HolidaysA：Good morning, B.B：Morning, A. The spring festival is coming,do you like itA：Of course. It’s a precious time for all family members to get together. Everyone, no matter adults or children, will get a new suit. And my mother will prepare so many delicious food for the new year's eve. Are there any traditions in your hometownB：Yes. According to the tradition, we will eat different kinds of dumplings at different time.A：ReallyB：Yeah. During supper time, we eat meat dumplings, while at 0:00, we eat dumplings without meat. I don’t know why.A：Sounds interesting. The Valentine’s Day is around the Spring Festival this year, will you celebrate itB：Maybe not. Though the Western Holidays are becoming more and more popular in China. What’s your opi nionA：I think that the commercial benefits are the greatest motivation. Why do more and more people come to know about western festivals The forceful reason is that there are too many advertisements all around us.B：I absolutely agree with you. Businessmen are trying their best to make a fortune from those Western Holidays. I'd like to discuss it next time we meet. Have a nice holidayA: Thank you The same to you.TravelA: Hey, where are you goingB: I will go to buy a train ticket to go home.A: I know you really like travelling.B: Yes, of course, I think everyone like it.A: So what do you think the meaning of the travelB: I think it includes many sides, but the most important is that it lets me forget the troubles of reality and enjoy a short and quiet life. it also can let me feel different urban culture that could open my horizons. How about youA: I like the feeling of travelling on the road. I really want to travel every day in a different way .but not now, because I also have many responsibilities.B: Ah, you’re a good boy. Who do you want to travel withA: I want to travel with my future wife and my children.B: Don’t you want to travel with your parentsA: Of course, I really want to take them to go to a beautiful place with my own money, it’s a pity that I have never done this until now.B: Do you like traveling in china or going abroadA: I like our country, so I want to go to many domestic places.B: Which place do you want to go mostlyA: I have heard that when you don’t know where to go, th en you go to lijiang and I really want to go this two places.B: It sounds great. But I have to go now, you know the ticket is hard to buy at this time, I will talk to you later.A:OK, see you later.B:See you.EducationA: Hi, B. How is everything goingB: Fine, thank you. How about youA: Not bad, but I am busy looking for some materials about college education in China. Can you give me some adviceB: Eh… I think the public colleges in China have the best condition and high-quality teachers. Most of students want to enter those, such as Tsinghua University and Peking University. Compared with the public universities, the private colleges are not very popular for students in China.A: Yes, I have learned that good universities have many excellent students. Generally speaking, they achieved high scores in the national college entrance examination. Besides, good universities have excellent atmosphere of study and varieties of teaching facilities. So this’s the reason why it makes such a large difference, rightB: Yes, it is really a very important factor. The other universities have less resource due to the lack of money. What’s more, their students can’t make the full use of time and limited resource.A:I absolutely agree with you, do you have any other adviceB: There is a bad phenomenon in Chinese universities. Students have a general lack of practical ability and can’t put theories into practice. It leads to a result that they can’t adapt to the work in future. This is the main problem of education in China.A:Oh that is really a serious problem, I will pay much attention on it. OK, what you said gave me a lot of help. Thanks for your advice again.B: You are welcome.EnvironmentA: Hi, Dennis. How are youB: Fine, thanks .What about youA: I'm fine too. But, the air quality these days is so bad. It almost makes me crazy.B: Yes, these years, the air pollution is very serious, but all of these are from our problem- industrial overdevelopment.A: Human beings have both the ability of create and destroy the word.B: Except this, the environment has been damaged by global warming, the damaged ozone and all the different kinds of pollution.A: So, recently, environment issues have been part of global issues. Do we have any ways to solve these problemsB: We can only hope that all of the countries in the world get together and agree on a plan for action, but I doubt it’ll happen before it’s too late.A: Yes, that’s really a problem. Actually, there have been lots of new technologies on environment protection. But the application of these technologies has a high cost, so popularizing them has many resistances from countries, corporations and individuals.B: Most of us look at the issue in the short term. It’s just like the destruction of the rainforests. People just want the wood. They don’t think about the long-term damage to the forests.A: En, fortunately, more and more people have realized all these problems and have taken measures to improve the earth's environment.B: But in our country, it is not enough.A: Agree with you. It seems that we still have a long way to go.JobsA: Hello Dennis How are youB: Fine, thanks. And youA: I’m fine, too. I knew you are looking for a job recently, what kind of job do you prefer, the one well-paid or the one you loveB: I hope I can find a well-paid job which also attracts me.A: Who not But maybe it just happens in your dreams.B: So it is. Well, frankly speaking, a well-paid job will be my first choice. I need enough money to do the things I like.A: As for me, salary would not be the priority. I’d rather choose a job I enjoy doing.B: I think I’ll stick my choice. In fact, most people don’t take job for fun. Work is nothing but means to survive.A: But I consider work as an important part of our life. If a person takes a job he doesn’t like, and there’s less possibility to get a career success.B: For me, high salary is just the best motivation to do my job efficiently. I will foster my interest in it and do my best to make the job success.A: I got it. We must consider about our life cost first, and second our interest. That’s the reality everyone faces.B: Yeah. So, although the chance of finding a job that both pays well and attracts us is slight, let’s believe in miracles and