1、01. Stages of Life 人生阶段Words Stormadolescence 青春期puberty 发育期bring up 教育、抚养strict upbringing 严厉的教育career/ occupation 职业self-employed 自己经营reach middle age 人到中年uptight 紧张的, 心情焦躁的challenge挑战literature 文学freelance (writer) 自由作家fiction book 小说magazine article 期刊文章strange experience 奇特的经历independent 独立自主的d
2、efinitely 明确的turning-point 转折点divorce 离婚quite elderly 上了年纪old and grey 头发花白Emma：You know, Aiden, I dont know much about you. Where were you born?Aiden：I was born in London, but I spent most of my childhood in Hong Kong.E: What was your childhood like? A: I had a pretty strict upbringing, and my pare
3、nts and I were always fighting about it.E: Do you get along with your parents now?A: Oh sure. Once they reached middle age, they became a lot less uptight.E: Where did you go to university?A: My parents want me to stay in Hong Kong, but I decided to go back to England. I graduated from Oxford Univer
4、sity with a degree in English Literature.E: What is your current occupation?A: I m a freelance writer. I write magazine articles and fiction books.E: Did you always know that you wanted to be a writer?A: No, I didnt. I was an English teacher for about five years, but by the time I was 30, I decided
5、I wanted a fresh challenge.E: How did you start writing?A: I started writing magazine articles for fun and eventually was asked to write a book, so I was pretty lucky.E: Are you writing a book now?A: Yes, its about a group of friends living in a foreign country and all the strange experiences they h
6、ave.E: Sounds interesting.A: What was the biggest turning point in your life?E: I guess I would say that would be moving out of my parents house for the first time.A: Really? Why is that?E: After I moved out of my parents home, I became a lot more independent.A: What would you say was the lowest poi
7、nt in your life?E: That would definitely be getting a divorce.A: What went wrong?E: We just werent right for each other.A: How long were you married?E: That marriage only lasted about a year.A: Have you remarried since then?E: Yes, I got married to a man that I met shortly after I divorced my first
8、husband.A: Do you think youll ever get a divorce again?E: I hope not. My first marriage was a mistake, but this one isnt.A: How long have you been married?E: About 15 years now.A: Do you think youll still love him when hes old and grey?E: I think so. Hopefully well have a long and happy life togethe
9、r.A: Im sure you will.02. First Impressions 第一印象Words Stormheight and build 身材体型tall and slim 身材高挑medium height and build 身材中等stout 结实的、矮胖的skinny 骨瘦嶙峋的plump chubby 丰满的、圆胖的elegant 文雅端庄的gorgeous 美艳的ugly 丑陋的plain普通的straight 直发wavy 大波浪curly小卷发dyed hair 染发fair hair 金发blond(e) 金发碧眼baldbalding 秃头parted in
10、the middle 中分头pony tail 马尾longshort plaits 长短辫noticeable feature 明显特征freckles 雀斑pierced ear 耳洞tattoo 刺青纹身angular 棱角分明的scar 疤痕beard 络腮胡子moustache 上唇小胡子contact lenses 隐形眼镜birthmark 胎记bad skin 粗糙的皮肤deep voice 低沉的声音lovely complexion 较好的面容blind date 相亲athletic 运动型的、健美的frightening 令人恐惧的lip 嘴唇gum 齿根、牙床chin
11、 下巴transplant 移植Halloween 万圣节、鬼节mask 面具Madison: Jacob, are you interested in helping me out and going on a blind date with a friend of mine?J: That depends. What does she look like?M: Well, shes got a beautiful face and long curly red hair.J: How tall is she?M: Shes fairly tall, maybe 2 inches talle
12、r than me.J: Is she chubby?M: Not at all. Shes actually very athletic.J: Sounds like shes pretty good looking. Does she wear glasses?M: No, but she does wear contact lenses.J: Hows her skin?M: Shes got a gorgeous complexion with a few freckles on her nose.J: Does she have any piercings or tattoos?M:
