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1. The young man says he needs a new phone because __________.
A. his parents took his last one
B. someone stole his last one
C. his phone is an older model
2. How many phones does the young man already have?
A. two
B. three
C. four
3. According to the conversation, what are the young man's parents like?
A. friendly
B. generous
C. kind
4. What do his parents want their son to do to get a phone?
A. take out money from his bank account
B. find a job and work to earn money
C. ask his brother if he can use an old phone
5. What is the BEST word to describe the young man's personality?
A. talkative
B. mean
C. self-centered
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作者: tingroom 时间: 2014-4-18 11:59 标题: 对照文本
Woman: Hey. Uh, you look really unhappy. What's going on?
Young Man: Ah, you don't want to know.
Woman: Okay, see ya.
Young Man: Wait, wait, wait! Why are you walking away?
Woman: Well, you said I didn't want to know.
Young Man: No, wait. You see my parents don't really love me.
Woman: What do you mean? When I met them last week, they seemed really caring.
Young Man: Uh, you don't understand! You see. I want a new smart phone . . . I mean, I need one, and my parents won't buy me it!
Woman: Uh, excuse me, but uh, don't you already have a iPhone?
Young Man: Man, yeah, but it's three months old, and it has a small scratch on it.
Woman: Where? Let me see. [Look!] I don't see a scratch.
Young Man: Look, look right here!. [THAT?] [Do] you see it?
Woman: It's just a speck of dust.
Young Man: Anyway. And my other phone . . .
Woman: What? You have two phones?
Young Man: That's beside the point.
Woman: So, so, did your parents give you a reason for not buying you a new phone?
Young Man: Not a good one. Only something about being self-reliant and not being so entitled, or something like that. And now they want to work . . . on the neighbor's farm to pay for it. [Good idea!] It's not fair.
Woman: Hey, I think I know the problem. [What?] Take a look in the mirror. You'll see both the problem and the solution.
Young Man: Uh! You're no help.
Key Vocabulary
walk away (verb): leave
- The store owner wouldn't drop the price on the old model of iPhone, so I just walked away.
caring (adjective): kind
- My sister is so caring that she let me borrow her new phone when mine broke.
speck of dust (noun): a very, very small piece of dirt
- Be sure to clean off any specks of dust off your camera lens before you take pictures. Otherwise, they won't turn out well.
beside the point: not important or relevant
- I know my phone is six years old, and the camera is broken on it. That's beside the point. It still works, so I don't need to buy a new one.
self-reliant (adjective): having the ability to take care of oneself, independent
- Joseph is very self-reliant. He never asks his parents for financial help because he wants to take care of things on his own.
entitled (adjective): having the feeling that you deserve something, sometimes without even working for it
- My younger brother feels so entitled. He wants my parents to buy him a new computer, but he isn't willing to pay for part of it. He thinks it's their job to do everything for him.作者: alvinhou 时间: 2014-4-18 13:05
