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Dialogue 1

Jingjing: What's happening, Mark? Did you do anything special for Earth Day?

Mark: You mean...

介绍： 微信公众号：【英语PK台】每日18点推送当日课堂音频及全文本
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Dialogue 1

Jingjing: What's happening, Mark? Did you do anything special for Earth Day?

Mark: You mean like give presents or eat cake?

Jingjing: No, of course it's not that kind of holiday.

Mark: Well, I usually make one---my carbon footprint. Last yea--------water and started carrying around this metal one.

Jingjing: Yeah, I've seen you carrying that same blue bottle. What else do you do?

Mark: Um,-------------. At home I have some cloth bags I bring ------for shopping.

Jingjing: I do that also. And you'll------- with a plastic bottle.

Mark: That's good. But I really don't have any ideas what------- this year.

Jingjing: Do you take taxis often?

Mark: Naw, I cut that out a----was bad for the environment but also because it was eating up my money every month.

Jingjing: Well, you're not very wasteful. -----I'll have more ideas next time I see you.

Mark: You've got work to do, I see. ---------

Jingjing: Great. See you soon.





Dialogue 2

Mark: Jingjing, are you all done with work for the day?

Jingjing: I've finished what I need to do in the office. ----------

Mark: I'm heading out now too. Let's ride the subway together.

Jingjing: Sure. Hey, I gave some thought to your Earth Day question.

Mark: Yeah, don't hold back.

Jingjing: -----------------

Mark: I know where you're going with that. ----- a social butterfly. Now I just see friends once a week or so, ------- around town to meet different people.

Jingjing: That's what I was gonna suggest.

Mark: My cell phone was broken for ----, and I realized how nice it -----and messages all the time.

Jingjing: I'm glad my cell phone worked last week. ------and needed someone to talk to for a few hours at a coffee shop.----------

Mark: Yeah, you never know when your -----need you.

Jingjing: RI hardly know invited me to a big party. I wanted to lie and tell them I was broke, but ------

Mark: Well, hopefully you had a good time. It's hit or miss with -------------

Jingjing: I agree. I guess it's not wasteful.



new words and phrases



from dialogue 1

carbon footprint the amount of resources consumed and pollution caused by one person (or company)

cut that out quit it, remove it from your lifestyle

eating up using, consuming too much



from dialogue 2

don't hold back don't hesitate to tell me something, even if it might upset me

where you're going what you are likely to say next

a social butterfly someone who has many friends and is always shifting their attention from one to another

hit or miss not always likely to succeed (or be worthwhile), so that one doesn't know until after they've tried each time