1、第一單元City Living I love skyscrapers!Takeshi: Man, look at that! In New York there's always something being built. And everything goes up so quickly you never know what's going to be around next week.Roberto: Yea, but on the other hand, sometimes I wonder about overcrowding. Maybe they need to

2、 start building down more.Takeshi: Building down?Roberto: Yeah, it's when you build underground instead of above ground.Takeshi: Nah, that's too much like living in a cave. I love the skyscrapers! They are the most incredible feats of engineering!Roberto: True. And some of the first ones wer

3、e built right here in New York City.Takeshi: That's right! You know, I wonder what New York looked like before all these building popped up.Roberto: I don't know, but I'd like to see this one when it's finished.Takeshi: Yeah. I'll bet it'll be something fantastic!Roberto: May

4、be what do you think it's going to look like?Takeshi: I don't know but you know what? I'm going to remember what it looked like.Roberto: What are you talking about? And why are you taking pictures? There's nothing there.Takeshi: OK. You know some people get famous because they have p

5、ictures of movie stars or performers before they make it big?Roberto: Yeah?Takeshi: Well, some building and architectural structures get to be famous too, like the Eiffel Tower or the Empire State Building right?Roberto: Yeah, and? There's nothing here!Takeshi: Right! But there will be. Someday

6、this very spot may become really well-known like maybe it'll be some incredible hotel that the rich and famous stay at. And I'll be the only one with pictures of it before it was built. Cool, huh?Roberto: Uh you are too much. Hey, let's ask this guy what your “famous” buildings going to

7、be. Excuse us, can you tell us what this is going to be when it's finished? Maybe a fancy hotel or something?Construction Worker: Fancy hotel? No, this isn't going to be a hotel. It's going to be a parking garage.Roberto: A parking garage. Uh huh. Thanks.Takeshi: Well maybe someone rich

8、and famous will park here.第二單元：City Living The first word processorMrs. Morgan: Good. So change the first part and make those corrections and your paper will be great.Tara: Ok. Thanks for all your help, Professor Morgan. I'll email my paper to you later today.Mrs. Morgan: You know technology is

9、amazing. In high school I used to write my papers on a typewriter.Tara: It must have taken a long time to write a paper on a typewriter.Mrs. Morgan: Well, I was pretty fast, but I hade some mistakes. Actually the typewriters werent that bad. Now as for the first computer oh my gosh!Tara: What do you

10、 mean?Mrs. Morgan: The first computers were so unreliable. They used to crash all the time. And they were not as affordable or as fast as they are now.Tara: Mine's pretty fast, but not as fast as some of the newer, more expensive ones.Mrs. Morgan: I know! And nowadays, almost everyone has a comp

11、uter. In those days, nobody had their own computer. We had to use the ones at the university.Tara: In the computer lab?Mrs. Morgan: Yeah, that's all we had. I'll never forget, one spring, during final exams. Everybody was working on their term papers, and the electricity went out!Tara: So? N

12、o big deal laptops have batteriesMrs. Morgan: Yes, but remember, in those days we didn't have laptops. If your computer crashed, you lost everything.Tara: Everything?Mrs. Morgan: Everything. We used to lose information all the time, but that time it was terrible. Everybody lost their paper that

13、afternoon including me.Tara: What did you do?Mrs. Morgan: I went back to the good, old-fashioned wayTara: You mean typewriter?Mrs. Morgan: Nope. I used something more affordable, portable, reliable, disposable, something that always worked.Tara: What was that?Mrs. Morgan: The first word processor第三單

14、元：Takeshi: So, what are todays headlines?Mike: I dont know. Im reading the important stuff like my horoscope and the entertainment section. Hey! Look at this! James Hammond is playing at CBGBs tonight1Takeshi: James Hammond. Isnt that famous blues guitarist? The guy with the silver guitar and the lo

15、ng, black hair?Mike: No, thats Kevin Diamond. James Hammond is the singer. He has short spiky hair, he always wears that really cool white suitTakeshi: I know himhes great!Lets go!Mike: Ah, man !Its sold out.Mike: The one sitting down?Wearing the pink shirt?Takeshi：No, The really pretty one with the

16、 long hair and glasses. You know her,she lives in our building.Shes a journalist.She writes all the music reviews for The Village Voice.Mike: Well,what are you waiting for? Go over there and ask her if she can get us some tickets for tonight.Takeshi：Are you kidding? I cant do that. I hardly know her

17、!Takeshi: Somehow. I got a ticketand a date with .Anna Markovich.Mike: Youre kidding me! Thats great.第四單元：City living The big job interviewMs. Li: Hi, I'm Yvomme Li. Welcome.Claudia: Hi, Claudia Oliveira.Ms. Li: Please have a seat. Thanks very much for coming in. Did you bring your resume?Claudi

18、a: Yes. Here you are.Ms. Li: Great. Thanks. First let me tell you a little about the job. We're looking for someone to sell our new software product internationally. The job requires flexibility, independence, and most importantly, a pleasant manner with customers.Claudia: I agree that's imp

19、ortant. I've worked in sales for years and have tried to really listen to my customers to find out what they need. I think I'm really good at that.Ms. Li: That's great. So tell me a little about your experience with software programs.Claudia: Well, I've trained people how to use a si

20、milar software product for the past two years at my current job, so I really feel I know the product and customer needs.Ms. Li: Hmm interesting, and your sales experience?Claudia: I've been with my present company for 3 years and in my present position since last year. In that time I've been

21、 named salesperson of the month 3 times, and have taken top sales awards several times as well.Ms. Li: ImpressiveClaudia: I'm also taking graduate courses right now in marketing. I feel it really helps me understand the market better, especially the competition.Ms. Li: You've been very busy,

22、 Ms. Oliveira! Well, thanks very much for coming in. Well be in touch.Claudia: Thank you.Ms. Li: Hey, Bill, I just interviewed a woman for that software sales position.Mr. Howard: How did it go?Ms. Li: Very well.Mr. Howard: Do you think she's right for the job?Ms. Li: I think so. She has a high

23、energy level and a lot of experience.Mr. Howard: OK. Let's offer her the job.Ms. Li: GreatTara: Hello?Ms. Li: Hello, Claudia Oliveira, please.Tara: She can't come to the phone right now. May I take a message?Ms. Li: Yes, please tell her Yvonne Li called.Tara: OK.Claudia: Come on. Were going

24、to be late for our aerobics class!Tara: Oh, by the way there was a phone call from some woman called YvonneYvonne something Claudia: Ah!第五單元： City Living “Furniture Showroom” Take oneTakeshi: By the way Mike, thanks a lot for helping me out with this. I can't believe Tara got sick! And on the da

25、y of my first real commercial shoot. Can you believe it?Mike: Don't worry about it. It's going to be great especially since you have a “lovely assistant” like me.Takeshi: Right there, that should do it. Got your sign?Mike: Check!Takeshi: Ready Mr. Howard? And rolling OK“Furniture Showroom” c

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