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103.The Tallest Building in the World

Recently Kuala Lumper beat Chicago in a battle of skyscrapers when experts had the country's Petronas Twin Towers measured and declared it the world's tallest building. The title was formerly held by Chicago's 110-story Sears Tower. Its status had been left unchallenged for 22 years.
Buildings in the United States have held the title since 1913, but the need for space has created a skyscraper boom in Asia. According to one building expert, "the ball has started rolling in Asia." However, some experts think that building super-tall skyscrapers is not a matter of economics but ego. Every architect wants to have the honor of having the tallest building in the world. When the planned 1509-foot Shanghai World Financial Center is finished in a couple of years, it will be China's turn to have that honor.

A: Is there anything I can do for you, sir?
B: I've taken a glance at your travel brochure and would like to join one of your
tour groups to U.S.A.
A: Yeah. We have two tours each month, leaving on 1st and 15th.
B: How long is the tour?
A: 13 days. Total price is 35,000 Yuan.
B: Could you give me more details on what's included in the tour package?
A: Sure. the coach takes the passengers to international airport at 8:00 am on 1st
and 15th each month, in front of our office.
B: What about the hotel accommodations?
A: You'll be staying at Hilton hotels. It's a five-star hotel.
B: Sounds very good. Are all meals included?
A: Yes, all meals are included in the price I gave you.

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1. Could you recommend some popular routes, please?
2. What kind of tours are there?
3. Where do we stay?
4. How much is the tour? What does it include?
5. Is the accommodation fee included?
6. Do we have dinner on this tour?
7. I&`&d like to join one of your tour groups.
8. What kind of sights are you interested in?

Great news, you guys... my friend&`&s grandma died.
PJ That&`&s nice, P.J.
You didn&`&t hear what he said, did you, dad?
That&`&s nice, Gabe.
PJ P.J., how is it good news that an old lady died?
It&`&s good news because now I can buy her car.
And they&`&re only asking $1000,
Which dad will help me out with.
No, I won&`&t.
Amazing. How do you only hear what you want to hear?
20 Hey, I&`&ve been married to your mother for 20 years.
It&`&s called survival.
700 Come on, dad, I&`&ve saved up $700.
All yo have to do is give me...
The rest.
No no. I&`&m your dad.
I&`&m not Santa claus and I&`&m not a bank.
Well, you&`&re built like both of them.
Dad, please please.
I really need my own car.
Driving girls around in the bug truck.
Just isn&`&t working.
Yeah, that&`&s what&`&s not working... the bug truck.
Look, P.J., I&`&m sorry, but I&`&m not gonna give you the money.
So I guess you&`&re out of luck on this one.
Way to go, dad.
You just took an old lady&`&s death.
And turned it into something sad.
Today&`&s all burnt toast
running late,and dad says
Has anybody seen my left shoe
I close my eyes, take a bite
Grab a ride, laugh out loud
There it is up on the roof
I&`&ve been there, I&`&ve survived
So just take my advice
Hang in there, baby,
Things are crazy
But I know your future is bright
Hang in there, Baby
There is no maybe
Eveything turns out all right
Sure life is up and down
But trust me, it comes back all around
You&`&re gonna love who you turn out to be
Hang in there, Baby
Good luck Charlie S01E20 Girl Bites Dog
Okay, Charlie. These are tools.
This is a screwdriver. And this is a hammer.
And if you play your cards right,
You&`&ll never have to use either of them.
Hi.
Hi. I brought you something from work.
"" It&`&s grape to see you.
It&`&s great to see you too.
"" Oh no, "Grape to see you" Is the name of the smoothie.
Wow, that is lame.
I came up with it.
And delicious.
Hey, Charlie.
Oh, so my mom&`&s gonna be home from work.
In, like, half an hour, and then we can start studying.
Oh, we were gonna study? I didn&`&t bring my books.
Perfect.
What&`&re you doing? Playing with tools, huh?
Ow.
Charlie, what are you doing?
That&`&s Spencer, not Gabe.
Ouch, she really got me.
Oh, I&`&m so sorry. That&`&s not like her.
It&`&s okay. She didn&`&t mean it.
Right, Charlie?
Who&`&s your buddy? Who&`&s your buddy?
Ow! She bit me.
Charlie.
Man, this really hurts.
I&`&m so sorry.
Maybe she thought you were yummy.
Maybe you guys should feed her.
We do feed her. I mean, I don&`&t,
But I assume somebody does.
I&`&d better go get this looked at.
I&`&m so sorry.
Oh, maybe we could not study some other time.
I&`&ll call you.
Okay.
Charlie, you chased my boyfriend away.
Are you happy now?