13、 I think she has an ears pierced and she definitely has a few tattoos: one on her lower back, one on her neck, and one on her left foot.J: Whats the tattoo on her foot like?M: Its a butterfly- everyone in her family has one.J: Even her mom?M: Yes, even her mom.J: Whats her personality like.M: Shes a
14、 lot like me.J: So there is something wrong with her! It was beginning to sound like she was too good to be true!J: Did you see the guy on the front page of the newspaper this morning? M: No, I havent had the chance to read the paper yet.J: Youve got to see it. Its an unbelievable picture!M: Whats s
15、o interesting about it?J: Well, this guy fell asleep on the sofa and when he woke up, half his face had been bitten off!M: What? How did that happen?J: They think his dog was trying to wake him up and couldnt, so ended up biting him in his face!M: Wow. What did his face look like now?J: It looks pre
16、tty frightening. He doesnt have any lips, so all you can see are his gums and teeth. Most of his nose and chin are missing too.M: What did he look like before his dog bit his face off?J: He was actually quite handsome. What a shame!M: Whats he going to do now?J: It said that hes hoping to get a face
17、 transplant, but until then, hes looking forward to Halloween so he isnt the only one wearing a mask.03. Getting Personal 个性特征Words Stormamusing 令人愉快的、有趣的cheerful 开朗的conservative 保守的narrow-minded 小心眼的sensitive 敏感的sensible 明智的stubborn 倔强的fussy 小题大做的generous 慷慨大方的relaxed and easy-going 随和的aggressive 好
18、斗的arrogant 傲慢的coward 胆小鬼liar 说谎的人moody 情绪化的nosey 八卦的、爱打听的selfish 自私的vain 虚荣心强的optimistic 乐观开朗的pessimistic 悲观厌世的cold and unfriendly冷淡的、不友善的horrible 可怕、讨厌的mean 自私小气的nasty 可恶的a bit dull 迟钝呆滞的gossip 长舌妇a bit workaholic 工作狂sleet through ones alarm 睡过头alarm 警告search 搜寻live in the flat above 住在楼上的incredibl
19、y不能相信地wee hours 凌晨earplugs 耳塞hell 地狱, 苦境 , 阴间be scared of 害怕bribe 贿赂Ava: Are you alright, Ethan? You dont seem to be as cheerful as you normally are.Ethan: To be honest, Ava, Ive just had a really bad day.A: What happened?E: First, I slept through my alarm and ended up two hours late to work.A: What
20、 did your boss say?E: He told me if I showed up late one more time, hed fire me. Hes so mean!A: Thats horrible. Was that the first time youd shown up late to work?E: That was my second time. The first time, I was in a car accident.A: Is your boss Chinese?E: No, hes from Australia. Before I met him,
21、I thought Australians were supposed to be relaxed and easy-going. I had no idea hed be so fussy about things.A: What are you going to do?E: I think Im going to look for another job. I need to find a boss that is a bit more sensitive and optimistic than my current boss.A: That sounds like a sensible
22、plan. Do you want me to help you with your job search?E: Thats very generous of you. Thanks for the offer.A: Dont mention it. Thats what friends for!E: I dont know what to do about the people who live in the flat above me!A: Why? What are they like?E: Theyre incredibly selfish. Theyre always up unti
23、l the wee hours of the night playing their music so loudly that I have to wear earplugs in order to fall asleep!A: Have you ever talked to them about it?E: I tried to introduce myself to them when they moved in, but they were so arrogant that I didnt want to talk to them again!A: What did they say?E
24、: They both just talk about how great they are all the time.A: They sound like the neighbours from hell!E: They are! Besides being loud and arrogant, theyre also terrible gossips. Theyre always talking about everybody else in the apartment.A: I thought you didnt talk to them much.E: I dont, but they
25、 talk so loudly that I can hear what theyre talking about from my bedroom- and its not very nice.A: What do the other people in your apartment think about them?E: Most of my other neighbours are scared of them.A: Maybe you should think about moving.E: I cant afford to move right now.A: Well, perhaps
