人人說英語(高級口語)2 Uni9-12

[00:00.00]Unit 9 Shopping [00:13.51]Fake Money(E) [00:16.35]Jimmy went into a shop,took a toy tank, [00:21.08]gave the shopkeeper fake money and started to leave. [00:25.76]So,the shopkeeper told him,"Excuse me,little boy,this isn't real money." [00:32.71]Little Jimmy didn''t reply,continuing walking out of the shop [00:38.35]The shopkeeper repeated himself,and Jimmy kept walking. [00:43.31]The third time the shopkeeper said, [00:49.97]"I'm sorry,young man,but this is not real money." [00:54.41]Jimmy looked at the tank in his hands, [00:58.49]looked at the shopkeeper and finally said,"And this isn't a real tank,either." [01:05.33]Bye-bye,Grandpa(M) [01:08.60]A young woman was walking through a supermarket to pick up a few things [01:16.36]when she noticed an old man following her around [01:22.00]Thinking nothing of it,she ignored him and continued shopping [01:28.95]After she got what she wanted,she went to the checkout line [01:34.98]but the old man got in front of her [01:39.21]"Pardon me,"he said," [01:42.66]I'm sorry if my staring at you has made you feel uncomfortable [01:48.83]It's just that you look just like my granddaughter,who just died recently [01:56.30]And I miss her very much [02:00.56]"I'm very sorry,"replied the young woman."Is there anything I can do for you?" [02:08.60]"Yes,"the old man said. [02:13.15]"As I'm leaving,can you say'Bye-bye,grandpa'to me? [02:17.98]It would make me feel so much better." [02:22.21]"Sure,"answered the young woman. [02:26.44]As the old man was leaving,she called out,"Bye-bye,!" [02:33.21]When she stepped up to the checkout counter,she saw that her total was $178.50 [02:43.97]"How can that be?"she asked."I only bought a few things!" [02:50.32]"Your grandpa said you would pay for him,"said the clerk. [02:56.27]Washing a Rabbit(M) [02:59.62]A young boy,about seven years old, [03:03.98]was at the corner store picking out a box of laundry detergent [03:09.13]The clerk walked over,and,trying to be friendly, [03:13.57]asked the boy if he had a lot of laundry to do [03:17.80]"Oh,no laundry,"the boy said,"I'm going to wash my rabbit." [03:23.05]"But you shouldn't use this to wash your rabbit. [03:27.41]It's very powerful,and if you wash your rabbit in this,he'll get sick. [03:33.08]In fact,it might even kill him." [03:36.61]But the boy was not to be stopped [03:40.84]and carried the detergent to the counter and paid for it, [03:45.28]even as th eclerk still tried to talk him out of washing his rabbit [03:50.84]About a week later the boy was back in the shop to buy some candy [03:55.89]The clerk asked the boy how his rabbit was doing [04:00.74]"Oh,he died,"the boy said. [04:04.90]The clerk said he was sorry the rabbit died but added, [04:10.25]"I tried not to use that detergent on your rabbit." [04:15.22]"Well,"the boy replied,"I don't think it was the detergent that killed him." [04:21.28]"Oh?What was it,then?" [04:24.75]"I think it was the washing machine." [04:28.51]Unit 10 Social Relations [04:42.57]Proposing to Susan (M) [04:46.20]Nick and Susan had been childhood sweethearts [04:51.76]Now,Nick collected enough courage to ask her the most important of all questions. [04:59.21]"There are quite a lot of advantages to being single,"he began, [05:05.97]"but there comes a time when you long for the companionship of another person [05:12.53]It'll be a person who will regard you as perfect,as an idol [05:19.97]It'll be a person you can treat as your absolute own [05:26.53]who will be kind and faithful when times are hard [05:32.59]who will share your joys and sorrows [05:37.76]To his delight Nick saw her eyes light up with joy [05:45.21]Then Susan nodded in agreement and responded, [05:52.18]"I think it's a great idea!Can I help you choose which puppy to buy?" [05:59.84]On a Date(M) [06:02.89]Tom has been seeing a girl for several years. [06:07.96]She's attractive and intelligent,and he always enjoys being with her [06:14.20]One Sunday afternoon,the two of them are taking it easy [06:20.16]They are having a walk on a moonlit beach [06:24.81]and with the sea breeze blowing through her hair,and the stars in her eyes [06:30.84]she suddenly tells Tom she thinks she really loves him. [06:35.99]But she can no longer bear the uncertainty [06:40.67]of not knowing where their relationship is going [06:44.82]She says she's not asking whether he wants to get married, [06:51.06]only wheter he believes they have some kind of future together [06:56.63]Tom says he also has strong feelings for her [07:01.38]but he cannot honestly say he'll be ready soon to make a lasting commitment [07:07.02]and he doen't want to hurt her by holding out false hope. [07:11.39]This almost