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1、基础(Waystage)3Section 21.1A Dialogue.MARCO: What a fantastic meal! That really is a greatrestaurant.KRISTI: Yes, they say its the best Chinese restaurant inWashdon. Well, what shall we do now? I feel like goingsomewhere: just the two of us.MARCO: Yes, thats a nice idea. We can go to my place, ifyou l
2、ike.KRISTI: No thanks, Marco. I dont feel like meeting Maryagain, actually.MARCO: Look, Im not going out with Mary! Ive told youbefore, Kristi - its true!KRISTI: Its alright Marco, I believe you. But Imexpecting a message from someone in Germany back at thehotel. So well have to go back there, if th
3、ats OK by you.MARCO: Oh, alright. But what about that awful Americanwoman?KRISTI: Oh, the American couple have gone; they wentlast week.KRISTI: Lets get a bus there, shall we? The number 62stops right outside the hotel.KRISTI: Well, here we are!MARCO: I hope the old man doesnt hear me this time.KRIS
4、TI: Youll just have to be very, very quiet, thats all.See you outside the room; Ill go and get the key. Ready?KRISTI: Oh, hell!MARCO: What is it?KRISTI: He isnt asleep! Ive never seen him awake before.I wonder whats happened?MARCO: What are we going to do?KRISTI: Let me see I know; Ill go in and ask
5、 him forsome information about something or other. Then, whenhes looking away, you come in and go around to my room -very quietly, OK?MARCO: But what if he sees me?KRISTI: Look, if you dont feel like it, Marco, you canalways go back to your hostel.MARCO: Its alright; Im ready, Kristi.KRISTI: Lets go
6、, then!OLD MAN: “Dangerous criminal escapes from DartbridgePrison. Police believe that the man is now in Washdon. Heis tall with blue eyes and probably wearing a red T-shirt andblue jeans.”OLD MAN: Ah! Oh! Er help! Er oh, its you, Miss er -Sc - er - Scm - er -KRISTI: Why, who did you think it was?OL
7、D MAN: This man whos escaped from prison! Itsterrible! Havent you read the papers?KRISTI: No, I get quite enough news at work, thanks.Look, I wonder if you can help me. I want to go to Oxbridgetomorrow; can you tell me what time the trains are, andwhich station I have to go from?OLD MAN: Oh, I see.
8、Oxbridge, eh? Ive been there. I wentthere when I was a boy. My father took me there, way backin nineteen thirty-KRISTI: Yes, thats very interesting. Have you got arailroad schedule, so that we can look up the train times?OLD MAN: A railroad schedule? To look up the traintimes, eh? Thats a good idea.
9、 Let me have a lookKRISTI: Thank you. Come on, please!OLD MAN: What did you say?KRISTI: Oh, nothing! Im just in a bit of a hurry, thats all.OLD MAN: Very well, very well. Heres your schedule,Miss er - Sc - er - Scm - er -KRISTI: This schedule is out of date. Look, it says“Summer 1962”!OLD MAN: Oh, d
10、ear, what a shame! Im afraid that thatsthe newest one weve got. All the others are even older -OLD MAN: What was that? Its that man whos just escapedfrom prison! Im sure hes here! Hes going to steal all ourmoney, and kill us! I must call the police!KRISTI: Take it easy! Calm down! I didnt hear anyth
11、ing atall. I think there must be something wrong with yourhearing; why dont you go and see a doctor? Well, Ill havemy key now, please - Room 38.KRISTI: Goodnight!OLD MAN: Im going to call the police anyway.KRISTI: Phew! Here we are, then.MARCO: What did the old man say?KRISTI: Oh, hes read something
12、 in the papers, you see,about some crazy guy whos escaped from prison. So hethinks youve come here to steal the guests money and killthem in their beds, and hes called the police!MARCO: What! Ill have to go immediately!KRISTI: Take it easy, Marco; Im only joking.KRISTI: How nervous you are! You aren
13、t very used to thissort of thing, are you? You need a drink, and so do I.KRISTI/MARCO: Cheers!KRISTI: Have a seat; do you want to try my new bed?MARCO: This beds very hard! Did it come from a prisonor something?KRISTI: I like hard beds, actually. Here, you can sit on thispillow if you like. Its very
14、 soft.MARCO: Thanks, Kristi. Its alright, Ill sit on the floor.MARCO: I really like you a lot, you know, Kristi. Yourethe nicest girl Ive ever been out with.KRISTI: Oh, you dont mean that!,MARCO: Yes, I do.MARCO: What was that?KRISTI: Dont worry about it, itll go away.ROGER: Kristi!KRISTI: My God, i
15、ts Roger!Section 21.1F Dialogue.NEWSREADER:Good evening. Here is the nine oclock news.There has been an escape from Dartbridge high-securityprison. The prison warden said that the escape happenedafter dinner yesterday evening. One of the prisonerscomplained about the food and then attacked a prison
16、guard.He then took the guards keys and used them to open theprison gates.A main road passes a few hundred yards from the prison andpolice believe that the escaped prisoner then stopped a carand traveled to Washdon. The mans name is Roger Temple;he is very dangerous and quite possibly has a gun. He i
17、sabout 1 meter 92 tall, with blond hair and blue eyes, andspeaks with a Canadian accent. The police say that he iswearing a red T-shirt and blue jeans.Now here is the rest of the news: an Italian student wasarrested yesterday evening when he left a Washdon hotelwearing a coat belonging to one of the
18、 guests.Section 21.2A Dialogue.ROGER: Kristi!KRISTI: My God, its Roger!MARCO: Whos he?KRISTI: I thought you were in prison!ROGER: Thats right, I was in prison. Listen Kristi, youvegot to help me!MARCO: Well, see you soon, Kristi -ROGER: Where do you think youre going? You just stayhere!ROGER: Hey, I
19、 need some clothes. Youre not the samesize as me, but Ill take your suit anyway.MARCO: What?ROGER: Come on, take it off. And the pants, too. Hurryup, Ive got no time!ROGER: OK. And I need a towel and some soap. I musthave a wash.KRISTI: You can go to the bathroom.ROGER: Have you got a razor, Kristi?
