语音讲解：
Short Conversations (短对话)
Read aloud the concersation two times, and then listen to the tape without looking at the text.
Mr.Everett Speechless
Richard Everett: Blackard!
Blackard: Yes, Mr.. Everett?
Everett: I'm speechless1. My wife is speechless and my daughter is in tears2.
Blackard: Ah, moved3 is she?
Everett: Moved? Sick4. How dare you let our poor little girl get on that stage and make such a fool out of herself5!
Blackard: What?
Everett: We never pretended that she was the most talented girl around, but for you who should know better6 to let her get up and, and…I'd sue7 you for malpractice8 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 forget about that.
Blackard: What?
Everett: The only way I'd give you a penny for your class is if I had my brain replaced by a very small cauliflower9. I hope you're satisfied! I'm coming, I'm coming…
Blackard: But Mr.. Everett! I don't understand.
注释：
1.speechless:无言的
用法：She was speechless in horror when watching that moive.
看那部电影的时候，她恐惧得说不出一句话来。
2.in tears:流泪
用法：She left that country in tears after breaking up with her husband.
和丈夫决裂后，她流着泪离开了那个国家。
3.moved:被感动的
用法：I'm easily moved to emotion.我这个人容易动感情。
4.sick: (骂人时用的)有毛病的，恶心人的，讨厌的
5.make a fool of oneself:因做蠢事而出丑
类似的有：make a fool of someone愚弄某人
用法：I make a fool of myself to shout at him in public.
我在公共场合对他大喊大叫，出了个大丑。
6.know better:明白，清楚地知道
用法：You will know better what the emphases are if you've prepared.你如果预习过就能清楚重点所在。
7.sue:起诉
用法：He swore he would sue for damages.
他发誓要起诉请求赔偿损失。
8.malpractice:玩忽职守、失职
9.cauliflower:花椰菜、菜花
Long Conversations (长对话)
1.Conversations: (Find a partner and practice these dialogues.)
A:
Victor: You look beautiful, love bug1!
Helen: I do, don't I?
Victor: Why, you could pass for2 a movie star, or a glamorous top fashion model!
Helen:…Hic…Hic!…Hic!…Hic!
Victor: Baby! You've got the hiccups3!
Helen: Hic! Hic! Tell me something I…Hic!…don't know.
Victor: (Giggles4) Sure!
Helen: Like how…Hic…to get rid of…Hic…them! (Realizing Victor is giggling)
Laugh…Hic…and you're…Hic…dead meat5!
Victor: Oh, never, sugar plum6!
B: (They keep walking in the corridor.)
Helen:…Hic…They're getting worse! Maybe…Hic…you'd just…Hic…better take me…Hic…home.
Victor: Let me get my coat.
C: (Helen passes by the dean's office.)
Dean: What time will that national TV news reporter be here, Mrs. Johnson?
Secretary: He said by lunch time.
Helen: (Stops and listens)…Hic!
Dean: Since they're broadcasting live7, he wants to interview as many students as he possibly can.
Helen: Live TV national news, here at school today? Hic!
(Victor returns.)
Helen: Er…Victor…Hic…I've decided to stay and battle it out!
Victor: Okay, I guess. See ya later.
D: (Helen walks to the wash room.)
Helen: Hic! I've got three hours to get rid of these hideous8 hiccups! Fortunately, they'll never miss me first hour in study hall…Hic!
(In the wash room)
Helen: I'll try drinking some water…Ahh…! Much better already! Hah! Curing them was certainly a piece of cake! Hic!…Hic!…Hic! Darn9 it! They're worse than ever! I'll try holding my breath!
(In the corridor)
Helen: Hic!…Hic!
Student A: Helen! Are you okay? Your face is turning blue!
Helen: I'll give a…Hic…hundred dollars to the…Hic…first person who…Hic…can cure me!
Student A: Has Victor worked up the courage to tell you about our engagement10 yet?
Helen: (Anger stops her hiccups immediately.) What?
Student A: See! No more hiccups! You're cured! That'll be one hundred dollars for Dr. Cooper, please.
Helen: Bill me later! Right now I've got things to do. I've got just enough time to make myself gorgeous for that live TV coverage!
Student A: Cheap-skate11!
注解
1 love bug: a pet name showing intimate relationship (昵称，类似于honey，sweetheart)
2 pass for :to be accepted as; be considered被当成……；被认为是……
用法：Do you think this jacket and pants will pass for a suit? They're almost the same color.你觉得这件短上衣和裤子看上去象是一套的吗？它们颜色几乎一模一样。
3 hiccup:打嗝
用法：What should I do if I have hiccups?我要是老打嗝怎么办？
4 giggle: to laugh in a silly, often high-pitched way傻笑
5 dead meat：dead死定了(常用于诅咒或威胁)
6 sugar plum：(昵称，类似于honey，sweetheart)
7 live: on the scene实况转播的
用法：The world cup was shown on TV live.世界杯是电视实况转播的。
8 hideous: horrible or terrible可怕的、讨厌的
用法：The hideous tale made the children cry.那个可怕的故事把孩子们吓哭了。
9 darn: it is used to express dissatisfaction and annoyance(用于惊叹语表示不满和恼怒)该死的，可恶的
用法：That darn cat ate all the fish in the kitchen！
那只该死的猫吃掉了厨房里所有的鱼!
10 engagement: the act of engaging to订婚
用法：There is no diamond on my engagement ring.我的订婚戒指上一颗钻石都没有。
11 cheap-skate:也拼写为cheapskate,意思是miser吝啬鬼
用法：I felt like a cheapskate, tipping the waitress only one dollar.我觉得自己太抠门了，只给了女服务员一美元作小费。
Exercise: Turn the four mini-dialoguessintos ONE descriptive narrative. Use only indirect speech.
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