實(shí)用英語對(duì)話(4)
實(shí)用英語對(duì)話
英語日常對(duì)話句子：Lesson Six
Identifying People 你是誰
Who are you?你是誰?
Who 誰
What 什么
Whose 誰的
Where 哪里
How 怎么
Who’s who. 美國(guó)的年度名人
I am Sally, a new secretary with your firm. 我是你公司的新秘書Sally。
My name is Claire. I am Claire.
I’m a friend of your son. 我是你兒子的朋友
I’m a classmate of your daughter. 我是你女兒的同學(xué)
I am a new secretary. 我是這里新來的秘書
Who are you? 強(qiáng)調(diào)這個(gè)人本身
What are you? 強(qiáng)調(diào)社會(huì)地位
Who do you think you are? 你以為你是誰啊
What do you think you are? 你把自己當(dāng)成什么了?
general secretary
Secretary of State 國(guó)務(wù)卿
Secretary of Department of National Defence 國(guó)防部長(zhǎng)
Secretary General 聯(lián)合國(guó)秘書長(zhǎng)
You are the English teacher, aren’t you? 您是英語老師，對(duì)嗎?
You are the boss, aren’t you?
Are you Mr. Green, the office manager? 你是辦公室主任Green先生嗎?
secretary 秘書 office manager 辦公室主任
director 主管 the president 總裁
CEO = Chief Executive Officer 首席執(zhí)行官
chairman of the board 董事會(huì)主席
the staff 員工 accountant 會(huì)計(jì) teller 出納 salesman 銷售員
the market researchers 市場(chǎng)研究員
Are you the partner of this firm? 你是這個(gè)公司的合伙人嗎?
He might be spokesman of today’s press conference. 他可能是今天新聞發(fā)布會(huì)的發(fā)言人。
He might be the spokesman of the Foreign Ministry. 他可能是外交部的發(fā)言人
host 主持人
hostess 女主持人
announcer 播音員
broadcaster 播音員
anchormanss 大腕播音員
MC = Master of Ceremonies司儀
Where do you come from? 你是哪兒的人?
Hometown 家鄉(xiāng)
I am from Shanghai. How about you? 我是上海人，你呢?
I am from South Korea. 我來自韓國(guó)
I am from France. 法國(guó)
I am from Canada. 加拿大
Our new English teacher comes from Great Britain. 我們的新英語老師來自英國(guó)
Toronto is Michelle’s home town. 多倫多是Michelle的故鄉(xiāng)。
Hebei province is my hometown. 我的家鄉(xiāng)是河北省
What do you do for a living? 您干什么工作?
What are you? 你是干什么的
What do you do (for a living)? 你在哪謀生?
What’s your job? 你的工作是什么
Wha't your occupation? 你的工作是什么
I work for the government. 我為政府工作。
I’m a teacher with the goverment. 我是政府的老師
I work for a foreign enterprise. 我在外企工作
I’m working in a state owned enterprise. 我在國(guó)企工作
Who cares?管它呢。
gossip 閑談
care 在乎 I care for you. 我在乎你
care for sth. 喜歡 Would you care for a cup of tea? 要不要喝杯茶呢?
I don’t care for tea. 我不喜歡喝茶。
I don’t care. 我不在乎。
care about = worry about 擔(dān)心
I care about my father’s health. 我很擔(dān)心父親的健康
Careless 粗心 careful 小心carefree 無憂無慮
英語日常對(duì)話句子：Lesson Seven
Appearance 外貌
What does Cindy look like? Cindy長(zhǎng)得什么樣兒?
appearance外表
look v. 看n. 長(zhǎng)相、樣子
What does she look like? 她長(zhǎng)得什么樣子?
She has big blue eyes and blonde hair. 她長(zhǎng)著藍(lán)藍(lán)的大眼睛、頭發(fā)黃黃的。
The eyes are the window to your heart. 眼睛是心靈的窗口
blonde 金發(fā)碧眼的
black 黑色 dark 深色 hazel 褐色的
emerald eyes 淡綠色眼睛，最吸引人的眼睛。
liquid eyes 水汪汪的眼睛
expressive eyes 會(huì)說話的眼睛
She has big blue eyes and blonde hair. 她長(zhǎng)著藍(lán)藍(lán)的大眼睛、頭發(fā)黃黃的。
black hair 黑色的頭發(fā) light yellow hair 淡黃色頭發(fā)
fair hair 淡黃色頭發(fā) golden hair 金色頭發(fā)
brunette hair 栗紅色頭發(fā) grey hair 灰白頭發(fā)
long hair 長(zhǎng)發(fā) short hair 短發(fā)
pony tail 馬尾辮
Claire wears a pony tail. Claire梳著馬尾辮
straight hair 直發(fā) curly hair 卷發(fā) wavy hair 波浪發(fā)
She has big blue eyes and blonde hair. 她長(zhǎng)著藍(lán)藍(lán)的大眼睛、頭發(fā)黃黃的。
high bridged nose 高鼻梁的鼻子
flat nose 扁鼻子 snub nose 蒜頭鼻
sexual mouth 性感的嘴 sexy mouth lips 嘴唇
forehead 前額 cheek 面頰 cheekbone 顴骨
high cheekbones 高顴骨 jaw 下巴
What sort of build is Philip?
