原文：

Mom wakes Daniel up in the morning.

A: Wake up, Daniel. The alarm's been ringing for almost a minute.
B: Oh, Mom. I'm still so sleepy. Can I sleep another five minutes? I always set the alarm ten minutes ahead of the time[1] when I really need to get up.
A: Sorry. No. Not today. Your room's too messy.

You have to get up fast and spend some time tidying it up[3] before you go.
B: OK, Mom. You're always so strict with me.
A: Getting into good habits is important for you. Hurry up[4]! Breakfast will be ready in ten minutes.

译文：

起床

早上，妈妈叫醒丹尼尔。

A: 醒醒，丹尼尔。闹钟都响了一分钟了。
B: 哦，妈妈。我还好困罗。我能再睡5分钟吗？我的闹钟总是比我应该起床的时间早上10分钟的。
A: 对不起。不行。今天不行。你的房间太乱了。你必须快点起床，在上学前花点时间整理一下。
B: 好吧，妈妈。你对我总是这么严。
A: 养成好习惯对你很重要。快点。早饭十分钟就好了。

原文：

Gary and Ada are talking over breakfast about what they are going to do that day.

A: Dear, I have to go to the office early today. Can you take Sally to school?
B: Sure. Want me to give you a ride?
A: No, forget it[1]. I'll just take the subway.It's very quick.I'll pick Sally up this afternoon.You can just come home after work.
B: Ok. Oh, I almost forgot. I probably won't be back for supper. I've made an evening appointment[2] with Mr. Steven to talk about our next project.
A: Oh, I see. I've gotta run.[3] Hurry Sally up a little. She hasn't even had her breakfast yet.
B: Ok. Don't worry. Love you, honey.
A: I love you, too. See you this evening.

译文：

一天规划

加里和艾达在吃早餐时谈当天要做的事。

A: 亲爱的，我今天需要早去办公室。你能送萨莉上学吗？
B: 当然。要我载你一程吗？
A: 不用了。我就坐地铁吧。挺快的。我下午会去接萨莉的。你下班后直接回家吧。
B: 好吧。噢，我差点忘了。我可能不会回来吃晚饭了。我约好和史蒂文先生晚上见面谈我们的下一个项目。
A: 哦，我知道了。我该走了。催催萨莉。她还没吃早饭呢。
B: 好的。别担心。我爱你，亲爱的。
A: 我也爱你。晚上见。

原文：

Miranda is calling Benny. They haven't seen each other for many years.

A: Hello, may I speak to Benny Smith, please?
B: Speaking.[1]
A: Benny, this is Miranda. Why haven't you called me since you got back?
B: Oh, my God, Miranda. Is it you?[2] What a surprise! How do you know that I'm back? I was thinking of giving you a call[4].
A: Ok. Anyhow[5], listen, why don't we have dinner together this evening and have a good talk[6]?
B: Why not?[7] Where shall we go?
A: How about the bar where we used to go for a drink?
B: It's still there? Wonderful! Ok, let's meet there at half past six.
A: Be there or be square.[8]

译文：

给老朋友打电话

米兰达在给贝尼打电话。他们多年没见过面了。

A: 你好，请问本尼·史密斯在吗？
B: 我就是。
A: 本尼，我是米兰达。你回来了怎么没给我打电话呢。
B: 噢，天哪，米兰达。是你吗？这可真是个惊喜呀！你怎么知道我回来了？我确实想给你打电话来着。
A: 好吧。不管怎么样，听着，咱们今天晚上一块儿吃饭吧，好好聊一聊。
B: 好哇！咱们去哪儿？
A: 我们以前经常去喝酒的那个酒吧怎么样？
B: 它还在那儿吗？太棒了！好吧，我们六点半在那儿见。
A: 不见不散。