英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)日常級(jí)別文本(劍橋國(guó)際)

成熙英語(yǔ)中級(jí)班聽(tīng)力腳本（劍橋二）Lesson1(1)I'mreallysorry:Ted:Oh,I'mreallysorry.AreyouOK?Ana:I'mfine.ButI'mnotverygoodatthis.Ted:NeitheramI.Say,areyoufromSouthAmerica?Ana:Yes,Iamoriginally.IwasborninArgentina.Ted:Didyougrowupthere?Ana:Yes,Idid,butmyfamilymovedhereeightyearsagowhenIwasinhighschool.Ted:Andwheredidyoulearntorollarblade?Ana:Hereinthepark.Thisisonlymysecondtime.Ted:Well,it'smyfirsttime.Canyougivemesomelessons?Ana:Sure.Justfollowme.Ted:Bytheway,mynameisTed.Ana:AndI'mAna.Nicetomeetyou.Hey,hey!thatwasfunTed:Hey,hey!thatwasfun.Thankyouforthelesson!Ana:Noproblem.So,tellmealittleaboutyourself.Whatdoyoudo?Ted:Iworkinatravelagency.Ana:Really!Whatdoyoudothere?Ted:I'minchargeoftheircomputers.Ana:Oh,soyou'reacomputerspecialist.Ted:Well,sortof.Yeah,Iguessso.Ana:That'sgreat.ThenmaybeyoucangivemesomehelpwithacomputercourseI'mtaking.Ted:Oh,sure...Butonlyifyoupromisetogivemesomemorerollarbladinglessons.Ana:It'sadeal!Lesson2(2)Whereareyoufromoriginally,YuHongInterviewer:Whereareyoufromoriginally,YuHong?YuHong:I'mfromChina...fromnearShanghai.Interviewer:Andwhendidyoumovehere?YuHong:IcamehereafterIgraduatedfromcollege.Thatwasin1992.Interviewer:Andwhatdoyoudonow?YuHong:I'matransportationengineer.Interviewer:Isee.Soyou'reanimmigranttotheUnitedStates.YuHong:Yes,that'sright.Interviewer:WhataresomeofdifficultiesofbeinganimmigrantintheU.S.?YuHong:Oh,that'snotaneasyquestiontoanswer.Therearesomanythings,really.IguessoneofthebiggestdifficultiesisthatIdon'thaveanyrelativeshere.Imean,Ihavealotoffriends,butthat'snotthesamething.InChina,ontheholidaysortheweekend,wevisitrelatives.Itisn'tthesamehere.Interviewer:Andwhatdoyoumissthemostfromhome?YuHong:Oh,that'seasy:mymom'ssoup!Shemakesgreatsoup.Ireallymissmymother'scooking.Lesson3A:Hey!Arethesepicturesofyouwhenyouwereakid?B:Yeah!That'smeinfrontofmyuncle'sbeachhouse.WhenIwasakid,weusedtospendtwoweekseverysummer.A:Wow,Ibetthatwasfun!B:Yeah.Wealwayshadagreattime.Everydayweusedtogetupearlyandwalkalongthebeach.Ihaveagreatshellcollection.Infact,Ithinkit'sstillupintheattic!A:Hey,Iusedtocollectshells,too,whenIwasakid.Butmyparentsthrewthemout!A:YouknowwhatIremembermostaboutgrowingup?B:What?A:Visitingmygrandparent'shouse…youknow,onholidaysandstuff.Theylivedwayoutinthecountry,andmygranddadhadahorsenamedBlackie.Hetaughtmehowtoride.Ijustlovethathorse-andshelovedme,too!Iusedtoreallyenjoyspendingtimeatmygrandparent'shouse.AndeverytimeIcameback,Blackierememberedme.B:Ah,memories!Lesson4(4)Whyisthereneverabuswhenyouwantone?A:Whyisthereneverabuswhenyouwantone?B:Goodquestion.Therearen'tenoughbusesonthisroute.A:SometimesIfeellikewritingalettertothepaper.B:Goodidea.Youshouldsaythatweneedmoresubwaylines,too.A:Yeah.Thereshouldbemorepublictransportationingenral.B:Andfewercars!There'stoomuchtraffic.A:Say,isthatourbuscoming?B:Yes,itis.Butlook.It'sfull!A:Oh,no!Let'sgoandgetacupofcoffee.WecantalkaboutthisletterI'mgoingtowrite.A:Soyouarereallygoingtowritealettertothepaper?B:Sure.I'mgoingtosaysomethingaboutthebuses.They'retooold.Weneedmoremodernbuses…niceair-conditionedones.B:Andtheyneedtoputmorebusesontheroad.A:Right.Andtherearetoomanycarsdowntown,andthereisn'tenoughparking.B:That'sforsure.It'simpossibletofindaparkingspacedowntownthesedays.A:Ithinktheyshouldbanprivatecarsdowntownbetweennineandfive.B:Oh,youmeantheyshouldn'tallowanycarsexcepttaxisandbusesduringtheregularworkday.Hmm…thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea.Lesson5A:Excuseme.Couldyoutellmewherethebankis?B:There'soneupstairs,acrossfromtheduty-freeshop.A:Oh,thanks.Doyouknowwhattimeitopens?B:Itshouldbeopennow.Itopensat8:00A.M.A:Good.Andcanyoutellmehowoftenthebusesleaveforthecity?B:Youneedtocheckatthetransportationcounter.It'srightdownthehall.A:OK.Andjustonemorething.Doyouknowwherethenearestrestroomis?B:Rightbehindyou,ma'am.Seethatsign?A:Oh.Thanksalot.A:Excuseme.It'smeagain.I'msorry.Ineedsomemoreinformation-ifyoudon'tmind.B:Notatall.A:Thanks.Doyouknowhowmuchataxicoststothecity?B:Well,itdependsonthetraffic,ofcourse.Butitusuallycostsaboutfortydollars.A:Fortydollars?IguessI'lltakethebus.ThatmeansIhavealmostanhourtillthenextone.WherecouldIfindaninexpensiverestaurantintheairport?Maybeafast-foodplace?B:Goupstairsandturnright.You'llseethesnackbaronyourleft.A:Thanksverymuch.Haveaniceday.B:You,too.Lesson6(5)QuiteanumberofthingsQuiteanumberofthingshavebeendonetohelpsolvetrafficproblemsinSingapore.Forexample,motoristsmustbuyaspecialpassiftheywanttodriveintothedowntownbusinessdistrict.Theycangointothebusinessdistrictonlyiftheyhavethepassdisplayedontheirwindshield.AnotherthingSingaporehasdoneistomakeitmoredifficulttobuycars.Peoplehavetoapplyforacertificateiftheywanttobuyacar.Andthenumberofcertificatesislimited.Noteveryonecangetone.Thereisalsoahightaxoncars,soitcoststhreeorfourtimesasmuchtobuyacarinSingaporeasitdoesin,say,theUnitedStatesorCanada.TheotherthingSingaporehasdoneistobuildanexcellentpubictransportationsystem.Theirsubwaysystemisoneofthebestintheworld.Andthereisalsoaverygoodtaxiandbussystem.Lesson7A:Hey,thissoundsgood-snailswithgarlic!Haveyouevereatensnails?B:No,Ihaven'tA:Oh,they'redelicious!Ihadthemlasttime.Liketotrysome?B:No,thanks.Theysoundstrange.C:Haveyoudecidedonanappetizeryet?A:Yes.I'llhavethesnails,please.C:Andyou,sir?B:IthinkI'llhavethefriedbrains.A:Friedbrains?Nowthatreallysoundstrange!A:Oh,good.Herecomesthewaitressnow!C:Hereareyoursnails,madam.Andforyou,sir…thefriedbrains.B:Thankyou.A:Mmm,thesesnailsaredelicious!Howarethebrains?B:Well,Ithinkthey're…yuck!Oh,sorry,Iguessbrainsareprettystrangeafterall.Um,IthinkI'mgoingtoordersomethingelse,ifyoudon'tmind.A:Oh,sure.Goahead.B:Miss!Excuseme,miss!C:Yes?B:Uh,Ireallydon'tcareforthisappetizer.Couldyoubringmesomethingelse?C:Yes,ofcourse.Whatwouldyoulikeinstead?A:Trythesnails.B:No,Idon'tthinkso.I'lltellyouwhat.Justforgetanappetizerforme,andbringmeanice,juicyhamburger…mediumrare…withFrenchfriesandalargesoda.餐廳六小段A:Haveyoufinishedwiththis?B:No,I'mstilldrinkingit.Thanks.A:Didyouorderthis?B:Yes,that'smine.Mmm,itlooksgreatandsmellsdelicious!A:Don'tyoulikeit?B:Ihaven'ttastedityet.I'mwaitingforthewaitresstobringmeafork.A:Didyouenjoyit?B:Well,itwasalittletough.Ithinkitwascookedfortoolong.A:Howisit?B:Great.JustthewayIlikeit:blackandstrong.A:Yourturnormine?B:It'smytreatthistime.Youpaidlasttime.Remember.Lesson8A:Whatdoyouthink?B:Well,ithasjustasmanybedroomasthelastapartment.Andthelivingroomishuge.C:Butthebedroomaretoosmall.Andthereisn'tenoughclosetspaceformyclothes.A:Andit'snotascheapasthelastapartmentwesaw.B:Butthatapartmentwasdarkanddingy.Anditwasinadangerousneighborhood.A:Let'sseeiftherealestateagenthassomethingelsetoshowus.A:Well,howdoyoulikethisplace,then?C:Oh,it'smuchbetterthanthatotherone.ThethingIlikebestisthebedrooms.Theyaretoohuge!B:Yes,theyareniceandbig.C:Andtherearetwobathrooms!Icouldhavemyownbathroom!B:Yes,Iguessyoucould.C:Theonlyproblemisthecolorofthelivingroom.Ireallydon'tlikethosedarkgreenwalls.A:Oh,I'msurewecanchangethecolorifwewantto.Lesson9A:CreativeRentals.Goodmorning.B:Hello.I'mcallingabouttheapartmentyouhaveforrent.A:Yes.WhatcanItellyouaboutit?B:Whereisit,exactly?A:It'sonKingStreet,justoffthefreeway.B:Oh,nearthefreeway.Canyouhearthetraffic?A:Yes,I'mafraidyoudohearsome.Buttheapartmenthaslotsofspace.IthasthreebedroomsandaverylargelivingroomB:Isee.Andisitinanewbuilding?A:Well,thebuildingisaboutfiftyyearsold.B:Uh-huh.Well,I'llthinkaboutit.A:OK.Thanksforcalling.B:Thankyou.ByeA:Hello？B:Hello.Istheapartmentyou'readvertisingstillavailable?A:Yes,itis.B:Canyoutellmealittleaboutit?A:Well,it'saperfectapartmentforoneperson.It'soneroomwithakitchenatoneend.B:Isee.Andisitfarawayfromthesubway?A:There'sasubwaystationjustdownthestreet.Actually,theapartmentislocatedrightdowntown,soyoustepoutofthebuildingandtherearestoresandrestaurantseverywhere.Butit'sonahighfloor,soyoudon'thearanystreetortrafficnoise.B:ItsoundslikejustthekindofplaceI'mlookingfor.I'dliketocomeseeit,please.A:Sure.Letmegiveyoutheaddress.Lesson11(1)Yeah,Ireallyneedachange.I'vebeendoingthesamethingsforeverfiveyearsnow,andI'mjustnotlearninganythingnew.It'sthesameroutineeveryday,andIamreallysickofsittinginfrontofacomputer.IthinkIneedtotrysomethingtotallydifferent.Iwanttobeinaprofessionthatinvolvesmeetingpeople.