实用英语对话(4)
实用英语对话
英语日常对话句子：Lesson Six
Identifying People 你是谁
Who are you?你是谁?
Who 谁
What 什么
Whose 谁的
Where 哪里
How 怎么
Who’s who. 美国的年度名人
I am Sally, a new secretary with your firm. 我是你公司的新秘书Sally。
My name is Claire. I am Claire.
I’m a friend of your son. 我是你儿子的朋友
I’m a classmate of your daughter. 我是你女儿的同学
I am a new secretary. 我是这里新来的秘书
Who are you? 强调这个人本身
What are you? 强调社会地位
Who do you think you are? 你以为你是谁啊
What do you think you are? 你把自己当成什么了?
general secretary
Secretary of State 国务卿
Secretary of Department of National Defence 国防部长
Secretary General 联合国秘书长
You are the English teacher, aren’t you? 您是英语老师，对吗?
You are the boss, aren’t you?
Are you Mr. Green, the office manager? 你是办公室主任Green先生吗?
secretary 秘书 office manager 办公室主任
director 主管 the president 总裁
CEO = Chief Executive Officer 首席执行官
chairman of the board 董事会主席
the staff 员工 accountant 会计 teller 出纳 salesman 销售员
the market researchers 市场研究员
Are you the partner of this firm? 你是这个公司的合伙人吗?
He might be spokesman of today’s press conference. 他可能是今天新闻发布会的发言人。
He might be the spokesman of the Foreign Ministry. 他可能是外交部的发言人
host 主持人
hostess 女主持人
announcer 播音员
broadcaster 播音员
anchormanss 大腕播音员
MC = Master of Ceremonies司仪
Where do you come from? 你是哪儿的人?
Hometown 家乡
I am from Shanghai. How about you? 我是上海人，你呢?
I am from South Korea. 我来自韩国
I am from France. 法国
I am from Canada. 加拿大
Our new English teacher comes from Great Britain. 我们的新英语老师来自英国
Toronto is Michelle’s home town. 多伦多是Michelle的故乡。
Hebei province is my hometown. 我的家乡是河北省
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)? 你在哪谋生?
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. 我为政府工作。
I’m a teacher with the goverment. 我是政府的老师
I work for a foreign enterprise. 我在外企工作
I’m working in a state owned enterprise. 我在国企工作
Who cares?管它呢。
gossip 闲谈
care 在乎 I care for you. 我在乎你
care for sth. 喜欢 Would you care for a cup of tea? 要不要喝杯茶呢?
I don’t care for tea. 我不喜欢喝茶。
I don’t care. 我不在乎。
care about = worry about 担心
I care about my father’s health. 我很担心父亲的健康
Careless 粗心 careful 小心carefree 无忧无虑
英语日常对话句子：Lesson Seven
Appearance 外貌
What does Cindy look like? Cindy长得什么样儿?
appearance外表
look v. 看n. 长相、样子
What does she look like? 她长得什么样子?
She has big blue eyes and blonde hair. 她长着蓝蓝的大眼睛、头发黄黄的。
The eyes are the window to your heart. 眼睛是心灵的窗口
blonde 金发碧眼的
black 黑色 dark 深色 hazel 褐色的
emerald eyes 淡绿色眼睛，最吸引人的眼睛。
liquid eyes 水汪汪的眼睛
expressive eyes 会说话的眼睛
She has big blue eyes and blonde hair. 她长着蓝蓝的大眼睛、头发黄黄的。
black hair 黑色的头发 light yellow hair 淡黄色头发
fair hair 淡黄色头发 golden hair 金色头发
brunette hair 栗红色头发 grey hair 灰白头发
long hair 长发 short hair 短发
pony tail 马尾辫
Claire wears a pony tail. Claire梳着马尾辫
straight hair 直发 curly hair 卷发 wavy hair 波浪发
She has big blue eyes and blonde hair. 她长着蓝蓝的大眼睛、头发黄黄的。
high bridged nose 高鼻梁的鼻子
flat nose 扁鼻子 snub nose 蒜头鼻
sexual mouth 性感的嘴 sexy mouth lips 嘴唇
forehead 前额 cheek 面颊 cheekbone 颧骨
high cheekbones 高颧骨 jaw 下巴
What sort of build is Philip?
