【新人教版】教材帮 选择性必修第二册 Unit 2

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M: How are your driving lessons coming along?

W: Just fine. In a few more weeks, I’ll be able to drive quite well.

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W: What did Professor Lee think about your paper?

M: Oh, I got quite a good grade but there was a long written comment at the end of it. He said I could have spent more time on the background!

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W: Well, Peter. I’m glad you succeeded in persuading me to spend the day on the beach.

M: Yes, but the beach is so crowded. We just can’t seem to find a place to put down our blanket.

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W: Hi, Mike. I saw your brother in the park yesterday. Isn’t he usually at work at the supermarket during the week?

M: Normally he’d be there. But he’s on holiday this week. And he’ll board a plane bound for (飞往) London in just several minutes.

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W: Where were you yesterday afternoon?

M: I was at Ken’s house. We didn’t go out because there was a baseball game broadcast live.

W: It’s not surprising that no one answered my call.

M: Oh, I’m sorry.

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W: Here is a picture of you when you were four years old.

M: I look stupid. Why was I wearing that silly hat?

W: It was Halloween. Your dad and I wanted you to wear it to his company party.

M: Why?

W: Because you were lovely and we wanted to show you off. You know, I’ll always remember you that way. You were such a beautiful child.

M: Well, I’m not a child now.

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W: I’m taking a spinning class (动感单车课程) at the gym on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

M: What’s a spinning class? Is that where you just run around in circles like kids or something?

W: No, silly. Everyone in the class rides exercise bicycles together while the instructor gives us directions. There are also different kinds of music that we ride along to.

M: Oh, I see. Well, I think riding a bike outside would be much more fun, and it would probably be better exercise, too.

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W: Good morning! You’re up early. It’s not even 8:00 yet.

M: Well, I have a report to finish at work for this afternoon. Anyway, I didn’t get much sleep after being woken up by those two guys arguing in the street last night. Did you hear them?

W: Oh, maybe. Was it around 3:00 in the morning?

M: Actually, it was at 2:00 — I looked at my clock when they woke me up. Some of our neighbors were yelling at them to keep it down.

W: I thought I was having a dream. Anyway, do you want some of this?

M: What’s that?

W: It’s soybean milk. I’ve been drinking it every morning for the past two weeks. It’s my new routine.

M: Oh, I often just have some coffee.

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M: How do you usually get to work in the morning?

W: I try to ride my bike most of the time. Of course, when I’m running late, I take the subway.

M: I always seem to be five or ten minutes late for everything. I drive to work every day, so if the traffic is bad, I have to think of a new way to apologize to my boss for being late.

W: Does your boss yell at you if you’re late?

M: No, not really. He knows that I live far away. I stay late whenever I don’t make it on time in the morning, and it probably helps that I earn a fair amount of money for the company year after year.

W: Have you ever considered moving into the city to be closer to your job?

M: To be honest, I would rather change job than house! My wife loves our house, especially since she worked from home. Our kids are in great schools. And on the weekends, there are a million things for us to do as a family.

W: It does sound nice. For me, though, I love living in the city. There are so many cultural activities, and I love not having to drive.

M: Yeah, driving is pretty stressful sometimes.

W: I think it’s also easier to live in the city when you don’t have kids. If I were a mom, I’d probably live closer to you.

M: Well, you and Timothy might want to think about getting started with that...

W: You sound just like my mother-in-law!

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    Welcome back to Natural Medicine. We turn our attention to the subject of headaches, which everyone gets from time to time. We asked 100 people what they did to deal with their headaches. As you can see on this chart here,the most common answer was "Take headache pills". The next most common answer was "Rubbing my head". "Sleeping" and "Taking a shower" were some of the other responses. But the best cure for a headache that we know of was all the way down at No. 10, so it’s something that most people don’t think about doing — "Drinking water". It’s true headaches are often the body’s way of telling you that it’s thirsty, and a glass of water might be all you need to feel like yourself again. Of course, some people get very serious headaches because they are sensitive to light, sound, or certain smells. These headaches are different, and many people have to take strong medicine in order to make them go away. If you hurt your head and have a headache afterwards, it is important that you see a doctor right away, as this could be due to a more serious injury. But if it’s a normal headache, try drinking some water before you reach for those pills. It might be just what you need. OK, we’ll be right back after these commercials...