闲话酒吧间——美国篇

Podcasts Listen to these two Americans chatting about podcasts. Mary： Hey, how＇s it going？ Greg： Hey, how are you？ Mary： I＇m well. Greg： OK. Mary： Er, have you heard about this latest podcast？ Greg： No, I haven＇t, how does it work？ Mary： Well, I just heard about it of different files, different chats, things like that. Greg： Right. so I＇ve been downloading lots political talks, the news, the BBC, Mary： It＇ s great. I was just listening to it on my way over to the bar. Greg： Well, I don＇t know, erm. I＇m not really the type of person who really, like, you know, with all these different things like Intemet and stuff like that. i don＇ t know how that stuff works. Mary： But it doesn＇t interest you at all？ Greg： Well, 1 hate reading and I never watch TV, so I really don＇ t even know what I would need it for.     

The Graduate

Benjamin： I＇ m just...
Mr. Braddock： Worried？
Benjamin： Well...
Mr. Braddock： About what？
Benjamin： I guess about my future.
Mr. Braddock： What about it？
Benjamin： I don＇ t know...
I want it to be Mr. Braddock： To be what？     

流利口语练习

A： Tongue Twister Try repeating this ten times as quickly as you can. ＂A swan swam over the pond. Swim, swan, swim. Swan swam back again. Well swum, swan.＂C： Connected speech Look at these sentences. See if you can say them with connected speech. Then, Listen to the CD to check your answers. I. Do you like what I＇ m doing？ 2. What are you doing？ 3. I couldn＇t see what he was doing？ 4. She doesn＇t know what l＇m doing？ 5. Do they like what they＇ re doing？ 6. We don＇t know what we＇ re doing？     

Word of the Month： Simile

Free-Time Fun （P13）
What are you doing this weekend？
Ray： Harry, how are you？
Harry： Fine, Ray.
Ray： So how＇s your nose？
Harry： It＇s broken, Ray.     

诗二首

A Poem to Leam Spelling
When the English tongue we speak,
Why is ＂break＂ not rhymed with ＂freak＂ ？
Will you tell me why it＇s true？     

Reading passages

＂What＇s sad？＂ the matter, Bob？＂ asked his mother. ＂Why do you look so sad？＂
I don＇t have anyone to play with,＂ Bob said. ＂Why don＇t we just stay in Salt Lake City？ I had friends there.＂
＂You will soon make friends here,＂ said his mother. ＂Wait and see!＂     

你在生活中应该铭记的10件小事

Publicly display way too much affection.
Blow 10 years of mileage points and fly first-class.
Ask your mom all those ＂Why did you？＂ and ＂didn＇t you＂ questions .
Make a wedding toast and knock it out of the park.
Learn all the forks.     

Duplex

Alex： Remember what we talked about.
Nancy： I know, poker face.
Kenneth： Built-ins, built-ins.
Nancy： Oh, the kitchen＇ s a little small.
Kenneth： Well, rip Off this awful room divider, and     

心理测试

On a regular weekend with your friends, what would you probably do？
A） Plan the activities yourself
B） Follow your friend＇s ideas or suggestions
C） Go to a sporting event or game
D） Go see a movie or go to a gallery or museum     

悠闲英语（五十七）

There are many expressions in English that are paired with two of the same words. What are they？ Well, you don＇t need to look any further than your own body! Counting from one＇s head to toe, we＇ll see quite a few of these expressions. Let＇s try, and it should be fun.