Beckham - Saybot Practice Lesson ( http://www.saybot.com/labLessonList.action )

Passage: 
It all seemed to fit so perfectly in the beginning : the world's premier footballer assigned to the world's premier club basking in the warm glow of Mediterranean sunshine and the love of his his fans.
But now the sun is beginning
 to set on the number 23. Beckhanm will not appear in his Real Madrid shirt for much longer.
But it's far from over for David Beckham. He is about to become the highest paid footballer in the world.His five-year contract to play for LA Galaxy will net him 128 million pounds for his trouble.

New word :
premier :adj.第一的, 首要的 n.总理.
has-been  :n.<口>曾经盛极一时的人, 过时的人
net  :adj.净余的, 纯粹的

Sentences:
Michael Jackson is a has-been.
Yao Ming is a premier basketball player.
Net salary means how much money your company pays you after taxes.
Net growth means the difference in size between a newer and older measurement. ( stockjobber:证券公司 )
Net profit means how much money a company made after expenses were subtracted.

slang:
Say it ain't so.    ( when you hear sth bad you don't want to believe )
Is that so ?     ( when you hear sth you doubt )
for your trouble :    for your hard work.

Dialogue:
LIfe is cruel. Our company needs to downsize. ------Say it ain't so.
You know what, I won the lottery last night. -------Is that so?
There's twenty yuan in it for your trouble if you can give us a table by the window.