地道美语听力播客:Asking Someone Out

I walked into the coffee room and saw that Brad was writing something on a piece of paper. When he saw me come in, he slipped the note out of sight. Trisha: Hey, what's up? Brad: Oh, nothing. Trisha: What were you writing? Brad: (Laugh) All right. Yo

地道美语听力播客:Driving Directions

I was getting into my car at the mall when I noticed a man standing nearby with a map. He looked confused and I asked him if I could help. He looked up and was clearly relieved. He was from Houston, Texas, he told me, and he was visiting his daughter

地道美语听力播客:Preparing a Paper

Student: I wonder if I could ask you some questions about our paper, professor. Do you want us to cite our sources in the footnotes? Professor: You should use endnotes for longer explanations. Otherwise, just follow the style sheet I passed out for c

地道美语听力播客:Bar Hopping

A bunch of my old college friends came into town for a few days and we went out last night bar hopping until closing time. We started around 9 p.m. and were on our third bar when we closed it down. Some of us were starving and the rest of us were pec

地道美语听力播客:A Camping Trip

My friends and I decided to take a trip to Yosemite National Park to do some camping and hiking. We all like the outdoors, but we all live in the city. We have all been griping about feeling cooped up so we decided to take a road trip. This trip woul

地道美语听力播客:Taking Credit

Jeff: You're not going to believe what happened? Lucy: Oh, is the big meeting over? What happened? Jeff: Dan tried to take credit for our idea for the new campaign. Lucy: You're kidding me! I thought he might try to pull something like this, but I di

地道美语听力播客:Last Minute Holiday Shopping

Every year, I tell myself that I won't procrastinate in doing my holiday shopping. And, every year, I end up with a shopping list as long as your arm and about 24 hours to get it all done. Waiting until the last minute means that I have to brave the

地道美语听力播客:Talking to the Professor

[A knock on the door.] Jeff: Come in. Julie: Hi, Dr. McQuillan, I'm Julie Taylor. I'm in your 2 oclock class on Thursdays. Jeff: Hi, Julie. Have a seat. What can I do for you? Julie: I wanted to come see you during your office hours because I missed

地道美语听力播客:Reading Magazines

I'm the first to admit that I'm hooked on reading magazines. I've been this way as long as I can remember. I love picking up magazines about different topics. Currently, I subscribe to about six or seven magazines, although when I was getting profess

地道美语听力播客:A Family Party

I visit my hometown about once a year. This year, I was in town for about five days and there was a family get-together. It wasn't a family reunion since it was just my immediate family, but still, there were a total of about 45 people who showed up

地道美语听力播客:Hotel Housekeeping

I was at the store the other day. I'm so glad that the hotel I booked didn't turn out to be a dump. The last time I went on vacation, I booked it online sight unseen, and it turned out to be a run down hotel. This hotel was completely different. The

地道美语听力播客:Room Service

I was staying at a nice resort hotel in Arizona on a short vacation. I had been out on the golf course playing a round of golf. When I got back into the room, I was feeling pretty hungry. I was meeting some friends for a late dinner around 8:30. I wa

地道美语听力播客:Nervous at an Interview

I was on my way to an interview and there was a lot of traffic on the road. I got to the office in the nick of time for my appointment. I walked into the lobby of the building and looked at the directory. I saw that Casey Enterprises was on the penth

地道美语听力播客:Nervous at an Interview 2

I was just in time for my interview and I was very nervous. I walked up to the receptionist. She was talking into a headset and typing on her keyboard. David: Good morning. I'm David Laso. I have an appointment with Dale Mendoza at 10 oclock. Could y

地道美语听力播客:High school reunion

When I got home from work, I opened my mail. The letter turned out to be a bombshell. I held in my hand an invitation to my 10- year high school reunion. It was a shock because I couldn't believe it had been 10 years. The first thing I did was to cal

地道美语听力播客:Checking into a Hotel

I flew into Atlanta the afternoon before a big meeting. I hailed a taxi at the airport and told the driver the name of the hotel. I asked him how long it would take to get there. He said it would only be 20 minutes. I sat back and relaxed. We got to

地道美语听力播客:Job Layoffs

Phillip: So, have you heard the news? Mary: No, what's up? Phillip: I just heard that the company is planning to lay off 20 percent of the employees in the next two months. Mary: You're kidding! I knew they were looking for some way to cut costs with

地道美语听力播客:Going to a Wedding

I got an invitation in the mail last month that really surprised me. My friend Ulrich was getting married! We went to college together and he always said that hed never get married. I guess he found his dream girl in the end. The church wedding was g

地道美语听力播客:Scheduling a Meeting

I needed to schedule a meeting for the three departments involved in a new project. I called each one to find a date that would work for all three of us. Bruno: So, Nicola, would the day after tomorrow work for you? Nicola: No, I'll be out of the off

地道美语听力播客:Buying on the Internet

It's true that I don't like shopping. When I want to buy something, I do it online. I like buying on the Internet because I can easily do some comparison shopping and find the best price. It's easy, too. Last week I wanted to buy some new headphones.