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1Unit1Atimetoremember2.Conversation:Wheredidyoulearntheskate?p2B:Hey,thatwasfun,thanksforthelesson.Noproblem.So.Tellmealittleaboutyourself.Whatdoyoudo?Iworkinatravelagency.Really,whatdoyoudothere?Iaminchargeoftheircomputers.So,youareacomputerspecialist.Well,sortof.Yeah,Iguessso.That’sgreat.ThenmaybeyoucangivemesomehelpwithacomputercourseIamtaking.Oh,sure…..Butonlyifyoupromisetogivemesomemoreskatinglessons.It’sadeal.4.listeningp3lifeasanimmigrant1.YuHongWherearefromoriginally,YuHong?Iamfromchina.Fromnearshanghai.Andwhendidyoumovehere?IcamehereafterIgraduatedfromcollege.Thatwasin1992.Andwhatdoyoudonow?Iamatransportationengineer.Isee.SoyouareanimmigranttotheUnitedStates.Yes,that’sright.WhataresomeofthedifficultiesofbeinganimmigrantintheU.S.?Oh,that’snotaneasyquestiontoanswer.Therearesomanythingsreally.IguessoneofthebiggestdifficultiesisthatIdon’thaveanyrelativeshere.ImeanIhavealotoffriends.Butthat’snotthesamething.Inchina,onholidaysortheweekend,wevisitrelatives.Itisn’tthesamehere.Andwhatdoyoumissthemostfromhome?Oh,that’seasy.Mymom’ssoup.Shemakesgreatsoup.Ireallymissmymother’scooking.2.AjayWhereareyoufrom,Ajay?IamfromIndia.AndwhendidyoumovetotheU.S.?Itwasin1991.Areyoustudyinginhereatthemoment?Notnow.Icamehereasastudentandgraduatedtwoyearsago.Iamworkingasacomputertechnician.Uh-huh.Andwhatwasitlikewhenyoufirstcamehere?Wasitdifficult?Yeah,Itwasattimes.ThemaindifficultyIhadwaswitheducationalsystem.Thingsareverydifferenthere.Teachingmethods.EverythingisverydifferentfromwhatIwasusedtoinIndia.AndwhatdoyoumissthemostfromIndia?Totellyouthetruth.Afteryou’rehereforawhile,youdon’tmissanythingverymuch.ButIguesstheweatherandmyfamilyarethethingsImiss.Andthequalityoflife.Thequalityoflifeismuchnicerbackhome,franklyspeaking.Bp11Excuseme.It’smeagain.I’msorry.Ineedsomemoreinformation-ifyoudon’tmind.NotatallThanks.Doyouknowhowmuchataxitothecitycost?2Well,itdependsonthetraffic,ofcourse.Butitusuallycostsabout$40.Fortydollars?IguessI’lltakethebus.That’smeansIhavealmostanhourtillthenextone.WherecanIfindaninexpensiverestaurantintheairport?Maybeafast-foodplace?Goupstairsandturnright.You’llseeasnackbaronyourleft.Thanksverymuch.Haveaniceday.You,too.Units1-21.listeningp14Thanksfortakingthetimetospeakwithme,Jeri.Oh，it'smypleasureYouhaveabeautifulaccent.Wheredidyougrowup?IgrewupinEngland,inacitycalledBrighton.Howdoyouspellthat?B-R-I-G-H-T-O-NJustlikeitsounds.Yes.Whatwasthatlike?Brilliant.It’salovelycity,rightbythesea.Myfamilystilllivesthere.Myfamilyownsarestaurant,andmymotherteachesschool.Whatdidyouwanttobewhenyougrewup?Well,IneverthoughtI’dbeamodel!Iwantedtobeadoctorormaybeawriter.Whynotamodel?Well,IalwaysthoughtIlookedfunny.Ican’timagineit.Wereyoupopularwhenyouweregrowingup?Notreally.Iwasn’tunpopular,butIwasn’tinthepopularcrowdatschool.Ihadanicegroupoffriends,thought.Howdidyoulikeschool?Oh,Ilovedschool.Iwasagreatstudent.Mymotheractuallytaughtatmyprimaryschool.Ialwaysthoughtthatwasterrific.Whataboutyourfreetimeasachild.Didyouhaveahobby?Iusedtopaint.Actually,Istilldo.Ihavesomepaintingsinagalleryrightnow.That’simpressive.adj.感人的；令人钦佩的；给人以深刻印象的Well,it’saverysmallexhibit.Butit’ssomethingIreallyenjoy.Didyouhaveafavoritegamewhenyouweregrowingup?That’seasy.Myfavoritegamewaschess.Mygrandfathertaughtmehowtoplay.Iusedtovisithishouseinthecountry.Wewouldhavechesstournaments.Itwaswonderful.Whataboutafavoriteplace?Hmm.Myfavoriteplace?IusedtogotosummercampinIreland.Ilovedthat.Igottogohorsebackridingalmosteveryday.DoyoustillgotoIreland?No.Notveryoften.Unit3.p185.listeningcapsulehotel3Welcometotheprogramyourhomeismyhome.OurguesttonightisBradPhilipsfromCalifornia.Brad,tellusalittlebitaboutyourself.Whatdoyoudo?Well,atthemoment,I’mworkingasanEnglishteacherinTokyo,Japan.Tokyoisanexcitingcity,butit’salsoveryspreadout.Itcansometimestakehourstogofromonepartofthecitytoanother.WhenIdon’tfeellikegoingallthewayhome,Isometimesstayinacapsulehotel.Acapsulehotel?Canyouexplainwhatthatis?Yeah.It’sahotelwithlotsofsmallrooms.Actually,they’renotreallyrooms.They’respacesthataretwometersbyonemeter,andonlyameterhigh.Inotherwords,they’reverycramped!Butthehotelischeapandveryconvenient.Andwhat’sinsideeachlittleroom,orshouldIsay,eachspace?Well,insideeverycapsulethere’sabed,aTV,areadinglight,aradio,andanalarmclock.Thehotelalsohaslockers,whereyoucankeepyourpersonalbelongings.adj.个人的；身体的；亲自的n.人事消息栏；人称代名词That’sgreat.Andwhatkindofpeoplestayinacapsulehotel?Well,probablypeoplelikeme.Peoplewhomissthelasttrainhomeordon’twanttogoallthewayhomeonlytoturnaroundandcomebacktoworkagain.So,itgetsprettybusy,asyoucanimagine.Finally,wouldyourecommendacapsulehoteltootherpeople?Sure!Theroomsaresmall,butyougetusedtosleepinginasmallspace.Ijustwouldn’trecommendacapsulehoteltopeoplewhocan’trelaxinsmall,crampedspaces.p19CONVERSATIONB.Listentotherestoftheconversation.WhatchangeswouldBrainliketomakeinhislife?BRIAN:Yeah!It’ssometimesprettyhardtopaytherent.I’mthinkingaboutchangingjobs.TERRY:Whatkindofjobwouldyouliketolookfor?BRIAN:I’mnotsure,butIwishIworkedsomewhereelse.I’msickofthisplace.Ineedtolivesomewheremore