资源描述
Unit 8 Ｍen aｎd Women
Lisｔening
Aｕdio Track ３-８－１
Ｔhe man iｎ thｅ picture is handｓｏｍe, eveｎ ｔｈouｇh hｅ iｓ bald and haｓ a few wrｉｎkles oｎ hｉｓ fａｃｅ. Ｈe ｌｏoks aｔｈletic and musｃulａr． Hｅ’ｓ gｏt nice wｈite ｔeｅｔh, big ｅyes， big eａrs, ａnd thｉck eyｅbｒows. Iｆ Ｉ haｄ to gｕess, I’d ｓａy he’s an ａthlete.
Ｔhｅ laｄｙ in ｔhe pictｕre is elegaｎｔ and atｔracｔiｖｅ. Ｓhe’ｓ young, ｐｅtｉtｅ and ｐretty. Shｅ’s gｏｔ long straight haiｒ aｎd ａ sliｍ ｆaｃｅ． Ｓhe has a gｏod figｕre, slim but not too ｔhin. She’ｓ goｔ ｂig ｅyes ａｎｄ ｔhｉcｋ eyｅbrows． Ｍy guess is tｈat sｈe’s a movie star．
Ａudｉo Tracｋ 3-8－2／ Ａｕdｉｏ Track ３-8－3/ Aｕdiｏ Track ３-8-4
Ｊｏaｎ: Grｅetｉngs ｅvｅryonｅ! I’ｍ Joａn Ｒiverton and Ｉ’ｍ reporｔing directｌy ｆrom the reｄ carpｅt ａt the Crｙstal Awarｄｓ. Cａn yｏu beliｅvｅ iｔ? Thｅre are starｓ evｅrywｈｅｒe! Speａｋing of ｍｏvie sｔars， hｅre cｏｍｅs ｏne rigｈｔ now — Dｅbｒa Ｄａnvers …
Ｄｅbra： Hello， Joaｎ．
Ｊoａｎ: Ｈeｌlo, Ｄebrａ. Ｌｏok at ｙou!
Ｄebｒa: Ｔｈｅ dｒｅｓs ｉｓ made by Verａ Wａng. Do ｙoｕ ｌｉｋe it?
Joan: Yoｕ ｌoｏｋ so ｅlｅgant！ Good luｃk at the ａwards show tonｉghｔ．
Ｄｅbra: Thａnks！
Joan: Tｈａｔ ｄｒｅss is a disａsｔｅr！ Ｈere coｍｅs Mａｒla Ｋelｌｙ, eｖｅryone’ｓ fａvoritｅ TＶ star. Sｈe’ｓ so petiｔe — Ｍarla! Ｍａrla! Over here!
Ｍａrｌa: Gooｄ evening, Jｏan. Ｙoｕ look ｗoｎｄeｒful
Ｊｏan: Ｓａｍe tｏ ｙｏu, Marla. Yｏu’re as pretty aｓ a pｉcｔuｒｅ!
Ｍaｒｌa: You’re tｏo kind.
Joan: Good luｃk in ｔherｅ．
Ｍarlａ: Thａnks, Joaｎ.
Ｊoan: Weｌl, frankｌｙ, her makeup ｉs OK, bｕt thosｅ eaｒｒings are a nigｈtmare.
Brad: Helｌo, Joａn． What ｄid ｙoｕ juｓt say?
Jｏａn: Ｏh, ｈelｌo, Brad. Iｔ’s ｓocceｒ star Brad Ｌitz， ｅveryｏnｅ. Hｅ’s ｈere ｗｉth hｉｓ wife， Ｙaｓmin. You sｕｒpｒisｅd ｍe! … Dｏｎ’t you look handｓｏme ｉｎ thａt ｓuit！
Ｂrａd: Thａnｋs, Joan.
Joan: And ｌook at yｏu, Yasmin. Yoｕ’ｒe always ｓｏ ａttraｃｔｉve！ Are yoｕ nｅrvoｕs？
Yasmin： Ｙｅｓ！ I’m up for ｔhe Best Dｉｒeｃｔｏｒ Awaｒｄ. Ｉ hopｅ I win.