(2)Ireallyneedtojoinacluborsportsteamtogivemesomethingtodoonweekends.Igetreallyboredontheweekends,andifIjoinedaclub.I'dprobablygettomeetpeopleandmakenewfriends.(3)Ishouldtakeatypingcoursethissummer.Ireallyneedifitformyschoolwork.Andpeoplesaythatifyoucantypereallywell,it'ssomethingyou'llfindusefullaterinlife.(4)Gosh,Ireallyhavetogoonadiet.I'vegainedtenpoundssincelastyear,andeveryonetellsmeIlookfat.AndifIdon'tloseweightnow,Iwon'tbeabletogetintoanyofmysummerclothes.Lesson11人物性格四小段AbossA:Howdoyoulikeyournewboss?B:She'sOK.Ijustwishshe'dlearntolightenupalittle.A:Whatdoyoumean?B:Oh,sheneverenjoysajoke.Sheneverlaughs.It'shardtoevengetasmileoutofher.ACo-workerA:LookwhatMarygaveme!Isn'tthisagreatbook?B:Yeah,itis!Mary'ssosweet-she'salwaysgivingherfriendsandco-workerspresents.Iwishthereweremorepeoplelikeherinthisworld!AteacherA:WhatdoyouthinkofthenewFrenchteacher?B:Well,she'skingofstrange.She'sinagoodmoodoneminuteandinaterriblemoodthenext.ArelativeA:Hey,what'swrong?B:I'mfedupwithmybrother!Itseemsasifhe'salwaysangryatmesomething.A:Really?B:Yeah.Hegetsupupsetsoeasily.Idon'tknowwhat'sthematterwithhim.Lesson12A:Youlookbeautifulinthatkimono,Mari.Isthisyourweddingphoto?B:Yes,itis.A:DomostJapanesewomenwearkimonoswhentheygetmarried?B:Yes,manyofthemdo.Thenaftertheweddingceremony,thebrideusuallychangesintoaWesternbridaldressduringthereception.A:Oh,Ididn'tknowthat.A:Didyougetmarriedinachurch,Mari?B:No,theceremonywasheldatashrine.A:Oh,ashrine…B:Yes,weweremarriedbyapriestinatraditionalShintoceremony.A:Hmm.Andwhowenttotheceremony?B:Well,onlytheimmediatefamilyattendedtheceremony…youknow,ourparents,grandparents,brothersandsisters…A:Andwhataboutthereception?Whatwasthatlike?B:Lotsoffriendsandrelativescametothereception…aboutahundredpeople.Andthefirstthinghappenedwasthatthemainguestsgaveformalspeeches.A:Speeches?B:Yes,andthenafterthat,alltheguestswereservedaformalmeal.Whileeveryonewaseatinganddrinking,lotsofotherguestsgaveshortspeechesorsangsongs.Someofthespeecheswerefunny.A:Soundslikefun!B:Yes,thesongsandspeechesareallpartoftheentertainmentduringaweddingreception.Andthen,attheendofthereception,eachguestreceivedapresentforcomingtothewedding.A:Apresentfromthebrideandgroom?B:Yes,it'saJapanesecustom.A:Whatanicecustom!Lesson13A:Sowhereareyouworkingnow,Terry?B:Oh,I'mstillatthebank.Idon'tlikeit,though.A:That'stoobad.Whynot?B:Well,it'sboring,anditdoesn'tpayverywell.A:Iknowwhatyoumean.Idon'tlikemyjobeither.IwishIcouldfindabetterjob.B:Actually,Idon'twanttoworkatallanymore.IwishIhadalotofmoneysoIcouldretirenow.A:Hmm,howoldareyou,Terry?B:Uh,twenty-six.A:SohowarethingsgoingwithyouandSusie,Terry?B:Oh,youdidn'tknow?SheandIbrokeupacoupleofmonthsago.Wedecidedweneededabreakfromeachotherforawhile.ButImissheralot.Iwishwecouldgetbacktogetheragain.A:I'msureyouwill.B:Ireallyhopeso.Sowhatkindofjobwouldyouliketolookfor?A:I'mnotsure,butI'dreallyliketomovetoanothercity.I'msickofthisplace.Ineedtolivesomewheremoreexciting.B:Iknowwhatyoumean.Itsurecangetboringaroundhereattimes.Lesson14A:DidyouknownextweekisHalloween?It'sonOctober31B:SowhatdoyoudoonHalloween?Wedon'thavethatholidayinRussia.A:Well,it'sadaywhenkidsdressupinmasksandcostumes.Theyknockonpeople'sdoorsandaskforcandybysayingwords“Trickortreat!”B:Hmm.Soundsinteresting.A:Butit'snotjustforkids.Lotsofpeoplehavecostumeparties.Hey…myfriendPeteishavingaparty.Wouldyouliketogo?B:Sure.I'dloveto.A:Soarewegoingtowearcostumestotheparty?B:Ofcourse.That'shalfthefun.LastyearIrentedthisgreatDraculacostume,andthisyearI'mgoingasaclown.A:Aclown?Yes,youwouldmakeagoodclown.B:Hey!A:Oh,I'mjustkidding.Whataboutme?WhatkindofcostumeshouldIwear?B:Whydon'tyougoasawitch?Isawaterrificwitchoutfitatthecostumestore.A:Awitch…yeah,that'sagoodidea.SoafterIscarepeople,youcanmakethemlaugh.Lesson15A:I'msoexcited!Wehavetwoweeksoff!Whatareyougoingtodo?B:I'mnotsure.IguessI'lljuststayhome.MaybeI'llcatchuponmyreading.Whataboutyou?Anyplans?A:Well,myparentshaverentedacondominiuminFlorida.I'mgoingtotakelongwalksalongthebeacheverydayanddolotsofswimming.B:Soundsgreat!A:Say,whydon'tyoucomewithus?Wehaveplentyofroom.B:Doyoumeanit?I'dloveto!A:So,whatareyouplanningtodoforyourvacation,Judy?B:Oh,I'mdoingsomethingreallyexoticthisyear.Youknow,IwenttoHawaiilastyear,andjuststayedonthebeachfortwoweeks.Thisyear,I'mgoingwhite-waterrafting!A:Ooh,thatsoundsgreat.Butwhatisit,exactly?B:Oh,well,youknow,it'sinColorado.Theyhaveallthesetripsdowntherapids.Thewatergetsreallyrough,butIthinkit'llbereallyexciting.Oh,I'mdoingsomerockclimbing,too.A:Andyoucallthatavacation?A:Haveyouplannedanythingforthesummer,Brenda?B:Yeah.I'mgoingtoworkthefirstmonthandsavesomemoney.ThenI'mgoingtogodowntoMexicoforsixweekstostaywithmysister.She'sworkinginGuadalajara.Shesaysit'sreallyinterestingthere,soIwanttogoandseewhattogoandseewhatit'slike.ItwillalsogivemeachancetopracticemySpanish.I'mreallylookingforwardtoit.Lesson16A:WearenowapproachingthefamousStatueofLiberty,whichhaswelcomedvisitorstoNewYorkHarborsince1886.B:Wow!Lookatit.A:Incredible,isn'tit?B:ThestatuewasgiventotheUnitedStatesbythepeopleofFrance.ItwasdesignedbytheFrenchsculptorBartholdi.A:It'sreallyhuge.Dowegettogoinside?B:Ofcourse.Wecanclimbthestairsallthewayuptothecrown.A:Stairs?There'snoelevator?B:Nottothetop.Butit'sjust142steps!Letmetellyoualittlemoreaboutthestatuebeforeyouclimbtothetop.Incaseyou'rewonderingwhatthestatueismadeof,ithasaframeworkinsidethat'smadeofiron;theouterskinismadeofcopper.Thecopperskinisonly2.4millimetersthick.Thesupportingframeworkinsidethestatueiswhatholdsthewholethingtogether.TheStatueofLibertyisamajortouristattraction,andeveryyearabouttwomillionpeoplefromallovertheworldcomeheretovisitit.Lesson17A:Jason…Jason