Text 1
M： Did you go to the football game yesterday?
男：你昨天去看足球赛了吗？
W： No, I couldn’t make it. I was stuck in the lab.
女：不，我没能去成。我当时在实验室脱不开身。
M： You missed a really good game. Our school team played very well.
男：你错过了一场特别精彩的比赛。我们校队打得真好。
Text 2
W： Did you hear the weather forecast for tomorrow? Is it going to be windy?
女：你听明天的天气预报了吗？会刮风吗？
M： No, there will be clouds in the morning, and heavy showers in the afternoon and the evening.
男：不，早上会多云，下午和晚上有强阵雨。
Text 3
M： Hey, let’s go for a picnic somewhere this weekend.
男：嘿，这周末咱们找个地方野餐去吧。
W： Good idea. Can Jack go with us? He’s tired of taking exams these past two weeks.
女：好主意。杰克能跟我们一起去吗？这两周他考试考烦了。
M： I don’t think so. He’s going on a trip this weekend with his school.
男：我不觉得。他这个周末要跟学校去旅行。
Text 4
M： Hello, is this Emma? This is Robert Gallen from Johnson’s Electronics.
男：你好，是艾玛吗？我是约翰逊电子公司的罗伯特·加伦。
W： Hello, Robert, what can I do for you?
女：你好，罗伯特，有什么需要帮忙的吗？
M： It’s this visit by Mr. Johnson. I’m afraid he’s had an emergency and won’t be able to make it this time.
男：是关于约翰逊先生这次来访的事。恐怕他遇到了紧急情况，这次来不了了。
Text 5
M： You’ve been waiting long?
男：你等了很久吗？
W： No, just two minutes. How was the flight?
女：不，就两分钟。飞行怎么样？
M： It was fine, thanks. I slept through the whole flight actually and I feel much better.
男：还不错，谢谢。实际上我整个飞行过程都在睡觉，现在感觉好多了。
Text 6
M： I’m starving. What are we having for dinner tonight, Jane?
男：我饿坏了。简，我们今晚晚餐吃什么？
W： I’m not sure. Something will come to mind once I start.
女：我不确定。我一开始就想起来了。
M： I feel like eating French Fries or maybe a ham sandwich. How about you?
男：我想吃薯条或者一个火腿三明治。你呢？
W： Actually, I was thinking of making something healthy, say ... fish and vegetables.
女：事实上，我在想做点健康的东西，比如说…鱼和蔬菜。
M： Well, in that case, I’ll have whatever you make.
男：好吧，这样的话，你做什么我就吃什么。
Text 7
W： Hello, George, I heard that you’re going to Milan for a business trip next week.
女：你好，乔治，我听说你下周要去米兰出差。
M： Yes, Susan, I’m also planning a trip to Rome for sightseeing after that.
男：是的，苏珊，之后我也计划去罗马观光旅游。
W： Oh, I’m just back from Rome. The city has made some new rules.
女：哦，我刚从罗马回来。城市里出了些新规定。
M： Really? What rules?
男：真的？什么规矩？
W： For example, people who dress up as Roman soldiers in charge of photos won’t be allowed near tourist spots,
女：比如说，那些打扮成罗马士兵专门负责拍照的人，以后就不让靠近旅游景点了。
and street performers can’t sing or play their music on public transport. Another rule bans tourists from eating in public places.
街头艺人不可以在公共交通工具上唱歌或演奏音乐。另一条规定禁止游客在公共场所吃东西。
M： That’s good. Eating in public is inappropriate and could lead to littering.
男：那挺好的。在公共场合吃东西不太合适，还可能会造成乱扔垃圾。
W： Rome isn’t the only city to do that.
女：罗马不是唯一这么做的城市。
Last year, Florence made a rule saying that tourists would face fines of up to 500 euros if caught eating in the street.
去年，佛罗伦萨出台了一项新规定，游客要是被发现在街上吃东西，可能会面临最高500欧元的罚款。
M： Wow, that’s big money, but it’s understandable.
男：哇，那可是一大笔钱，不过也可以理解。
Text 8
W： Hi, Frank. I heard you plan to withdraw from the speech class. Can you tell me why?
女：嗨，弗兰克。我听说你打算退出演讲课。能告诉我为什么吗？
M： Well, Ms. McDaniel, I don’t think I can make it. Public speaking scares me.
男：嗯，麦克丹尼尔女士，我觉得我恐怕不行。公开演讲让我害怕。
I just can’t get in front of a group and talk.