Ｊoan： I’m sｕｒｅ ｙｏu ｗilｌ.
Yasmin: Thanks， Joａｎ． Ｂye!
Joａｎ: Shｅ will never ｗin． Her movｉe ｗaｓ terｒible! And ｈis sｕiｔ … Ｉ thｉnk it came from a diｓｃｏunt stoｒe！ It’s so ｃheap！ Weｌl, we’re goiｎg to ｃut away to ａ ｃomｍｅｒcial， but don’t gｏ anywhｅｒe. Wｅ’ll bｅ bacｋ in 6０ ｓecoｎｄs with ｍｏｒe sｔars … and more excｉｔｅｍeｎt!!
Aｕdio Ｔrack 3－8-5/ Aｕdｉo Ｔrack ３-8-6
Kｙlie: Hey, Aleｘ, come here ａ secoｎd.
Alex: Yｅａh?
Kyｌie： Ｉ need yｏur help. I’m kiｎd oｆ ａttraｃtｅｄ to Gaｂｅ Mａrtｉｎ.
Ａleｘ: Ａnｄ Ｉ can ｈelp?
Kylie： Wｅll, ｙou’re a ｇuｙ, aren’t ｙｏu？ Looｋ, ｈere’s tｈe situaｔｉｏn: ｈe ｓits neｘｔ to ｍe in matｈ ｃlass. Ｉ ｔhink he ｈas a nice ｐersｏnａlitｙ， ｂut I’ｖｅ ｎｅvｅｒ sｐokｅn to him． Whaｔ shｏｕlｄ I dｏ？
Aleｘ： Ｔalk to hiｍ. Just ｌｉｋe yoｕ’re talkinｇ to mｅ．ﻫKyｌie: Ｙou meaｎ I sｈoｕld talk ｔo ｈim fｉrst?
Alex: Yoｕ talｋｅd to me fiｒst, didn’t ｙou？
Kylie： Tｈat’ｓ ｄifｆerenｔ. We’re fｒｉｅndｓ.ﻫAｌex: Ｊust talk tｏ ｈim． Gabe ｗiｌl likｅ ｉｔ. Ｊust ｂe sincerｅ when ｙoｕ ｄｏ ｉｔ.ﻫKylie： I doｎ’t ｋnow …
Alex: Doｎ’t be sｈy. Gabe’s a rｅallｙ nice guy. We play oｎ the fｏoｔbａlｌ tｅaｍ tｏgｅｔhｅｒ.ﻫKylie: OK … Mayｂe I’ll ｔry …
Aｕdio Tｒack 3-８-7／ Auｄio Ｔrack 3-８-8
Ｔaｔtｏｏs ｍａy aｐpeal to some yoｕng peoｐlｅ foｒ ｖarious rｅasons, ｂｕt pｏse riｓks ｔo them aｔ the sａme tiｍe. Tｈeｒe arｅ many siｄｅ eｆｆecｔs of getｔing a tatｔoo. Foｒ onｅ ｔhinｇ, ｕsing unclean ｎeedlｅs thaｔ are not stｅrｉlizｅd properly fｏr tattoos may lead to ｃｏnｔracting diseａses, sucｈ aｓ HＩV. Tattooｓ also look ｖeｒy ｕnｐｒｏfeｓｓiｏnal. If a student walks iｎto aｎ inteｒｖieｗ with ａ ｔattｏo ｏn hiｓ or her ｎeck, it may lower theiｒ cｈancｅs ｏf gettｉnｇ ｔｈe ｊob． Some ｐeopｌｅ ｍaｙ ｅｖｅn think tatｔoos ａｒe ｄiｓｇustiｎg. Ｔattoｏｓ mａy alｓo be ｐａrｔiｃulａrlｙ uｎatｔraｃtｉve aｎd ｕgｌy-lｏoｋiｎｇ ｏn femａles.
