with it 1.Brifecase Can I help you? Yes, I bought this briefcase here last week. Therere something wrong with the lock. I cant get it to close properly. Let me see. Yes I see what you mean. The lock seems to be jamed or something. No problem,Ill get yo
19、u another one. Sorry about that. 2.Shirt Excuse me? Yes?How can I help you? You see that shirt,I bought it here a few weeks ago,but the first time I washed it,the color changed.It went from bright red to light pink. How did you wash it? Well ,I just tossed it into the washing machine with my other c
20、lothes. What temperature did you use? I usually wash my clothes in the hot water,so I guess hot! Well,did you check the washing instructions? Am.Maybe not. Well you see here on this label,it says wash in cold water only. Aha. So Im really sorry.But,since you didnt follow the washing instruction,I ca
21、n really do anything for you. 3.Shoes Excuse me. Yes? I wonder if you could take o look at these shoes I bought here.They are pretty new,but they seemed to be falling apart. em,let me see.Yes,this doesnt look right. The stitching is ing out.How long did you say youve had them? Only about a month,Her
22、es the receipt. em,yes,well,let me exchange this for you. Im sorry for the inconvenience. 4.High Achiever Do you wanna be a high achiever? Then youre going to have to think like a high achiever. Are you ready to change the way you think? Are you willing to change the way you do things? Then it sound
23、s like youre ready to be high achievers! The first thing youve got to keep in mind is that life is a constant process of learning. The secret of any kind of success is education. And were all able to take in much more information than we think we can. People who aim to be high achievers can take adv
24、antage of this in a number of ways. For example,no matter what youre trying to achieve,make sure to absorb information about it every day. Get books、articles、CD-Roms、DVDs,and search the web. Do whatever you can to increase your knowledge in your chosen field. And whenever theyre available,take cours
25、es that will build your knowledge in the area youre interested in. In conversations with many high achievers over the years,Ive e to understand that high achievers always accept total responsibility for their situation. In order to develop this quality in yourself,practice not blaming other people f
26、or you failures.Also try not using difficult situations as excuses. High achievers know that the keys to success are always in their hands. But that is their responsibility to use them. Now we e to the quality of high achievers that I think many people have the most trouble developing in themselves.
27、Im talking about the vital quality of being a risk-taker. Now，if youre already willing to take risks,thats great! If not,youve got to practice going after opportunities that are a little risky. Think of something youve always wanted,but were afraid to try for. Then,go for it！ Even if youre going out
28、 of your fort zone. Remember,no pain,no gain. Devil wears in Prada 穿普拉达的女王Do you know why I hired you?I always hire the same girl：stylish, slender, of course worships the magazine.But so often, they turn out to be. I dont know, disappointing, and um, stupid.So you, with that impressive resume and th
29、e big speech about your so-called work ethic.I, umI thought you would be different. I said to myself, go ahead, take a chance, hire the smart , fat girl . I had hope, my god, I live on it.Anyway you ended up disappointing me more than , um, more than any of the other silly girls.Um.I really did ever
30、ything I could think of.Thats all.Excuse me,where do you think youre going?She hates me, Nigel.And thats my problem because.oh, wait, no, its not my problem.I dont know what else I can do, because if I do something right, its unacknowledged, she doesnt even say thank you. But if I do something wrong
31、, she is vicious.So quit. What? Quit. Qui？ I can get another girl to take your job in five minutes.one who really wants it.No,I dont wanna quit, thats not fair. But Iyou know, Im just saying that I would just like a little credit for the fact that Im killing myself trying. Andy, be serious. You are
32、not trying, you are whining. What is it that you want me to say to you, huh? Do you want me to say:Poor you, Mirandas picking on you, poor you, poor Andy? Hmm, wake up, six.She is just doing her job. Dont you know that you are working at the place that published some of the greatest artists of the c
33、entury? Halston, Lagerfled, de la Renta.And what they did, what they created, was greater than art because you live your life in it.Well, not you, obviously, but some people.You think this is just a magazine, hmm? That is not just a magazine.This is a shining beacon of hope for oh, I dont knowLets s
34、ay a youny boy growing up in Rhode Island with six brothers pretending to go to soccer practice when he was really going to sewing class, and reading Runway under the covers at night with a flashlight. You have no idea how many legends have walked these halls.And whats worse, you dont care, because
35、this place , where so many people would die to work, you only deign to work.And you want to know why she doesnt kiss you on the forehead and five you gold star on your homwork at the end of the day.Wake up, sweetheart.Okay, so I m screwing it up, I dont want to .I just wish tha tI know that I could
36、do to. Haslton 侯斯顿Lagerfled 拉格尔格伦Oscar De la Renta 奥斯卡德拉伦塔beacon /bikn/ 信号，烽火灯Rhode 罗德岛legend /ldnd/神话Unit6 Cloth and Appearance liposuction 抽脂术 stunning 极好的，美呆了 gorgeous 灿烂的，华丽的 double eyelid surgery 割双眼皮 get a nose job 隆鼻 implant 植入体 airbrushed and editited anyway修过图的 The people in that movie were
37、 so beautiful, the lead actress was stunning, I wish I looked like her. Yes,she was beautiful,although I hear shes had a lot of surgery to get her looking that way. Really? Like what？ I think shes had liposuction and double eyelid surgery. Oh yes.Ive got a friend whos had double eyelid surgery and s
38、he looks great now. Really? ,I was actually considering having it done too. Are you serious? But I think youre perfect the way you are. And Im not just saying that. Um.Thanks Alice.But lets face it. Im nothing pared to that actress. Maybe I should get a nose job ,too. I would love to have a straight
39、er nose like hers. Oh and maybe implants to make my lips fuller as well. Wow,dont get carried away. I might not be able to recognize you after all of that. What if you get it done,and you decide you dont like your new look？ And wouldnt you be worried about the surgery going wrong? Not really.I think
40、 the risks are quite small. Is it really worth it though? Theres no point paring yourself to movie stars. They spend hours in make up to get them looking like that. And all their pictures are airbrushed and editied anyway. They dont look like that in real life. Nobodys perfect. em. thats true I supp
41、ose. Well just make sure is what you really want before you make any rash decisions. Anyway lets talk about something else before you get any more crazy ideas into your head. sweat pants a jogging suit jerseys 运动衣球衣 sporty look light-colored slack 休闲长裤 polo shirt 翻领短袖 goth look 哥特风 黑色长裙长靴烟熏妆 long flowing floral skirts 长的飘逸的碎花裙子 long tunics and layers 一层一层 the Bohemian look 波西米亚风 preppy look学院风 2 Satoko Well you know,Its funny,My mothers from Japan and shes very old-fashioned. But ever since I was a little girl,I have never really been interested in wearing traditio
