新时代交互英语视听说1级VIDEO文本

Unit 1 The First Day

Emi:Oh, no… it’s ten o’clock! I’m late.

Emi:Is this English with Prof. Brown?

Prof. Brown: Y es. This is it.

Emi: I’m nervous.

Prof. Brown:Don’t be nervous. This class is easy.

Emi:Really? It’s easy?

Prof. Brown:Y es. And the instructor is really nice.

Emi: He is? Wait … Are you a student?

Prof. Brown:No, I’m not. I’m the instructor

Emi: Y ou’re Professor Brown?! I’m so embarrassed.

Prof. Brown:Don’t be. Welcome to the class.

Jin: Hi.

Emi: Hi.

Jin: I’m a student too. My name’s Jin.

Emi: Hi. I’m Emi … Emi Okada.

Jin: Oh, you’re Japanese!

Emi:That’s right. And you’re …?

Jin: I’m Korean. This is my first class here. I’m a little nervous, too.

Emi:Well, it’s nice to meet you. Y our name’s Jean?

Jin: Jin. Jin Koh.

Prof. Brown:OK, everyone. Good morning. I’m Eric Brown. Let’s get started.

Unit 2 A Great Place

Kate:Y es…OK. Mm-hmmm. OK. Goodbye. Bye-bye.

Chris: Good morning.

Kate: Good morning. Can I help you?

Chris: Y es, I need a hotel reservation.

Kate: OK. What city?

Chris: New Y ork. Manhattan.

Kate: OK. When?

Chris: Next week. Three nights. The 7th, 8th, and 9th.

Kate:OK. Let’s see. How about the Wellington? Excellent location, it has large rooms, nice views. It’s a little expensive, but very nice.

Chris: Um… I don’t think so…

Kate:Here’s one. The Northgate. It’s very convenient, and it’s not expensive. It’s a great place.

Chris: OK. Sounds good.

Kate:And it’s avail able for the nights of the 7th through the 9th.

Chris: Good. Can you reserve it for me?

Kate: Sure. Single room, for the 7th, three nights. Can I have your credit card, please?

Chris: Here.

Kate:OK. That takes care of that… Y ou’re all set. Here’s your confirmation.

Chris: Great, thanks.

Kate: Is there anything else I can do for you?

Chris: Nope, that’s it.

Kate: All right. Well, have a great time in New Y ork.

Chris: Thanks, I will.

Unit 3 Whose Stuff

Laura:Hi, Emi.

Emi: Hi, Mrs. Arnello. How are you?

Laura:Good. Oh, Emi… Is this your shirt?

Emi: The blue one? No, that's not mine. It's Maggie's.

Laura:How about this sweater?

Emi: The yellow sweater? Y es, that's mine.

Laura:It's cute.

Emi: Oh, thanks.

Laura:And… these are your soc ks, right?

Emi: No, but those are mine.

Laura:Well, here's your stuff.

Emi: Thanks, Mrs. Arnello. I really appreciate it.

Laura:Oh, Emi, you forgot this.

Emi: Mrs. Arnello, you know, you really don't need to do my laundry.

Laura:Don’t be silly. It's my pleasure.

Emi: Well, I would feel better if you would…

Laura:No, no, no. I know you're so busy with school and everything.

Emi:But you're busy, too.

Laura:Really, it's OK. I have to do the laundry for Paul and the kids anyway.

Emi:Please let me help so metime…

Laura:Y ou know, if you really want to help, Emi… you can get Maggie to clean her room!

Unit 4 Lunch at the Rock

Ana:Chris, what do you want?

Chris:Mmm, I don't know.

Ana: How about grilled Mahi-Mahi?

Chris: What's that? A kind of fish?

Ana:Y es. It's good. Why don’t you try it?

Chris:No, I don't like seafood.

Ana:(Surprised) You don’t like sea-food?

Chris:No, not really.

Ana:All right. How about a Caesar salad?

Chris:A salad? No, I don't really like salads.

Ana: (Asking in a quizzical 嘲弄的, 探询的tone) What do you like?

Chris:Well, I like hamburgers.

Ana: Oh, Chris, everybody likes hamburgers.

Chris:So?

Dave (waiter) approaches the table.

Dave:Hi. Ready to order.

Ana: Y es. I'll have a grilled Mahi-Mahi sandwich …and a small house salad …and some iced tea. Dave:Sure.

Chris:I'll have a hamburger, with French fries …and a Coke.

Dave:Would you like anything on the hamburger? Cheese, onions, mushrooms, avocado, sprouts? Chris:No. Um …yeah …avocado.

Dave:OK, anything else?

Ana:No, nothing else.

Chris:Nope.

Ana:Whoa, Chris, very original. (As Dave walks away, Ana teases Chris for his lack of originality) Chris: Thank you!