have a try.A: Wish you a good luck.B: Thank you, the same to you.CultureA: Good morningB: Good morningA: I saw you were just reading China daily. Is there anything interestingB: Yes, maybe the news that China set up its first Laozi research institute will arouse your interestA: Oh, yes, I heard about it too. It shows that we begin to pay attention to the Chinese traditional culture.B: Traditional culture is our precious heritage, but nowadays more and more people become unfamiliar with it.A: That’s because lately years, our country focus on the economic construction and overemphasize the importance of science and technology. Youth admire the modern western civilization, and ignore our own culture.B: Well, that is really a problem worth discussing. Do you know that there is a modern sishu in Suzhou and in it teachers wear a long traditional Chinese robe, and the students have to bow to an image of ConfuciusA: That sounds interesting. I really think we should add the traditional culture courses in our education system. But, is it just a teaching form or somethingB: Oh,it is not just a form. The students will read a lot of morality stories and ancient poetry, it will help them to learn the essence of our ancient culture which makes a person to be polite, upright and so on.A: Great That is just what most of us can’t learn in the school teaching nowadays.B: Yes, everyone must understand which kind of culture should be inherit, and which not.A:I agree with you, it’s a long way to go for us.EntertainmentA: Hi Long time no see.B: Yeah. I heard that you had got through a quite busy month. So, did you do anything interesting to relax yourself during the holidayA: Nothing special, I lived alone with my computer all the 3 days.B: I can’t imagine you spent so much time on computer. How could youA: Browsing the websites, chatting with my friends, enjoying the newest teleplays, movies, music, and so on. I always spend my leisure time in this way.B: But I don’t think it’s good for our health to face the screen for such a long time. Maybe we need do some sports outdoors to refresh ourselves.A: Just likeB: Tennis, badminton, football, basketball, running and so on. But it’s really a pity that we can’t do sports in the cold winter.A: You could consider about some variety shows, especially the Star talk shows and talent shows. I think they’re very funny.B: I have no interest in them and feel they make no sense except fun.A: It’s just a show. Why so serious Just like snack food, it may be not nutritious, but delicious. That’s enough.B: Sounds interesting. I always thought entertainment circle is too complex, and excluded variety shows. Maybe I should change myself. Could you give me any adviceA: Of course. I often watch Happy Camp, the Voice of China and Running Man. Oh, Where are we going, Dad is so hot recently, and it’s really warm and relaxing.B: I’ll have a try. Thank you.HealthA: Good morning, Dennis.B: Good morning, Nero.A: You don’t look very good today, what happenedB: Oh, thanks to the severe weather and endless work, I catch a cold.A: Poor girl, you should take care of your health, because health is the base of fighting, is that rightB: I know, so I decide give myself several days off to relax.A: Good decision, you know, work will never finish, so you needn’t to worry much about it. B: Yeah. I can’t have a high efficiency these days, so I’ll tell my teacher about it and ask a sick leave.A: Anyway, do you have any medicine You look really bad.B: Medicine That is not my first choice. I haven’t took medicine for five years.A: Five years Is it true Is this your first time to be sick in the past five yearsB: Of cause not, you must be kidding.A: Sick-medicine, is it an unwritten ruleB: But there is also an old saying that medicine is also a poison.A: But you must do something, or it will become worse.B: When I have a little sick, I will take more rest, drink more hot water and eat more fresh fruits and vegetable.A: Sounds reasonable. But what if it doesn’t work, what will you doB: I will go to see the doctor. But it always works for such little illness.A: OK, may you well soon.B: Thank youBanksA: Good morning, Dennis.B: Good morning, Nero.A: You don’t look very good today, what happenedB: I just failed to get a credit card from Merchant Bank. It is really a waste of my time for nearly an hour.A: Oh, I’m so sorry to hear that. WhyB: Because we are still students and don’t have a sta ble source of income to ensure the credit.A: I got it. But I think as a student, we don’t really need a credit card. A debit card is enough for our daily life.B: So it is. But you know, I’m applying for an exchange student to the US, and have to pay some international fees online. A visa credit card is one of the best choices.A: It’s really a problem. I know Lily has been to the US twice, maybe you can ask her for some help. And do you have any other waysB: I think my parents must be able to get the credit card successfully, I’ll call them later.A: But it always takes half a month at least for a new credit card. If you have something urgent, you’d better call Lily.B: Yes, of course. Thank you for your advice. I’m going to call my father soon. Bye.A: Y ou’re welcome. Good luckPhone callsA: Hi , I called you last night , but your phone was off .B: Oh,I’m sorry. My mobile was out of battery .A: we rely on the mobile phone so much that we don’t know how to communicate with each otherwithout them.B: I agree with you. The regular use of mobile phone enables us to get in touch with others from thousandmiles away. But it also ends up with less face to face communication.A: yes.. We overlook the traditional communication methods. Nowadays , fewer people prefer to writeletters rather than send e-mail or short messages .B: This is a common phenomenon. E -mail is quick and convenient. It can be saved and edited easily. Usinge-mail has become a main trend.A: But the paper letter should not be abandoned . The expression of letter is elegant and romantic.B: But I have to say the high technology really make our lives more convenient . It enabled the disabledpeople to communicate with others , saves our time and give us aid when we encounter emergent events.A: yes .Your idea is very objective . I think phone calls will play more important roles in our dailycommunication.B: we can call others at any time . Phone can make the distance of hearts closer no matter how far the twopeople are separated from each other .A:I will call you next time . See you .B:see you .。
