【正文】 ll, which is cut along the middle and has a sausage in it．熱狗（面包夾香腸）。9．date：a plan to meet someone at a special time. 約會（通常指男女社交性的約會）。blind date是不相識的男女由他人安排的第一次約會。dinnerdate是晚餐約會。10．lost：unable to find the way. 迷路的。11．grocery：a shop selling dry and preserved foods, like flour, coffee, sugar, rice and other things for the home．食品雜貨店。12．ma39。am：a respectful word used for addressing a woman．對婦女的尊稱。對未婚的女士稱miss（小姐），對男士則稱sir（先生）。13．buzzer：門鈴（蜂音器）。14．inter：對講機。在美國的一些公寓樓安裝了對講機。來訪者，像harry在樓外通過對講機與Susan聯(lián)系，她在房間內(nèi)可通過按紐把樓下大門打開，放Harry進來。安裝對講機的目的是為了樓內(nèi)住戶的安全。inter是intermunication system的縮寫。15．Nice to meet you. It39。s nice to meet you. 很高興見到你。第一次與某人見面時講的問候語。16．traffic：交通（指路上的行人與車輛）。17．parking：停車，存車。18．Excuse the mess. I39。m sorry that things are not neat. 抱歉屋里很亂。19．just：recently。 a short time ago. 最近。20．sisterinlaw：嫂子，大、小姑子，大、小姨子，弟媳。21．Pleased to meet you. I39。m pleased to meet you. 很高興見到你。與Nice to meet you. 的意思和用法相同。22．reservation：an arrangement to hold a table in a restaurant for a specific time. 預(yù)訂（席位、車、機、船票、旅館房間等）。23．babysitter：a person who takes care of babies or children while their perents are out. 臨時保姆。24．five five five…seventeen twenty：5551720。這是念電話號碼的一種形式。念完前三位號碼，再兩個兩個地念后四位號碼。25．Five five five…one seven two oh. 5551720。這是念電話號碼的另一種形式。念完前三位號碼，再一個一個地念后四位號碼。26．He hangs up．他（講完）掛斷電話。27．Shall we…? Use“Shall I”or“Shall we”to make a suggestion. This is a polite use. 用來提建議，顯得禮貌。28．Hope to see you again. 希望再見到你。對新朋友道別時講的話。29．fun：a good time. 愉快。30．After you. I39。ll go after you. 請先走。一般男士讓女士先下車或先出門時講的話。 美國生活點滴 1．Susan和Harry原先彼此不相識，這是他們經(jīng)別人安排的第一次會面（稱為blind date）。這種約會的目的是為男女雙方創(chuàng)造機會交往，互相深入了解。這種約會在美國十分平常，往往由親朋好友來安排。地點可選在餐館。像Susan和Harry他倆到了餐館邊吃邊談，所以叫dinner date。2．在美國，父母晚間外出時都要找自己比較熟悉的臨時保姆（babysitter）來照看孩子，按小時付給工資。通常他們外出前都會將所去處的電話號碼留給babysitter，回來后一般都要開車送他們回家。 下面是Focus In的文字部分，供參考 ACT Ⅰ Excuse me, can you help me?Sure, what do you want?Where is 83 Wooster Street?That39。s easy, walk to the corner and make a left trun, then walk two blocks to the traffic light, make another left to Wooster.Thankyou.To the corner, and then a left.Walk to the corner and make a left turn, then walk two blocks to the traffic light, make another left to Wooster.Come on Harry, it39。s your turn.Follow the directions.Excuse me, ma39。am.I am looking for 83 Wooster Street. Street is two blocks and 83 is to the right.Wooster street is two blocks and 83 is to the right. Come on harry, it39。s your turn, follow the directions.Congratulations, Harry. You found 83 Wooster Street!Now Harry,let39。s try some new directions.Go to the traffic light at the corner of Prince Street and make a right turn. Go 1 block and make a left at Queen Street.Go to 290 Queen Street.Congratulations, Harry, you did it.ACT Ⅱ In a Thai restaurant1 later that evening. Somsak, the owner of the restaurant, greets2 Susan and Harry.Somsak：Ah! Miss Stewart! Wele! How are you? Susan：Fine, Somsak. And you?3Somsak：Fine, thank you.Susan：This is my friend Harry Bennett.Harry：Pleased to meet you.Somsak：Very nice to meet you. Any friend of Miss Stewart39。