Questions for dialogue 2:
1. Why does Xiao Gao want to call the shots next time? He didn’t like the bar they went to
2. Why is Xiao Gao upset today? Because the car he bought was a lemon
3. Did Jingjing follow her New Year’s resolution and wake up early? Yes
Dialogue 2:
XiaoGao:Hey Jingjing, I had a lot of fun with you last night, but next time Ithink I’ll call the shots, I didn’t like the bar we went to.
Jingjing:Ah? I thought the place was phenomenal! Hey, what’s the matter? You seem upset…
XiaoGao:Yeah, well the car I bought yesterday turned out to be a lemon. It looked great on the outside, but I never took it for a test drive.
Jingjing:Xiao Gao! You know you can’t judge a book by its cover!
XiaoGao:So did you follow your New Year’s resolution and wake up early this morning?
Jingjing:Are you keeping tabs on me now?
XiaoGao:Hey, chill out, I was just wondering.
Jingjing:As a matter of fact, I did.But now I’m really tired. I’m fiending for some coffee!
XiaoGao:Come with me, I know a great place where we can get a cup of joe.
Idioms fordialogue 2:
Call theshots = make the decisions 做決定
Phenomenal =excellent; extraordinary 極好的
You can’tjudge a book by its cover = 人不可貌相
Lemon =a useless car that is not worth buying. 次品
Keep tabson [something/someone] = to keep track of one’s actions. 密切注意某人的行動
Chill out= (expression) relax! Calm down! 放松點! 冷靜
As amatter of fact = actually 事實上
Fiend =(pronounced feend) to yearn for something (usually something that can beaddictive) 渴望某事
A cup of joe = a cup ofcoffee 一杯咖啡
對話
小高: 嗨! 京晶! 昨晚和你玩得太開心了! 但是下次還是讓我來決定去哪里吧!我不喜歡我們去的那個酒吧。
京晶: 啊? 我覺得那個地方棒極了!嘿, 你怎么了?你看起來不太高興。
小高: 是呀! 我發現昨天買的那輛車原來是個次品。外表看著挺好的。但是我沒有試駕過。
京晶: 小高, 你不能光憑外表判斷一件事物的好壞!
小高: 那你今早有沒有依照你的新年決心早起啊?
京晶: 你現在是在監督我嗎?
小高: 嘿,別緊張, 我只是好奇。
京晶: 事實上,我確實早起了,但是現在我特別累, 急需喝點咖啡。
小高: 跟我來,我知道一個可以喝咖啡的好地方。
n. 決心,決定,堅決,決議,解決,分辨率