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Daniel: Hey, Vella. Well we're talking about things, big things you want to achieve in your life, so how about you? What do want to do?

 

Vella: Well, one of my biggest dreams is to become an actress.

 

Daniel: Uh-uh.

 

Vella: Because I really love acting¹ and, you know, it would be fun to act in a movie and to play, you know, as a different character than who you really are.

 

Daniel: Uh-uh. What kind of movies especially, do you have any preferences?

 

Vella: I would love to try all characters. You know, maybe play in a horror² movie or comedy or romance³, anything.

 

Daniel: Where do you want to do this? Back in Indonesia, in the States?

 

Vella: Well, I would love to become a Hollywood actress, but it might be too impossible so I would just try in Indonesia first, and maybe if I can go international, then that would be amazing.

 

Daniel: OK, good. Do you have any, like do you want to do it within ten years or something?

 

Vella: Well, since I'm graduating pretty soon, I would love to try, you know, as soon as I get back to Indonesia.

 

Daniel: Uh-uh.

 

Vella: And, you know, start trying to go to agencies⁴.

 

Daniel: Is there any other dream that you want to achieve?

 

Vella: This might sound silly, but I love Ricky Martin.

 

Daniel: Uh-uh.

 

Vella: And, you know, I really want to have the chance to meet him and maybe dance with him.

 

Daniel: OK.

 

Vella: Because he's Latino and I'm really into Latin⁵ culture, and I know that dancing is really, you know, a big part of the culture.

 

Daniel: Oh, yeah, it is.

 

Vella: And it will be really amazing if I could just dance, you know, with Ricky Martin.

 

Daniel: He's a really good dancer.

 

Vella: And maybe I could be in his music video.

 

Daniel: That would be nice. That would be really, really nice.

 

Vella: And the last thing is probably get married and start my own family.

 

Daniel: Uh-uh. How is that going? Do you have any plans? Do you have a boyfriend, like do you have any...?

 

Vella: Well, I'm in a relationship right now, so hopefully that goes well.

 

Daniel: Oh, good. So you want to start a family right?

 

Vella: Yes.

 

Daniel: How many children would you like to have?

 

Vella: Two to three, maximum three.

 

Daniel: Two to three, OK.

 

Vella: I would love to have twins.

 

Daniel: Wow, why?

 

Vella: A girl and a boy so ....

 

Daniel: Why?

 

Vella: I don't know.

 

Daniel: Oh, it sounds, it sounds really fun.

 

Vella: Because no one in my family, you know, has twins, so I think it would be cool to be the first one to have twins.

 

Daniel: But at the same time, it seems to me to be quite hard to raise like twins because everything comes double, you know.

 

Vella: It's the same thing as having like two or three children, you know, you just get them at the same time.

 

Daniel: That's why it's even harder because you have, I don't know, double expenses, double everything.

 

Vella: Yeah, well I'd just love to try having twins.

 

Daniel: No, great, that sounds like a good plan. Thanks.

 

重点词汇：

 

Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

agency⁶

 

When I finish school, maybe I'll start going to agencies. 

 

In this case, an 'agency' is a company that works⁷ to find jobs for actors or actors for certain roles. Notice the following:

 

What is the best advertising⁸ agency in the area?

There are many modeling agencies in the city.

have the chance

 

I really want to have the change to meet him.

 

'Have the chance' is the same as 'have the opportunity.' Notice the following:

 

I hope some day I have the change to go to Italy.

Will you call me later if you have the chance?

start a family

 

I'll probably get married and start a family.

 

When you 'start a family,' you begin to have children. Notice the following:

 

A few years ago she was still in school, and now she is married and has started a family.

I want to be young when I start a family.

expenses

 

 

It's harder to have twins, because you have extra expenses.

 

'Expenses' are things you have to pay for just to maintain⁹ your life and stay alive. Notice the following:

 

How much are expenses every month in this apartment?

We will give you a place to stay, but you have to pay for food and other expenses.

double

 

Having twins means double everything.

 

If you have 'double everything,' it means that you have twice or two times as much as you would normally¹⁰ have. Notice the following:

 

Gas prices have more than doubled in the last 6 years.

Having two kids means washing double the clothes.

1 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

2 horror   

n.惊骇，恐怖，惨事，极端厌恶

参考例句：

• The public has been awakened to the full horror of the situation.公众完全意识到了这一状况的可怕程度。
• The thought of working nights fills me with abject horror.一想到要夜间工作我就觉得惨兮兮的。

3 romance   

n.恋爱关系，浪漫气氛，爱情小说，传奇

参考例句：

• She wrote a romance about an artist's life in Tokyo.她写了一个关于一位艺术家在东京生活的浪漫故事。
• They tried to rekindle the flames of romance.他们试图重燃爱火。

4 agencies   

n.代理( agency的名词复数 )；服务机构；（政府的）专门机构；代理（或经销）业务（或关系）

参考例句：

• There are many specialized agencies in the United Nations. 联合国有许多专门机构。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The project is funded by the World Bank and other multilateral agencies. 这项计划由世界银行和其他多国机构资助。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 Latin   

adj.拉丁的，拉丁语的，拉丁人的；n.拉丁语

参考例句：

• She learned Latin without a master.她无师自通学会了拉丁语。
• Please use only Latin characters.请仅使用拉丁文字符。

6 agency   

n.经办；代理；代理处

参考例句：

• This disease is spread through the agency of insects.这种疾病是通过昆虫媒介传播的。
• He spoke in the person of Xinhua News Agency.他代表新华社讲话。

7 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

8 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

9 maintain   

vt.支撑；赡养，抚养；维持，保有

参考例句：

• He has to maintain a large family on a small salary.他不得不依靠很少的工资养活一家人。
• We must do our best to maintain sales at their usual rate.我们要尽力使销售额保持在平日的水平上。

10 normally   

adv.正常地，通常地

参考例句：

• I normally do all my shopping on Saturdays.我通常在星期六买东西。
• My pulse beats normally.我脉搏正常。