dialogue 1

Jingjing: Mark, have you managed to_____ so far this year?

Mark: I was ____ for a day or two ___. Since then, I've been _______ it.

Jingjing: Take care of yourself. I know you like _____ in the cold.

Mark: You know me, Jingjing. Ilove these _____ days. Everything's ____, even the air, which seems like it was in ____ just a few hours ago.

Jingjing: Are you talking about the___? I haven't seen it this ____ in a long time. I was starting to think _____all the way through.

Mark: I know, right? Hopefully this _____will _____the last few ______.

Jingjing: You still have those?

Mark: I _____ before I left the house this morning. It didn't seem very ____, though.

Jingjing: Hmm, back to the topic of______: What are your tips for _____ in winter?

Mark: ____ winter clothes—that's _____. I think it's good to have a _____ jacket. That's something to ____right away when entering an _____ building.

Jingjing: I do ____, and I know what you mean. I often get ____ by the time I reach ______, just walking a few minutes from the ____.

Mark: Yeah, the _________. Idon't ____ you for waiting until you get to _____, or a ___ where you can ____down.

Jingjing: I noticed when you came inyou didn't have ______.

Mark: Nope. I just _____ my thick coat. So I'm wearing these ______. They still ____ in the way I said, because they both have ________

Jingjing: Right. _____ areless ____.

Mark: Yep, they're ___ in a ____ public place, and they _____ a great deal of ____ electricity.

Jingjing: Ha ha._____________

dialogue 2

Jingjing: Mark, I've not seen you wearingthat _____ before. Is it very ____?

Mark: It's _____ warm. It was a___ to my dad from a _____ shop. I only wear it on days with _____.

Jingjing: Well, you _____ the right dayfor it.

Mark: It keeps my ____ warm too. These ____ can be ____ below my ___ with this ____.

Jingjing: That's a pretty good ___. Mind if I ____of it and see if I can find one ____?

Mark: Go ahead. How about your___ for staying warm, Jingjing? Is there anything ____ you do?

Jingjing: I try to ______ as much aspossible. On an ____ winter day, I spend ____—one hour, _____.

Mark: That's pretty ____. I guess you don't have to do too ______.

Jingjing: Most of the ___ I do is ____,through ____ and buildings like this ___ one we're in now.

Mark: Do you get enough ____?

Jingjing: Actually, yes. I stillgo to the ______. That was my New Year's ____ last year, remember? I _____. Now, in winter, it's actually easier to get a _____.

Mark: How come? I would have ahard time _____ myself out to a gym when I have ______

Jingjing: I have to _____________

Mark: That makes sense. You want to recover your ______. I guess you spend more than an hour in there each time.

Jingjing: I have to. It's like_______. So, less than an hour ______.

Mark: Alright, Jingjing. That and those ______ you bought a month ago, and your ______ despite these ______.

Jingjing: I hope to ____ without catching a ___, or, worse yet, the _____. You know my ____already: _____

Mark: Ah, don't ____ me! I forgot to bring my ____ with me and will have to _____ 20 kuai for amilk tea or something.

Jingjing: Ha ha. Enjoy! Don't get too _____ on the way.

new words and phrases

from dialogue 1

be on one's guard (againstsomething):

cold front:

no big secret:

pullover:

from dialogue 2

tops:

bundle up:

sunk costs:

stick it out:

fork out (or forkover):