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Unit1That'swhatfriendsarefor.
youhaveadateforthepartyyet?
Doyouhaveadateforthepartyyet?
Actually,Idon't.
DoyouknowanyoneIcouldgowith?
em..whatkindofguysdoyoulike?
oh,Ilikeguyswhoaren'ttooserious,andwhohaveagoodsenseofhumor.
Youknow,someonelikeyou.
okay,erm,whatelse?
WellIprefersomeoneIhavesomethingincommonwith,whoicantalktoeasily.
Ithinkiknowjusttheguyforyou,Bob..
Doyouknowhim?
No,idon'tthinkso.
okay,I'llaskhimtomeetusforcoffee,andyoucantellmewhatyouthink.
what'stheverdict?
So,what'stheverdict?
WhatdidyouthinkofBob?
Well,Iwasworriedatfirst,especiallywhenIsawthatherodeahugemotorcycle.
Ithoughthemightturnouttobeoneofthoseguyswhoisintoheavymetalmusicandstufflikethat.
YouknowwhatImean?
Butheisjustaregularkindofguyright?
Yeah,wegotalongreallywell.
Iknewyou'dlikehim!
heisreallyfunny!
Hehadmelaughinghystericallyatthecoffeeshop,remember?
Ithinkthepeoplesittingnexttousthoughtwewerecrazy.
So,areyoutwogoingtogettogetheragain?
fact,we'llgoingtothepartytogether.
Thatisgreat!
So,HaveyouseenAndrealately?
yeah,Iseeherprettyofen.
Weworktogetheratcafelatte.
How'sshedoing?
I'vebeenmeaningtocallher.
Well,tobehonest,I'vealwaysthoughtshewasalittledays,Ifindherimpossible.
Whatdoyoumean?
Oh,youknowhowsheis,shehassuchstrongideasabouteverything,andifyoudon'tagreewithher,sheletsyouknowwhatshethinksofyou!
yes,that'sthat'swhyweloveher,right?
Iguessshe'schangedalotsinceshestartedtalksaboutherselfalltheshealwaysmanagestomentionhowgoodsheisateverythingshedoes.
em,maybeiwon'tcallherafterall.
Haveyoumetthenewapartmentmanager?
Mr.Jonnson?
yeah,imethimlast's...alittlestrange.
yeah,he'mnotsureilikehim.
He'shardtopredict.
Sometimehe'sprettycheerfulandtalktive,andthenextday,hedoesn'tevensaythinkhemusthavepersonalproblemsorsomething.
Ithinkyou'reright.
Andhaveyounoticedthathalfthetimewhenhesayshe'sgoingtodosomething,heneveractuallydoesit?
Hetoldmethreetimeshecomestofixthelightinmyhestillhasn'tdoneit.
Unit2Careermoves
So,whereareyouworkingthissummer,Carlors?
I'mworkingasatutorinalearningCentralforkids.
Interesting,whatkindsofthingsdothekidsdothere?
Well,theyworkonsubjectstheyneedhelpin.
Erm..mainlymathandEnglish.
Isyourjobhard?
No,notatkidsworkoncomputersmostofthehavetohelpthemstartedandbetherewhentheyrunintoproblems.
Doyouenjoyit?
Oh,withkidsissomuchmorefunthanworkingwithadults.
AndIgettochoosemyownhours.
AslongasIworkeighthoursaday,Icancomeinatanytimefromeightamtoninepm.
Luckyyou.
So,whatkindofjobdidyoufindforthesummer?
I'mworkingforamarketing'mdoingtelephonemarketing.
Oh,soyou'reoneofthosepeoplewhodrivesmecrazybycallingmeupandtryingtopersuademetobuysomethingthatIhaveabsolutelynoneedfor?
Exactly.
Doyoulikeit?
Believeitornot,I'smostlyabunchofstudentsworkingthere,andwehavealotfunwhenwearenotmaking.
It'sreallyeasy,wejusthavetoreadfromascript.
Areyoudoingthisfulltime?
Yeah,butIworkfromtwointheafternoonuntilelevenatIgettosleepaslateasIwanttointhemorning.
Paul,Didyoufindyoursummerjobyet?
Yeah,I'mworkinginarestaurant.
Oh,How'sitgoing?
Oh,themoneyisnotbad.
Whatareyoudoing?
Areyouwaitingtables?
I,I'mworkinginthecutupstuffforthechef,vegetablesandmeatandalsowashthedishes.
Oh,yake!
Yeah,It'sprettyharddidn'trealizehowhotitisinarestaurantkitchenuntilItookthisjob.
Sowhydon'tyouquit?
I'dloveto!
ButIneedthemoney.
Whythelongface,Tony?
Oh,Igetsomebadnewstoday.
Whathappened?
Well,youknowmyjobatthedesignstudio?
Yes?
Well..
Ohno..
Ohyes!
TodaythebosscalledmeintohisofficeandtellmetheyhadtolaymemeansasofApril30th,I'moutofwork!
oh..
Nomorejob!
Oh,Tony,I'msosaidyoureallylikeworkingthere,too.
Yeah,well,It'snotallbadnews.
Thebosstoldmethere'sstillasmallchancethatthecompanywouldcallmebackinthesummeriftheworkpickedup.
YouneverknowWhat'llhappen,theymayneedmethan.
Thisissosudden,isn'tit?
Well,not,thebossalsoexplainedthattwootheremployeeshadalreadybeenlaidoff.
IhadfeelingImightbethenextoneinknow,I'veonlybeenworkingtheretenmonths.
Sowedon'thaveanythey'regoingtolaysomeoneoff,it'salwaysgoingtotheneweremployeesfirst.
