19-12-25【地道美语128】年终总结 Year in review，2019的遗憾，2020的打算

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dialogue 1

Jingjing: Well, Mark, it's that time of year again: time to ------------next year.

Mark:  Thisyear just -----.  I think, --- from now, I won't have any ------, exceptfor news-----and world -----------.

Jingjing:  Isthat a ---- thing or a------- thing?

Mark: Couldn't it be-------?  2019 definitely could have been a more-----. But, I got rid of some--------------------------- in the last 12 months.

Jingjing:  Itdoesn't sound like you have any-------.  What would have made this yearmore -----------?

Mark:  ----alwaysdoes that for me—and of course-----------.  Producing a good piece of ---------,or reading------------—those would be------------.

Jingjing: Everybody talks about -----------.  I guess you can't haveyour--------.  Either you ------- and save it, or you have a ----------,right?

Mark:  Yeah,especially now that I only have ---------------------, ha ha.

Jingjing: You've told me that your last few trips weren't so -------—but that yougot ------- and found some pretty ----------.  But I never asked you whatyou ------- as a ------------------ trip.

Mark:  That'sa good question.  My answer is going to sound kind of --------though:--------

Jingjing: You've------------been?

Mark:  Nope. My parents took me to ---when I was a kid, and we --------  --------------------

Jingjing: Where'd you get that idea?

Mark:  It'sfrom a classic -----------, “The Eyes of Lucy Jordan.”

Jingjing: You mean, “The Ballad of Lucy Jordan,” don't you?  I remember thatline about--------.  It sounded kinda like-------------

Mark:  Yeah,that's the one.  So, in the next few years, I hope to make the ---------andgo with my---------on that memorable trip!

Jingjing:  Ihope you will.  It doesn't sound too -------------

dialogue 2

Jingjing: Mark, can you guess what my thoughts about ----and plans for -------------?

Mark:  Well,I know you've been doing the same ----- Going for Gold shows for a few yearsnow.  Then again, you don't seem like the --------- and is ---------somethingnew.  I think you're going to have to ------------

Jingjing: You're right.  I'm happy with the----------I do, and-----aboutmaking it better.  Actually, there's not anything--------when itcomes to work.  Of course, if someone put a new---------, -------------------------------

Mark:  Iknow, Jingjing.  So, tell me what you think would be a cool thing to have ---------------this time next year.

Jingjing:  Ithink it'd be cool to become -----------------.

Mark:  Don'tyou go to ---------two or ------ a week?  And you have great ----------. I think you're in ------------ overall.  Am I right?

Jingjing:  --------. But I remember last -------, for almost a month, I was -----------. I started feeling -------.  Then, when I did make itback to the-----, it was really hard for me to--------. -------------------------

Mark:  I hearyou.  When I was in--------, I only needed to think about the ---------and--------------wouldgrow.

Jingjing: Don't remind me!  So, I think this year is ---------. I could be extraordinarily healthy for ----------, or have ----- and more--------- than I expect as the years ------------.

Mark:  Wow,it's good that you're thinking about that.  Next time I see you will be --------. I'll remember to ask you about ------------------.

Jingjing: Thanks, Mark.  I'm telling as many people -------, though not tryingto ------------- too early.  That'll keep me ------------

Mark:  Justtell --------person.  ----------------  Then they'll always ask you,in kind of a ----------- way.  That will make you --------, because youdon't want that one guy to ------------------

Jingjing: That's why I'm telling -------------, Mark.

Mark:  Wait, ---------?! Oh, you're joking.  Ha ha!

Jingjing: Well, in all-----------, I don't have any --------.  No one --------,anyway, even though I know what kind of person ------------.  That's agood piece of----------- actually.

Mark:  Thanks,but I can't -----------for it.  It comes from a------------------ namedAnthony Robbins.

Jingjing: Tony Robbins—yeah, I remember you talking about him before.

Mark:  Yep. He's known for --------------------.  Anyway, see you in 2020,Jingjing!

Jingjing: See you next year, Mark!

new words andphrases

from dialogue 1

worth mentioning  famous,interesting enough

you can't haveyour cake and eat it too  You have to choose between A and B. You can'thave both.

cliché  somethingthat gets said so often that people no longer think about it

from dialogue 2

burning  causea person to feel passionate, angry, excited, or driven

throw<oneself> into <something>  do work or another projectwholeheartedly

how I roll  mystyle (especially my way of handling difficult or unpredictable situations)

burned out  bored,overworked, having no energy or motivation

a turning point  amoment or a period of time when a decision or action would have a verylong-lasting effect

have an edge on<someone>  have an advantage over someone, or have the right to boast andmake someone feel bad