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UNIT ONE
Part One
Warm Up
Dialogue 1
下面是两个人在交流交男女朋友的经验，这是人类共同的话题，但文化价值观的差异又使我们在同样的问题的处理方法上有所不同：
A: Hey, there’s Leo. I ⑴wonder why he’s ⑵walking arm in arm with that young woman.
B: ⑶It’s as plain as the nose on your face. They’re dating each other.
A: You’re ⑷pulling my leg! *She must be thirty years younger than Leo. Talk about ⑸robbing the cradle!
B: Well, *you can bet this relationship’s going to ⑹be a flash in the pan.
A: It ⑺must have been love at first sight because I know he didn’t have a girlfriend last week.
B: I think you are ⑻absolutely right. Actually, my father proposed to my mother after knowing her only two weeks. They got married a month later.
Dialogue 2:
下面的对话是A同学帮B同学想办法解决B在度假期间公寓处置的问题：

A: *You must be⑴pretty excited about your trip to Europe. When is it that you are leaving?
B: In just three weeks, and I am excited. But there are still ⑵a few things I need to do before I go.
A: ⑶Like what?
B: Like renewing my passport, going to the travel agency to buy my plane ticket and ⑷figuring out what to do with my apartment while I’m gone.
A: ⑸ You are not going to give it up, are you?
B: ⑹No way. I’ll never find another apartment around here. But ⑺I don’t like the idea of paying three months’ rent on an empty apartment, either.
A: I don’t blame you. *Perhaps you could ⑻sublet it.
B: Yes, but whom to?
A: Mmm…let me think. Oh, I know just a person. An old colleague of mine, Jim Thomas, is coming here to do some research this summer, from June to August.
B: That’s exactly when I’ll be away. It sounds ideal, as long as the landlord agrees.
A: ⑼Tell you what, I’ll be calling Jim late this week anyway, so I’ll mention it to him then.
B: Well, thanks, Bill. Let me know what happens. That extra money will really ⑽come in handy.
Dialogue 3
　　下面是电影里的一段对白，B(Ben)无所事事地在游泳池中漂流，A对他这种颓废的表现十分不满，对话由此展开：

A: Ben, what are you doing?
B: Well, I would say that I’m just ⑴drifting ---- here, in the pool.
A: Why?
B: Well, it’s very comfortable just to drift here.
A: Have you ⑵thought about ⑶graduate school?
B: No.
A: ⑷*Would you mind telling me then — what were those four years of college for? What was the point of all that hard work?
B: ⑸You got me.
A: Now ⑹listen, Ben. Look, I think it’s a very good thing that a young man — *after he’s done some very good work — should have a chance to relax and enjoy himself, and lie around, and drink beer and so on. But after a few weeks I believe that person would want to take some stock in himself and his situation and start to think about ⑺getting off his ass.
Part Two
Everyday Expression
　　
Small Talk 1:
Sam: Hi, how is it going?
Ted: Pretty good, Sam. Only the awful weather, you know.
Sam: That’s right. I’ve never really liked it since I got here.
Ted: Me either, but I’m dealing with it anyway.
Small Talk 2:
A: I’m glad to have had the opportunity to meet you here.
B: I trust you’re keeping well?
A: I’m doing great, thank you.
B: So we can get down to business.
Small Talk 3:
A: Ah, Bob. Just the person I wanted to see.
B: So what is it?
A: You gotta help me out this time, buddy.
B: Another tough thing, I guess.
Small Talk 4:
A: Hi, it is a pleasant surprise!
B: Yeah, it’s been ages! So how have you been?
A: Couldn’t be better. And you?
B: Just as usual, you know.
Small Talk 5:
A: Susan? What brings you here today?
B: Well, I’ve got some papers due.
A: Really? So what’s the news?
B: Not too good yet. Better than I was though.