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UNIT ONE I. Dialogue 1 下面是两个人在交流交男女朋友的经验，这是人类共同的话题，但文化价值观的差异又使我们在同样的问题的处理方法上有所不同： A: Hey, there’s Leo. I wonder why he’s walking arm in arm with that young woman. B: It’s as plain as the nose on your face. They’re dating each other. A: You’re pulling my leg! *She must be thirty years younger than Leo. Talk about robbing the cradle! B: Well, *you can bet this relationship’s going to be a flash in the pan. A: It must have been love at first sight because I know he didn’t have a girlfriend last week. B: I think you are absolutely right. Actually, my father proposed to my mother after knowing her only two weeks. They got married a month later. Dialogue 2 下面的对话是A同学帮B同学想办法解决B在度假期间公寓处置的问题： A: *You must be pretty excited about your trip to Europe. When is it that you are leaving? B: In just three weeks, and I am excited. But there are still a few things I need to do before I go. A: Like what? B: Like renewing my passport, going to the travel agency to buy my plane ticket and figuring out what to do with my apartment while I’m gone. A: You are not going to give it up, are you? B: No way. I’ll never find another apartment around here. But I don’t like the idea of paying three months’ rent on an empty apartment, either. A: I don’t blame you. *Perhaps you could sublet it. B: Yes, but whom to? A: Mmm…let me think. Oh, I know just a person. An old colleague of mine, Jim Thomas, is coming here to do some research this summer, from June to August. B: That’s exactly when I’ll be away. It sounds ideal, as long as the landlord agrees. A: Tell you what, I’ll be calling Jim late this week anyway, so I’ll mention it to him then. B: Well, thanks, Bill. Let me know what happens. That extra money will really come in handy. Dialogue 3 下面是电影里的一段对白，B(Ben)无所事事地在游泳池中漂流，A对他这种颓废的表现十分不满，对话由此展开： A: Ben, what are you doing? B: Well, I would say that I’m just drifting here, in the pool. A: Why? B: Well, it’s very comfortable just to drift here. A: Have you thought about