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最新资料推PAGE\*MERGEFORMAT#B:Sure,justfollowme.A:Bytheway,mynameisTed.B:Andi'mAnna,nicetomeetyou.Unit1atimetorememberA:Oh,i'mreallysorry.Areyouok?B:I'mfine.ButI'mnotverygoodatthis.A:NeitheramI.SayareyoufromSouthAmerica?B:YesIamoriginallywasborninArgentina.A:Didyougrowupthere?B:Yesidid,butmyfamilymovedhereeightyearsagowheniwasinhighschool.A:Andwheredidyoulearntorollerblade?B:Hereinthepark,thisisonlymysecondtime.A:Wellit'smyfirsttime;canyougivemesomelessons?A:Heyhey,thatwasfun,thanksforthelesson.B:Noproblem,sotellmealittleaboutyourself,whatdoyoudo?A:Iworkinatravelagency.B:Really?Whatdoyoudothere?A:I'minchargeoftheircomputers.B:Oh,soyouareacomputerspecialist.A:Well,sortof.YeahIguessso.B:That'grseat,andthenmaybeyoucangivemesomehelpwithacomputercourseI'mtaking.A:Ohsure,butonlyifyoupromisetogivemesomemorerollerbladinglessons.B:Ita'dseal.A:Whereareyoufromoriginally?YuhungB:I'frmomChina,fromnearshanghaiA:Andwhendidyoumovehere?B:IcamehereafterIgraduatefromcollege.Thatwasin1992.A:Andwhatdoyoudonow?B:I'amtransportationengineer.A:Isee,soyouareanimmigranttotheUnitedStates?B:Yesthat'sright.A:WhataresomeofthedifficultiesofbeinganimmigrantintheUS?B:Oh,that'nsotaneasyquestiontoanswer.Therearesomanythingsreally.ButIguessoneofthebiggestdifficultiesisthatidon'thaveanyrelativeshere.Imeanihavealotoffriends,butthat'snotthesamething.InChina,onholidaysortheweekend,wevisitrelatives,itisn'tthesamehere.A:AndwhatdoyoumissthemostfromB:Oh,that'esasy.Mymom'ssoup;shemakesgreatsoup.Ireallymissmymother'scookingA:WhereareyoufromAjay?B:I'mfromIndia.A:AndwhendidyoumovetotheUS?B:Itwasin1991.A:Areyoustudyinghereatthemoment?B:Notnow.Icamehereasastudent,andgraduatedtwoyearsago.I'mworkingasacomputertechnician.A:Aha.Andwhatwasitlikewhenyoufirstcamehere,wasitdifficult?home?system.ThingsareverydifferentB:Yeah,itwasattimes.Themaindifficultyihadwaswiththeeducationalhere.Teachingmethods,everythingisverydifferentfromwhatiwasusedtoinIndia.A:AndwhatdoyoumissthemostfromIndia?B:Totellyouthetruth,afteryouarehereforawhile,youdon'tmissanythingverymuch.Um,butiguesstheweatherandmyfamilyarethethingsimiss.Andthequalityoflife,thequalityoflifeismuchnicerbackhome,franklyspeaking.A:Hey,arethesepicturesofyouwhenyouwereakid?B:Yeah,that'smeinfrontofmyuncle'sbeachhouse.Wheniwasakid,weusedtospendtwoweeksthereeverysummer.A:Wow,ibetthatwasfun.B:Yeah,wealwayshadagreattime.Everydayweusedtogetupearlyandwalkalongthebeach.Ihadagreatshellcollection.Infact,Ithinkit'sstillupintheattic.A:Hey,Iusedtocollectshellstoowheniwasakid,butmyparentsthrewthemout.A:YouknowwhatIrememberthemostaboutgrowingup?B:What?A:Visitingmygrandparents'house.Youknow,onholidaysandstuff.Theylivedwayoutinthecountryandmygranddadhadahorsenamedblacky.Hetaughtmehowtoride.Ijustlovethathorseandshelovedmetoo.Iusedtoreallyenjoyspendingtimeatmygrandparents'house.AndeverytimeIcameback