Philip身材如何?
build sth. v. 建設(shè)某物
We built a shelter in two days. 我們兩天之內(nèi)就建立了小棚子
built up one’s business 建立事業(yè)
He built up his business from nothing. 他白手起家
building 建筑
high-rise building 高層建筑
build-shape- figure 身材
What sort of build is he? 他身材如何
He is a big guy. 他是個(gè)大塊頭。
Will is tall and quite lanky. Will高高瘦瘦的。
He is tall and lanky. 他高高瘦瘦的
He is stout. 他是個(gè)矮胖子
He is chubby. 他是個(gè)小胖墩
She has small build. 她身材很小巧
She is slim. 她很苗條
crooked nose 鷹勾皮子, big eyes, thick eyebrows 濃眉毛
She takes after her mother. 她長(zhǎng)得像她媽媽。
take after 繼承
I take after my mother. 我長(zhǎng)得象我媽媽
Roy looks exactly like his father. Roy長(zhǎng)得很像她父親。
He looks exactly like ... 他十分像…
They could be twins. 他們就是雙胞胎啊
look-alike contest 模仿秀
He has his father's blue eyes and his mother's round face. 他藍(lán)藍(lán)的眼睛隨父親，圓圓的臉龐隨母親。
He has Andy Liu’s crooked nose. 他長(zhǎng)著劉德華的鷹勾鼻
He has his build. 他長(zhǎng)著他的身材
You have your mother’s eyes. 你的眼睛真像你媽媽
Tracy is a typical Brooks with her high cheekbones. Tracy顴骨高高的，一看就是Brook家的人。
ears 耳朵 mouth 嘴 nose 鼻子 eyes 眼睛eyebrows 眉毛
cheek 面頰 forehead前額 jaw 下巴 lips 嘴唇
From her appearance, I would guess she is Asian. 從外表看，我猜她是亞洲人。
She is European. 她是歐洲人
She is African. 她是非洲人
From her appearance, I would guess she is Japanese. 從她外表看，我猜她是日本人
From her appearance, I would guess she is Italian. 意大利人
Asian American 亞裔美國(guó)人
Chinese American 美籍華人
ABC = American Born Chinese 美籍華人
She is African American. 非洲裔美國(guó)人
She is Asian American.
She is Hispanic American. 西班牙裔美國(guó)人
Ray is popular with parents because he is very polite. Ray彬彬有禮，家長(zhǎng)們都很喜歡。
Our teacher is popular with us. 我們的老師很受我們歡迎
Jay Zhou is popular with youngster. 周杰倫很受年輕人歡迎
graceful 優(yōu)雅的
Tom is a quiet man but his wife is extremely talkative. Tom話不多，但他太太嘴特別碎。
She can talk your ears off. 她太能說了(受不了)
She can talk my ears off.
shy 害羞 cheerful 開朗 easy-going 隨和 stubborn 死心眼
optimistic 樂觀 pessimistic 悲觀 sensitive 多愁善感
conservative 保守 liberal 開明 open minded 開明
My brother has a good personality. 我哥哥性格很好。
How do you like him? 他怎么樣?
He has a good personality. 他性格很好
He has a strong personality. 他太有性格
You have no personality. 你沒個(gè)性
Jim always wears a brown overcoat these days. 這些天Jim總是穿一件棕色的大衣。
I wear a blouse today. 我今天穿了一個(gè)襯衫
I wear a necklace today. 我戴了一條項(xiàng)鏈
I wear a watch today. 我戴了塊表
I wear a pony tail. 我梳著馬尾辮
He wears a beard. 他留著胡子
Claire is wearing a smile. Claire在笑呢
Never judge a person by his looks. 千萬不要以貌取人。
Beauty is but skin-deep. 美麗只是一張皮。
英語日常對(duì)話句子：LessonEight
Age 年齡
Can I ask how old you are? 我能問問您多大了嗎?
How old are you? 你多大了
Can I ask how old you are? 我能問你多大了嗎?
