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J: By the way, who¡¯s Peter?

Sophia: Hi! I¡¯m home! A: Oh, hi. S: Did anyone call?

A: Uh-huh. Your old friend Peter called a few hours ago. He¡¯s going to be in town on Saturday and wants to get together with you Saturday night. He said to call him.

S: Oh, super! I haven¡¯t seen Peter in almost a year. Any other calls?

A: Uh, yeah. Jeff called. He wants to know if you want to go to Tony¡¯s party with him. S: Oh. When is Tony¡¯s party? A: On Saturday.

S: Oh, perfect. That¡¯s the same night I¡¯m going to get together with Peter, so I have an excuse not to go. Even if I weren¡¯t going out with Peter, I wouldn¡¯t go anywhere with Jeff. Oh, he¡¯s such a pain!

A: Oh, he didn¡¯t sound so bad. He sounded kind of sweet.

S: Yeah, yeah, I guess he is. It¡¯s just that I don¡¯t wanna go out with him ¨C and he just doesn¡¯t seem to get the message. Do me a favor. Amy: If he calls again, could you just tell him I¡¯m not home? A: Hmm. OK. µÚ°Ë¿Î£º £¨1£©

Jake: What an awful story! A couple was sailing their yacht from Hawaii to Mexico. While they were crossing the Pacific, their boat hit a whale and sank!

Anne: Is that true? What happened to the whale?

J: It doesn¡¯t say! Oh and here¡¯s another one. A guy in Los Angles was robbing a bank. But as he was escaping, he got caught in the revolving door. A: I guess it was his first bank robbery!

J: Yeah. Oh and listen to this. Some guy got locked out of his house, so he tried to get in through the chimney. A: Don¡¯t tell me! He got stuck in the chimney!

J: Exactly. And he was still trying to get out two days later when the police rescued him. 1.

A man who considered himself a snake charmer was strangled to death on Sunday by a three-and-a-half-meter boa constrictor in a town in Thailand. It seems that the man rushed to see the giant snake after friends told him the serpent was seen beside one of the town¡¯s main roads. The snake charmer put it around his neck; while he and his friends were walking home, the snake strangled him to death. 2.

Two teenage girls who disappeared from a ship were found alive and well. The girls turned up on Friday, near a small town on the northeast coast of Australia. The girls said they were visiting a friend on the ship and fell asleep in their friend¡¯s cabin. When they woke up, the ship was heading for Singapore, so they decided to jump off the ship and swim to shore. They found themselves on a deserted part of the Australian coast, and had to walk over 100 miles to the nearest town. 3.

Early Tuesday morning in California, two police officers who were pursuing a car thief down Hollywood Boulevard in a high-speed chase were rescued by the thief. During the chase, the officers¡¯ car overturned and fell into a shallow river. The officers couldn¡¯t get out of the car, which was rapidly filling up with water. The thief went back to the scene of the accident and helped rescue the officers. The Hollywood Police Department has decided to drop charges against the thief for saving the officers¡¯ lives. µÚ¾Å¿Î£º £¨1£©

Brian: Someone stole my wallet last night! Kate: Oh no! What happened?

B: Well, I was working out, and I had put my stuff in my locker, just like I always do. When I came back, someone had stolen my wallet. I guess I¡¯d forgotten to lock the locker. K: I¡¯m sorry. That¡¯s terrible! Did you lose much money?

B: Only about $20. But I lost my credit card and my driver¡¯s license. What a pain! £¨2£©

K: Hmm. That reminds me of when I had my purse stolen last year. B: Really? What happened?

K: Well, it was when I was in Belgium. I was on my way to the airport, so I was standing on the side of the road with my bags, trying to figure out the bus schedule. Anyway, this bunch of guys came by and asked if they could help me. They spoke very broken English, and I couldn¡¯t really understand what they were saying. I really just wanted them to leave me alone. Finally, they left and when I looked down, I realized my purse had disappeared. It had my wallet in it with all my traveler¡¯s checks and my money and my credit card. Well, luckily, I had put my airline ticket and my passport in one of my carry-on bags. B: How awful! So what did you do?

K: Well, first I screamed at the top of my lungs and tried to run after the guys ¨C but they were long gone. Then ¨C this sounds really corny ¨C I did just what I had seen people do on TV: I called my credit card company. B: Were they helpful?

K: They were lifesavers! In no time at all, they¡¯d given me new traveler¡¯s checks and a new credit card, and sent me on my way.

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µÚ11´Î¿Î£º 1 Taxi drivers

A: It really upsets me when taxi drivers drive so fast. I¡¯m always terrified of having an accident.

B: That doesn¡¯t really bother me. I like to get where I¡¯m going quickly. But I can¡¯t stand it when they have their radios turned up all the way full blast. You can¡¯t even hear yourself think! 2 People with dogs

A: I hate it when people take their dogs into a park and let them make messes all over the place. It¡¯s so irresponsible!

B: You know what bothers me? I hate it when they go out and leave their dog at home, barking all day. 3 TV commercials

A: I can¡¯t stand it when they show the same commercial twice in a row. Why do they do that? It drives me crazy! B: The thing that bothers me the most is when they interrupt a ball game at the most exciting moment to show some stupid commercial.

4 Store clerks

A: It really upsets me when store clerks pretend they haven¡¯t noticed you and just stand around chatting to each other. It¡¯s so rude.

B: Yeah. Or on the other hand, they give you the hard sell, and try to get you to buy something you don¡¯t really want. µÚ12¿Î£º 1Mark

When I lived in Spain, I was surprised at how late people eat in the evening. When you¡¯re invited to dinner, you are asked to come around nine o¡¯clock and you usually don¡¯t start dinner until ten. And people stay terribly late ¨C sometimes until two in the morning or even later. I found it difficult. How does one get up and go to work or school the next day after eating and drinking until three in the morning?

2. Susan

I lived in the Middle East for a while, and when I went out, I had to obey the local custom of wearing something over my head and wearing a dress that covered my whole body. At first, I found it a real nuisance, but after a while, I got used to it and even started to like it. You feel really secure, and also you don¡¯t have to worry about what to wear all the time. µÚ13¿Î£º £¨1£©

Clerk: Can I help you?

Helen: Yes, I¡¯d like to return this jacket. C: Is there something the matter with it?

H: Yes. I didn¡¯t notice when I bought it, but there are a few problems. First, it has a tear in the lining. C: Hmm, actually, it¡¯s torn in several places.

H: And some of the buttons are very loose, this one came off, in fact. And there¡¯s a stain on the collar. C: I¡¯m really sorry about this. Would you like to exchange it for another one?

H: Well, to be honest, I don¡¯t think this jacket is very well made. I¡¯d rather get a refund.