懂你英语Level5 Unit 1.docx

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懂你英语Level5Unit1

L5Unit1-1Listening

Jessicawas35yearsold.Shegraduatedfrommiddleschool20yearsago.Thisyearhermiddleschoolclasshadits20thyearclassforreunion.Allofherclassmatesandteacherswereinvitedtoattend.It’stogoingtobeheldatthehotel,nearwheretheirschoolusedtobe.Likemanyotherbuildings,theschoolhadbeentorndown.Ithadbeenreplacedbysomeoftheapartmentbuildings.

Atfirst,shewasn’tsureifshecouldgotothereunion.Onereasonwasthattherewasn’tanyoneinparticularthatshewantedtosee.Anotherreasonwasthatshewasverybusy.Shewasaworkingmother,withaboy8yearsoldandherhusbandwhowasrarelyathome.Goingtothereunionmeantthatshewouldhavetoarrangesomeonetotakecareofthingswhileshewasaway.Thatwouldn’tbeeasy.Shedidn’twanttotakeherboywithherandherhusbandwouldn’ttaketimeofffromwork.

ThenshegotamessagefromSharon,oneofherclassmates.Sharonwascontactingpeoplefromtheirclassandurgingeveryonetocome.Intheschooldays,shewasclassmonitor,andnowshewashelpingtoorganizethereunion.TheyexchangedthemessagesandJessicasaidshecouldn’tmakeit.ThenSharongaveheracallandtheytalkedforalmostanhour.SharonreallywantedhertocomeandsodidacoupleofJessica’soldfriends.Theywereallwonderinghowshewasdoing.Noneofthemhaveseenorheardfromhersincegraduation.Theywereespeciallycurioussinceshehadn’tgonetotheirfirstreunion10yearsbefore.

Jessicadecidedtoarrangethingssothatshecouldgo.Herhusbandfinallyagreedto

takecareofthingswhileshewasaway.HeagreedtodoitbecausehermotherhadofferedtocomeandstayforawhilesoJessicacouldattendthereunion.Sinceheandhermotherdidn’tgetalong,hedecidedtochangehisscheduleandworkfromhomeforafewdays.Hereallydidn’twanthermothertocomethoughhedidn’tsayso.Whenshegottothereunion,shewasshocked.Everyonehadagedsomuchandmanyofthemwereoutofshape.Somewhousedtobegood-lookinghadlosttheirlookscompletelyandotherslookmuchbetterandbefore.Itwasstrangehowtimehadchangedpeopleinsuchdifferentways.Anyway,shedecidedthatsinceshewasthere,shewouldtrytoenjoyit.

L5Unit1-1vocabulary

Toreplacesomethingmeanstoputsomethingelseinitsways.Whensomethinggetsoldandbeginstobreakdown,itmayneedtobereplaced.

Totearsomethingdownmeansbreakitapart.Totearapersondownmeanstohurtthembysayingnegativethingsaboutthem.

Toconstructsomethingsmeanstobuilditorputittogether.Largeconstructionprojectsincludebuildings,bridgesandorganizations.Theoppositeofconstructiveisdestructive.

Toorganizesomethingmeanstoarrangethingsinelderlylogicalway.Anorganizationissomethingthathasalogicalstructuresuchasawell-managedcompany.

Tosupportsomethingsuchanideaistohelporaddstrengthtoit.Theoppositeofsupportistoundermine（逐渐削弱）orweaken.

Publicinformationisavailabletoanyonewhowantstoknowit.ifastoreisopentothepublic,itmeansanyonecancomein.

Privateinformationisnotopentoeveryonebutit’sonlyavailabletotrustedfriendtofamily.Informationaboutone’ssecrethopesordreamsisusuallyprivate.Confidentialinformationissecretinformation.Confidentialisnotsupposedtobesharedwithothers.

Gossipisinformationthatisoftenbeexchangedbecauseofitsexcitingandfun,eventhoughitmaybenotbetrue.Offeringgossipisoftenentertainingbutitcanoftenbedamaging.

Opinionsarewhatpeoplethinkandfeelaboutsomethingasitsupposedtofactual

information.Factualinformationisbasedonfactsorevidence,butopinionsarewhatpeoplethinkorfeel.

Theyaretoodisorganizedtogetanythingdoneontime.

Toreplacesomethingmeanstooutsomethingelseinitsplace.

Theoppositeofconstructisteardown.

Opinionsoftendiffer,andwhentheydopeoplemayargue.

Gossipisinformationthatisoftenmadeuporexaggerated.

Thepasswordtoyourbankaccountinformationisprivateinformation.

Manypeoplemakemoneybyinvestinginpubliccompanies.

Revealingconfidentialinformationmaybeillegal.

Gossipmayhurtorembarrassthepersonbeinggossipedabout.

L5Unit1-1dialogue

IsthistheAceservicecenter?

Yes,itis,Sir.MayIhelpyou?

Yes,I’mcallingtocomplainingaboutyourservice.

Certainly,sir.I’msorrytohearthat.Letmeseeifthat’ssomethingIcandotohelpyou.Pleasetellmewhathappened.

Iorderanewwashingmachineatnewwebsite.Itwasmorethanaweekago.

Beforeyougoon,mayIhaveyourordernumberplease?

Sure,it’sabc1005.

AndmayIhavethelast4digitsofyoursocialsecuritynumber?

Idon’thaveasocialsecuritynumber.I’manillegalalien.

Veryfunny,sir.Ok,then.What’syourfirstpet’sname?

Mr.Kidi.

