Gordon: How are you this morning?

　　John: I am on top of the world. (I feel great)

　　Gordon: Thats good. I need your help.

　　John: Really? What can I do for you?

　　Gordon: Can you help me improve my English?

　　John: Sure, anything for you.

　　Gordon: Thanks a bunch. You are awesome to teach me so much.

　　John: My pleasure. Helping other puts me on top of the world.

　　戈登：今天早晨過得好嗎?

　　約翰：好極了。

　　戈登：那太好了。我需要你的幫助。

　　約翰：是嗎?我能為您做點兒什么?

　　戈登：你能幫我提高英語水平嗎?

　　約翰：沒問題，很愿意效勞。

　　戈登：多謝。你真棒，教給我那么多東西。

　　約翰：別客氣。幫助別人讓我感覺好極了。

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　　NEW WORDS(生詞)

　　1) Get worked up (心煩、生氣): let something bother you, be upset

　　Dont get worked up over your boss being mean to you.

　　不要因為你老板對你不好心煩。

　　2) Look down (開起來傷心，沮喪): to seem sad, look depressed

　　Mr. Ed looked really down after his girlfriend left him.

　　女友離開后艾德先生看起來很傷心。

　　3) No big deal (簡單，不難): easy, not difficult

　　Taking that test was no big deal.

　　那個考試很簡單。

　　4) Take my mind off of (使不再思考或擔憂某事): think about something else

　　Playing chess helps me to take my mind of money problems.

　　下棋使我不再為錢的問題犯愁。

　　5) Tons (很多): a lot, many

　　That rich man has tons of money.

　　這個富翁有大把大把的錢。

　　Dialogue A

　　Applying to College 申請大學

　　Molly : Whats up? You look a little down.

　　Gordon: Nothing really, Im just applying to college.

　　Molly : Applying to college is pretty simple. Its really no big deal.

　　Gordon: I guess you are right, but I am still a little nervous.

　　Molly : Have you sent in your application form yet?

　　Gordon: Not yet, Im still waiting for a teacher to write me a rec commendation letter. I am a bit worried.

　　Molly : Dont let yourself get too worked up about it. Im sure it will come out fine in the end.

　　Gordon: Wish me luck!

　　Molly: Good luck.

　　莫莉：怎么了，你看起來有點不高興?

　　戈登：其實沒什么，我在申請大學。

　　莫莉：申請大學很簡單，沒什么大不了的。

　　戈登：你說得對，可我還是有點緊張。

　　莫莉：你提交申請表了嗎?

　　戈登：還沒有，我還在等老師的推薦信。我有點擔心。

　　莫莉：別再為這事兒煩了。我相信一切都會順利的。

　　戈登：祝我好運吧。

　　莫莉：祝你好運。

　　Dialogue B

　　Molly : You looked a little down yesterday. Were you all right?

　　Gordon: I had let myself get all worked over getting into a good collage.

　　Molly : Havent you applied to other schools before?

　　Gordon: I have applied to a few smaller schools in the past, but last week I sent an application to Yale.

　　Molly : Did they ask for anything special?

　　Gordon: Of course, they wanted tons of essays and letters of recommendation.

　　Molly : Well, how did it go?

　　Gordon: They sent me a note saying they received my application and they would tell me in a month if they will let me in.

　　莫莉：你昨天看起來有點兒不高興，沒事吧?

　　戈登：我一直在為進一個好學校而擔憂。

　　莫莉：你以前沒申請過其他學校嗎?

　　戈登：請過一些小一點兒的學校，但上周我寄的申請信是給耶魯大學的。

　　莫莉：他們有什么特殊要求嗎?

　　戈登：當然，他們要很多論文和推薦信。

　　莫莉：那事情進展怎么樣?

　　戈登：他們發給我一個通知說收到了我的申請，他們會在一個月之內告訴我是否被錄取。

　　Gordon: How are you this morning?

　　John: I am on top of the world. (I feel great)

　　Gordon: Thats good. I need your help.

　　John: Really? What can I do for you?

　　Gordon: Can you help me improve my English?

　　John: Sure, anything for you.

　　Gordon: Thanks a bunch. You are awesome to teach me so much.

　　John: My pleasure. Helping other puts me on top of the world.

　　戈登：今天早晨過得好嗎?

　　約翰：好極了。

　　戈登：那太好了。我需要你的幫助。

　　約翰：是嗎?我能為您做點兒什么?

　　戈登：你能幫我提高英語水平嗎?

　　約翰：沒問題，很愿意效勞。

　　戈登：多謝。你真棒，教給我那么多東西。

　　約翰：別客氣。幫助別人讓我感覺好極了。

　　-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

　　NEW WORDS(生詞)

　　1) Get worked up (心煩、生氣): let something bother you, be upset

　　Dont get worked up over your boss being mean to you.

　　不要因為你老板對你不好心煩。

　　2) Look down (開起來傷心，沮喪): to seem sad, look depressed

　　Mr. Ed looked really down after his girlfriend left him.

　　女友離開后艾德先生看起來很傷心。

　　3) No big deal (簡單，不難): easy, not difficult

　　Taking that test was no big deal.

　　那個考試很簡單。

　　4) Take my mind off of (使不再思考或擔憂某事): think about something else

　　Playing chess helps me to take my mind of money problems.

　　下棋使我不再為錢的問題犯愁。

　　5) Tons (很多): a lot, many

　　That rich man has tons of money.

　　這個富翁有大把大把的錢。

　　Dialogue A

　　Applying to College 申請大學

　　Molly : Whats up? You look a little down.

　　Gordon: Nothing really, Im just applying to college.

　　Molly : Applying to college is pretty simple. Its really no big deal.

　　Gordon: I guess you are right, but I am still a little nervous.

　　Molly : Have you sent in your application form yet?

　　Gordon: Not yet, Im still waiting for a teacher to write me a rec commendation letter. I am a bit worried.

　　Molly : Dont let yourself get too worked up about it. Im sure it will come out fine in the end.

　　Gordon: Wish me luck!

　　Molly: Good luck.

　　莫莉：怎么了，你看起來有點不高興?

　　戈登：其實沒什么，我在申請大學。

　　莫莉：申請大學很簡單，沒什么大不了的。

　　戈登：你說得對，可我還是有點緊張。

　　莫莉：你提交申請表了嗎?

　　戈登：還沒有，我還在等老師的推薦信。我有點擔心。

　　莫莉：別再為這事兒煩了。我相信一切都會順利的。

　　戈登：祝我好運吧。

　　莫莉：祝你好運。

　　Dialogue B

　　Molly : You looked a little down yesterday. Were you all right?

　　Gordon: I had let myself get all worked over getting into a good collage.

　　Molly : Havent you applied to other schools before?

　　Gordon: I have applied to a few smaller schools in the past, but last week I sent an application to Yale.

　　Molly : Did they ask for anything special?

　　Gordon: Of course, they wanted tons of essays and letters of recommendation.

　　Molly : Well, how did it go?

　　Gordon: They sent me a note saying they received my application and they would tell me in a month if they will let me in.

　　莫莉：你昨天看起來有點兒不高興，沒事吧?

　　戈登：我一直在為進一個好學校而擔憂。

　　莫莉：你以前沒申請過其他學校嗎?

　　戈登：請過一些小一點兒的學校，但上周我寄的申請信是給耶魯大學的。

　　莫莉：他們有什么特殊要求嗎?

　　戈登：當然，他們要很多論文和推薦信。

　　莫莉：那事情進展怎么樣?

　　戈登：他們發給我一個通知說收到了我的申請，他們會在一個月之內告訴我是否被錄取。