s is wele at Somsak39。s. Follow me, please.Harry：[to Susan] I like it here.Susan：I do, too. I e here often.Somsak：A special4 place for special people.Susan：Thank you, Somsak. [Somsak leaves.]Harry：Well! Nice restaurant.Somsak：[He returns.] Would you like5 something to drink? Susan：Yes, I39。d like6 a glass of ginger ale7 with , what would you like?Harry：Do you have a dry white wine? Somsak：How about8 a California chablis9?Harry：Chablis is fine. Somsak：What would you like to eat?Susan：I39。d like the mee krob10. Harry, would you like to see a menu11?Harry：No, it39。s OK. I39。ll have12 the mee krob also.[to Susan] What is it?Susan：Crispy13 fried noodles. I love them.Somsak：May I bring you14 a salad?Susan：Oh yes. What do you remend today?Somsak：I remend rosepetal salad15. Special for new friends.Susan：[to Harry] Rosepetal salad?Harry：Why not?16Somsak：I39。ll take care of [He leaves.]Susan：I hope you39。re hungry.Harry：What? Oh, yes. Well, I…Susan：[at the same time] Well, I…19Harry：What do you do at Universe Toy Company20?Susan：I39。m the vicepresident of new toy development21.Harry：Terrific!Susan：I know you39。re a CPA22.Harry：That39。s true. Harry Bennett, certified public accountant. I love number. I do some work for Smith and Dale,23 your pany39。s accounting firm24.Susan：And so…Harry：Here we Susan：Yes.Harry：I have a daughter.Susan：I know. How old is she?Harry：She39。s nine years old.Susan：That39。s a nice age. What39。s her name?Harry：Michelle.Susan：Do you have a picture of her?[Harry shows her a photo.]Susan：She39。s very pretty.Harry：Thank you.Somsak：[He arrives with the salad.] Rosepetal salad. And there39。s phone call for you, .Harry：Excuse me, Susan.[He leaves the table.]Susan：[to Somsak] I hope nothing is wrong.Somsak：I39。ll get the rest of the dinner. Excuse me.[He leaves.]Harry：[He returns.]Please forgive me,26 Susan, but…I have to leave. I feel terrible, but…27Susan：What39。s the matter?28Harry：My daughter isn39。t feeling well.Susan：Oh no! Is it serious?Harry：I don39。t know. The babysitter says she has a stomachache29, and she39。s crying. I39。ll have to go home. Will you forgive me?Susan：Of course. I39。m so sorry for Michelle. And you didn39。t have a chance to eat.Harry：Oh, it39。s Let me take you home first.Susan：No, no. Please, go ahead.Harry：It39。s our first date.Susan：We39。ll make another. Please don39。t worry.Harry：[He gets up to leave.]I39。ll phone you.Susan：I hope your daughter is all Goodbye.Harry：Goodbye.END OF ACT Ⅱ 第二幕 1．Thai restaurant：This restaurant serves food from the country of Thailand. 泰國餐廳。2．greet：to wele with words or actions. 歡迎，致問候。3．Fine, Somsak. And you？當(dāng)別人問候你時，你回答后，并要向?qū)Ψ絾柡?。這是很典型的問候?qū)υ?。A．How are you? B．Fine. And you? A．Fine, thank you. 4．special：not ordinary or usual. 特別的，不尋常的。5．Would you like…? Do you want…? 您們要……? Use this phrase to offer food or a drink. 用來詢問顧