情景会话之买东西
Mary:Hello, would you like to buy a digital camera Take a look at Olympus's products. 您好,买数码相机吗看看奥林巴斯的产品吧。
John: What do you recommend 嗯,你能给我推荐几款吗
Mary:Is it for home use Which kind of price are you looking for 您是家庭用吗大概想要什么价位的 John:Yes, it is for home use. And two to three thousand yuan would be OK. 是家庭用,两三千的就行。
Mary:Please look at these models. I think the performances to price ratios of these cameras are comparatively higher. 那您看一下这几款,我觉得性价比比较高。
John:I like this one. Can you show it to me 我喜欢这一款,能给我看一下吗
Mary:OK. This camera has 7 million pixels, a LCD screen, and short-term video recording. 好的,这款是七百万像素,二点五寸液晶屏,还有短时摄像功能。 New words:
recommend\\ rek?'mend \\ vt. 推荐, 建议 ratio\\'rei?i?u\\ n. 比率, 比例 Pixel\\ piks?l \\n. 像素
情景会话之打电话篇
Jack:Hello Can I speak to Mr. Smith 喂能请史密斯先生听电话吗
Gina:I'm sorry, but he's out now. May I take a message 抱歉,他现在不在。要我传话吗 Jack:Yes. This is John Brown. I'd like to meet him next Monday morning around 10 o'clock.
好的。我是约翰布朗。下星期一早上十点左右我想跟他见个面。 Gina:Let me check his schedule... Yes, I think he can see you. But could you call again around five to make sure 我来查查他的日程表... 可以,我想他可以见你。不过,五点左右你可以再打电话来确定一下吗 Jack:OK,thank you very much 好的,非常感谢你。 Gina:You are welcome 不客气
& 情景会话之京剧表演
Larry:The performance is amazing. I'm curious about how they did it. I mean the way they sing
演出太精彩了。我很好奇他们是怎么做到的。我是指他们演唱的方式。
Shirley:They must have practiced a lot. The perseverance has made them they are today. 他们一定进行了很多练习。是毅力让他们达到今天这样的地步。 Larry:So cool. Someone gave me this flier at the exit. What's it about 真酷。在出口处有人给我发了这张传单。它上面说的什么啊
Shirley:Let me have a look. Well, it lists some shows that will be on next week
让我看看。哦,它列出了下周要上演的一些剧目.
Larry:Oh, tell me about it. Anything interesting哦,快给我讲讲。有什么有趣的吗 Shirley:Hmm…Oh, this one, \This is a real classic 嗯……哦,这场不错,\贵妃醉酒\。这是一场经典剧目。
Larry:\beauty a drunkard
喝醉酒的美人真有趣,在我的国家我们有\睡美人\。那么,它讲的是什么那美人是酒鬼吗
Shirley:Of course not. She was said to be the most beautiful woman in her time and that made her become the queen. They play was famous for its singing and dancing.
当然不是。据说,在她那个时代,她是最美丽的女人,这使得她成为当时的皇后。该剧目因其唱腔和舞蹈而著名。 Larry:Sure, people do that when they are drunk. What about the actress
一定是,人们喝醉酒的时候就会那么做。那女演员怎么样
Shirley:She is an opera star in China. Her teacher's teacher is Mei Lanfang. 她是中国的戏曲明星。她师傅的师傅是梅兰芳。
Larry:Oh, I've heard about him before. He even created a special dance of sleeve shaking 哦,我以前听说过他。他还发明了一种舞水袖的特殊舞蹈。 Shirley:You are such an expert on it. I don't know that. 你真是这方面的专家啊。我还真不知道这个呢
Larry:You know, interest is the best teacher. 知道吗,兴趣是最好的老师。 Shirley:So, want me to book the tickets again 那么,还要我去订一次票吗
Larry:Please do that. I can't wait to come back again. The performance must be really amazing 请帮忙吧。我都等不及想回来看了。那演出一定特别精彩。
Shirley:We can do that if you like. Maybe next weekend 只要你喜欢当然可以。要不就下周。 Larry:That will be great 太好了。 New words:
Curious\\ kju?ri?s \\ adj. 好奇的 perseverance\\ p?:si'vi?r?ns \\ n. 毅力
情景会话之吵架篇
Mom: What's the matter, sweetie You look a little upset
怎么了,宝贝儿你看上去有点儿不高兴。
Edward:Well, Jane criticized me that I was selfish and lazy, so we got into a fight 嗯,简批评我,说我自私、懒惰,所以我们就吵起来了。 Mom: Hah, don't you think what she said is true 哈,难道你不认为她说的很对吗
Edward:Well, I'll admit that I might be lazy and a little selfish, but… 嗯,我承认我可能很懒,还有点儿自私。但是……
Mom: Come on, sweetie, only true friends will point out your weak points.
行了宝贝儿,只有真正的朋友才会指出你的弱点呢。
Edward:I understand: Jane and I are still good friends; I should take heed of what she has to say. 我明白了,我和简还是好朋友,她说的有道理,我就应该听她的。
New words:
Criticize \\ 'kritisaiz\\ v. 批评 heed\\ hi:d \\ n. 注意, 留心