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MoviesShould we go to the cinema this evening ? The new blockbuster starring mel gibhson is showing , It is supposed to be really good .What kind of movie is it ?I don‟t like many of his movies actually.It is a thriller, it has Julia Roberts playing the female lead .I like thrillers and i like Julia Roberts.so it might be interesting . i read a review today and the critic didn‟t seem to be very impressed.What did the critic say?He didn‟t say it was bad, But he said that it wasn‟t as good As it could have been.Particularly as there were some good actors and actresses in it .The movie starts at 8 o‟clock.So we have plenty of time to eat and get ready.Good, dinner is really ready,i …d like to watch the news before we go, the oscars were last night ,And i want to see the results .I won‟t spoil your enjoyment by telling you who won,there were a few surprises.intermediateWhat …s your plot of your new movie ?It is a story about a policeman who was investigating a serious of strange murders,i play the part of detective,he has catched the killer ,but there was little evidence.it is a psychological thriller with some frightening scenes. But I hope the audience won‟t be too scared to go to the movie theatres.Did you enjoy making the movie ?we heard stories of disagreements with other actors and with the director.I have had disagreement with every director i‟ve worked with .we …ve always disagreed in a friendly way, and we have always resolved our differences . It was the same when i made this movie . I don‟t know where the rumors and my disagreements with kelly Rachel come from.we got on very well ,and i hope to work with her again,i enjoy making the movie very much .Critics was not very happy with the movie you …ve made recently. Does that bother you >?Not at all,the feedback from audiences have been great,i care about what they think more than what they critics think.Did you do your own stunts n.特技in the movie ?I wanted to ,but my insurance company wouldn‟t let me , all of my st unts were done by a stuntman,As you know ,i used to do my own stunts ,but all leave that to the experts in the future. Thank you very much for doing this interview.my pleasure ,have you seen the movie yet?Yes i have,i like it very much , like you i was very impressed with Rachel …s performance In the movie ,she is going to be a star.Blockbuster n.轰动；巨型炸弹；大片Minor adj.轻微的；较小的；次要的Clip n.夹子；弹夹；回形针；钳Script n.剧本；脚本；手稿；手迹；字体；考卷Comedy n.喜剧；滑稽；幽默事件Stuntman n.特技替身演员Critic n.评论家；批评家TelevisionDo you think children watch too much tv?I only allow my child to watch up to an hour a day,i don‟t think that tv is bad for kids.i think that kids should be active and not become couch potatoes.Perhaps i should impose a limit on how much tv my kids can watch .they don‟t do much else in their free time.at least they always do their homework first.If you decide to put a limit on the amount of tv they can watch .remember to have something else for them to do .if you don‟t ,they will get bored and misbehave .They could go out and play with their friends.Sure ,you could talk to other parents in your neighborhood and plan it so that all the kids are free at the same time .Perhaps i could ask my husband to teach them football or something,he watches too much tv too. That‟s a good idea,Remember that if the parents watch too much tv,the kids will probably follow suit.IntermediateWhat kinds of tv programmes do you enjoy watching ?I like current affair programmes and documentaries,especially wildlife ones ,how about you ?I like those kinds of programmes too,they‟re very informative,i think that many people underrate the educational value of tv .I agree,people often criticize tv for showing too much sex and violence .Yeah and that‟s so funny because most people prefer watching sex and violence to watching something more educational.Right ,you can‟t blame a tv stations for showing popular kinds of tv programs ,they need to make money from advertisements shown during and between programs .In my country,there is time limit on the advertisements that can be shown, i think it is 6 minutes per hour,That ‟s a great idea,but don‟t the tv stations lose a lot of money because of that ?No,they don‟t ,they simply charge higher prices at peak times, is it no limit on the amount of advertisements that can be shown on tv in your country ?No,as far as i know,we have so many advertisements ,the interruption are unbreakable sometimes, That‟s one reason that many people prefer satellite or cable tv , we have to pay a fixed amount each month.Some people have satellite and cable tv in my country,but people don‟t seem too keen to pay for their tv programs,besides ,the terrestrial chanels offer a good range of programs,Well,there‟s a wildlife documentary on tv in a few minutes , shall we ?Follow Suit 学样；照着做underrate v.