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第1课A:Doyouhaveadateforthepartyyet?B:Actually,Idon’t.Doyouthinkyoucouldhelpmefindone?A:Hmm,whatkindofguysdoyoulike?B:Oh,Ilikeguyswhoaren’ttooseriousandwhohaveagoodsenseofhumor.Youknow,likeyou.A:Ok,whatelse?B:Well,I’dprefersomeoneIhavesomethingincommonwith-whoIcantalktoeasily.A:IthinkIknowjusttheguyforyou.BobBranson.Doyouknowhim?B:No,Idon’tthinkso.A:Letmearrangeforyoutomeethim,andyoucantellmewhatyouthink.A:So,what’stheverdict?WhatdidyouthinkofBob?B:Well,IwasworriedatfirstespeciallywhenIsawthathewearsnotonebuttwoearrings.Ithoughthemightturnouttobeoneofthoseguyswhoareintoheavyrockmusicandstufflikethat.YouknowwhatImean?A:Buthe’sjustaregularkindofguy,right?B:Yeah,wegotalongreallywell!A:Ijustknewyou’dlikehim.B:Yeah,Ido,andhe’sreallyfunny.Hehadmelaughinghystericallyduringdinner.Ithinkthepeoplesittingnexttousintherestaurantthoughtwewerecrazy.A:So,areyoutwogoingtogettogetheragain?B:Definitely,infact,we’regoingtoaconcerttomorrownight.A:That’sgreat.第2课1.AndreaA:So,haveyouseenAndrealately?B:Yeah,Iseeherprettyoften.Weworktogetheratacafélatté.A:How’sshedoing,I’vebeenmeaningtocallher.B:Well,tobehonest!I’vealwaysthoughtshe’salittledifficult.Butthesedays,Ifindherimpossible.A:Whatdoyoumean?B:Oh,youknowhowsheis.Shehasstrongideasabouteverything.Andifyoudon’tagreewithher,sheletsyouknowwhatshethinksofyou.A:Yes,that’strue.Butthat’swhyweloveher,right?B:Yeah,Iguessso.Butshe’schangedalotsinceshestartedcollege.Shetalkedaboutherselfallthetimeandshealwaysmanagestomentionhowgoodsheisateverythingshedoes.A:Hmm.MaybeIwon’tcallherafterall.2.JamesA:AreyougoingtoJames’spartyonSaturday?B:Ofcourse,Jamesalwaysgivesthebestparties.Andtherearealwayslotsofinterestingnewpeopletomeet.A:That’strue.Idon’tknowwherehemanagestofindthemall.B:Well,youknowwhathe’slike.Hemakesfriendsreallyeasily.Hereallylikestalkingtopeople,andhelovesinvitingpeopleover.A:Ur–Ur,heinvitedmefordinnerlastSaturday,whatafeast!B:Yeah,he’sagreatcooktoo.A:AfterdinnerIofferedtohelpcleanup,buthetoldmenottoworryaboutit.Hesaidhe’dtakecareofitinthemorning.Hewaslike，it’snothing,nobigdeal.B:Yup,thatsoundslikeJames.3.Mr.JohnsonA:Haveyoumetthenewapartmentmanager?B:Mr.Johnson?Hmm.Yeah,Imethimlastweek.He’s…alittlestrange.A:Yeah,heis.I’mnotsureIlikehim.He’shardtopredict.Sometimeshe’sprettycheerfulandtalkative,andthenextdayhedoesn’tevensayhello.Ithinkhemusthavepersonalproblemsorsomething.B:Ithinkyou’reright.Andhaveyounoticedthathalfthetimewhenhesayshe’sgoingtodosomething,heneveractuallydoesit?Hetoldmethreetimeshe’dcometofixthelightinmykitchen,andhestillhasn’tdoneit.第3课A:Hello?B:Hi.Myname’sJimHunt.I’mcallingabouttheadforaroommate.A:Oh,right.B:Areyoustilllookingforsomeone?A:Yes,weare.B:Oh,good.I’mreallyinterested.A:Well,therearefourofus,andit’safairlysmallhouse,sowewantsomeonewho’seasytogetalongwith.B:I’mprettyeasygoing.A:Great!SocanIaskyouafewfairlystraightforwardquestionsaboutyourself?B:Noproblem.Ilikeitwhenpeoplearedirect.A:Whatdoyoudo,Jim?A:Oh,well,I’vehadalotofdifferentjobs,butI’mnotworkingrightnow.B:Yeah,Igotfiredfrommylastjobaboutsixmonthsago,soI’vebeenlookingforsomethingelse.Ihaven’tbeenveryluckysofar.A:Uh-huh.Well,therenthereis$1,200amonth–uh,that’s$300amonthforeachperson.B:Oh,Uh….A:Willyouhaveenoughmoneytopaytherenteverymonth?B:Yeah,Iprobablywill…ifIcanfindajob.A:Yeah.Uh,look,whereareyoulivingnow?B:Well,I’vebeenstayingwithafriendforthepastcoupleofweeks.A:Uh-huh.B:Yeah,buthe’saskedmetoleavebyFriday,soIreallyneedtofindaplacetolive.I’vehadtomovefourtimesinthepastyearand,well…A:Listen,Jim.Iappreciateyourtellingmeaboutyourself.Ilikeitwhenpeoplearehonestwithme.Anyway,Ihavetotalktomyotherroommatesaboutthis,andI’llgiveyouacalltomorrowtoletyouknowwhatwedecide.Whydon’tyougivemeyournumber?B:Sure,it’stwo,two,three…第4课A:Goodnews!I’vefoundasummerjob!B:That’sgreat!Anythinginteresting?A:Yes,workingatanamusementpark.Doesn’tthatsoundfantastic?B:Sure,itdoes.A:So,haveyoufoundanything?B:Nothingyet,butI’vegotacoupleofleads.Oneisworkingasaninternforarecordcompany–mostlyansweringphones.OrIcangetalandscapingjobagain.A:Beinganinternsoundsmoreinterestingthanlandscaping.Andit’sprobablynotashard!B:Yeah,butalandscaperearnsmoremoneythananintern.Andyougetagreattan!B:Sowhatwillyoubedoingattheamusementpark,exactly?A:Actually,I’llhavetwojobs.First,I’llbeworkingataplacecalledChildren’sWorld.Theyhaveallkindsofinterestinggamesandeducationalactivitiesforyoungkids.IhavetogotoatrainingprogramforthreedaysbeforeIstarttofindouthoweverythingworks.B:Threedays?Wow,theequipmentmustbeprettyhigh-tech!A:Oh,itis–alotofcomputersandinterestingdevices.It’sjustthekindofstuffthatkidslove.B:Well,itsoundsliketheperfectjobforyou.Iknowhowmuchyoulovekids.Sowhat’syourotherjob?A:Well.I’llalsobeoneofthepeoplewhowalksaroundtheparkgreetingpeople.B:Doyoumeanyou’llhavetodressupinacostume?A:Yes,asacartooncharacter!Iknow,Iknow.Itsoundssilly.Andit’scertainlynotasrewardingasworkinginChildren’sWorld,but,it’spartofthejob.第5课A:Sowhereareyouworkingthissummer,Carlos?B:I’mworkingasatutorinalearningcenterforkids.A:Interesting.Whatkindsofthingsdothekidsdothere?B:Theywork