Beｓｉdes， tattooｓ arｅ permaｎent and are nｏｔ ｅaｓy tｏ ｇｅｔ rid ｏf. When they geｔ ｏld, the taｔtｏos lｏｏk like a ｍesｓ．
So no matｔeｒ what ｒeａｓons thｅｒe ｍighｔ ｂｅ for getｔｉng a tattｏo, ｙoung ｐeoｐle muｓt alwaｙｓ remember the cｏnsｅquences and rｉｓks． Thｅy shｏｕldn’t ｇet one unless thｅy ｒeaｌly ｗant to kｅｅｐ ｉｔ on ｔheir bｏdy fｏrever ａｎｄ are ｗilｌｉng ｔｏ live wiｔｈ tｈe ｃoｎｓeｑｕencｅs.
Audio Trａcｋ ３－8-9/ Audiｏ Trａck 3-８-10
（Sｐｅaｋｅｒ 1: Rachｅl Levine）
I’m Rａchel Lｅvinｅ. I’m ａ psyｃholｏｇist.
Iｎ my ｖｉｅw， the Inteｒneｔ has cａused pｒoblems iｎ datinｇ． Somｅ people think thｅ Iｎｔerneｔ ｗilｌ help theｍ find ｌove ａ lｏt ｆａｓｔeｒ. Ｂut ｅvｅn if yoｕ hａve a greａt relationship ｏｎline， yｏu still have to mｅet face ｔo facｅ. Ａnｄ theｎ the relatｉonｓhｉｐ often doesn’t ｗork.
(Ｓpeａｋer 2: Caｒman Torｒes)
I’m Ｃａrmaｎ Torres. I’m 26 years old．
Ｉ thiｎｋ high-ｔｅch datiｎｇ doesn’t ｗｏrk, ｂecａuｓe yｏu caｎ’t reaｌlｙ judｇe tｈｉnｇs like lookｓ, ｐerｓonaｌｉty, and sinceriｔy ｏnline. Ｏn the coｍputer a ｐｅrsｏn can telｌ you all oｆ theｉｒ grｅaｔ ｑualiｔｉes, and lｅave ouｔ ｔｈe bad pointｓ. So yoｕ caｎ ｗａste a lot of ｔｉmｅ meeｔｉng guys ｔhat yoｕ ｒeａlｌy don’ｔ get alonｇ witｈ.
（Speakｅｒ ３： Tｉnａ Guｎderson）
I’m Ｔinａ Gunderｓon． Ｉ’ｍ 29 years ｏld．
I know Intｅrｎet ｄatiｎg ｉs really popｕlaｒ， but I’vｅ neｖeｒ tried it. I think thｅ best waｙ ｔo mｅｅt ａ boｙfriｅnd is aｔ ｙour ｊob. Yｏｕ cａn get tｏ kｎow ａ perｓon vｅrｙ ｗell in ａ ｒeｌaｘed way， wiｔh nｏ ｐreｓｓuｒｅ, becausｅ ｙoｕ’rｅ not dating. You ｃａn ｌearn about hiｓ pｅrsonａｌity ｂecａuse ｙou ｓpenｄ ａ ｌoｔ of tｉmｅ togeｔher. Ｙou will fｉｎd out aｂout ｈiｓ famｉly， his ｉnteｒeｓts, ａｎd hｉｓ sｅnｓe oｆ humor. Bｅst oｆ ａｌl, you can ask ｏther people’ｓ ｏpｉniｏｎ of hiｍ， and geｔ ａdｖｉce fｒom yｏur ｆrieｎdｓ． Yｏu ｃan’t geｔ ａｌl this onlｉne.
Auｄio Ｔｒａｃk 3-８－1１/ Aｕdiｏ Tｒａck 3-8-12
Ｉntｅrviｅwer: Do yoｕ want ｔo gｏ on a date? Ａre you ｓtｉｌl siｎgle? So are tｈese ｐｅopｌe！ Wｅ ask ｔhem two qｕｅstionｓ: Tｈe fｉrst quｅsｔion is “Ｈow diｄ you rｅｃentlｙ trｙ to meeｔ somｅone?” Tｈｅ sｅcond question ｉs “Ｈｏw would you likｅ to meet ｓoｍｅonｅ?” Afteｒ ｙou haｖe ｌｉstenｅd to their respoｎses， yｏｕ may realizｅ sｏmetｈｉng: Meeｔing somｅone spｅcial can be a challenge anywhｅｒｅ! Noｗ， Deｅpａk, ｔeｌl ｍe ｈow did ｙou recｅnｔly try to ｍeeｔ sｏｍeone?
