洪恩环境英语第八册练习 02

[00:00.00]This is Lesson Two.
[00:-1.00]Thomas Jones's mother is describing her son to a reporter.
[00:-2.00]Listen to the interview.
[00:-3.00]So tell me,Mrs.Jones,how long has Thomas been a writer?
[00:-4.00]Since he was a little boy.He wrote cute stories about animals.
[00:-5.00]He was a good writer then too.
[00:-6.00]He's a terrific writer now,that's for sure.
[00:-7.00]His articles for Ladies'Quarterly are really great.
[00:-8.00]Thell me,when did he start writing professionally?
[00:-9.00]Let me see..I think it was in 1985.
[00:10.00]Yes,of course,when he sold his first collection of short stories,
[00:11.00]Mysteries of Stamford.Yes,He's been a professional writer for a long time now.
[00:12.00]since 1985.Most of the time he's worked for himself.
[00:13.00]You know...short stories,newspaper articles.
[00:14.00]But then for a time there was no money in this,
[00:15.00]so in 1990 he took a nine-five job.
[00:16.00]He was a writer at an advertising agency-Cross and Rubicon.
[00:17.00]I think it was-for one year.
[00:18.00]That was before he took the job at Ladies'Quarterly,wasn't t?
[00:19.00]Yes.Thomas worked at Cross and Rubicon from September 1990 to August 1991.
[00:20.00]He never really like that job.
[00:21.00]Maybe he just didn't like being in the world of big business..you know..
[00:22.00]writing to sell things to peopl who don't want to buy them.
[00:23.00]Kind of cheap,if you know what I mean.Thomas is very sensitive.
[00:24.00]Anyway,he now works for that magazine...What's its name?
[00:25.00]Ladies'Quarterly.
[00:26.00]Yes.That's it.Ladies'Quarterly.At the present time,
[00:27.00]Thomas writes for ladies'Quarterly.
[00:28.00]Good.Now listen and repeat.
[00:29.00]Thomas Jones is a writer.
[00:30.00]He's a terrific writer.
[00:31.00]he's been a writer.
[00:32.00]He's been a writer since 1985.
[00:33.00]he was a writer
[00:34.00]he was a writer at an advertising agency
[00:35.00]He was a writer at an advertising agency in 1990.
[00:36.00]Now I say,"Since 1985."And you say...
[00:37.00]He's been a writer since 1985.
[00:38.00]I say,"In 1990."And you say...
[00:39.00]He's been a writer since 1990.
[00:40.00]I say,"Now."And you say...
[00:41.00]He's a writer now.
[00:42.00]Ready?Let's begin.Since 1985.
[00:43.00]He's been a writer since 1985.
[00:44.00]In 1990.    He was a writer in 1990.
[00:45.00]Now.   He's been a writer now.
[00:46.00]since he was a little boy.
[00:47.00]He's been a writer since he was a little boy.
[00:48.00]From 1990 to 1991.
[00:49.00]He was a writer from 1990 to 1991.
[00:50.00]Before he took a job at Cross and Rubicon.
[00:51.00]He was a writer before he took a job at Cross and Rubicon.
[00:52.00]At the present time.
[00:53.00]He's a writer at the present time.
[00:54.00]For a long time now.
[00:55.00]He's been a writer for a long time now.
[00:56.00]Good.Steven has been doing a lot of work.Listen to what the says.
[00:57.00]Since Maria left,I've been so busy I can't think.
[00:58.00]I've been fixing the house.I've been buying baby furniture.
[00:59.00]And I've been producing the shows.
[-1:00.00]Poor Steven.Let's listen to some more.
[-1:-1.00]What else?Oh.At night I've been putting up wallpaper in the baby's room.
[-1:-2.00]It's still a mess.How do parents do it all?
[-1:-3.00]Imagine haveing three or four children!It's too much.
[-1:-4.00]Maybe Steven's been working too hard.
[-1:-5.00]There's been the cost of all this too.Poor Steven.
[-1:-6.00]And the money!Anne and I have been spending too much money.
[-1:-7.00]Babies are expensive.
[-1:-8.00]Well,Steven been having a difficult time,hasn't he?
[-1:-9.00]Now Listen and repeat.
[-1:10.00]I've been.
[-1:11.00]I've been fixing the house.
[-1:12.00]I've been
[-1:13.00]I've been buying baby furniture.
[-1:14.00]I've been producing the shows.
[-1:15.00]I've been putting up wallpaper.
[-1:16.00]I've been spending too much money.
[-1:17.00]OK.You hear....
[-1:18.00]Have you fixed the house yet?
[-1:19.00]And you say...
[-1:20.00]Yes.I've been fixing the house every day.