PAGEPAGE25問路Excuseme.Canyoutellhowtogettothebusstation?Sorrytotroubleyou,butcouldyoudirectmetothebusstation?Canyoutellmethewaytothebusstation?Excuseme.HowcanIgettothenearestpostoffice?Excuseme,WhereamIonthismap?Excuseme.Isthereadrugstorenearby?IsthistheroadtotheCityHall?Couldyoutellmethewaytothemuseum?Canyoutellmewherethemuseumis?HowcanIgettothesubwaystation叫車Iwanttocallforataxi.WherecanIcatchataxi?Youcancallthedispatcherandaskforone.Pleasecallmeataxi.Wouldyoulikemetocallataxiforyou?Canwecatchacabhere?Icantelephoneforataxi.I’llcallataxiincaseofneed.留學英語口語:注冊RegistrationSTUART:Hello.CanIhelpyou?KAREN:Yes,Ihopeso.IwouldliketoregisterforCompLit287.STUART:I'msorry,butthatclassisalreadyfull.Andalso,studentsaresupposedtoregisterthroughthetouch-toneregistrationsystem.KAREN:Iknow.Ialreadytriedtoregisterforitbyphone,butthecomputerwon'tletme.STUART:That'sbecauseit'sfull.KAREN:ButI'manewstudenthere.IthoughtmaybetherewassomewayIcouldgetintotheclass.IthoughtIshouldcomeandtalktoyouinthedepartmentoffice.STUART:Well,Icouldputyouonawaitinglist.Butthatdoesn'tguaranteeyouwillgetintotheclass.Whatisyourname?KAREN:MynameisKarenHuang.That'sspelledH-U-A-N-G.STUART:Alright.Andwhatisyourmajor?KAREN:I'macomparativeliteraturemajor.STUART:Waitaminute.You'reaCompLitmajor?KAREN:Yes,that'sright.STUART:Whydidn'tyoutellme?Ididn'tknowyouwereoneofourstudents.KAREN:That'swhyI'mtryingtogetintoCompLit287.Iknowit'sarequiredclass.AndProfessorCohentoldmeIneedtotakeit.STUART:Theuniversitycomputersystemsavesextraplaces,inclass287forcomplitstudents.Icangiveyouaspecialcode.Whenyouregisterbyphone,youcanusethecodetogetintotheclass.KAREN:Eveniftheclassisfull?STUART:That'sright.KAREN:Oh,Ididn'tknowthat.STUART:Sure.Hereisthecodenumber,withinformationonhowtouseit.KAREN:Thankyou.SoyouthinkIwillbeabletogetinwiththis?STUART:Sure.Justcallthetouch-toneregistrationsystemagain.Then,followthedirectionsonthesheet.Youwillgetinnoproblem.KAREN:Thanks.STUART:Nexttimeyoucomeinhere,Iwillrecognizeyou.留學英語口語:在銀行開戶OpeningABankAccountIVY:Iwouldliketoopenanaccounthere.SUSAN:Alright.Whatkindofaccountwouldyoulike?IVY:I'mnotsure.I'mnewhereinAmerica.Idon'tknowtheEnglishwordsfordifferentkindsofaccounts.SUSAN:Well,mostinternationalstudentsopenabasicsavingsaccount.IVY:Yes,IknowIneedtohaveabasicsavingsaccount.SUSAN:Alright.Anddidyouwanttohaveacheckingaccounttoo?IVY:Sure.Iknowalotofpeoplehereusechecks.ButdoIneedtwoaccounts?DoIneedasavingsaccountandacheckingaccount?SUSAN:Well.No,notreally.Ifyouthinkyouwillusealotofchecks,maybeyoujustneedacheckingaccount.Butyoumustbegoodatmanagingmoneythen.IVY:Iunderstand.Idon'twanttowritebadchecks.SUSAN:That'sright.IVY:IthinkIcanhavejustoneaccount.Acheckingaccount.SUSAN:Anddidyouwanttouseacashcardwithyouraccount?IVY:Yes.CanIhaveacashcardtoo?SUSAN:Certainly.Hereistheformtofillout.Inordertoopenacheckingaccounthere,Ialsoneedtoseeyourpassport.IVY:Alright.Ibroughtitwithme.Hereitis.SUSAN:Good.AndIneedtoseeyourstudentI.D.IVY:Hereitis.SUSAN:Thankyou.Nowifyouwillfilloutthatform,Iwillstarttoenteryourinformationintothecomputer.IVY:Hereisthecompletedapplicationform.SUSAN:Good.Hereisadepositslip.Pleasefillinyournameandtheamountyouwanttodeposittoday.IVY:Isfiftydollarsokay?SUSAN:Yes,that'sfine.