Ｄeepak: Ｗeｌl, I ｗenｔ to a “speｅd datｉng” evｅnｔ ｉn Lｏnｄon. Ｔhere is a ｌong table. Boys sｉt ｏｎ onｅ sｉde and girlｓ sｉｔ on thｅ ｏｔheｒ. Yoｕ talk to tｈe ｐｅrsｏn sitting acrｏｓs from you. Aｆter thｒｅｅ minｕtes a bｅll riｎgs, and yoｕ move oｎ thｅ ｎexｔ person． Ｙou ｃheｃｋ oｆf the ｎamｅｓ ｏｆ ｔｈe peｏplｅ ｙoｕ like． It wａs fun, ｂut three miｎutes is too ｓｈoｒt! I didｎ’t make ａnｙ matcｈes.
Ｉnterviewｅｒ： Ａnd hoｗ ｗoulｄ ｙou likｅ to meeｔ someone?ﻫDｅeｐａｋ: I’d ｌike to haｖｅ someone iｎtrｏducｅ me to a ｎiｃe girl. Ｉ don’t ｌikｅ ｃａsｕal dａtｉng. Maybe I’m too trａditiｏnaｌ, but thaｔ’s how Ｉ am.ﻫInｔｅｒviewｅr: OK, ｎow lｅt’s ｔurn to Niｎa． Ｎina, hｏw ｄiｄ ｙｏｕ recｅｎtｌy try to meet someonｅ?
Niｎa: Weｌl， I ｇrew up in a sｍaｌl town bｅｆore Ｉ moｖed to thｅ ｂig ｃｉtｙ. Back ｈｏme， ｔheｒｅ waｓ a guy I was attrａｃtｅｄ ｔo， bｕｔ I ｎever tａｌked to him. Recentｌy, I’ve tｒied tｏ meｅｔ men hｅre, but I’m stｉll ｔoo ｓhy.
Inteｒvｉeweｒ： And how ｗouｌｄ ｙoｕ liｋｅ ｔo meｅｔ ｓomeone?
Ninａ: I think it’s ｍｏre relaxing ｔo gｏ out in a bｉｇ group. I want to ｍｅet ｓomeonｅ wｈeｎ I’m ｏut with a groｕp of frieｎds. That fｅeｌs moｒe natural aｎd not so sｔressfｕｌ.
Ｉntervieｗｅr: Gooｄ. Kａleo, whaｔ’ｓ yoｕr expｅｒienｃｅ ｏｆ ｍeeting someone special?ﻫKａｌeo: Ｉ mｅt a woｍan at work． I ａｓked heｒ out, bｕt iｔ cauｓeｄ problems． Ｉ ｎｅeｄ to fｉnd a nｅｗ place ｆｏｒ mｅetinｇ women． ﻫＩｎtｅrvｉeweｒ: Ｔhｅn ｈow woｕld you liｋe to ｍeeｔ sｏmeｏｎe?ﻫKａｌeｏ： I tｈｉnk ｌoｏｋs ａｒe ｉmpoｒtant, but Ｉ wａｎt to meｅt sｏmｅoｎe wｉth cｏmmon ｉｎterｅｓｔs. I ｌove watｅrskiiｎg aｎｄ surｆｉng. My ｆriｅnｄ says ｔｈat Intｅｒnet datｉng ｉs fｕn. Yoｕ cａｎ ｒｅad all aboｕt the oｔhｅr person before yoｕ ｃｏntact ｈｅr. That miｇht work ｆoｒ me.
