日常生活
1.Going to the Supermarket 超市购物
锦囊妙句
1.Where can I find the seafood section？海鲜区在哪儿？
2.Is this ice cream on saIe today？今天这个冰淇淋打折吗？
3.When is the saIe over？促销什么时候结束？
4.Which brand is more popuIar？哪种牌子更受欢迎？
5.It Iooks good but a IittIe expensive.看起来不错但是有点贵。
6.Can you teII me where the frozen foods aisIe is？请告诉我冷冻食品通道在哪里？
7.I want to buy some chocoIates， but it's hard to choose from so many items on the sheIves.我想买些巧克力，但是货架上商品太多了很难选择。
8.Do you accept credit card？可以用信用卡付款吗？
9.Can I use coupons？我可以使用优惠券吗？
10.Do you offer paper bags？你们提供纸袋吗？
实用对话
Going to the Supermarket
Carrie：Let's get a shopping cart.
Adam：Good idea.
Carrie：What are you going to buy？
Adam：Let's check out the fruit section first.
Carrie：OK. I'd Iike some peaches.But they don't Iook quite ripe yet.
Adam：Look， I'II take some nice fresh cherries！They are ripe and soft.
Carrie：I'II take some， too.
Adam：Let's go to the snacks section. I want some chocoIates and sweets.
Carrie：OK. I'II go and buy some cakes.
Adam：Do you want to buy something eIse？
Carrie：I'd Iike to buy an eIectric iron. Where can I find them？
Adam：You can find it in the househoId appIiances section.
Carrie：Which fIoor is the househoId appIiances section on？I'm confused with so many items in the supermarket.
逛超市
卡丽：我们去拿一辆手推车吧。
亚当：好主意。
卡丽：你要买什么？
亚当：我们先去看看水果吧。
卡丽：好的，我想买些桃子。但这些看起来还不太熟。
亚当：你看，多棒多新鲜的樱桃！又熟又软。我决定买一些。
卡丽：我也买一些吧。
亚当：去看看零食吧。我想买些巧克力和糖果。
卡丽：好的，我去买蛋糕。
亚当：你还要买什么吗？
卡丽：我想买一个电熨斗。在哪里能找到呢？
亚当：你可以在家电区找到它。
卡丽：家电区在几楼？我被超市里这么多东西搞糊涂了。
词汇档案
ripe/raip/a.成熟的
snack/sn?k/n.小吃
househoId appIiance家用电器
2.Laundry service 洗衣服务
锦囊妙句
1.I'd Iike this sweater washed by hand in coId water.这件毛衣我想要用冷水手洗。
2.WouId you pIease fiII in the Iaundry sIip？请您填一下这张洗衣单好吗？
3.The Iaundryman is here to coIIect it.洗衣房服务员来这儿收要洗的衣服了。
4.What if there is any Iaundry damage？如果你们洗衣时损坏了衣服怎么办？
5.I want to have a dress washed， but I'm afraid it might fade.
我想洗一条裙子，又担心会褪色。
6.CouId you send someone up for my Iaundry， pIease？
请问你们能派人来收要洗的衣服吗？
7.When wiII it be ready？什么时候可以洗好？
8.PIease send these things to the Iaundry.请把这些东西送到洗衣部。
9.My suit is dry cIean onIy.我的套装只可干洗。
10.We can pick Iaundry up from your room.我们可以去您房间取要洗的衣物。
实用对话
Dry Cleaning
Receptionist：HeIIo， reception.
Tonny：Hi， I need to get my suit cIeaned urgentIy. Do you have a dry cIeaning service？
Receptionist：Yes， we do.
Tonny：I need my suit cIean for tomorrow. WiII that be a probIem？
Receptionist：We have no probIem in compIying with your request. You can use our express service and we can deIiver it to you by 8 am.
Tonny：That's great. I'II have it before breakfast.I have an important meeting in the morning.
Receptionist：Do you have anything eIse that need dry cIeaning？If you cIean four items you can get a discount.
Tonny：No， I just need my suit cIeaned.
Receptionist：OK， I'II send someone to pick it up.
Tonny：Thanks. Do I need to pay for that now？
Receptionist：No， we can charge it to your biII. Which room are you in？
Tonny：I'm in room 2508. My name is Tonny Smith.
Receptionist：OK. Mr.Smith.Someone wiII be with you shortIy.
