Intermediate Listening Lesson 01

 你最近在家干嘛呢？不喜欢户外活动，都窝在家里看电视，打游戏，看书，偶尔也出去运动。那好，我们周末又派对，来吧。

A: "How are you doing?"

B: "I'm doing great."

A: "What movies have you seen lately?"

B: "I saw Forrest Gump the other day."

A: "What type of movie is that?"

B: "The movie type is drama¹."

A: "I can't believe you are watching movies. The weather is great. You should be outside."

B: "I hate the hot weather. I'd rather stay indoors² with the air conditioner."

A: "What else do you like to do besides watching movies?"

B: "I like to play computer games, read books, go shopping, and play pool."

A: "Out of those what is your favorite?"

B: "My favorite is to play computer games."

A: "What is your favorite computer game?"

B: "My favorite is Diablo. It used to be Star Craft³, but it is getting a little old."

A: "If you like to play so much, when do you ever exercise?"

B: "Although I hate to exercise, I go jogging at least twice a week."

A: "That's pretty good. By the way, what are you doing next Saturday?"

B: "I am going to go to the bookstore."

A: "I am having a party Saturday night at my house. If you have time, you should come."

B: "That sounds like fun."

A: "Great. I'll see you on Saturday."

B: "Ok. See you later."

1 drama   

n.戏剧；戏剧艺术

参考例句：

• He acted his part very well in the French drama.他在这出法国戏剧中演得很成功。
• The college published a drama review.学院出版了一份戏剧评论刊物。

2 indoors   

adv.(在)室内，(在)户内

参考例句：

• Because of the coldness of the weather we stayed indoors.我们因天气寒冷呆在家里。
• It is very cold outside,you'd better come indoors across the board.外面很冷，你们所有人最好都进屋。

3 craft   

n.工艺，手艺；小船，飞机；行业；诡计

参考例句：

• The harbour was full of pleasure craft.港口满是游艇。
• He's a master of his craft.他有一手好手艺。