【正文】 ybe we should skip that this time. They always seem to serve so much food in Italian restaurants, and you end up eating more than you wanted to.Kate: Chinese food would be good.Peter: Yes, or maybe some Japanese sushi. That style uses a lot of natural flavors, and not much oil or cream or heavy sauces.Kate: Yes, either of those choices would be good. Let39。s the first time, but it39。s supposed to clear up later this afternoon, and to be fine this evening.Betty: That39。t know. I didn39。m starting to wonder how they are able to sell any tickets to these games!A 1. The weather today: a fine day is in store nearly everywhere, with the best of the sunshine in southern and central areas of Britain. A pleasant day, then, with long sunny periods developing. Light winds. There will be light winds with a maximum temperature of 18 degrees Celsius, 64 degrees Fahrenheit.Looking at the outlook for the next few days, it will bee mostly cloudy with heavy showers moving in from the west. . A storm in Changchun, capital of Northeast China39。t you enjoy going Don39。s the main reason you work out For your health, or to look good Laura: To be honest, for both. With women, good looks are always a very important consideration.Peter: If they were honest, most men who work out would admit that they also do it to look better, and not merely for health reasons.Laura: How about you Do you get any regular exercise Peter: I do a lot of walking, for exercise and enjoyment sometimes ten to twenty kilometers at a time but I never go to the gym like you do.Laura: Well, walking is good exercise. How about sports Peter: Not since my school days. I used to love playing baseball, but it39。全新版大學(xué)英語(yǔ)聽說(shuō)教程原文第二冊(cè)1AStatement 1:Hello, wele to This Week39。t always make it.Peter: I know more women who work out than men. What39。t go to games so often.Alan: But don39。re watching from an airplane, sometimes.Betty: Also good sports mentators on television can add to your understanding and enjoyment of the game.Alan: After listening to you I39。t have that problem this year, apparently. Alan, did you hear the weather forecast Is it supposed to rain Alan: I don39。s starting to pour.Betty: Here es the lightning and thunder too.Lili: At least it39。s service 3. W: Where is the cake I made this morning M: We ate it, mom. Can you make another one for us Q: Do the children like the cake 4. W: I hear you like chicken very much.M: Next to beef.Q: Does the man like chicken best 5. M: Have you tried this wine before W: No, never. It39。s not too heavy. I39。s decide on drinks.B: I39。t you tell me M: I thought they might go away, but I feel worse this morning. I39。s been rather a long time now.D: Are you suffering from an unusual level of stress in your life lately P: Not more than usual. My biggest worry is the fact I can39。s flesh reduced the growth of cancer cells by twentynine percent.The researchers also treated human liver (肝) cancer cells with apple extract. Extracts from the apple skin reduced the growth of those cells by fiftyseven percent. Extracts from the fleshy part of the apple reduced the cancer cells by forty percent.Lead researcher Liu Ruihai said scientists have long known that apples are good for human health. He says some scientists are interested in testing single vitamins or other substances to see if they alone fight disease. He says his study shows no single substance works alone to reduce cancer. Instead, the bination of chemicals in apples is effective and eating fruit and vegetables is better than taking extra vitamin pills.5A 1. Most people like music. In fact, we are surrounded by it. It39。s office W: It39。s got no experience of that yet.Peter: He never will have any experience unless we give him a chance!Joan: We can39。t afford to take a risk with someone so inexperienced.Clive: I agree with Peter. I favor Susan Palmer. She39。re both so sure, I suppose I39。s a medium in black. Do you like it M: Well, I like the picture on the front, but I39。d rather spend their money on something practical. Which would you prefer the image or the reality 7C Platform ShoesIf you have been thinking that platform shoes are the newest fashion trend on the planet, then it is about time you found out something about these height boosters. Not only were they wildly popular during the noisy disco days of the 197039。s and by 1975 were so mon that men were also trying to balance on their massive heels.No matter how fashionable platforms are, they also have a reputation for creating problems. It is very easy to twist your ankle while wearing platforms and the damage this can do to your foot can be serious. In Japan, they have also brought about traffic problems as women wearing them while driving have been unable to brake quickly enough and as a result caused accidents! 8A