留學英語口語:談論學習計劃DiscussingStudyPlans談論學習計劃DiscussingStudyPlansWithAProfessorTERRY:Haveyoudecidedwhatyouaregoingtotakenextsemester?LISA:Well,I'manEnglishmajor,youknow.SoIcameheretomakesureI'mtakingtherightthings.TERRY:Good.Ithinkit'sagoodidea.Ourdepartmentshouldrequiremeetingslikethis.LISA:Iwanttofinishmydegreeinfouryears.SoIdon'twanttoforgettotakeclassesIneed.Ihaveafriendwhohastostayincollegeanotheryear.Shedidn'tknowuntilrecently.Thereweresomeclassessheneededtotaketograduate.Shedidn'tknowaboutthem.TERRY:Yes,thathappens.LISA:Ibroughtmytranscriptfrommyfirstyear.Here.AndhereisthelistofcoursesIplantotakeinthefall.TERRY:Alright.Good.Iseeyou'vealreadytakensixcreditsofyourbreadthrequirements.Youhaveonebotanyclassandonechemistryclass.Andpoliticalscience.Sothat'sninecredits.DidyoutakeEnglishComposition201?LISA:No,Idon'tneedto.ItookAdvancedPlacementEnglishinhighschool.SoI'mnotrequiredtotakecomposition.TERRY:Excellent.Iseeyouhavethe18thcenturypoetryclassfornextsemester.Andthemodernnovelclass.Youhaven'ttakenaShakespeareclassyet.LISA:No,IthoughtIwouldtakeitlater.TERRY:Actually,IrecommendyoutakeShakespearesoonerratherthanlater.LISA:Well,IsupposeIcouldcrossoutthe18thcenturypoetryclass.IhavetoseewhentheShakespeareclassmeets.TERRY:Letmelookatthetimetable.ShakespearemeetsMonday,WednesdayandFridayat11:00AM.LISA:Icantakeitthen.Ihavethattimeslotfree.TERRY:Good.Irecommendit.Shakespeareisofcourseenormouslyimportant.Wewantourstudentstotaketheclassassoonastheycan.AndProfessorFriedmanisanexcellentteacher.LISA:I'lltakeitthen.TERRY:Tellme,Lisa,whatmadeyoudecidetobeanEnglishmajor?LISA:IwanttobeanEnglishprofessorinthefuture.Ilovestudyingliterature,andIwanttoteachit.TERRY:Really?That'sgreattoknow.LISA:That'sthereasonIwanttofinishmyB.A.infouryears.BecauseIknowIwillbeinschoolalongtime.IwanttostarttheM.A.andPh.D.programassoonaspossible留學英語口語:入住宿舍MovingIntoTheDormCHRIS:Alright,weneedtohaveaplanhere.Firstofall,whichbeddoyouwant?DAVE:Well,everybodywantsthebottombunk.Whydon'tweflipacoinforit?CHRIS:Alright.Doyouhaveacoin?DAVE:Yes.Here'saquarter.Iflipit,youcallitintheair.CHRIS:Heads.DAVE:Sorry,it'stails.Youlose.CHRIS:Oh,well.Soyougetthebottombunk.Whataboutourstereos?Itlookslikewebothbroughtourstereos.Probablyweonlyhaveroomforone.DAVE:Yourstereoisbetterthanmine.Doyoumindifweuseyours?CHRIS:No,Idon'tmind.Ijustdon'tknowwherewecanputthespeakersinthistinyroom.DAVE:Probablywecanputoneonthatcounter.Andwecanputoneonthefloorbythebed.Overthere.CHRIS:Alright.That'sagoodplan.Whataboutthedesks?Wehavetwodesks,onebythewindowandonebythedoor?Whichonedoyouwant?DAVE:Well,thedeskbythewindowisnicer,ofcourse.Don'tyouthink?CHRIS:Yes,Iagree.DAVE:SosinceIgotthebottombunk,whydon'tyougetthedeskbythewindow?Thatwouldbemorefair.CHRIS:Alright.DAVE:Imean,wecouldflipacoinforit,butIwouldprobablywinagain.I'mincrediblyluckyyouknow.Especiallywithgirls.CHRIS:Isthatright?DAVE:Yes,that'sright.CHRIS:Well,Ihopeyouletmehangoutwithyouthen.MaybeIcanlearnfromyou.DAVE:Oh,certainly.Certainly.I'malwayswillingtohelpbeginners.JustcallmeBigBrotherDave.CHRIS:Areallluckypeoplesostuckup?DAVE:C'mon,don'ttakeitseriously!I'mjustkidding.CHRIS:Anyway,Igetthedeskbythewindow,yougetthebottombunk.That'sit.DAVE:Whydon'twestartunpackingtheseboxes?CHRIS:Iwillgogetsomethingtoeat.Youunpackfirst.Then,whenIcomeback,I'llunpack.DAVE:Alright.Seeyoulater.留學英語口語:申請獎學金ApplyingForAScholarship申請獎學金ApplyingForAScholarshipSHARON:HowcanIhelpyoutoday,Alice?ALICE:Well,IcametotalktoyoubecauseIwanttoapplyforascholarship.SHARON:Oh,good.You'reanexcellentstudent.I'dbeverywillingtohelpyouwiththat.ALICE:Thanks.Ireallyappreciateit.Infact,Idoneedaletterofrecommendationforthisscholarship.SHARON:Whatkindofscholarshipisit?ALICE:It'sanundergraduatescholarshipofferedbytheAmericanMinorityStudentsScholarshipAssociation.I'meligibleforitbecauseI'mAsianAmerican.SHARON:Fine.Iknowaboutthatscholarship.Youhavetobeastudentinyourjunioryear,andyouhavetohaveagradepointaverageof3.7orhigher.ALICE:I'majuniornow,andmyGPAis3.92.SHARON:Excellent.Soyou'llhaveagoodchanceofgettingit.ALICE:Well,Ihopeso.Thecompetitionisprobablyprettyheavy.Andtheywantawritingsampletoo.SHARON:Doyouhaveanessayyouwanttosendthem?ALICE:No,theywantaspecialessay.Imustwriteanessayonaparticularquestiontheypose.SHARON:Whatisthequestion?ALICE:Theygiveapplicantsatopic.Thetopicis,"ThePlaceofEthnicMinoritiesinaDemocraticSociety."Myessaymustbethreepagestypedanddouble-spaced.SHARON:That'saprettyshortessay.ALICE:Yes,butIneedtowriteitbynextweek.SHARON:Goodluck.I'msureyouwilldoagoodjob.ALICE:Icameheretodaytotalktoyoubecause...Well,Ineedtoasktwofavors.SHARON:Sure.Whatarethey?ALICE:First,Ineedaletterofrecommendation.SHARON:I'dbehappytowriteoneforyou.ALICE:AndsecondWell,I'mnotsureifit'snormal.SHARON:Whatisit?Doyouwantmetoreadyouressay?ALICE:Yes,ifyoucould.Imean,ifyoucouldreadittomakesuretherearenomistakes.Ormaybeyou'dhavesomesuggestions.SHARON:OfcourseIcouldreadit.That'snoproblem.Butyouneedtogetittomesoon.ALICE:Iwill.Iwanttowritethefirstdrafttonight.SoIcouldbringittomorrowmorning.SHARON:Alright.Ifyoucanbringittometomorrowmorning,IcantalkwithyouafterclassonFriday.SoI'llhavesomefeedbackforyoubeforetheweekend.ALICE:Thatwouldreallyhelpmealot.I'mverygrateful.SHARON:Don'tmentionit.I'malwayswillingtohelpgoodstudents.