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19-12-4【地道美语125】社交新潮:你变了吗? 2017与2019对比照

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dialogue 1

Jingjing: Hey Mark, have your friends been posting lots of-----------------?

Mark:  Morethan usual?  Oh—do you mean those one that show them in---------------?

Jingjing: Yeah, those are the ones.  Some people have even-----------from2017 and 2019 side by side.

Mark: -----------cantwo years make?  I guess a guy could-----------, and a woman could -------------in that time.

Jingjing:  Ithink it's just ------- for people to post -------- of themselves, and to---------they did a long time ago, as -------------.

Mark:  Yeah,that's pretty much it.

Jingjing: Some of my friends have-----------------e though.

Mark:  How'sthat?

Jingjing: One friend of mine posted her---------, where she's one of a hundredstudents--------, side by side with a photo with her ---------- of seven peopleplus a few -----------.

Mark:  That'spretty sweet.  Yeah, success can be ---------something like that. It's kinda -----------------—but the----------------------------.

Jingjing:  Ona less subtle note, another friend posted a photo of him ------------, and avery recent one.  His current office ---------, and has a-----------------

Mark:  That'smuch less--------------, to be sure.  Still, it's cool to see how muchlife ---------.  I think it's a--------.  Would you consider postingphotos like-----------?

Jingjing: ------------------. Anyway, it's a good chance to reflect on what has happened over theyears.

Mark:  Afteryou--------hundreds of photos, you could s------------  I couldhelp you decide.

Jingjing: Deal.  I might not have enough time, though.  And then, the---------------.

Mark:  Yeah,you don't want to---------.  It might be best just to-----------------

Jingjing: Have you got any ideas?

Mark:  Justsome -----------, ha ha.

 

 

dialogue 2

Jingjing: Ok.  So I'm interested to ---------- side-by-side photos, even ifthey're silly.

Mark:  Sure. So, first, what was-------- in 2009 and what what's in the----------2019.

Jingjing: That's ----------.  It just--------- the whole fad. I hope your other ideas aren't all that-------------

Mark:  Wait,--------. It would show the current fridge almost--------, except for the same --------asin the 2009 photo with some added--------------.  

Jingjing: Yeah, I get it; but I don't think it's very ---------------

Mark:  Giveme another chance, then.  You -could pick up------------, like AnnaKarenina.  For a ----------, wear ------ and show yourself reading thefirst few pages of the book.  Then take a photo with --------------, andthe same book, open to the last pages.

Jingjing: So, let me get this--------- I'd be -------- that it took me twenty yearsto get through a---------- book?  Considering the--------, I think that'seither in --------—or a joke that is easily -----------------------.

Mark:  Wait,-----? I was just using Anna Karenina --------.  You could use LesMiserables.  I even have a----------- you could borrow.  So much for -----------!

Jingjing: Yeah, whatevs'.  Let's get on to your ------------.

Mark: Remember how we talked about a Rubik's Cube a while back?  Well, youcould----------, and post two-------- of you, taking it out of the box or the -------,then shuffling it.  And------that make it look like you just --------- it.

Jingjing: These are all the same ideas! ----------------.  You know, Iactually don't post that many photos of myself.

Mark:  Oh,alright.  I guess I was -----------.  Hey, you have ------------. You could post one about when you rescued--------, and another where youvisited the same animal recently, and---------------- there in the key picture.

Jingjing: Now you're ---------!  I'm not --------- that rescue work.  Butit would be fun for me to -------, and reflect, like we were talking before.

Mark:  I'mglad to help you ------------.  Anyway, post about something --------------------.

Jingjing: That's a good motto.

 

 

new words andphrases

 

from dialogue 1

taken to <doingsomething> (phrasal verb)  started doing something, similar to a habitthey already had, but with a new development

conversation-starter  aninteresting object or picture, which people could ask about if they'd like tochat with you (i.e. What's that pin you're wearing on your collar?)

hard to put yourfinger on <something>  hard to explain something, especially the oneremarkable characteristic (i.e. It's hard to put your finger on whyPaul is more popular than Peter.)

sift through<something> (verb)  look at many of the same kind of thing, totry to find a certain one (i.e. The HR manager sifted through resumesfrom 100 applicants for one job.)

miss the boat(idiom)  missthe chance to do something, used either for a major event (like buying stock ata company's IPO) or for something far less important (like a clothing fad)

from dialogue 2

make a mockery of<something> (phrasal verb)  don't take something seriously atall, ridicule it

hear<someone> out  (phrasal verb)  listen to someone, considertheir idea

whatevs'  whatever(short slang form) (expression of disinterest)

on the wrong track(idiom)  havingthe wrong idea, approaching something the wrong way

motto  somethingsomeone says to motivate him/herself, or a company motto

 
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