2021年剑桥国际英语教程3级

Unit1That’swhatfriendsarefor！P22ConversationAListenandpractice.Chris：Doyouhaveadateforthepartyyet?Kim：Actually，Idon’t……Doyouthinkyoucouldhelpmefindone?Chris：Hmm.Whatkindofguysdoyoulike?Kim：Oh，Ilikeguyswhoaren’ttooseriousandwhohaveagoodsenseofhumor.Youknow...likeyou.Chris：OK.Whatelse?Kim：Well，I’dprefersomeoneIhavesomethingincommonwith–whoIcantalktoeasily.Chris：IthinkIknowjusttheguyforyou.BobBranson.Doyouknowhim?Kim：No，Idon’tthinkso.Chris：Letmearrangeforyoutomeethim，andyoucantellmewhatyouthink.BListentoChrisandKimdiscussingBobafterKimmethim.HowdidKimlikehim?Chris：So，what’stheVerdict?WhatdidyouthinkofBob?Kim：Well，IwasworriedatfirstespeciallywhenIsawthathewearsnotonebuttwoearrings，Ithoughthemightturnouttobeoneofthoseguyswhoareintoheavyrockmusicandstufflikethat.YouknowwhatImean?Chris：Buthe’sjustaregularkindofguy，right?Kim：Yeah，wegotalongreallywell！Chris：Ijustknewyou’dlikehim.Kim：Yeah，Ido，andhe’sreallyfunny.Hehadmelaughinghystericallyduringdinner.Ithinkthepeoplesittingnexttousintherestaurantthoughtwewerecrazy.Chris：So，areyoutwogoingtogettogetheragain?Kim：Definitely，infact，we’regoingtoaconcerttomorrownight.Chris：That’sgreat.P4ListeningWhataretheylike?BListentoconversationsaboutwhatthepeopleabovearelike.Writedowntwoadjectivesforeachperson.Howsimilarwereyourguesses?1.AndreaA：So，haveyouseenAndrealately?B：Yeah，Iseeherprettyoften.Weworktogetheratacafélatté.A：How’sshedoing，I’vebeenmeaningtocallher.B：Well，tobehonest！I’vealwaysthoughtshe’salittledifficult.Butthesedays，Ifindherimpossible.A：Whatdoyoumean?B：Oh，youknowhowsheis.Shehassuchstrongideasabouteverything.Ifyoudon’tagreewithhersheletsyouknowwhatshethinksofyou.A：Yes，that’strue.Butthat’swhyweloveher，right?B：Yeah，Iguessso.Butshe’schangedalotsinceshestartedcollege.Shetalkedaboutherselfallthetimeandshealwaysmanagestomentionhowgoodsheisateverythingshedoes.A：Hmm.MaybeIwon’tcallherafterall.2.JamesA：AreyougoingtoJamespartyonSaturday?B：Ofcourse，Jamesalwaysgivesthebestparties.Andtherearealwayslotsofinterestingnewpeopletomeet.A：That’strue.Idon’tknowwherehemanagestofindthemall.B：Well，youknowwhathe’slike.Hemakesfriendsveryeasily.Hereallylikestalkingtopeople，andhelovesinvitingpeopleover.A：Ur–Ur，heinvitedmefordinnerlastSaturday，whatafeast！B：Yeah，he’sagreatcooktoo.A：AfterdinnerIofferedtohelpcleanup，hetoldmenottoworryaboutit.Hesaidhe’dtakecareofitinthemorning.Hewaslike.It’snothing，nobigdeal.B：Yup，thatsoundslikeJames.3.Mr.JohnsonA：Haveyoumetthenewapartmentmanager?B：Mr.Johnson?Hmm.Yeah，Imethimlastweek.He’s…alittlestrange.A：Yeah，heis.I’mnotsureIlikehim.He’shardtopredict.Sometimeshe’sprettycheerfulandtalkative，andthenextdayhedoesn’tevensayhello.Ithinkhemusthavepersonalproblemsorsomething.B：Ithinkyou’reright.Andhaveyounoticedthathalfthetimewhenhesayshe’sgoingtodosomething，heneveractuallydoesit?Hetoldmethreetimeshe’dcometofixthelightinmykitchen，andhestillhasn’tdoneit.P58ConversationRoommatesAlistenandpractice.Dave：Hello?Jim：Hi.Myname’sJimHunt.I’mcallingabouttheadforaroommate.Dave：Oh，right.Jim：Areyoustilllookingforsomeone?Dave：Yes，weare.Jim：Oh，good.I’mreallyinterested.Dave：Well，therearefourofus，andit’safairlysmallhouse，sowewantsomeonewho’seasytogetalongwith.Jim：I’mprettyeasygoing.Dave：Great！