搜索
资料1A:Oh,I’mreallysorry,areyouOK?B:I’mfine,butI’mnotverygoodatthis.A:NeitheramI.Say,areyoufromSouthAmerica?B:YesI’moriginally.IwasborninArgentina.A:Didyougrowupthere?B:Yes,Idid.Butmyfamilymovedhere8yearsagowhenIwasinhighschool.A:Andwheredidyoulearntherollerblade?B:Hereinthepark.Thisisonlymysecondtime.A:Wellit’smyfirsttime.Canyougivemesomelessons?B:Sure,justfollowme.A:Bytheway,mynameisTed.B:AndI’mAnna,nicetomeetyou.A:Hehhey,thatwasfun.Thanksforthelesson.B:Noproblem,so,tellmealittleaboutyourself.Whatdoyoudo?A:Iworkinatravelagency.B:Really?Whatdoyoudothere?A:I’minchargeoftheircomputers.B:Oh,soyou’reacomputerspecialist!A:Well,sortof.Yeah,Iguessso.B:That’sgreat.ThenmaybeyoucangivemesomehelpwiththecomputercourseI’mtaking.A:Oh,sure,butonlyifyoupromisetogivemesomemorerollerbladinglessons.B:It’sadeal.2A:Whereareyoufromoriginally,YuHong?B:I’mfromChina,fromnearShanghai.A:Andwhendidyoumovehere?B:IcamehereafterIgraduatedfromcollege.Thatwasin1992.A:Andwhatdoyoudonow?B:I’matransportationengineer.A:Isee,soyou’reanimmigranttotheUnitedStates.B:Yes,that’sright.A:WhataresomeofthedifficultiesofbeinganimmigrantintheUS?B:Oh,that’snotaneasyquestiontoanswer.Therearesomanythingsreally.Iguessoneofthebiggestdifficultiesisthat,Idon’thaveanyrelativeshere.Imean,Ihavealotoffriends,butthat’snotthesamething.InChina,onholidaysortheweekend,theyvisitrelatives.Itisn’tthesamehere.A:Andwhatdoyoumissthemostfromhome?B:Oh,that’seasy,mymom’ssoup!Shemakesgreatsoup.Ireallymissmymother’scooking.3A:Hey,arethesepicturesofyouwhenyouwereakid?B:Yeah,that’smeinfrontofmyuncle’sbeachhouse.WhenIwasakid,weusedtospendtwoweeksthereeverysummer.A:Wow,Ibetthatwasfun.B:Yeah,wealwayshadagreattime.Everydayweusedtogetupearlyandwalkalongthebeach.Ihadagreatshellcollection.Infact,Ithinkitstillupintheattic.A:Hey,Iusedtocollectshells,too,whenIwasakid.Butmyparentsthrewthemout.A:YouknowwhatIremembermostaboutgrowingup?B:What?A:VisitingmyGrandparents’house.Youknow,onholidaysandstuff,theylivedwayoutinthecountryandmyGrandadhadahorsenamedBlackie.Hetaughtmehowtoride.Ijustlovethathorse,andshelovesme,too.IusedtoreallyenjoyspendingtimeatmyGrandparents’house.Andeverytimeicameback,Blackierememberedme.B:Err,memories.4A:Whyisthereneverabuswhenyouwantone?B:Goodquestion,therearen’tenoughbusesonthisroute.A:SometimesIfeellikewritingalettertothepaper.B:Goodidea,youshouldsaythatweneedmoresubwaylines,too.A:Yeah,thereshouldbemorepublictransportationingeneral.B:Andfewercars,there'stoomuchtraffic.A:Say,isthatourbuscoming?B:Yes,itis.Butlook,it'sfull.A:Oh,no.Let'sgoandgetacupofcoffee.WecantalkaboutthisletterI'mgoingtowrite.B:So,areyoureallygoingtowritealettertothepaper?A:Sure,I'mgoingtosaysomethingaboutthebuses.They'retooold.Weneedmoremodernbuses,nice,airconditionones.B:And,theyneedtoputmorebusesontheroad.A:Right,therearetoomanycarsdowntown,andthereisn'tenoughparking.B:That'sforsure.It'simpossibletofindaparkingspacedowntownthesedays.A:Ithinktheyshouldbanprivatecarsdowntown资料between9and5.B:Oh,youmeantheyshouldn'tallowanycarsexcepttaxisandbusesduringregularworkdays？Em,thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea.5QuiteanumberofthingshavebeendonetohelpsolvetrafficproblemsinSingapore.Forexample,motoristsmustbuyaspecialpassiftheywanttodriveintothedowntownbusinessdistrict.Theycangointothedowntownbusinessdistrictonlyiftheyhavethepassdisplayedontheirwindshield.AnotherthingSingaporehasdoneistomakeitmoredifficulttobuycars.Peoplehavetoapplyforacertificateiftheywanttobuyacar.Andthenumberofcertificateislimited.Noteveryonecangetone.There'salsoahightaxoncars.Soitcostsabout3or4timesasmuchtobuyacarinSingaporeasitdoesin,say,theUnitedStatesorCanada.TheotherthingSingaporehasdoneistobuildanexcellentpublictransportationsystem.Theirsubwaysystemisoneofthebestintheworld.Andthere'salsoaverygoodtaxiandbussystem.6A:Excuseme,couldyoutellmewherethebankis?B:There’soneupstairs,acrossfromthedutyfreeshop.A:Oh,thanks.Doyouknowwhattimeitopens?B:Itshouldbeopennow,itopensateighta.m.A:Good,andcanyoutellmehowoftenthebusesleaveforthecity?B:Youneedtocheckatthetransportationcounter.It’srightdownthehall.A:OK,andjustonemorething.Doyouknowwherethenearestrestroomis?B:Rightbehindyou,Ma-am.Seethatsign?A:Oh,thanksalot.A:Excuseme,it’smeagain.I’msorry.Ineedsomemoreinformationifyoudon’tmind.B:Notatall.A:Thanks.Doyouknowhowmuchataxicoststothecity?B:Itdependsonthetrafficofcourse.Butitusuallycostsabout40dollars.A:40Dollars?IguessI’lltakethebus.ThatmeansIhavealmostanhourtillthenextone.WherecouldIfindaninexpensiverestaurantintheairport,maybeafastfoodplace?B:Goupstairsandturnright.You’llseethesnackbaronyourleft.A:Thanksverymuch.Haveaniceday!B:Youtoo.7A:Whatdoyouthink?B:Well,ithasjustasmanybedroomsasthelastapartment,andthelivingroomishuge.C:Butthebedroomsaretoosmall,andthereisn’tenoughclosetspaceformycloths.A:And,it’snotascheapasthelastapartmentwesaw.B:Butthatapartmentwasdarkanddingy,anditwasinadangerousneighborhood.A:Let’sseeiftherealestateagenthassomethingelsetoshowus.A:Well,howdoyoulikethisplace,then?C:Oh,it’smuchbetterthanthatotherone.ThethingIlikebestisthebedrooms.Theyareh