!TurndowntheTValittle,please.B:Oh,butthisismyfavoriteprogram!A:Iknow.Butit'stooloud.B:OK.I'llturnitdown.A:That'sbetter.Thanks.B:Lisa,pleasepickupyourthings.A:They'realloverthelivingroomfloor.B:Inaminute,Mom.I'monthephone.A:OK.Butdoitassoonasyouhangup.B:Sure.Noproblem.A:Goodness!Werewelikethiswhenwewerekids?B:Definitely!A:HaveyounoticedhowforgetfulDadisgetting?He'salwaysforgettingwherehiscarkeysare.Itdrivesmecrazy.B:Andhecanneverfindhisglasseseither.A:Iknow.B:YouknowwhatdrivesmecrazyaboutMom?A:What?B:ThoseawfultalkshowsshewatchesonTV.Shejustlovesthem.A:Yeah,Ithinkshewatchesthemforhourseveryday.B:Oh,well.Iguessthey'rejustgettingold.IhopeInevergetlikethat.A:Me,too.Hey,let'sgoandplayavideogame.B:Greatidea.Bytheway,haveyouseenmyglassesanywhere?家庭五小段（1）A:James,pleaseturnthatdown…James!B:Yes,Mom?A:Turnthatdown.It'smuchtooloud.B:Sorry,Mom.IhaditturnedupbecauseIwantedtohearthegame.（2）A:Molly,putthegroceriesaway,please.There'sicecreaminoneofthebags.B:Ican'trightnow,Dad.I'mdoingmyhomework.（3）A:What'sthis,James!B:Yeah,Mom?A:Whyarethereallthesewettowelsonthebathroomfloor?Pleasepickthemupandhangthemuptodry.B:Gosh,I'mreallysorry,Mom.Iforgotallaboutthem.（4）A:Justin,comehelpme.Weneedtowashthesedishesbeforeyourmothergetshome.B:Oh,Dad.I'dliketohelp,butIhavetocallLaurie.It'sreallyimportant.（5）A:Aimee,Ithinkthedogistryingtotellyousomething!B:Well,Ican'tpossiblytakehimoutrightnow.I'mdoingmynailsLesson18A:Hi.I'myournewneighbor,GeorgeRivera.Ilivenextdoor.B:Oh,hi.I'mStephanieLee.A:So,youjustmovedin?Doyouneedanything?B:Notrightnow.Butthanks.A:Well,letmeknowifyoudo.Um,bytheway,wouldyoumindturningyourstereodown?Thewallsarereallythin,sothesoundgoesrightthroughtomyapartment.B:Oh,I'msorry!Ididn'trealizethat.I'llmakesuretokeepthevolumedown.Oh,bytheway,isthereagoodItalianrestaurantintheneighborhood?A:Yeah.There'sagreatoneacoupleofblocksfromhere.Trytheirlasagna.It'sdelicious!A:Hello.I'msorrytobotheryou,butIthinkyourcarisparkedinmyspacedownstairs.B:Really?A:Yes.DoyoudriveablueHonda?B:Yes,Ido.A:Well,there'sablueHondaparkedinspace13andthat'smyspace.B:Oh,I'msosorry.Mysonmusthaveputitinthewrongspace.Oursistheonerightnexttoyours-number12.Letmegetmykeys,andI'llgorightdownandmovethecar.A:Thanks.B:AndI'llmakesuremysondoesn'tdoitagain.A:Iappreciateit.Lesson19A:Lookatthis.Someguyfound$750,000!Hereturneditandtheownerthankedhimwithaphonecall.B:You'rekidding!IfIfound$750,000,Iwouldn'treturnitsofast.A:Why?Whatwouldyoudo?B:Well,I'dgostraighttoLosVegasandtrymyluckinthecasinos.Icoulddoublethemoneyinadayandkeep$750,000formyself.A:Youmightalsoloseitallinaday.Andthenyoucouldgotojail.B:Hmm.You'vegotapointthere.A:So,whatwouldyoudoifyoufoundalotofmoney?B:Oh,youknowme,Kate.I'msohonest,Iscaremyselfsometimes.I'dtakethemoneystraighttothepolice.A:Iguessthatwouldn'tbesuchabadidea.Maybeyou'dbeluckierthantheguyinthearticle.Maybetheownerofthemoneywouldgiveyouabigreward.B:Well,theysayhonestypays.Right?Lesson21A:Ugh!Ifeelawful.Ireallyhavetostopsmoking.B:Sowhydon'tyouquit?A:Well,ifIquit,Imightgainweight!B:Alotofpeopledo,but...A:AndifIgainweight,Iwon'tbeabletofitintoanyofclothes!B:Well,youcanalwaysgoonadiet.A:Oh,no.I'mterribleatlosingweightondiets.Soifmyclothesdon'tfit,I'llhavetobuynewones.I'llhavetogetapart-timejob,and...B:Listen,itishardtoquit,butit'snotthathard.DoyouwanttoknowhowIdidit?A:Well,givingupsmokingisn'treallyashardasyouthink.Imanagedtodoit,soitcan'tbethatdifficult.Youshouldtrynicotinegum.Youchewitjustlikeregularchewinggum,andyoudon'tfeellikesmoking.B:Well,Iguessit'sworthatry.Lesson22A:Idon'tknowwhatclassedtotakethissemester.Ican'tdecidewhatIwanttodowithmylife.Haveyouthoughtaboutit,Brenda?B:Yes,Ihave.IthinkI'dmakeagoodjournalistbecauseIlovewriting.A:MaybeIcouldbeateacherbecauseI'mverycreative.AndIlikeworkingwithkids.B:Oh,Iwouldn'twanttobeateacher.I'mtooinpatient.A:IknowonethingIcouldneverdo.B:What'sthat?A:IcouldneverbeastockbrokerbecauseI'mnotgoodatmakingdecisionsquickly.A:MyhistoryprofessorsaysIshouldthinkaboutacareerinpolitics.ButIdon'tthinkI'dmakeagoodpolitician.B:Whynot,Brenda?A:Oh,youknowme.I'mterribleatspeakinginfrontofalotofpeople-youknow,likegivingspeechesandthings.Andpoliticianshavetospeakinpublicallthetime.B:That'strue.Youknow,thatremindsmeofaproblemI'mhaving.A:Whatisit?B:Youknowmyparentshaveareallysuccessfulrestaurant,right?Well,myfatherwantsmetobethemanager.A:Andyoudon'twantgo?B:No,notatall.I'dbeaterriblemanager.I'mmuchtoodisorganizedLesson23Interviewer:WhatshouldpeopledotomaketheirvisittoNewYorkCitysafeandpleasant?Woman:Ithinkthebiggestmistakemanypeoplemakeistryingtodotoomuchinashorttime.Therearesomuchtoseeanddothatyouneedtohaveaplan.It’sbesttostartplanningbeforeyougethere.Soyouhaveinformationabouthotels,restaurant,sightseeing,andsoon.Visitorscanuseourwebsitetogettheirinformation（when）theyneedtostartplanningbeforetheycomehere.Ortheycanphoneorfaxus.Interviewer:HowsafeisNewYorkcityfortourists?Women:NewYorkisamuchsaferplacethanmanypeoplethink.Infact,it’sthesafest,it’sbeeninthirtyyears.Interviewer:Oh,that’sgoodtohear.Women:Yeah,butitdoesn’tmeanpeopledon’thavetobecareful.TouristsinNewYorkoughttobecareful,justlikeinanybigcitiesintheword.Forstudents,Iwouldsaytravelingroup.Ifyougetlost,it’seasiertoasagrouptofindyouway.Youreallyshouldn’tgooffonyouown,ifyoucanfindsomeonetogowithyou.Anotherthingtorememberis,don’tbeafraidtoaskfordirection,evenifyourEnglishisimperfect.Peopleoftenstartmeonthestreettoaskfordirection,andthey’renotonlyforeignvisitors.Americanvisitorsalsohavetroublefindingtheirwayaround.Andyou'llfindNewYorkersarereallyveryfriendly.Interviewer:Yes,Iagree,theyare.Women:uh~heInterviewer:Isthereanyotheradviceyoucangivevisitorstothebigapple？