1、01. Stages of Life人生階段Words Stormadolescence青春期puberty發育期bring up教育、撫養strict upbringing嚴厲的教育career/ occupation職業self-employed自己經營reach middle age人到中年uptight緊張的, 心情焦躁的challenge挑戰literature文學freelance (writer)自由作家fiction book小說magazine article期刊文章strange experience奇特的經歷independent獨立自主的definitely明確的tur

2、ning-point轉折點divorce離婚quite elderly上了年紀old and grey頭發花白Emma：You know, Aiden, I dont know much about you. Where were you born?Aiden：I was born in London, but I spent most of my childhood in Hong Kong.E: What was your childhood like? A: I had a pretty strict upbringing, and my parents and I were alway

3、s fighting about it.E: Do you get along with your parents now?A: Oh sure. Once they reached middle age, they became a lot less uptight.E: Where did you go to university?A: My parents want me to stay in Hong Kong, but I decided to go back to England. I graduated from Oxford University with a degree i

4、n English Literature.E: What is your current occupation?A: I m a freelance writer. I write magazine articles and fiction books.E: Did you always know that you wanted to be a writer?A: No, I didnt. I was an English teacher for about five years, but by the time I was 30, I decided I wanted a fresh cha

5、llenge.E: How did you start writing?A: I started writing magazine articles for fun and eventually was asked to write a book, so I was pretty lucky.E: Are you writing a book now?A: Yes, its about a group of friends living in a foreign country and all the strange experiences they have.E: Sounds intere

6、sting.A: What was the biggest turning point in your life?E: I guess I would say that would be moving out of my parents house for the first time.A: Really? Why is that?E: After I moved out of my parents home, I became a lot more independent.A: What would you say was the lowest point in your life?E: T

7、hat would definitely be getting a divorce.A: What went wrong?E: We just werent right for each other.A: How long were you married?E: That marriage only lasted about a year.A: Have you remarried since then?E: Yes, I got married to a man that I met shortly after I divorced my first husband.A: Do you th

8、ink youll ever get a divorce again?E: I hope not. My first marriage was a mistake, but this one isnt.A: How long have you been married?E: About 15 years now.A: Do you think youll still love him when hes old and grey?E: I think so. Hopefully well have a long and happy life together.A: Im sure you wil

9、l.02. First Impressions第一印象Words Stormheight and build身材體型tall and slim身材高挑medium height and build身材中等stout結實的、矮胖的skinny骨瘦嶙峋的plump chubby豐滿的、圓胖的elegant文雅端莊的gorgeous美艷的ugly丑陋的plain普通的straight直發wavy大波浪curly小卷發dyed hair染發fair hair金發blond(e)金發碧眼baldbalding禿頭parted in the middle中分頭pony tail馬尾longshort pl

10、aits長短辮noticeable feature明顯特征freckles雀斑pierced ear耳洞tattoo刺青紋身angular棱角分明的scar疤痕beard絡腮胡子moustache上唇小胡子contact lenses隱形眼鏡birthmark胎記bad skin粗糙的皮膚deep voice低沉的聲音lovely complexion較好的面容blind date相親athletic運動型的、健美的frightening令人恐懼的lip嘴唇gum齒根、牙床chin下巴transplant移植Halloween萬圣節、鬼節mask面具Madison: Jacob, are yo

11、u interested in helping me out and going on a blind date with a friend of mine?J: That depends. What does she look like?M: Well, shes got a beautiful face and long curly red hair.J: How tall is she?M: Shes fairly tall, maybe 2 inches taller than me.J: Is she chubby?M: Not at all. Shes actually very

12、athletic.J: Sounds like shes pretty good looking. Does she wear glasses?M: No, but she does wear contact lenses.J: Hows her skin?M: Shes got a gorgeous complexion with a few freckles on her nose.J: Does she have any piercings or tattoos?M: I think she has an ears pierced and she definitely has a few

13、 tattoos: one on her lower back, one on her neck, and one on her left foot.J: Whats the tattoo on her foot like?M: Its a butterfly- everyone in her family has one.J: Even her mom?M: Yes, even her mom.J: Whats her personality like.M: Shes a lot like me.J: So there is something wrong with her! It was

14、beginning to sound like she was too good to be true!J: Did you see the guy on the front page of the newspaper this morning? M: No, I havent had the chance to read the paper yet.J: Youve got to see it. Its an unbelievable picture!M: Whats so interesting about it?J: Well, this guy fell asleep on the s