Whatareyougoingtodo?
LikeisaidistillgetajobuntiltheendoftheinMay,Iplantosendoutresumesandgoonsome..
Dependingontheoutcomeoftheinterviews,Imay..
Unit3What'swrongwithit
CanIhelpyou?
Yes,Iboughtthisbriefcaseherelastweek.
There'resomethingwrongwiththelock.
Ican'tgetittocloseproperly.
Letmesee...
YesIseewhatyoumean.
Thelockseemstobejamedorsomething.
Noproblem,I'llgetyouanotherone.
Sorryaboutthat.
Excuseme?
Yes?
HowcanIhelpyou?
Youseethatshirt,Iboughtithereafewweeksago,butthefirsttimeIwashedit,thecolorwentfrombrightredtolightpink.
Howdidyouwashit?
Well,Ijusttosseditintothewashingmachinewithmyotherclothes.
Whattemperaturedidyouuse?
Iusuallywashmyclothesinthehotwater,soIguesshot!
Well,didyoucheckthewashinginstructions?
Am..Maybenot.
Wellyouseehereonthislabel,itsayswashincoldwateronly.
Aha..
SoI'mreally,sinceyoudidn'tfollowthewashinginstruction,Icanreallydoanythingforyou.
Excuseme.
Yes?
IwonderifyoucouldtakeolookattheseshoesIboughtareprettynew,buttheyseemedtobefallingapart.
em,letme,thisdoesn'tlookright.
Thestitchingiscominglongdidyousayyou'vehadthem?
Onlyaboutamonth,Here'sthereceipt.
em,yes,well,letmeexchangethisforyou.
I'msorryfortheinconvenience.
Achiever
Doyouwannabeahighachiever?
Thenyou'regoingtohavetothinklikeahighachiever.
Areyoureadytochangethewayyouthink?
Areyouwillingtochangethewayyoudothings?
Thenitsoundslikeyou'rereadytobehighachievers!
Thefirstthingyou'vegottokeepinmindisthatlifeisaconstantprocessoflearning.
Thesecretofanykindofsuccessiseducation.
Andwe'reallabletotakeinmuchmoreinformationthanwethinkwecan.
Peoplewhoaimtobehighachieverscantakeadvantageofthisinanumberofways.
Forexample,nomatterwhatyou'retryingtoachieve,makesuretoabsorbinformationaboutiteveryday.
Getbooks、articles、CD-Roms、DVDs,andsearchtheweb.
Dowhateveryoucantoincreaseyourknowledgeinyourchosenfield.
Andwheneverthey'reavailable,takecoursesthatwillbuildyourknowledgeintheareayou'reinterestedin.
Inconversationswithmanyhighachieversovertheyears,I'vecometounderstandthathighachieversalwaysaccepttotalresponsibilityfortheirsituation.
Inordertodevelopthisqualityinyourself,practicenotblamingotherpeopleforyoutrynotusingdifficultsituationsasexcuses.
Highachieversknowthatthekeystosuccessarealwaysintheirhands.
Butthatistheirresponsibilitytousethem.
NowwecometothequalityofhighachieversthatIthinkmanypeoplehavethemosttroubledevelopingin'mtalkingaboutthevitalqualityofbeingarisk-taker.
Now,ifyou'realreadywillingtotakerisks,that'sgreat!
Ifnot,you'vegottopracticegoingafteropportunitiesthatarealittlerisky.
Thinkofsomethingyou'vealwayswanted,butwereafraidtotryfor.
Then,goforit!
Evenifyou'regoingoutofyourcomfortzone.
Remember,nopain,nogain.
DevilwearsinPrada穿普拉达的女王
DoyouknowwhyIhiredyou?
Ialwayshirethesamegirl:
stylish,slender,ofcourseworshipsthemagazine.
Butsooften,theyturnouttobe...Idon'tknow,disappointing,andum,stupid.
Soyou,withthatimpressiveresumeandthebigspeechaboutyourso-calledworkethic.
I,um…Ithoughtyouwouldbedifferent.
Isaidtomyself,goahead,takeachance,hirethesmart,fatgirl.
Ihadhope,mygod,Iliveonit.
Anywayyouendedupdisappointingmemorethan,um,morethananyoftheothersillygirls.
Um...IreallydideverythingIcouldthinkof.
That'sall.
Excuseme,wheredoyouthinkyou'regoing?
Shehatesme,Nigel.
Andthat'smyproblembecause...oh,wait,no,it'snotmyproblem.
Idon'tknowwhatelseIcando,becauseifIdosomethingright,it'sunacknowledged,shedoesn'tevensaythankyou.
ButifIdosomethingwrong,sheisvicious.
Soquit.
What?
Quit.
Qui…?
Icangetanothergirltotakeyourjobinfiveminutes...onewhoreallywantsit.
No,Idon'twannaquit,that'snotfair.
ButI…youknow,I'mjustsayingthatIwouldjustlikealittlecreditforthefactthatI'mkillingmyselftrying.
Andy,beserious.
Youarenottrying,youarewhining.
Whatisitthatyouwantmetosaytoyou,huh?
Doyouwantmetosay:
"Pooryou,Miranda'spickingonyou,pooryou,poorAndy?
"
Hmm,wakeup,six.
Sheisjustdoingherjob.
Don'tyouknowthatyouareworkingattheplacethatpublishedsomeofthegreatestartistsofthecentury?
Halston,Lagerfled,delaRenta.
Andwhattheydid,whattheycreated,wasgreaterthanartbecauseyouliveyourlifeinit.
Well,notyou,obviously,butsomepeople.
Youthinkthisisjustamagazine,hmm?
Thatisnotjustamagazine.
Thisisa
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