20、 I need a shave, too.KRISTI: Youll find it in the bathroom.ROGER: OK, give me the suit, come on! You two just stayhere, OK? And dont touch that phone. Im going to thebathroom.MARCO: Is that man a friend of yours?KRISTI: Not exactly. Listen, Marco, hes very violent, andhes probably got a gun, too. So
21、 well have to attack him atthe same time. When he comes out of the bathroom, you -ROGER: Thats better! This suits a bit too small for me,but I think Ill keep it.MARCO: Youre welcome.ROGER: OK, now Ill tell you what youre going to do. Thepolice dont know Im here yet, so that gives me -ROGER: Whats th
22、at? Did you call the police, you bitch?KRISTI: No, I didnt, Roger!ROGER: Or was it you, you little bastard?MARCO: No, really!ROGER: Ill pay you back for this some day!BEDGES: Stand back! Were coming in!HENSON: There he is! Get him!MARCO: Aaah!HENSON: Were only just in time! Hes taken half hisclothes
23、 off already! You think you can come into a ladysbedroom and -KRISTI: Look, there must be some mistake.HENSON: What?KRISTI: Hes a friend of mine. I just invited him round fora drink.BEDGES: Oh, I see. Does he always take off his pantsbefore he has a drink?HENSON: Shut up, Bedges. Im very sorry, mada
24、m. Wereceived a telephone call from the receptionist, saying that adangerous criminal -KRISTI: Youve probably come to the wrong room. Whydont you try next door?HENSON: Very well. Sorry about that, madam. Goodevening.BEDGES: Good evening, sir. I hope you find your pants.HENSON: Thats enough! Come on!
25、KRISTI: Are you alright, Marco? It hasnt been a veryromantic evening, has it?MARCO: Why didnt you tell them about Roger?KRISTI: Id just like to see what he does next. I wonder ifhell go and see SusanMARCO: Whos Susan?KRISTI: Oh, never mind. This is all very interesting JOHN: Excuse me! Id like my mo
26、ney, please.WELFARE OFFICE CLERK: What money?JOHN: My welfare money.WELFARE CLERK: Wheres your PQ961X?JOHN: My what?WELFARE CLERK: Your PQ961X form!JOHN: Oh! Do you mean this?JOHN: Can I have my money now, please?WELFARE CLERK: Youll have to go to the Paymentoffice, get a P50, and come back here.JOH
27、N: But Ive just gone to the Payment office, and theytold me to come here! Please, this is the third time Ive beenhere today!WELFARE CLERK: I cant help that!JOHN: Look, Ive only just lost my job, and Im lookinghard for another one, I really am! Please give me mymoney!WELFARE CLERK: Oh, alright! Sign
28、your name here.WELFARE CLERK: Heres your check.JOHN: Oh. Cant you give me cash? I havent got a bankaccount any more you see. When I was a top executive I hada bank account and three different credit cards, but now -WELFARE CLERK: You dont have to have a bankaccount. You can cash your check at the po
29、st office.JOHN: Wheres the nearest post office, please?WELFARE CLERK: Theres one over the road.POST OFFICE CLERK: Next please!JOHN: Can you cash this check, please?POST OFFICE CLERK: Have you got any identification?JOHN: What?POST OFFICE CLERK: I mean, how do I know thatcheck is yours? It could be y
30、our check, or it could besomeone elses check. I mean, how do I know whose it is?JOHN: But theyve just given it to me at the welfare office.POST OFFICE CLERK: Thats what you say. It could bethe truth, or it could be a lie. How do I know?BUSINESSMAN: Ive had enough of this! Im a very busyman. I work d
31、amned hard every day, just to keep thiscountry going, so people like you can just stand aroundtalking! Unemployed, indeed!JOHN: Im sorry, sir, but Ive spent all my money. If I cantcash this check I wont have anything to eat tonight!JOHN: Look, Ive got a drivers license. Will that do asidentification
32、?POST OFFICE CLERK: Of course it will! Really, somepeople are so stupid! Heres your money!JOHN: Thanks!BUSINESSMAN: I expect hell go and spend it all in ondrugs!JOHN: Gee, everybody hates me! Im going home!JOHN: Gosh, its so darned cold in here! I had to turn offthe heating last month, because I can
33、t afford it any more.And last week I even had to give up the phone; I cant affordthat any more either! So now nobody can call me, even tosay hello! Theres nothing left here except the TV!TV EXECUTIVE: Take a man like me. I travel all aroundthe world. I stay in the best hotels. I eat in the mostexpen
34、sive restaurants. I go out with the most beautifulwomen. Now theres a special kind of credit card for a manlike me - AMERICAN EXCESS!JOHN: Huh! Its alright for some!BIEDERMAIER: My name is Daniel Q. Biedermaier.Listen to me; this could be the most important moment inyour life. Do you have what you w
35、ant?JOHN: No, I havent!BIEDERMAIER: Are you a winner, or a loser?JOHN: Im a loser!BIEDERMAIER: I could change your life for you. How?The same way as I changed mine. Let me tell you mystoryBIEDERMAIER: Ten years ago I was nobody: a gasstation attendant taking home 300 dollars a week.BIEDERMAIER: And
36、today Im the president of one ofAmericas biggest companies. I have beautiful homes inNew York, Paris, London and Rome. I have a Ferrari, aMercedes and a Rolls-Royce, and, best of all, I have abeautiful wife who loves me very much, and three lovely,happy children.BIEDERMAIER: How did I do it? By DYNA
37、THOUGHT!You can make DYNATHOUGHT work for you too. It startsas easily as this:A DYNATHINKER: Im not a loser, Im a winner! Im nota loser, Im a winner!BIEDERMAIER: Find out all about Dynathought! Cometo my seminar in Washdon next week!DYNATHINKER: So start being a winner now! Mail yourletter, together
38、 with a check for just $999, today!DYNATHOUGHT!JOHN: Gosh, thats wonderful! “Im not a winner, Im aloser. Im not a winner, Im a - “ No, hold on a minute, thatcant be right. Oh, never mind! I must write immediately!But where am I going to find $999? Ill have to sell mywatch, my CD player, and my best
39、suit. I must mail thatletter today !Section 21.3A Dialogue.CLARE: Today Ive come shopping in Next fashion store inthe High Street and with me is Julie Wright, assistant storemanager.CLARE: Julie, tell me a bit about Next. What sort ofcustomers do you get here?JULIE: Umm.Well we get a variety of cust
40、omers, bothmale and female and we also have a childrens weardepartment as well. The age is roughly, I would say, fromabout 18 to 35.CLARE: Now we are here in the womens department. Dowomen spend more money on their clothes.JULIE: I think so. Yes. Yes. I think that a man wont, wontcome out shopping u
41、nless he has too. Unless he has to buy asuit for that wedding that meeting, whatever.CLARE: So do you think women have more sense of stylegenerally?JULIE: I think in this country. Yes, definitely.CLARE: Well, will you help me. I need a smart dress forwork. Can you suggest something?JULIE: Yes certai
42、nly. What about something like this, anavy shift dress. It suits all figures, all sizes. Just a plain,simple, navy dress. Short sleeves, a zip back.CLARE: Do you have it in my size?JULIE: What size?CLARE: Fourteen.JULIE: Fourteen. We should have, yes. Thats actually oneof our most popular sizes. Oh
43、yes, here we are, yes. Heres asize fourteen. Would you like to try this on?CLARE: Id love to. Lets see if it suits me. So what do youthink? And an honest opinion.JULIE: Right. Well I think its very smart.CLARE: I like it very much. Ill take it.CLARE: Well Im a satisfied customer and here browsingalo
44、ng the rails is another customer. Excuse me, can I askwhat youre looking for?FIRST SHOPPER: Ah, yes. Im looking for something fora wedding.CLARE: So do you have a set thing in mind?FIRST SHOPPER: Not exactly, but something simple, andplain, and maybe navy blue.CLARE: In another part of the shop amon
45、gst the casualwear Ive found another customer. Excuse me, can you tellme what youre looking for?SECOND SHOPPER: Im looking for something casual totake on holiday with me. To wear on a beach maybe.CLARE: What sort of colors do you look for?SECOND SHOPPER: I like to wear a lot of black and darkcolors
46、maybe yellow and a bit of red.CLARE: Are you shopping on your own or have youbrought someone with you?SECOND SHOPPER: I usually shop on my own. If I bringsomeone with me it takes too long.CLARE: Shopping in this part of Next fashion store is ayoung couple. Excuse me, can I ask you do you know whatyo
47、ure looking for today?WIFE: No. Ive just come in on the offchance that Ill findsomething I like, and hopefully something to go on holidaywith.CLARE: Now you have your husband with you. Is heimportant when you come to making a decision?WIFE: Only if hes got his check book with him.CLARE: Do you think you do know what is sui