留學英語口語:去健身中心GoingToTheGymSTEVE:I'mgoingovertothegym.Iwanttodosomerunning.JOSEPH:Whydon'tyourunoutside?STEVE:Areyoukidding?Doyouknowhowcolditistoday?JOSEPH:Yeah,Isuppose.Iguessitisn'thealthytoruninthisweather.STEVE:No,it'snot.Notatall.I'dprobablyfreezemylungs.JOSEPH:Waitformeaminute.I'llgoovertothegymtoo.STEVE:You?JOSEPH:Yes,whynot?Justletmegetmygymclothestogether.STEVE:Ididn'tknowyoucouldexercise.JOSEPH:Whatdoyoumeanbythat?Everyonecanexercise!STEVE:Yeah,Iknow.Butyou?Ialwaysthoughtyouwereonlygoodatliftingbeerbottlestoyourmouth.JOSEPH:No,notatall.Iwasontheswimmingteaminhighschool.AndI'dliketodosomeweighttraining.Theyhavedecentequipmentatthatgym.STEVE:You'regoingtoliftweights?Hah!JOSEPH:Areyoulaughingatme?STEVE:I'msorry.Ijustcan'timagineyouliftingweights.JOSEPH:Maybenot.ButIwanttostart.Ineedtogetinshape.Ifeelthesepastcouplemonthsthatmyenergyislow.STEVE:It'strue.Ifapersondoesn'texercise,theygetsluggish.That'swhyIkeeprunning.Eveninthewinter.JOSEPH:SoIneedtodosomethingtoo.STEVE:Butliftingweightsisn'tthebestthing.Youshoulddosomekindofaerobicexercise.JOSEPH:Iknow.ButIwanttostarttodaywithalittleweightlifting.ThenI'mgoingtobuyanewswimmingsuitandgoggles,andeveryotherdayI'mgoingtogoswimlapsinthepool.Howdoesthatsound?STEVE:Itsoundslikeagoodplantome.I'mstill...Imean...JOSEPH:What?STEVE:I'mstilljustsurprisedyoureallywanttodoit.Itdoesn'tseemtogowithyourcharacter.JOSEPH:Well,ifthat'strue,thenmaybeIneedtochangemycharacter,don'tI?Idon'twanttobecomeafatslob.留學英語口語:參加派對GoingToAPartyANN:IthinkI'mgoingtogohome.SHARON:Why?Wejustgothere.ANN:Iknow,butit's12:30.It'sprettylate.SHARON:12:30isn'tlate!Thispartywillprobablygountilthreeorfouro'clock.C'mon,don'tleaveyet!ANN:Threeorfouro'clock?SHARON:Yes.ANN:Ineverstayoutthatlate.That'stoolate.SHARON:Butwhyisittoolate?It'sSaturdaynight.Youhavenothingtodotomorrow.Whynotstayoutanddrinkwithus?ANN:WereyousowildwhenyouwerestillinTaipei,Sharon?SHARON:Yes,Iwas.AndIlikelivinghere.Peopleknowhowtopartyhere.InTaipei,somepeopleknowhowtoparty.Buthere,everyonedoes.ANN:Whatisthatthey'redoingonthecouch?SHARON:They'resmokingpot.Don'tworryaboutit.ANN:Pot?Isn'tthatmarijuana?SHARON:Yes,itis.ANN:But,Sharon,that'sillegal!Thepolicecouldcome,andwecouldgotojail.SHARON:Don'tworryaboutit.ItistruethatpotisillegalinAmerica.Butthelawsaren'tasstrictasinTaiwan.Ifpeoplearearrested,andtheyhavealittlepotintheirpossession,theydon'tgotojail.Theyjusthavetopayafine.ANN:Really?SHARON:Yes.ANN:Ididn'tknowyouhadsuchwildfriends.Doyousmokemarijuanatoo?SHARON:Itrieditacoupletimes.ButIdon'tlikeit.Ilikealcoholbetter.Don'tworryaboutthem,though.Ifyoudon'twanttosmokepot,youdon'thaveto.ANN:Idon'twantto.SHARON:That'salright.Butyoureallyshouldhaveanotherdrink.Peoplewillprobablystartdancingsoon.ANN:Idon'tknowifIcandrinkmore.Ialreadyhadtwodrinks.SHARON:Youhadtwodrinksatnineo'clock.C'mon,Ann,youareinanAmericanuniversitynow!Youhavetolearnhowtodrink.ANN:Ithoughtauniversitywasforstudying.SHARON:Itis.Westudyhardallweek.Andthen,ontheweekend,wepartyhard.That'sthebestwaytolive.ANN:Alright.I'llhaveanotherdrink.