SocanIaskyouafewfairlystraightforwardquestionsaboutyourself?Jim：Noproblem.Ilikeitwhenpeoplearedirect.BThinkofthreequestionsthatDavemightaskJim.Thenlistentotherestoftheconversation.WhatquestionsdidDaveask?D：Whatdoyoudo，Jim?J：Oh，well，I’vehadalotofdifferentjobs，butI’mnotworkingrightnow.D：Oh?J：Yeah，Igotfiredfrommylastjobaboutsixmonthsago，soI’vebeenlookingforsomethingelse.Ihaven’tbeenveryluckysofar.D：Uh-huh.Well，therenthereis$1,200amonth–uh，that’s$300amonthforeachperson.J：Oh，Uh….D：Willyouhaveenoughmoneytopaytherenteverymonth?J：Yeah，Iprobablywill…ifIcanfindajob.D：Yeah.Uh，look，whereareyoulivingnow?J：Well，I’vebeenstayingwithafriendforthepastcoupleofweeks.D：Uh-huh.J：Yeah，buthe’saskedmetoleavebyFriday，soIreallyneedtofindaplacetolive.I’vehadtomovefourtimesinthepastyearand，well…D：Listen，Jim.Iappreciateyourtellingmeaboutyourself.Ilikeitwhenpeoplearehonestwithme.Anyway，Ihavetotalktomyotherroommatesaboutthis，andI’llgiveyouacalltomorrowtoletyouknowwhatwedecide.Whydon’tyougivemeyournumber?J：Sure，ittwo，two，three…Unit2CareermovesP82ConversationJobfairAlistenandpractice.Tim：Wow！Therearesomanyjobstochoosefrom！Whatdoyouthink?Diane：Workinginthemediacouldbefun–there’sTV，newspapers，theinternet….T：Well，let’slook.Hmm.Howaboutthis?YoucouldbeaTVnewsdirector.D：Areyoukidding?Directingthenewswouldbenerve-racking！T：Well，writingforamagazinemustbeexciting.Howaboutthat?D：No.I’mreallymoreinterestedinworkingwithcomputers.Hey，look.Designinginteractivemedia.I’dlikethat！T：Designinginteractivemedia?Itsoundsinteresting，butwhatisit?BListentotherestoftheconversation.Whatdoesaninteractivemediadesignerdo?Doesitsoundinterestingtoyou?Whyorwhynot?D：Well，mycousindesignsinteractivemedia，andfromwhatshetellsme，itsoundskindofinteresting.She’sinvolvedwithdesigningallthedifferentmediathatgointoaninteractiveCD-ROM.Youknow，sound，video，andgraphics.T：Uh-huh.D：There’sactuallyalotmoretoitthanyouwouldthink.Sheworkswithcomputergraphicsandspecialeffects–andalsoinfilmingvideomaterialtoincludeinCD-ROMs.Andthenshehastodevelopwhattheycalltheuserinterfacenavigationsystem.T：Theuserinterfacenavigationsystem?！Nowwhatisthat?D：Well，that’swhatletstheuserinteractwithallthedifferentelementsoftheprogram.That’sreallythekeytoaneffectiveCD-ROM.T：Ifyousayso.Itsoundsprettycomplicatedtome.Butyoualreadyseemtoknowalotaboutit.Maybeyoushouldbeaninteractivemediadesigner.D：Hmm.Maybe.P117ConversationSummerjobsAlistenandpractice.Tracy：Goodnews！I’vefoundasummerjob！Mark：That’sgreat！