楼 主 当代美国大众话题.docx
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楼主当代美国大众话题
楼主当代美国大众话题
Deadlydrinking 狂喝滥饮
Bart:
:
There'sanewresurgenceinbingedrinking(聚众饮酒作乐)amongAmericancollegestudents.
Lisa:
Yes,I'veheadaboutit.Sowhat?
.
Bart:
Unfortunately,collegewomenaregaininggroundon(追上,接近,逼近...)menforthetitleofcampusdrunk.(校园酒鬼的称号)
Lisa:
Really?
Drinkingamongcollegestudentshasbeengoingonfordecades.Whyarewomendrinkingmorenow?
Bart:
Idon'tknow,butthepercentageofcollegewomendrinkingtogetdrunkhasmorethantripledoverthepast15years,saysanewreportfromColumbiaUniversity.
Lisa:
Iguessthat'sreallynotthatsurprising.Womenarebeginningtoassertthemselvesmoreineveryaspectofsociety.
Bart:
Iknowalotofpeopleareshruggingthisoff(对某事听之任知,不予重视)asjustateenageriteofpassage,butit'smoreseriousthanthat.IreadinUSATODAYthatalcoholisinvolvedin90%ofallrapes,80%ofallvandalism(蓄意破坏公物或他人私有财产的行经)cases,40%ofallacademicproblemsand28%ofalldropout(辍学)problems.
Lisa:
Ihavetoadmit,thatisshocking!
Ineverrealizedthatbooze(酒,痛饮)wassoconnectedwithcrime.
Bart:
What'sevenworseisthatasmanyas360,000oftoday'sundergraduatesultimatelywilldiefromalcohol-relatedcauses-morethanwillgetadvanceddegrees.
Lisa:
That'sdownright(彻底地,十分地))depressing.I'llbetthatfraternities(大学男生联谊会)andsororities(大学女生联谊会)havealottodowiththat.
Bart:
You'reright.Studentsinfrats(fraternities的缩写)reportdrinkingthreetimesasmuchastheaveragestudent.Alsostudiesshowthat25%offreshmenadmittobingedrinkingincomparisonto20%ofseniors.
Lisa:
Aren'tthereanycampusesthataretryingtodoanythingaboutthisproblem?
Bart:
Yes,asamatteroffact,theUniversityofMarylandfoundthat30%ofitsstudentsactuallypreferredalcohol-freesocialevents.Officialsofferedcashawardsfrogroupssponsoringthebestalcohol-freeparty.hey,wouldyoulikesomethingtodrink.
Lisa:
Yeah,justaslongasit'sdoesn'thaveanyalcohol,sugarorcaffeineinit!
第2楼
100BillionBurgers千万汉堡
Mike:
:
Let'sgogetsomethingtoeat.
Emi:
Oh,I'mstarving.hey,there'saMcDonald'supahead.
Mike:
There'salwaysaMcDonaldsupahead.Everywhereyouturnthere'sanotherblastedMcDonald's.
Emi:
What'swrongwiththat?
Hey,they'reconvenient.
Mike:
They'retooconvenient!
Anythingwouldbeconvenientifitcouldbefoundoneverystreetcorner.I'mjustplainsickofseeingthe"GoldenArches"everywhereIturn.
Emi:
IlikeMcDonald's
Mike:
I'msickofMcDonald's.Didyouknowthatthere'sover8,000 restaurantsintheU.S.aloneandover11,000franchises(专卖店)worldwide?
Bytheyear2020,everyonewilleatatMcDonald'severyday!
Emi:
They'redefinitelyeverywhere.Buttheymustbedoingsomethingright;they'vesoldover100billionburgers.They'reeveninJapan.DidyouknowtheyevenputspecialJapanesesaucesonsomeoftheirburgersinJapan?
Mike:
Theydonot.
Emi:
Yes.theydo.Ipromise.
Mike:
Whatever.Ijustdon'tthinktheirfoodisn'tallthatgreat.
Emi:
Butatleasttheirproductisconsistent;youknowexactlywhatyou'regoingtogeteverytimeyougothere.