15、ofa and when he woke up, half his face had been bitten off!M: What? How did that happen?J: They think his dog was trying to wake him up and couldnt, so ended up biting him in his face!M: Wow. What did his face look like now?J: It looks pretty frightening. He doesnt have any lips, so all you can see

16、are his gums and teeth. Most of his nose and chin are missing too.M: What did he look like before his dog bit his face off?J: He was actually quite handsome. What a shame!M: Whats he going to do now?J: It said that hes hoping to get a face transplant, but until then, hes looking forward to Halloween

17、 so he isnt the only one wearing a mask.03. Getting Personal 個性特征Words Stormamusing令人愉快的、有趣的cheerful開朗的conservative保守的narrow-minded小心眼的sensitive敏感的sensible明智的stubborn倔強的fussy小題大做的generous慷慨大方的relaxed and easy-going隨和的aggressive好斗的arrogant傲慢的coward膽小鬼liar說謊的人moody情緒化的nosey八卦的、愛打聽的selfish自私的vain虛榮心強的o

18、ptimistic樂觀開朗的pessimistic悲觀厭世的cold and unfriendly冷淡的、不友善的horrible可怕、討厭的mean自私小氣的nasty可惡的a bit dull遲鈍呆滯的gossip長舌婦a bit workaholic工作狂sleet through ones alarm睡過頭alarm警告search搜尋live in the flat above住在樓上的incredibly不能相信地wee hours凌晨earplugs耳塞hell地獄, 苦境, 陰間be scared of害怕bribe賄賂Ava: Are you alright, Ethan?

19、You dont seem to be as cheerful as you normally are.Ethan: To be honest, Ava, Ive just had a really bad day.A: What happened?E: First, I slept through my alarm and ended up two hours late to work.A: What did your boss say?E: He told me if I showed up late one more time, hed fire me. Hes so mean!A: T

20、hats horrible. Was that the first time youd shown up late to work?E: That was my second time. The first time, I was in a car accident.A: Is your boss Chinese?E: No, hes from Australia. Before I met him, I thought Australians were supposed to be relaxed and easy-going. I had no idea hed be so fussy a

21、bout things.A: What are you going to do?E: I think Im going to look for another job. I need to find a boss that is a bit more sensitive and optimistic than my current boss.A: That sounds like a sensible plan. Do you want me to help you with your job search?E: Thats very generous of you. Thanks for t

22、he offer.A: Dont mention it. Thats what friends for!E: I dont know what to do about the people who live in the flat above me!A: Why? What are they like?E: Theyre incredibly selfish. Theyre always up until the wee hours of the night playing their music so loudly that I have to wear earplugs in order

23、to fall asleep!A: Have you ever talked to them about it?E: I tried to introduce myself to them when they moved in, but they were so arrogant that I didnt want to talk to them again!A: What did they say?E: They both just talk about how great they are all the time.A: They sound like the neighbours fro

24、m hell!E: They are! Besides being loud and arrogant, theyre also terrible gossips. Theyre always talking about everybody else in the apartment.A: I thought you didnt talk to them much.E: I dont, but they talk so loudly that I can hear what theyre talking about from my bedroom- and its not very nice.

25、A: What do the other people in your apartment think about them?E: Most of my other neighbours are scared of them.A: Maybe you should think about moving.E: I cant afford to move right now.A: Well, perhaps you should have a party and try to get to know them better. Maybe once you get to know them, the

26、yll turn out to be more sensitive.E: I think youre being a bit optimistic. If you met them, youd understand.A: Well, I dont know what else you could do then. Do you think bribing them with chocolate would work?04. Every Part of Your Body Can SpeakWords Stormankle腳踝armpit腋窩bottom臀部chest胸脯、胸部elbow臂肘kn

27、ee膝蓋palm手掌stomach胃waist腰wrist手腕frown皺眉grin露齒而笑gum牙齦scalp頭皮suck吸、吮吸wink眨眼wrinkle皺紋yawn哈欠kneel跪下lean傾斜, 倚靠, 瘦的, 貧乏的trip over絆倒famished極饑餓的starve餓得要死getting a bite to eat隨便吃點東西hot pot火鍋after ones own heart完全符合自己的心意spicy辣的drag ones feet拖著腳走, 遲緩誤事, 拖拉, 不合作tongue舌頭authentic可信的a pain in the neck美俚討厭的家伙blam

28、e責備bad blood仇恨take the cake得獎, 成為最佳者, (諷)壞到極點promotion晉升grin and bear it逆來順受have a taste for愛好, 提出，想要get in the way妨礙Emily: I dont know about you, but Im famished. Are you interested in getting a bite to eat?Ryan: Thats sounds great. Im absolutely starving! What kind of food are you in the mood for?