Anythinginteresting?T：Yes，workingatanamusementpark.Doesn’tthatsoundfantastic?M：Sure，itdoes.T：So，haveyoufoundanything?M：Nothingyet，butI’vegotacoupleofleads.Oneisworkingasaninternforarecordcompany–mostlyansweringphones.OrIcangetalandscapingjobagain.T：Beinganinternsoundsmoreinterestingthanlandscaping.Andit’sprobablynotashard！M：Yeah，butalandscaperearnsmoremoneythananintern.Andyougetagreattan！BListentotherestoftheconversation.WhatisTracygoingtodoattheamusementpark?M：Sowhatwillyoubedoingattheamusementpark，exactly?T：Actually，I’llhavetwojobs.First，I’llbeworkingataplacecalledChildren’sWorld.Theyhaveallkindsofinterestinggamesandeducationalactivitiesforyoungkids.IhavetogotoatrainingprogramforthreedaysbeforeIstarttofindouthoweverythingworks.M：Threedays?Wow，theequipmentmustbeprettyhigh-tech！T：Oh，itis–alotofcomputersandinterestingdevices.It’sjustthekindofstuffthatkidslove.M：Well，itsoundsliketheperfectjobforyou.Iknowhowmuchyoulivekids.Sowhat’syourotherjob?T：Well.I’llalsobeoneofthepeoplewhowalksaroundtheparkgreetingpeople.M：Doyoumeanyou’llhavetodressupinacostume?T：Yes，asacartooncharacter！Iknow，Iknow.Itsoundssilly.Andit’scertainlynotasrewardingasworkinginChildren’sWorld，butit’spartofthejob.P12ListeningAListentoCarlos，Paul，andJuliatalkingabouttheirsummerjobs.Wheredoeseachpersonwork?Whitethecorrectnameundereachpicture.CarolsWoman：Sowhereareyouworkingthissummer，Carols?Carlos：I’mworkingasatutorinalearningcenterforkids.W：Interesting.Whatkindsofthingsdothekidsdothere?C：Theyworkonsubjectstheyneedhelpin，uh，mainlymathandEnglish.W：Isyourjobhard?C：No，notatall.Thekidsworkoncomputersmostofthetime.Wehavetohelpthemgetstartedandwhentheyrunintoproblems.W：Doyouenjoyit?C：Oh，yes.Workingwithkidsissomuchmorefunthanworkingwithadults.AndIgettochoosemyownhours.AslongasIworkeighthoursaday，Icancomeinatanytimefrom8A.M.TO9P.M.W：Luckyyou！PaulWoman：Paul，didyoufindasummerjob，yet?Paul：Yeah，I’mworkinginarestaurant.W：Oh，how’sitgoing?P：Oh，themoney’snotbad.W：Whatareyoudoing?Areyouwaitingtables?P：Iwish！No.I’mworkinginthekitchen.Icutupstuffforthechef–vegetablesandmeatandthings.Ialsowashthedishes.W：Oh，yuck.P：Yeah.It’sprettyhardwork.Ididn’trealizehowhotitisinarestaurantkitchenuntilItookthisjob.W：Sowhydon’tyouquit?P：I’dloveto，butIneedthemoney.JuliaMan：Sowhatkindofjobdidyoufindforthesummer?Julia：I’mworkingforamarketingcompany.I’mdoingtelephonemarketing.M：Oh，soyou’reoneofthosepeoplewhodrivesmecrazybycallingmeupandtryingtopersuademetobuysomethingthatIhaveabsolutelynoneedfor.J：Exactly.M：Doyoulikeit?J：Believeitornot，Ido.It’smostlyabunchofstudentsworkingthere，andwehavealotoffunwhenwe’renotmakingcalls.It’sreallyeasy，too，sincewejusthavetoreadfromascript.M：Areyoudoingthisfulltime?J：Yes，butIworkfromtwointheafternoonuntilelevenatnight，soIgettosleepaslateasIwanttointhemorning.Unit3Couldyoudomeafavor?P142ConversationAListenandpractice.Jack：Hi，Rod.ThisisJack.Rod：Oh，hi，Jack.What’sup?J：I’mgoingtomybestfriend’sweddingthisweekend.I’dlovetovideotapeit.WouldyoumindifIborrowedyouvideocamera?R：