懂你英语L5-Unit-1

L5Unit1-1ListeningJessicawas35yearsold.Shegraduatedfrommiddleschool20yearsago.Thisyearhermiddleschoolclasshadits20thyearclassforreunion.Allofherclassmatesandteacherswereinvitedtoattend.It’stogoingtobeheldatthehotel,nearwheretheirschoolusedtobe.Likemanyotherbuildings,theschoolhadbeentorndown.Ithadbeenreplacedbysomeoftheapartmentbuildings.Atfirst,shewasn’tsureifshecouldgotothereunion.Onereasonwasthattherewasn’tanyoneinparticularthatshewantedtosee.Anotherreasonwasthatshewasverybusy.Shewasaworkingmother,withaboy8yearsoldandherhusbandwhowasrarelyathome.Goingtothereunionmeantthatshewouldhavetoarrangesomeonetotakecareofthingswhileshewasaway.Thatwouldn’tbeeasy.Shedidn’twanttotakeherboywithherandherhusbandwouldn’ttaketimeofffromwork.ThenshegotamessagefromSharon,oneofherclassmates.Sharonwascontactingpeoplefromtheirclassandurgingeveryonetocome.Intheschooldays,shewasclassmonitor,andnowshewashelpingtoorganizethereunion.TheyexchangedthemessagesandJessicasaidshecouldn’tmakeit.ThenSharongaveheracallandtheytalkedforalmostanhour.SharonreallywantedhertocomeandsodidacoupleofJessica’soldfriends.Theywereallwonderinghowshewasdoing.Noneofthemhaveseenorheardfromhersincegraduation.Theywereespeciallycurioussinceshehadn’tgonetotheirfirstreunion10yearsbefore.Jessicadecidedtoarrangethingssothatshecouldgo.Herhusbandfinallyagreedtotakecareofthingswhileshewasaway.HeagreedtodoitbecausehermotherhadofferedtocomeandstayforawhilesoJessicacouldattendthereunion.Sinceheandhermotherdidn’tgetalong,hedecidedtochangehisscheduleandworkfromhomeforafewdays.Hereallydidn’twanthermothertocomethoughhedidn’tsayso.Whenshegottothereunion,shewasshocked.Everyonehadagedsomuchandmanyofthemwereoutofshape.Somewhousedtobegood-lookinghadlosttheirlookscompletelyandotherslookmuchbetterandbefore.Itwasstrangehowtimehadchangedpeopleinsuchdifferentways.Anyway,shedecidedthatsinceshewasthere,shewouldtrytoenjoyit.L5Unit1-1vocabularyToreplacesomethingmeanstoputsomethingelseinitsways.Whensomethinggetsoldandbeginstobreakdown,itmayneedtobereplaced.Totearsomethingdownmeansbreakitapart.Totearapersondownmeanstohurtthembysayingnegativethingsaboutthem.Toconstructsomethingsmeanstobuilditorputittogether.Largeconstructionprojectsincludebuildings,bridgesandorganizations.Theoppositeofconstructiveisdestructive.Toorganizesomethingmeanstoarrangethingsinelderlylogicalway.Anorganizationissomethingthathasalogicalstructuresuchasawell-managedcompany.Tosupportsomethingsuchanideaistohelporaddstrengthtoit.Theoppositeofsupportistoundermine(逐渐削弱)orweaken.Publicinformationisavailabletoanyonewhowantstoknowit.ifastoreisopentothepublic,itmeansanyonecancomein.Privateinformationisnotopentoeveryonebutit’sonlyavailabletotrustedfriendtofamily.Informationaboutone’ssecrethopesordreamsisusuallyprivate.Confidentialinformationissecretinformation.Confidentialisnotsupposedtobesharedwithothers.Gossipisinformationthatisoftenbeexchangedbecauseofitsexcitingandfun,eventhoughitmaybenotbetrue.Offeringgossipisoftenentertainingbutitcanoftenbedamaging.Opinionsarewhatpeoplethinkandfeelaboutsomethingasitsupposedtofactualinformation.Factualinformationisbasedonfactsorevidence,butopinionsarewhatpeoplethinkorfeel.Theyaretoodisorganizedtogetanythingdoneontime.Toreplacesomethingmeanstooutsomethingelseinitsplace.Theoppositeofconstructisteardown.Opinionsoftendiffer,andwhentheydopeoplemayargue.Gossipisinformationthatisoftenmadeuporexaggerated.Thepasswordtoyourbankaccountinformationisprivateinformation.Manypeoplemakemoneybyinvestinginpubliccompanies.Revealingconfidentialinformationmaybeillegal.Gossipmayhurtorembarrassthepersonbeinggossipedabout.L5Unit1-1dialogueIsthistheAceservicecenter?Yes,itis,Sir.MayIhelpyou?Yes,I’mcallingtocomplainingaboutyourservice.Certainly,sir.I’msorrytohearthat.Letmeseeifthat’ssomethingIcandotohelpyou.Pleasetellmewhathappened.Iorderanewwashingmachineatnewwebsite.Itwasmorethanaweekago.Beforeyougoon,mayIhaveyourordernumberplease?Sure,it’sabc1005.AndmayIhavethelast4digitsofyoursocialsecuritynumber?Idon’thaveasocialsecuritynumber.I’manillegalalien.Veryfunny,sir.Ok,then.What’syourfirstpet’sname?Mr.Kidi.OK,Iseeyourallinformation.Now,what’syourproblem?Iorderedanewwashingmachineandpaidforit.ThenIchosethedeliverydateforasetofchoices.Itwassupposedtobedeliveredtoday,butit’sstillnothere.Didanyonecontactyou?No,Ihaven’treceivedmessages.I’msorrytohearthatsir.Iseeherethatthewashingmachineyouorderedhasn’tarrivedinourwarehouse(仓库)yet.Itcanbedelivereduntilnextweek.Youdon’tevenhaveityet?Whyhaven’tIbeennotified.Itooktimeofffromworktobeathometoday.Youshouldhavebeennotifiedbyphoneoremail.Iwasn’t.Ihaven’treceivedanynotification.Thisisveryupsetting.Iunderstand,sir.I’mreallysorryforthis.Beingsorryisn’tenough.I’mreallyupset.Thisisnowaytodobusiness.Yes,sir,Iunderstand.Icansendyoua50-dollargiftcouponasawaytoexpressourappreciationforyourpatience.Idon’tcareaboutthemoney.Idon’tblameyouofcoursebutIwantyoutoknowhowdisappointedthatIamwithAce.Iexpectedmuchbetterservice.I’mreallysorry,sir.IsthatanythingelsethatIcandoforyou?Yes,thatis.I’dliketocancelthe