29、E: Id love something spicy. Maybe we could get some Sichuan hot pot.R: You are a woman after my own heart. I dont know many people who can handle spicy food. Are you sure you are up for hot pot?E: Sure. If I could, I would eat hot pot every day!R: Ok, youre really all eyes when it comes to talking a

30、bout food, arent you?E: Well, lets stop dragging our feet and find a Sichuan hot pot restaurant for dinner!R: Let me think about it for a minute. Lets see Oh the name of the restaurant is on the tip of my tongue! Give me a second and itll come to me.E: Well, have you thought about it yet?R: NoE: Nev

31、er mind. Theres an authentic tasting hot pot restaurant not far from the China World Trade Towers on ChangAn Street. Have you been there?R: Thats it! Thats the one I was thinking of. I told you I remember it!E: You really have a big head, dont you?R: So, Emily, how was your day?E: I dont think you r

32、eally want to hear about it.R: It cant have been that bad. Go on and tell me about it.E: To be honest, it was horrible! My manager is such a pain in the neck!R: Why? What happened?E: Well, he made quite a few mistakes on the monthly report and when his supervisor found him, my manager blamed them on

33、 me!R: Thats not very fair. What did you do?E: There wasnt really anything that I could do. Theres always been a lot of bad blood between my manager and myself. If I had said anything, he would have fired me for sure.R: Did he treat everyone in your department like this?E: He treats everyone pretty

34、poorly, but the way he treats me really takes the cake!R: Do you have any ideas why he treats you worse than the others?E: I really have no idea. All I know is that the thought of him really curls my hair!R: Is there anyone else you can talk to about it at your company?E: Not really. Im hoping to li

35、ve with it for a while until I get a promotion.R: Thats very sensible. It sounds like you have a good head on your shoulders.E: I try to be sensible about it, but its not very easy. Sometimes you just have to grin and bear it.R: Thats so true. When you have a taste for success, you cant let dishones

36、t people like your manager get in the way.05. Mind Your PostureWords Stormbow彎腰、鞠躬handshake握手hug擁抱nod head點頭greet問候crawl向前爬dive跳水drag拖、拉posture姿勢fold arms交叉雙臂置于胸前bite nails咬指甲limp柔軟的, 易曲的, 無力的offend冒犯, 違反, 得罪, 使.不愉快typically代表性地, 作為特色地signify confidence and respect表示/意味信心和尊敬/敬重make contact with和.接觸,

37、 和.通信intercultural communication不同文化間的傳達candidate候選人, 投考者impressive resume深刻印象confident自信的keep distance留間隔rude粗魯的、無禮的see eye to eye on sth.對某事看法一致unprofessional外行的，不專業的hire雇用、聘請avoid避免client顧客, 客戶, 委托人slouchv.懶散posture(身體的)姿勢, 體態sense感覺, 判斷力eventually最后, 終于Isabella: Matthew, do you know much about b

38、ody language in countries around the world?M: Sure. Ive picked up a few things from travelling around for work. Why?I: Well, I had a meeting today with a woman from Japan and she wouldnt stop bowing! I didnt know what to do!M: Did you bow back?I: No, I tried to shake her hand, but her hand was so li

39、mp I was a bit offended.M: Well, Japanese businessmen and women typically bow to greet each other in Japan. She might have been offended by your strong handshake.I: But she was in America! Shouldnt she have known that strong handshakes in America signify confidence and respect?M: Things are differen

40、t in Japan. You know, in some countries, making eye contact with others is considered rude.I: Is that why she wouldnt look at me in the meeting?M: I think its highly possible, yes.I: The meeting really didnt go down well at all. I think I need to read up about intercultural communication before I ha

41、ve another meeting with someone from another country.M: Thats a good idea. When you dont know much about other cultures, the simple thing can offend someone.I: Thats so true. Its great that we see eye to eye on this.M: Well, what did you think about the last candidate? Do you think we should hire he