留學英語口語:語言交流LanguageExchangeALLEN:Excuseme.DoyoustudyChineseattheuniversityhere?SUZY:Yes,Ido.Butmycharactersareverybad.ALLEN:IttakesalongtimetolearnChinesewriting.SUZY:AreyouChinese?ALLEN:Yes,Iam.IamfromTaiwan.Icameheretostudypoliticalscience.SUZY:Howdoyoulikeit?ALLEN:Ilikeitsofar.ButmyEnglishstillneedswork.SUZY:IwanttostudyMandarinandinternationalrelations.ALLEN:DoestheChinesedepartmenthereteachregularcharactersorsimplifiedcharacters?SUZY:Theyteachregularcharacters.ALLEN:Isee.I'mfromTaiwan,soIknowregularcharactersbetterthansimplified.SUZY:YoujustsaidyourEnglishneedswork,yes?ALLEN:Yes,that'strue.Especiallymywriting.Ithinkmypapersaren'tgoodenough.Imaketoomanygrammaticalmistakes.SUZY:Well,IamveryseriousaboutlearningChinese.Butformethehardpartnowispronunciation.YouhavethefourtonesinChinese.Itisveryhard.Maybe,ifyouhavetime,maybewecoulddoalanguageexchange.ALLEN:YoumeanyouandI?SUZY:Yes,whynot?Imean,ifyoucometothiscafeoften,maybewecouldmeethereandpracticeChineseandEnglish.ALLEN:Thatsoundslikeagoodidea.Howoftenwouldyouliketodoit?SUZY:Let'ssee...Myschedulerightnowisquitebusy.ButIthinkIcouldspend90minutesaweekinlanguageexchange.ALLEN:Howwouldwemanageitthough?Howwouldwespendthe90minutes?SUZY:First,wecouldspend45minutesworkingonyourEnglishwriting.Ifyouwant,Icouldhelpyouedityourpapers.OrwecoulddoEnglishconversation.Whateveryouwant.Andthenthenext45minutesyouwouldhelpmewithmyChinese.ALLEN:WouldIhelpyouwithwriting?SUZY:No.Formerightnow,theimportantthingisspokenChinese.Ineedpractice.Soyoucouldtutormeinspeaking.Wecouldusemytextbook,andyoucouldaskmequestions.Thenyoucouldcorrectmymistakes.ALLEN:Ithinkitsoundslikeagoodsystem.Butwhenisitconvenienttomeet?SUZY:Well,todayisMonday.Actually,formeMondayatthistimewouldbethebest.Iamfreefromnowuntil11:30everyMondaymorning.ALLEN:Metoo.Infact,I'mfreeuntil1:20onMondays.SUZY:Soifyouwanttomeetat10:00herenextMonday,wecouldstart.ALLEN:Itsoundsgood.IwillbringthepapersI'mworkingon.SUZY:AndIwillbringmytextbookandataperecorder.IwouldliketorecordsomethingssoIcanpracticeonmyown.ALLEN:Letmegiveyoumyphonenumber.SUZY:Sure.I'llgiveyouminetoo.Thenwecancallifwehavetocancelforsomereason.留學英語口語:找公寓LookingForAnApartmentLARRY:Ireallyappreciateyourdrivingmearound.CONRAD:It'snoproblem.Ihavetimetoday,andIthinkit'simportantthatyoufindagoodplace.LARRY:Itwouldbehardforjustmetodoit.Idon'tknowthecityatall.CONRAD:Sowhatdoyouseeinthere?LARRY:Thisonesoundsgood."Efficiencywithviewofthelake."Utilitiesandparkingincluded.Newlyremodeledkitchen.$470.CONRAD:Canyouaffordthatmuch?LARRY:No,Iguessnot.Butthat'swhatIwant,isn'tit?Anefficiency.CONRAD:Yes,anefficiencyisasmallapartment.Usuallyonelargeroomandasmallbathroom.Thereisoftenasmallkitchentoo.Soit'sgoodforoneperson.LARRY:Howaboutthisone?"Downtownefficiency.Furnished..."Whatdoesfurnishedmean?CONRAD:Thatmeanstheapartmenthasfurnitureinit.LARRY:That'sgood.CONRAD:Sometimesit'sgood,sometimesit'sbad.Youhavetolikethefurniture.LARRY:"Furnished.Parkingincluded.