Tom：Well，I’ve always wanted to have one，and I could work for myself.
Jane：Well sure，but that’s a lot of hard work.
Tom：I know，but I’m willing to do it.
Jane：Even take the loans and everything？
Tom：Yep.
Jane：Well，then.I think you should go for it.I believe in you.1
Tom：Thanks.That means a lot.I think I will.
Jane：I’ll help you out however I can.
创业
汤姆： 我想开一家公司。
简：什么？为什么呀？
汤姆：我一直想开一家公司，可以自己当老板。
Jane：确实，但那是一项很艰难的工作。
汤姆：我知道，但是我很愿意去做。
简：甚至要贷款还有其他很多事呢？
汤姆：是的。
简：哦，那么我觉得你应该去做。我相信你。
汤姆：谢谢，这对我来说很重要。我会努力的。
简：我会尽我所能帮你的。
20. Nail Beauty 美甲
My New Nail Set
Toni： Rita， look at my new nail set. How do you think of it？
Rita：Wow！ Very pretty！ When did you have your nails manicured？
Toni：Last weekend. That nail beauty store offers many manicure services there.1
Rita：Did you do the full service？
Toni：No. I only paint and polish my nails. But they told me the full service would make my nails look a lot prettier and it was on discount.
Rita：Then why didn’t you listen to them？
Toni：I think it is too dear. Eighty yuan for once. If I buy their card for ten times， they will give a 10% discount.
Rita：I also think it is too expensive. How did they manicure your nails？
Toni：First the nail specialist repaired my nails， and then she let me choose the nail polish. They have a selection of colors. It was hard to choose for me so the nail specialist helped me.
Rita：Oh， this color suits you well.
Toni：Yes， I am satisfied with it. 2 Further more， the nail specialist is very kind to others.
Rita：Next time when I want to get a manicure， you can recommend her to me.
Toni：No problem.
我新做的指甲
托妮： 丽塔，你看我新做的指甲。你觉得怎么样？
丽塔：哇，很漂亮。你什么时候去修的指甲？
托妮：上周末。那家美甲店那里提供很多修甲服务。
丽塔：你做的全套服务吗？
托妮：没有，我只是做了磨光和上色。但是她们告诉我全套服务会使我的指甲看起来更漂亮，而且还有折扣呢。
丽塔：那你为什么没有听她们的建议？
托妮：我觉得太贵了。一次要80元。买他们一张10次的卡，她们会打九折。
丽塔：我也觉得有些贵。她们是怎么给你美甲的？
托妮：她们先是给我修理指甲，然后让我挑一种指甲油。她们那里有很多种颜色可选。对我来说，选个颜色有点难，所以那个美甲师就帮我选了。
丽塔：哦，这个颜色挺适合你的。
托妮：是呀，我很满意。还有，那个美甲师对人非常和善。
丽塔：下次我去美甲时，你可以把她推荐给我。
托妮：没问题。
full service 全套服务
dear ［dia］ a. 昂贵的
nail specialist 美甲师
selection ［si＇lekan］ n. 可供选择的事物
That nail beauty store offers many manicure services there. 那家美甲店那里提供很多修甲服务。“offer”作动词时，可接名词或代词作宾语，也可接双宾语，即offer sb. sth. = offer sth. to sb. 表示“（主动）拿出某物给某人”。“offer”在对话中表示“提供，供应”的意思，如：
The young man offered the old man his own seat on the bus. 那个年轻人在公共汽车上将自己的座位让给了那个老人。
The hotel offers excellent facilities for families. 这家旅馆提供优良的家庭服务设施。
另外，offer后接不定式，表示“主动提出做某事”。如：
She offered to lend me her bike. 她提出将自行车借给我。
21.Body Slimming Treatment美体瘦身
Losing Weight
Mike： Jerry， you look so fat.
Jerry：Not only fat， but so tired.
Mike：What’s your weight？
Jerry：150 pound.
Mike：Do you put yourself on a diet， otherwise you’ll be too fat.
Jerry：I can’t bear eating less.
Mike：That’s doesn’t mean to eat less necessarily.
Jerry：So what do you mean by diet？
Mike：That means you should eat foods containing less fat.
Jerry：I just can’t bear that.
Mike：So you must work out regularly.
