補習-The Amazing
Pet

A man went into a pet shop and told the owner that he wanted to buy a pet.
But, he didn't want your ordinary, garden variety pet! No, he wanted a pet that
could do everything!
The shop owner suggested a faithful dog.
The man replied, Come on, a dog?
The owner said, How about a
cat?
The man replied, No way! A cat certainly can't do everything. I
want a pet that can do everything!
The shop owner thought for a minute,
then said, I've got it! A centipede!
The man said, A centipede? I can't
imagine a centipede doing everything, but okay... I'll try a centipede. So he
got the centipede home and said to the centipede, Clean the kitchen.
Thirty minutes later, he walked into the kitchen and... it was
immaculate! All the dishes and silverware were washed, dried, and put away; the
counter-tops cleaned; the appliances sparkling; the floor waxed. He was
absolutely amazed.
He then said to the centipede, Go clean the living
room. Twenty minutes later, he walked into the living room. The carpet has been
vacuumed; the furniture cleaned and dusted; the pillows on the sofa plumped; and
the plants watered.
The man thought to himself, This is the most amazing
thing I've ever seen. This really is a pet that can do everything!
Next
he says to the centipede, Run down to the corner and get me a newspaper.
The centipede walks out the door. 10 minutes later... no centipede. 20
minutes later... no centipede. 30 minutes later... no centipede.
By this
point the man was wondering what was going on. The centipede should have been
back in a couple of minutes.
45 minutes later... still no centipede! He
couldn't imagine what had happened. Did the centipede run away? Did it get run
over by a car? Where was that centipede?
So he went to the front door,
opened it ... and there was the centipede sitting right outside.
The man
said, Hey!!! I sent you down to the corner store 45 minutes ago to get me a
newspaper. What happened?!
The centipede says, I'm goin'! I'm goin'! I'm
just puttin' on my shoes!

補習-Telephone
電話用語

A: Good morning. United Airline.

B: Hello. I'd like to speak to Mr. Reynolds.

A: I'm sorry he's not in right now. Would you like to leave a message?

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A: May I help you? Bank of America.

B: I'm trying to contact a friend Fred Ashley.

A: Just a moment. I'm afraid we have no one by that name, sir.

B: I see. Thank you.

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A: Alitalia Airlines, sir.

B: Extension 5578, please.

A: One moment, please.

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A: This is Dr. Wood's office.

B: Is this 792-3021?

A: No, this is 792-3025

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A: Could you connect me with the reservation office?

B: Hold the line a minute, I'll connect you.

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A: What number are you calling?

B: Area code 415,823-7996.

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A: I'd like to make a collect call to 352-3558.

B: Who shall I say is phoning?

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A: Operator.

B: Hello. I'd like to make an international phone call to Tokyo.

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A: Will this be person to person or station to station?

B: Person to person.

A: Who would you like to speak to?

B: Tracy Morgan.

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A: Long distance, please. Person to person to Jack Nielsen. The number is
335-7216.

B: Area code?

A: Oh! It's in Jackson, Mississippi.

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A: What city, please?

B: Chicago. Eric Weizman. It's on Jackson Drive.

A: Just a moment, please. The number is 197-2700.

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A: Operator, could you please get me 812-7986 in San Francisco?

B: You can dial that direct, sir.

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A: Number, please?

B: 337-7554.

A: Sorry, sir. The line is busy. Will you hold on?

B: No, I'll call back later.

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A: What is your billing?

B: This call is collect.

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A: Hello?

B: hello. May I speak to Tim, please?

A: I'm afraid you have the wrong number.

B: I am sorry.

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A: How would you like this call to be billed?

B: Collect.

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A: Hello, this is Ted. May I speak to Peter?

B: Just a minute, please. I'll see if he's
in.

補習-Taking a
Taxi打的

原文：

(Sarah is taking a taxi.)
W: Taxi! Taxi, please!
M: Good morning,
Ma'am[1]. Where to?[2]
W: Beijing Railway Station, please. I need to catch[3]
a 5:00 train.
M: It may be difficult, Ma'am.
W: I know. Please just do
your best[4].
M: Ok, I will. We probably can still make it.If we don't stuck
in a traffic jam[5].

譯文：

打的
（薩拉在打的。）
W: 出租車！出租車！
M: 下午好，小姐。去哪兒？
W:
北京火車站。我要趕五點鐘的火車。
M: 可能有點困難，小姐。
W: 我知道。請盡量吧。
M:
好吧，我會的。如果不堵車的話，我們應該可以趕到。

補習-Taking a Taxi
坐計程車

Miss Kao : Taxi! Taxi! (A cab stops and she goes in.)
Cab driver : Where
to, miss?
Miss Kao : Diamond Hotel on Beach Avenue. How much do you think
the fare will be?
Cab driver : Well, about three dollars. I can't tell
exactly, but whatever it is, it will show on the meter.
Miss Kao : I took a
taxi yesterday from the station to Diamond Hotel, and the driver charged me six
dollars.
Cab driver : Was it rush hour?
Miss Kao : No, it wasn't.
Cab driver : Well, there is nothing I can say, miss.
Miss Kao : Do you
think he intentionally drove all around instead of driving directly to Diamond
Hotel?
Cab driver : No. Why would he want to do that?
Miss Kao : For
more money. He thought I was someone who can be taken advantage of.
Cab
driver : I wouldn't say that, miss. Any cab driver would lose his license if he
got caught doing a thing like that.
Miss Kao : I didn't know that.
Cab
driver : Now you know. Are you new in this city?
Miss Kao : Yes. I'll
probably stay here for two more weeks.
Cab driver : In that case, you can
try to call a cab company to send you a cab next time when you need one. That'll
certainly make you feel safer.... Here you are, Diamond Hotel.
Miss Kao :
Thank you for the advice. How much is it?
Cab driver : Two dollars and
ninty-eight cents.
Miss Kao : Here is three dollars. Keep the change.

Vocabulary
注釋
1. cab n. 即taxi'，計程車。
2. rush hour
指交通的高峰時間

補習-Special
Pig

Farmer Jones got out of his car and while heading for his friend's door,
noticed a pig with a wooden leg. His curiosity roused, he ask, Fred, how'd that
pig get him a wooden leg?
Well Michael, that's a mighty special pig! A
while back a wild boar attacked me while I was walking in the woods. That pig
there came a runnin', went after that boar and chased him away. Saved my life!
And the boar tore up his leg? No he was fine after that. But a bit later
we had that fire. Started in the shed up against the barn. Well, that ole pig
started squealin' like he was stuck, woke us up, and 'fore we got out here, the
darn thing had herded the other animals out of the barn and saved 'em all!
So that's when he hurt his leg, huh, Fred? No, Michael. He was a might
winded, though. When my tractor hit a rock and rolled down the hill into the
pond I was knocked clean out. When I came to, that pig had dove into the pond
and dragged me out 'fore I drownded. Sure did save my life.
And that was
when he hurt his leg? Oh no, he was fine. Cleaned him up, too.
OK, Fred.
So just tell me. How did he get the wooden leg?
Well, the farmer tells
him, A pig like that, you don't want to eat all at once.

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