Um，yeah.That’sOK，Iguess.Idon’tthinkI’llneeditforanything.J：Thanksamillion.R：Sure.Haveyouusedavideocamerabefore?It’sprettyeasy.J：Yeah，acoupleoftimes.WoulditbeOKifIpickedituponFridaynight?R：Fine.Noproblem.BListentotwomoretelephonecallsJackmakes.Whatelsedoeshewanttoborrowfromfriends?Dotheyagreetolendthemtohim?1.Andy：Hello.Jacj：Hi，Andy.ThisisJack.A：Oh，hi，Jack.J：Iwaswonderingifyoucoulddomeafavor.A：Thatdepends.J：Well，Ihavetogotoaweddingthisweekend.WoulditbeOKifIborrowedyournavybluesuit?A：Oh，sure.Noproblem.J：Thanksalot.I’llcomebyandpickituptonight.A：That’sfine.2.Rose：RoseRizzo.Jack：Hi，Rose.ThisisJack.R：Oh，hello.Howareyou?J：Prettygood，thanks.Listen，thereasonI’mcallingisIhaveareallybigfavortoaskyou.R：Yes?J：RememberItoldyouaboutthatfriendofminewho’sgettingmarriedtoawomanhemetinBarcelona?R：Yeah，Iremember.And?J：Well，thewedding’sthisSaturdayafternoon，andit’soutinthecountry–aboutanhour’sdrivefromhere–andIwaswonderingifIcouldborrowyourcarfortheafternoontogetthere.R：Gee，Jack，I’dreallylovetohelpyouout，butI’mgoingtobeneedingmycarallweekend.I’vegotafriendcominginfromoutoftown，andIpromisedtoshowherthesights.J：Oh，OK.Iunderstand.Anyway，howarethings?Ihaven’tseenyouforages.R：Oh，prettygood.P165ListeningAListentothreetelephoneconversations.Writedownwhateachcallerrequests.Doestheotherpersonagreetotherequest?Check(√)YesorNo.1.TinaRobert：Hello?Tina：Hi，Robert.ThisisTina.R：Hi，Tina.What’sup?T：Well，actually，Iwaswonderingifyou’dmindlendingmeyourcameraforafewdays.Iwanttotakesomephotosofmynewapartmenttosendtomyfolks.R：Sure.Youcanborrowit.T：Oh，thanksamillion.2.MikeMike：Hi，Sandy.ThisisMike.Sandy：Oh，hi.Howarethingswithyou?M：Prettygood.Listen.IwaswonderingifIcoulduseyourvideogamesystemovertheweekend.S：YoumeanmySonyPlayStation?M：Yeah.Mysister’saskedmetotakecareofmynieceandnephewovertheweekend–they’resixandeight–andIthoughtitwouldbeagreatwaytokeepthembusy.S：That’sagoodidea–kidsthatagelovevideogames–but，well，Ihavebadnews：Mymachineisn’tworking.I’vebeenmeaningtotakeitintogetfixed，butIhaven’tgottenaroundtoit.M：Oh，toobad.S：Butyouknowyoucanalwaysrentone.Mostvideostoreshavemachinestorent.Youjusthavetoleaveadeposit.M：Oh，perfect.I’lldothat.Thanks，Sandy.S：Noproblem.3.PhilPhil：Hi，Greg.It’sPhil.Greg：Hi.What’sup?P：Notmuch，butIwaswonderingifIcouldaskyouforafavor.G：Hmm…maybe.Tryme！P：Well，Ihavetogooutoftownforafewdaysnextweek.G：Uh-huh.P：CouldIleavePollywithyouwhileI’mgone?G：Polly?Who’sPolly?P：Youknow–Polly，mybird.G：Oh，yeah.Iforgot，yourbird.Idon’tknow，Phil.Ireallydon’tlikebirdsverymuch.They’remessy，andtheymakealotofnoise，and…P：No，notPolly.She’sreallyagreatbird.She’sreallycleanandveryquiet.Shewon’tbotheryou–Ipromise.G：Oh，allright.I’lldoit.P：Thanks.Ireallyappreciateit.I’llbringheroveronTuesdaynight.G：OK.Butyouowemeone！