懂你英語level5-unit-1

1、L5Unit11ListeningJessicawas35yearsold.Shegraduatedfromdleschool20yearsago.Thisyearherdleschoolclasshadits20thyearclassfreunion.Allofherclassmatesteacherswereinvitedtoattend.It’stogoingtobeheldatthehotelnearwheretheirscho

2、olusedtobe.Likemanyotherbuildingstheschoolhadbeentndown.Ithadbeenreplacedbysomeoftheapartmentbuildings.Atfirstshewasn’tsureifshecouldgotothereunion.Onereasonwasthattherewasn’tanyoneinparticularthatshewantedtosee.Anotherr

3、easonwasthatshewasverybusy.Shewasawkingmotherwithaboy8yearsoldherhusbwhowasrarelyathome.Goingtothereunionmeantthatshewouldhavetoarrangesomeonetotakecareofthingswhileshewasaway.Thatwouldn’tbeeasy.Shedidn’twanttotakeherboy

4、withherherhusbwouldn’ttaketimeofffromwk.ThenshegotamessagefromSharononeofherclassmates.Sharonwascontactingpeoplefromtheirclassurgingeveryonetocome.Intheschooldaysshewasclassmonitnowshewashelpingtoganizethereunion.Theyexc

5、hangedthemessagesJessicasaidshecouldn’tmakeit.ThenSharongaveheracalltheytalkedfalmostanhour.SharonreallywantedhertocomesodidacoupleofJessica’soldfriends.Theywereallwonderinghowshewasdoing.Noneofthemhaveseenheardfromhersi

6、ncegraduation.Theywereespeciallycurioussinceshehadn’tgonetotheirfirstreunion10yearsbefe.Jessicadecidedtoarrangethingssothatshecouldgo.Herhusbfinallyagreedtotakecareofthingswhileshewasaway.Heagreedtodoitbecausehermotherha

7、dofferedtocomestayfawhilesoJessicacouldattendthereunion.Sincehehermotherdidn’tgetalonghedecidedtochangehisschedulewkfromhomefafewdays.Hereallydidn’twanthermothertocomethoughhedidn’tsayso.Whenshegottothereunionshewasshock

8、ed.Everyonehadagedsomuchmanyofthemwereoutofshape.Somewhousedtobegoodlookinghadlosttheirlookscompletelyotherslookmuchbetterbefe.Itwasstrangehowtimehadchangedpeopleinsuchdifferentways.Anywayshedecidedthatsinceshewastheresh

9、ewouldtrytoenjoyit.L5Unit11dialogueIsthistheAceservicecenterYesitisSir.MayIhelpyouYesI’mcallingtocomplainingaboutyourservice.Certainlysir.I’msrytohearthat.Letmeseeifthat’ssomethingIcandotohelpyou.Pleasetellmewhathappened

10、.Ideranewwashingmachineatnewwebsite.Itwasmethanaweekago.BefeyougoonmayIhaveyourdernumberpleaseSureit’sabc1005.mayIhavethelast4digitsofyoursocialsecuritynumberIdon’thaveasocialsecuritynumber.I’manillegalalien.Veryfunnysir

11、.Okthen.What’syourfirstpet’snameMr.Kidi.OKIseeyourallinfmation.Nowwhat’syourproblemIderedanewwashingmachinepaidfit.ThenIchosethedeliverydatefasetofchoices.Itwassupposedtobedeliveredtodaybutit’sstillnothere.Didanyoneconta

12、ctyouNoIhaven’treceivedmessages.I’msrytohearthatsir.Iseeherethatthewashingmachineyouderedhasn’tarrivedinourwarehouse(倉庫)yet.Itcanbedelivereduntilnextweek.Youdon’tevenhaveityetWhyhaven’tIbeennotified.Itooktimeofffromwktob

13、eathometoday.Youshouldhavebeennotifiedbyphoneemail.Iwasn’t.Ihaven’treceivedanynotification.Thisisveryupsetting.Iunderstsir.I’mreallysryfthis.Beingsryisn’tenough.I’mreallyupset.Thisisnowaytodobusiness.YessirIunderst.Icans

14、endyoua50dollargiftcouponasawaytoexpressourappreciationfyourpatience.Idon’tcareaboutthemoney.Idon’tblameyouofcoursebutIwantyoutoknowhowdisappointedthatIamwithAce.Iexpectedmuchbetterservice.I’mreallysrysir.Isthatanythinge

15、lsethatIcandofyouYesthatis.I’dliketocancelthedergetarefund.I’msrytohearthatsir.ButIunderst.I’llseetoitthatyougetyourrefund.HowlongwillittakebefeIgettherefundYoushouldseethecreditonyournextmonth’screditcardbillingstatemen