日期：2007-11-17 129 Dog Days Off p.390 Have you ever made an excuse for not going to work？ I guess most people have. But have you ever called in for a day off because your dog is sick？ I bet you haven't. Most people wouldn't have the guts. However， some companie... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 130 An Inch Given，a Mile Taken p.398 Karen calls the manager for a dog day off. （K=Karen； M=manager） K： Hello， Mr.Fu？ M： Yes. This is he. K： Uh I'm calling to ask for a day off. M： What's the matter？ Are you sick again？ K： No. Umactuall... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 131 Lost and Found p.402 In recent years， going abroad for a holiday has almost become a national pastime. Traveling is indeed fun. But those of you traveling for the first time beware！ What should you do if you lose your luggage？ Don't panic. Ju... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 132 What's in the Bag？ p.412 Mr.White is at the Lost and Found. He's talking to one of the clerks there. （W=Mr.White； C=clerk） W： Excuse me. I couldn't find my luggage at the carousel. C： OK. Come with me， please. See if you can find it in th... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 133 Smile， Everybady！ p.416 When you're smiling，the whole world smiles with you. These are the words taken from an old song. These words must have given Tomoji Kondo a bright idea. He started smiling classes. Now， they're all over Japan. People... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 134 Konbanwa， Everybady！ Sato， a Japanese student， goes to a smiling class in Beijing. （S=Sato； T=teacher） S： Konbanwa， evali-badi！ （everybody！）（The whole class laughs.） Ha！Ha！Ha！ T： What on earth is that？ S： Wow！ You see. It w... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 135 The Roaring Englishman A strange thing happened in London recently. A large number of Englishmen started roaring and eating food off the floor. They were behaving like a pack of lions. No， they weren't going bananas. They were normal people lik... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 136 Letting off Steam An Englishman is at home with his girlfriend. （E=Englishman； G=girlfriend） G： Have you gone mad？ Why are you roaring your head off like a lion？ E： Rrrrrah！ G： Hey， have you gone off your rocket or what？ Cut that out... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 137 Going to the Barber's In the old days， going to the barber's was as simple as ABC. You sit down，the barber cuts your hair，you pay， you leave and that's it. Nowadays， the hairstylist will ask you how you would like your hair done. How on ear... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 138 Don't Catch a Cold Angela bumps into her old friend， Ben， on the street. （A=Angela； B=Ben） A： Hey， Ben， you look as if you need a haircut. B： Yeah， I will be wearing pigtails soon if I don't get my hair cut. But I hate going to the bar... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 139 The Dancing Cop Do you want to be a traffic cop in Thailand？ Are you a good dancer？ If you aren't， you won't stand a chance. Traffic cops in Thailand dance as they direct traffic. These cops are good entertainers. They twist and turn and make... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 140 Going Bananas in Bangkok Gary and Carrie are driving in the streets of Bangkok. （G=Gary； C=Carrie） C： Hey， Gary！ Take a look at that cop. He's gone bananas. G： No， he hasn't. He's dancing and directing traffic at the same time. C： How r... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 141 Men or Monkeys？ No matter what anybody says， there's no telling how man came into existence. But some people insist that through evolution human beings came from apes. A recent incident seems to support such a suggestion. A three-year-old boy... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 142 Say Cheese A boy and a girl are at the zoo. （B=boy； G=girl） B： Oh， my God！ That kid just fell and one of the gorillas is walking toward him quickly. Call the zookeeper！ G： It's no use doing that. It's too late. One of the gorillas got hi... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 143 How to Improve Your Writing Skills By the time you reach this page， you will have studied 142 lessons of this book. You will have learned many new words， idioms， sentence structures and quite a bit of grammar. You will have come to a stage wh... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 144 Go for It Vicky is talking to her teacher about her English. （V=Vicky； T=teacher） V： How can I improve my English， sir？ T： Well， the more you read， the better you'll write. V： And what about my spoken English？ T： Practice makes perfe... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 145 Breakfast Improves Mental Sharpness If you are not in the habit of having breakfast， then you should start doing so. A recent study shows that not only is breakfast the most important meal of the day， but it is also important to eat it at the r... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 146 Doing It in the Pants Donald is in class. He raises his hand to get the teacher's attention again. （T=teacher； D=Donald） T： Yes， Donald. What do you want？ D： Excuse me， sir. May I go to the washroom？ T： But this is the third time in ha... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 147 Let Experience Be the Teacher It has often been said that there's no better teacher than experience. So how does a student of English learn the language through experience？ Obviously，to experience English， you'll have to use it as often as pos... 阅读全文>>

日期：2007-11-17 148 what a Terrible Experience！ Jeff is in a school play with his classmates. （C=classmate； J=Jeff） C： Hey， Jeff！ What's the matter？ J： I forgot my lines. C： If you forgot your lines， you should make something up. J： What should I say？ C... 阅读全文>>