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                  And my dad said, “Look, you can’t change other   Text 6(96 词)畅玩游乐园

               people; you can only change the way you behave   W:   Yum! This turkey leg is just what I needed. And
               towards them.” So I accepted that was just Giles’s   the price is reasonable.
               way — that he loved the little details — and I tried to   M: I totally agree. It’s also a good thing that I didn’t
               think of it as a positive thing, and we’ve got on so much   have this before the spinning teacups.
               better ever since and worked much more effectively.   W: You looked so dizzy. I thought you were going to

               So that’s become a sort of guiding principle for me in   throw up.
               life — not to try to change others — and I have to say,   M: I almost did. I think I started feeling strange after the
               it’s been very helpful to me.                      merry-go-round.
                                                               W: Really? That didn’t affect me. Hey, do you want to
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                                                                  try the drop tower later?
            Text 1(43 词)计划打扫房子                                 M: Sure.   And let’s check out the gift shop after that.
            W:    The house is in need of cleaning.               We should get a gift for Jimmy.

            M: Yes.   It is necessary to clean up before we move   W: Good idea.
               in. How about cleaning it this Saturday?
                                                               Text 7(164 词)未来计划
            W: I have to work overtime that day. What about putting
                                                               M:   Laura, do you have any dreams for the future,
               it off for a day?
                                                                  like starting a family and supporting parents?
            Text 2(38 词)卧室太小                                   W: Well, those are necessary things. But I’m wondering
            W: I like my bedroom, but it’s not perfect.           about some personal goals and dreams.
            M: What do you mean? I love this bright room! Mine is   M: Like what?
               a little dark.
                                                               W: For example, traveling the world and seeing famous
            W: Well,   it is not large enough, making it impossible   artworks.

               to place a wardrobe.                            M: Perfect. I’ve mainly studied global history in college
            Text 3(23 词)厚书                                        for several years. So,   I’d like to visit historic sites
            M: Don’t you think the price is too high?             like the Forbidden City in Beijing.

            W:    No, it is more than one thousand pages, as thick   W: Interesting. I’ve learned most about art. I’d prefer to
               as a dictionary.                                   visit the most famous museums in the world.
            Text 4(42 词)多花钱                                    M: Nice! I once went to the Metropolitan Museum of

            W: I like your jacket, Adam. Did you buy it at the big   Art here in New York.
               sale at Huntsville Mall?                        W: That’s the largest art museum in the US.
            M: Sale? I bought it online.                       M: But the most visited museums in the world may be
            W: That’s too bad. You could have saved some money.   in Paris and Beijing.   I know it because my cousin
            M:    Oh no! I would have gone to it.                 Julia visited the Louvre Museum in Paris while she

            Text 5(39 词)车赛                                        was on a business trip.
            W: What a wonderful day out!   It was such a thrill to   W: That sounds great. The Louvre Museum has been on
               see and hear the cars.                             my wish list for quite some time.
            M: Well, the race itself was less exciting than I’d been   Text 8(204 词)积极面对生活

               expecting but the mood of the audience made up   M:   I teach economics at a university three times a
               for it.                                            week. I spend two hours every time. Last Monday,


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