Jerry：What exercise may I take part in？
Mike：At the beginning， you can try jog. Jogging can help keep your weight down easily.1
减 肥
迈 克： 杰瑞，你看起来太胖了。
杰 瑞：不只是胖，而且我也很累。
迈 克：你多重？
杰 瑞：150磅。
迈 克：你必须得合理饮食，否则你就会更胖了。
杰 瑞：少吃东西我受不了。
迈 克：合理饮食不一定就非得少吃。
杰 瑞：那你是什么意思呢？
迈 克：我是说你要吃含低脂肪的食物。
杰 瑞：我可受不了。
迈 克：那你要经常锻炼。
杰 瑞：我能参加什么运动呢？
迈 克：一开始，你可以尝试慢跑。慢跑可以容易地让你减下来。
otherwise ［＇awaiz］ adv. 否则
regularly ［＇reajlli］ adv. 有规律地
jog ［dog］ n. 慢跑
Jogging can help keep your weight down easily.慢跑可以容易地让你减下来。
keep one’s weight down：减肥，控制体重。例如：How have you kept your weight down？ （你怎么减的肥？）“keep sth down”意思是“控制或阻止……的增长或变大”，例如：We need to keep costs down. （我们需要把成本降下来。）另外，“keep sth down”还可以表示“（生病期间）能让吃下去的东西不吐出来”，例如：I could hardly keep anything down for about three days. （大约三天了，我吃下去的东西几乎都会吐出来。）
22. Plastic Surgery 整形手术
Plastic Surgery
Grace： Hi，James .Haven’t seen you for ages.How are you getting along recently1？
James：Nothing special.And you？
Grace：I’m OK.Thank you .Did you hear something about Jane？
James：Actually I haven’t seen her for a long time. Do you know what’s she’s doing？
Grace：I heard she has went to Korea to do the plastic surgery.
James：Oh，my god！ I just can’t believe it. I just hear about the plastic surgery from theTV and never think it will happen around us.
Grace：Yes.But it has been very popular in domestic in recent years.And the shaping technique is the most advanced in South Korea .
James：And I heard that it is scarely that most of the korea actresses have had the operation.
Grace：But I still like the natural beauty.They look like healthier .I think the actresses of south Korea are largely identical except slight differences.
James：I’m the same with you.But may Jane have a successful operation.
整形手术
格蕾丝： 嗨，詹姆斯。好久不见了。最近过得怎么样啊？
詹姆斯：没什么特别的。你呢？
格蕾丝：我还可以。谢谢。你有听说关于简的消息吗？
詹姆斯：事实上我好久都没见到她了。你知道她现在在干嘛吗？
格蕾丝：我听说她到韩国去做整形手术了。
詹姆斯：哦，我的天哪！真是不敢相信。我只是从电视上听过关于整形手术，从没想过它会发生在自己周围。
格蕾丝：是的，不过这在国内近几年非常流行。并且韩国的整形手术是最先进的。
詹姆斯：我听说几乎所有的韩国女星都做过整形术。
格蕾丝：但是我仍然喜欢自然美女。她们看起来更加健康。我感觉韩国女明星们都大同小异。
詹姆斯：我和你的想法是一样的。但是还是要祝愿简手术成功。
plastic ［＇plaestik］ a.（外科）造型的，可塑的，塑料的
surgery ［＇sadri］ n. 外科，外科手术，手术室，诊疗室
identical ［ai＇dentikal］ a. 同一的，完全相同的
slight ［slait］ a. 轻微的，少量的，稍微的，不重要的
How are you getting along recently？ 最近过的怎么样？同样的表达还有What are you getting along these days？ 或这者 What’s new with you ？ 都可以用于和朋友见面时打招呼用。回答也有好多种。如：I’m fine，thank you. 不错，谢谢.Thank you ，and you ？谢谢，你呢？或：Just so so.马马虎虎。或Nothing special .没什么特别的。
23.Shopping Online开心网购
Shopping Online
Jane： Hi， Tina！ Would you please show me around the online store？
Tina：Of course. Usually you need to log into a website and register to gain a legal affiliate. Be sure to be careful when you fill in the form with your personal information.
Jane：I see. What should I do next？
Tina：Browse through and put the goods you chose into your shopping cart. Then click “go to shopping cart” link to place the order.
Jane：Things are chosen， what shall I do next？