創(chuàng)新國際英語教程第一冊 Unit6

[00:04.41]2 Talking about being ill [00:11.08]Conversation 1 [00:14.24]Heilo.Is that Sarah? [00:18.39]Yes,Hi.How are you? I'm fine.What about you? You weren't in class today. [00:27.45]I'm just phoning to make sure you're OK. [00:31.82]Oh,thanks.That's realy nice of you. [00:36.96]I'm not very well,Actually.Oh No.What's the problem? [00:43.44]I've got a really bad cole. I've been in bed all day. [00:49.61]Oh No!I'm sorry.Have you been to see anyone about it? [00:56.08]NO,I'll be all right.I just need to stay in bed for a while. [01:03.53]I already feel a bit better than I did this morning. [01:08.49]Conversation 2 [01:12.25]Heilo.Hi,Janet.It's Teresa.How's it going? [01:19.91]Great,thanks.How are you? Not very well,actually. [01:26.47]That's why I'm phoning. [01:30.12]Can you tell ralph I can't come to class tonight? [01:36.08]Yes,of course.What's the problem? [01:40.52]Oh,I've just got a really upset stomach. [01:46.89]I've been in and out of the bathroom all day. [01:52.22]Oh No,that's awful! I'm sorry.Can I do anything to help? [01:58.57]That's really kind of you,but I'm all right. [02:03.53]I'll be fine tomorrow. [02:02.53]Have you taken anything for it? [02:06.29]No,I'm just drinking lots of water and trying to take it easy. [02:13.87]Rlght that sounds sensible. [02:17.71]Listen,I've got to go. [02:21.86]Yes,of course.I'll phone you tomorrow and see how you are. [02:27.92]OK.Thanks.bye. [02:32.18]James phillips is sleeping. [02:45.14]He fell asleep quite suddenly in the middle of our interview. [02:51.09]Normally,I would feel angry if someone did this to me. [02:56.87]I would think'How rude!Am I boring you?', [03:02.33]but with James I just feel sorry for him [03:07.58]because James is suffering from narcolepsy. [03:12.33]Narcolepsy is a medical condition which makes people feel tired all the time. [03:20.38]When you suffer from it, [03:24.14]you can't stop yourself from sleeping and when you fall asleep, [03:30.07]it is almost impossible to wake you up. [03:34.80]I tried to wake James up by shouting at him and ringing a loud bell, [03:41.96]but he just continued sleeping. [03:46.40]His wife,Michelle,told me he would probably sleep for an hour or more. [03:53.16]Usualy he sleeps between 16 and 20 hours a day. [03:59.93]What makes it worse is the fact he often has terrible nightmares while he sleeps. [04:07.19]For a long time,nobody realised James was ill. [04:13.54]When he was younger,James often overslept in the morning [04:19.41]and was late for school although he didn't usually sleep at school. [04:25.37]He often couldn't do his homework [04:30.12]because he usually went to bed at five or six in the evening. [04:36.19]His teachers just thought he was lazy and he often got bad grades. [04:43.32]After leaving school,his illness got worse. [04:49.06]He lost several jobs because he was always late [04:54.42]or he was found asleep at his desk. [04:58.68]Then,one day,he fell asleep while he was driving. [05:04.84]He crashed into a wall and broke his arm. [05:10.20]He was lucky he didn't kill himself. [05:14.85]He finally went to the doctor to ask for help. [05:20.78]He was told he had narcolepsy.That was ten years ago. [05:27.15]Unfotunately,there is no cure for the condition [05:33.32]and doctors aren't even sure what causes it. [05:38.07]At first,James was given some drugs which helped him to stay awake longer. [05:45.02]As a result,he went back to school and he got very good grades. [05:51.29]The school gave him extra time when he fell asleep during his exams [05:57.64]so that he could finish. [06:01.00]He can't work full-time,but he has a part-time job as a computer technician. [06:09.76]Five years ago,he met his wife, Michelle, [06:15.40]when they were both doing a computing course. [06:19.84]Michelle says,'He's a really good-looking guy, [06:26.29]so I was surprised he didn't already have a girlfriend. [06:31.54]Then I found out why! [06:35.70]He didn't actually come to the first three dates we arranged