Charlie&`&s never done this before, like, with anyone.
Well, maybe Charlie senses there&`&s something wrong with Spencer.
You know what they say...
Dogs and kids are the best judges of character.
Yeah, what could possibly be wrong with Spencer?
He&`&s good looking. He&`&s smart.
He&`&s Captain of the football team.
And he likes me.
But how much do you really know about him?
Spencer could be hiding something. Everybody has a secret.
Oh yeah?
What&`&s your secret?
I love country music. There, I said it.
You do not.
Oh?
Check this out.
Oh yeah.
Come on, do it with me.
You know you want to.
Oh, what the heck.
To the left.
To the back.
Kick it.
What do you think, mom?
Wow, it&`&s...
It&`&s a car.
Where did you get it?
It used to belong to my friend&`&s grandma.
Oh, did she stop driving?
No, breathing.
She was on her way to a buffet.
And took a detour to heaven.
Oh no.
Luckily she was at a stop sign,
So there was no body damage... to the car, I mean.
Okay, so she passed away in here?
Right where you&`&re sitting.
And I&`&m out.
Ahh.
Ah, the new car smell.
Or is it death?
Take me to the arcade. Step on it.
Excuse me?
Arcade... place for fun and games.
Step on it... to drive quickly.
I&`&m not taking you anywhere.
I guess somebody didn&`&t read his contract,
Which clearly States.
That you have to give me a ride.
Whenever and wherever I want.
You tricked me.
Here, I brought you a cute little cap to wear.
While you&`&re driving me around.
Hey, Spencer.
What&`&s up?
I just wanted to see if we were still on for tonight.
My mom&`&s working, so it&`&s just gonna be you and me.
That&`&s great.
And of course Charlie.
Oh, wait a minute.
Tonight? I totally forgot. I have a thing.
A thing? What kind of thing?
It&`&s a family thing. I can&`&t get out of it.
Oh really? Are you sure?
Honey, he&`&s not coming.
Now chop me up something and put it in the blender.
Hey, I thought you said you had a thing.
Yeah, but I think we need to talk.
Oh, okay. Come on in.
I&`&d rather do this out here.
Okay.
What&`&s going on?
Teddy, I don&`&t think this is working out.
What&`&s not working out?
Us.
Wait a minute.
Are you breaking up with me?
Yes.
Why?
Because of her.
Spencer, wait!
Spencer! Spencer!
It was just a dream.
Oh, Teddy honey, I almost forgot.
I&`&m gonna need you to watch Charlie after school.
I have a dentist&`&s appointment.
No, I can&`&t watch Charlie. I have plans.
I was gonna go surprise Spencer at work.
Teddy, I&`&ve had a temporary crown.
Since I was pregnant.
With you.
Mom, mom, mom, Charlie&`&s been driving Spencer and I apart.
And if I don&`&t go see him today,
Our entire relationship might be at stake.
Whoa. Okay, calm down here.
I was a teenager once. I know what you&`&re going through.
And I&`&m gonna say to you exactly
what my mom said to me in times like this...
Get over it.
That&`&s so unfair.
"" "Deal with it," She said to me.
You&`&re ruining my life.
I said to her.
Now I could give you the rest of the conversation,
But let&`&s just cut to the chase... you&`&re babysitting.
Strangling me is not gonna help.
Dad, dad, dad!
Hey! Hey!
Help me, dad!
Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa.
What is going on?
He says he owns my car now.
You refused to take me where I wanted to go,
Which means you&`&re in violation of our contract.
What contract?
Here, read this for yourself.
Whoa, a lot of words here.
It clearly States.
PJ That if P.J. Doesn&`&t drive me wherever I want,
The old lady&`&s car is mine.
PJ P.J., you did sign it.
Dad, it isn&`&t fair. He tricked me.
Okay okay, all right, all right, here we go.
The hard part about being a dad...
Making the tough decisions, right?
So my decision...
53 Uh, check page five, third paragraph.
"·" "This contract is not subject. R= arbitration by Bob Duncan."
Huh.
PJ Sorry, P.J., my hands are tied.
Can I at least hurt him a little?
No.
Giddy-up.
Boy, you&`&ve really embraced the whole country Western thing.
I&`&ve never felt so alive, y&`&all.
I&`&m happy as a Turkey the day after Thanksgiving,
&`&cause it didn&`&t get killed and eaten...
Y&`&all.
Yeah, real country people.
Don&`&t say "Y&`&all" After every sentence.
I think you let them say what they want.
When they&`&re babysitting your sister.
Right. So Charlie&`&s upstairs taking a nap.
And when she wakes up, she might be a little hungry.
