Don't tell me you spent the weekend in the library again.

这句话体现出中美在生活理念上的差异性。一个人整天把时间都花在读书上时，美国人会认为“you are sick”。美国人的价值观是“work hard and play hard”。

Dialogue

Kathleen在网上结识了一个朋友，她在和Joe谈论这个网友的情况，Joe其实就是那个网友，但他假装不知…

Kathleen: ⑴What?

Joe: What happened with that ⑵guy at the ⑶café?

Kathleen: Nothing.

Joe: ⑷But you're crazy about him?

Kathleen: ⑸Yes, I am.

Joe: Why don't you ⑹run off with him? What are you waiting for?

Kathleen: I don't actually know him.

Joe: Really?

Kathleen: I only know him through the... you are not gonna believe this.

Joe: Oh, let me guess. Through the ⑺internet?

Kathleen: Yes.

Joe: Hmm. “ You've got mail.”

⑴What? ：这里表示没听清楚，声音向里收，发[з]的音

⑵guy：意思相当于“person”、“man”等，男女都可以用，有些同学担心该词有贬义，其实没有贬义，是个中性词。

⑶café：意思是“咖啡馆”。该词是西班牙语，由于美国的西班牙人和拉丁人很多，美语中出现了许多西班牙的外来语，如：amigo（朋友）、 macho（猛男）、 bingo（一种赌博游戏）等。

⑷But you’re crazy about him? ：口语中的问句不一定要提前助动词，但一定要用升调，即：But you’re crazy about him? ↗

⑸Yes, I AM：I AM的重读表示十分肯定的语气。

⑹run off：意思是“不停的干某事”。

⑺Internet：意思是“互联网”，有一个类似的词 “intranet” 是“局域网”的意思。

思维解析:

从整段来看，Joe虽然没有直接告诉Kathleen他就是她的internet partner，但我们还是可以从“what happened with that guy at the café?”、“but you're crazy about him?”和“why don't you run off with him? What are you waiting for?”这些问话中感受到他问话的直接性，因为这些都是Kathleen的隐私。通常问别人的隐私是不礼貌的，但Joe对Kathleen十分在意，所以就频繁地询问她对internet partner的看法，这表明一个人对另一个人有意思了。

part 2：

第二部分 Dialogue Practice
Directions: Try to put yourself in a real situation and figure out the best choice to keep the conversation going appropriately. Then work with your partner to put more taste into the conversation. Be as real as possible.

语汇和句型的模版都掌握了，现在需要你大显身手，和你的partner独立完成四个精彩的日常交流，逐渐达到美语的自如运用。Note：场景不同，分寸迥异。
1. You and your partner just meet each other in this party, introduced by another friend. You try to greet each other and begin chatting.
2. You two haven't seen each other for a long time. On Saturday afternoon, you are on the street and come upon each other. You are both very surprised and begin from here.
3. You are coming to an office building for a job interview. You are a bit nervous. When you see your interviewer coming into the lift. When the door closes, you try to make a good impression on him by greeting him.
4. Your partner just wins a horse race and is walking out of the game excited. You see him and go ahead to talk to him.