because [06:42.25]he was sleeping. [06:45.60]I wasn't going to give him another chance, [06:50.35]but then he explained his problem [06:54.61]and how the narcolepsy is worse whn he is very nervous-for example, [07:01.87]when going out with a beautiful girl for the first time! [07:07.15]I couldn't say no after that,could I? [07:12.19]He's intelligent,he's got a great sense of humour [07:18.25]and he's basically a normal guy [07:22.32]it's just that he can't do certain things like drive or have baths or [07:29.27]travel on his own because he can fall asleep at any moment. [07:35.33]It's all right,though, [07:38.81]because I'm not the kind of person who likes to go out very late,anyway. [07:45.16]I'm a bit shy.I like to spend time on my own,so we're a good match. [07:53.10]'So don't you ever get fed up with his sleeping?'I ask her. [08:00.54]'No,not really,"she replied,'although the other week, [08:08.20]we went out for dinner to celebrate our third wedding anniversary. [08:14.05]It was a really lovely restaurant.It was really romantic. [08:21.13]We ordered our meal and I just went to the loo for a moment. [08:27.08]When I came back,I found him asleep with his face lying in a plate of salad. [08:34.24]I was a bit fed up then,I must say, [08:39.20]but then the food was fantastic and he woke up in time for the dessert, [08:45.55]so it wasn't that bad!" [08:49.10]2 While you listen [09:00.15]Conversation 3 [09:04.28]All right.How's it going? [09:09.24]Yes,fine.Are you OK? [09:13.29]Yes,not too bad.Did you have a nice weekend? [09:18.65]Yes,all right.I just stayed in and took it easy. [09:23.61]What about you?I spent most of it in bed. [09:29.07]I was feeling really ill,to be honest. [09:33.33]Why? Did you have a cold or something? [09:37.48]No,no.I went to new fish restaurant in town and I think I ate something bad. [09:45.42]I don't know,but I was up all Friday night, being sick. [09:51.30]Oh no! That sounds awful. [09:55.85]Yes,it wasn't very nice,but I'm feeling a lot better now. [10:01.72]Conversation 4 [10:06.69]Good morning.Do you mind if I join you? [10:11.55]No,of course not.Have a seat. [10:16.90]Did you sleep well? [10:20.66]Yes,very.What about you? [10:25.42]No,I didn't,actually.I was up till two watching film on TV, [10:32.26]and then I got woken up by the people in the room next to me at about five. [10:38.82]Did you hear them? [10:41.87]No,I didn't. [10:46.03]You must be a really heavy sleeper,then, [10:50.39]because they were making a terrible noise. [10:54.75]it was unbelievable!Anyway,I couldn't get back to sleep for ages. [11:01.23]Honestly,I'm exhausted. [11:05.98]Maybe you should've stayed in bed and not come down for breakfast. [11:12.04]Yes,maybe,but I need to eat in the mornings. [11:17.09]And anyway,I have paid for it. [11:21.34]Conversation 5 [11:26.39]Hello?Is that Barbara? [11:30.62]Yes,Angus!How are you? It's been ages.SO what's you been doing recently? [11:39.87]Yes,I know.I'm sorry.I've just been really busy with exams and studying. [11:45.82]What about you?Yes,everything's great. [11:51.46]I'm in a really good mood at the moment,actually. [11:56.14]Oh yes?Why? [11:59.20]Well,I haven't really told many people yet,but I'm pregnant. [12:06.33]Wow!That's brilliant!You must be really happy. [12:11.29]Yes,I'm really pleased.I really wnted to tell people before, [12:17.46]but I had to have a scan and check everything was all right first. [12:22.81]And is it? [12:25.87]Yes,yes.I had the scan yesterday and it's fine. [12:30.83]Wow!So when's it due? September 15th. [12:36.29]Really?So you're,what,almost three months pregnant already? [12:42.04]Yes.So do you know what it is yet? [12:46.61]No,I din't want to know.I'm just going to wait. [12:52.07]Well,anyway,that's brilliant.Congratulations!Thanks. [12:57.34]Anyway,listen,sorry.I've got to go or I'll be late for my art class. [13:03.51]I'll phone you back later.And well done! [13:07.95]Thanks.See you. [13:11.61]4 Good news

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