Don&`&t worry, partner. I&`&ll rustle her up some grub.
Okay, well,
I&`&d better hop in the saddle and mosey on down to the mall.
Before Spencer&`&s shift ends.
Yeah, it&`&s only cool when I do it.
What&`&s wrong with you?
You want the car? Here, take it.
I hope I never see it again.
? What are you talking about?
Okay, she&`&s in it.
Who is?
The old lady.
She did not go to heaven. She just went to the back seat.
Really?
You&`&re saying the old lady&`&s ghost is haunting your car?
No, she&`&s haunting your car.
What happened?
I was just driving.
And the radio goes on all by itself...
Classical music. I don&`&t listen to that.
Then I smell perfume...
Old lady perfume. I don&`&t wear that.
You&`&re crazy.
Dad, will you please tell him there&`&s no such thing as ghosts?
I wish I could, Gabe.
I wish I could.
You believe in ghosts too?
Well, I didn&`&t used to.
And then came the fontana house.
I&`&m telling you,
It seemed like a routine extermination...
A black widow nest up in the attic.
But the widow.
Turned out to be Mrs. Fontana...
The late Mrs. Fontana.
"Late" Means "Dead."
You guys are just trying to scare me.
I wish we were, Gabe. I wish we were.
2 Why are you saying everything twice?
I don&`&t know, Gabe.
I don&`&t know.
All right, enough. I don&`&t believe in ghosts.
That car is not haunted. And thank you.
Don&`&t say you weren&`&t warned.
And remember, if you go in that car,
Beware of classical music, smelly perfume...
And murder.
Dad, nobody was murdered in that car.
Not yet.
Don&`&t move. I&`&m in a relationship crisis.
This is your lucky day. I rarely move.
Spencer.
Teddy.
What&`&s going on? Are you cheating on me?
What are you talking about?
I saw you with your arm around that girl.
You&`&re cheating on me, aren&`&t you?
Attention, everybody.
Juice boy here is a cheater.
And he never gives me a full serving either.
Teddy, you&`&ve got it all wrong.
Oh, okay, so you just put your arm around.
All your customers, is that it?
No, I put my arm around my cousin.
Your what?
My cousin Skyler.
Oh.
Your cousin Skyler.
She seems nice.
It&`&s okay, everybody.
She&`&s just his cousin.
So return to your juices.
Look, my break&`&s over. Maybe you should go.
Yeah, sure. I&`&m sorry.
It&`&s okay.
I&`&m sorry.
I&`&m sorry too.
It&`&s the other kid who never fills it up.
My own car.
The open road,
Freedom, wind in my hair,
6 And it&`&s all just six years away.
Perfume? No way.
PJ Very funny, P.J.
PJ PJ P.J.? P.J.?
Get out of my car.
Get out of my car,
Little boy.
Who said that?
Or you can stay with me
Forever and ever and ever!
Mommy! Mommy!
Whew.
That went well.
Here, take your stupid car!
Hi. You&`&re Skyler, right? I&`&m Teddy.
Oh, right. I saw your picture in Spencer&`&s wallet.
Spencer keeps my picture in his wallet?
That&`&s sweet.
Of course I put it in there,
But it&`&s so sweet he didn&`&t throw it out.
What have you got there?
Pie on a stick.
Where did you get it?
"" Pie on a stick.
It&`&s just my way to say "I&`&m sorry" To Spencer.
Because I kind of freaked out earlier.
I didn&`&t know you two were cousins.
I thought you two were cousins.
No, Spencer&`&s my boyfriend.
No, Spencer&`&s my boyfriend.
Uh-oh.
So you two have met, huh?
Yeah, turns out we&`&re cousins.
Anything you want to say, Spencer?
A free sample?
Sure, I&`&d love one.
Mm, delicious.
You should try some.
Don&`&t forget dessert.
Hey, wait.
How could you?
I&`&m sorry. I can exp...
Just don&`&t.
Teddy honey, are you okay?
No.
Scoot over.
Look, I know this probably won&`&t make you feel better,
But I know what you&`&re going through.
So you had your heart broken too?
I did. By Warren snodgrass.
Warren snodgrass?
Yeah, he was a lot cuter than he sounds.
Anyway, I was madly in love with him.
And then one day out of the blue.
· He dumped me for Kim Brooks.
I was devastated.
So how did you deal with it?
I didn&`&t.
I was a mess, thought my life was over.
But then I started dating.
This tall, blond goof ball named Bob.
Dad?
· No, Bob diddlebock.
But he introduced me to dad.
Look, honey, the point is.
If I hadn&`&t had my heart broken,
I never would have met your father.
Then I would have never been born.
And I wouldn&`&t be so sad right now.
Oh, no no, honey.
Oh, it&`&s terrible, I know.
It stinks.
But you know what, babe?
It wil