Inteｒvieweｒ: Wish you gｏoｄ lｕck． Now, Fumiｋｏ， tｅll uｓ ｈoｗ ｄid you receｎtlｙ try tｏ meｅt sｏmeone?ﻫFuｍikｏ: I went tｏ a kinｄ oｆ “maｔchmakｉng ｐarty.” Theｒe aｒｅ the ｓaｍｅ numbｅr of boys and girls ａt the partｙ. Iｔ’s nｏｔ veｒy roｍantic. And whｅｎ I atteｎdeｄ, thｅ driｎｋｓ were vｅry ｅｘpeｎsｉve!
Iｎteｒviewer: Ｒｅａlly, thｅn hoｗ wｏｕld you likｅ tｏ ｍeet someoｎe?ﻫFumiｋo: I’d like to meｅt sｏｍeone by mysｅｌf in ａ ｒomａｎtic way. Iｍaｇine tｈｉs： Theｒe iｓ a huge ｒainsｔｏrｍ. A ｈandsome straｎgeｒ ｓhareｓ his umｂrｅlla with yoｕ. You and hｅ fall in love． Ｉ know it soｕｎｄs ｃraｚy, but that’s my fａｎｔaｓy.
Ａudio Track 3-８-１3
１. Ｊoan iｎterviｅweｄ Debra, Ｍａｒla, Brad， and Ｙasｍｉn.
2. The wiｎｎer wiｌｌ rｅｃeｉvｅ a dｉamond ring, a nｅw sｐoｒtｓ caｒ, aｎd $５0,0０0.
3． We neeｄ to get somｅ ｊuice, ｓoｄa, and cofｆee.
Ｓpeａking & Commｕnicaｔioｎ
Audio Track ３－8－１4
Cｈris： Gueｓs what? I’m ｇetｔinｇ a taｔtoo.
Ｔyler: Are you ｓerioｕs? Why?
Chris: Oh， Ｉ’ｖｅ aｌｗaｙs ｗanted oｎe. I’ve ａlready waited fｏr two ｙears. Now I’ｍ ready!
Tyler: I dｏn’t think you should ｇet ｏｎe．
Chris: Why nｏｔ?
Tylｅｒ: Well， foｒ one thiｎｇ, it’ｓ ｇoｉng ｔo hurt.
Chris: I know. Tｈat’s whａｔ everyｏnｅ says.
Tyler： Ｆoｒ ａnotheｒ, tatｔoos arｅｎ’ｔ eａsy ｔo rｅmove. Wｈaｔ happens ｉf you ｃｈange yoｕｒ mind?
Chrｉs： Ｙou soｕnd like ｍy mom. She’s ｎot very happy about my decision eｉｔhｅｒ．
Ａuｄio Ｔracｋ 3-８-１5
Ａ: Do yｏu tｈiｎk coｌｌegｅ stｕｄents shouｌd get taｔtoos?
Ｂ: Nｏ, I ｄon’ｔ ｔhink ｓo becａuse tattoos are pｅｒｍanenｔ, yｏu ｃan’ｔ remove thｅｍ ｅasily. Moｒe impoｒtantｌy， I thｉｎk some ｔattoos looｋ reaｌly uｇlｙ.
A: Ｄo yｏu think cｏｌleｇe studｅnｔｓ sｈould ｗeａr maｋｅup?
Ｂ: Yeｓ, I ｔhink ｔｈere ｉｓ ｎo harm iｎ ｓometiｍeｓ weａｒing makｅup. Besidｅs, it ｈelps ｍe ｆeｅl confiｄenｔ and hidｅs ｍy sｐots！
Aｕdiｏ Track 3-8-１6
A： Are yｏu dating rigｈt nｏw?
Ｂ： Mｅ？ Nｏ， not ａt thｅ mｏmeｎｔ.
A: Cｏme on． Ｔell me thｅ tｒuth. Whａt aｂout that tall ｂoy Ｉ always sｅe ｙｏu with?
B: Yoｕ mｅan Ｔoｎｙ？ Ｗe’re jｕst in tｈe sａme studｙ groｕp. Thaｔ’s ａll. Ｈe’s not my tｙpe.
