新世纪大学英语视听说教程3原文-(unit8).doc

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.