Jessica’s Class Reunion 1
Jessica is 35 years old.
She graduated ['ɡrædʒʊetɪd] from middle school 20 years ago.
This year her middle school class had its 20-year class reunion.
All of her classmates and teachers were invited to attend.
It was going to be at a hotel near where their school used to be.
Like many other buildings, the school had been torn down.
It had been replaced by some apartment buildings.
译文：杰西卡35岁。20年前，她中学毕业。今年，她中学的同学举行了20年的同学聚会。她所有的同学和老师都被邀请参加聚会。聚会将在以前他们学校附近的一家酒店举行。和许多其他建筑物一样，学校也被拆除了。取而代之的是一些公寓楼。
Exercise:
1.— How many years ago did she graduate?
— 20 years ago.
2.— Where was the reunion going to be held?
— At a hotel.
3.— What happened to the school?
— It was torn down.
At first she wasn't sure if she could go to the reunion.
One reason was that there wasn't anyone in particular [pərˈtɪkjələr] that she wanted to see.
Another reason was that she was very busy.
She was a working mother, with a boy 8 years old and a husband who was rarely ['rerli] at home.
Going to the reunion meant [ment] that she would have to arrange for someone to take care of things while she was away.
That wouldn't be easy.
She didn't want to take her boy with her, and her husband wouldn't take time off from work.
译文：起初她不确定能否去参加聚会。一个原因是她并没有特别想要见的人。另一个原因是她很忙，她是一个职业母亲，有一个8岁的儿子和一个很少在家的丈夫。去参加聚会意味着她得安排一个人在她不在家的时候照顾好事情，这并不容易。她不想带她的儿子，她的丈夫也不愿从工作中抽出一部分时间来。
Exercise:
1. Going to the reunion meant that she would have to arrange for someone to take care of things while she was away.
2. It wasn't going to be easy to find someone to take care of things while she was away.
3.— Who did she want to see at the reunion?
— There wasn't anyone.
Then she got a message ['mesɪdʒ] from Sharon, one of her old classmates.
Sharon was contacting people from their class and urging [ɜːdʒɪŋ] everyone to come.
In their school days, Sharon was class monitor ['ma:nɪtər], and now she was helping to organize ['ɔ:rɡənaɪz] the reunion.
译文：然后她收到了老同学莎伦发的一条消息。莎伦正在和班上的同学联系，并鼓励每个人都来。在他们上学的时候，莎伦是班长，现在她协助组织同学聚会。
Exercise:
1. Sharon was urging everyone to come to the reunion.
They exchanged messages, and Jessica said she couldn't make it.
Then Sharon gave her a call and they talked for almost an hour.
Sharon really wanted her to come, and so did a couple of Jessica's old friends.
They were all wondering how she was doing.
None of them had seen or heard from her since graduation.
They were especially curious ['kjʊrɪəs] since she hadn't gone to their first reunion 10 years before.
译文：他们交换了信息，杰西卡说她去不了。然后沙伦给她打了一个电话，他们谈了将近一个小时。莎伦真希望她能来，杰西卡的几个老朋友也希望她来。他们都想知道她过得怎么样。毕业后，他们没有一个人见过她，也没有她的消息。他们尤其好奇因为她没有去他们10年前的第一次聚会。
Exercise:
1.— Why would be people curious about Jessica?
— Nobody had heard from her.
2. Put the sentences below in order.
(1) Then Sharon gave her a call and they talked for almost an hour.
(2) They exchanged messages, and Jessica said she couldn't make it.
(3) They were all wondering how she was doing.
(4) Sharon really wanted her to come, and so did a couple of Jessica's old friends.
Correct Order: (2) (1) (4) (3)
Repeat & Read Sentences:
1. Like many other buildings, the school had been torn down.
2. She got a message from Sharon, one of her classmates.
3. All of her classmates and teachers were invited to attend.
4. Sharon was contacting people from their class and urging everyone to come.
5. In their school days, Sharon was class monitor, and now she was helping to organize the reunion.
Jessica’s Class Reunion 2
Jessica decided to arrange things so that she could go.
Her husband finally agreed to take care of things while she was away.
He agreed to do it because her mother had offered to come and stay for a while so Jessica could attend the reunion.
Since he and her mother didn't get along, he decided to change his schedule and work from home for a few days.
He really didn't want her mother to come, though he didn't say so.
译文：杰西卡决定把事情安排妥当，这样她就可以去了。她丈夫终于同意在她不在家的时候照料事情。他同意做这件事，是因为她母亲提出要来住一段时间，这样杰西卡就可以参加聚会了。由于他和她母亲关系不好，他决定改变日程，在家工作几天。他真的不想让她妈妈来，尽管他没有这么说。
Exercise:
1.— Why did he decide to change his schedule?
— He and her mother didn't get along.
2. Put the sentences below in order.
(1) Jessica decided to arrange things so that she could go.
(2) Her husband finally agreed to take care of things while she was away.
(3) Since he and her mother didn't get along, he decided to change his schedule and work from home for a few days.
(4) He agreed to do it because her mother had offered to come and stay for a while so Jessica could attend the reunion.
Correct Order: (1) (2) (4) (3)
Once she got to the reunion, she was shocked.
Everyone had aged so much, and many were out of shape.
Some who used to be good-looking had lost their looks completely and others looked much better than before.
It was strange how time had changed people in such different ways.
Anyway, she decided that since she was there, she would try to enjoy it.
译文：一到聚会现场，她就惊呆了。每个人都变老了，很多人身材走形了。一些曾经很好看的人已经完全失去了他们的颜值，其他人看起来比以前好多了。奇怪的是，时间以如此不同的方式改变了人们。无论如何，她决定既然她在那里，她就会尽量享受它。
Exercise:
1.— Why was she shocked when she got to the reunion?
— everyone had aged so much
2. It was strange how time had changed people in such different ways.
Repeat & Read Sentences:
1. Her husband agreed to take care of things while she was away.
2. Everyone had aged so much, and many were out of shape.
3. They had lost their looks completely.
4. At first she wasn't sure if she could go to the reunion.
5. Some who used to be good-looking had lost their looks completely and others looked much better than before.
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