低估；看轻Fixed adj.固定的；不变的；确定的Terrestrial adj.陆地的；陆生的；地球的Horror n.恐怖；战栗；厌恶；震惊Volume n.卷；体积；册；音量；容量episode n.一段情节；片段；轶事；插曲viewers n.观看者；观察者Change channel更改频道religiondo you believe in God ?Not at all,i am an agnostic ,do you ?I …m not sure,why don‟t you believe there‟s a god ?I think everything has scientific explanation rather than a theological one.I basically believe in science over theology, i mean i believe in evolution, for example,However,There are many things that science hasn‟t explained yet.I …m sure that science will explain everything Eventually ,i think that the strangest thing about religion is that so many religions people act in ways that their religions claims are wrong.For example?Religions preach tolerance, but many wars and caused by intolerant religious fanatics.Yes,such people don‟t appear to be acting in accordance with their religious beliefs.IntermediateHi what are you watching ?It‟s a program about Islam,it …s very interesting.Wow,so many people,where are they and what are they doing ?They are muslims on a pilgrimage to mecca .muslims call this pilgrimage “haj”.Why do they go there?Muslims believe that every man who is able should go on a haj at least once in his life , mecca is the spiritual center of the muslim faith.When muslins pray,they face towards mecca.That is right .unfortunately, so many people go on the haj each year.that there are often stampeds and people get killed.I heard about that,the pilgrims must walk around a large,sacred black stone.That is right ,that is when accident often happen, the Saudi government tries to limit the number of pilgrims to reduce the chances of accidents.Pilgrimages are common in many faith.Yes,in England . Christians pilgrims might go to canterbury(坎特伯雷), and many Christians go to the Vatican(梵谛冈)on pilgrimages.Isn‟t there a place in France where people to go to get healed?I think that place is Lourdes(洛德丝),there are many stories about people being healed after visiting there.Do you think that there is something magical about that place ?Personally .i think that people believe they will be healed, and that faith causes a change in their mind that cures them .I don‟t think the place is magical in any way.Agnostic n.不可知论者Theological adj.神学的Fanatics n.狂热分子in accordance with按照Islam n.伊斯兰教；伊斯兰教国家Pilgrimage n.朝圣之旅；人生历程Mecca n.[大写]麦加(沙特阿拉伯城市)Haj n.[伊斯兰教]麦加朝圣pilgrims朝圣者sacred adj.神圣的；受尊重的Show bizI would like to watch the oscars on tv tonight ,how about you ?Yes ,i‟d love to,it is interesting to see who is considered the best in their film and which film are thought to be particularly good .I like watching it for the fashion,i like to see what the ladies are wearing .of course the men nearly always just wear the traditional tuxedo 晚礼服.Sometimes the men were flamboyant colors. which films do you think will win awards this year?I‟m really not sure, usually just one or two films look set to sweep 席卷the awards ceremony ,but this year.there‟re several contenders 竞争者Yes you are right,this year should be much more exciting than usual.what …s your favourite award category ? You might think this strange,but i like the category种类；类别for best foreign language film.It is nice to see foreign films making a little impact on Hollywood,i like the best actor and actress.IntermediateI think that the show biz stars have a really easy life, they have lots of money .so they can buy almost anything they want.they‟re famous ,so everyone loves them.I think they must have horrible lives, all the paparazzi 狗仔队take photos of them wherever they go ,and whatever they do.they must get sick of it.I bet they love it really.sure they complain about it.but that just get them more publicity公众的注意,doesn‟t it?I think that fewer of show biz stars wants publicity for themselves, they only want it for their films .No way,they want publicity for themselves,so that they get invited to make more films.go to lots of cocktail Parties 鸡尾酒会and even make albums.they have such an easy life ,they don‟t even pay for drinks when they goto a cocktail party,Show biz stars have plenty of expenses , that …s why