100. Old Wives' Tales

无稽之谈

Connie and Willy are talking about the previous lesson.
康妮和威利正在谈论先前那一课。
C: Do you believe what they say about chili peppers?
康妮：你相信他们所说的有关红辣椒的事吗？
W: Frankly speaking, I don't.
威利：坦白说，我不相信。
The last time I got hurt playing soccer, my mom told me not to eat anything spicy.
上次我踢足球受伤时，我老妈告诉我别吃任何辛辣的东西。
She said it will irritate the wound.
她说那会刺激伤口。
C: My mom is the same. For example, according to her, eating fish eyes is good for the eyes.
康妮：我妈也是这样。举个例子来说，根据她的说法，吃鱼的眼镜对视力有益。
W: If you think that's weird, listen to this.
威利：如果你认为那很怪异，听听这个。
My mom says eating pigs' brains makes you smart.
我的妈妈说吃猪脑能使人聪明。
C: Are you kidding? Frankly speaking, I don't believe in any of these of these old wives' tales.
康妮：你在开玩笑吗？坦白说，我不相信任何这些无稽之谈。
W: I wish you would tell that to my mom. I'm sick of eating pigs' brains.
威利：我希望你能这么告诉我老妈。我对吃猪脑已经很厌烦了。
C: Poor guy!
康妮：可怜的家伙！
W: Don't tell anyone, OK? Or I'll never hear the end of it .
威利：别告诉任何人好吗？否则我的耳根就别想清净了。
C: Ok. It doesn't work anyway.
康妮：好吧。反正那也没什么用。
W: What do you mean?
威利：你这句话是什么意思？
C: I'm only kidding. You're at least as smart as a pig.
康妮：只是开玩笑罢了。你至少聪明得像头猪。

101. A Red-hot Cure

火辣辣的药物
Have you ever had an operation?
你曾经动过手术吗？
If you have, you'll know that surgical scars can leave you with a burning pain for months and sometimes even years.
如果有的话，你就会晓得手术留下的疤痕会为你带来好几个月甚至几年的灼热疼痛。
Frankly speaking, the pain is sometimes so unbearable it's hard to even stand the weight of your own clothes on the scars.
坦白地说，这种疼痛难忍到有时连疤痕上衣服的重量也叫人无法忍受。
Generally speaking, most ordinary painkillers won't work.
一般来说，普通的止痛药大多无效。
Besides, they are so powerful that they may cause side effects.
此外，它们的药效强到可能会产生副作用。
Fortunately, according to a recent study, doctors say there is a red-hot cure: chili peppers.
幸好，根据一项最近的研究，医生表示现在有一种火辣椒的治疗药物：红辣椒。
An ointment is made from the ingredient that makes chili peppers hot.
有一种药膏是由红辣椒辛辣成分制成的。
It kind of short-circuits the pain.
这种药膏可以稍微缩短疼痛的时间。
The ointment is sold in a tube that lasts a month and costs only US$16.
该药膏是以软管包装出售，可以使用一个月而且一条只卖16美元。
It's considered the newest, most creative and inexpensive way of dealing with the problem.
它被视为是处理这种问题最新、最富创意和便宜的方法。