$400."CONRAD:It'sstillprettyexpensive.LARRY:Yes,butit'sdowntown.Iwouldliketotakelookatthisone.CONRAD:Alright.What'sthephonenumber?LARRY:256-7797.CONRAD:Gotit.Whatelsedoyousee?LARRY:Thisone."Twomalegradstudentsseekingroommate."Mustbequiet.Comfortabledowntownapartment."DoesthismeanIhavetosharearoomwiththem?CONRAD:No.Itprobablymeanstheyhavealargeapartment.Probablyalivingroom,kitchenandthreebedrooms.Theyneedsomeonefortheemptybedroom.LARRY:Thatsoundsalright.CONRAD:Yes,itmightbeanadvantageforyou.Youareaforeigner,afterall.Ifthey'realrightroommates,youcouldlearnalotfromthem.LARRY:Here'sthenumber,256-4367.CONRAD:Gotit.Let'scallthesetwoandseeifwecanmakeappointmentstoseetheapartments.LARRY:Soundsgoodtome.Ireallyappreciateyourhelponthis.CONRAD:Don'tmentionit,Larry.Whatarefriendsforanyway?留學英語口語:申請停車許可證ApplyingForAParkingPermit申請停車許可證ApplyingForAParkingPermitSANDY:CanIhelpyou?DEREK:Yes,Ineedtoapplyforaparkingpermit.SANDY:Areyouaprofessor?DEREK:What?Areyoukidding?I'monly22yearsold!SANDY:Yes,Iamkidding.Butdon'tyouknowonlyprofessorsandstudentswithdisabilitiescanapplyforparkingpermits?DEREK:Yes,Iknow.Ihaveadisability.Myhipwasbrokenlastyear.AndIcan'twalkwell.SANDY:Oh,I'msorry.Ididn'tknow.DEREK:It'salright.Youdidn'tseemewalktothedesk.SANDY:Hereistheapplicationform.IalsoneedtoseeyourstudentIDandyourpermissionletterfromtheuniversity.DEREK:Mypermissionletter?SANDY:Yes,theletterthatcertifiesyouhaveadisability.Anditmustcertifyyourdisabilityentitlesyoutoaparkingplace.DEREK:IwastoldIshouldhavethelettersentdirectlytoyouroffice.SANDY:Yes.Oryoucanbringityourself.DEREK:ButIaskedthemtosendittoyoudirectly.SANDY:Letmelookinthefilethen.Maybewereceivedit.DEREK:MynameisDerekSchneider,S-C-H-N-E-I-D-E-R.SANDY:Yes,hereitis.Alright.ThenIjustneedyourcompletedapplicationform,andIwillbeabletoprocessyourrequest.DEREK:Good.Iwillsitoverthereandfillouttheform.Iwillgiveittoyouinafewminutes.Oh,bytheway,canIapplyforanyparkinglotIwant?SANDY:Theformhasamapontheback.Youmayspecifyyourtopfourchoices.Wewillgiveaspotinthelotthathasanopening.DEREK:Isee.Thankyou.SANDY:You'reverywelcome.學英語口語:兼職工作AboutPart-TimeJobsNATASHA:Idon'tknowwhatI'mgoingtodo.Ineedtofindajob.IfIdon't,Iwon'tbeabletostayherenextsemester.ERIC:Haveyoutrieduniversitypart-timejobs?NATASHA:Whatdoyoumean?ERIC:Imeaninthelibrary,orinsomeinformationcenter.Oftentheuniversityhiresforeignstudentsforpart-timepositions.NATASHA:Yes,Iknow.Itriedthat.Theydon'thaveanythingnow.SowhatcanIdo?ERIC:Well,sinceyou'reaforeignstudent,it'shard.That'sbecauseit'sactuallyillegalforyoutoworkinAmerica.NATASHA:Iknowthat.Youdon'thavetotellmethat.That'smyproblem.IknowIhavetherighttoworkfortheuniversity.That'slegal.Buttheydon'thaveajobforme.Andit'sillegalformetogetajobelsewhere.ERIC:Anyway,theremustbesomesolution.YouknowtherearemanypeopleworkingillegallyinNewYork.NATASHA:ButIneedaprettydecentjob.Ineedtomakeenoughtopaymyrentatleast.ERIC:Ihaveanidea.NATASHA:What?ERIC:Sinceyou'reChinese,maybeyoucanfindpart-timeworkinChinatown.NATASHA:Ialreadyhadthatidea.ERIC:Well,whydon'tyougoandlookdownthere?NATASHA:ButIdon'tknowwhatIwoulddo.ERIC:Itmaybepart-timeworkasawaitressorsomething.Itwouldbeillegal,butsometimeswaitressesmakeagoodsalary.NATASHA:Maybe.Idon'tknow.ERIC:Iwillaskmyfriendsforyou.Maybesomeoneknowsacompanythatneedspart-timepeople.That'sanotherthingyoushoulddo.Askallyourfriendstoaskaroundforyou.Youmightfindsomething.NATASHA:Ihavetofindsomething.OtherwiseIhavetogobacktoTaiwan.I'llbebrokeintwomonths.留學英語口語:去教堂InTheChurchRYAN:Iamkindofnervous.SARAH:Nervous?Why?RYAN:Idon'tknow.Ineverwenttoachurchbefore.IwasnotraisedasaChristian,soIdon'tknowwhattodo.SARAH:Don'tworry.Youdon'thavetodoanything.Allyouhavetodoislisten.Youwillenjoyit.RYAN:Maybe.IknowIagreedtogowithyou,butnowIdon'tfeelrightaboutit.SARAH:Listen,Ryan.Catholicswelcomepeoplewhoaren'tCatholicstovisitthechurch.Youdon'thavetopretendtobeCatholic.It'sokayifyoujustcometolisten.RYAN:Really?SARAH:Yes.Wearekindandwelcomingpeople.Itisnotasecretsocietyorsomethinglikethat.RYAN:Alright.Butwillwesing?SARAH:Yes,butyoudon'tevenhavetosing.Ifyouwanttosingalong,youcan.RYAN:Idon'tknowthewords.SARAH:Thereisasongbook.Allthewordsareinthesongbook.Manypeoplehavetoreadthewords.RYAN:AndwillIgouptothefronttohavethebreadandwine?SARAH:No.ThatissomethingonlytrueCatholicsdo.Soifyoucometothechurchasavisitor,youonlylistentotheservice.Butyoushouldn'tgouptothealtarforthebreadandwine.Onlyaftersomeonejoinsthechurch,thentheygoupfortheEucharist.RYAN:Eu-char-ist?Whatisthat?SARAH:Thatisthespecialwordfortheritualofthebreadandwine.TheCatholicscallittheEucharist.RYAN:Itdoesn'tsoundlikeanEnglishword.SARAH:It'snot.It'sanancientGreekword.Itmeans"gratitude."RYAN:Alright.Well,Ifeelmorecomfortablenow.NowIunderstandIamwelcomeasavisitor.SARAH:Ofcourseyouare.Iwouldn'taskyouotherwise.留學英語口語:ApplyingForAStudentDiscountCardApplyingForAStudentDiscountCardJOHN:Excuseme.Doyouhaveaminute?I'dliketotellyouabouttheBuckyCard.DAVE:Well...alright.IguessIhaveaminute.JOHN:DoyouknowabouttheBuckyCard?DAVE:I'veheardaboutit,butIdon'treallyknowaboutit.JOHN:TheBuckyCardisagreatwayforyoutosavemoneywhileyouhaveagoodtimehereatschool.Itgivesyoudiscountsonallkindsofthings.Movies,pizza,clothing,schoolsupplies.DAVE:Whataboutbeer?JOHN:TheCarddoesn'tactuallygiveyoudiscountsonbeer.Butitwillgiveyoudiscountsoncertainclubcovercharges.SoifyouwanttoseeyourfavoritebandatAmy'sorCosmo'sClub,yougetadiscountontheentrancefee.DAVE:That'sprettycool.Howmuchofadiscount?JOHN:Usuallyit'stwodollarsoffthecoverprice.DAVE:Andalltheseotherthings,pizzaandmoviesforinstance--howmuchofadiscountdoIgetonthatstuff?JOHN:Thispamphletshowsyouwhatrestaurantsandmovietheatershavediscounts.Andtwiceeverysemesterwewillsendyouanewi