they need so much money.they need millions of dollars to buy big seclude 隔离；隔绝houses and wonderful dresses.i bet most show biz stars would prefer to wear jeans anda t-shirt ,but they can‟t because their managers force them to wear clothes they don‟t like.I don‟t understand how you can have any sympathy for show biz stars,they‟re overpaid ,over-ambitious,and over- adored 爱慕.I think you should give them some credit,they‟re very talented people,and they deserve all the money they earn.they even donate money to charity to help people who are less fortunate than themselves.Come on,they even do that to get even more publicity for their films and themselves.Decline to comment 拒绝评论Be involved in a scandal 卷入了一起丑闻Fans and their idolsYou …re a big fan of Andy Lau,aren‟t you ?Yes,i got all his albums and most of his films on dvd,i adore him,he …s my idol.How come you don‟t have his films on dvd?Some of his early films are hard to find nowadays,especially the one where he played the bit part .I see,i …m sure you‟ll find them one day,i see you also several posters of him.Yes,these posters are new,i bought them last week,and put them up on my bedroom wall yesterday.Are you a member of his fan club?I was,but then i discovered you can find out everything for free on the internet.so i‟m not a member now .Did you see the interview with Andy Lau in cosmopolitan magazine last month ?Of course i bought 2 copies.2 copies?one to keep and one to cut the pictures out of 把这张画剪下来,right?intermediateI would love to be famous and have thousands of adoring fans .Really？I‟m not sure that i would like all the attention.there‟ve been numerous cases of paparazzi interfering with star‟s private live in recent years.I love being photographed! if i were famous, i …d do interviews for all the top magazines.like Cosmo and Elle.I wouldn‟t mind having my photo taken a few times or being interviewed once or twice.but it would get tedious after a while.imagine the things that gossips columnists would write about you .No one really believes gossip columnists .i think you‟ll find that many people believe what they read in gossip columns,you …d also have to be very careful about every word you said.if you appear on the chat how and said something silly.It would be reported in all the newspapers and magazines.I think you …re right about that,i need a good manager to be my spokesperson,i could do a lot of charity work ,which would help a lot of people.That‟s a great idea!Which charities would you support?I love children,as you know,so probably a children‟s charity.You have to remember that anything is sad or did might reflect on the charity. So you really need to be very careful,Anyway.i will be the first to buy your posters and i‟d attend your first book signing when you your autobiography.Thanks,but actually i was hoping i could ask you to write my biography.Poster n.海报；装饰画；急行旅人Idolize v. 把 ... 当偶像崇拜；极度爱慕paparazzi n.狗仔队Fan club n.追星族俱乐部Book signing 新书签名会Gossip column(ist) 闲话栏pin-up n.封面女郎How come ph. [口]何以会 ... ; 为什么bit part 小角色interfering with妨碍Cosmopolitan adj.世界性的；久经世故的；遍生于世界的；四海一家的Chatting onlineWhat‟s up?Not much it is freezing in Beijing.You should come to Bankok,we ‟ve got lovely weather here.Great ,are you inviting me ?Laughing out loud.BRB?Where …re you going?Br.Ok, i‟m going to the BR too ,ttul?No,when people chat online ,they often shorten words ,use e lower case letters, and rarely use punctuation marks.Especially apostrophe marks.IntermediateHi dave what‟s up?Oh,Not much,what‟ve you been doing recently,Cathy?I have been chatting online a lot with friends.Where do you go to chat ?I usually use yahoo messenger,what about you ?I‟ve never chatted online before .What?how is that possible ?why not ?Well,My computer is really old ,so most software isn‟t compatible with my computer,Do you want to come over to mine?i can show you how to use it.That will be great !how do you access the internet ?I have wireless broadband ,it‟s so convenient,i love it!My parents only have dialogues,They …re so behind the times.Don‟t worry,if you get a new laptop.you can bring it to mine And use my wireless connection.How long does it take to download mp3 files?Not very long at all,I usually download at least 30 a day.Do you ever download any tv programs or movies?Sure,i …d say that i download at least 1 programme a day.Do you think you can download some for me ?Sure .just let me know what you want and i can burn it onto a cd for you .Let me see,i …ve heard lot about a show called friends.No problem did you know that there are many friends forums online?What‟s a forum?It is a place you can go to online where you can chat to other people who has similar interests as you .Do the friends‟ stars ever show up there?Sometimes,people say they‟re the friends stars,But you never know who you‟re talking to.for all i know ,Jennifer aniston is really just an old fat man.Webcam n.