3 Commencing a Conversation
開場
You know what ?
你知道嗎?(較隨便)
A:You know what ?Lan's got a divorce.
你知道嗎?伊安離婚了。
B:Really?A:Yeah.He said he would never want a woman again.
真的嗎?是真的,他說他以后再不想找女人了.
Guess who I saw just now?
猜猜,我剛才見到誰了?
A:Guess who I saw just now?
猜猜,我剛才見到誰了?
B:Who?A:Denis CutWood,the escaped criminal.
誰?丹尼斯卡.特伍德,那個逃犯。
B:Then you must report to the cops.
那你得去報告警察。
What's happening with you?
出什么事了?(交隨便)
A:What's happening with you? B:I've lost my watch.
出什么事了? 我的手表丟了。
A:How come?You were here most of the morning.
怎么會呢?上午大部分時間你都在這兒。
What's new with you?
有什么新鮮事嗎?(較隨便)
A:Hi,Mike!What's new with you ?
邁克,你好。有什么新鮮事嗎?
B:Nothing.Same old thing.What about you?
沒有,一切都是老樣子,你呢?
A:Alive.How's your child ?He's cute.
還行吧。你孩子怎么樣?他很聰明。
You don't seem to be yourself today.
你今天好像很不自在似的的。(較隨便)
A:You don't seem to be yourself today,Phyllis.
菲利斯,你今天好像很不自在似的的。
B:I got a dressing-down from the teacher.A:Why?
你被老師批評了一頓。為什么?
You know what I wish?
你知道我的愿望嗎?(較隨便)
A:Kate,you know what I wish? B:What?
凱特,你知道我的愿望嗎?什么愿望?
A:I wish to be a teacher. B:Why a teacher?
我想當(dāng)個老師。為什么?
Excuse me,...
對不起,......。(通用)
A:Excuse me,is there anybody sitting here? B:No,there isn't.
對不起,這兒有人嗎?沒有。
A:Thanks,I'm very lucky to get a seat.Will it take long to go to the zoo?
謝謝,能有座位運氣還不錯,到動物園需要好長時間嗎?
Hot here,isn't it ?
這兒真熱,不是嗎?(通用)
A:Hot here ,isn't it ?
這兒真熱,不是嗎?
B:Want me to open the window? I'll do it right away.
要我開窗嗎?馬上就去。
A:Don't bother.Let me do it.There should be air-conditioning,don't you think?
我來吧。應(yīng)該有空調(diào)才對,你說呢?
Excuse me,you're new here,aren't you ?
對不起,你是新來的吧?(通用)
A:Excuse me,you're new here,arent you?B:Yes,I am.
對不起,你是新來的吧? 對。
A:Do you want me to help? B:Well,I feel puzzled by a lot of things.
要我?guī)兔??呃,好多事情我都不明白?/p>
Excuse me,can I ask you something?
我能問你件事嗎?(通用)
A:Excuse me ,can I ask you something,Mr.Jones? B:Ok,go ahead.
我能問你件事?好的,請講。
A:Do you happen to know Mr.Johnson in the Sales Department?
您認(rèn)識銷售部的約翰遜先生嗎?
B:Yes,I do .He is a nice young man,ready to help all the time.
是的,認(rèn)識.他是一個很不錯的年輕人,總是樂于助人.
By the way,...
順便問一下,...。(通用)
A:By the way,what time is it,please? B:7:30.
順便問一個,幾點了? 7:30.
A:Thank you.The speaker is very late.Why?
謝謝,講話的人來得太晚了.怎么回事呢?
How was...?
......怎么樣?(通用)
A:How was your weekend,Tony?
托尼,周不過得怎么樣?
B:It was wonderful.We climbed the mountain and slept on the top for the night.
好極了,我們爬了山,在山頂上過的夜。
A:Sounds good!
聽起來錯。
You seem...
你好像......。(通用)
A:You seem troubled,Dick.What's up?
迪克,你好像很煩惱.發(fā)生了什么事?
B:My good friend David has been ill for a long time.
我的好朋友戴維病了很長時間了。
A:Cheer up.He'll be fine soon.
別擔(dān)心了,他很快就會好起來的。
I Have some good/bad news.
我有好/壞消息告訴你。(通用)
A:Bob,I have good news for you. B:What is it?
鮑伯,我有好消息告訴你.什么消息?
A:One of your good friends is coming this evening.
你的一個好朋友今晚要來。
Don't you think that...
你不認(rèn)為......?(通用)
A:Don't you think that juvenile delinquency is on the increase?
你不認(rèn)為瑤少年犯罪正在上升嗎?
B:Yeah.Maybe it is because of the violence on cartoons and movies.
是呀,或許是由于那些卡通片和電影上的暴力鏡頭造成的。
A:Maybe there's something wrong with our society.
也許是我們社會的問題吧。
B:Why do you say so?
為什么?
You know...I've been meaning to call you for a long time.
你知道,...,我一直都想給你打電話。(通用)
A:You know ,Jane.I've been meaning to call you for a long time.
珍,你知道我一直都想給你打個電話。
B:Then why not just call? A:I don't know how to express myself.
那為什么沒有打呢?我不知道該怎么說才好。
Do excuse me ,may I ask you a question?
請原諒,我能問你個問題嗎?
A:Do excuse me,Miss Green,may I ask you a question? B:What's it ?
格林小姐,我能問你個問題嗎?什么問題?
A:What's the typical animal in Australia?
澳大利亞的典型動物是什么?
B:It's kangaroo,an interesting animal with short front legs.
是袋鼠,很有意思的,前腿很短。
Sorry.I couldn't help overhearing.Did you mention...just now?
對不起,我無意中聽到的,你剛才提到...了嗎?(較正式)
A:Sorry,I couldn't help overhearing.Did you mention Hugh just now?
對不起,我無意中聽到的,你剛才提到修了嗎?
B:Yeah.Why?
提到了,問這個干嘛?
A:Hugh is going to be made manager of the department.You know that?
修要被行為會議主席了,你知道嗎?
Wouldn't you say that...?
你不認(rèn)為...?
A:Wouldn't you say that Lucy is a bright girl?
你不認(rèn)為露西是個聰明的女孩嗎?
B:Why do you ask such a question?
你怎么想起問這個問題來了?
A:Because every time I raise a question,she is the first to put up her hand .
因為我每次提問,好都第一個舉手,
And she's always right.
而且每次都答對.
B:No wonder you like her so much?
難怪你那么喜歡她。
Wouldn't you agree that...
我不認(rèn)為......?(較正式)
A:Wouldn't you agree that the law should be made more severe? B:Why?
你不認(rèn)為法律應(yīng)該再嚴(yán)厲些嗎?為什么這么說?
A:If this is the case,Will there be a lot of criminals?
如果這樣,還會有那么多罪犯嗎?