捷进英语 lesson 10

1.ANNE:This won't take a minute.

JULIA:No problem.I need stamps anyway.

2 ANNE:Look.Here's the visa for my trip.

JULIA:Wow.Look at all the stamps.

ANNE:Yeah.I travelled so much in my previous job.

3 JULIA:You worked with the Continental¹ Hotel,right?

ANNE:Uh huh.I worked there from 1986 to 1989.

JULIA:Indonesia.Argentina.Madagascar!

ANNE:You should see my old passport.

I was in graduate school in Europe from'80to'82.

I went everywhere.

4 JULIA:Terrible picture.

ANNE:I know.

JULIA:Your full name is Anne Bruce Holland?Bruce is a man's name.

ANNE:It's family name.

5 JULIA:Place of birth:Connecticut,U.S.A.

Hey,you were born on February 14th,1952.Valentine's Day.

ANNE:Julia.You're holding up the line.

1 NULA:Hi Nina.Do you need something?

NINA:Oh.Hi Nu La.I left you a note.Are these your children,Nu La?

NULA:All of these?No,no.These are my children.

2 NULA:This is my older son.He's married.He has two little girls.Twins.

NINA:Oh my.He must be busy.Our hands are full with one little girl.

NULA:Oh,he's always on the go.

NINA:He's like youj,then.

NULA:Yes.He takes after me.

3 NINA:Who's this?

NULA:My daughter.

NINA:What's her name?

NULA:Sothea.But we call her Sally.

NINA:She looks like you.

NULA:Yes,but she takes after her father.She's very easy-going.

And my younger son is divorced,but he has a son.

4 NINA:These are your grandchildren?

NULA:Yes.

NINA:They're adorable.

NULA:Thank you.

NINA:Is this a relative,NuLa?

NULA:No,no,no.That's Johnny Chen.He's a very famous actor.Very handsome.

1 WENDY:How does it feel,Kevin?Do you like driving on the right side?

KEVIN:It's little strange.

2 PAM:Here's the turn.

WENDY:OK.Get into the right-hand lane².

KEVIN:When?

WENDY:Now!We have to make a right!

KEVIN:But I mustn't just cut in...

PAM AND WENDY:We missed it.

PAM:We have to go around.

3 PAM:Here's the turn.

WENDY:OK.Get into the left-hand lane.

KEVIN:Left?I thought it was right.

PAM:It is right. WENDY:Yes.Yes.I mean a right turn.

PAM AND KEVIN:We missed it.

PAM:We have to go around.

4 WENDY:No left turn.

PAM AND WENDY:No turns.

KEVIN:Let's try this one.

PAM AND WENDY:No Kevin.You can't go in here.

KEVIN:Do not enter.

PAM:We have to go around.

5 PAM:Finally.

KEVIN:Let's get out of this car.

WENDY:Kevin.

KEVIN:What?No Parking.

1 continental   

adj.大陆的，大陆性的，欧洲大陆的

参考例句：

• A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。
• The most ancient parts of the continental crust are 4000 million years old.大陆地壳最古老的部分有40亿年历史。

2 lane   

n.(乡间)小路(巷)；车(跑，泳)道；航道

参考例句：

• There is a shop at the end of this lane.这条胡同的顶头有一家商店。
• The champion is running in lane five.冠军跑在第五跑道上。