,blackyrememberedme.B:Oh,memories!Unit2CaughtintherushA:Whyisthereneverabuswhenyouwantone?B:Goodquestion.Therearen'tenoughbusesonthisroute.A:SometimesIfeellikewritingalettertothepaper.B:Goodidea.Youshouldsaythatweneedmoresubwaylinestoo.A:Yeah,thereshouldbemorepublictransportationingeneral.B:Andfewercars,there'stoomuchtraffic.A:Say,isthatourbuscoming.B:Yesitis,butlook,it'sfull.A:Ohno,let'gsoandgetacupofcoffee,wecantalkaboutthisletteri'mgoingtowrite.A:Soareyoureallygoingtowritealettertothepaper?B:Sure,I'mgoingtosaysomethingaboutthebuses.Theyaretooold,weneedmoremodernbuses,niceairconditionedones.A:Andtheyneedtoputmorebusesontheroad.B:Right.Andtherearetoomanycarsdowntown,andthereisn'tenoughparkingA:That'forssure.It'simpossibletofindaparkingspacedowntownthesedays.B:Ithinktheyshouldbanprivatecarsdowntownbetweennineandfive.A:Oh,youmean,theyshouldn'tallowanycarsexpecttaxiesandbusesduringtheregularworkday.Hmmthatsoundslikeareallygoodidea.A:Excuseme,couldyoutellmewherethebankis?B:Thereisoneupstairs,acrossfromthedutyfreeshop.A:Ohthanks.Doyouknowwhattimeitopens?B:Itshouldbeopennow.Itopensat8am.A:Good,andcanyoutellmehowoftenthebusesleaveforthecity?B:Youneedtocheckatthetransportationcounter.it'srightdownthehall.A:Ok,andjustonemorething,doyouknowwherethenearestrestroomis?B:Rightbehindyou,ma'am.Seethatsign?A:Oh,thanksalot.A:Excuseme,it'smeagain.I'msorryIneedsomemoreinformationifyoudon'tmind?B:Notatall.A:Thanks.Doyouknowhowmuchataxicoststothecity?B:Well,itdependsonthetrafficofcourse.Butitusuallycostsaboutfortydollars.A:Fortydollars?IguessI'lltakethebusthatmeansIhavealmostanhourtillthenextone.WherecouldIfindaninexpensiverestaurantintheairport?Maybeafastfoodplace.B:Goupstairsandturnright,you'llseethesnackbaronyourleft.A:Thanksverymuch,haveaniceday.B:Youtoo.Unit3TimeforchangeF:Whatdoyouthink?M:Well,ithasjustasmanybedroomsasthelastapartment.Andthelivingroomishuge!D:Butthebedroomsaretoosmall,andthereisn'etnoughclosetspaceformyclothes.F:Andit'nsotascheapasthelastapartmentwesaw.M:Butthatapartmentwasdarkanddingy,anditwasinadangerousneighborhood.F:Let'sseeiftherealestateagenthassomethingelsetoshowus.F:Well,howdoyoulikethisplace,then?D:Oh,it'msuchbetterthanthatotherone.ThethingIlikebestisthebedrooms,theyarehuge!M:Yes,theyareniceandbig.D:Andtherearetwobathrooms,Icanhavemyownbathroom.M:Yes,Iguessyoucould.D:Theonlyproblemisthecolorofthelivingroom.Ireallydon'tlikethosedark-greenwalls.F:Well,I'msurewecanchangethecolorifyouwantto.A:So,whereareyouworkingnow,Terry?T:Oh,I'mstillatthebank.Idonit,though.A:That'stoobad,whynot?T:Well,it'bsoring,anditdoesn'ptayverywell.A:Iknowwhatyoumean;Idon'ltikemyjob,either.IwishIcouldfindabetterjob.T:Actually,Idon'wtanttoworkatallanymore.IwishIhadalotofmoney,soIcouldretirenow.A:Hmm,howoldareyou,Terry?T:um,26.A:SohowwerethingsgoingwithyouandSusie,Terry?T:Oh,youdidn'ktnow?SheandIbro'ketliukpeacoupleofmonthsago.Wedecidedweneededabreakfromeachotherforawhile.ButImissheralot.Iwishwecouldgetbacktogetheragain.A:I'msureyoullw.iT:Ireallyhopeso.Sowhatkindofjobwouldyouliketolookfor?A:I'mnotsurbeu,tI'dlovesomethingthatwouldinvolvetravel.AndIliketomovetoanothercity.Ifthisplace.Ineedtolivesomewheremoreexciting.T:Iknowwhatyoumean.Itsurecangetboringaroundhereattimes.Kathy:Oh,they'redelicious!Ihadthemlasttime.Liketotrysome?John:No,thanks.Theysoundstrange.Waitress:Haveyoudecidedonandraepapllyetizeryet?mKsaicthkyo:Yes.I'llhavethesnails,please.Waitress:Andyou,sir?John:IthinkI'llhavethefriedbrains.Kathy:Friedbrains?Now,thatreallysoundsstrange!John:No,Ihaven't.howarethebrains?Unit4I'veneverheardofthatKathy:Hey,thissoundsgood.snailswithgarlic!Haveyouevereatensnails?Kathy:Oh,good!Herecomesthewaitressnow!Waitress:Hereareyoursnails,madam!Andforyou,sir,thefriedbrains.John:Thankyou!Kathy:Hmm,thesesnailsaredelicious.John:Well,Ithinktheyare…Yuck!Oh,sorry!lguessthebrainsareprettystrangeafterall!Um,Ithinkl'mgoingtoordersomethingelseifyoudon'tmind!Kathy:Oh,sure,goahead!John:Miss,excuseme,miss!Waitress:Yes?John:Uh,lreallydon'ctareforthisappetizer.couldyoubringmesomethingelse?Waitress:Yes,ofcourse.Whatwouldyoulikeinstead?Kathy:Trythesnails.John:No,ldon'thinkso.l'tlelllyouwhat.Justforgetanappetizerforme.andbringmeanice,juicyhamburger,mediumrare.withfrenchfriesandalargesoda!Kate:What'syourfavoritesnack?Jim:Oh,it'sasandwichwithpeanutbutter,honey,andabanana.lt'sreallydelicious!Kate:Ugh!l'veneverheardofthat!Howdoyoumakeit?Jim:Well,first,youtaketwoslicesofbreadandspreadpeanutbutteronthem.Thencutabananaintosmallpiecesandputthemononeoftheslicesofbread.Finally,poursomehoneyoverthebananasandputtheothersliceofbreadontop.Yum!Kate:Yuck!ltsoundsawful!Kate:l'lltellyouwhatmyfavoritesnackis,bakedapple.Jim:Bakedapple?Kate:uh-huh,it'sdeliciousandhealthy!Jim:So,howdoyoumakeit?Kate:Youtakeoutthecoreoftheapplewithanapplecorer.Thenyoufillthecenteroftheapplewithbrownsugarandsomeraisins.Next,putitinapanwithalittlewater,andbakeitintheovanforaboutfortyfiveminutes.Jim:Mmm,thatdoessoundgood.A:say,whydon'tyoucomewithus?wehaveplentyofroom!B:Doyoumeanit?I'dloveto!mgoingUnit5GoingplaceA:I'msoexcited,wehavetwoweeksoff!Whatareyougoingtodo?B:I'mnotsure!IguessI'lljuststayhome,maybeI'llcatchuponmyreading!Whataboutyou?Anyplans?A:well,myparentshaverentedacondominiuminFlorida.I'gomingtotakelongwalksalongthebeacheveryday,anddolotsofswimming.A:sowhatareyouplanningtodoforyourvacation,Judy?Judy:Oh,I'dmoingsomethingreallyexoticthisyear!YouknowIwenttoHawaiilastyearandiuststayedonthebeachfortwoweeks,thisyearI'whitewaterrafting.A:Ooh,thatsoundsgreat,butwhatisitexactly?Judy:oh,well,youknowit'isnB:Soundsgreat!A:Andyoucallthatavacation!Colorado.theyhaveallthesetripsdowntherapids.thewatergetsreallyrough!Ithinkit'lblereallyexciting!ohI'mdoingsomerockclimbingtoo.D:heymom,IwanttobackpackaroundEuropethissummer,whatdoyouthink?M:BackpackaroundEurope?Thatsoundsdangerous,youshoudn'gtobyyourself.yououghttogowithsomeone.D:Yes,I'vethoughtofthat!M:Andyou'dbettertalktoyourfatherfirst.D:Ialreadydid,hethinksit'asgreatidea!Hewantstocomewithme.Jason:OK.I'llturnitdown.Mr.Field:That'sbetter.Thanks.Mrs.Field:Lisa,pleasepickupyourthings.They'realloverthelivingroomfloor.Lisa:Inaminute,Mom.I'monthephone.Mrs.Field:OK.Butdoitassoonasyouhangup.Lisa:Sure.Noproblem!Mrs.Field:Goodness!Werewelikethiswhenwewerekids?Mr.Field:Definitely!Unit6surenoproblemMr.Field:Jason...Jason!TurndowntheTValittle,please.S:HaveyounoticedhowforgetfuldadJason:Oh,butthisismyfavoriteprogram!Mr.Field:Iknow.Butit'sveryloud.isgetting?HeisalwaysforgettingwhereS:Metoo,hey,let'sgoandplayavideoown.Oh,bytheway,isthereagoodgame.Italianrestaurantintheneighborhood?D:Greatidea,bytheway,haveyouGeorge:Yeah.There'sagreatoneaseenmyglassesanywhere?coupleofblocksfromhere.Trytheirlasagna.It'sdelicious!hiscarkeysare,itdrivesmecrazy.D:Andhecanneverfindhisglasseseither.S:Iknow.D:Youknowwhatdrivesmecrazyaboutmom?S:What?D:ThoseawfultalkshowsshewatchesonTV,shejustlovesthem.S:Yeah,Ithinkshewatchesthemforhourseveryday.D:Oh,well,Iguessthey'rejustgettingold.IhopeInevergetlikethat.George:Hi.I'myournewneighbor,GeorgeRivera.Ilivenextdoor.Stephanie:Oh,hi.I'mStephanieLee.George:So,youjustmovedin?Doyouneedanything?Stephanie:Notrightnow.Butthanks.George:Well,letmeknowifyoudo.Um,bytheway,wouldyoumindturningyourstereodown?Thewallsarereallythin,sothesoundgoesrightthroughtomyapartment.Stephanie:Oh,I'msorry!Ididn'trealizethat.I'llmakesuretokeepthevolumeUnit7what'tshisfor?Daniel:Hey!Nicecomputer!What'sthisfor?Andrea:That'samodem.It'susedtoconnectthecomputertothephoneline,soIcansendfaxesandaccesstheInternet.Daniel:Soyoucangoon-lineandallthat?Andrea:Yes.AndIusetheWorldWideWebforfindinginformationonastronomy,movies,UFOs-justaboutanything.Daniel:Sports?Cars?Andrea:Uh-huh.AndIcanexchangeinformationwithpeople,too.Ibelongtoa"chatgroup"onastronomy.Daniel:Hmm.Ijustusemycomputertowritelettersandreports.Andrea:Whydon'tyougetontheInternet?It'snotreallyexpensive.Daniel:MaybeIwill.Itsoundslikefun.Andrea:Ihavesuchagreattimeworkingandplayingonmycomputer.Butyouknowthebestthingaboutit?Daniel:What?Andrea:ThebestthingisthatIcankeepintouchwithmyfamilyandfriendswithouthavingtopickupthephone.Daniel:Oh,youusee-mail,right?Andrea:Right!Atthebeginningoftheyear,Iwasspendingafortuneonlong-distancecallstoeveryonebackhome.Butnow,mymomandmysisterhaveemail.sowecansendeachothermessagesalmosteveryday.Daniel:Thatsoundsgreat!Jennifer:Ireadtheinstructions,butI'mstillnotsurehowtousemycellularphone.Richard:Actually,it'sprettyeasy.Firstofall,don'tforgettoturniton.Jennifer:Gotit!Richard:Thendialthenumber.Andremembertopressthe"send"button.Jennifer:That'sall?Richard:Prettymuch.Justmakesuretorechargethebatterieseveryfewweeks.Andtrynottodropit.It'sfragile.Jennifer:Goodadvice.Richard:Andonemorething:Besuretopaythephonebilleverymonth!Unit8Let'scelebrateLeo:DidyouknownextweekisHalloween?It'sonOctober31.Natasha:SowhatdoyoudoonHalloween?Wedon'thavethatholidayinRussia.Leo:Well,it'sadaywhenkidsdressupinmasksandcostumes.Theyknockonpeople'sdoorsandaskforcandybysayingthewords"Trickortreat!"Natasha:Hmm.soundsinteresting.Leo:Butit'snotjustforkids.Lotsofpeoplehavecostumeparties.Hey...myfriendPeteishavingaparty.Wouldyouliketogo?Natasha:Sure.I'dloveto.Natasha:Soarewegoingtowearcostumetotheparty?Leo:Ofcourse!That'shalfthefun!LastyearIrentedthisgreatDraculacostume.andthisyearIg'oinmgasaclown.Natasha:Aclown?Yes!Youwouldmakeagoodclown!Leo:Hey!Natasha:Oh,I'mjustkidding!Whataboutme?WhatkindofcostumeshouldIwear?Leo:Whydon'tyougoandasawitch?Isawaterrificwitchoutfitatthecostumestore!Natasha:Oh,awitch?Yeah,that'asgoodidea!SoafterIscarypeople,youcouldmakethemlaugh!A:Youlookbeautifulinthatkimono,Mari!Isthisyourweddingphoto?B:Yes,itis!A:DomostJapanesewomenwearthesekimonoswhentheygetmarried.B:Yes!Manyofthemdo!Thenaftertheweddingceremony,thebrideusuallychangesintoawesternbridaldressduringthereception!A:Oh,Ididn'tknowthat!Unit9BacktothefutureMr.Lee:Theneighborhoodsurehaschanged!Karen:Whatwasthisplacelikebefore,Grandpa?Mr.Lee:Well,thereusedtobeagrocerystorerighthereonthiscorner.Hmm.Itwasprettyquiet.Notmanypeoplelivedherethen.Karen:Thesedays,thepopulationisgrowingfast.Mr.Lee:Yeah.Ibetthey'llteardownalltheseoldbuildingssoon.Inafewyears,therewillbejustmallsandhigh-riseapartments.Karen:Hey,thatdoesn'tsoundtoobad!Mr.Lee:No,butI'llmisstheolddays.smadoensudciehts.Soifmyclothesdon'ftit,I'llA:Howlonghaveyoubeenlivinghere?B:Oh,forovertwentyyears.A:Andhaveyounoticedalotofchangesduringthattime?B:Oh,yes,quiteafew.Thisisamuchnicerplacetolivenowthanitusedtobe.It'msuchgreener!WhenIfirstmovedhere,thereweren'tmanytreesaround.Butoverthelastfewyears,thecityhasplantedtreeseverywhere.Itadifference.A:Oh,Ifeelawful,Ireallyhavetostopsmoking!B:Sowhydon'tyouquit?A:Well,ifIquit,Imightgainweight!B:Alotofpeopledo,but…A:andifIgainweight,Iwon'tbeabletofitintoanyofmyclothes!B:Well,youcanalwaysgoonadiet!A:Oh,No,I'mterribleatlosingweighthavetobuynewones.I'llhavetogetapart-timejob,and…B:listen,itishardtoquit,butit'nsotthathard.DoyouwanttohowIdidit?B：Well,givingupsmokingisnreally'tashardasyouthink;Imanagedtodoitsoitcan'btethatdifficult.Youshouldtryanicotinegum.Youchewitjustlikearegularchewinggum,andyoudon'tfeellikesmokingA:Well,Iguessit'astryw!orthUnit10IdontliketoworkonweekendA:Anyinterestingjobslistedontheinternettoday?B:Well,there'realotofretailjobs.-sellingclothesandstuff,butyouhavetoworkSaturdaysandSundays.A:hmm,Ihateworkingonweekends.B:hmm,sodoI.oh,hereisajobinsales;it'sajobsellingchildrentobookstores.A:Thatsoundsinteresting.B:Yeah,let'sese,youneedtohaveadriver'slicense,andyouhavetoworksomeevenings.A:Idon'tmindworkingeveningsduringtheweekandIenjoydriving.Sowhat'sthephonenumber?B:It's-7394855.B:DeltatEducation.A:hello,I'mcallingaboutthejobyouadvertisedforsalesperson.Isitstillavailable?B:Yes,itis.A:well,canyoutellmesomethingaboutthejob?'Bs:bSouorkes.Ourcompanysellseducationalbooksforchildren.We'relookingforpart-timesalespeopletopromoteourbookstolocalbookstores.A:Thatsoundsinteresting.Ituden't,masandI'mlookingforpart-timework.B:Oh,perhapsyou'dliketoicnofmoreaninterview.A:Yes,Iwould.B:Oh,justonethingwedidn'tmentionintheadvertisement.SomeofourbooksareinSpanish,sowe'dliketohiresomeonewhospeaksSpanish.A:Ohasamatteroffact,Ido!B:Good!Well,letmearrangeatimeforyoutocomeinforaninterview.A:Idon'tknowwhatclassestotakethisthinkaboutacareerinPolitics.ButIsemester.Ican'tdecidewhatIwannaddoon'tthinkI'dmakeagoodpolitician.withmylife.Haveyouthoughtaboutit,B:Whynot,Brenda?Brenda?A:Oh,youknowme,I'mterribleatB:Yes,Ihave.IthinkI'dmakeagosopdeakinginfrontofalotofpeople.YoujournalistbecauseIlovewriting.A:MaybeIcouldbeateacherbecauseI'mverycreative.AndIlikeworkingwithkids.B:Oh,Iwouldn'twanttobeateacher.I'mtooimpatient.A:IknowonethingIcouldneverdo.B:What'sthat?A:IcouldneverbeastockbrokerbecauseI'mnotgoodatmakingdecisionsquickly.knowlikegivingspeechesandthings.Andpoliticianshavetospeakinpublicallthetime.B:That'tsrue.YouknowthatremindsmeofaproblemI'mhaving.A:Whatisit?B:Youknowmyparentshaveareallysuccessfulrestaurant,right?Well,myfatherwantsmetobethemanager.A:Andyoudon'twantto?B:No,notatall.I'dbeaterriblemanager.I'mmuchtoodisorganized.A:MyhistoryprofessorsaysIshouldsjustahuanrdorueUnit11it'resallyworthseeingF:WearenowapproachingthefamousStatueofLiberty,whichhaswelcomedvisitorstoNewYerkHarborsince1886.M:Wow,lookatit,incredible,isnF:ThestatuewasgiventotheUnitedStatesbythepeopleofFrance.ItwasdesignedbytheFrenchsculptorBartholdi.M:It'rseallyhuge.Dowegettogoinside?F:Ofcourse,wecanclimbthestairsallthewayuptothecrown.M:Stairs?There'snoelevator?F:Nottothetop.Butitfortytwosteps.Letmetellyoualittlemoreaboutthestatuebeforeyouclimbtothetop.Incaseyou'rewonderingwhatthestatueismadeofithasaframeworkinsidethat'smadeofiron,theouterskinismadeofmillimetersthick.Thesupportingframeworkinsidethestatueiswhatholdsthewholethingtogether.Thestatueoflibertyisamajortourista'ttratciti?onandeveryyearabout2millionpeoplefromallovertheworldcomeheretovisitit.TheGreatWallofChinaisthelongestmanmadestructureeverbuilt.ItwasbuilttoprotectoneoftheChinesekingdoms.MuchofwhatexistsofthewalltodaywasbuiltduringtheMingdynasty,inthelate1400.Althoughpartsofwallaremucholder,andgobacktoendd200B.C.Thewallisabout35feethigh,or11meters,andthestoneroadwayrunsalongthetopofit.Themainpartofwallstretchesforabout2000miles,thatisabout3400kilometers.copper,thecopperskinisonly2.4F:Hello.M:Oh,hello.Ineedsomeinformation.WhatcurrencyisusedinJapan?F:Where?Unit12It'bseenalongtimeM:HowdidyougetintoModeling,Stacy?M:InJapan.F:I'mnotsure,