网络摄像头(=web camera)broadband n.宽频带；宽带Show up 揭露；露面，出现Burn onto 刻录Friends 老友记ComputersHi ,is that the new laptop you bought last week ,it looks very nice .Yes,it is ,thanks.i‟m just surfing on the internet .Here?in this cafe,how can you do that?This cafe offers a wireless internet connection.that means i can get on the net for free while i‟m here.of course, i have to buy a cup of coffee.That‟s great,can you do it anywhere?No,you can only do it when the cafe offers a wireless connection.there are only bout 10 or 12 places that offer it in this city.So what programmes do you have on your laptop?I‟ve got all the usual ones for word processing,and then i have a few for creating and editing photographs.I know you are keen on photography.it …s very useful for you to be able to download photos from your digital camera.then you attach the picture files to emails and send them to anyone,anywhere, at any time.It‟s wonderful,isn‟t it ?would you like to see some photos that i took recently?IntermediateDo you use an anti-virus program to protect your computer?Yes,i do.i also use an anti-spyware program and a firewall.They‟re so many nasties on the internet. And so many people who are trying to use the internet to hurt other users.you have to bevery careful and keep your computer clean.How often do you run your anti-virus program?I usually run it every few days . It fights a virus about half the time .Which anti-virus program would you recommend?Have you tried this one ? It‟s very good and you can download it for free on the internet.you can also download updates for free.That sounds very good,which website should i visit to download it ?Just a minute,go to this one,i …ll send you an email with link in it .it only takes a few minutes to download .then you have to go through the set up procedures.but they‟re not complicated.What do you use your computer for ?I use it for several things-surfing the net,word processing and creating presentations.I don‟t play any games on my computer.but i do a lot of work with ing a computer grogram, you can edit and resize photographs.you can also make them brighter or darker and cut pieces from different photographs to create new ones.Computers are great,aren‟t they?i should download some programs and learn how to use them.Resize v.调整大小anti-spyware n.反间谍软件hard drive 硬盘驱动器Catch a virus 染上病毒save a document 保存文档The Internet and emailHow often do you use the internet ?I use it almost every day.but i usually only use it to check my email.i don‟t often surf the net.you use the internet a lot ,don‟t you ?Yes,i use it to find products and components at the lowest price for my company,it can be frustrating when the connection is poor.So,you‟re online 8 hours a day.Yes,i like the job though,sometimes i help other people in the office.if they‟re having trouble online. How useful do you think the internet is as a source of information?I think it is fairly useful ,but there‟re 2 big problems,first ,a lot of the information you find online is false,second,when you buy something online,you don‟t see it until you actually get it.How do you solve the website problems when you‟re buying something online?What i do is find the website of shops.then someone from our company visits the shop and buys when they see the products are genuine and suitable.IntermediateHi,i see you‟re having fun with the new computer and internet connection.There‟s so much i want to do,i just finished sending lots of emails to friends and family all over the world .i just ran a search for music to download.I can give you the names of a few useful websites to visit.Thanks,that would be very helpful.i discover that it can take a long time to find the exactly what you want.there‟s too much information on the net.When you send your emails,did you attach the files to them?Yes,i did,there‟s an anti-virus program with my email account that scans all the attachments.so i …m sure i haven‟t sent anything nasty to anyone.When you use the internet,be careful not to give out your email address very often.if you do,you might