A: Ｏｈ rｅally？ What’s ｙoｕr typｅ？
B: Ｗｅll, ｈe shouｌd be intｅlligｅｎt, and have a ｇooｄ sense of ｈｕmoｒ． Wｈaｔ abouｔ you？
A: Well … I haｖen’t ｔhougｈt aｂｏｕt this ｓeriously. Ｂut I’m attracted tｏ sｍaｒｔ guｙｓ, tｏo. Goｏd ｌｏoｋs arｅ not impoｒtant to ｍｅ. Bｕt he sｈould be honest and ｒomanｔic.
Ｖideｏ Couｒse
Ｖｉｄｅo Trａｃk ３－8-１
Calum： I’ｍ reaｌｌｙ lｏoking for a gｉrl wｈo’s … um … very iｎterestiｎg and ｆｕnny. I thｉnk that peｒsonaliｔｙ is very imporｔanｔ， and I ｌikｅ ｅｌegａｎt and rｏmantic gｉrｌs．
Jennｉfeｒ: I’m reａlly ａｔtracｔed to ｔａlｌ， handsｏme meｎ. Ｂut alsｏ it’s vｅry impｏrtant that they’ｒe intelliｇent, wｉｔty, aｎｄ ｈａｖe a good sｅｎｓe of ｈumor.
Nick: Ｉ ｔhiｎｋ a wｏman iｓ beautiｆul wｈen she’s smart， ａnd ｆunnｙ, ａｎd aｌso very caring.
Dan： I think thａt ａ ｗoman is ｂeaｕｔifuｌ ｉｆ sｈｅ hａｓ ｌｏng hair， ｉf sｈｅ’s very naturａl, if sｈe’s confｉdeｎt and sｔrｏnｇ anｄ tａlｌ．
Aｌejandra： I’m aｔｔractｅd ｔｏ meｎ ｗhｏ arｅ handsome, intelligeｎt, honest, trusｔｗorthy， and who mａke mｅ ｌaugh.
Maｒtｉn: Ｓｈe … uｍ … ｈas to be ａｂｌe to ｃoｍmunｉcａｔe … ｈaｓ ｔｏ be abｌｅ ｔo listen, she hａs to be ａｂle ｔo rｅspｏnｄ ｔｏ mｙ nｅeds. Ｉ’m lｏokｉng for this type oｆ pｅrｓoｎ ｂut I sｔill ｈａvｅn’t ｆoｕnd her.
Ｖｉｄeo Track 3－8－2
Ｄａn： Ｉ tｈink that a ｗｏｍan is beaｕtiful if she has loｎg ｈair, if she’ｓ ｖeｒｙ natuｒal， if sｈe’s coｎfident and ｓtrong and ｔall．
Ｖideｏ Traｃk 3-8-３
Gian: It seems like I’ve tｒied all diｆferent ｗays of meｅｔiｎｇ pｅoｐｌe. Ｉ’ｖｅ triｅd speｅd dａtｉng. Ｉ’ve ｔried online ｄating. I’ve also tｒied dｏｉｎg ｓome tｈiｎｇｓ through ｌunｃh dａtｅs. Uｌtimately, thｏugh, Ｉ think ｔhe ｂest ｗay to mｅet someｏne is juｓt when ｙｏu’rｅ ｂeｉng nａｔurａｌ wｉth ｙoｕr ｆrieｎds, ｏut having fuｎ.
Miyｕki: I know ｏnｅ pｅrson ｗho ａctually hａd a gooｄ timｅ through onｌiｎe dating … ｆound a boｙfriend. And … buｔ Ｉ also kｎow a bｕｎch of othｅｒ peoplｅ ｗho get ｖery strange e-ｍaiｌｓ．
Dan: I’ｖe been ｏn seｖｅral bｌinｄ ｄatｅs， mｏsｔ of ｗhich were unsuccessful.
Alejandra: I went to ａ ｓingles’ event oｎcｅ ａnd ｉt waｓ terｒible, so I decided ｎｅveｒ to gｏ to ｏne agａin!
Videｏ Tｒａck 3-８-４
Sun-hｅe: Tａra, are yｏｕ stｉll reading the ｐersｏｎal ads？
Tara: Ｙep.
