研究生英语听说教程答案unit-2

Postgraduate English Listening and Speaking (3rd Edition)

Unit 2:

Part 1

Section A Sharing Good and Bad Times

Conversation 1

Man 1: I can’s believe it! I got an A on my science test!

Man 2: Congratulations! That’s great!

Man 1: Thanks. I’m so happy! I really worked hard for that A. Man 2: I know you did. You deserve it.

Conversation 2

Woman 1: I have the most wonderful news!

Woman 2: What happened?

Woman 1: My sister finally had a baby girl. It’s great, because she has three boys!

Woman 2: How wonderful! Conversation 3

Man 1 : You’ll never believe this!

Man 2: What happened?

Man 1: I won ten dollars in the school raffle! How about that!

Man 2: Boy, are you lucky!

Conversation 4

Woman 1: I’m so upset.

Woman 2: Wht’s wrong? You really look worried.

Woman 1: My dog was hit by a car. Woman 2: That’s terrible! Is he okay?

Woman 1: I don’t know. He’s at thevet’s.

Woman 2: I hope he’ll be all right.

Woman 1: Thank you. So do I.

Conversation 5

Man 1: I’m so worried. I haven’t heard from my family in three months.

Man 2: How often do they usually write?

Man 1: Oh, at least once a month. Either my mother or my father writes.

Man 2: The mail is really slow sometimes. I’m sure you’ll hear from them soon.

Man 1: I hope so.

Man 2: You know the saying, “No news is good news.” If something

were wrong, they

’d have contacted you.

Man1: Maybe you’re right. Thanks, Adam.

Section B

Conversation 1

A: Hello?

B: Hi, Laurie. This is Sue.

A: Oh, hi! How are you?

B: Fine, thanks. Listen, I’m

afraid I can’t really talk right now. I’m on my way to an interview.

I just wanted to ask if you and Jim

can come to dinner next Friday

night at our place. About 7:00?

Conversation 2

A: Hey, Yoshi. How ya doing,?

B: Hi, Bod. OK, thanks. What’s new?

A: Not much. I’ll be glad when final exams are over.

B: Yeah. Me too. In fact, I’ve got one in about five minutes.

A: Well, good luck. Say, why don’t we get together and go to a game or something some day, huh? B: Yeah. Sounds great. I’ll give you a call.

Conversation 3

W: Well, it’s been nice talking with you.

M: Yeah. I’m glad we finally got a chance to meet. Let’s get together sometime.

W: Yeah. Good idea.

M: I’ll call you, OK?

Conversation 4

W: Well, it’s been nice talking with you.

M: Yeah, I’m glad we finally got a chance to meet. Say, I know this

is short notice, but if you

’re not busy tomorrow night, would you like to go to a movie?

Section C

In general, it’s polite to say “Congratulations!”when a person has accomplished something. Examples of these kinds of occasions include graduation, job promotion, the birth of a child, and the purchase of a home. When congratulations are in order, it si sometimes also appropriate to give a gifr, especially when invited to a birthday, graduation,