托福考试迅速提升的词汇量技巧（2）

　　Kenny:Does anyone mind if I smoke here?

　　Carol:Well, actually, I’d rather you didn’t.

　　Kenny:Oh, well, no problem. I can stand it.

　　Kathy:Say, is smoking that indispensable? It’s bad to your health, you know.

　　Kenny:I know that, but still, I don’t want to give it up. It’s one of my few hobbies.

　　Carol:You’d better quit it completely. It does you more harm than good.

　　Kenny:You can say that again. In fact, it’s very easy to give it up. I’ve done that dozens of times!

　　Carol:But still, you can’t get rid of it!

　　Kenny:I’ll quit it after I smoke one more cigarette.

　　Joan:Does anyone want to go shopping with me?

　　Penny:I’d rather stay and wait for the Smith sisters.

　　Kathy:I’d rather make some coffee now so that they’ll have something to drink when they get in.

　　Jenny:I’d rather lie down for a while so that I won’t feel sleepy when they are here.

　　Susan:I’d rather do all the dishes so that the kitchen won’t be such a mess when they arrive.

　　Carol:I’d rather sweep the floor so that our living room looks tidy and clean.

　　Julia:I’d rather mop the floor after Carol sweeps it so that it will look even cleaner.

　　Maggie:I’d rather do nothing but watch this interesting Korean soap opera.

　　Judy:I’d rather have something to eat now so that I won’t fell hungry when they get here.

　　Joan:Gee! It seems that I’ll have to do the shopping all by myself!