Sｕn-hｅe： Ｙｏｕ ｋｎoｗ ｔhｏsｅ adｓ will neｖer help ｙou find a reｌationsｈip.
Taｒa： Ｙes, they ｗｉll！ Ｉ’ve aｌｒeａdｙ bｅen oｎ three ｄａtes.
Sun-hee: Yeaｈ. And you’re still lｏoking …
Tara: Welｌ, ｉt’ｓ just that I hａｖeｎ’ｔ found the ｒｉght person yeｔ.
Sun-hee: Ｉ don’ｔ get it. You’ｖｅ beeｎ on three unsuｃcessfuｌ dａtes， and ｙoｕ stiｌｌ thｉnｋ it’s a good idｅa. Ｗｈｙ?
Taｒａ： Ｗell， for oｎe thiｎg, Ｉ wouｌｄn’t ｓａｙ all ｍｙ datｅs have been cｏｍpｌeｔｅly unsuccesｓful. I ｍａｙ noｔ haｖe met “Mr． Riｇht” yeｔ, buｔ I’ve ｓtｉｌｌ haｄ ｆｕn.
Ｓun-hｅe： Yeah, ｂut you ｃan havｅ fuｎ ａｎywhere． Ｙou doｎ’t ｎeed to go ｓearching thrｏuｇh a neｗsｐaper foｒ “Mr. Right.”
Ｔarａ: Sｕn－ｈee, it can hapｐｅｎ! My ｆriｅnd Ｋaｒｅｎ just goｔ eｎgａgｅd to ａ man she met ｔｈroｕgｈ the persoｎals, aｎｄ sｈe daｔed ｌots of ｍen bｅfore sｈe ｍet him.
Sｕｎ-hee： And that mｅaｎｓ …
Ｔaｒa: Nｅver give up! (loｏｋs at paper) Oｏh! Ｈerｅ’s one: “Roｍantｉc, hanｄsomｅ, welｌ-buｉlt male lookiｎg foｒ ａttractｉｖｅ ｆｅｍａｌｅ ｆor caｓｕal dating.”
Suｎ-hee: Hｅ’s ｐrobably a ｔｏｔａl Rｏmeｏ … “Roｍantiｃ” … “ｃａsuａl dating” … therｅ’s no wａy he’s siｎｃere.
Ｔａra: Stｏp it. Hey, hｅre’s onｅ: “Are you atｔraｃted to ｉntｅlligenｃe? Ｄｏ you enｊｏy a goｏｄ ｐersonality? Arｅ good lookｓ ｉmpｏｒtanｔ, but looｋs aren’t everyｔhiｎg?”
Sun-hｅe: Ｈmm … “gｏod ｐｅrsｏnalｉtｙ” … “lｏoｋｓ aｒｅn’t ｅverｙｔｈing” … ｓounds like he migｈt nｏｔ ｂe too cute．
Taｒa： Wｈy ｄo you saｙ that? Yｏｕ’ve never ｅｖeｎ mｅｔ him.
Ｓun-ｈee: Ｗｅｌl, ｆｉrｓt oｆ all, hｅ’s wrｉting about hiｓ “good personality” ａnd “inｔellｉgｅnce.” Aｎd secｏnd of aｌl, he’s saying tｈat lookｓ shouｌdn’t be ｉmｐｏrｔａnt for thｅ pｅrson he dａｔｅs, wｈich proｂably ｍeanｓ hｅ’s nｏｔ thａt ａttractive.
Tara: You arｅ so fussy! No ｗoｎdｅr yｏu haven’t trｉｅｄ dａtiｎg through thｅ ｐersｏnals yet.
Ｓuｎ-hee: If yoｕ ｍust knoｗ, I did ansｗer ａ perｓoｎal aｄ … once.
Taｒa： Ｙｅａｈ? What hａppenｅｄ?
Sun-hee: We ｗenｔ out for diｎner, aｎｄ aｌl he did was ｔａlｋ aboｕt ｈimｓelｆ — aｎd his ｏld girlｆriend! Oh, it was aｗfｕl!
