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1、Itsaysthattherearemorethan3millionpeoplelivinginL.A.Ofcourse,therearemanymoreinNewYork.Thepopulationisover7million.Buttheremustbefarmorethan7millioncarsinL.A.Areyoustartingonthatagain?Youknow,Richard,L.A.doesn'thaveahugesubwaysystemlikeNewYorkdoes.Peo
2、pleherehavetousethefreeways.StainlesssteelcelebritysecuritySowhatelsedoesyourbooksay?Well,itsaysthatLosAngelesisSpanishfor"theangels".Isn'tthatbeautiful?Hmm.Itsaysherethecitywassettledby11SpanishfamiliesfromMexico.DoyouknowthatNewYorkisnamedaftertheDu
3、keofYorkinEngland?Ofcourse.ManyofthesettlersontheEastCoastcamefromEngland.Ibetyoudon'tknowwhichcityhasmoreland!BetIdo!L.A.does!Oh,you'resosmart!Unit8Task1Whichdoyouprefer:drivingacaryourselforbeingapassenger?Well--thatdepends.Ienjoydriving,esponlongem
4、ptyroadswhereIcangoniceandfar.ButI'mnotveryfondofsittingintrafficjamswaitingforlightstochange,andthingslikethat.IsupposeIdon'tmindbeingapassenger,butonlyifI'msurethattheotherpersonreallycandriveproperly.Soyoudon'treallylikebeinginotherpeople'scars,the
5、n?Well,asIsay,it'sallrightwithagooddriver.ThenIcanrelax,sitbackandenjoythescenery.Butyes,you'reright--onthewholeIcertainlypreferdrivingtobeingapassenger.Task2AboutahumanzooWereanimalsLookedcontentedForlifeInavoiceYou'vegoodsoftbedsYouusedtofight,youus
6、edtokillAskforThinkofthoseanimalsincagesTask3Whyareyoudrivingsoslowly?I’mgoingasfastasthespeedlimit.Youcanforgetthespeedlimit.Nobodydrivesthatslowly!Well,Iwanttodrivecarefully.Theroadsarecrowded.Buttheywerejustascrowdedthismorning.Youdrovealotfasterth
7、en!That'sjustit.Idrovetoofast.What?Youmeansthhappenedafteryouleftme?Itwasinthecenterofthetown.Iwasinahurry,and...Yes?Goon!Whathappened?Achildranoutinfrontofme.Youmean...youmean...Wait!Listen!ThechildwasagooddistanceawaysoIdidn'tslowdown.Well,what'ssot
8、erribleaboutthat?Justasecond.There'smore.Thechildfelldown.Felldown?Youmeanyouhither?No,butIalmostdid.IbrakedashardasIcould.Istopped,butonlyjustintime.Well,atleastyoudidn'thaveanaccident!No,butthatisn'ttheonlyreasonI'mdrivingsocarefully.Oh,no!D