Philip身材如何?
build sth. v. 建设某物
We built a shelter in two days. 我们两天之内就建立了小棚子
built up one’s business 建立事业
He built up his business from nothing. 他白手起家
building 建筑
high-rise building 高层建筑
build-shape- figure 身材
What sort of build is he? 他身材如何
He is a big guy. 他是个大块头。
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. 他是个矮胖子
He is chubby. 他是个小胖墩
She has small build. 她身材很小巧
She is slim. 她很苗条
crooked nose 鹰勾皮子, big eyes, thick eyebrows 浓眉毛
She takes after her mother. 她长得像她妈妈。
take after 继承
I take after my mother. 我长得象我妈妈
Roy looks exactly like his father. Roy长得很像她父亲。
He looks exactly like ... 他十分像…
They could be twins. 他们就是双胞胎啊
look-alike contest 模仿秀
He has his father's blue eyes and his mother's round face. 他蓝蓝的眼睛随父亲，圆圆的脸庞随母亲。
He has Andy Liu’s crooked nose. 他长着刘德华的鹰勾鼻
He has his build. 他长着他的身材
You have your mother’s eyes. 你的眼睛真像你妈妈
Tracy is a typical Brooks with her high cheekbones. Tracy颧骨高高的，一看就是Brook家的人。
ears 耳朵 mouth 嘴 nose 鼻子 eyes 眼睛eyebrows 眉毛
cheek 面颊 forehead前额 jaw 下巴 lips 嘴唇
From her appearance, I would guess she is Asian. 从外表看，我猜她是亚洲人。
She is European. 她是欧洲人
She is African. 她是非洲人
From her appearance, I would guess she is Japanese. 从她外表看，我猜她是日本人
From her appearance, I would guess she is Italian. 意大利人
Asian American 亚裔美国人
Chinese American 美籍华人
ABC = American Born Chinese 美籍华人
She is African American. 非洲裔美国人
She is Asian American.
She is Hispanic American. 西班牙裔美国人
Ray is popular with parents because he is very polite. Ray彬彬有礼，家长们都很喜欢。
Our teacher is popular with us. 我们的老师很受我们欢迎
Jay Zhou is popular with youngster. 周杰伦很受年轻人欢迎
graceful 优雅的
Tom is a quiet man but his wife is extremely talkative. Tom话不多，但他太太嘴特别碎。
She can talk your ears off. 她太能说了(受不了)
She can talk my ears off.
shy 害羞 cheerful 开朗 easy-going 随和 stubborn 死心眼
optimistic 乐观 pessimistic 悲观 sensitive 多愁善感
conservative 保守 liberal 开明 open minded 开明
My brother has a good personality. 我哥哥性格很好。
How do you like him? 他怎么样?
He has a good personality. 他性格很好
He has a strong personality. 他太有性格
You have no personality. 你没个性
Jim always wears a brown overcoat these days. 这些天Jim总是穿一件棕色的大衣。
I wear a blouse today. 我今天穿了一个衬衫
I wear a necklace today. 我戴了一条项链
I wear a watch today. 我戴了块表
I wear a pony tail. 我梳着马尾辫
He wears a beard. 他留着胡子
Claire is wearing a smile. Claire在笑呢
Never judge a person by his looks. 千万不要以貌取人。
Beauty is but skin-deep. 美丽只是一张皮。
英语日常对话句子：LessonEight
Age 年龄
Can I ask how old you are? 我能问问您多大了吗?
How old are you? 你多大了
Can I ask how old you are? 我能问你多大了吗?
May I ask how old you are? 我可以问你多大了吗?委婉的方式
May I have your age? 我可以知道你的年龄吗?
May I have your name? 我可以知道你的名字吗?
Would you mind telling me your age? 你介意告诉我你的年龄吗?更加委婉的方式
What’s your age? 年龄，有询问的意思
What age are you? 你多大了，很生硬
I just turned twenty-three. 我刚满二十三。
I’m over 20. 我20岁出头
I just turned twenty-one. 我刚满21岁，turn转变
turn green 便绿
I was thirty on my last birthday. 我三十岁出头了。
I was twenty on my last birthday. 我20岁出头了
I’d say you are about twenty. 我说你快二十了。
I’d say = I would say 我说
about = around 大概
I’m about twenty. 我快20岁了
I’m not quite twenty. 我还不到20岁
I’m barely twenty. 我差一点20岁
My birthday won’t be until next week. 下个星期才是我生日
Twenty’s birthday is around the corner. 20岁的生日很快就会来临了
I’m twenty. 我20岁
I’m twenty years old. 我20 岁
Joanna is in her sixties, but she is ageing well.
Joanna六十多岁了，但保养得很好。
Well, I’m in my twenties. 我20多岁了，虚一些的回答
My father is in his fifties. 我父亲50多岁
My mother is in her fifties. 我妈妈50多岁
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多岁吧
I’d rather not tell you my age.我可不想谈我的年龄。
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. 我更想成为办公室文员
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. 我想上网而不想看电视
I’d do A rather than do B
You look younger than your age. 您看起来比实际年龄年轻。
We are living in the information age. 我们现在生活在信息时代
You’re more experienced than your age. 你比你的同龄人更有经验
That singer looks mature for his age. 那个歌星看上去比同龄人成熟。
You look young for your age. 对于你的年龄段来说你很年轻，绝对的赞美
You look mature for your age. 你更成熟，mature成熟
physical age 实际年龄
mental age 心理年龄
She is going to be eighteen, but she still acts like a kid. 她都快十八岁了，举止却像个孩子。
Hi, Dina, you should be your age. 你应该做你年龄段做的事
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. 我比她大两岁。
I’m two years older than you are. 我比你大两岁
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. 我像你这么大的时候，经常在班里排第一名
We are of the same age. 我们是同龄人
We are of an age. 我们一样大
the aging problem 老龄化问题
My mother retired at the age of 55. 我妈妈五十五岁退休。
I entered school at the age of five. 我5岁的时候上的学
Grandfather is getting on in years. 爷爷一年比一年老了。
My grandfather is getting on in years. 我爷爷一年比一年老了
He is getting on in years. 他越来越老了
Joanna is in her sixties, but she is ageing well.
