Read aloud the concersation two times, and then listen to the tape without looking at the text.

　　Donna: Well, Connie said you didn't mean to say I was bossy.

　　Jessie: She also said that you didn't mean to call me unreliable.

　　Donna: Yeah, well, unreliable might not have been the right thing to say. I admit1 it.

　　Jessie: I suppose2 bossy wasn't very nice, either. I'll take that back if you take back unreliable and that part about me being unorganized.

　　Donna: You're not unreliable.

　　Jessie: And unorganized?

　　Donna: But Jessie, you are unorganized.

　　Jessie: I don't believe it!

　　Donna: You are! Why do you keep denying3 it? Even Connie said you are.

　　Jessie: She did?! Well, she said you're bossy, too! What does that prove4?

　　Donna: She said I'm bossy?

　　Jessie: Yep5, she said you always have to take charge.

　　Donna: What a two-faced thing to say.

　　Whittaker: Well, here's your water, girls.

　　Donna: No, thanks, Mr. Whittaker. I'm going home!

　　Whittaker: Oh, Jessie?

　　Jessie: I'm leaving, too.

　　Whittaker: But what…?

　　Connie: Hi, guys. Sorry I'm late but I had to…uh, what's going on?

　　Donna: We're leaving.

　　Connie: Leaving? What happened?

　　Donna: I'm not interested in working with people who talk behind other people's back6 about people who…oh, never mind7! Goodbye!

　　Jessie: Connie, I really thought a woman of your age would know better8.

　　Connie: Know better? What did I do?

　　注释：

　　1.admit:承认

　　用法：We cheerfully admit that we are engaged.我们高兴地承认我俩订婚了。

　　2.suppose:认为

　　用法：What do you suppose I am thinking of you？

　　你认为我是怎么想你的？

　　3.keep denying:一直否认(keeping doing…一直在……)

　　用法：I have to keep telling myself what is going to happen.

　　我不得不一再告诉自己将会发生什么事。

　　4.prove:证明

　　用法：Me? How can you prove it?

　　是我干的？你怎么证明它？

　　5.yep:=yes,是nope=no,不

　　6.behind sb.'s back:背地里

　　用法：Don't speak ill of a man behind his back.

　　不要背地里说别人的坏话。

　　7. never mind:算了，不必介意

　　8.would know better:不该这样,学乖点。(know better意谓：懂事，有头脑，明事理，常接than表示"知道不该……")

　　用法：Since you had worked in this area for several years, you would know better.你在这一领域内工作了好几年，你不应该这样(也该学乖了)。

　　1.Conversations: (Find a partner and practice these dialogues.)

　　Susan:(With a new dress on) Dad, do you notice anything?

　　Frank:Why, yes! I see my little baby grown upsintosquite a very sophisticated1 young lady.

　　Susan:(Feeling disappointed) Oh, no! (She starts sobbing2.).

　　Frank:I've made over a million dollars in my life, but it'll take me at least three life-times to understand just one teenage girl!

　　Susan:(Keeps crying).

　　Frank:Sue dear! What did I say?

　　Susan:Oh, it's not you, dad. It's Victor! He's always complaining that I'm overdressed3 and too sophisticated for him!

　　Frank:Overdressed?

　　Susan:Yes! He says I'm always wearing swim suits I can't swim in…and ski clothes I can't ski in…and when I wear mink4 he feels embarrassed about taking me to a sandwich shop…and…Oh dad! (Sobbing) What's wrong with trying to look nice?

　　Frank:Oh nothing that a little poverty wouldn't solve! You mean you dress too old for him?

　　Susan:Yes!

　　B:(Phone rings)

　　Frank:It's probably that nuisance5, Victor, now! The only reason I tolerate his calling is that I own many shares in Bell Telephone!

　　Susan: It's for me, dad?

　　Frank:Here you go! (He gives the receiver to Susan.)

　　C:(Susan answers the phone.)

　　Susan: Hello, Victor!

　　Victor:Hi, Sue! I've a chance to win the Orange County Grand Prix!

　　Susan:Whatever is that, Victor?

　　Victor: It's a sports car race. I'm entering my racer in competition with the finest cars in Orange County!

　　Susan:Oh, Victor! I didn't know you had a racing car! How thrilling! I'd love to see it!

　　Victor:Okay, honey. Pick you up in a half hour to see my new car at the race track. The race starts in one hour.

　　D:(Saying to Frank)

　　Susan:Dad, I'm going to a sports car race! Victor has a car entered!

　　Frank:So he's thought up6 a new way to break his fool neck!

　　Susan:(Opens the closet) Hmm…now what can I possibly wear? No, this looks too old. Uh-uh, this looks too sophisticated!

　　(Doorbell rings)

　　Susan:Like it, Victor? I pieced7 together and accessorized8 a few outfits…chromed9 the buttons…redesigned the lapels10…and modified the lining11!

　　Victor: (Looking a little surprised) Looking good, Sue! What do you say we burn a little rubber in my second car for the Grand Prix?

　　Susan:(A car pulls up and they drive away.) This is Mike's house! Are you picking him up too?

　　Victor: C'mon! Mike's also got a racer!

　　(They enter Mike's house.)

　　Victor:Is the Grand Prix set up, gang?

　　Mike:For a half hour already!

　　(A girl smirks.)

　　Susan:What are you smirking12 at, Betty?

　　Betty:Oh nothing, Sue! Your outfit is very original!

　　Victor:(Showing Sue a model car) Sue, just look at this baby! Aren't these treads13 realistic?

　　Susan:(Feeling angry) I'd like to tread all over you, Victor!

　　Victor: But, Sue! I named this beauty "Susan" after you!

　　Susan: Oh? That's sweet of you, Victor! Enjoy your race!

　　(Susan runs away angrily.)

　　注解

　　1.sophisticated: matured and experienced精于世故的

　　用法：She is such a sophisticated woman that she saw through his trick at the first sight.

　　她是个十分老练的女人，她一眼就看穿了他的把戏。

　　2. sob: whimper and cry呜咽,哭泣

　　用法：The old woman sobbed there for her lost cat.

　　那个老妇人在为她丢了的猫哭泣。

　　3. overdress: dress luxuriously穿得过于讲究

　　4. mink: coat made from animal skin貂皮衣

　　用法：Wearing mink used to be the fashion of English lady.

　　身穿貂皮衣曾是英国女性的时尚。

　　5. nuisance: somebody or something made people annoyed令人厌恶的人或事。

　　6. think up: work out and invent想出,发明

　　7. piece: to make by joining parts or fragments(同together连用)拼凑、拼在一起

　　用法：I tried to piece together a broken vase, but I failed.

　　我试图想把破碎的花瓶拼在一起，可我没拼成。

　　8. accessorize: to equip, decorate, or supplement with something extra用装饰品等附加物来补充……

　　用法：Don't bother her. She was busy accessorizing the living room with watercolors.

　　别打扰她。她正忙着用水彩画来布置客厅。

　　9. chrome:给……镀铬

　　10.lapel: the reversed collar衣服上的翻领

　　11.lining:衣服的衬里，内衬

　　用法：The lining of the overcoat was made of silk.

　　大衣的衬里是用丝绸做的。

　　12.smirk: smile in an affected way傻笑、得意地笑

　　用法：The girls were just sitting there smirking during the evening party.

　　那些女孩子在晚会上就坐在那儿傻笑。

　　13.treads:汽车轮胎的胎面花纹

　　用法：The tires have good treads.

　　这些车胎胎面花纹完好无损。