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　　Conversation C

　　Maggie and Greg continue talking about living on Mars.

　　Greg: Preparing for cities on Mars? That sounds like a lot of trouble.

　　Maggie: I’m sure it would be, but modern technology has done some amazing things.

　　Greg: True. Maybe we could live on Mars someday. We’ve sent people to the moon and rockets to Mars, after all.

　　Conversation D

　　Maggie: And who knows what will happen to this world of ours in the future.

　　Greg: Yeah. But we may run out of planets to move to someday if we aren’t more careful. Keep me posted, and don’t leave Earth without me.

　　Maggie: I’m in no hurry. I’m happy to sit here and watch TV for now. Can you turn it to Channel 20? I think“Plan 9 from Outer Space”is on.

　　Sentence_4u

　　keep someone posted“随时向某人提供消息”，例如：

　　A: So are you and your boyfriend getting married?

　　B: Not yet, but I’ll keep you posted.

　　A:你和你的男朋友要结婚了吗？

　　B:还没有呢，不过我会随时让你知道最新的消息。

　　情景对话小测验

　　(A) had your nose in a book (B) Like what (C) After all (D) That sounds like a lot of trouble (E) keep you posted (F) Who knows

　　1.A: I’m going on vacation tomorrow, and I haven’t taken these books back to the library yet. Could you do it for me?

　　B: __(1)__. Can’t you take them back this evening?

　　2. A: What are you reading? I notice you have __(2)__ all day.

　　B: It’s“War and Peace”. I’m going to write my book report on it.

　　3. A: Have you been admitted to Harvard’s MBA program?

　　B: Not yet, but I’ll __(3)__.

　　4. A: Do you think it will rain tomorrow?

　　B: __(4)__? In Beijing, the weather changes from day to day.

　　5. A: I think we are lost.

　　B: I thought you knew the way. __(5)__, you are the one who’s been there before.

　　6. A: We’ll have to change some of this furniture if we want to live comfortably here.

　　B: __(6)__?

　　A: Well, for starters, that sofa has got to go.

　　情境对话小测验_答案:

　　Keys:

　　(1) D (2) A (3) E (4) F (5) C (6) B