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千万别学英语提高班
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【ADSE提高版文本】AbsolutelyDon'tStudyEnglishGeneralVersion
Tape1ADayintheLifeofaTypicalAmericanWhiteCollarWorker
Tape2ADayintheLifeofaCollegeStudent
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Situation1GettingUpintheMorning
(Thealarmclockrings.)
Catherine:
Honey,it'sseveno'clock.Timetogetup.
James:
Okay,justafewmoreminutes.
Catherine:
No.Youtoldmetomakesureyouwereupbyseven.
James:
IknowbutIcansleeptillseven-thirtyifIdon'ttakeashower.
Catherine:
James,youknowthat'simpossible.Youhaveameetingwithyourbossandlaterwithanimportantclient.
James:
Christ,Ialmostforgot.That'swhathappenswhenIdon'tgetenoughsleep.
Catherine:
Enoughsleep?
Youwenttobedatten.That'sninehours.
James:
Doyouhavetoberightallthetime?
Butyouareright;I'mgettingup.
Catherine:
Jumpintheshower,thatwillmakeyoufeelbetter.AndI'llmakeapotofstrongcoffee,butwhatdoyouwantforbreakfast?
James:
Somethingsimple.Howaboutabagelandcreamcheese.
Catherine:
Noproblem.It'llbereadybeforeyouare.
James:
Don'tbesosure.
Catherine:
Whywouldn'tIbe?
Youhaven'tbeatenmeyet.
James:
True.Butthere'safirsttimeforeverything.
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Situation2Breakfast
James:
Ah...Thecoffeesmellsgreat.Isthatbagelready?
I'mstarving.
Catherine:
It'sreadyjustlikeitalwaysisandjustlikeItoldyouitwouldbe.
James:
WhatwouldIdowithoutyou?
You'rethebest.(Takesasipofcoffee.)Andthiscoffeeisprettygood,too.
Catherine:
Webothknowyoujustlikemeformycooking.
James:
That'snotso.Infact,I'mtheonewhomadedinnerofthelasttwonights.
Catherine:
Ohyeah.Iguessthatmeansit'smyturntonight.
James:
Onlyifyouwantto.Idon'tmindcookingonceaday,especiallywhentheweatherisnice/andIcanbarbecue.
Catherine:
Okay,butlet'sgetbacktobreakfast;canIgetyouanythingelse?
James:
Alittlemorecoffeewould[will]begreat,withalittlemoresugarinitthistime,please.
Catherine:
Sure.Doyouwantanotherbagelorsomefruit?
James:
No,thanks.I'mjustnotthathungryinthemorning.Youknowthat.
Catherine:
Iknow,butIwasreadinginamagazinethatbreakfastisthemostimportantmealoftheday.
James:
I'veheardthattoo,butIjustcan'tforcemyselftoeatwhenI'mnothungry.
Catherine:
Whydon'tIpackyouasnackforlaterinthemorning?
Youcouldeatitaroundtenwhenyougethungry.
James:
That'sagreatidea.Ialwaysregretnoteatingbreakfastrightatteno'clock.
Catherine:
WhatshallImake?
James:
Howaboutabeer?
Catherine:
James,beserious.
James:
Okay,howaboutanappleandsomecheese?
Catherine:
That'sbetter.Justgivemeaminutetogetitpacked.
James:
Takeyourtime.I'mstillearly.
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Situation3DrivingtoWork
Catherine:
HereitisJames.Nowgetgoing,Idon'twantyoutobelate.
James:
Thanks,dear.I'llbehomealittlelatetonight.Remembertheclient.
Catherine:
Okay,butcallifyouaregoingtobehomeafterten.
James:
Iwill.Bye.
Catherine:
Bye.
(Jamesgetsinthecarandleavesforwork.Heturnsonthenews.)
News:
...andtherewasanaccidentonhighway99.Atruckturnedoverblockingwestboundtrafficforabouttwomiles.Driversonhighway99westmightwanttotakelocalroadtoworkthismorning.Thecurrenttimeissevenforty-threeonthissunnymorning,andthetemperatureisseventy-sixdegrees.Theweatherforecastforlatetodayismostlysunny,withsomecloudsformingintheafternoonandaslightchanceofshowersintheearlyevening.We'llkeepyouupdatedwithmoretrafficandweatherthroughouttheday,butnowlet'senjoyforty-fiveminutesofcommercial-freerockandroll.
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Situation4TheGasStation
James:
Damn,I'malmostoutofgas.
(Jamespullsintoagasstation.)
Attendant:
WhatcanIdoforyou?
James:
Fillitupwithunleaded,please.Andcanyouchecktheoil,too?
Attendant:
Sure,pal.
(Heopensthehoodandcheckstheoil.)
Attendant:
You'reaboutaquartlow,shallIputaquartinforyou?
James:
Please.
Attendant:
Youknow,youcouldreallyuseanewsetoftires.Theonesyouhavearebadlyworn.Icoulddothatforyourightnow;itwouldn'ttakemorethanthirtyminutes.
James:
Andtheprice?
Attendant:
Well...thatdependsonhowgoodasetoftiresyouwant.
James:
No.I'mlateforworkanyway.I'lljusttakethegasandoiltoday.Howmuchwillthatbe?
Attendant:
Let'ssee.Forteenforthegas/andtwo-fiftyfortheoil/makessisteendollarsandfiftycents.
James:
Doyoutakecreditcards?
Attendant:
OnlyVisaandMasterCard,notAmericanExpress.
