洪恩环境英语第九册练习 10

[-1:-4.00]Now you hear...Should I make a lower offer?
[-1:-5.00]And you say...If I were you,I'd make a lower offer.
[-1:-6.00]You hear...Should I play his price?And you say...
[-1:-7.00]If I were you,I'd pay his price.OK?Here we go.
[-1:-8.00]Should I make a lower offer?
[-1:-9.00]If I were you,I'd make a lower offer.
[-1:10.00]Should I pay his price?If I were you,I'd pay his price.
[-1:11.00]Should I sell my share of WEFL?
[-1:12.00]If I were you,I'd sell my share of WEFL.
[-1:13.00]Should I tell the staff?If I were you,I'd tell the staff.
[-1:14.00]Should I call a meeting for tonight?
[-1:15.00]If I were you,I'd call a meetiing for tonight.
[-1:16.00]Should I offer them a million dollars?
[-1:17.00]If I were you,I'd offer them a million dollars.
[-1:18.00]Should I wait a few months?If I were you,I'd wait a few months.
[-1:19.00]Sam is still asking Maria for advice about the station in California.
[-1:20.00]Listen for the things Maria tells Sam not to do.
[-1:21.00]If I bought this station,how could I improve the show?
[-1:22.00]If I were you,I wouldn't make any changes at first.I'd wait a few months.
[-1:23.00]You would?Yes,I'd spend some time at the station.I'd follow the ratings.
[-1:24.00]Then,after I learned everything about the show,I'd think about changes.
[-1:25.00]Would you hire new people?No,I wouldn't hire new people at first.
[-1:26.00]I wouldn't fire anyone.I'd wait.
[-1:27.00]Good advice,Maria,So.if you were me.you would buy the new station.
[-1:28.00]What does Maria tell Sam not to do?
[-1:29.00]She tells him not to make any changes,not to hire or fire anyone.
[-1:30.00]Now listen and repeat.I wouldn't make I wouldn't make any changes
[-1:31.00]if I were you If I were you,I wouldn't make any changes.
[-1:32.00]If I were you,I wouldn't make any changes.
[-1:33.00]I wouldn't hire I wouldn't hire new people
[-1:34.00]if I were you If I were you,I wouldn't hire new people.
[-1:35.00]If I were you,I wouldn't hire new people.
[-1:36.00]OK.Let's practice giving advice using the negative form.You hear...
[-1:37.00]Would you make any changes?And you say...
[-1:38.00]No.If I were you,I wouldn't make any changes.
[-1:39.00]You hear...Would you hire new people?And you say...
[-1:40.00]No.If I were you,I wouldn't hire new people.Ready?Here we go.
[-1:41.00]Would you make any changes?
[-1:42.00]No,If I were you.I wouldn't make any changes.
[-1:43.00]Would you hire new people?
[-1:44.00]No.If I were you,I wouldn't hire new people.
[-1:45.00]Would you sell your share of WEFL?
[-1:46.00]No.If I were you,I wouldn't sell my share of WEFL.
[-1:47.00]Would you fire the old staff at KELT?
[-1:48.00]No.If I were you,I wouldn't fire the old staff at KELT.
[-1:49.00]Would you offer Connie a raise?
[-1:50.00]No.If I were you,I wouldn't offer Connie a raise.
[-1:51.00]Would you be worried about this deal?
[-1:52.00]No.If I were you,I wouldn't be worried about this deal.
[-1:53.00]Would you continue this exercise?
[-1:54.00]No.If I were you,I wouldn't continue this exercise.
[-1:55.00]OK.let's move on.In this lesson,
[-1:56.00]you have heard the expression to hire people.
[-1:57.00]which means to give them a job.
[-1:58.00]and to fire people.which means the opposite:to dismiss them from their job.
[-1:59.00]The boss usually decides who to hire and who to fire.
[-2:00.00]Here are some short statements made by people who are employed at KELT.
[-2:-1.00]If you were the new boss of KELT.which ones would you fire?Listen.
[-2:-2.00]My name is Tom Malek.I'm thirty-five years old.
[-2:-3.00]I have an M.A.in journalism from Columbia University
[-2:-4.00]and have worked as a writer at KELT for three years.
[-2:-5.00]I'm always on time and have never missed a day of work.
[-2:-6.00]My health is excellent.I'm not married.
[-2:-7.00]I live with my friend Greg and my dog.Charlie.
[-2:-8.00]If you were the boss at KELT.would you fire Tom?
[-2:-9.00]Hi,I'm Beth Smith.Not everybody likes me here at KELT.
[-2:10.00]Some of the members of the staff are jealous because I'm such a good worker.
[-2:11.00]I always look terrific.as you can see.