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Billy问班上的尖子生Joni借笔记应付即将到来的考试，Joni则认为Billy平时太过懒散，没把精力放在学习上。情急之下的Billy终于向她大倒苦水……
（Joni is on her way to meet Jack for lunch， when she is stopped by Jack’s friend Billy.）
Billy： Hey Joni， wait up！
Joni： Hey Billy！ Why didn’t you show up for Professor Smith’s literature class this morning？ He covered all the material that’s gonna be on the first big test of the year next week.
Billy： I know， I know. That’s actually what I wanted to talk to you about. I saw on the online 1）syllabus that the test was coming up， and your boyfriend Jack happened to mention…
Joni： He’s not my boyfriend！ We’re just friends， with benefits...
Billy： Sorry… I just heard you were doing well in that class， and I was hoping I could copy your notes to help me study before crunch time.
Joni： I…I don’t know.
Billy： What’s the big deal？ It’s not like I’m asking you for a 2）kidney or anything.
Joni： Well， we’re almost a month into our first 3）semester， and you haven’t showed up for a single class. I always see you around campus， but never actually in class. What gives？
Billy： ①It’s hard to explain， and I really don’t wanna get into it right now. ②Can you just trust me when I say that I’m trying to turn things around？
Joni： How about this？ If you can give me a good reason why you haven’t been to class， then I’ll not only let you copy my notes， I’ll let you join our study group.
Billy： Well…First off， my roommate Tim， who sleeps on the top 4）bunk right above me， is seeing this girl. I think her name is Sandy. Anyway， the two of them stay up late every night getting to know each other rather loudly， which obviously makes it impossible to sleep. So getting up in time for our 8：30 English Lit class is no easy task.
Joni： Geez， that must be pretty uncomfortable for you…
Billy： It is， but that’s just the start. Another roommate， Greg， has no idea how to respect people’s personal boundaries. ③I’ve walked in on him， more than once， 5）rifling through my stuff， using my iPad， even playing catch outside with my baseball glove. I told him I wasn’t mad， but that he should at least ask before using my stuff.
I don’t even trust him alone in the room when I’m not around.
Joni： Wow…That is a serious issue. I think you handled it well， but you can’t just spy on him everyday. You should really talk things out. As for the class notes...I guess I can let you copy them， but just this once. And you’d better come to our study group on the fourth floor tonight. Also， you could try changing to a later class. I heard a rumor that Mr. Smith has an 6）opening in his afternoon class， ’cause one girl was so homesick that she dropped out and moved back home. Billy： Wow！ ④I guess when one door closes， another opens. Thank you so much Joni！ You’re a life-saver. ⑤How can I ever make it up to you？
Joni： You could bring snacks for tonight’s study 7）session.
Billy： You got it！
Smart Sentences
① It’s hard to explain， and I really don’t wanna get into it right now. 这很难解释，我现在也不想细说。
get into sth： explain sth. in detail（详细说明某事）。例如：
We all wanted to know what happened at the accident， but Nancy didn’t want to get into it.
我们都想知道事故究竟是怎么回事，但南希不想细说。
② Can you just trust me when I say that I’m trying to turn things around？ 如果我说想扭转局势，你能相信我吗？
turn sth. around： change or reverse sth.’s direction（转变方向，变化）。例如：The book looks really bad. I don’t think the new management can turn the company’s downturn around.
公司账目看来真的很糟糕，我觉得新的管理层也不能扭转公司的下降趋势。
③ I’ve walked in on him， more than once， rifling through my stuff. 我不止一次回到宿舍，碰巧看到他拿走我的东西。
walk in on sb.： enter the room when sb. is doing sth. private（不经意地在他人不愿意让人知道的时候进入房间）。例如：Amy walked in on her brother when he was reading her diary.
艾美弟弟在看她的日记时，她碰巧走了进去。
④ I guess when one door closes， another opens. 我想天无绝人之路。
When one door closes， another opens.： when you lose one opportunity， you often find a different one， a proverb（天无绝人之路，失去一个机会往往会出现另一个机会；谚语）。例如：
Don’t worry about not being accepted by any university. When one door closes，another opens. You never know what you’ll find outside of higher education.
