N: I don't know. My life is a big mess. Everything is so compliceted.
C: come on, nothin can be that bad.
N: but promise me, you'll keep it a secret.
C: ok, I promise. So what's troubling you so much?
N: I've fallen in love with my boss.
C: really? Is he married?
N: no, of course not. He is still single.
C: then what's your problem?
N: I try to keep it to myself. But there is a lot of gossip about us.
C: oh, I see. Office romance tends to be the subject of gossip.
N: worse still, he is trying to avoid me these days.
C: office romance is very tricky.
N: it gives me a lot of pressure and I feel depressed.
C: cheer up, Nada. You'll be fine.
實用英語口語：情景交際-去浪漫之都旅行
L: it was wonderful, but I was so tired.
J: did you go to the top of the Eiffel Tower?
L: yes, that was the first thing we did. We went all the way to the top. There were visitors from all over the world taking photos there.
J: what else did you see?
L: art galleries, cathedrals, statues, fountains, palaces, bistros, there's really too much to say.
J: you must have had a great time.
L: yes, at the beginning we were all excited and had lots of fun. However, on the third day of traveling in the city, I felt sick. I think I had something bad to eat, but it passed by the evening.
J: yes, you need to be careful with what you eat when you're abroad. Sometimes new food might disagree with you.
L: on the fouth day, we went to taste the French cuisine. That was really fantastic! And no stomach problems.
J: that is great. Everyone says French food is wonderful.
L: you'll have to try for yourself some day.
實用英語口語：情景交際-剩女就去找老外嫁了
S: that's true. But I have a low opinion of those women who go out with foreigners.
N: oh, why?
S: I think some Chinese wonem marry foreigners for money while others just want to live abroad. There is no true love between them.
N: I wouldn't say that's totally true. I've met many happy intercultural couples.
S: well, then why aren't there many East-West couples where the man is a Chinese and the woman is a Westerner?
N: I guess it's because the Chinese women are more attractive to Western men.
S: or because they are less attractive to to Chinese men.
N: what do you mean?
S: you know, usually the woman is in her thirties and she is a left girl.
N: a left girl? What's that?
S: they're called that because they're left behind on the shelf. They're also known by their three H's---high diploma, high salary, and high degree.
N: and they're also known as the three S's—single, stuck, and born in the seventies.
S: definitely! So most of these women go for Western men.
N: you have a point here, but I believe some mixed marriages are based on true love.
S: that' for sure but very few.
實用英語口語：情景交際-網戀究竟可不可靠?
L: waiting for someone.
A: you mean the boy you met on MSN?
L: you're right. He is so funny and I think I'm in love with him.
A: you must be joking. You can't fall in love with someone you've never met!
L: I know,but I keep thinking of him every day. And I get really depressed when he's not online.
A: I think it's just a crush. You can't be serious.
L: well, this might be silly. But I just can't get him off my mind. And I can't help missing him.
A: did you tell him?
L: yes. He said I'm his dream girl.
A: you shouldn't take it too seriously. It might be a lie.
L: I know. I can't tell whether he's serious or not so I need your advice.
A: I think you should enlarge your circle of real life friends, and then the right person will come along.
實用英語口語：情景交際-有些電視還是很好看的
J: not really. Quite boring right now, actually. Mostly infomercials and public serveice announcements.
K: why don't you turn off the TV and get outside? You need to get some fresh air.
J: I know, I my favorite show is on in a couple of minutes. It's the series finals, and I wouldn't miss it for the world!
K: Really? What's the series about?
J: well, it's about how an immigrant girl achieve her dream in America. It's a sitcom but really quite smart and really funny. I think you'd like it.
K: it sounds interesting, but I am not a big fan of TV shows. They're time consuming and don't have much depth.
J: I believe some shows are quite informative and interesting. Take this show for example, it examines American xenophobia and how it might conflict with
the American dream, with hilarious results.
K: really? that's interesting!
J: , here it comes! why don't we watch it together? they are going to have a court debate in this episode. It should be good.
K: OK, I'll give it a go.
實用英語口語：情景交際-被甩了?去旅行吧!
J: to be honest, I was just dumped.
M: oh, I'm sorry to hear that. You can go on a holiday to cheer up.
J: no, thanks. I'm not in the mood for traveling.
M: come on. A trip will do you good. Are you doing anything this weekend?
J: I was planning on doing a lot of wallowing.
M: well, my friends and I are planning on going to Shangri-La on Saturday. Do you want to come with us?
J: where is that?
M: not very far from here. We'll fly. It's about one and a half hours.
J: what's there to see?
M: there is a large canyon, vast grasslands, ancient forests and mountain lakes.
J: oh, sounds nice.
M: yes, the scenery there is breathtaking. I have some pitcures at home. You can come over and take a look if you like.
J: ok. Then I can make up my mind.
