1) Word of the Day

boy

Everyday Expressions

Put out that troublesome boy. (把那个捣蛋的男孩赶出去。)

Cheer up, my boy!

The bell boy is very responsible.

Oh, boy ,what a beautiful girl!

Street Talks

The cowboys in that movie are mostly nature boys.

(男性味十足的男人)

A: Oh, boy! Look at that! (哎！哇！）

B: What’s up?

A: That house is on fire!

A: Mr. Smith, your son saved his classmate from drowning this morning!

B: That’s my boy! (好小子)

A: Boy, you’re in trouble!

B: Why?

A: Mom found out you’ve been skipping school.

You’d better listen to me, boy!

Hey, don’t fight! He’s my boy. (buddy)

I went to the bar with the boys last night.

Proverbs

As the boy is, so is the man.

三岁看老。

Dialogue:

Jack wants to settle down and start a family, but his girlfriend is not ready yet....

Mark: Hi, Jack, how have you been?

Jack: Not very well.

Mark: Why?Looks like you're feeling very down! What happened?

Jack: Nothing.

Mark: Come on.For a man who's feeling so down, there're usually two reasons.Either his career is going downhill, or he has a broken heart.Since you're so successful, it must be the other.

Jack: Well, you're right.I just broke up with Jane.

Mark: Oh, I'm sorry.I thought you two were made for each other.

Jack: Well, you never know.I'm ready for a commitment and want to settle down, but she says she wants to pursue her career while she's still young.

Mark: Well, you can't blame her.It's always difficult to choose between career and family.

Jack: Maybe you're right.

Mark: Jack, I don't know what to say to comfort you, but cheer up!There's plenty of fish in the sea and you'll find your soul mate, your perfect match!

Jack: Yeah, but it's hard to forget her at the moment.You know, we were together for almost five years.It's really hard....

Dialogue: A Free Cell Phone

Daughter: Dad. You love me, don't you?

Father: Of course, I do. Why do you ask . . . Ah, what's on your mind?

Daughter: Well, I saw this great offer for a free cell phone here in the newspaper, and . . .

Father: Free? Nothing's ever free.

Daughter: Well, the phone is free . . . after a $50 mail-in rebate.

Father: Ah, so that's the catch. And why do you need a cell phone anyway?

Daughter: Dad. All my friends have one, and I can use it to call you in case the car breaks down.

Father: Ah, I don't know. There are always so many fee.

Daughter: But the monthly charge for this service is only $29.99, with 1,000 free weekday minutes nationwide, and unlimited weekend minutes. Plus, unlimited, anytime minutes for anyone using the same service.

Father: I don't know.

Daughter: And you can roll over the extra minutes to the next month instead of just losing them. What do you think of that?

Father: Yeah, but what is the term of the service agreement?

Daughter: It's only for six months.

Father: But what if you cancel early?

Daughter: Um . . . Ah, there's a cancellation fee of $200, but with . . .

Father: Two hundred bucks!

Daughter: Yeah, but you won't have to worry about me while I'm driving the new car.

Father: New car? What new car?

Daughter: The new car you'll need to buy so I can use the cell phone. I mean, what's is gonna look like if I'm using a cell phone in our old lemon.

Father: Teenagers. What'll they think of next?

• rebate (noun): a refund of part of all of the amount paid
  
  - The company offers a fifty-dollar rebate on the purchase of a new cellphone.
• catch (noun): a hidden drawback or disadvantage
  
  - So, there must be a catch to buying this cellphone. I mean, why would the company offer it for free?
• in case (adverb): in the event that
  
  - Bring your phone in case we need to call for help.
• fee (noun): cost, the amount of money you have to pay for something
  
  - There are always a number of fees you have to pay when buying a car.
• charge (noun, also a verb): fee, the amount of money you have to pay for something or (as a verb), require someone to pay money for a product or service
  
  - The store charged me too much for the cell phone, so I'm going to return it.
• nationwide (adverb and adjective): happening around the nation or country
  
  - The cell phone company is promoting their services nationwide.
  
  - That company offers nationwide cell phone coverage.
• roll over (phrasal verb): transfer or carry over
  
  - This is one of the few companies that allows you to roll over your minutes to the next month without losing them.
• term (noun): period of time
  
  - Over the long term, buying a high-quality phone might make the most financial sense.
• lemon (noun): a defective automobile
  
  - I bought a used car at a really good price, but it turned out to be a lemon.

where is the recording?