Joanna六十多岁了，但保养得很好。
He is aging well. 他保养的很好
She is aging well.
The baby boomers are all grown-ups now. 婴儿潮出生的人们现在都成年了。
Generation 一代
baby boomer generation 婴儿潮年代(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. 我岁数太大了，学不了电脑了。
Old dogs can not learn new tricks. 人岁数太大学不了新东西了
It’s never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老
英语日常对话句子：LessonNine
Daily Activities 日常活动
The doctor discovered that I’m over weight. 医生发现我有些超重(一般现在时)
Many people didn’t believe that the earth is the round. 很多人不相信地球是圆的(一般现在时)
The moon goes around the earth. 月亮绕着地球转(一般现在时)
What is a typical day for you? 一般你的一天是怎么度过的?
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 日常的琐事，按部就班的事儿
What’s your daily routine? 你的一天是怎么过的?
I usually wake up at 6:30. 我通常六点半醒。
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 去卫生间
use the washroom 去卫生间
relieve oneself 去卫生间
brush your teeth 刷牙
clean your face 洗脸
put on the make-up 上妆
It takes time to get the kids dressed. 给孩子们穿好衣服得花上一段时间。
dress a Christmas tree 装饰圣诞树
Take your time please.请您别着急。
It takes time to get well. 病好是要花时间的
It takes time to recover. 病好是花时间的
it takes time to master English. 学好英语是需要耐心的
We have oatmeal and toast for breakfast. 我们早点吃麦片和面包片。
English breakfast: 英式早餐(丰富)
toast 面包片，不是土司 oatmeal 燕麦粥 butter 黄油 jam 果酱
marmalade 橘子酱 meat 肉 sausage 香肠 bacon 熏肉
egg 鸡蛋 tea 茶 black tea 英式红茶 milk 牛奶
juice 果汁 yoghurt 酸奶
continental breakfast: 大陆式早餐(欧洲大陆)
toast 面包片 butter 黄油 jam 果酱 coffee 咖啡
Susan drives the children to school in the morning and picks them up after school.
Susan早晨开车送孩子们上学，等放学了再接他们回家。
pick sb. up = collect sb. 去接某人
It is time to go to school. Hurry up! 该上学了。快点!
Wake the children up. 叫醒孩子
Dress the children up. 给孩子穿衣
It’s time for sth.. 该做某事 it is time for school
It’s time to do sth. 该干…. It is time to go to school
It’s time to go. 应该走了
It’s time to make dinner. 应该做饭了
David leaves for work at 8 o’clock every morning. David每天早晨八点钟离开家上班。
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下班后常常去超市购物。
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，她都给我们做丰盛的晚饭。
After lunch, I usually take a nap and then watch a soap opera. 吃完午饭，我通常小睡一会儿，然后看一部肥皂剧。
do some kinds of housekeeping 做家务
have a lunch 吃午饭 take a nap 小睡一会
soap opera 肥皂剧 TV series
high tea 台茶 dinner 正餐 breakfast 早餐
lunch 午餐 supper 晚餐
Lisa enjoys housekeeping and her husband also helps around the house. Lisa喜欢做家务，她先生也常常帮忙收拾房间。
sweep the floor 扫地
mop the floor 拖地
do the washing 洗衣服
weed the garden 除草
homework 家庭作业
housework家务活
I have a lot of homework to do. 我有很多作业要做
Jerry often does his homework till midnight. Jerry做作业常常做到半夜。
He stayed up studying. 一直熬夜学习
I am used to going to bed at around 11 and I fall fast asleep. 我习惯了十一点左右上床，并很快入睡。
be used to = be accustomed to 习惯于做某事
I’m used to going bed early. 我习惯早睡
I'm used to exercising in the morning. 我习惯做早操
go to bed = go to sleep 睡觉
fall fast asleep 睡的快
insomnia 失眠
toss and turn 辗转反侧
I’m a light sleeper. 睡的轻
I like reading magazines in my spare time. 我闲暇时喜欢读杂志。
in spare time = in free time 在空闲时间
常用的一般现在时词语：
usually 通常情况下
often 经常
every morning 每天早晨
everyday 每天
be used to 习惯于做某事