Mike:
Didyouknowthattheirmascot,(吉祥物)Ronald McDonaldisnowrecognizedby96percentofallAmericanschoolchildren?
Theyarethelargestminimum-wageemployerinAmericaandownmorerealestatethananyothercompanyonearth.
Emi:
IheardthatapersonworkingataMcDonald'sinMoscowmakesmorethantheaverageRussiandoctordoes.
Mike:
That'sdisgusting!
ButIdobelieveincapitalism,soIguessthat'sokay.TheaverageMcDonald'sfranchiserakesin(捞钱,敛财)over$1milliondollarsayear.TheysaythatoneineverysevenAmericanmillionairesgottheirstartatMcDonald's..
Emi:
Allthisfoodtriviaismakingmehungry.Let'shurryandfindafastfoodplace.
Mike:
Okay.Whatdoyoufeellikeeating?
Emi:
I'vegotthisintensecravingforaBigMac.
Mike:
Ijustlosemyappetite.
第3楼
BreastImplants隆胸话题
Lisa:
:
What'sthematter?
Sara:
I'mnothappywiththewayIlook.
Lisa:
what'swrong?
Sara:
I'mtooflat-chested.(胸部扁平的)
Lisa:
Butyoustilllookbeautiful.
Sara:
That'seasyforyoutosay.you'vegotnicefigure(体型).Guyslookatyouwhenyougoby.
Lisa:
Oh,comeon.
Sara:
Don'tbemodest.I'venoticedhowguyslookatyou.IswearI'mgonnagetbreastimplants(隆胸填充物)
Lisa:
Don'tbesohasty.Doyouknowhowmuchthosethingscost?
Sara:
Ihavenoidea.
Lisa:
Amammoplasty(乳房整形)cancostanywherefrom$2,000-4000!
Sara:
Icanaffordit.
Lisa:
Whataboutallthehealthrisksassociatedwithsiliconimplants(硅填充物)includingleakingoftheimplant,andthefactthatimplantsmayhinderbreast-cancerdetection.
Sara:
Iknowtherisks.ButIalsoknowabout2millionwomenhavealreadyhadsurgicalbreastimplantsandabout100,000morewomengetimplantseveryyear.Besides,implantsaregettingsaferallthetime.Theycanbefilledwithsaltwaterinsteadofsilicon.
Lisa:
IguessIcan'ttalkyououtofit.
Sara:
Well,whatwouldyoudoifyouwereme?
Lisa:
Idon'tknow.MaybeI'dwearapush-upbra.(定型乳罩)ButI'mnotsurethatI'doptforcosmeticsurgery.(整形手术).Ithinktherisksaretoogreat.
Sara:
Well,Ithinkthebenefitsoutweightherisks.Andwhataboutwomenwhohavethissurgerytocounterthetrauma(创伤)ofamastectomy(乳房切除术)?
Alotofthemswearthatitsavedtheirselfesteem.
Lisa:
Thosewomenareintheminority.Clearly,80%ofwomenwhohaveimplantswantalargerbrasize.I'msimplynotsurethatbreastimplantsaregoingtochangeyourlife.
Sara:
Well,they'llmakemefeelbetteraboutmyappearanceandthatwilldefinitelybeworthit.ButIknowwhatmenlookatfirstinawomen,andIknowthatbiggerbreastswillattractmorementome.
Lisa:
Maybeso.Butwhatkindofmenwilltheyattract?
Sara:
That'sagoodquestion.IwantamantolovemeforwhoIam,notjustformyphysicalappearance.
Lisa:
Nowyou'restartingtothink.Butifyouwouldliketoknowtheeffectofhowyouwouldbetreatedwithbreastimplants,youshouldwearaspecialbrathatgivesyouthesamefiguresizethatyouwishtoobtainfromcosmeticsurgery.Ifyoulikethereactionyouget.,thenyouwouldbeinabetterpositiontomakeupyourmind.
Sara:
That'saninterestingidea.Butc'mon.Themainreactionisgoingtobemoreattentionfrommen.