P178ConversationAListenandpractice.Amy：Hello?Jeff：Hello.MayIspeaktoSophia，please?A：I’msorry，she’snotinrightnow.Wouldyouliketoleaveamessage?J：Yes，please.ThisisJeff.WouldyoutellherthatTonyishavingapartyonSaturday?A：Un-huh.J：Andwouldyouaskherifshe’dliketogowithme?A：Allright，Peter.I’llgiveherthemessage.J：No，thisisJeff，notPeter.A：Oh，I’msorry.J：Bytheway，who’sPeter?BListentoAmytalkingtoSophia.WhoisPeter?IsSophiagoingtogotothepartywithJeff?Sophia：Hi！I’mhome！A：Oh，hi.S：Didanyonecall?A：Uh-huh.YouroldfriendPetercalledafewhoursago.He’sgoingtobeintownonSaturdayandwantstogettogetherwithyouSaturdaynight.Hesaidtocallhim.S：Oh，super！Ihaven’tseenPeterinalmostayear.Anyothercalls?A：Uh，yeah.Jeffcalled.HewantstoknowifyouwanttogotoTony’spartywithhim.S：Oh.WhenisTony’sparty?A：OnSaturday.S：Oh，perfect.That’sthesamenightI’mgoingtogettogetherwithPeter，soIhaveanexcusenottogo.EvenifIweren’tgoingoutwithPeter，Iwouldn’tgoanywherewithJeff.Oh，he’ssuchapain！A：Oh，hedidn’tsoundsobad.Hesoundedkindofsweet.S：Yeah，yeah，Iguessheis.It’sjustthatIdon’twanttogooutwithhim–andhejustdoesn’tseemtogetthemessage.Domeafavor.Amy：Ifhecallsagain，couldyoujusttellhimI’mnothome?A：Hmm.OK.Unit4Whatastory！P202ConversationStorytellingAListenandpractice.Jake：Whatanawfulstory！AcouplewassailingtheiryachtfromHawaiitoMexico.WhiletheywerecrossingthePacific，theirboathitawhaleandsank！Anne：Isthattrue?Whathappenedtothewhale?J：Itdoesn’tsay！Ohandhere’sanotherone.AguyinLosAngleswasrobbingabank.Butashewasescaping，hegotcaughtintherevolvingdoor.A：Iguessitwashisfirstbankrobbery！J：Yeah.Onandlistentothis.Someguygotlockedoutofhishouse，sohetriedtogetinthroughthechimney.A：Don’ttellme！Hegotstuckinthechimney！J：Exactly.Andhewasstilltryingtogetouttwodayslaterwhenthepolicerescuedhim.P225ListeningNewsbroadcastsAListentonewsbroadcastsaboutthreeevents.Takenotesabouteachevent.1.AmanwhoconsideredhimselfasnakecharmerwasstrangledtodeathonSundaybyathree-and-a-half-meterboaconstrictorinatowninThailand.Itseemsthatthemanrushedtoseethegiantsnakeafterfriendstoldhimtheserpentwasseenbesideoneofthetown’smainroads.Thesnakecharmerputitaroundhisneck；whileheandhisfriendswerewalkinghome，thesnakestrangledhimtodeath.2.Twoteenagegirlswhodisappearedfromashipwerefoundaliveandwell.ThegirlsturneduponFriday，nearasmalltownonthenortheastcoastofAustralia.Thegirlssaidtheywerevisitingafriendontheshipandfellasleepintheirfriend’scabin.Whentheywokeup，theshipwasheadingforSingapore，sotheydecidedtojumpofftheshipandswimtoshore.TheyfoundthemselvesonadesertedpartoftheAustraliancoast，andhadtowalkover100milestothenearesttown.3.EarlyTuesdaymorninginCalifornia，twopoliceofficerswhowerepursuingacarthiefdownHollywoodBoulevardinahigh-speedchasewererescuedbythethief.Duringthechase，theofficers’caroverturnedandfellintoashallowriver.Theofficerscouldn’tgetoutofthecar，whichwasrapidlyfillingupwithwater.Thethiefwentbacktothesceneoftheaccidentandhelpedrescuetheofficers.TheHollywoodPoliceDepartmenthasdecidedtodropchargesagainstthethiefforsavingtheofficers’lives.P238ConversationAListenandpractice.Brian：Someonestolemywalletlastnight！