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成熙英語高級文本成熙英語高級文本/NUMPAGES66成熙英語高級文本成熙英語高級文本Unit1That'swhatfriendsarefor.1.Doyouhaveadateforthepartyyet?Doyouhaveadateforthepartyyet?Actually,Idon't.DoyouknowanyoneIcouldgowith?em..whatkindofguysdoyoulike?oh,Ilikeguyswhoaren'ttooserious,andwhohaveagoodsenseofhumor.Youknow,someonelikeyou.okay,erm,whatelse?WellIprefersomeoneIhavesomethingincommonwith,whoicantalktoeasily.Ithinkiknowjusttheguyforyou,Bob..Doyouknowhim?No,idon'tthinkso.okay,I'llaskhimtomeetusforcoffee,andyoucantellmewhatyouthink.2.So,what'stheverdict?So,what'stheverdict?WhatdidyouthinkofBob?Well,Iwasworriedatfirst,especiallywhenIsawthatherodeahugemotorcycle.Ithoughthemightturnouttobeoneofthoseguyswhoisintoheavymetalmusicandstufflikethat.YouknowwhatImean?Butheisjustaregularkindofguyright?Yeah,wegotalongreallywell.Iknewyou'dlikehim!Yeah.Ido.Andheisreallyfunny!Hehadmelaughinghystericallyatthecoffeeshop,remember?Ithinkthepeoplesittingnexttousthoughtwewerecrazy.So,areyoutwogoingtogettogetheragain?Definitely.Infact,we'llgoingtothepartytogether.Thatisgreat!3.AndreaSo,HaveyouseenAndrealately?yeah,Iseeherprettyofen.Weworktogetheratcafelatte.How'sshedoing?I'vebeenmeaningtocallher.Well,tobehonest,I'vealwaysthoughtshewasalittledifficult.Thesedays,Ifindherimpossible.Whatdoyoumean?Oh,youknowhowsheis,shehassuchstrongideasabouteverything,andifyoudon'tagreewithher,sheletsyouknowwhatshethinksofyou!yes,that'strue.Butthat'swhyweloveher,right?Iguessso.Butshe'schangedalotsinceshestartedcollege.Shetalksaboutherselfallthetime.Andshealwaysmanagestomentionhowgoodsheisateverythingshedoes.em,maybeiwon'tcallherafterall.Haveyoumetthenewapartmentmanager?Mr.Jonnson?yeah,imethimlastweek.He's...alittlestrange.yeah,heis.I'mnotsureilikehim.He'shardtopredict.Sometimehe'sprettycheerfulandtalktive,andthenextday,hedoesn'tevensayhello.Ithinkhemusthavepersonalproblemsorsomething.Ithinkyou'reright.Andhaveyounoticedthathalfthetimewhenhesayshe'sgoingtodosomething,heneveractuallydoesit?Hetoldmethreetimeshecomestofixthelightinmykitchen.Andhestillhasn'tdoneit.Unit2Careermoves1.CarlorsSo,whereareyouworkingthissummer,Carlors?I'mworkingasatutorinalearningCentralforkids.Interesting,whatkindsofthingsdothekidsdothere?Well,theyworkonsubjectstheyneedhelpin.Erm..mainlymathandEnglish.Isyourjobhard?No,notatall.Thekidsworkoncomputersmostofthetime.Wehavetohelpthemstartedandbetherewhentheyrunintoproblems.Doyouenjoyit?Oh,yes.Workingwithkidsissomuchmorefunthanworkingwithadults.AndIgettochoosemyownhours.AslongasIworkeighthoursaday,Icancomeinatanytimefromeightamtoninepm.Luckyyou.2.JuliaSo,whatkindofjobdidyoufindforthesummer?I'mworkingforamarketingcompany.I'mdoingtelephonemarketing.Oh,soyou'reoneofthosepeoplewhodrivesmecrazybycallingmeupandtryingtopersuademetobuysomethingthatIhaveabsolutelynoneedfor?Exactly.Doyoulikeit?Believeitornot,Ido.It'smostlyabunchofstudentsworkingthere,andwehavealotfunwhenwearenotmakingcalls.too.It'sreallyeasy,too.Sincewejusthavetoreadfromascript.Areyoudoingthisfulltime?Yeah,butIworkfromtwointheafternoonuntilelevenatnight.SoIgettosleepaslateasIwanttointhemorning.3.PaulPaul,Didyoufindyoursummerjobyet?Yeah,I'mworkinginarestaurant.Oh,How'sitgoing?Oh,themoneyisnotbad.Whatareyoudoing?Areyouwaitingtables?Iwish.No,I'mworkinginthekitchen.Icutupstuffforthechef,vegetablesandmeatandthings.Ialsowashthedishes.Oh,yake!Yeah,It'sprettyhardwork.Ididn'trealizehowhotitisinarestaurantkitchenuntilItookthisjob.Sowhydon'tyouquit?I'dloveto!ButIneedthemoney.4.TonyWhythelongface,Tony?Oh,Igetsomebadnewstoday.Whathappened?Well,youknowmyjobatthedesignstudio?Yes?Well..Ohno..Ohyes!Todaythebosscalledmeintohisofficeandtellmetheyhadtolaymeoff.ThatmeansasofApril30th,I'moutofwork!oh..Nomorejob!Oh,Tony,I'msosorry.Yousaidyoureallylikeworkingthere,too.Yeah,well,It'snotallbadnews.Thebosstoldmethere'sstillasmallchancethatthecompanywouldcallmebackinthesummeriftheworkpickedup.YouneverknowWhat'llhappen,theymayneedmethan.Thisissosudden,isn'tit?Well,notreally.Say,thebossalsoexplainedthattwootheremployeeshadalreadybeenlaidoff.IhadfeelingImightbethenextoneinline.Youknow,I'veonlybeenworkingtheretenmonths.Sowedon'thaveanyseniority.Ifthey'regoingtolaysomeoneoff,it'salwaysgoingtotheneweremployeesfirst.Whatareyougoingtodo?Likeisaidistillgetajobuntiltheendofthemonth.StartinginMay,Iplantosendoutresumesandgoonsomeinterviews.may..Dependingontheoutcomeoftheinterviews,Imay..Unit3What'swrongwithit1.BrifecaseCanIhelpyou?Yes,Iboughtthisbriefcaseherelastweek.There'resomethingwrongwiththelock.Ican'tgetittocloseproperly.Letmesee...YesIseewhatyoumean.Thelockseemstobejamedorsomething.Noproblem,I'llgetyouanotherone.Sorryaboutthat.2.ShirtExcuseme?Yes?HowcanIhelpyou?Youseethatshirt,Iboughtithereafewweeksago,butthefirsttimeIwashedit,thecolorchanged.Itwentfrombrightredtolightpink.Howdidyouwashit?Well,Ijusttosseditintothewashingmachinewithmyotherclothes.Whattemperaturedidyouuse?Iusuallywashmyclothesinthehotwater,soIguesshot!Well,didyoucheckthewashinginstructions?Am..Maybenot.Wellyouseehereonthislabel,itsayswashincoldwateronly.Aha..SoI'mreallysorry.But,sinceyoudidn'tfollowthewashinginstruction,Icanreallydoanythingforyou.3.ShoesExcuseme.Yes?IwonderifyoucouldtakeolookattheseshoesIboughthere.Theyareprettynew,buttheyseemedtobefallingapart.em,letmesee.Yes,thisdoesn'tlookright.Thestitchingiscomingout.Howlongdidyousayyou'vehadthem?Onlyaboutamonth,Here'sthereceipt.em,yes,well,letmeexchangethisforyou.I'msorryfortheinconvenience.4.HighAchieverDoyouwannabeahighachiever?Thenyou'regoingtohavetothinklikeahighachiever.Areyoureadytochangethewayyouthink?Areyouwillingtochangethewayyoudothings?Thenitsoundslikeyou'rereadytobehighachievers!Thefirstthingyou'vegottokeepinmindisthatlifeisaconstantprocessoflearning.Thesecretofanykindofsuccessiseducation.Andwe'reallabletotakeinmuchmoreinformationthanwethinkwecan.Peoplewhoaimtobehighachieverscantakeadvantageofthisinanumberofways.Forexample,nomatterwhatyou'retryingtoachieve,makesuretoabsorbinformationaboutiteveryday.Getbooks、articles、CD-Roms、DVDs,andsearchtheweb.Dowhateveryoucantoincreaseyourknowledgeinyourchosenfield.Andwheneverthey'reavailable,takecoursesthatwillbuildyourknowledgeintheareayou'reinterestedin.Inconversationswithmanyhighachieversovertheyears,I'vecometounderstandthathighachieversalwaysaccepttotalresponsibilityfortheirsituation.Inordertodevelopthisqualityinyourself,practicenotblamingotherpeopleforyoufailures.Alsotrynotusingdifficultsituationsasexcuses.Highachieversknowthatthekeystosuccessarealwaysintheirhands.Butthatistheirresponsibilitytousethem.NowwecometothequalityofhighachieversthatIthinkmanypeoplehavethemosttroubledevelopinginthemselves.I'mtalkingaboutthevitalqualityofbeingarisk-taker.Now，ifyou'realreadywillingtotakerisks,that'sgreat!Ifnot,you'vegottopracticegoingafteropportunitiesthatarealittlerisky.Thinkofsomethingyou'vealwayswanted,butwereafraidtotryfor.Then,goforit！Evenifyou'regoingoutofyourcomfortzone.Remember,nopain,nogain.DevilwearsinPrada穿普拉達(dá)的女王DoyouknowwhyIhiredyou?Ialwayshirethesamegirl：stylish,slender,ofcourseworshipsthemagazine.Butsooften,theyturnouttobe...Idon'tknow,disappointing,andum,stupid.Soyou,withthatimpressiveresumeandthebigspeechaboutyourso-calledworkethic.I,um…Ithoughtyouwouldbedifferent.Isaidtomyself,goahead,takeachance,hirethesmart,fatgirl.Ihadhope,mygod,Iliveonit.Anywayyouendedupdisappointingmemorethan,um,morethananyoftheothersillygirls.Um...IreallydideverythingIcouldthinkof.That'sall.Excuseme,wheredoyouthinkyou'regoing?Shehatesme,Nigel.Andthat'smyproblembecause...oh,wait,no,it'snotmyproblem.Idon'tknowwhatelseIcando,becauseifIdosomethingright,it'sunacknowledged,shedoesn'tevensaythankyou.ButifIdosomethingwrong,sheisvicious.?Soquit.?What??Quit.?Qui…？?Icangetanothergirltotakeyourjobinfiveminutes...onewhoreallywantsit.?No,Idon'twannaquit,that'snotfair.ButI…youknow,I'mjustsayingthatIwouldjustlikealittlecreditforthefactthatI'mkillingmyselftrying.?Andy,beserious.Youarenottrying,youarewhining.?Whatisitthatyouwantmetosaytoyou,huh?Doyouwantmetosay:"Pooryou,Miranda'spickingonyou,pooryou,poorAndy?"Hmm,wakeup,six.Sheisjustdoingherjob.Don'tyouknowthatyouareworkingattheplacethatpublishedsomeofthegreatestartistsofthecentury?Halston,Lagerfled,delaRenta.Andwhattheydid,whattheycreated,wasgreaterthanartbecauseyouliveyourlifeinit.Well,notyou,obviously,butsomepeople.Youthinkthisisjustamagazine,hmm?Thatisnotjustamagazine.Thisisashiningbeaconofhopefor…oh,Idon'tknow…Let'ssayayounyboygrowingupinRhodeIslandwithsixbrotherspretendingtogotosoccerpracticewhenhewasreallygoingtosewingclass,andreadingRunwayunderthecoversatnightwithaflashlight.Youhavenoideahowmanylegendshavewalkedthesehalls.Andwhat'sworse,youdon'tcare,becausethisplace,wheresomanypeoplewoulddietowork,youonlydeigntowork.Andyouwanttoknowwhyshedoesn'tkissyouontheforeheadandfiveyougoldstaronyourhomworkattheendoftheday.Wakeup,sweetheart.?Okay,soI'mscrewingitup,Idon'twantto...IjustwishthatIknowthatIcoulddoto...?Haslton侯斯頓Lagerfled拉格爾格倫OscarDelaRenta奧斯卡德拉倫塔beacon/?bi?k?n/信號，烽火燈Rhode羅德島legend/?l?d??nd/神話Unit6ClothandAppearanceliposuction抽脂術(shù)stunning極好的，美呆了gorgeous燦爛的，華麗的doubleeyelidsurgery割雙眼皮getanosejob隆鼻implant植入體airbrushedandedititedanyway修過圖的Thepeopleinthatmovieweresobeautiful,theleadactresswasstunning,IwishIlookedlikeher.Yes,shewasbeautiful,althoughIhearshe'shadalotofsurgerytogetherlookingthatway.Really?Likewhat？Ithinkshe'shadliposuctionanddoubleeyelidsurgery.Ohyes.I'vegotafriendwho'shaddoubleeyelidsurgeryandshelooksgreatnow.Really?Yeah,Iwasactuallyconsideringhavingitdonetoo.Areyouserious?ButIthinkyou'reperfectthewayyouare.AndI'mnotjustsayingthat.Um..ThanksAlice.Butlet'sfaceit.I'mnothingcomparedtothatactress.MaybeIshouldgetanosejob,too.Iwouldlovetohaveastraighternoselikehers.Ohandmaybeimplantstomakemylipsfulleraswell.Wow,don'tgetcarriedaway.Imightnotbeabletorecognizeyouafterallofthat.Whatifyougetitdone,andyoudecideyoudon'tlikeyournewlook？Andwouldn'tyoubeworriedaboutthesurgerygoingwrong?Notreally.Ithinktherisksarequitesmall.Isitreallyworthitthough?There'snopointcomparingyourselftomoviestars.Theyspendhoursinmakeuptogetthemlookinglikethat.Andalltheirpicturesareairbrushedandeditiedanyway.Theydon'tlooklikethatinreallife.Nobody'sperfect.em..Yeahthat'strueIsuppose.Welljustmakesureiswhatyoureallywantbeforeyoumakeanyrashdecisions.Anywaylet'stalkaboutsomethingelsebeforeyougetanymorecrazyideasintoyourhead.sweatpantsajoggingsuitjerseys運(yùn)動衣球衣sportylooklight-coloredslack休閑長褲poloshirt翻領(lǐng)短袖gothlook哥特風(fēng)黑色長裙長靴煙熏妝longflowingfloralskirts長的飄逸的碎花裙子longtunicsandlayers一層一層theBohemianlook波西米亞風(fēng)preppylook學(xué)院風(fēng)2SatokoWellyouknow,It'sfunny,Mymother'sfromJapanandshe'sveryold-fashioned.ButeversinceIwasalittlegirl,IhaveneverreallybeeninterestedinwearingtraditionalJapaneseclothinglikeakimonooranything.Mymomusedtogetalittleangryatme,butthethingis,Ineverfeltcomfortable.Well,whenIwasoldenough,IfinallyboughttheclothesIliked.AndIwentforatotalgothlook.Iworelongblackdresses,heavyblackbootsanddarkmakeup.Mymotherreallyhatedit.ButIguessIwantedtomakeastatement.NowthatI'mincollege,Ijustwearcomfortablefunclothes.Mostlylongflowingfloralskirtsanddresses,longtunicsandlotsoflayers.IguessyouwouldcallittheBohemianlook.3CarlosWell,Iwasreallyintosportsinhighschool.AndIwasalwayswearingsweatpants,ajoggingsuitorJerseyswithnumbersonthem.Ididn'thavemuchtimeforfashion.IguessIhadsportylook.Butnowadays,you'llalmostalwaysseemeinlight-coloredslacks,anicepoloshirtandmaybeasweaterwhenit'scold.Alotofpeoplecallitthepreppylook.Idon'tthinkIneedtochangeit.Itworkedformeincollege,anditworksformenow.It'saclassiclook.Naturally,I'llputonsomethingformalifI'mgoingtoaweddingoraspecialevent.AndwhenIplannedtodosomethingathletic,thenofcourseIwearsportsclothes.4.GabriellaPeoplesay,youknow,thatpersonalityismoreimportantthanhowpeoplelook.Buthonestly,whenyoumeetsomeone,youdon'tseethatpersonalities.Youseehowtheylookfirst.Clothesarelikeimportanttome.Theydon'thavetowearthesamethingIwear.Buttheyshouldlook,Idon'tknow,stylish.5.JoonWell,inasocialsitting,aparty,cluborrestaurantsomethinglikethat.Iliketolookatperson'sface.Ar..Butinabusinesssitting.It'ssomewhatdifferent.It'smorepeople'soverallappearancethatmatters.Iliketoseehowpeopleappealedothers,howtheyinteract,howtheypresentthemselvestopeople.Youknow,Ithinkit'sactually,Iliketoseetheirlevelofconfidence.Ithinkconfidenceiswhat'simportanttome.6.AliceAr..whenImeetnewpeople,er,Iguessit'stheireyes.Theyhavetobebig,kind,anderesting.Er..Ireallydon'tcareaboutclothingorhaircolororanythinglikethat.Unit7CrossingculturesSlurpingSaudiArabianuisance煩惱的人或事secureAliceOnethingthatIhadtogetusedtowhenIwastravelinginKoreawasthewaypeoplemakenoisewhentheydrinksoup.IthinkIt'sbecausetheywanttoshowthatthey'rereallyenjoyingtheirfood.Sotheymakeaslerpingnoise.Itbotheredmeatfirst.ButthenIgetusedtoit.IguessIt'sbecausemyparentsspentyearswhenIwasakidtellingmenottomakenoisewhileIwaseating.JohnWhenIlivedinSpain,Iwassurprisedathowlatepeopleeatintheevening.Whenyou'reinvitedtodinner,you'reaskedtocomearoundnineo'clock.Andyouusuallydon'tstartdinneruntilten.Andpeoplestayterriblylate.Sometimesuntiltwointhemorning,orevenlater.Ifounditdifficult.Howdoesonegetupandgotoworkorschoolthenextdayaftereatingandtalkinguntilthreeinthemorning?SusanIlivedinSaudiArabiaforawhile,andwhenIwentout,Ihadtoobeythelocalcustomofputtingsomethingovermyhead.Andwearingclothingthatcoveredmywholebody.Atfirst,Ifounditarealnuisance.Butafterawhile,Igotusedtoit.Andevenstartedtolikeit.Youfeelreallysecure.Andalso,youdon'thavetoworryaboutwhattowearallthetime.Unit8Lifeislittlelessons1.Sowhatwereyoulikewhenyouwereyounger?WhenIwasakidIwaskindofirresponsible.You?Really?Whatmadeyouchange?Graduatingfromhighschool.Whatdoyoumean?Well,untilIgraduated.Ineverhadanyimportantresponsibilities.ButthenIwentofftocollege.Iknowwhatyoumean.IwasreallyimmaturewhenIwasateenager.Sowhatmadeyouchange?IthinkIbecamemorematureafterIgotmyfirstjobandmovedawayfromhome.OnceIhadajob,Ibecametotallyindependent.Wheredidyouwork?Iworkformydadatthebank.2.AnotherturningpointformewaswhenIgotmydogPepper.Iknowthatsoundssilly,butitwasreallyimportanttome.Whywasthatsoimportant?Well,Iwasabout11,Irememberdthathavingadog,youknow,hewasmine,mademefeelreallyreallyresponsibleinafunnykindofway.HewouldfollowmeeverywhereandwasalwayswaitingformewhenIcamehomefromschool.Actuallythatsoundskindofnine,Inevergottohaveadog.ButIrememberedwhenIgotmyfirstbicycle.Thatwasaveryimportantdayforme.Forthefirsttime,IcouldgooutonmyownandgoasfarasIwantedto.Iusedtopolishthebicycleeverydayandtakereallygoodcareofit.Ofcoursethatonlylastedafewmonths,andthenIlostinterestinit.3.Ihavetosay,fiveyearsago,Iwasacompletelydifferentperson.IneversaidmuchinacrowdandIalwaystrytoavoidmakingsmalltalkwithpeopleIdidn'tknowverywell.Butreally,Iwasjustincrediblyshyandreserved.Anyway,thenIwentawaytocollegeandIhadthisroommateNora.Shehadagreatsenseofhumorandlaughedatallmyjokes.Thatreallygavemealotofconfidence.NoraandIjoinedasmallstudygroupatschool.Whenwefinishedstudying,abunchofusgooutforcoffee.Conversationiseasy,becauseweallhavealotofthesameinterests.Nowmynewfriendsthinkofmeasthefunnyoneinthegroup,canyoubelieveit?SoI'dsayI'mmuchmorefriendlyandoutgoingnow.Idon'tworryaboutspeakingupandgivingmyopinionanymore.Infact,I'mthinkingaboutjoiningafewmoreclubs,soIcanmeetevenmorenewpeopleanddomorethings.4.WellIguessthebiggestchangeinmylifeoverthelastfiveyearsisthatIgotmarried.Youknow,Iusedtobeintogoingoutwithfriendseveryweekendandstayingoutlate.Whenwewereprettywildandcrazybackthen.NowI'mmoreofafamilyman.Idon'tmindstayingathomewatchingTV,thatkindofthing.I'mevenlearningtocook.It'snotsobad.IguessyoucouldsaythatIstartedtogrowup.Iwasn'tsointerestedingoingoutallthetime.Iwasreadytosettledownandhaveafamily.Ihavetobehonest,myheartwasn'treallyintherightplacebefore.Imean,beforeIdidn'tmindbeing,well,alittleirresponsibleattimes,evenselfish.Iwasalwaysouthavingfunwithmyfriends,butIneverwantedtohearabouttheirproblems.Ijustdidn'tcare.Butwithmywifeandlittleboy,it'sdifferent.I'mtryingtobecomemore,youknow,morekindandgenerous.Iwanttobetheretohelpthemout,nomatterhowsamlltheproblemis.5.OnethingthatwasreallyaturningpointformewaswhenIlearnedSpanish.Iwasalwayskindofscaredoflearningaforeignlanguage.Yet,Iwasreallyenviousofkidswhocouldspeakanotherlanguage.ButwhenIstartedlearningSpanish,IfoundIwasactuallyprettygoodatit.AndthemomentIreachedatbreakthroughstage,youknow,whenyoudiscoveredyoucanactuallyspeakandcommunicatewithpeopleinthatlanguage,Ifeltreallyproudofmyself.Irealizedthatlearningaforeignlanguagewasn'tanimpossiblethingafterall.NowIcanspeakthree,Spanish,Italian,andGerman.AndI'mtakingKoreanthisyear.6.I'matwin.AndmytwinbrotherandIhavealwaysbeenveryclose.Wealwaysdideverythingtogether.Andwewereneverapartforanytimeatall,untilwewere18.Thenwewenttodifferentcollegesindifferenttowns.Andthatwasthefirsttime,wehadeverreallyhadtocopeonourown.Ithinkitwasgoodinaway,becausewebothbecamemoreconfidentandindependent.Untilthen,I'dalwayshadmybrothertodependonwheneverIranintoaproblem.ButonceIwentawaytocollege,IrealizedthatIwasactuallycapableofworkingthingsoutonmyown.