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　　Short Conversations (短对话)
　　Read aloud the concersation two times, and then listen to the tape without looking at the text.
　　Holding a Grudge
　　Connie: Hey, look, I've been thinking about the homeless, our//groups//you know? 'Compassion Week'?
　　Donna: So have I.1 In fact, I think I have an idea we could do.
　　Connie: Really? Oh that's great! Then let's call Jessie and get together2 to talk about it!
　　Donna: No way.3
　　Connie: Donna, I'm sure she didn't mean what she said in the meeting.
　　Donna: She said I was bossy4.
　　Connie: Well, she was just frustrated5 because we could not come up with any ideas.
　　Donna: Uh-huh. And I bet6 she still thinks she should be leader of the group, too.
　　Connie: Well, we can talk about that. We can discuss it like mature7 women.
　　Donna: Jessie? Mature? Huh.
　　Connie: Donna!
　　Donna: She is disorganized8, Connie-you know it. It would be crazy to put her in charge9.
　　Connie: Well, maybe she isn't the most organized person in the world but, but Whit's counting on us. We have to meet again. Can't you guys make up10?
　　Donna: Well, I will if she will.
　　Connie: Great. Will you call her?
　　Donna: Not a chance.11 She can call me if she wants to make up.
　　注释：
　　1.So have I：我也是。类似的有：So do I.否定形式为：Neither do I.
　　2.get together:聚集
　　用法：It took them an hour to get together and form the procession again.
　　他们又用了一小时的时间集合，排成队列。
　　3.no way：决不
　　用法：There is no way to speak to your father like this!
　　决不能跟你爸这样说话。
　　4.bossy:专横的、霸道的(boss老板)
　　用法：They hate his bossy manner.
　　他们讨厌他专横的霸道的样子。
　　5.frustrated:灰心的
　　用法：I am frustrated with Marsha for her words don't count.
　　我对Marsha失去信心是因为她说话总不算数。
　　6.I bet...我打赌,我敢说
　　用法：I bet you will not win the game.
　　我跟你打赌，你不会赢这场比赛。
　　7.mature:成熟的
　　用法：She has a childish face but a mature mind.
　　她长着一张娃娃脸但心智却十分成熟。
　　8.disorganized:无组织的
　　用法：The bankruptcy of the company was due to its disorganized management.
　　这家公司破产是由于它混乱的管理造成的。
　　9.in charge:主管
　　用法：If any part of a machine is broken ,the man in charge of it must pay at least half of the cost of its repair.
　　如果机器坏了，负责人至少要付一半的维修费。
　　10.make up:和解
　　用法：Jude and I have decided to make up, as we find we can't do without one another after all.
　　我和Jude决定和解，因为我们发现没有对方根本不行。
　　11. not a chance:不可能发生；另一种说法：There is no chance.
　　用法：There is no chance that he can pass the final exam.
　　他绝不可能通过期末考试。
　
　　Long Conversations (长对话)
　　Conversations: (Find a partner and practice these dialogues.)
　　A:
　　Victor:Laura, I have a surprise for your birthday.
　　Laura:Oh, good! I love surprises.
　　Victor:It's outside!
　　Laura:Oh, wow! It's too big to bring inside!(They walk out of the house.)
　　Victor:Okay, now open your eyes.
　　Laura:Oh, wow! A mobile phone1 for my car! Oh, Victor!
　　You're the greatest! I can hardly wait to begin dialing. (She starts calling.) Hello, Mary? You'll never guess//where//I'm calling from.
　　Mary:From the phone booth2?
　　Laura:No!
　　Mary:From your dad's office?
　　Laura:No! Certainly not! All right. I'll tell you. I'm calling from my car!
　　Mary:You mean you ran//into//a phone booth?
　　Laura:No. I did not run//into//a phone booth. I have my own mobile car phone!
　　Mary:Wow! That's great! Now let me take down3 this number. It's 732-345-2886. That's 345-AUTO!