May I ask how old you are? 我可以問你多大了嗎?委婉的方式
May I have your age? 我可以知道你的年齡嗎?
May I have your name? 我可以知道你的名字嗎?
Would you mind telling me your age? 你介意告訴我你的年齡嗎?更加委婉的方式
What’s your age? 年齡，有詢問的意思
What age are you? 你多大了，很生硬
I just turned twenty-three. 我剛滿二十三。
I’m over 20. 我20歲出頭
I just turned twenty-one. 我剛滿21歲，turn轉(zhuǎn)變
turn green 便綠
I was thirty on my last birthday. 我三十歲出頭了。
I was twenty on my last birthday. 我20歲出頭了
I’d say you are about twenty. 我說你快二十了。
I’d say = I would say 我說
about = around 大概
I’m about twenty. 我快20歲了
I’m not quite twenty. 我還不到20歲
I’m barely twenty. 我差一點(diǎn)20歲
My birthday won’t be until next week. 下個(gè)星期才是我生日
Twenty’s birthday is around the corner. 20歲的生日很快就會(huì)來臨了
I’m twenty. 我20歲
I’m twenty years old. 我20 歲
Joanna is in her sixties, but she is ageing well.
Joanna六十多歲了，但保養(yǎng)得很好。
Well, I’m in my twenties. 我20多歲了，虛一些的回答
My father is in his fifties. 我父親50多歲
My mother is in her fifties. 我媽媽50多歲
My grandmother is in her eighties.
Guess how old I am. 你猜我多大了。
I’d say you are in your twenties. 你20多歲吧
I’d rather not tell you my age.我可不想談我的年齡。
I’d rather do sth. 我更想做某事
I'd rather go for a walk. 我更想去散步
I'd rather be office clerk. 我更想成為辦公室文員
I’d rather not do sth. 我不想做某事
I’d rather do A than do B = prefer A to B 和B想比我更想做A
I’d rather browse the Internet than watch TV. 我想上網(wǎng)而不想看電視
I’d do A rather than do B
You look younger than your age. 您看起來比實(shí)際年齡年輕。
We are living in the information age. 我們現(xiàn)在生活在信息時(shí)代
You’re more experienced than your age. 你比你的同齡人更有經(jīng)驗(yàn)
That singer looks mature for his age. 那個(gè)歌星看上去比同齡人成熟。
You look young for your age. 對(duì)于你的年齡段來說你很年輕，絕對(duì)的贊美
You look mature for your age. 你更成熟，mature成熟
physical age 實(shí)際年齡
mental age 心理年齡
She is going to be eighteen, but she still acts like a kid. 她都快十八歲了，舉止卻像個(gè)孩子。
Hi, Dina, you should be your age. 你應(yīng)該做你年齡段做的事
Hi, Dina, you should behave your age.
Hi, Dina, you should act your age.
You don’t look your age.
You look mature for your age.
You look younger than your age.
You should be your age.
I am two years older than she is. 我比她大兩歲。
I’m two years older than you are. 我比你大兩歲
I’ll no longer be his age. 我再也不可能象他那么大了
When I was your age, I used to be number one in the class. 我像你這么大的時(shí)候，經(jīng)常在班里排第一名
We are of the same age. 我們是同齡人
We are of an age. 我們一樣大
the aging problem 老齡化問題
My mother retired at the age of 55. 我媽媽五十五歲退休。
I entered school at the age of five. 我5歲的時(shí)候上的學(xué)
Grandfather is getting on in years. 爺爺一年比一年老了。
My grandfather is getting on in years. 我爺爺一年比一年老了
He is getting on in years. 他越來越老了
Joanna is in her sixties, but she is ageing well.
Joanna六十多歲了，但保養(yǎng)得很好。
He is aging well. 他保養(yǎng)的很好
She is aging well.
The baby boomers are all grown-ups now. 嬰兒潮出生的人們現(xiàn)在都成年了。
Generation 一代
baby boomer generation 嬰兒潮年代(us)
generation X 60年代出生(us)
generation Y 75年之后出生(us)
I am too old to learn computer. 我歲數(shù)太大了，學(xué)不了電腦了。
Old dogs can not learn new tricks. 人歲數(shù)太大學(xué)不了新東西了
It’s never too old to learn. 活到老，學(xué)到老
英語日常對(duì)話句子：LessonNine
Daily Activities 日?；顒?dòng)
The doctor discovered that I’m over weight. 醫(yī)生發(fā)現(xiàn)我有些超重(一般現(xiàn)在時(shí))
Many people didn’t believe that the earth is the round. 很多人不相信地球是圓的(一般現(xiàn)在時(shí))
The moon goes around the earth. 月亮繞著地球轉(zhuǎn)(一般現(xiàn)在時(shí))
What is a typical day for you? 一般你的一天是怎么度過的?
