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Christina's Future Plans 1

Christina将来的计划1

Christina sells women’s clothing in a department store.

Christina在百货公司卖女装。

She usually works 6 days a week, but this week she’s going to take 3 days off.

她通常每周工作6天，但这周她要休3天假。

She’s taking time off so that she can visit her parents.

她请假去看望父母。

Her parents live in the mountains, about three hours away by train.

她的父母住在山上，坐火车大约三个小时。

They are looking forward to seeing her.

他们很期待见到她。

They haven’t seen her for almost a year.

他们已经有一年没见她了。

Christina is their only child.

Christina是他们唯一的孩子。

Christina isn’t going on the trip by herself.

Christina不会一个人去旅行。

Her boyfriend is going with her.

她男朋友要和她一起去。

She is going to introduce him to her parents.

她要把他介绍给她的父母。

She and her boyfriend want to get married.

她和男朋友想结婚。

If everything goes well, they plan to get married in six months.

如果一切顺利，他们计划六个月后结婚。

After they get married, Christina plans to quit her job.

他们结婚后，Christina打算辞职。

She wants to spend more time designing clothes.

她想花更多的时间设计衣服。

She wants to set up her own business.

她想自己创业。

This will take time.

这需要时间。

Her boyfriend thinks it’s a good idea.

她男朋友认为这是个好主意。

He's also thinking about starting his own business.

他也在考虑自己创业。

They don’t plan to have children right away.

他们不打算马上生孩子。

In fact, they may decide not to have children.

事实上，他们可能决定不生孩子。

They don’t know yet.

他们还不知道。

It’s going to be a big decision.

这将是一个重大的决定。

听力

Listening

Christina's Future Plans 2

Christina将来的计划2

Christina’s parents want her to marry and have children.

Christina的父母希望她结婚生子。

They are looking forward to having grandchildren.

他们盼望有外孙（女）。

They don’t want her to start her own business.

他们不想让她自己创业。

They think it’s more important to have children.

他们认为生孩子更重要。

In fact, they would like her to live closer to them.

事实上，他们希望她住得离他们更近。

They want to be close to their grandchildren.

他们想和外孙（女）亲近。

So Christina doesn’t plan to tell her parents everything.

所以Christina不打算把一切都告诉她父母。

For now, she just wants them to meet her boyfriend.

现在，她只想让他们见见她的男朋友。

She wants them to be happy that she is going to get married.

她想让他们为她即将结婚而高兴。

She wants them to like him and see her happiness.

她希望他们喜欢他，看到她的幸福。

She wants her parents to accept her way of life.

她希望父母接受她的生活方式。

Life isn’t the same now as it used to be.

现在的生活和以前不一样了。

Times are changing.

时代在改变。

词汇

Vocabulary

Jobs & Weather

工作 & 天气

Mechanics, like this one, fix cars. He is working in a repair shop.

修理工，像这个人，修理汽车。他在一家修理厂工作。

A delivery person delivers things, such as pizzas.

送货员送东西，如披萨。

This person works for a restaurant.

这个人在餐馆工作。

A pharmacist sells medicines.

药剂师卖药。

Pharmacists, like this woman, work in a pharmacy.

药剂师，像这个女人一样，在药房工作。

Thieves, like this one, steal things.

小偷，像这个人，偷东西。

This thief is stealing a television from a home.

这个小偷在家里偷电视。

A musician, like this one, plays music.

音乐家，像这个人，演奏音乐。

This musician is playing a guitar.

这位音乐家正在弹吉他。

Stealing things is against the law.

偷东西是违法的。

These people are wearing masks because of the smog.

因为烟雾，这些人戴着面具。

One cause of smog is automobile exhaust.

烟雾的一个原因是汽车尾气。

It’s raining hard so you need an umbrella.

雨下得很大，所以你需要一把伞。

Heavy rain like this can cause flooding and mudslides.

这样的大雨会导致洪水和泥石流。

When the sky is overcast, we can’t see the sun because of the clouds.

当天空乌云密布，我们就看不见太阳了。

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A cloudy sky means that it might rain.

多云的天空意味着可能下雨。

We need to wear a coat when it’s cold and windy.

