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1、第一篇Man： On， Im really sorry. Are you OK?Woman： Im fine。 But Im not very good at this。Man: Neither am I. Say， are you from south America?Woman: Yes， I am originally. I was born in Argentina。Man: Did you grow up there?Woman： Yes, I did。 But my family moved here eight years ago when I was in high schoo
2、l。Man： And where did you learn the rollerblade?Woman； Here in the park. This is only my second time.Man： Well, its my first time。 Can you give me some lessons？Woman: Sure, just follow meMan： By the way. My name is Ted。Woman： And Im Anna。 Nice to meet you。Man： Hey， hey！ That was fun. Thanks for the l
3、esson.Woman： No problem. So， tell me a little about yourself。 What do you do？Man: I work in a travel agency.Woman： Really？ What do you do there?Man： Im in charge of their computers。Woman： Oh， so youre a computer specialist?Man: Well， sort of. Yeah, I guess so。Woman： Thats great。 Then maybe you can g
4、ive me some help with the computer courses Im taking。Man: Oh, sure， but only if promise to give me some more rollerblading lessons。Woman: HmmIts a deal. 第二篇Reporter： Where are you from originally， Yu Hong.Yu Hong: Im from China， from near Shanghai。Reporter: And when did you move here。Yu Hong： I came
5、 here after I graduated from college。 That was in 1992.Reporter： And what do you do now？Yu Hong： Im a transportation engineer。Reporter： I see. So youre an immigrant to the United State？Yu Hong： Yes, thats right。Reporter: What are some of the difficulties of being an immigrant in the US？Yu Hong: Oh，
6、thats not an easy question to answer。 There are so many things， really。 I guess one of the most difficulties is that I dont have any relatives here. I mean, I have a lot of friends. But thats not the same thing. In China， on holidays or the weekend， we visit the relatives。 It isnt the same here。Repo
7、rter： And what do you miss the most from home？Yu Hong: Oh， thats easy. My moms soup. She makes great soup。 I really miss my mothers cooking. 第三篇Man： Hey, are these pictures of you when you were a kid?Woman： Yeah。 Thats me in front of my uncles beach house. When I was a kid, we used to spend two week
8、s there every summer.Man： Wow, I bet that was fun.Woman： Yes， we always had a great time。 Every day we used to get up early and walk along the beach。 I had a great shell collection. In fact， I think it still up the attic。Man： Hey, I used to collect shell， too， when I was a kid. But my parents threw
9、them out. You know what I remember most about growing up？Woman： What？Man: Visiting my grandparents house。 You know on holidays and staff。 They lived way out in the country， and my grandda had a horse named Blackie。 He taught me how to right。 I just love that horse, and she loves me， too. I used to r
10、eally enjoy spending time at my grandparents house. And every time I came back， Blackie remembered me。Woman： Uhmemories.第四篇Woman： Why is there never a bus when you want one？Man: Good question。 There arent enough buses on this route。Woman： Sometimes I feel like writing a letter to the paper.Man： Good
11、 idea. We should say that we need more subway lines， too.Woman： Yes， there should be more public transportation in general。Man: And fewer cars。 There is too much traffic。Woman： Say， is that our bus coming？Man： Yes， it is。 But look， its full。Woman： Oh， no. Lets go and get a cup of coffee。 We can talk
12、 about this letter Im going to write.Man： So, are you really going to write a paper to the paper?Woman: Sure， Im going to say something about the buses。 They are too old。 We need more modern buses, nice airconditioned ones。Man: And they need to put more buses on the road。Woman： Right， and there are
13、too many cars downtown, and there isnt enough parking。Man： Thats for sure。 Its impossible to find a parking space downtown these days。Woman: I think they should private cars downtown these days between nine and five。Man: Oh， you mean they shouldnt allow any cars except taxis and buses during the reg
14、ular the workday. Hmmthat sounds like really a good idea。第五篇Woman： Excuse me. Could you tell me where the bank is？Man： There is one upstairs， across from the duty-free shop。Woman: Oh, thanks。 Do you know what time it opens？Man： It should be open now。 It opens at 8：00 am.Woman: Good， and can you tell
15、 me how often the buses leave for the city?Man： You need to check at the transportation counter。 Its right down the hall.Woman: Ok, and just one more thing. Do you know where the nearest restroom is？Man: Right behind you mam， see that sign?Woman： Oh, thanks a lot。Woman: Excuse me。 Its me again. Im sorry。 I need some more information if you dont mind。Man： Not at all。Woman： Thanks。 Do you know how much a taxi costs to the city？Man： Well, it depends on the traffic of course。 But it usually costs about 40 dollars。Woman： Forty dollars？ I guess Ill take a bus。 That me