　　B:
　　Laura: From now on I'll receive all my calls at this new number. Now to dial all my other friends and give them this number.
　　C:
　　(In the weeks that followed, Laura made all her calls from the car and received them there, too. Then one day...)
　　Laura:(Crying loudly) Oh, no! They towed away4 my phone!
　　Victor:Huh?
　　Laura: My mobile phone! It was in my car. They towed it away!
　　Victor:Don't cry! We'll go get it! There's a police station! Hang in there.Laura:That reminds5 me of my phone! Victor, hurry!
　　D:
　　(At the police station)
　　Police Officer:There's a fine. Pay that and you get your car back.
　　Laura:No problem. Okay. Which credit card do you prefer?
　　Police Officer:No credit cards, Miss. Just cash.
　　Laura:Cash! That's gross6! I don't carry gobs7 of cash!
　　Victor:I think between the two of us we can come up with8 it.
　　Laura: (Looking in her purse) Ten, fifteen, sixteen, twenty.
　　Victor:I've got a twenty.
　　Laura: (Counting the money in front of the police officer).75...85...90...91...92...93...98...99...! Whew! I made it!
　　Police Officer:Okay. Take this receipt9 to this impound10 lot and claim11 your car!
　　Laura:At last! Let's hurry, Victor! I can't stand it anymore! (They rush out.)
　　Victor:There's the impound lot!
　　Lot Guard: How can I help you?
　　Victor:We've come to claim the blue 1999 Toyota with the personalized12 "Laura" plates13.
　　Lot Guard:Thank goodness! Now I can get back to work instead of spending all my time taking phone messages for you.
　　注解
　　1. mobile phone: any wireless telephone that operates over a relatively large area(能够在相对大的范围内使用的)移动电话包括cellular or cell phones手机或PCS phones个人通讯服务电话(附带有其它功能，如：caller ID来电显示以及paging传呼)
　　用法：Nowadays more and more people use mobile phones。
　　现在越来越多的人使用移动电话。
　　2. phone booth:电话亭，电话间
　　3. take down: write down on a piece of paper记下，写下用法：The woman took down the telephone number quickly in herpad book.
　　那个女人快速地在她的便笺本子上记下电话号码。
　　4.tow away: draw away or pull away拖走
　　用法：His car was towed away for the illegal parking.
　　他的车由于停错地方，被拖走了。
　　5.remind...of: put in mind of提醒,使记起
　　用法：The blue diamond reminds the old granny of the days when she was young.蓝宝石使老奶奶想起她的年青时代。
　　6. gross: disgusting, nasty, unfortunate, (常用作惊叹语)真讨厌！真烦人！真倒霉！
　　用法：Picking his nose in class. Gross!
　　上课时抠鼻子！真恶心！
　　7. gobs: a large quantity大量、大笔
　　用法：We are in serious need of gobs of money.
　　我们真需要一大笔钱。
　　8. come up with: to produce; supply拿出、提供
　　用法：He can always come up with an excuse for him to be late.
　　他总能给自己找出迟到的借口。
　　9. receipt: a piece of paper you get in return for the money you have paid收据
　　用法：Keep the receipt safely in case of exception.
　　好好保存收据以防万一。
　　10.impound: detain or sequester扣押,没收
　　用法：The city's motor vehicle bureau decided to impound the cars of drivers who had refused to pay their fines.
　　这个城市的机动车辆管理局决定扣押那些拒绝交纳罚款的司机的车辆。
　　11.claim: claim the right of possession认领
　　用法：If nobody claimed the right of the land, it would be taken by the country.
　　如果没人认领这片地，它将被收归国有。
　　12. personalized:个性化的，个人化的
　　13. plate:牌照=license plate汽车牌照
　　用法：New License Plates Issued Here.
　　(标志)此处发新牌照。
　　Exercise: Turn the four mini-dialogues//into//ONE descriptive narrative. Use only indirect speech.