天气寒冷多风时，我们需要穿一件外套。

In a very strong wind it’s difficult to use an umbrella.

在大风中很难使用伞。

We need to drink water or other liquids when it’s hot outside.

当外面很热时，我们需要喝水或其他液体。

When it’s really hot most people turn on the air conditioning.

当天气很热的时候，大多数人打开空调。

词汇

Vocabulary

***Things to Read ***

要读的内容

Here are some different types of things to read.

这里有一些不同类型的东西需要阅读。

Works or fictions include novels, short stories and plays, such as Shakespeare.

作品或小说包括小说、短篇故事和戏剧，如莎士比亚。

We read fiction to enjoy stories of imagination and adventure.

我们读小说是为了享受想象和冒险的故事。

People read the news to learn about what’s happening in the world.

人们读新闻是为了了解这个世界上发生了什么。

We can get the news in newspapers and online.

我们可以在报纸和网络上读到新闻。

When we buy something, we often need to read an instruction manual.

当我们买东西时，我们经常需要阅读使用说明书。

Instruction manuals show us how to put together or install things.

说明书告诉我们如何组装或安装东西。

Non-fiction works include biographies and books about science and history.

非小说纪实作品包括传记和有关科学和历史的书籍。

We read non-fiction to learn about different subjects and real people.

我们读非小说纪实作品是为了了解不同的学科和真实的人。

We can learn about the latest scientific research in journals and academic papers.

我们可以在期刊和学术论文中了解最新的科学研究。

Many online university courses give a list of research papers to read.

许多在线大学课程提供了一份研究论文清单供阅读。
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对话

Dialogue

Foot Injury

脚受伤

M1：What’s wrong?

M1：怎么了？

M2：I can’t walk. My left foot hurts.

M2：我不能走路。我的左脚疼。

M1：Is it broken?

M1：骨折了吗？

M2：I don’t know if it’s broken, but it sure hurts.

M2：我不知道它是不是骨折了，但确实很疼。

M1：There’s one way to find out if it’s broken.

M1：有一种方法可以确定它是否骨折了。

M2：How?

M2：如何？

M1：You need to see a doctor. The doctor can X-ray your foot.

M1：你需要看医生。医生可以给你的脚拍X光片。

M2：OK, let’s go. I can’t walk by myself. Can you help me into a taxi?

M2：好的，我们走吧。我不能自己走。你能帮我坐进出租车吗？

M1：Sure, I’ll call a taxi. I’ll get you to a hospital as soon as possible.

M1：当然，我叫辆出租车。我会尽快送你去医院。

M2：Thanks. I sure hope it isn’t broken.

M2：谢谢。我当然希望它不会骨折。

M1：We’ll find out soon enough.

M1：我们很快就会知道的。

对话

Dialogue

Discussing Eating Out

讨论外出就餐

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W：I don’t feel like cooking tonight. Let’s go out.

W：我今晚不想做饭。我们出去吧。

M：Where would you like to go?

M：你想去哪里？

W：I feel like eating some great Italian food.

W：我想吃点意大利菜。

M：How about AI’s Italian? it’s always good.

M：Al‘s意大利菜怎么样？它总是很好的。

W：We went there last week. Let’s try something new. You have no imagination. You always want to go to the same place.

W：我们上周去了那里。让我们试试新的。你没有想象力。你总是想去同一个地方。

M：Right. I don’t like unpleasant surprises. I just want things to be simple.

M：对。我不喜欢令人不愉快的惊喜。我只想简单一点。

W：OK, let’s compromise.

W：好吧，我们折中吧。

M：What does that mean? What do you mean by compromise?

M：那是什么意思？你说的折中是什么意思？

W：Let’s go 50-50. This time we’ll go someplace new and next time we can go to one of your favorites.

W：50比50。这次我们要去一个新的地方，下次我们可以去你最喜欢的地方。

M：OK, I’ll compromise and meet you halfway.

M：好的，我会妥协的，一半见。

W：Good, I’ll look for something new and make reservations.

W：好的，我会找些新的，然后预约。

M：Great, let’s not go too late.

M：太好了，我们不要走得太晚。

W：I’ll make reservations for 8:00. Is that ok?

W：我预订8点。这样行吗？

M：Yes, perfect.

M：可以，很好。

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