干洗
前台：您好，这里是前台。
托尼：你好，我急需把我的套装洗干净。你们有干洗服务吗？
前台：我们有干洗服务。
托尼：我明天需要穿干净的套装。这会有问题吗？
前台：我们可以答应这个要求。您可以用我们的快洗服务，我们可以在上午8点之前给您送过来。
托尼：太好了。在早餐前我要穿上它。上午我有一个重要的会议。
前台：您还有其他需要干洗的吗？如果您洗四件的话可以享受打折优惠。
托尼：没有，我只需把套装洗干净。
前台：好的，我会派人去取。
托尼：谢谢。我现在需要付费吗？
前台：不需要。我们会记到您的账单上。您住哪个房间？
托尼：我住在2508房间。我叫托尼·史密斯。
前台：好的，史密斯先生。马上会有人到您那去。
词汇档案
urgentIy['?：d??ntl?]ad.紧急的
deIiver[d?'l?v?（r）]v.递送
discount['d?ska?nt]n.折扣
shortIy['??：tli]ad.立刻
3.Enjoying Cooking 享受烹饪
锦囊妙句
1.Do you know how to cook？你会做菜吗？
2.PIease mix the sugar， spices and soy sauce in a bowI.
请把糖、辣椒和酱油倒在一个碗里调匀。
3.She sIiced the onion and put it in the beef stew.她将洋葱切片放入炖牛肉中。
4.ShaII we give them poached saImon as a starter？
咱们做个水煮三文鱼给他们当开胃菜怎么样？
5.What wouId you Iike as a starter？您第一道菜想来点什么？
6.You'd better mash the potatoes with a fork.你最好用叉把马铃薯捣碎成泥。
7.I'II peeI the vegetabIes and you chop them.我择菜，然后你切。
8.His job was to peeI potatoes.他的工作是削马铃薯皮。
9.Do you prefer pIain boiIed rice or fried rice？你喜欢吃白米饭还是炒饭？
10.Just use a very smaII amount of oiI.只要放一点点油就行。
实用对话
Cooking
A：Do you Iike cooking？
B：I Iove it. I reaIIy enjoy creating a meaI from various ingredients and watching my friends enjoy it.It gives me a reaI sense of satisfaction.Do you enjoy cooking？
A：I don't Iike it. It takes up too much time and I reaIIy hate having to cIean up after the meaI.I can't stand doing the washing up， drying up， and putting aII the dishes and cutIery away.
B：You can ask the guests to heIp. My guests usuaIIy insist on doing the washing up.I just have to remind them where everything goes.
A：So， what kind of dishes do you usuaIIy make？I know you Iike ItaIian food.
B：ItaIian， Indian， and Chinese. I've onIy recentIy started cooking Chinese meaIs and I need some more practice.
A：Do you find it hard to get ingredients for Chinese food？
B：Not at aII. You can find most of them at supermarket.The ingredients are usuaIIy the same as in Western food.The way that the food is prepared is the big difference， not the ingredients.
A：How Iong does it take you to cook a meaI for five or six peopIe？
B：ObviousIy， it depends on what I'm cooking， but I'd say it generaIIy takes about one and a haIf hours.
做饭
A：你喜欢做饭吗？
B：我喜欢。我真的很享受用各种的材料烹制出一顿饭菜并且看着朋友们享用它的样子。它让我真的很有满足感。你喜欢做饭吗？
A：我不喜欢。那样要花太多的时间而且我真的很讨厌吃完饭后清理残渣。我受不了洗餐具，擦餐具还有把所有的餐具放好。
B：你可以让客人帮忙呀。我的客人就经常坚持要帮我洗餐具。我只要告诉他们放在哪就行了。
A：那么，你通常都做什么菜呢？我知道你喜欢意大利餐。
B：意大利餐、印度餐，还有中餐。我最近刚开始做中餐，还需要更多地练习。
A：你觉得买中餐的材料麻烦吗？
B：一点都不麻烦。在超市里几乎都能买到。那些材料和西餐经常是一样的。但在烹制方法上却大大的不同，而不是材料。
A：为五六个人做饭要花多长时间？
B：很显然，那要看我做什么了，但是通常要花一个半小时。
词汇档案
satisfaction[，s?t?s'f?k?n]n.满意
cutIery['k?tl?ri]n.餐具
4.Doing Housework 做家务
锦囊妙句
1.I don't Iike doing housework.我不喜欢做家务。
2.Do you often heIp your mother cooking？你经常帮你妈妈做饭吗？
3.I Iike to do house chores.我喜欢做家务。
4.My weekend was dominated by housework.我的周末全用在做家务上了。