流利美國口語3.2
W: I am so happy, Tom.
M: Why? What’s the good news?
W: I can’t believe this. I’ve passed all the exams.
M: That’s great. You’ve been worrying about this for quite some time.
W: Yeah. Thank God I made it.
M: How wonderful. Hey, I helped you a lot in your preparation for the exams. How would you thank me for that?
W: I will buy you a lunch tomorrow.
Dialogue 2.
W: What’s the rush?
M: This is really my day today. I won a 2000 yuan cash prize in an on-line survey activity. And I am fetching my money now.
W: Oh, congratulations. That’s marvelous.
M: I know. I am overjoyed to see my name on the winning list.
W: You lucky dog.
M: I guess I am. I can’t wait to tell everyone the good news.
W: What are you going to do with the money by the way?
M: Well, I haven’t had time to think about it.
Dialogue 3.
M: You look upset, Jane. What’s up?
W: Jack, I broke up this morning.
M: Oh, I am so sorry.
W: I am heart broken. How could he do this to me?
M: Cheer up Jane. You will forget him very soon.
W: I hope so. But now I am too sad to do anything.
Dialogue 4.
W: I can’t believe this. I spent 6 months working on this project. And my boss rejected it in 2 minutes.
M: Oh, he is so mean. Why would he do that?
W: He said it was too risky. But I think he hates me.
M: Come on. He doesn’t hate you. Maybe your project is indeed too risky.
W: What? You don’t trust me, either. I am so disappointed with you.
M: No, what I really mean is that maybe you can revise your plan a little and your boss will like it then.
Exercise.
1. This old couple were both very perky.
2. Fancy meeting you here.
3. M: You are making big bucks these days. The sun is shining on you.
W: Yeah, I really feel like a million dollars.
4. No wonder you keep smiling this morning.
5. I guess today is just not my day.
6. I can’t wait to tell everyone the good news.
7. Bill has been happy go lucky all his life.
8. Mark is in the seventh heaven for he has got the scholarship.
9. When he heard he had got the lottery he was on cloud 9.
10. When I found out how poorly I did on the exam I felt down.
11. Many older people live with empty nest syndrome.
12. I have never been this happy.
13. Don’t be too depressed or you will get sick.
14. He is in melancholy.
15. He is saddened that some young people nowadays take the traditional value of filial piety so lightly.
