Lesson Two 1.Conversations: (Find a partner and practice these dialogues.) A: Victor:Laura, I have a surprise for your birthday. Laura:Oh, good! I love surprises. Victor:It's outside! Laura:Oh, wow! It's too big to bring inside!(They walk out of th...
C: Laura:Aha! 8 o'clock! Made it. Ready. This outfit should make up for all the times I was late. Hmmph! Now Victor's five minutes late. Who does he think he is, keeping me waiting? I went to a lot of trouble to look awesome! Twenty-five minutes alre...
B: Laura:Hi, Victor! I'm finished. Okay. I'm ready to go on our date. Victor:It's too late to catch the movie. Laura:Give me another chance. Please! Victor:Well, okay. I'll pick you up at 8 p.m. sharp. We'll go dancing....
Lesson One A: Laura:Sorry, Victor! Victor:Laura! Sorry doesn't cut it! You were supposed to meet me right here --- forty minutes ago! You're late, as usual! Laura:Now! Now! What's a few minutes between friends? Victor:You don't get it! Laura:(Reading...
第三十篇:First Inaugural Address(Excerpts) 就职演讲(节选) First Inaugural Address We observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom, symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning; signifying renewal, as well as change...
第二十九篇:Gettysburg Address 葛底斯堡演说 Gettysburg Address Fourscore and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal...
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