26、 you should have a party and try to get to know them better. Maybe once you get to know them, theyll turn out to be more sensitive.E: I think youre being a bit optimistic. If you met them, youd understand.A: Well, I dont know what else you could do then. Do you think bribing them with chocolate woul
27、d work?04. Every Part of Your Body Can SpeakWords Stormankle 脚踝armpit 腋窝bottom 臀部chest 胸脯、胸部elbow 臂肘knee膝盖palm 手掌stomach 胃waist 腰wrist 手腕frown 皱眉grin 露齿而笑gum 牙龈scalp 头皮suck 吸、吮吸wink眨眼wrinkle 皱纹yawn 哈欠kneel 跪下lean 倾斜, 倚靠 , 瘦的, 贫乏的trip over 绊倒famished 极饥饿的starve 饿得要死getting a bite to eat 随便吃点东西hot pot
28、 火锅after ones own heart 完全符合自己的心意spicy 辣的drag ones feet 拖着脚走, 迟缓误事, 拖拉, 不合作tongue 舌头authentic可信的a pain in the neck 美俚讨厌的家伙blame 责备bad blood 仇恨take the cake 得奖, 成为最佳者, (讽) 坏到极点promotion 晋升grin and bear it 逆来顺受have a taste for 爱好, 提出，想要get in the way 妨碍Emily: I dont know about you, but Im famished. Ar
29、e you interested in getting a bite to eat?Ryan: Thats sounds great. Im absolutely starving! What kind of food are you in the mood for?E: Id love something spicy. Maybe we could get some Sichuan hot pot.R: You are a woman after my own heart. I dont know many people who can handle spicy food. Are you
30、sure you are up for hot pot?E: Sure. If I could, I would eat hot pot every day!R: Ok, youre really all eyes when it comes to talking about food, arent you?E: Well, lets stop dragging our feet and find a Sichuan hot pot restaurant for dinner!R: Let me think about it for a minute. Lets see Oh the name
31、 of the restaurant is on the tip of my tongue! Give me a second and itll come to me.E: Well, have you thought about it yet?R: NoE: Never mind. Theres an authentic tasting hot pot restaurant not far from the China World Trade Towers on ChangAn Street. Have you been there?R: Thats it! Thats the one I
32、was thinking of. I told you I remember it!E: You really have a big head, dont you?R: So, Emily, how was your day?E: I dont think you really want to hear about it.R: It cant have been that bad. Go on and tell me about it.E: To be honest, it was horrible! My manager is such a pain in the neck!R: Why?
33、What happened?E: Well, he made quite a few mistakes on the monthly report and when his supervisor found him, my manager blamed them on me!R: Thats not very fair. What did you do?E: There wasnt really anything that I could do. Theres always been a lot of bad blood between my manager and myself. If I
34、had said anything, he would have fired me for sure.R: Did he treat everyone in your department like this?E: He treats everyone pretty poorly, but the way he treats me really takes the cake!R: Do you have any ideas why he treats you worse than the others?E: I really have no idea. All I know is that t
35、he thought of him really curls my hair!R: Is there anyone else you can talk to about it at your company?E: Not really. Im hoping to live with it for a while until I get a promotion.R: Thats very sensible. It sounds like you have a good head on your shoulders.E: I try to be sensible about it, but its
36、 not very easy. Sometimes you just have to grin and bear it.R: Thats so true. When you have a taste for success, you cant let dishonest people like your manager get in the way.05. Mind Your PostureWords Stormbow 弯腰、鞠躬handshake 握手hug 拥抱nod head 点头greet 问候crawl 向前爬dive 跳水drag 拖、拉posture 姿势fold arms 交叉
37、双臂置于胸前bite nails 咬指甲limp 柔软的, 易曲的 , 无力的offend 冒犯, 违反, 得罪, 使.不愉快typically 代表性地, 作为特色地signify confidence and respect 表示/意味信心和尊敬/ 敬重make contact with 和.接触, 和.通信intercultural communication 不同文化间的传达candidate 候选人, 投考者impressive resume 深刻印象confident自信的keep distance 留间隔rude粗鲁的、无礼的see eye to eye on sth. 对某事看