She is a typical Brooks.
What do you do everyday? 每天你都做什么?
What’s your daily activity? 你每天干什么?
Routine 日常的瑣事，按部就班的事兒
What’s your daily routine? 你的一天是怎么過的?
I usually wake up at 6:30. 我通常六點(diǎn)半醒。
wake sb. up 把某人叫醒
I was woken up. 我被叫醒
My husband gets up later than I do. 我先生起床比我晚。
use the bathroom 去衛(wèi)生間
use the washroom 去衛(wèi)生間
relieve oneself 去衛(wèi)生間
brush your teeth 刷牙
clean your face 洗臉
put on the make-up 上妝
It takes time to get the kids dressed. 給孩子們穿好衣服得花上一段時(shí)間。
dress a Christmas tree 裝飾圣誕樹
Take your time please.請(qǐng)您別著急。
It takes time to get well. 病好是要花時(shí)間的
It takes time to recover. 病好是花時(shí)間的
it takes time to master English. 學(xué)好英語是需要耐心的
We have oatmeal and toast for breakfast. 我們?cè)琰c(diǎn)吃麥片和面包片。
English breakfast: 英式早餐(豐富)
toast 面包片，不是土司 oatmeal 燕麥粥 butter 黃油 jam 果醬
marmalade 橘子醬 meat 肉 sausage 香腸 bacon 熏肉
egg 雞蛋 tea 茶 black tea 英式紅茶 milk 牛奶
juice 果汁 yoghurt 酸奶
continental breakfast: 大陸式早餐(歐洲大陸)
toast 面包片 butter 黃油 jam 果醬 coffee 咖啡
Susan drives the children to school in the morning and picks them up after school.
Susan早晨開車送孩子們上學(xué)，等放學(xué)了再接他們回家。
pick sb. up = collect sb. 去接某人
It is time to go to school. Hurry up! 該上學(xué)了?？禳c(diǎn)!
Wake the children up. 叫醒孩子
Dress the children up. 給孩子穿衣
It’s time for sth.. 該做某事 it is time for school
It’s time to do sth. 該干…. It is time to go to school
It’s time to go. 應(yīng)該走了
It’s time to make dinner. 應(yīng)該做飯了
David leaves for work at 8 o’clock every morning. David每天早晨八點(diǎn)鐘離開家上班。
go to work上班
I’m working. 我在上班
Ann often goes shopping in the supermarket after getting off of work. Ann下班后常常去超市購物。
be off work 下班
I’m off work now. 我下班了
I'm off duty now. 我下班了
Grandma prepares a big dinner for us every time we visit her house. 每次去奶奶家，她都給我們做豐盛的晚飯。
After lunch, I usually take a nap and then watch a soap opera. 吃完午飯，我通常小睡一會(huì)兒，然后看一部肥皂劇。
do some kinds of housekeeping 做家務(wù)
have a lunch 吃午飯 take a nap 小睡一會(huì)
soap opera 肥皂劇 TV series
high tea 臺(tái)茶 dinner 正餐 breakfast 早餐
lunch 午餐 supper 晚餐
Lisa enjoys housekeeping and her husband also helps around the house. Lisa喜歡做家務(wù)，她先生也常常幫忙收拾房間。
sweep the floor 掃地
mop the floor 拖地
do the washing 洗衣服
weed the garden 除草
homework 家庭作業(yè)
housework家務(wù)活
I have a lot of homework to do. 我有很多作業(yè)要做
Jerry often does his homework till midnight. Jerry做作業(yè)常常做到半夜。
He stayed up studying. 一直熬夜學(xué)習(xí)
I am used to going to bed at around 11 and I fall fast asleep. 我習(xí)慣了十一點(diǎn)左右上床，并很快入睡。
be used to = be accustomed to 習(xí)慣于做某事
I’m used to going bed early. 我習(xí)慣早睡
I'm used to exercising in the morning. 我習(xí)慣做早操
go to bed = go to sleep 睡覺
fall fast asleep 睡的快
insomnia 失眠
toss and turn 輾轉(zhuǎn)反側(cè)
I’m a light sleeper. 睡的輕
I like reading magazines in my spare time. 我閑暇時(shí)喜歡讀雜志。
in spare time = in free time 在空閑時(shí)間
常用的一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)詞語：
usually 通常情況下
often 經(jīng)常
every morning 每天早晨
everyday 每天
be used to 習(xí)慣于做某事