Lisa:
Believeme.everyonewhoknowsyouwillnotice.Butattentionfrommenisn'teverything.Itcanbeadistraction,evenadanger.Afterall,youcanonlyhaveasignificantrelationshipwithoneman.Themainmaninyourlifewillloveyourfigure,buthemaynotlovealltheattentionyougetfromothermen.Also,itmaychangeyou.
Sara:
Whatdoyoumean?
Lisa:
Anewfiguremaymakeyouwanttoseejusthowmuchmoreattentionyoucangetfrommen.
Sara:
Ineverthoughtofthatbefore.I'mamazedathowyouseemtohavepre-thoughtofeveryangleinthisissue.
Lisa:
Well,totellthetruth,Ihaveimplants.
Sara:
Ishouldhaveknown.
Lisa:
IfyoutellanybodyI'llkillyou.
第4楼
CarAccident交通险况
Teacher:
:
Doeseveryonewearaseatbelteachtimetheydriveorrideinacar?
Mike:
No.Seatbeltsareforwimps(古板的人,谨小慎微的人).Besides,I'magreatdriver.
Teacher:
Thechancesofbeinginjuredinacaraccidentthisyearare1in75.Ithinkthat'sworthtalkingabout.
Lisa:
Haveyoueverbeeninvolvedinanautoaccident?
Teacher:
Onlyonce.Mycarhydroplaned(在积水的路面上行驶)onarainynightandwentofftheroad.FortunatelyIwaswearingmyseatbelt.
Lisa:
LastDecembermybrotherdiedinanaccident.Hewasinthebackseatofhisfriendsjeepwhenitrolled.hewasn'twearingaseatbelt.
Teacher:
Fasteningyourseatbeltshouldbeanautomaticthingassoonasyougetintoyourcar.Buttoomanypeoplestillrefusetowearaseatbelt.
Lisa:
Iwouldn'tthinkofgoinganywherewithoutwearingaseatbelt.
Mike:
It'sjusthardformetogetinthehabitofwearingone.
Teacher:
Allittakesisoneclose-call(侥幸脱险,死里逃生)andyou'llwearyourseatbelt.Youreallyoughttothinktwiceaboutnotwearingonethethenexttimeyourgotinacar.Itmaysaveyourlife.
Lisa:
Thedoctorssaiditwouldhavesavedmybrother.
第5楼
CokeAddict可乐瘾君
Mike:
:
Let'sgogetacoke.Igottahavesomecaffeine.
Susan:
Howmanycokeshaveyouhadtoday?
Mike:
Thisismythird.Ihave3or4cokeseveryday.I'maCokeaddict..
Susan:
Youshouldreallytrytocutdown.
Mike:
Why?
Iloveit.Okay.Iadmitit.I'mhookedoncaffeine..
Susan:
It'snotjustthecaffeine,buttheamountofsugarthat'sinsoftdrinks.Allthatsugarandcaffeinecan'tbegoodforyou.
Mike:
Oh,Iknowit.ButIjustcan'tstop.I'vehadthiscaffeinehabitforyears.
Susan:
Haveyouevertriedtocutdown?
Mike:
ActuallyIhave.IfIgoadaywithoutacokemybodygetsshakyandIfeeltense.
Susan:
Itsoundslikeyou'vegotarealproblem.Butyou'renotalone.Haveyouevergonetoadoctorortriedtogethelp?
Mike:
Ineverhave.I'vethoughtaboutit,butjusthaven'ttakenthetime.
Susan:
Whatareyoudoingafterwork?
I'lltakeyouto aplacethatcanhelpyou.
Mike:
Yousureseemtoknowalotaboutaddictivehabits.
Susan:
Ido.Iusedtodrink5cokesadaymyself!
Mike:
Hey,Iappreciateyouhelpingme.Ireallydo.
Susan:
Noproblem.That'swhatfriendsarefor.
第6楼
CouchPotatoes电视懒虫
Ted:
:
Hi,Nobuaki!
It'sgoodtoseeyouagain.
Nobuaki:
yes,it'sbeenawhile.Hey,you'vegottenbiggersincethelasttimeI'veseenyou.
Ted:
Yeah,eversinceIgotmarriedI'vebeenputtingonweight.Mywife'sagoodcook.
Nobuaki:
I
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