Kate：Ohno！Whathappened?B：Well，Iwasworkingout，andIhadputmystuffinmylocker，justlikeIalwaysdo.WhenIcameback，someonehadstolenmywallet.IguessI’dforgottentolockthelocker.K：I’msorry.That’sterrible！Didyoulosemuchmoney?B：Onlyabout$20.ButIlostmycreditcardandmydriver’slicense.Whatapain！BListentotherestoftheconversation.WhatdidKatehavestolenonce?Wherewasshe?Whathappened?K：Hmm.ThatremindsmeofwhenIhadmypursestolenlastyear.B：Really?Whathappened?K：Well，itwaswhenIwasinBelgium.Iwasonmywaytotheairport，soIwasstandingonthesideoftheroadwithmybags，tryingtofigureoutthebusschedule.Anyway，thisabunchofguyscamebyandaskediftheycouldhelpme.TheyspokeverybrokenEnglish，andIcouldn’treallyunderstandwhattheyweresaying.Ireallyjustwantedthemtoleavemealone.Finally，theyleftandwhenIlookeddown，Irealizedmypursehaddisappeared.Ithadmywalletinitwithallmytraveler’schecksandmymoneyandmycreditcard.Well，luckily，Ihadputmyairlineticketandmypassportinoneofmycarry-onbags.B：Howawful！Sowhatdidyoudo?K：Well，firstIscreamedatthetopofmylungsandtriedtorunaftertheguys–buttheywerelonggone.Then–thissoundsreallycorny–IdidjustwhatIhadseenpeopledoonTV：Icalledmycreditcardcompany.B：Weretheyhelpful?K：Theywerelifesavers！Innotimeatall，they’dgivenmenewtraveler’schecksandanewcreditcard，andsentmeonmyway.ReviewofUnits1-4P262ListeningFavoritegripesAListentotwopeoplediscussingthesetopics.Completethechart.1TaxidriversA：Itreallyupsetsmewhentaxidriversdrivesofast.I’malwaysterrifiedofhavinganaccident.B：Thatdoesn’treallybotherme.IliketogetwhereI’mgoingquickly.ButIcan’tstanditwhentheyhavetheirradiosturnedupallthewayfullblast.Youcan’tevenhearyourselfthink！2PeoplewithdogsA：Ihateitwhenpeopletaketheirdogsintoaparkandletthemmakemessesallovertheplace.It’ssoirresponsible！B：Youknowwhatbothersme?Ihateitwhentheygooutandleavetheirdogathome，barkingallday.3TVcommercialsA：Ican’tstanditwhentheyshowthesamecommercialtwiceinarow.Whydotheydothat?Itdrivesmecrazy！B：Thethingthatbothersmethemostiswhentheyinterruptaballgameatthemostexcitingmomenttoshowsomestupidcommercial.4StoreclerksA：Itreallyupsetsmewhenstoreclerkspretendtheyhaven’tnoticedyouandjuststandaroundchattingtoeachother.It’ssorude.B：Yeah.Orontheotherhand，theygiveyouthehardsell，andtrytogetyoutobuysomethingyoudon’treallywant.Unit5CrossingculturesP281ConversationAListenandpractice.Fred：IhearMaggieisgoingtoworkinIndia.Pam：India！Wow！Ihearit’sabeautifulplace，butIdon’tthinkIcouldeverlivethere.F：Whynot?P：Well，it’stoofarfromhome.I’dmissmyfamily.F：Idon’tthinkI’dmindmovingtoaforeigncountry.ThelanguageistheonlythingthatI’dbeworriedabout.P：Yeah，butwouldn’tyoumissyourfriends?F：Sure，forawhile，butI’dmakenewones.P：Youcertainlysoundveryconfident.F：Youknow，actually，thereisonethingI’dmiss.P：What’sthat?F：Mydog！