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    Key Sentences(重点句子)
    578．How  come you didn't go  to  school  these  days？
    你这几天怎么没来上学？
    579．I just  haven't  been  feeling up  to  par¹ these  days．这几天我觉得身体不太正常。
    580． I keep getting these headaches when I go home at night．晚上回家时我老觉得头痛。
    581．I got home，I eat and before you know it，I start feeling sick．我回家吃饭，接着不知不觉就觉得不舒服。
    582．I eat three square meals a day．我一日三餐都吃得很丰盛。
    583．You might be coming dowm with a virus．你可能因病毒感染而病倒。
    584．You  shouldn't  have  let this go  on  for  so  long  without  seeinga doctor．你不该病了这么长时间也不去看医生。
    585．What seems to be the problem？
    有什么不舒服吗？
    586． Why don't you quit smoking？
    你为什么不戒烟呢？
    587．That's all very well， but…smoking means something  tome．你说的对，但是……抽烟对我是重要的。
    588．You could always cut down．你总能少抽点儿吧。
    589．Have you ever thought about one of those tobacco substi- tutes？
    你考虑到用烟草代用品吗？
    590． You're  not  sounding  very  cheerful．你听起来不太高兴。
    591． I'm just a bit fed  up．我只是感到有些腻烦。
    592．With the job？
    是对工作感到腻烦？
    593．It  wasn't  always  like  this，you  know．你瞧，早先的日子也不这样。
    594． Our  great-great-grandfathers  had  more  fun， didn't they？
    我们的祖先，他们过得更开心，不是吗？
    595．We do the same sort of job for years and years．我们年复一年地干同样的工作。
    596．There's  no  variety  in  our  lives．生活中一点儿变化都没有。
    Dialogue A(A：Jerry's mother    B：Bill C：Jerry)A：Hello．B：Hello．May I speak to Jerry，please？
    A：Sure，just a minute．Jerry，you're wanted on the phone．C：(Pause)Hello，this is Jerry speaking．B：Hi！This is Bill．How come you  didn't go to  school these  days？What's wrong with you？
    C：Oh，Bill．I just haven't been feeling up to par these days．I keep getting these  headaches  when I  go  home  at  night．I mean，I go thome，I eat and before you know it，I start feeling sick．B：Are you eating properly？
    C：Sure．I don't eat junk food．I eat three square meals a day．B：You might be coming down with a virus．C：To tell you the truth，this has been going on for over a month．And my school grades are suffering because my mind is alwayson my health than on my studies．B：Have  you  ever  gone  to  see  a  doctor？
    C：No，I haven't．B：Oh，my God！ You shouldn't have let this go on for so longwithout seeing a doctor．C：I should have done that much earlier．Oh，Bill，thank you forcalling，I'll set up an appointment as soon as possible．Thankyou very much．B：You're welcome．Bye．C：Bye．Dialogue B(A：Mike    B：Tom)A：Hello．Is Tom there？
    B：Yes，speaking．(Coughs)A：Hello．Tom． It's Mike here． What seems to be the problem？
    B：Oh，I had a  bad cough  recently．(Coughs)A：That sounds like a really bad cough．You smoke too much，Ithink．B：Mm，I'm sure．A：W——why，why don't you quit smoking？It's bad for your health…B：Mike， that's all  very well， but…smoking means something to me．It's very important．A：Listen，Tom，you could always，ah，cut down．Say to tencigaretters a day．B：Mike，that's easier said than done．But you see，smoking helpskeep me calm．A：Oh，I see what you mean．Well，have you ever thought aboutone of those，ah，tobacco substitutes²？
    B：Yeah！You mean like lettuce³？
    A：(Laughs)B：I hate the taste．Anyway，you don't seem to understand thatsmoking helps keep me slim．A：(Laughs) I've heard that's true， but…why don't you trychewing gum⁴ instead？
    B：Mm．That's a good idea．But，if I chewed gum，I'd just be…aa nasty⁵ and irritable⁶ gum-chewer！
    A：(Laughs)Hey，listen，I've got a great idea．Why don't you goto a hypnotist？
    B：That's a great  idea． Now  I've  heard  everything！
    A：(Laughs)Dialogue C(A：Drothy    B：Marilyn)A：Hello．I'd like to speak to Marilyn，please．B：Speaking．A：This is Drothy．You're  not  sounding very  cheerful．What's  thematter with you？
    B： Oh， nothing special．I'm just a bit fed up．A：With the job？
    B：With everything，with catching⁷ the same train every morning，sitting in the same ofice all day， watching the same televisionprogrammes…A：You need a holiday．B：It wasn't always like this，you know．A：How do you mean？
    B：Well，our great-great-grandfathers had more fun，didn't they？I mean，they  hunted  for  their food  and  grew  their own vegeta-bles and did  things for themselves．we do the same sort of jobfor years and years． There's no variety in our lives．A：You need a holiday．That's what is the matter with you.

1 par   

n.标准，票面价值，平均数量；adj.票面的，平常的，标准的

参考例句：

• Sales of nylon have been below par in recent years.近年来尼龙织品的销售额一直不及以往。
• I don't think his ability is on a par with yours.我认为他的能力不能与你的能力相媲美。

2 substitutes   

n.代替者( substitute的名词复数 )；替补（运动员）；替代物；[语法学]代用词v.代替，替换，代用( substitute的第三人称单数 )；做…的代理人，接替

参考例句：

• The extra players, or substitutes, wait until they are called. 额外的运动员或是预备去替换的人没被召唤时在里面等着。 来自辞典例句
• He substitutes as our teacher of English. 他代任我们的英语教师。 来自辞典例句

3 lettuce   

n.莴苣；生菜

参考例句：

• Get some lettuce and tomatoes so I can make a salad.买些莴苣和西红柿，我好做色拉。
• The lettuce is crisp and cold.莴苣松脆爽口。

4 gum   

n.牙龈；口香糖；树胶

参考例句：

• We can stick these pictures into the book with gum.我们可用胶水把这几张画粘贴在书里。
• Americans like to chew gum.美国人喜欢嚼口香糖。

5 nasty   

adj.令人讨厌的，困难的，恶劣的，下流的

参考例句：

• She got a nasty knock on the head when she fell.她跌倒时头部受到严重碰撞。
• When this material burns，it flings off a nasty smell.这种物质燃烧时发出一股难闻的气味。

6 irritable   

adj.急躁的；过敏的；易怒的

参考例句：

• He gets irritable when he's got toothache.他牙一疼就很容易发脾气。
• Our teacher is an irritable old lady.She gets angry easily.我们的老师是位脾气急躁的老太太。她很容易生气。

7 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。