Don't tell me you spent the weekend in the library again.

這句話體現出中美在生活理念上的差異性。一個人整天把時間都花在讀書上時，美國人會認為“you are sick”。美國人的價值觀是“work hard and play hard”。

Dialogue

Kathleen在網上結識了一個朋友，她在和Joe談論這個網友的情況，Joe其實就是那個網友，但他假裝不知…

Kathleen: ⑴What?

Joe: What happened with that ⑵guy at the ⑶café?

Kathleen: Nothing.

Joe: ⑷But you're crazy about him?

Kathleen: ⑸Yes, I am.

Joe: Why don't you ⑹run off with him? What are you waiting for?

Kathleen: I don't actually know him.

Joe: Really?

Kathleen: I only know him through the... you are not gonna believe this.

Joe: Oh, let me guess. Through the ⑺internet?

Kathleen: Yes.

Joe: Hmm. “ You've got mail.”

⑴What? ：這里表示沒聽清楚，聲音向里收，發[з]的音

⑵guy：意思相當于“person”、“man”等，男女都可以用，有些同學擔心該詞有貶義，其實沒有貶義，是個中性詞。

⑶café：意思是“咖啡館”。該詞是西班牙語，由于美國的西班牙人和拉丁人很多，美語中出現了許多西班牙的外來語，如：amigo（朋友）、 macho（猛男）、 bingo（一種賭博游戲）等。

⑷But you’re crazy about him? ：口語中的問句不一定要提前助動詞，但一定要用升調，即：But you’re crazy about him? ↗

⑸Yes, I AM：I AM的重讀表示十分肯定的語氣。

⑹run off：意思是“不停的干某事”。

⑺Internet：意思是“互聯網”，有一個類似的詞 “intranet” 是“局域網”的意思。

思維解析:

從整段來看，Joe雖然沒有直接告訴Kathleen他就是她的internet partner，但我們還是可以從“what happened with that guy at the café?”、“but you're crazy about him?”和“why don't you run off with him? What are you waiting for?”這些問話中感受到他問話的直接性，因為這些都是Kathleen的隱私。通常問別人的隱私是不禮貌的，但Joe對Kathleen十分在意，所以就頻繁地詢問她對internet partner的看法，這表明一個人對另一個人有意思了。

part 2：

第二部分 Dialogue Practice
Directions: Try to put yourself in a real situation and figure out the best choice to keep the conversation going appropriately. Then work with your partner to put more taste into the conversation. Be as real as possible.

語匯和句型的模版都掌握了，現在需要你大顯身手，和你的partner獨立完成四個精彩的日常交流，逐漸達到美語的自如運用。Note：場景不同，分寸迥異。
1. You and your partner just meet each other in this party, introduced by another friend. You try to greet each other and begin chatting.
2. You two haven't seen each other for a long time. On Saturday afternoon, you are on the street and come upon each other. You are both very surprised and begin from here.
3. You are coming to an office building for a job interview. You are a bit nervous. When you see your interviewer coming into the lift. When the door closes, you try to make a good impression on him by greeting him.
4. Your partner just wins a horse race and is walking out of the game excited. You see him and go ahead to talk to him.