Unit 5 A Busy Life

Kate: Dave, you’re so busy all the time. Do you have any free time?

Dave:Hah! I work every day.

Kate: Every day? No days off?

Dave:No way. I’m here every day. I get here at six in the morning.

Kate: Y ou get up at six in the morning? I never get up that early.

Dave:No, I get here at six. I always get up around five.

Kate:Oh, wow! That’s early. When do you go home?

Dave:Around nine.

Kate:Nine, at night?

Dave:Oh, yeah.

Kate:Dave, that’s crazy!

Dave:I know.How about you? What’s your schedule like?

Kate: Well, I work every day, from Monday to Friday, usually from 8:30 to 5:30.

Dave: Sounds like a good schedule to me. V ery relaxing!

Kate: And I always do something fun on the weekends.

Dave: Fun? What do you mean, fun?

Kate: Y ou know-----camping, hiking, the beach.

Dave: Oh, I never do that kind of stuff.

Kate: Dave, you need to get out more often. Y ou need to have some fun! Y ou need to get a life! Dave: Mmm. I don’t know, Kate. This is fun for me. This is my life.

Unit 6 Shopping Trip

Clerk: Looking for a TV?

Emi: Y es. I need a ...

Clerk: How about this one? MultiVision. Only $1,999.

Emi: It’s a little big.

Clerk: Well, big is good.

Emi: But...

Clerk: Well, look over here. We have the V ista. It’s on sale. Only $999.

Emi: $999? That’s kind of expensive. Do you have anything …?

Clerk: Well, we have the V iewTrix4200.

Emi: This is perfect! How much is this TV?

Clerk: That one? The MiniView? That’s $199.

Emi: Great. I’ll take it.

Clerk: Are you sure? Let me show you a couple of others.

Emi: Um… no, this is the one I want.

Clerk: OK. Would you like a three-year warranty with that? It’s a great deal…

Emi: No, no warranties.

Clerk: OK. How about a satellite dish or a DVD player?

Emi: Um …no, just the TV.

Clerk: But at least you’ll need a TV stand. We have some great TV stands.

Emi: Maybe later. Today, just the TV.

Clerk: OK. Well, great. Right this way, I’ll get one for you.

Unit 7 Having a Snack

Kate: Be right back.

Luis: Hello.

Chris: Luis? This is Chris.

Luis: Hi, Chris. What’s up?

Chris: Not much. What are you doing?

Luis: Right now, I’m taking a break. I have so much work to do tonight.

Chris: Oh.

Luis: What are you doing?

Chris: I’m at the Rock right now. I’m having a snack with Kate.

Luis: Oh, cool. Can I join you?

Chris: Sure. Come on down.

Kate: Who’s that?

Chris: I t’s Luis.

Kate: Oh, Luis. Can I talk to him?

Chris: Sure. Hang on a second. Kate wants to say something.

Kate: Luis?

Luis: Y es. Hi, Kate.

Kate: Hi. What are you doing?

Luis: Oh, you know me. Work, work, work.

Kate: Well, why don’t you take a break? Chris and I are having a bite to eat here at the Rock. Chris: I know. I’m planning to…

Kate: Why don’t you come and join us?

Chris: Y eah, sure. I’m on my way.

Kate: OK. Bye.

Unit 8 Ana’s Family

Chris: Hi.

Ana: Hi.

Chris: Oh, pictures.

Ana: Mmm-hmm.

Chris: Who’s that?

Ana: That’s my brother, Marcelo.

Chris: How old is he?

Ana: He’s 22.

Chris: Is he a student?

Ana: Y eah, he goes to the University of Maryland.

Chris: What’s he studying?

Ana: He’s studying engineering, but at night, he’s a musician.

Chris: What does he play? The guitar?

Ana: No, the piano.

Chris: That’s great. What kind of music does he play?

Ana: Jazz, mostly. He’s actually really good. He even sent me a tape.

Chris: A tape of him playing?

Ana: I think so.

Chris: I’d like to listen to it sometime.

Ana: Sure.

Chris: Ah, so, Ana, can I talk to you after lunch? It’s about the Civic Center project.

Ana: Oh, sure. I’ll stop by in about half an hour.

Chris: Thanks.

Ana: See you.

Chris: Bye.

Unit 9 Lunch with the Stars

Ana: Hello!

Emi: Hi. Where are we going?

Ana: There’s a great restaurant in this area.

Emi: Oh?

Ana: It’s called Enrico’s. We’re gonna have lunch there.

Emi: Oh, great.

Ana: It’s a famous place. Y ou’ll love it.

Emi: Look! There’s Tom Cruise!

Ana: Shh…I know.

Emi: Oh my gosh! Is that…? It’s not!

Ana: Shh. Y es, it is.

Emi: Wow! There are a lot of famous people here!

Ana: Mm-hmmm.