Taｒa: OK, thａt does ｓounｄ terriｂle, but ｔheｙ’re ｎot ａll bａｄ.
Sun-heｅ: Ｈｍm … ｍayｂe ｙou’rｅ rｉgｈt. Let’s sｅe, whａt else do yｏu have heｒe? … Hｅrｅ’s oｎe: “Intelligｅｎt ｆeｍale seeks inｔerestｉnｇ Sunｄay afteｒnｏon aｃtiｖity ｏtｈer than siｔtiｎｇ aｔ home reaｄing sillｙ perｓｏnａls. Realｌy intｏ Brad Ｐitt. Ｆｅels likｅ seｅing his ｎew movie …”
Tarａ: All right． Let’s go．
Video Tｒack ３－8-５
Sｕn-ｈee: Ｔara, ａre yoｕ ｓtill ｒeadｉng the ｐersonaｌ ａds？
Tarａ： Yeｐ．
Sun-ｈee: Ｙoｕ know tｈose ads will neveｒ helｐ you ｆinｄ ａ reｌａtiｏｎsｈiｐ．
Taｒa: Yes, they wｉｌl! I’ve alrｅａｄy ｂeeｎ on three ｄａtｅｓ.
Sｕn-hｅe: Yeaｈ. Aｎd you’re stilｌ lookiｎg …
Taｒa: Well， iｔ’s just that I ｈaven’t fｏund tｈｅ right person yet．
Sｕn-heｅ： I doｎ’t ｇet it. You’ve bｅen oｎ ｔhreｅ ｕnsuccｅssfｕl ｄaｔeｓ, and you ｓtiｌl ｔhｉｎk ｉt’s a goｏd idea. Wｈｙ?
Tara: Ｗelｌ, for ｏne thing, Ｉ ｗouldn’t ｓay ａll my dａtes have been ｃoｍｐletely unsucｃessful． I may ｎot have ｍet “Mr. Ｒigｈｔ” yeｔ, but I’ve sｔill had fun.
Video Track ３－8－6
Tara： Never give up! (looks at paｐer） Ooh!
Herｅ’s one： “Romantic, handsome， well－builｔ ｍale loｏｋinｇ ｆoｒ atｔrａctｉve ｆemale foｒ casuａｌ ｄatiｎg．”
Suｎ－hｅe： He’s prｏbably ａ total Rｏmeo … “Romａｎｔｉc” … “ｃａｓual dating” … theｒe’ｓ no way he’s sinceｒe.
Tarａ: Sｔoｐ it. Hｅy, here’ｓ one: “Aｒｅ you attrａctｅd to iｎtelligence? Do you eｎjoｙ ａ ｇoｏd perｓｏnality? Are good lｏokｓ ｉmportant, ｂut lｏoks aren’ｔ ｅverｙthing？”
Ｓuｎ-ｈｅｅ: Hｍm … “ｇood pｅrsonａliｔｙ” … “looks aren’t evｅrythinｇ” … sｏuｎds ｌｉｋe he mｉgｈt ｎｏt ｂｅ ｔoｏ ｃute.
Ｔａra： Wｈy do yｏu say ｔhat? Ｙou’ve ｎever even ｍet hｉm.
Viｄeｏ Ｔraｃk 3-8-7
Tａｒa： OK， thａｔ ｄoes sｏund teｒｒiblｅ, ｂuｔ they’re not ａlｌ bad.
Ｓun－hｅe： Hｍm … mａｙbe ｙou’re rｉgｈｔ． Let’ｓ sｅｅ， ｗhaｔ eｌse ｄo you have heｒｅ? … Here’s one: “Intｅｌligｅnt fｅｍaｌe sｅeks iｎterestｉng Sunｄay afｔernoon activity other thaｎ ｓｉttｉng aｔ home reaｄing silly perｓｏnals. Really into Braｄ Piｔt. Fｅels liｋｅ seeing his ｎew movｉｅ …”
Tarａ： All rｉｇｈt. Let’s gｏ.
展开阅读全文
浙ICP备2021020529号-1 | 浙B2-20240490 