#1Ducksandpeoplebothlovecleanair.Weallneedcleanairtostayhealthy.Takeadeepbreath,howwasthat?Imagingifyou'velivedinaplacewheretherewasalotofairpollution,withtheaircontainedgases,dust,fumesorodorsandharmfulamounts.Yack!Wouldyoubeabletobreatheeasyintheplacelikethat?#2Theozonelayerformsathinshieldbetweentheearthandsun.Itprotectslifeonearthfromthesun'sultravioletorUVrays.Inthe1980's,scientistbeganfindingcluesthattheozonelayerwasdisappearing.ThisallowsmoreUVradiationtoreachtheearthsurface.ToomuchUVcancausebadhealthyaffects,likeskincancerandeyedamage.#3Alllivingthingsneedwatertosurvive,evenpeopleandducks.Sorainisveryimportant.Butnotallrainisgoodforyou.There'saspecialkindofraincalledacidrain.Andit'sverydangerous.Acidraincomesfrompollutionintheair,acidgasisfromfactories,carsandhomes.Mostoftheseacidgasesareblowntothesky.Andwhentheymixwiththeclouds,itcancauserainorsnow,sleet,fog,mistorhailtobecomemoreacedic.#4Didyouknowthateachdayapersonbreatheabout35poundsofair?Andtakesabout20000breath?Onewayyoucanhelpkeeptheaircleanforeveryoneistotakeabus,bicycleandwalk,insteadofridinginacar.Unit9Theworldweliveinacidrain酸雨acidsnowoceancoastlinesautomobilepollutionairpollutionsmogsmokefognoxiousstacksliningbloodstream血液livestock畜牧業(yè)contaminatesoileatup吞噬poverty貧窮overcrowdinggasesdustfumesodorsharmfulamountsozonelayerthinshield屏障ultraviolet紫外線UVraysUVradiationblow吹snowsleet雨夾雪fogmist薄霧hail冰雹acetic1.Lookatallthosedeadfish,whatdoyouthinkhappened?Well,there'safactoryoutsidetown,that'spumpingchemicalsintotheriver.Howcanthemdothat?Isn'tthatagainstthelaw?Yesitis.Butalotofcompanysignorethoselaws.That'sterrible.Whatcanwedoaboutit?Well,onethingtodoaboutitistotalktothecompany'smanagement.Whatifthatdoesn'twork?Wellthen,anotherwaytostopthemistogetaTVstationtorunastoryonit.Yes,companyshatebadpublicity!Bytheway,what'sthenameofthiscompany?It'scalledApexindustry.Oh,no.Myuncleisoneoftheirtopexecutives!2.Waitaminute,beforewedoanything,shouldn'twemakesurethatwe'vegotourfactsstraight?Absolutely,thebestthingtodoistomonitorthesituationoverthenextseveralweekstoseewhatexactlyishappening.Howdowedothat?Well,wecantakepicturesoftheriverandeventakewatersamplestoseehowbadthesituationis.Wecangetsomefriendstohelp.Okay,andmaybeIcouldtalktomyuncleaboutit.Ohno,Idon'tthinkthat'sagoodidea,notyet,anyway.Whynot?Idon'tthinkwewannasayanythingtoanyoneuntilwehaveaclearerpictureofwhatisgoingon.Afterwe'vemonitoredthesituationforawhile,thenwecandecidewhetherweneedtohaveameetingwitharepresentativetotellthemwhatwe'vediscovered.Ok,Calo?Ok.3.Kate:K:Youknow,youalwayshearaboutairpollution,butnotmanypeopleareawareoftheproblemofwaterpollution.M:Youmeanintheoceans?K:No.Imeanpolluteddrinkingwater.It’saprobleminalmosteverymajorcityintheworld.Almost