洪恩环境英语第九册 Lesson seven

　　LESSON     7
I'D RATHER WORK IN TELEVISION...
Hello.Hi,Steven.Do you have a minute?
Well,not really.What's up?
Can I talk to you about something?I'd rather not wait.
Sure.Connie.Come in.So tell me,what's up?
Well,I know you're not completely¹ happy here at WEFl.
I'm happy working with everyone here.but I need to make more money.
A friend of mine works² at a station in Hartford.
She told me they're looking for a producer for their weekend news show.
The money is good.I thought you might be in terested.
Hartford?That's one and a half hours away.I'd rather not drive that far to get to work.
I'd rather live near the office.
Maybe you could move to Harford.I'd rather not move right now.
Also this job is for a weekend news show?
Probably the producer has to work on the weekends,right?
Right,Would you rather get a new job or have your weekends free?
I'd rather have my weekends free.You know,with the baby and all...
I read about a job not far farm Stamford.
Producer of a radio show.
Would you rather work in television or radio?
I'd rather work in television...
I read about another job for a journalism³ teacher in Stamford.
Do you want to teach?Teacher have long summer vacations.That's nice.
I'd rather not make a big career⁴ change now.I like what I'm doing.
Steven,do you want to stay here or would you rather make more money?
I'd rather make more money.No.I need to make more money.
Sorry I can't help more.Thank you for trying.
Listen,Connie.Anne and I want you to come to our house sometime⁵.
She wants to meet you.I'd love to see you and Anne.sometime.
but I know you're busy with the baby.
We're much more organized than we were before.
Why don't you come to lunch on Sunday?Are you free this weekend?
Or would you rather come to dinner on Staurday night?
Lunch on Sunday sounds great.I'm busy on Saturday night.
I'll call Anne and make sure that it's all right with her.Great.
Hi,It's me...How's everything there?
We're fine.The baby's sleeping.I'm doing the laundry⁶.How everything there?
Fine.I called to ask you a question.I
Is it OK if Connie comes to lunch on Sunday,or would rather spend the day alone?
I'd love to have Connie to lunch on Sunday.Do you think she's free?
I know she's free.I've already invited her.
Thanks for asking me first.
Can you pick up some groceries⁷ on your way home from work?
What should I buy?Would you rather have chicken or fish?
I think I'd rather have chicken.
OK.Chicken sounds good to me too.
And we can have salad and a vegetable,Peas or green beans⁸?
Umm,green beans.Would you rather have potatoes or rice?
We had rice last night.I'll buy some potatoes.
And for dessert?Ice cream or cake?
Ice cream or cake?I'd rather have both.

1 completely   

adv.完全地，十分地，全然

参考例句：

• She never completely gave up hope.她从不完全放弃希望。
• I feel completely in the dark on this question.这件事使我感到茫然。

2 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。

3 journalism   

n.新闻工作，报业

参考例句：

• He's a teacher but he does some journalism on the side.他是教师，可还兼职做一些新闻工作。
• He had an aptitude for journalism.他有从事新闻工作的才能。

4 career   

n.事业；生涯

参考例句：

• He made a successful career in business.他的商务生涯十分成功。
• You're succeed in your career.你的事业很成功。

5 sometime   

adv.将来某一时候；改天

参考例句：

• He came sometime last month.上个月某个时候他曾经来过。
• It will happen sometime and somewhere.有朝一日这总会在什么地方发生的。

6 laundry   

n.洗衣店，洗衣房；已洗好的衣物，待洗衣物

参考例句：

• Please send clothes to the laundry.请把这些衣物送往洗衣店。
• There's a lot of laundry in the basket.筐子里有许多要洗的衣物。

7 groceries   

n.食品，杂货；杂货业( grocery的名词复数 )；杂货店；杂品

参考例句：

• Hi, Al. I see you're buying the groceries today. 你好，Al.我今天看见你买杂货了。 来自超越目标英语 第3册
• She ordered her groceries by phone and never left the house. 她用电话定购食品，一步也没离开那座房子。 来自辞典例句

8 beans   

n.豆( bean的名词复数 )；[亦用复数][口语][通常用于否定结构]丝毫；[复数][美国口语]毫无价值的东西；（咖啡树或几种其他植物的）子实

参考例句：

• a baked potato and beans 一份烤土豆加烘豆
• a can of beans 豆罐头