(一)

　　Jim: Lee, whats your hometown famous for

　　吉姆：李，你的家乡因什么出名

　　Lee: My hometown Hunan has many specialties, such as Xiang Lotus, stinky tofu, and the mostfamous hot peppers.

　　李：我的家乡湖南有很多特产，比如湘莲、臭豆腐，还有最著名的辣椒。

　　Jim: Sounds attractive. I love stinky tofu very much.

　　吉姆听起来很诱人。我很喜欢臭豆腐。

　　Lee: What about your hometown

　　李：你的家乡呢

　　Jim: My hometown is very different from yours. Hainan Province has many unique productslike rubber, coconut, pineapple and so on. We also plant areca.

　　吉姆：我的家乡和你的大不一样。海南省有很多独特的产品，例如橡胶、椰子、菠萝等等。我们也种槟榔。

　　Lee: Well, as far as Im concerned, its people in Hunan that consume the most arecas in thewhole China.

　　李：啊，但是据我所知，湖南人才是中国消费槟榔最多的吧。

　　Jim: Yes. Thats a very interesting phenomenon.

　　吉姆：是啊。那也是很有趣的现象。

　　Lee: You know There is a small county called Xiang Tan, people there love arecas very much.They regard arecas as honorable gifts to give and treat their guest.

　　李：你知道吗有个叫湘潭的小县城，那里的人们非常喜欢槟榔。他们把槟榔当成是送礼和待客的非常尊贵的东西。

　　Jim: I think I can work in Hunan in the future. Im pretty sure that Ill fall in love with thatplace.

　　吉姆：我想以后我可以去湖南工作。我非常确信我会爱上那个地方。

　　Lee: I love it too. And its really a lovable place.

　　李：我也很爱那个地方。它确实很讨人喜欢。

　　(二)

　　Lily: Youre too conservative to accept new things. Group purchase is convenient andmoney-saving. I think its really good.

　　莉莉：你太保守了，都不接受新鲜事物。团购既方便又省钱，我觉得团购很好。

　　John: Really Do you really think theyre offering millions of special offers They are cheatingon your money. Women like you will easily get stuck in it. It seems that you save small money,but you never realize that you buy more useless things just because of the low price.

　　约翰：是吗你真的认为他们是给你们提供了成千上万的优惠他们是在骗你们的钱。像你这样的女人很容易掉进他们的陷阱。看起来你们是省了小钱，但是你们永远意识不到仅仅是因为价钱低，你们就买了很多没用的东西。

　　Lily: Nothing is useless, OK I dont use it right now, but that doesnt mean Ill never use it.

　　莉莉：没有任何东西是没用的，好吗我现在不用它不代表我永远不用它。

　　John: Why dont you just buy it when you really need it Why are women always short-sighted

　　约翰：为什么不能在你真正需要的时候再去买呢为什么女人都这么目光短浅呢

　　Lily: Are you kidding me We are frugal instead of short-sighted, OK

　　莉莉：你是在开玩笑吗我们这叫勤俭而不是目光短浅，好吗

　　John: No matter what you say, I dont like group purchase.

　　约翰：不管你说什么，我就是不喜欢团购。

　　Lily: Well, it seems that I have to give you some solid evidence then.

　　莉莉：好吧，看来我要给你一些确凿的证据才行。

　　John: Im waiting.

　　约翰：我等着。

　　Lily: Honey, our dinner yesterday and your pants are both buying through group purchase.Can you give some comments on them

　　莉莉：亲爱的，我们昨天的晚餐和你的裤子都是通过团购买的。你能给它们一些评价吗

　　(三)

　　Lily: Do you have any plan for the coming holiday

　　莉莉：接下来这个假期你们有什么打算吗

　　Ann: Not really. Do you have any good suggestion

　　安：没有。你们有什么建议

　　Lily: Im thinking about it. What about you, Amy Do you have any plan

　　莉莉：我也还在想。你呢，埃米你有什么计划

　　Amy: Im wondering whether its possible to have a trip to the suburbs of Beijing.

　　埃米：我在考虑是否可以去京郊玩儿一趟。

　　Lily: Thats great! We can climb mountains and go sightseeing and stay in rural home inns. Itmust be interesting. Do you want to join us Ann

　　莉莉：好主意!我们可以去爬山，看风景，住农家院。肯定会很有趣。安，你要 加入我们吗

　　Ann: That sounds great. But none of us has been there before.

　　安：听起来很棒。但是之前我们谁都没去过那儿。

　　Amy: Dont worry about that. We can group purchase a rural home inn, and all those tickets.Well get everything ready at home, and enjoy ourselves there.

　　埃米：不用担心这个。我们可以团购一个农家乐和所有的门票。我们在家就把所有事情安排妥当，然后去那里尽情玩儿就可以了。

　　Lily: Great! Ill do the purchase job.

　　莉莉：太棒了!我来团购。

　　(四)

　　Cora: Honey, what do you want for our dinner

　　科拉：宝贝，你晚餐想吃什么

　　Jack: Ive no idea. Do we cook it by ourselves or go out

　　杰克：我没想法。我们自己做还是出去吃

　　Cora: Id like to go out. We have cooked for a whole week, and Im a little bit bored.

　　科拉：我想出去吃。我们已经自己做了一周的饭了，我有点儿烦了。

　　Jack: OK. Then which restaurant do you prefer

　　杰克：好吧。那你想去哪家餐厅

　　Cora: Nothing particular. Why dont we search the Internet and see what other peoplerecommend

　　科拉：没有什么特别的。为什么我们不上网搜搜别人推荐的是什么呢

　　Jack: Good idea. Ah! This guy say there is a restaurant serves very fantastic steak. Do youwant to have a try

　　杰克：好主意。啊!这有个人说有一家餐馆做的牛排很棒。你想去尝尝吗

　　Cora: I like steak. But, it seems a little bit expensive.

　　科拉：我喜欢牛排。但是，好像有点儿贵。

　　Jack: Let me see. There is group-purchase informatio. It charges only 98 yuan for two. Whatdo you think

　　杰克：让我看看。有团购呢，两个人只要98元，怎么样

　　Cora: Thats acceptable. Lets go!

　　科拉：这还可以接受。咱们走!

　　Jack: OK.

　　杰克：好的。