Women:Well,anotherthingtoremember,isnottoleaveanythingvaluableinyourcarifyouhaveone.Don’tmissthecasesonthebackseatswherepeoplecanseethem.Andit’sbetternotevenleavetheminthetrunk.Mostcarsareveryeasytogetinto,soit’snotwortharisk.ButmostpeoplehaveagreattimewhentheycometoNewYork,andyouwilltooifyouusethecommonsense.Lesson24A:Hey,Joan!Ihaven'tseenyouinages.Whathaveyoubeendoinglately?B:Nothingexciting.I'vebeenworkingtwojobsforthelastsixmonthsA:Howcome?B:I'msavingupmoneyforatriptoEurope.A:Well,I'veonlybeenspendingmoney.Iquitmyjobtogotograduateschool.I'mstudyingjournalism.B:Really?Howlonghaveyoubeendoingthat?A:Fortwoyears.Luckily,Ifinishnextmonth.I'malmostoutofmoney.A:Hey,Bob,how'sitgoing?B:Prettygood,thanks.A:Ihaven'tseenyouforawhile.Whathaveyoubeenupto?B:Well,I'vebeenlookingforahousetobuy.Ifinallyfoundonelastmonth.Imoveinnextweek.A:Gee,that'sterrific.B:Yeah.I'mreallytiredofdealingwithlandlords.Sowhathaveyoubeendoinglately?A:Well,IjustgotbackfromavacationinItaly.B:Italy?WhereaboutsinItaly?A:Mostlyinthenorth,aroundMilan.Ihaveacousinupthere.B:Isee.Didyouhaveagoodtime?A:Yeah.Itwasgreat.Infact,IjustgotengagedtoaguyImetthere.B:You'rekidding!Well,thatmusthavebeensomevacation!Lesson25A:Sowhatkindofjobareyoulookingfor?B:Well,Ihaven'tmadeupmymind.Iloveworkingwithpeople,andIlovetraveling.Idon'twantajobwhereI'mstuckinanofficeallday.Iwanttogetoutandseetheworld.A:Areyouinterestedinworkinginbusiness?That'swhereyoucansometimesmakegoodmoney.B:I'mnotreallyinterestedinmakingalotofmoneyatthispointinmylife.I'llworryaboutthatlaterA:Whatkindofcareerareyouplanningforyourself?B:Idon'tknow.IthinkI'dliketohaveajobwhereIcanhelppeople.Everybodyelseinmyfamilyisinlaworbusiness-youknow,boringstufflikethat.That'sjustnotforme.IknowI'dliketoworkoverseas,though.Maybeinachildren'shospitalinadevelopingcountry.Butthat'salongwayaway.Ihavetogetintomedicalschoolfirst,andthat'snotgoingtobeeasy!A:WhatkindofjobdoIhaveinkind?Well,Idon'twantaregularnine-to–fivejob.Eventually,I'dliketogetintoacting-maybeevenbreakintomovies.ButIguessthatwon'thappenforawhile.B:Sowhatareyoudoinginthemeantime?A:Well,Iworkoutatthegymnearlyeveryday.Ineedtobereallyfit.AndI'mtakingactinglessonsaswellsothatIfeelcomfortableinfrontofthecrowd.Ijusthadsomepicturestakentoshowtoagentsinthecity.Wouldyouliketoseethem?B:Sure.Lesson26A:Howdidyougetintomodeling,Stacy?B:Well,whenIgraduatedfromdramaschool,ImovedtoLosAngelestolookforworkasanactress.Iwasgoingtoauditionseveryday,butInevergotanyparts.AndIwasrunningoutofmoney.A:So,whatdidyoudo?B:Igotajobasawaitressinaseafoodrestaurant.WhileIwasworkingthere,acustomerofferedmesomeworkasamodel.Withinafewweeks,Iwasmodelingfulltime.A:Wow,whataluckybreak!A:So,Richard,whatdidyoudoafteryougradu