Dialogue 1

Xiao Gao: Hey, Jingjing, what have you been up to lately?
小高：嗨，京晶，最近忙什么呢？
Jingjing: Nothing much,just surfing the net and writing my blog.
京晶：沒忙什么，就是上上網寫寫博客。
Xiao Gao: How do you find the time to do that? I thought you were as busy as a beaver.
小高：你哪有那么多時間做那些事？我還以為你忙得不可開交呢！
Jingjing: I am busy! My new phone lets me go online and even write my blog.
京晶：我是很忙。我忙著用我的新手機上網還有寫博客。
Xiao Gao: Really? That's tight! I bet your new phone gave you a run for your money.
小高：你的新手機功能不錯啊。我猜花了你不少錢吧？
Jingjing: I'll admit, it wasn't cheap, but I'm a sucker for gadgets. I LOVE my new phone, it's a step up from my old phone. You should really consider buying one.
京晶：我承認確實不便宜，但是我是高科技設備的忠實粉絲。我太愛我的新手機了，它比我的老手機好太多了。你真的應該考慮買一部。
Xiao Gao: I don't know…I'm not sure I want to fork up that kind of money.
小高：我不知道，我不確定我想花那么多錢買手機。
Jingjing: Oh, come on! You really need to jump on the band wagon! Everyone I know has one.
京晶：別猶豫了，你真的應該趕上潮流，我認識的每個人都在用新一代手機。
Xiao Gao: Hey, are you giving me peer pressure?
小高：嘿，你是在給我施加同輩壓力嗎？
Jingjing: No, I'm just messing with you. Anyways, I have to go now, I'll catch you later.
京晶：沒有，我只是在逗你玩兒呢。無論如何我現在得走了，回頭見。
Xiao Gao: Later.
小高：回頭見。

習語短語
1. surf the net = 瀏覽網絡；上網
2. Blog = 博客
3. As busy as a beaver. = 非常忙碌(像海貍一樣忙碌) 。
4. tight = cool 太好了
5. give someone a run for theirmoney = 花了某人不少錢
6. I'll admit. = 我承認。
7. a sucker for （something） = 禁不住……的誘惑；是……的粉絲
8. gadgets = 高科技設備
9. a step up = 是……升級版；比……好
10. fork up （something） = 交出；放棄
11. jump on the band wagon =趕潮流,趕浪頭
12. peer pressure =同輩壓力
13. I'm just messing with you.= 我只是開玩笑。
14. I'll catch you later. = 回頭見。
15. later = 再見