P294ListeningBListentoaradiobroadcastbyjournalistJamesFallows，whotalksaboutsomeofhisexperiencesinJapan.1.Whatisthemostdifficultthingaboutlearningaforeignlanguage?2.WhyisheabletoreadmorebooksinJapan?3.Whatotheradvantagesdoeshemention?Announcer：Languageistakenforgranted–unlessofcourse，you’retryingtolearnonethatisn’tyourown.CommentatorJamesFallowshasdiscoveredthatlivinginanothercountrycancreatebarrierstocommunicationthatarelimitinginsomewaysandliberatinginothers.Fallows：Rightnow，you’relisteningtotheradio，butIbetyou’redoingsomethingelse，too–gettingdressed，finishingyourbreakfast，leafingthroughthepaper，drivingtowork–thatis，you’reenjoyingtheluxuryofoperatinginyourownfamiliarlanguage，whichyourbraincanhandlesoeasilythatithasplentyofpowerlefttosupervisetheotherthingsthatyoudo.HereinJapan，I’vebeeninexilefromthatcomfortableworld.IfIwanttomakeanysensewhateverofthesoundscomingoutoftheradio，theTVspeaker，orsomeoneelse’smouth，Ihavetoconcentratemycompleteattentiononthattask.There’snobrainpowertospareforanythingelse，includingwalkingorchewinggum.I’vebecomeamanwhocandoexactlyonethingatatime.Thispredicamenthasitsgoodandbadsides.Thebadpartisacertainnarrowing，toputitmildly，oftheinformationflowingintomylife.Youtakeininformationasifyouaredrinkingfromabigbeenstein；forme，it’slikesuckingthroughatiny，cloggedstraw.Butthegoodpartisthesameenforcedneedtoconcentrate.Imaydoonlyonethingatatimenow，butIdothatthingveryintently.OneofthethingsI’vebegundoingmostseriouslyistoreadbooksallthewaythrough.Ofcourse，weallreadbooksinAmerica，too，butpreciselybecauseoftheotherdistractions，it’softenhardtostickwiththem.Reviews，excerpts，TVinterviewstaketheplaceofactualbooks.Buthere，withmyone-trackmindandmyexhaustiveneedtoretreatintoEnglish，there’snothingtokeepmefromfinishingabookonceIgetstarted.IhavetheaddedplusofspendingthreetofourhourseachdayontheTokyotrainsystem，which，whenit’snotsocrowdedthatIcan’traisemyarms，letsmegothroughseveralbooksaweek.Indeed，thankstothetrain，IamtheonlypersononEarthactuallytohavereadPaulKennedy’sfamousRiseandFalloftheGreatPowersbook.Thiswhole-bookenvironmentchangesyourworldview，makingyoumoredeeplybutmorespottilyinformed.IfindthatIhavebecomemorepatientwithlong-windedexplanation，andlesslikelytocutsomebodyelseoffandmakehimgettohispoint.Thereareproblemswiththisperspective，too，I’msure，butrightnowmybraincan’thandlethinkingwhattheymightbe.AnnouncerThisreportwasoriginallybroadcastonNationalPublicRadioonMorningEdition，andisreproducedwithpermissionofNationalPublicRadio.Anyunauthorizedduplicationisprohibited.P318ConversationAListenandpractice.Marta：Guesswhat！Ijustgotinvitedtomyteacher’shousefordinner！Karen：Oh，hownice.M：Yes，butwhatdoyoudowhenyou’reinvitedtosomeone’shousehere?K：Well，it’sthecustomtobringasmallgift.M：Really?Likewhat?K：Oh，maybesomeflowersordessert.M：Andisitallrighttobringafriendalong?K：Well，ifyouwanttobringsomeone，you’reexpectedtocallfirstandaskifit’sOK.P3210ListeningUniquecustomsListentothreepeopledescribinguniquecustomstheyobservedwhiletraveling.Completethechart.1.AliceOnethingth