【導(dǎo)讀】Girl1：Hi.Whittaker：Hi,thanksforing.Girl2：Hey,what'sthisallabout,Whit?appetite,sotospeak.Girl1：We'rehavinglunch?Girl：2：Huh?coupleofSundays?Girls：Yeah?Girl3：Helpout?Girl1：Whynot?I'llhelp.Girl2：Yeah,metoo.Girl3：Methree.Laura：Sorry,Victor!Victor：Laura!"Sorry"doesn'tcutit!ago!You'relate,asusual!Laura：Now!Now!Victor：Youdon'tgetit!Imustcheckthemout!Victor：Holdit!Wehadadate!Laura：Comewithme?Victor：Noway!Victor：No,thankyou.I'llwaitoutside.Laura：Hi,Victor!Laura：Aha!8o'clock!Hmmph!Iwenttoa. Twenty-fiveminutesalready!Boy!I'mhot!...Wait!Igetit.Victor. Victor：Laura!Ready?Laura：Victor!Err..Even. thoughI'mlate,you'restillnotready!'Compassion. Week'?Connie：Really?Ohthat'sgreat!Donna：Noway.Donna：ShesaidIwasbossy.

　　

【正文】 ! The currents here are really strong! John： Well, how do we get away from the bridge, Fred? Fred： Um...we don39。t, unless somebody rescues us! John： What? Andy： Oh no! Here e Helen and Mary on Bob39。s yacht! D： (The yacht is getting closer.) Helen： Hey, boys! We heard you were out fishing. Mary： Care to join us for lunch? Fred： Lunch? Sure... John： Thanks, girls, but this is a guysonly thing! We39。ll see you girls later. (The yacht leaves.) Andy： Why did you do that, John? They could have helped us! Fred： And fed us! John： Because it39。s embarrassing to be rescued by two women when we39。re doing some male bonding! We39。ll just wait here for somebody else to e by and rescue us! (Much later...) Andy： We39。ve been sitting here all day! John： At least I saved us the humiliation from being rescued by Helen and Mary! Andy： Hey! Here es a boat! John： It39。s the coast guard! Yo! Over here! We had a rough time, guys, but at least we saved our male pride! Andy： Uh... Are you sure about that, John? Just our luck! John： Oh no! Rescued by the only all female crew in the entire coast guard! Lesson Eight Short Conversations Connie39。s play Whittaker： Now wait a minute, Connie. Edwin Blackard wants to produce your play about the desert island? Connie： Yeah! Why are you acting so surprised? Whittaker： I guess you39。ve rewritten it since last time I read it. Connie： No. I haven39。t touched a word. Whittaker： Really? Connie： Whit, what39。s wrong? Whittaker： Connie, you remember what I said when I read your play. 王強(qiáng)口語第 1冊 13 Connie： Well, you didn39。t like it? Whittaker： No, it39。s not that I didn39。t like it. It39。s that it wasn39。t a good play. Your characters were weak, your dialogue was clich233。d and you didn39。t have much of a story. Connie： Yeah, besides that. Whittaker： If you haven39。t rewritten it, then why in the world would Blackard want to produce it? Connie： Obviously he knows talent when he sees it. Whittaker： Uh, yes, he does, but ...er..., I39。d like to know where he sees it in this idea. Long Conversations A： Victor： Hey, Mike! Where are you off to? Mike： I39。m heading for the Price Chopper. I do a lot of the family shopping since my mom got a parttime job. Victor： Can you give me a ride? I want to get some drinks. Mike： Sure! Let39。s go! Victor： Do you enjoy shopping? Mike： Enjoy? I don39。t mind admitting I hate shopping almost as much as I hate algebra. Correction! I hate shopping even more than I hate algebra. Victor： Yipes! A loose shopping cart! B： (They walk in from the entrance.) Mike： Today I39。m proud of myself. I remembered to bring along my shopping list. Victor： You39。re being an experienced shopper! Mike： Gosh! Wrong shopping list! Victor： I39。m sorry to hear that. Mike： But it39。s okay! I39。m sure I can remember most of the six or seven items that my mom wanted me to pick up. Victor： Watch out for the cart, Mike! Mike： Thanks! You know, as I scamper through the aisles I can always successfully avoid the flying carts of my fellow shoppers. Victor： Whew! That was close! C： (They move up and down the aisles.) Mike： Victor, you see! I manage to pick up what I want in record time! Victor： Great! Let39。s head for the express line. Everyone knows express lines move much faster than regular lines. Mike： All right! (They get in line.) Mike： Unfortunately, this express line doesn39。t move at all! Cashier： (Shouting) Price check on Munchy Cereal and Florida Grapefruits! Customer： Now where did I put my checkbook and store coupons? Victor： The next line has one shopper. Let39。s switch lines! (After switching lines) Mike： Holy cow! Her cart looks like Mt. Everest! (Thinking of switching lines) Good grief! It39。s 王強(qiáng)口語第 1冊 14 too late to go back to my original line. By now the line is three times as long as it was before! D： (At the checkout counter) Victor： Thank God! The line moves along at a real fast pace. Mike： Gee! I fot one thing! (Saying to a lady) Uh, ma39。am, would you please mind my cart for a second? Female Customer： Sure! (A few minutes later) Mike： Miracle of miracles! I managed to get back to my cart just as it39。s my turn to be totaled! I39。m here. Female Customer： Computer breakdown ! Mike： Computer breakdown? Female Customer： Not to worry. It never takes more than a half hour to clear up! Mike： A half hour?! But you have only one more item to total. Can39。t you do it in your head? Female Customer： Sorry, sir. We39。re not allowed to. (Finally the puter kicks in and Mike39。s agony is gone.) Bagger： Paper or plastic, sir? Mike： Ellen! Bagger： Hi, Mike! Mike： (Saying to Victor in a low voice) She39。s the new girl in my history class, the one I39。ve been dying to meet! Bagger： Are you going to the school dance this Friday? Mike： Uh, I am, if you are. Bagger： Then I guess I39。ll be seeing you at the dance, Mike! Mike： Count on it! (He waves goodbye to Ellen.) Oh, wow! Oh, wow! What was I saying to myself before I met Ellen? Oh, now I remember. I can39。t think of anything I enjoy more than shopping! Lesson Nine Short Conversations Mr. Everett Speechless Richard Everett： Blackard! Blackard： Yes, Mr.. Everett? Everett： I39。m speechless. My wife is speechless and my daughter is in tears. Blackard： Ah, moved is she? Everett： Moved? Sick. How dare you let our poor little girl get on that stage and make such a fool out of herself! Blackard： What? Everett： We never pretended that she was the most talented girl around, but for you who should know better to let her get up and, and...I39。d sue you for malpractice if such a thing were possible! Blackard： But I did it for you, the money, for the class. Everett： The money for the class? You can fet about that. Blackard： What? 王強(qiáng)口語第 1冊 15 Everett： The only way I39。d give you a penny for your class is if I had my brain replaced by a very small caul