Part 3 It’s What’s Inside That Counts.docVIP

Part 3 It’s What’s Inside That Counts 　　Judy的女儿认为美貌是踏上成功之路的捷径，因此一心想去整容，这让Judy苦恼不已，她请求女儿从前的老师Matt来做说客…… 　　Judy： Hey Matt！ 　　Matt： Heya Judy！ 　　Judy： Good to see you could make it to the party. 　　Matt： I wouldn’t miss your daughter’s 18th birthday party！ 　　Judy： Well， you were her favourite teacher at school！ 　　Matt： She hated Maths， didn’t she？ 　　Judy： But it was you that helped her pass the exam in the end！ 　　Matt： I guess so. So what did she ask for？ 　　Judy： You’ll never guess… 　　Matt： A brand new car？ Does she want a big red 1）convertible to drive around town in with all of her friends？ Judy： Hmmm no. ①A little closer to home. 　　Matt： She wants her bedroom decorated and a brand new 2）wardrobe？ 　　Judy： She wants a totally new image. You’re almost right！ 　　Matt： Oh， I don’t know. I give up. 　　Judy： She wants plastic surgery！ 　　Matt： What？ ②You’re pulling my leg！ 　　Judy： I’m not！ 　　Matt： She didn’t 3）strike me as the type that would ever want to do that！ 　　Judy： Well she’s changed！ 　　Matt： She will even more if she has it done！ 　　Judy： Yeah！ 　　Matt： What “work” does she want to have done？ 　　Judy： I think she wants her nose straightened and some liposuction. 　　Matt： What？ But she is so young…and there is nothing wrong with her nose！ 　　Judy： Try telling her that！ ③She has her heart set on it. 　　Matt： Where do you stand on the matter？ 　　Judy： My husband and I don’t agree with it at all. If she wants to be thinner she can do what I do and go to the gym！ 　　Matt： Yeah！ It’s a bit extreme to 4）resort to surgery！ 　　Judy： ④A bit drastic to say the least. But I’m not worried. 　　Matt： Why not？ 　　Judy： She has no money to pay for it！ 　　Matt： Thank goodness！ 　　Judy： It’s such a shame that she doesn’t understand at 18 that it’s what’s on the inside that matters！ 　　Smart Sentences 　　① A little closer to home. 接近了。 　　close to home： having a direct personal effect on sb.（对某人有直接的、切身的影响）。例如： 　　Her novel about a teenager from a single-parent fami