OK,Iseeyourallinformation.Now,what’syourproblem?

Iorderedanewwashingmachineandpaidforit.ThenIchosethedeliverydateforasetofchoices.Itwassupposedtobedeliveredtoday,butit’sstillnothere.

Didanyonecontactyou?

No,Ihaven’treceivedmessages.

I’msorrytohearthatsir.

Iseeherethatthewashingmachineyouorderedhasn’tarrivedinourwarehouse（仓库）

yet.Itcanbedelivereduntilnextweek.

Youdon’tevenhaveityet?

Whyhaven’tIbeennotified.Itooktimeofffromworktobeathometoday.

Youshouldhavebeennotifiedbyphoneoremail.

Iwasn’t.Ihaven’treceivedanynotification.Thisisveryupsetting.

Iunderstand,sir.I’mreallysorryforthis.

Beingsorryisn’tenough.I’mreallyupset.Thisisnowaytodobusiness.

Yes,sir,Iunderstand.

Icansendyoua50-dollargiftcouponasawaytoexpressourappreciationforyourpatience.

Idon’tcareaboutthemoney.Idon’tblameyouofcoursebutIwantyoutoknowhowdisappointedthatIamwithAce.Iexpectedmuchbetterservice.

I’mreallysorry,sir.IsthatanythingelsethatIcandoforyou?

Yes,thatis.I’dliketocanceltheorderandgetarefund.

I’msorrytohearthat,sir.ButIunderstand.I’llseetoitthatyougetyourrefund.HowlongwillittakebeforeIgettherefund?

Youshouldseethecreditonyournextmonth’screditcardbillingstatement.Thanksforyourhelp.

Youarewelcomesirandonceagain,pleaseacceptmyapologies.

L5Unit1-2Listening

Jessica’s20-yearclassreunionwasheldatafancyhotel.Whenshearrived,shewasn’tsureshewasintherightplace.Atfirst,shedidn’trecognizeanyone.Shefeltabitawkwardandoutofplace.Butitwasn’tbeforeastrangemancameuptoher.Hewasalreadylosinghishearandhewaswearingthickglasses（深度眼镜）.Don’tyourememberme?

Heasked.Whenhesaidwhohewas,shebarelyrememberedhim,especiallyhehaschangedsomuch.Thenhetoldherthathehadalwayshadcrushonher.Hesaidshelookedbeautifulandheimmediatelytookaselfieofthem,withhisarmtightaroundherwaist.Thismadeherfeltabitstrange.Shesmiledathimandpretendedtobehappytoseehim.Butinfact,shewassurehowtoreact,thoughtheseemednice.Shefinallyexcusedherselfandwenttotheladies’room.Shewasbeginningtoregrettohavingcometothereunion.Shehadalwaysbeenshyandshestillwas.Whenshereturnedtotheparty,Sharoninvitedhertositathertable.Dinnerwasgoingtobeservedsoonandsomeoftheclassmatesweregoingtogivespeeches.Sharonnextwasalsogottosayafewwordstoobecausepeoplewerecurious.Thiswasasurprise.Jessicahadneverbeenverypopularandshedidn’tthinkanyonehadnoticedher.Shehadalwaysfeltlikeanoutsider,withonlyacoupleofclosefriends.Still,shehadbeenoneofthebeststudentsandpeoplerememberedher.Astheeveningworeon,Jessicabegantoreallyenjoyherself.Shetoldtoheroldfriendsandwasamazedbyhowsomeothershadchanged.

Forexample,Tomusedtobegoodlookingandathletic.Hewasoneofthemostpopularstudents,andstarbasketballplayer.Hisoneproblemwasmath.Hehadhad

hardtimeinmathespeciallyingeometric.Thisisbecausehewasn’talogicalthinker.Exceptforbasketball,hedidn’twanttodoanything,unlessitwaseasy.Tomwasnolongergoodlooking.Hisnosewhichhadalwaysbeenlarge,hadgrownevenlarger.Hehadalsogainedalotofweight.Hiswifehadlefthimsoforthefirsttimeandever,hewaslone.Helookedlonelyanddepressed,notatalllikeheusedtobe.

Stevewasanobodyinmiddleschool.Peoplehardlynoticedhim.Hewassmall,quietandabituglywithcrookedteeth.WhathewasgoodatwasEnglish.HisEnglishwasevenbetterthantheirteachers.Aftergraduating,hewenttolowrentuniversityandeventuallydroppedout.Forawhile,heworkedasatourguide.Then,10yearsago,heandsomefriendsstartedalittlecompanywhichisnowagreatsuccess.Infact,hehadbecomearich,generousman.Hehadanicewarmsmileandhissuccesshadn’tgonetohishead（冲昏头脑）.Itwasapleasuretobearoundhim.

Bettyusedtobethemostbeautifulgirlinschool.Shewasn’tverysmartbutshewasagreatsinger.Shemadeavideoofhersinginganditwentviral.Shebecamefamousovernightbutitonlylastedforabout2years.Afterthat,herfanslostinterestedinher.Shetriedtobecomeanactress,butshefailed.Shehasbeentoostiffandnervousinfrontofthecamera.Bettyhasanicehusbandwhoseemstoadopther.Theonetragedyinherlifehappenedabout5yearsagowhenshelostherdaughtertoarareformofcancer.Becauseofthat,herhairhadbeguntoturngrey.Jessicacouldn’thelpbutfeelsorryforher.Bettyhadhadsuchhighhopeintremendousenergyasagirl,butthingsdidn’tworkout.

AndthentherewasJohn.Johnusedtobetheschool