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波士顿英语口语 - 1
第 5 课 - 2 情景会话

1.Susan feels blue 苏珊很沮丧

Joann:Susan has been down recently. I saw her this morning,she looked terrible!

David:You have any idea?

Joann:She broke up with her boyfriend.

David:I heard her boyfriend is married.

Joann:She still loves him. That's why she feels upset. Her love is always hard and confusing...

David:Then what about you? How are you getting on with your boyfriend?

Joann:He sometimes really drives me crazy.

2.Talking about future 谈论未来

Flora:(Pointing at the picture) Who is this on the water buffalo?

Luke:That's my grand-father. He was a farmer. When he was young,he had to take the water buffalo to graze in the field.

Flora:Oh yes,that was the best job in most farm families. That's where many of them learned to play the flute.

Luke:My grandfather did that too. He used the time to study instead.

Flora:That's interesting. Go on!

Luke:My grand grandfather was a merchant who ran a small business. He couldn't afford to send my grand father to school.

Flora:So he became a self-taught man?

Luke:Right. Later he was a soldier and a fireman in the village. When he was middle aged,he became a great man,quite famous.

Flora:In what field?

Luke:As a leader of police officers in charge of the whole country.

Flora:Is he still in that that type of work.

Luke:No. He retired from that. He is a senator now.

Flora:Would you want to be a senator?

Luke:Well,maybe when I get old. But first I'll be a lawyer.