【正文】 onnie： Your mom told me I39。t know you liked to jog? Jessie： I39。s what I read in a jogging suit catalog. Connie： Hey, can we stop for a minute? Jessie： Well, I39。t want to break my pace. Jog along you can do it. Connie： Uh, okay, maybe for a minute. Jessie： You know, I39。s meet at Whit39。clock to talk about it. Jessie： Does that mean Miss Boss will be there, too? Connie： Well, she39。t you think she39。m not the only one. She39。t mean it. I talked to her. She39。ll take back what she said about me being unanized? Connie： Yeah, will you do it? Come to Whit39。m going to pass out. Jessie： Well, do it over there on the grass will you? I don39。m so glad I was able to talk you into jogging with me. Helen： It39。s go. Helen： Is that rain I feel? 王強(qiáng)口語第 1冊 5 Victor： No! Just a little morning dew. Helen： Well, that dew is getting a little heavier. A lot heavier! Victor： Isn39。s luckiest joggers! (A big dog is chasing them.) Helen： Victor! Victor! We39。t worry about that little thing. Helen： It39。m worried about. It39。s it going, John? John： Not too good, Mr. Dodge. Helen： (Seeing two guys standing there) Wow! Those geous hunk models are to die for! John： Our female model took sick and cancelled on us. (Looking at Helen) Say! I think this young lady might fit the bill. She39。d like you to join us next week for our swimsuit shoot. Lesson Four Short Conversations Twofaced Connie Donna： Well, Connie said you didn39。t mean to call me unreliable. Donna： Yeah, well, unreliable might not have been the right thing to say. I admit it. Jessie： I suppose bossy wasn39。ll take that back if you take back unreliable and 王強(qiáng)口語第 1冊 6 that part about me being unanized. Donna： You39。t believe it! Donna： You are! Why do you keep denying it? Even Connie said you are. Jessie： She did?! Well, she said you39。m bossy? Jessie： Yep, she said you always have to take charge. Donna： What a twofaced thing to say. Whittaker： Well, here39。m going home! Whittaker： Oh, Jessie? Jessie： I39。m late but I had to...uh, what39。re leaving. Connie： Leaving? What happened? Donna： I39。s back about people who...oh, never mind! Goodbye! Jessie： Connie, I really thought a woman of your age would know better. Connie： Know better? What did I do? Long Conversations A： Susan： (With a new dress on) Dad, do you notice anything? Frank： Why, yes! I see my little baby grown up into quite a very sophisticated young lady. Susan： (Feeling disappointed) Oh, no! (She starts sobbing.). Frank： I39。ll take me at least three lifetimes to understand just one teenage girl! Susan： (Keeps crying). Frank： Sue dear! What did I say? Susan： Oh, it39。s Victor! He39。m overdressed and too sophisticated for him! Frank： Overdressed? Susan： Yes! He says I39。t swim in...and ski clothes I can39。s wrong with trying to look nice? Frank： Oh nothing that a little poverty wouldn39。s probably that nuisance, Victor, now! The only reason I tolerate his calling is that I own many shares in Bell Telephone! Susan： It39。ve a chance to win the Orange County Grand Prix! Susan： Whatever is that, Victor? Victor： It39。m entering my racer in petition with the finest cars in Orange County! Susan： Oh, Victor! I didn39。d love to see it! Victor： Okay, honey. Pick you up in a half hour to see my new car at the race track. The race starts in one hour. D： (Saying to Frank) Susan： Dad, I39。s thought up a new way to break his fool neck! Susan： (Opens the closet) Hmm...now what can I possibly wear? No, this looks too old. Uhuh, this looks too sophisticated! (Doorbell rings) Susan： Like it, Victor? I pieced together and accessorizeda few outfits ...chromed the buttons...redesigned the lapels... and modified the lining! Victor： (Looking a little surprised) Looking good, Sue! What do you say we burn a little rubber in my second car for the Grand Prix? Susan： (A car pulls up and they drive away.) This is Mike39。mon! Mike39。s house.) Victor： Is the Grand Prix set up, gang? Mike： For a half hour already! (A girl smirks.) Susan： What are you smirking at, Betty? Betty： Oh nothing, Sue! Your outfit is very original! Victor： (Showing Sue a model car) Sue, just look at this baby! Aren39。d like to tread all over you, Victor! Victor： But, Sue! I named this beauty Susan after you! Susan： Oh? That39。s uh, well...well, let me put it another way. You tried to make peace by ignoring the source of the conflict rather than resolving it. Connie： What does that mean? Whittaker： You expected Donna and Jessie to apologize for saying things that may well be true. Donna might be a takecharge kind of person, so Jessie isn39。t very anized, so... Connie： Donna isn39。s no place for namecalling. But there39。t bring lasting peace. Sooner or later, it would all e up again. Connie： Well, then what are you saying I should do? Whittaker： Well, I suppose before you try to get them to make up with each other, you need to make your own peace with them. Long Conversations A： Carl： (Seeing Victor passing by angrily) Victor39。s a good player! Maybe you should think twice about this! And if you do play, remember, it39。m going out there and I plan to win! I know he39。ll play to his weakness! Carl： Then, good luck! B： (They start playing. Victor serves first.) Bobbie： Wow! Nice serve, Victor! Victor： The idea is to hit it back, Bobbie! Bobbie： Fantastic job, Victor! (Victor serves again.) Bobbie： Wow! Beautiful backhand! Amazing power! Victor： Ready to quit? Bobbie： Oh no! I39。t won with hands or feet. It39。re sensational! Oh! Nice shot! Victor： She39。ve got all the points, but that jerk39。ve thrown my best shots at you and you39。t take it 王強(qiáng)口語第 1冊 9 anymore! I quit! (Victor left.) Carl： Victor forfeited, Bobbie! You win, Bobbie! Bobbie： (Smiles) Life39。s the eback that counts! Lesson Six Short Conversations The Mystery Benefactor Blackard： Whit, we39。re on the v