get a lot spam-unwanted email from companies to try to sell you things.That‟s a good advice,i should also be careful about giving out confidential information about myself ,such as my password and credit card number.That‟s right,another thing to remember when you‟re surfing is that you can add a webpage to your list favorites.your computer will remember the page and you can return there quickly next time you want to visit it .How do i do that?Take this webpage for example,press the keys “control” and “D” together,click on favorites at the top of the screen,there you are .it has been added to your favorites list.if you click on it,you would automatically go to that webpage again.That‟s useful to know.thanks,i just log off and shut down my computer,and we can go for a coffee.inbox n.收件箱Compose v.作曲；创作；编排；形成；使镇静Text n.正文；文本；课文；原文v.发短信Toolbar n.工具条(栏)Cafe n.咖啡馆；小餐馆Hacker n.黑客Wikipedia n.维基百科add to favourites添加到收藏Give out公布，用尽；出故障spam-unwanted不需要的垃圾邮件Confidential adj.秘密的；机密的；表示信任的；获信赖的AdvertisingHow could we advertise our celebrations to mark the centenary of the fountain of the university ?I‟m sure we can get one or two tv companies to come in, perhaps the president could invite them and do an interview.That‟s a good idea ,we could put up some posters in around the campus with the list of events,it would be quite cheap to do on the campus .It would be expensive to do outside the campus,Perhaps we could arrange for some sponsorship.We could contact alumni who works for large, well-known companies.They might be able to arrange cheap advertising in exchange for some free tickets.Good thinking! We should also print some leaflets for students to distribute.We should put some information about it on the homepage of the university website,when people visit the website ,they”ll see the information.We could take out some advertisements in local newspapers, i check the prices and they‟re reasonable .Ok,let‟s get to work on our adverting campaign.IntermediateThere …re advertisements everywhere here in hk.the city is so bright at night with all the neon sign.I like it .it makes the city feel alive,i like all the different colors.and i like the billboards with eye-catching pictures and slogans.I think that there‟re too many of them, i think that companies spend far too much money on advertising ,they should have lower price instead ,then they would sell more.I see a point,but if companies didn‟t spend money on advertising,no one would hear about their products.I agree that some forms of advertising can be annoying,i don‟t like it when people try to give you leaflets with information about products you have no attention of buying.I really hate receiving spam,i also dislike having to listen advertisements and jingles ,when they‟re broadcast in stores or on the subway,Yes,that annoys me too. with billboards,you can look away,but with broadcast,you can‟t avoid them.I like the way that advertising agency use comedy in their campaigns .I like that too,i don‟t like the way that advertising campaign often tell you ,if you don‟t buy a certain product,you are not cool or modern,or efficient or something.That kind of advertising seems to be very common with brand name products, they‟re always trying to maintain brand loyalty.classifieds n.分类广告Personals n.(报纸)人事栏Poster n.海报；装饰画；急行旅人promotion n.提升；促进；晋升；促销billboard n.广告牌Leaflet n.小叶；传单publicity n.公众的注意；宣传；宣扬；宣传品；广告jingle n.叮当声；广告歌slogan n.口号；标语hype market 炒作市场spam n.垃圾电子邮件place an ad 打广告launch a campaign 开展运动reach consumers 出现在消费者面前tv spots 电视广告片tv commercial 电视广告offer free gifts 附赠精美免费礼品brand loyalty 品牌的忠诚度mail shot 邮购目录advertising agency n.广告代理商create an impression 产生一个印象brand name 牌子selling point 突出卖点ad campaign 广告宣传活动The working dayWhat‟s your working day like?I have a typical night to five job,actually i work a little longer than night-to -five most days.Do you get paid overtime?No.i don‟t,i get a bonus each month,depending on the value of the contracts i sign with clients. Do you have any breaks?We have an hour long lunch break,from 12-1,we can take coffee breaks during the day,my boss doesn‟t mind,as long as we get our work done on time.My boss gets annoyed if we take coffee breaks,i suppose your job involves a lot of paperwork,doesn‟t it ?There‟s some paperwork,but most of the time,we put any information onto computers,then we can send information to each other by email or across the network.do you work in a cubicle?Yes,i do,i don‟t like it very much.I work in a