LEVEL 4 unit 1 part 1 liste

LEVEL4   unit1   part 1  listening

Christina is on a two week vacation. This is the first vacation she had for a long time.the last vacation she took was more than two years ago.now she is visited her friends in San Francisco.her friend and her husband are near the center of the city.he works for a start-up company in Silicon Valley.while he is working, she was part-time at the department store.

Christina hasn’t seen her friend for a long time.the last time they saw each other was three years ago.at that time,they were both working at the department store. Then Christina quit her job and started her own business. She designs women’s clothing.she has two employees now and her company is slowly growing.

Christina has come to San Francisco by herself. Her husband didn’t come,because he has to work.he tried to start a company two years ago, but it didn’t work out. His company failed after only a few months. So now he is working at another company and saving money. Once he save enough money, he plans to start another company. He doesn’t want to give up.

This is the second time Christina has been to San Francisco. The first time was when she was a high school student. That was more than ten years ago. During that trip. She wan only in San Francisco for a few years. After that,she went to Los Angeles and New York. This time.she and her friend plan to relax andhave fun.(have fun=enjoy oneself尽情地玩)

Christina arrived two days ago, the day before yesterday.her friend met her at the airport and drove her to a apartment.her apartment is just north of the airport about 20 minutes from San Francisco. It’s a small apartment, but it’s on a hill and it has a great view. Yesterday.theywent downtown到商业中心去 and rode the cable cars缆车.Christina was surprised by how steep the hills are.then they walked along the ocean and ate lunch at a seafood restaurant .the restaurant,they could see the Golden Gate Bridge.

Tomorrow they are planing to drive to Yosemite national park by car, it’s about 4 hours away.Christina has never been there before,so she is excited.she has heard that the park is very beautiful.her friend has been to Yosemite several times. She said it’s one of the most beautiful places in the world.Christina just hopes that her friend is a good driver.