EP 0098Daily Life

Flattering

A

Valerie! Hi! Wow how are you? It’s been such a long time!

B

Darlene! Indeed, it’s been a while! How have you been? Wow, you look amazing! I love what you’ve done with your hair!

A

Really? Thanks! I went to that hair salon that you told me about, but enough about me! Look at you! You haven’t aged a day since the last time I saw you! What is your secret!

B

Ha ha, come on! Well, I’ve been watching what I eat, and working out three times a week. By the way, I heard your son recently graduated!

A

Yes, my little Paul is finally a doctor. They grow up so fast you know.

B

He is such a handsome guy. He gets his looks from his mother of course!

A

Thank you! What about your daughter, Pamela? I heard she has passed the bar exam and married recently.

B

Oh yes. She had a beautiful wedding in Cozumel Mexico and we all attended.

A

Such a lovely girl. I hope my Paul is lucky enough to find a girl like that someday!

B

But of course! Well, it’s been great talking to you, but I have to get going.

A

Same here! We will catch up soon, maybe over coffee!

B

That would be great! Give me a call!

A

See you soon! Bye! Ugg... I can’t stand that woman or her obnoxious son.

核心词汇

I love what you have done withphrase

I really like the design or the change you made

you haven’t aged a dayverb

you haven’t gotten older; you look young

work outphrase

do physical exercises

by the wayphrase

phrase used to shift to another topic

bar examcommon noun, singular

the exam to qualify as a lawer

get goingphrase

leave

obnoxiousAdjective

really annoying

拓展词汇

small talkcommon noun, nonvariable

short, friendly, unimportant conversations

talk behind (somone’s) backphrase

speak badly of someone with out them knowing

twofacedAdjective

pretend to like someone when you don’t; be hypocritical

stab (somone) in the backphrase

do something unkind to a friend

gossipverb

talk about the details of other people’s lives