没被大学录取也别着急，天无绝人之路，谁知道高等院校的墙外有什么好事呢？
⑤ How can I ever make it up to you？我该怎么报答你呢？
make it up to sb.： pay sb. back for his/her kindness or return sb.’s favor（报答，补偿）。例如：
Thank you so much for the ride. I have to make it up to you. What about a ticket to the Mayday concert？
太谢谢你送我过来了，我得好好报答你。五月天演唱会的票可以吗？
（Joni is on her way to meet Jack for lunch， when she is stopped by Jack’s friend Billy.）
Billy： Hey Joni， wait up！
Joni： Hey Billy！ Why didn’t you show up for Professor Smith’s literature class this morning？ He covered all the material that’s gonna be on the first big test of the year next week.
Billy： I know， I know. That’s actually what I wanted to talk to you about. I saw on the online 1）syllabus that the test was coming up， and your boyfriend Jack happened to mention…
Joni： He’s not my boyfriend！ We’re just friends， with benefits...
Billy： Sorry… I just heard you were doing well in that class， and I was hoping I could copy your notes to help me study before crunch time.
Joni： I…I don’t know.
Billy： What’s the big deal？ It’s not like I’m asking you for a 2）kidney or anything.
Joni： Well， we’re almost a month into our first 3）semester， and you haven’t showed up for a single class. I always see you around campus， but never actually in class. What gives？
Billy： ①It’s hard to explain， and I really don’t wanna get into it right now. ②Can you just trust me when I say that I’m trying to turn things around？
Joni： How about this？ If you can give me a good reason why you haven’t been to class， then I’ll not only let you copy my notes， I’ll let you join our study group.
Billy： Well…First off， my roommate Tim， who sleeps on the top 4）bunk right above me， is seeing this girl. I think her name is Sandy. Anyway， the two of them stay up late every night getting to know each other rather loudly， which obviously makes it impossible to sleep. So getting up in time for our 8：30 English Lit class is no easy task.
Joni： Geez， that must be pretty uncomfortable for you…
Billy： It is， but that’s just the start. Another roommate， Greg， has no idea how to respect people’s personal boundaries. ③I’ve walked in on him， more than once， 5）rifling through my stuff， using my iPad， even playing catch outside with my baseball glove. I told him I wasn’t mad， but that he should at least ask before using my stuff.
I don’t even trust him alone in the room when I’m not around.
Joni： Wow…That is a serious issue. I think you handled it well， but you can’t just spy on him everyday. You should really talk things out. As for the class notes...I guess I can let you copy them， but just this once. And you’d better come to our study group on the fourth floor tonight. Also， you could try changing to a later class. I heard a rumor that Mr. Smith has an 6）opening in his afternoon class， ’cause one girl was so homesick that she dropped out and moved back home. Billy： Wow！ ④I guess when one door closes， another opens. Thank you so much Joni！ You’re a life-saver. ⑤How can I ever make it up to you？
Joni： You could bring snacks for tonight’s study 7）session.
Billy： You got it！
Smart Sentences
① It’s hard to explain， and I really don’t wanna get into it right now. 这很难解释，我现在也不想细说。
get into sth： explain sth. in detail（详细说明某事）。例如：
We all wanted to know what happened at the accident， but Nancy didn’t want to get into it.
我们都想知道事故究竟是怎么回事，但南希不想细说。
② Can you just trust me when I say that I’m trying to turn things around？ 如果我说想扭转局势，你能相信我吗？
turn sth. around： change or reverse sth.’s direction（转变方向，变化）。例如：The book looks really bad. I don’t think the new management can turn the company’s downturn around.
公司账目看来真的很糟糕，我觉得新的管理层也不能扭转公司的下降趋势。
③ I’ve walked in on him， more than once， rifling through my stuff. 我不止一次回到宿舍，碰巧看到他拿走我的东西。
walk in on sb.： enter the room when sb. is doing sth. private（不经意地在他人不愿意让人知道的时候进入房间）。例如：Amy walked in on her brother when he was reading her diary.
艾美弟弟在看她的日记时，她碰巧走了进去。
④ I guess when one door closes， another opens. 我想天无绝人之路。
When one door closes， another opens.： when you lose one opportunity， you often find a different one， a proverb（天无绝人之路，失去一个机会往往会出现另一个机会；谚语）。例如：
Don’t worry about not being accepted by any university. When one door closes，another opens. You never know what you’ll find outside of higher education.
没被大学录取也别着急，天无绝人之路，谁知道高等院校的墙外有什么好事呢？
⑤ How can I ever make it up to you？我该怎么报答你呢？
make it up to sb.： pay sb. back for his/her kindness or return sb.’s favor（报答，补偿）。例如：
Thank you so much for the ride. I have to make it up to you. What about a ticket to the Mayday concert？
太谢谢你送我过来了，我得好好报答你。五月天演唱会的票可以吗？