42、r?I: She had a very impressive resume, but she seemed to lack the confidence that I think a good manager needs.M: What made you think that she wasnt very confident?I: Did you notice the way that she avoided making eye contact with us while she talked?M: She was a bit nervous, I guess. What else?I: W

43、hen she first walked into the room to greet us, she didnt shake our hands or introduce herself at all. I thought that was a bit unprofessional.M: Youre right. If she walked into meetings with our clients like that, it would make our company look bad, wouldnt it?I: It sure would. Did you also notice

44、the way she slouched in her chair during most of the interview? She had horrible posture!M: I agree. I guess I was paying more attention to her answers than her body language.I: On top of all of that, she didnt seem to have any sense about peoples personal space.She didnt keep enough distance betwee

45、n us when during the meeting.M: Thats true. I guess well have to keep looking for a manager then.I: Dont worry, well find someone eventually!06. Blood Is Thicker than Water 血濃于水Word Stormsurnamefamily name 姓nuclear family核心家庭immediate family直系親人kinship血緣關系blood relationship血緣kinsmen by blood血親stock門

46、第、血統of noble birth貴族出身of humble birth平民出身ancestor祖先descendant后代、晚輩progeny后裔inherit繼承family tree家譜identical twins同卵雙生fraternal twins異卵雙生legitimate child婚生子（女）illegitimate child非婚生子（女）bastard私生子（女）brotherhood手足情half brother/sister同父異母（同母異父）兄弟/姐妹single-child policy獨生子女政策complete opposites完全相反的biologica

47、l father生父yearn for attention渴望被關注envy羨慕step-dad繼父be meant to有意要, 打算Kaitlyn: How many people are there in your family?Jack: My immediate family is quite small. Its just my older step-brother, my mom, my step-dad and me. How about you?K: I have a large family. I have 3 elder sisters, my twin sister,

48、a younger brother and my parents.J: I didnt know you were a twin! Are you identical or fraternal?K: Were identical. I mean, we look exactly the same, but we are complete opposites when it comes to everything else!J: Interesting! It must be great having a twin sister. Are you best friends, too?K: We

49、used to be really close, but all that changed once she moved to Shanghai. How about your family? You didnt mention to your biological father.J: I dont know much about him. He died when I was just a baby. Even though I dont have a blood relationship with my step-father and step-brother, I consider th

50、em to be my real family.K: What about your step-brothers mother? Does he keep in touch with her?J: No, she also died when my step-brother was a little. My mother and my step-father met each other shortly after my father died and became good friends. They ended up gettingmarried a few years later.K:

51、Sounds like it was meant to be.J: Have you ever thought about having children, K?K: My husband and I have thought about it, but weve decided not to have any. Theyre just too expensive. Besides, with all the news about global warming on the news lately, who knows what kind of world well have in the f

52、uture. What about you?J: Well, Ive always wanted to have lots of children. Growing up with only one brother, I always felt a bit lonely. What do you think about families with only one child?K: For me, growing up in a big family always made me yearn for attention. I always wanted to be an only child

53、so that I could always do what I wanted and so that I wouldnt ever have to share.J: Dont you think you would miss having other people around?K: No way! I spent 20 years of my life with relatives around me 24-7. You know, I dont think Ive ever actually spent any time by myself in my parents home. Wha

54、t do you think of the one-child policy in china?J: If China didnt have such a policy, can you imagine how many people there would be in China now?K: Thats true. But as a woman, Im glad that even though I dont want any children, I at least have a choice in how many children I have. On the other hand,

55、 I cant imagine what China would be like if there werent a one-child policy!J: Do you think most families with many children envy or feel sorry for other families with only one child?K: I dont know what other people think, but I, for one, envy only children!07. Huge FamilyWord Stormrelation= relativ

56、es親戚kinsmen by affinity姻親extended-family數代同堂的大家庭step-繼adopt收養take after長得像、性格像reunion團聚niece侄女、外甥女nephew侄子、外甥sibling親兄弟姐妹cousin表（堂）兄弟姐妹patriarch族長head of the household一家之主foster parents養父母black sheep of the family敗家子、不孝子financially independent經濟獨立support a family維持一家生計retirement home養老院a record of ancestors祖先的檔案、族譜genera