我就是没法站到一群人面前说话。
W： What is it that you fear about speaking in front of a group?
女：你害怕在大家面前说话，到底是怕什么呢？
M： I am afraid I would look silly if I forget a word or say something stupid or if I shake or turn red.
男：我怕自己要是忘了词，或者说了什么傻话，又或者发抖、脸红，看起来会很傻。
W： What would happen if you did run into one of these things?
女：如果你真的撞上其中一个，会发生什么？
M： People would laugh at me.
男：大家会笑话我的。
W： Well, Frank, your fear is really not based on facts.
女：嗯，弗兰克，你的恐惧其实没什么事实依据。
I once asked my students what they would do if someone in class forgot a word or made a mistake.
我曾经问过我的学生，如果班上有人忘词了或者犯了错，他们会怎么做。
They said they would feel bad for the speaker for they knew they would be in the speaker’s shoes some day.
他们说他们会为说话的人感到难过，因为他们知道自己总有一天也会落到那个人同样的处境。
Does that make you feel better?
这让你感觉好点了吗？
M： Yeah, I guess.
男：嗯，我想是吧。
W： I hope you’ll stay in the class, and try a bit more.
女：我希望你能继续上这门课，再努力一点。
M： Okay. Thanks, Ms. McDaniel.
男：好的，谢谢，麦克丹尼尔女士。
Text 9
M： How many applications did we get, Mary?
男：我们收到了多少份申请，玛丽？
W： Well, overall we got over 200.
女：总的来说，我们收到了200多个。
M： Wow, that many!
男：哇，那么多！
W： Yes, but most of which we can reject right away, people who don’t have the right experience, qualifications, that kind of thing.
女：没错，不过其中大部分我们可以直接拒绝，比如那些没有相关经验、资质之类的人。
M： Of course.
男：当然。
W： And so, I drew up a short list of 12 candidates.
女：于是，我列了一份12位候选人的简短名单。
M： Are we going to interview all of them?
男：我们要采访他们所有人吗？
W： I think we should. But certainly, I’ll let you have a look first.
女：我觉得我们应该。不过当然，我会先让你看看。
M： Great, so, who will we get then?
男：太好了，那我们找谁呢？
W： Well, I think we have got some pretty strong candidates. Two in particular.
女：嗯，我觉得我们有一些相当不错的候选人。尤其是两个。
M： They have the right kind of qualification?
男：他们有那种合适的资质吗？
W： I certainly say so. A strong educational background, experience in sales, language skills ...
女：我当然这么说。良好的教育背景、销售经验、语言能力……
M： Good. Look forward to meeting all of them.
男：好的。期待和他们都见上一面。
W： So, I’d say we do a set interview for that.
女：所以，我觉得我们应该为那个做一个固定的采访。
M： Sure.
男：当然。
W： A few general questions, then onto specifics. We could also ask them to give a short presentation.
女：先问几个一般性问题，然后再谈具体的。我们也可以让他们做一个简短的展示。
M： Great. I’m really looking forward to this.
男：太棒了。我真的很期待这个。
Text 10
W： Welcome back, everyone. This is CB8 News Radio. Here comes something interesting. Yesterday, a teenage girl named Terra Gallo, Cumberland,
欢迎回来，各位。这里是CB8新闻广播。有个有趣的消息。昨天，一位叫泰拉·加洛的少女，来自坎伯兰。
got some unexpected news when she received a handwritten letter from a fisherman saying that her message in a bottle had been found in Spain.
她收到一封渔夫手写的信，说她在瓶子里的纸条在西班牙被找到了，这真是个意外的消息。
Gallo and her sister put messages into bottles and threw them into the ocean while visiting their aunt on Monhegan Island three years ago.
三年前，加洛和妹妹去蒙赫根岛看望姑妈时，她们往瓶子里塞了些信息，然后把瓶子扔进了大海。
The girls had forgotten about the bottles until they were surprised by the fisherman’s letter.
女孩们完全忘了瓶子的事，直到收到渔夫的来信才大吃一惊。
Gallo, now 14, studied the maps and discovered her message traveled about 3,000 miles.
加洛现在14岁，研究了地图后发现她的信息大约传播了3000英里。
Gallo’s message asked that whoever found her bottle should put their own message inside with hers and send it back out to sea.
加洛在纸条里写道，谁捡到了她的瓶子，就请把自己的纸条也放进去，和她的纸条一起，再把瓶子扔回海里。
The fisherman said in his letter that he had carried out her wishes.
渔夫在信里说，他已经完成了她的心愿。