38、法一致unprofessional 外行的，不专业的hire 雇用、聘请avoid 避免client 顾客, 客户, 委托人slouch v.懒散posture (身体的)姿势, 体态sense 感觉, 判断力eventually 最后, 终于Isabella: Matthew, do you know much about body language in countries around the world?M: Sure. Ive picked up a few things from travelling around for work. Why?I: Well, I had a me
39、eting today with a woman from Japan and she wouldnt stop bowing! I didnt know what to do!M: Did you bow back?I: No, I tried to shake her hand, but her hand was so limp I was a bit offended.M: Well, Japanese businessmen and women typically bow to greet each other in Japan. She might have been offende
40、d by your strong handshake.I: But she was in America! Shouldnt she have known that strong handshakes in America signify confidence and respect?M: Things are different in Japan. You know, in some countries, making eye contact with others is considered rude.I: Is that why she wouldnt look at me in the
41、 meeting?M: I think its highly possible, yes.I: The meeting really didnt go down well at all. I think I need to read up about intercultural communication before I have another meeting with someone from another country.M: Thats a good idea. When you dont know much about other cultures, the simple thi
42、ng can offend someone.I: Thats so true. Its great that we see eye to eye on this.M: Well, what did you think about the last candidate? Do you think we should hire her?I: She had a very impressive resume, but she seemed to lack the confidence that I think a good manager needs.M: What made you think t
43、hat she wasnt very confident?I: Did you notice the way that she avoided making eye contact with us while she talked?M: She was a bit nervous, I guess. What else?I: When she first walked into the room to greet us, she didnt shake our hands or introduce herself at all. I thought that was a bit unprofe
44、ssional.M: Youre right. If she walked into meetings with our clients like that, it would make our company look bad, wouldnt it?I: It sure would. Did you also notice the way she slouched in her chair during most of the interview? She had horrible posture!M: I agree. I guess I was paying more attentio
45、n to her answers than her body language.I: On top of all of that, she didnt seem to have any sense about peoples personal space.She didnt keep enough distance between us when during the meeting.M: Thats true. I guess well have to keep looking for a manager then.I: Dont worry, well find someone event
46、ually!06. Blood Is Thicker than Water 血浓于水Word Stormsurnamefamily name 姓nuclear family 核心家庭immediate family 直系亲人kinship 血缘关系blood relationship 血缘kinsmen by blood 血亲stock 门第、血统of noble birth 贵族出身of humble birth 平民出身ancestor 祖先descendant 后代、晚辈progeny 后裔inherit 继承family tree 家谱identical twins同卵双生frater
47、nal twins异卵双生legitimate child 婚生子（女）illegitimate child 非婚生子（女）bastard 私生子（女）brotherhood 手足情half brother/sister 同父异母（同母异父）兄弟/姐妹single-child policy 独生子女政策complete opposites 完全相反的biological father 生父yearn for attention 渴望被关注envy羡慕step-dad 继父be meant to 有意要, 打算Kaitlyn: How many people are there in your
48、family?Jack: My immediate family is quite small. Its just my older step-brother, my mom, my step-dad and me. How about you?K: I have a large family. I have 3 elder sisters, my twin sister, a younger brother and my parents.J: I didnt know you were a twin! Are you identical or fraternal?K: Were identi
49、cal. I mean, we look exactly the same, but we are complete opposites when it comes to everything else!J: Interesting! It must be great having a twin sister. Are you best friends, too?K: We used to be really close, but all that changed once she moved to Shanghai. How about your family? You didnt mention to your biological father.J: I dont know much about him. He died when I was just a baby. Even though I dont have a blood relationship with my step-father and
