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  Unit 13 I can squeeze1 you in...
Vocabulary Task
Script2
Sheila: Tom, I can’t make that meeting on Tuesday. My schedule is pretty full. Tuesday is impossible.
Tom: Yeah. Looks like you’ll be too busy. You’re booked solid all day. Can you make it Monday?
Sheila: I might be able to squeeze it in at 10:00. It’ll be tight, though.
Tom: How’s Wednesday? Do you have any free time?
Sheila: Wednesday’s schedule is pretty light. After 10:00 I’m open.
Tom: Ok, let’s try for 11:00 on Wednesday.
Listening Task
1 First Listening
Answers
1. watch his children
2. have dinner with Sandy and see a movie with Sandy
3. see a baseball game with Bob
4. go to work
2 Second Listening
Answers
1. Thursday – add; watch his children from 6:00; remove; Gym
2. Friday – add: Have dinner & a movie with Sandy from 8:00; remove: Drink with Bob
3. Saturday – add: Gym; remove: go out with Sandy?
4. Sunday – add: See a baseball game with Bob (all day) remove: see a baseball game with Bob (all day), add: work for Larry (all day)
Script
1. Voice: Steve, your ex-wife is on line one.
Steve: Mary? Tell her I’m not here!
Voice: Sorry, too late.
Steve: [sighs] Mary? This is not a good time-
Mary: Steve, are you free on Thursday night? I need someone to watch the kids ‘cause I’ve got a meeting.
Steve: Well, I’m kinda busy. I go to the gym on Thursday nights.
Mary: Hey, they’re your kids, too. This meeting’s important.
Steve: Okay, I’ll just go to the gym on Saturday.
Mary: You should be here in time to make dinner. Say, six o’clock?
Steve: Oh, great. Can’t just buy McDonalds?
2. (one side of a telephone conversation)
Steve: Hello, Sandy? This is Steve, Jack’s friend. We, uh, met at his party.[…]
Steve: I was wondering if you’d like to go out for a drink with me on Saturday night. […]
Steve: Huh? Friday at 8:00 for dinner? I’m supposed to meet a friend at 9:00 but I can cancel. I gotta work a little late, but I’m sure I can squeeze you in at 8:00. […]
Steve: What? A movie after dinner? Sure.
3. Bob’s
Voice: Hi, it’s Bob. Please leave a message after the beep. [beep]
Steve: Bob, Steve. Listen I gotta cancel Friday night. I know we planned this a long time ago, but something really important has come up. I’m totally free on Sunday, though. And there’s a double-header, so let’s go see the Giants then. My treat! Give me a call when you come home. See ya. [beep]
4. Steve: Hello? Oh, hi, Mr. Wilson. What can I do for you? […]
Steve: What? Work Sunday? I’d like to help you out, but I’m booked. I’ve got tickets to the Giants and Dodgers3 double-header. I thought Larry was supposed to come in. […]
Steve: His dog died? Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. But why can’t he come in? […]
Steve: Okay. I guess if you really need my… Right. Okay, Mr. Wilson. Bye-bye. [hangs up, sighs] Let’s see, where’s Bob’s number again?
Real World Listening
1 Predict
Answer
Go to an autograph signing session4
Play at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Record a new CD
Do a live online chat on MTV.com
2 Get the main ideas
Answers
Play at the Summer Fest – Middleburg
Play and sign autographs at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – Cleveland
Do a live online chat and play at the Starlight Dome5 – Akron
Play at the Waterfront Fair – Pittsburgh
Record a CD – St. Louis
Script
Manager: Ok, time to get up, women! Your public is waiting for you!
Woman 1: Huh? What day is it?
Manager: It’s Wednesday. We’re in Middleburg, Ohio, tonight, at the Summer Fest in the town park.
Woman 2: Yeah. Hope it doesn’t rain.
Manager: Then tomorrow it’s up to Cleveland to play for Sarah’s induction6 into the Hall of Fame, followed by an autograph signing session.
Woman 1: Wish it was us being inducted. The first all-girl rock band in the rock and Roll Hall of Fame… What’s on for Friday?
Manager: Friday we have to be in the studio in Akron. We’re doing a live online chat on MTV.com. come on, guys. You’ll love it. It’s at 4:00, and then we’re in the Starlight Dome that night.
Woman 1: Where are we playing Saturday?
Manager: Pittsburgh, at the Waterfront Fair. We’ll be there Sunday afternoon, too.
Women 2: This schedule is brutal7. When do we get a bay off?
Manager: Hah! We’re booked through the weekend, but we have a light schedule on Monday. We just have to drive out to record the new CD in St. Louis, but at least you can sleep on the bus. Hmm?


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1 squeeze pvYwX     
vt.硬塞,硬挤;挤压;n.榨;经济困难;拮据
参考例句:
  • This machine helps you to squeeze more juice out.这台机器能挤出更多的果汁。
  • It was a tight squeeze in the crowded bus.公共汽车上载客太多,挤得很。
2 script 2Z4x4     
n.剧本,广播稿;文字体系;笔迹,手迹
参考例句:
  • It's easy to identify his script.他的笔迹容易辨认。
  • The script is massaged into final form.这篇稿子经过修改已定稿。
3 dodgers 755721a92560aef54a57a481bf981739     
n.躲闪者,欺瞒者( dodger的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • a crackdown on fare dodgers on trains 对火车逃票者的严厉打击
  • But Twain, Howells, and James were jeeringly described by Mencken as "draft-dodgers". 不过吐温、豪威尔斯和詹姆斯都是被门肯讥诮地叫做“逃避兵役的人。” 来自辞典例句
4 session Kz1wC     
n.会议,开庭期,市盘,学期;adj.短期的
参考例句:
  • This matter will go over until the next session.这件事将留待下次会议讨论。
  • Congress is now in session.国会现在正在开会。
5 dome 7s2xC     
n.圆屋顶,拱顶
参考例句:
  • The dome was supported by white marble columns.圆顶由白色大理石柱支撑着。
  • They formed the dome with the tree's branches.他们用树枝搭成圆屋顶。
6 induction IbJzj     
n.感应,感应现象
参考例句:
  • His induction as a teacher was a turning point in his life.他就任教师工作是他一生的转折点。
  • The magnetic signals are sensed by induction coils.磁信号由感应线圈所检测。
7 brutal bSFyb     
adj.残忍的,野蛮的,不讲理的
参考例句:
  • She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
  • They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼,骨子里却是野蛮残忍。

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