Emi: Oh, my gosh! I don’t believe it!

Ana: What?

Emi: Look! There’s Cher!

Star: Oh! Are you OK, miss?

Emi: Y es…Can I have your autograph?

Star: My autograph? Y ou want my autograph?

Emi: Y es, please.

[PAUSE]

Emi: Thanks.

Star: There you go.

Emi/Ana: Lillian Mortimer?

Ana: Who on earth is that?

Emi: I thought it was Cher!

Unit 10 A Birsthday Present

Emi: Hey, Kate! Happy birthday!

Kate: Thanks, Emi.

Emi: There are a lot of people here.

Kate: I know. What a surprise! Is Luis here yet?

Emi: Y es, he was here. I talked to him a minute ago. Oh, there he is.

Kate: Where?

Emi: He’s by the door. Do you see him?

Kate: No, I don’t.

Emi: Over there. Between Sam and Ana.

Kate: Y es… Excuse me…

Kate: Luis! (Someone bumps her arm; her drink spills on Luis) Oh, I’m sorry! I spilled it all over you! …

Oh, Luis, I’m sorry. I ruined your shirt!

Luis: (looking down at orange juice spilled on his shirt, then pulling a present out of his pocket while Kate

tries to wipe it off) No, no, it’s OK…Don’t worry about it. I brought you this…happy birthday. Kate: Oh, Luis. How thoughtful! Thank you.

Luis: Y ou’re welcome. (I) hope you like it…

(Kate starts to give Luis a hug. Luis realizes his shirt is dripping with orange juice. He stops Kate from hugging him.) (Y ou’d) better not!

Unit 11 Looking for a Job

Rich: Dave, you know I’m between jobs right now…

Dave: Y eah?

Rich: Maybe I can help you out around here.

Dave: Oh, you can? What can you do?

Rich: Anything.

Dave: Can you wash dishes?

Rich: Sure. I can do that.

Dave: Can you wait on tables?

Rich: Y es. I can do that too.

Dave: Well, you can’t cook. I kno w that.

Rich: Maybe you’re right. But I can learn.

Dave: Hmmm. Can you work on weekends?

Rich: Dave, I can work anytime!

Dave: All right, Rich. Y ou’re hired. Can you start tomorrow?

Rich: No problem.

Dave: Great. I’ll see you tomorrow, at 7:00 a.m.

Rich: I’ll be here.

Dave: All right, Rich. Ready to get started?

Rich: Sure. What are we going to do first?

Dave: Let’s see. What should we do first? Y ou want to learn how to cook?

Rich: Y eah.

Dave: OK, see that apron over there?

Rich: Y eah…

Dave: Well, put it on. Y ou can start by washing these dishes.

Unit 12 Do I Know Y ou?

Chris: Taxi!

Sam: Y eah.

Chris: 989 Union Street, please.

Sam: Sure. Wait, you’re …the guy from the travel office.

Chris: Pardon me?

Sam: Y ou came into our office last week …to I-Travel.

Chris: Right, I did. Y ou look familiar, too.

Sam: Y eah, I work there part-time.

Chris: Oh, right. Now I remember you…So you work at I-Travel and drive a taxi?

Sam: Y eah, I have two part-time jobs.

Chris: Wow, two jobs. Sounds busy.

Sam: So …how was your trip?

Chris: My trip to New Y ork? Fine.

Sam: Do you travel often?

Chris: Y eah, I have to travel for work. I work for Silica Communications. I’m in sales.

Sam: Ah. Well, here you are.

Chris: Thanks…Y ou can keep the change.

Sam: Thanks.

Chris: What’s your name again?

Sam: Sam. Sam Weiss.

Chris: I’m Chris Redmond. Nice to see you again, Sam. Good luck.

Sam: Take care.

Unit 13 Somebody New

Laura: Hi.

Luis: Hi.

Laura: Are you busy?

Luis: What’s up?

Laura: I’d like you to meet someone. Luis, this is Susan Wu. She’s our new project director for the Star One program. She’s from Singapore.

Luis: Oh, the new project director? Glad to meet you.

Susan: Nice to meet you, too.

Laura: Luis is very talented; he’s a great guy to work with.

Luis: Thanks, Laura.

Laura: Susan has a lot of experience with the company. I’m sure you’ll enjoy working with her.

Luis: Y es, I’m looking forward to working with you.

Susan: Same here, Luis.

Luis: Which office will you be in?

Laura: She’ll be in the office across the hall.

Luis: The corner office?

Laura: Right.

Luis: Oh. Oh, OK. When will you be moving in?

Susan: Tomorrow.

Luis: So soon? Good! Well, please let me know if you need any help with anything.

Susan: I appreciate that. Thanks.

Laura: Well, sorry for the interruption.

Luis: No problem. See you later.

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视听说对话文本

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