cubicle too,but i don‟t mind it.IntermediateWelcome to abc electronics!first.let me go over what we do in the department during a typical workday.Ok.i understand that we basically work from 8:30 to 5:30,with an hour long lunch break ,from 12 to 1,right?That‟s right,although we do expect you to do a little overtime,if there‟s something important to do,the lunch break is flexible,you can go a little earlier or a little later if you prefer.That‟s fine.is it ok to have a coffee break during the working day ?Of course, the main thing is that all our work must be completed on schedule,we even allow our employees to go home earlier if they finish their work early.How often do you have meetings?You should attend a department meeting every Monday morning,there‟re other meetings for people working together on certain projects.the department heads also attend an interdepartmental meeting each week.I‟ve met some of my colleagues already,i …m sure we “ll get on well together.You‟re in entitled to 有权享有；有…的资格 a company car,have you seen it yet?I was told to take a look at it this afternoon,and take care of the paperwork.Ok.this is your cubicle.at first,you‟ll be responsible to me ,later you”ll be working more independently.That‟s fine,i need to learn how you do things here first,salary are paid directly into our bank account.are they?That‟s right,make sure your give the accounts to apartment all your bank account details as soon as possible.Cubicle n.小室Work 9 to 5 朝九晚五Do shift work 轮班工作interdepartmental adj.部际的；各部门间的bank account n.银行Doing businessWhat do you think are the most important things to do when running a business?Well,there‟re several things,of course you must do everything you can to keep costs down and revenues(n.产值）high.So ,do you think workers should be paid as little as possible?No,if you do that,the workers won‟t like their jobs,they”ll be less efficient(adj. 效率高的)and you”ll get a high staff turnover .those things will increase your costs.How can a business maximize(vt.把 ... 增加到最大限度；尽量增大) revenues?You need to invest in some good advertising,You have to know where your potential customers are and target them. It …s no good trying to sell computer games to older people.the market is too small. What else do you suggest?Find out what other companies charge for the same products services, price yourself near the low end(低端).don‟t be much cheaper than everyone else.because many customers distrust(vt. 不信任)very cheap things.they thing that it must be poor quality if it‟s that cheap?IntermediateWhat do you think we need to do to get our new brach office running well?First,i make sure that we have a good local,corporate lawyer.he or she will know all the local laws and regulations.That‟s very important,a friend recommended a good firm for me ,we”ll need someone to hire staff.I think that we should send one of our HR people to do that ,I don‟t think we should use an agency.because they won‟t be familiar with the type of people we employ.have we decided on the location of the branch office?Yes we have.we chose the location in the northeast of the city ,not too far from the airport,and on the edge of the CBD.Why didn‟t we choose an office in the CBD?The office there was too expensive.have we negotiated any contract yet?Yes,we‟ve sign 2 contracts with companies that we already do work for in other countries,we hope to sign another three this month.When will the branches Open?Hopefully next month,everything is a little rushed (adj.匆忙的),we should be able to set up our branch office and expand our business quickly?Hasn‟t an advertising campaign been prepared?Yes,it has,we‟re going to target the business community through business magazines.I make plenty of business contracts on my last visit and through the ambassy,We should be able to get plenty of customers.Subsidiary adj. 附属的；辅助的 n. 子公司；辅助者representative adj. 代表性的，代议制的，典型的 N代表Recruitment n. 补充；招聘Franchise n.特权；公民权；经销权；管辖权vt. 给…以特许（或特权）；赋予公民权parent V抚养，产生multinational adj. 跨国公司的；多国的n. 跨国公司shareholder n. 股东；股票持有人director n. 董事，经理，主管，指导者，导演capital n. 首都，省会；资金；大写字母；资本家adj. 首都的；重要的；大写的cash flow 现金流转Overheads n.企业运营的一般费用（如房租、电费等corporate adj. 法人的；共同的，全体的；社团的public relations 公共关系market leader 市场领导者; 市场领导品牌Go bankrupt adj. 破产的，贫穷的，道德败坏的，枯竭的Business is booming 生意兴隆Market products 出售产品Negotiate a contract议定合约Launch a product 推出一个产品Reduce overheads 减少开支Increase revenue 增加营收Expand a business 业务扩张CBD:Central Business District城中心商业区Staff turnover 员工流动情况invest in 投资于；买进。