James:
Fine,here'smyVisa.
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Situation5ArrivingatWork
Steve:
Goodmorning,James.You'reearly.What'sup?
James:
Morning,Steve.Earlyisright.I'vegottwoimportantmeetingstoday;onewiththebossandonewithaclient.You'reprettyearlyyourself,somethingimportant?
Steve:
Yeah,I'mmeetingaclient,too.Someonefromabigcomputercompany.IthinktheirheadquartersareinTaiwan,butthisguyrunstheNewYorkoffice.
James:
WangComputers.That'smyclient,too.ButIthinktheownerisaChinese-American;I'mnotsureiftheyevenhaveanofficeinTaiWan.Iguesswe'reworkingonthisaccounttogether.
Steve:
Good.Totellyouthetruth/Iwasalittlescared.Theaccountisreallybig;it'sjusttoomuchworkforoneman.Say,whattimedoyoumeetwiththeboss,Mr.Barnes?
James:
Ten-thirty,Why?
Steve:
Iwasright.Weareonthisaccounttogether.I'mscheduledtomeetwithMr.Barnesatten-thirty,too.
James:
Wellthen,partner,let'sgetbusypreparingsomethingforthemeeting.
Steve:
Goodidea.Whereshouldwebegin?
James:
Idon'tknowaboutyou/butIalwaysbeginbigprojectsbygoingtothebathroom,andthenwithahotcupofcoffee.Canyouwaitforme?
Steve:
Justhurry.I'llgetthecoffeeready.
James:
Thatsoundslikeanexcellentplan.
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Situation6PlanningfortheMeeting
James:
I'mback.
Steve:
Hereisyourcoffee.Youfeelingbetter?
James:
IfeellikeaChamp.Whereshouldwebegin?
Steve:
Asalways,it'sbesttobeginatthebeginning.WhathaveyoupreparedforyourmeetingwithWang?
James:
Basically,Ijusthaveanoutlineofapresentationofourcompany'snewsoftware.IthinkourproductishighqualityandthatthepeoplefromWangwillrealizethatoncetheyhearadescriptionofit.
Steve:
WellJames,thatisalittletoosimple.Weknowtheproductisgood,butwehavetoconvincethemofthattoo.Luckily,Iputtogetheravediopresentationonmynotebookcomputerusingoursoftware.Iftheylikethepresentation,andIamconfidenttheywill,thenthatautomaticallymeansthattheylikeourcompany'sproduct.
James:
Steve,that'swhyyouareatthetopofsales.Youthinkofeverythinginadvance.I'mreallyjustacomputersoftwareengineer;IcanmakethisstuffbutIcan'tsellit.
Steve:
Ofcourseyoucan't.That'swhyMr.Barnesputustogether.I'lltakecareofsellingthesoftware,andyoucanansweranytoughtechnicalquestionthatthepeoplefromWangmightask.I'masbadatscienceasyouareatsales.
James:
Steve,you'retoomodest.You'regreatatsales,butIknowyouknowsomethingaboutcomputerstoo.Istillrememberwhenwefirststartedworkinghere;youtaughtmeathingortwoaboutAppleMacintoshcomputers.
Steve:
SureIknowaboutMacs,butthat'sjustbecauseIusedoneallthroughcollege.Plus,anydummycanuseaMac.
James:
Icouldn't.
Steve:
Notatfirst.Butafteraboutthreedays,youwerealreadybetterthanme.
James:
Okay,okay.SoI'macomputernerd.
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Situation7TheSecretary
Steve:
I'llcallmysecretaryandhavehermakecopiesofyouroutline.
James:
Areyousurethat'sokay?
Imean,shedoesn'treallyworkforme.Whatifshegetsangry.
Steve:
Noproblem.Sheworksforme,andyouandIareworkingonthisprojecttogether.Watchandlearn.(Stevepicksupthephone.)Lisa,couldyoucomeinhereplease?
Lisa:
IcanbutIwon't.It'sonlyeightfifty-fiveandIdon'tstartworkuntilnineo'clock.
James:
Well,Steve,Iguesssheknowswho'stheboss.
Steve:
Veryfunny.We'lljusthavetowaitforfiveminutes,That'sall.
James:
Whateveryousay.
(Attwominutesafternineo'clock.)
Steve:
Lisa,doyouthinkyoucouldcomeinherenow?
Lisa:
Ofcourse,Mr.Dawson;I'llberightin.(Lisacomesintotheoffice.)Whatdoyouneed,sir?
Steve:
CouldyoumakeMr.Goddardhereabouttwentycopiesofhisoutline.
Lisa:
Why,doesn'thehaveasecretary?
Steve:
(Alittleangry.)Ofcoursehedoes,butwe'reworkingonaprojecttogetherandIwouldreallyappreciateitifyouwouldjustcooperatewithmerightnow.
Lisa:
Allright,allright.Youdon'thavetogetmad.Didyousaytenortwentycopies?
James:
Actually,tenwillbefine.It'sasmallgrouptoday.
Steve:
ButIsaidtwenty,somakeittwenty.
Lisa:
Yes,sir,Mr.Dawson.
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Situation8MeetingtheBoss
(Mr.BarnescallsSteveontheintraofficephone)
Mr.Barnes:
Dawson?
Steve:
Yes,thisishe.
Mr.Barnes:
ContactGoddardandcomeuptomyofficeimmediately.Iwantto[wanna]goovertoday'smeetinginadvance.
Steve:
Mr.Goddardis
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