isnittheY'etn?M:Ohyes,anddotheydriveontheleftortheright?mnotsure.F:Well,whenIgraduatedfromdramaF:IthinktheleftbutIM:Ohwell,isEnglishspokenmuchthere?F:Ireallyhavenoidea.M:Huh?Well,whataboutcreditcards?AreAmericanExpresscardsacceptedthere?F:HowwouldIknow?M:Well,you'reatravelagent,aren'tyou?F:What?Atravelagent?ThisisLindahairsalon.M:Oh,sorry,wrongnumber.school.ImovedtoLosAngelestolookforaworkasanactress.IwasgoingtoauditionseverydaybutInevergotanypartsandIwasrunningoutofmoney.M:Sowhatdidyoudo?F:Igotajobasawaitressinaseafoodrestaurant.WhileIwasworkingthere,acustomerofferedmesomeworkasamodel.WithinafewweeksIwas'mosdelingfulltime.M:Wow,whataluckybreak.F:SoRichardwhatdidyoudoafteryougraduated?M:Well,ImajoredinEnglishliteratureincollege.F:uh-huh.M:SowhenIgraduated,Itriedtomakemylivingasawriter.F:Oh,really.M:Yeah,see.I'vewrittenanovel.AndI'vesentittoeightdifferentpublishers,buttheyall,ugh,rejectedit.Say,wouldyouliketoreadit,Stacy.Ihaveitrightherewithme.F:Well,I'dlotovereadit,Richard,butnotrightnow.Ugh,so,doyouhaveajoboranything?M:Oh,yes.I'minsales.F:Oh,where?M:Actually,I'masalesclerkinahardwarestore.Butwhenmynovelsells,IknowI'llbeabestsellingauthor,andI'llmakelotsomfoney.Pete:Hey,Joan！Ihaven'tseenyouinages,whathaveyoubeendoing?Joan:Nothingexciting.I‘vebeenworkingtwojobsforthelastsixmonthsPete:Howcome?Joan:IamsavingupmoneyforatriptoEuropePete:Well,I'veonlybeenspendingmoney.Iquitmyjobtogotograduateschool,Iamstudyingjournalism.Joan:Really,howlonghaveyoubeendoingthat?Pete:For2years,luckilyIfinishnextmonth.I'malmostoutofmoney.F:HiBobhowisitgoing?Bob:PrettygoodthanksF：Ihaven'tseenyouforawhile,whathaveyoubeenupto?Bob:WellI‘vbeeenlookingforahousetobuy,Ifinallyfindonelastmonthandmoveinnextweek.F：Gee,that'sterrific.Bob:Yeah,I'mreallytiredofdealingwithlandlords.Sowhathaveyoubeendoinglately?F：WellIjustgotbackfromavacationinItaly.Bob:Italy,WhereaboutsinItaly?F：MostlyinthenortharoundMilan,Ihaveacousinupthere.Bob:Isee,didyouhaveagoodtime?F：Yeah,itwasgreat.Infact,IjustgotengagedtoaguyImetthereJohnnyDeppmovie.It'saromance.It'sBob:Youarekidding,wellthatmusthavebeensomevacation.beenplayingforaboutamonth.F1:Nowthatsoundsgood.I'vneeverseenhiminaromance,andIthinkhe'sawonderfulactor!Unit13AterrificbooksbutaterriblemovieM:Doyouwanttoseeamovietonight?F1:Hmm.Maybe,what'splaying?F2:HowaboutthenewStevenSpielbergfilm?Ihearit'sreallyexciting.F1:Who'sStevenSpielberg?M:Youknow.HedirectedJaws,E.T,andJurassicPark.F1:Oh,JurassicParkwasboring.ThebookbyMichaelCrichtonwasfascinating,butthemoviewasterrible!F1:YouneversawJohnnyDeppinBennyandJoon?That'sgottobeoneofmyfavoritemoviesofalltime.F2:Actually,Ididseethat,itwasok.M:Isawittoo,butIthoughtitwasawful.F1:Well,I'lclallthetheaterandfindoutwhattimehismoviestarts.Hello,couldyoutellmewhattimethenewJohnnyDeppmovieisplayingtonight?F1:Ohreally?Oh,okthanks.Youguyswon'tbelievethis,thenewJohnnyDeppmoviejustfinishedplayin