breaks her heart.She turns around and walks away. [07:18.75]My Relatives(D) [07:21.91]My name's Jerry Cooper, [07:25.75]and everybody says I must be mentally ill when I talk about my relatives. [07:32.13]You see,I married a widow with a grown-up daughter who then became my stepdaughter. [07:39.57]My dad came to visit us,fell in love with my lovely stepdaughter [07:45.74]and then married her. [07:48.69]So my stepdaughter is now my stepmother. [07:53.44]Soon my wife had a son who was,of course, [07:59.09]my dad's brother-in-law since my son is the half-brother of my stepdaughter [08:04.55]who is now,of course,my dad's wife. [08:09.22]So as I told you,when my stepdaughter married my dad, [08:14.86]she was at once,my stepmother. [08:18.73]Now since my new son is brother to my stepmother,he also becomes my uncle. [08:26.10]As you know,my wife is my stepgrandmothr since she is my stepmother's mother. [08:33.96]Don't forget that my stepmother is my stepdaughter. [08:38.82]Remember,too,that I'm my wife's grandson. [08:43.18]But hold on just a few minutes more. [08:46.94]You see,since I'm married to my stepgrandmother, [08:52.11]I am not only my wife's grandson and her husband,but I am also my own grandfather. [08:59.85]Unit 11 Travel [09:13.48]Traveling with a Cat(M) [09:17.84]Traveling to Boston,Mrs.Simons had checked her luggage through [09:26.41]and also the cage carrying her cat [09:31.98]The flight was uneventful.After landing,the luggage appeared after a normal wait [09:43.34]However,the luggage handlers [09:49.87]The luggage handlers noticed the cat was not moving. [09:56.04]After checking,they thought the cat must have died in the cold luggage compartment [10:04.68]It looked like an ordinary cat [10:09.23]so they decided to find another one to put in the cage [10:15.47]In the meantime,Mrs.Simons kept asking about the rest of her luggage [10:22.63]She was told it was delayed [10:26.99]Time dragged on while the luggage handlers found a replacement cat in a pet shop [10:35.35]which they put into the cage. [10:39.61]They finally brought the cage with the cat to Mrs.Simons. [10:45.56]She looked into the cage,jumped back with a horrified look,and screamed out [10:53.22]"This is not my cat!My cat was dead, [10:58.68]and I was bringing her back home for a proper burial." [11:03.54]Trip to France (M) [11:08.11]A young woman decided to end her own life by throwing herself into the ocean [11:14.35]She went down to the docks and was about to leap into the water [11:20.52]when a handsome young sailor saw her crying on the edge of the pier [11:26.08]He took pity on her and said, [11:30.13]"Look,you've got a lot to live for. [11:34.49]I'm off to France in the morning,and if you like, [11:39.85]I can stow you away on my ship [11:43.61]I'll take good care of you and bring you food every day" [11:48.57]Moving closer,he slipped his arm around her shoulder and added, [11:53.82]"I'll keep you happy,he you'll keep me happy." [11:58.39]The girl nodded yes.After all,what did she have to lose? [12:04.74]That night,the sailor brought her aboard and hid her in a lifeboat [12:10.51]From then on,he came to talk to her every night, [12:14.88]and they absolutely had a good time together [12:19.03]A week later,during a routine inspection,the captain discovered the young woman. [12:26.58]"What are you doing here?"the captain asked. [12:31.26]"I have an arrangement with one of the sailors,"she explained. [12:36.01]"I get a trip to France,adn he's promised to marry me after we get there." [12:42.07]"A trip to France?"the captain said."But this is the Rock Island Ferry." [12:48.91]Unit 12 Weather [13:02.58]Snow Plow(E) [13:06.13]Paul and his wife live in Chicago. [13:11.88]One winter morning while watching TV,they hear the weatherman say, [13:19.92]"We are going to have three to four inches of snow today. [13:26.37]You must park your car on the even numbered side of the street [13:33.53]so the snowplow can get through." [13:37.79]Paul goes out and moves his car [13:42.96]A few days later while they are eating breakfast,the TV weatherman says, [13:51.11]"We are expecting four to five inches of snow today. [13:57.28]You must park your car on the odd numbered side of the street [14:03.94]so snowplow can get through." [14:08.20]Paul goes out and moves his car again. [14:13.16]The next week they are having breakfast, [14:17.99]when the TV weatherman says"We are expecting seven to eight inches of snow today. [14:26.43]You must park..."then the power goes out. [14:34.68]Paul says to his wife,"Honey,I don't know what to do." [14:41.24]She says,"Why don't you just leave the car in the garage this time?"

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