选自--沙与沫

100. Stop Bullshitting!

别瞎扯

Candy is asking her friend, Rudy, why guys swear so much.
肯蒂正在问他的朋友鲁迪为什么男孩子都那么爱说脏话。

C: Why do guys swear so much?
肯蒂：为什么男孩子都那么爱说脏话?
R: It adds color and emphasis to language.
鲁迪：那样可以使语言增加趣味和加强语气。
C: Bullshit! People who swear don't have class.
肯蒂：扯淡！说脏话的人最没水准了。
R: See? You just said "bullshit."
鲁迪：看吧！你刚才说了“扯淡”。
C: "Bullshit" isn't swearing. It's even in the dictionary.
肯蒂：“扯淡”不是脏话，字典里有这个词呢。
R: Sure it's swearing.
鲁迪：那当然是脏话了。
C: It simply mean, "male cow manure."
肯蒂：它的意思只是“公牛的粪便”。
R: Then why don't you just say "shit"? It's in the dictionary as well.
鲁迪：那你为什么不说“狗屎”就好了？那个词字典里也有。
C: We're just going round in circles. Tell you what. If you stop saying "shit," I'll stop saying "bull-shit."
肯蒂：我们只是在原地打转。我跟你说吧。如果你不再说“狗屎”，我就不再说“扯淡”了。
R: Considering they both aren't very nice things to say anyway, that's a deal.
鲁迪：就其两者反正都不是好话而论，一言为定。

99. Stop Swearing!

别骂脏话了!

Everywhere in the world you can hear people swearing or using foul language.
在世界各地你都可以听到人们说脏话或使用粗俗的语言。
Even when learning a second language, many people know how to swear before they can speak the language properly.
甚至在学习第二语言时，许多人在能够正确使用该语言之前就学会说脏话。
Indeed, it is a disease.
这真是一种病态。
Recently, in New Jersey, the government decided to do something about the problem. It banned swearing.
最近，在新泽西州，政府决定针对这个问题有所行动。该政府禁止人们说脏话。
You could face a US$500 fine, including a three-month jail term for swearing.
你说脏话就可能被罚五百美金，还包括三个月的徒刑。
Considering the trivial nature of the crime, the punishment seemed quite harsh to some.
就这项罪行微不足道的性质而论，这样的刑罚对有些人来说似乎相当严厉。
Some say the law infringes on their rights.
有人说这项法律侵害到他们的权利。
But others say it is a good law because people in New Jersey have really stopped swearing so much.
但另外一些人却说这是条好法律，因为新泽西人真的已经不再那么会说脏话了。

98. Speaking from the Grave

坟墓里对话

Two students, Beth and Carl, are talking about the red-haired mummies.
两个学生贝丝和卡尔正在讨论有关红发木乃伊的事。
B: Can you imagine what it was like 4,000 years ago?
贝丝：你能想象4000年前是什么样子吗？
C: That's hard to imagine. But if the mummies could speak, they could certainly tell us a great deal.
卡尔：很难想象。但是如果那些木乃伊能够说话的话，他们一定能告诉我们很多事。
B: Well, that, of course, is impossible. But scientists can tell a lot from the things the explorers found.
贝丝：嗯，那当然是不可能的。但是科学家可以从探险家找到的东西告诉我们许多。
C: I know. For example, they think the 4000-year-old mummies were Celts.
卡尔：我知道。比如说，他们认为有4000年历史的木乃伊是赛尔特人。
B: Who were the Celts?
贝丝：赛尔特人是谁呀？
C: They were ancient European people who settled in Britain even before the Romans existed.
卡尔：他们是古时候早在罗马人出现以前就定居于大不列颠岛的欧洲民族。
B: Wow! That's amazing!
贝丝：哇！真实令人惊异。
C: So you see, although mummies don't really speak, they are "speaking" from their graves.
卡尔：所以你看，虽然木乃伊不会真的说话，他们却会从他们的坟墓里“说话”。
B: Stop it! you're giving me the creeps!
贝丝：别说了！你让我毛骨悚然！