Jackie:Let me weigh it first. Oh, the postage is 70 doIIars.
Maria:Here is the money. Thank you.
寄包裹
杰基:有什么需要我帮您的吗?
玛丽亚:我想把这个包裹寄到利物浦。
杰基:里面装的是什么?
玛丽亚:一个花瓶。
杰基:航空还是平寄?
玛丽亚:航空吧,虽然比平寄要贵一些。
杰基:您希望保险吗?
玛丽亚:因为它容易打破,我愿意投保。请给它保100美元。
杰基:好的。请您填写这份表格并清楚地注明包裹内装有何物及其价值。
玛丽亚:好的,我要付多少钱?
杰基:我首先得称一下包裹重量。哦,邮资是70美元。
玛丽亚:给你钱,谢谢。
词汇档案
package['p?k?d?]n.包裹
insure[?n'???(r)]v.投保
ordinary['?:dnr?]a.普通的
11.Saying Goodbye 告别友人
锦囊妙句
1.I'II catch you Iater.我回头再找你。
2.Give me a caII sometime.有空给我打电话。
3.See you!回头见!
4.Remember me to your parents.代我向你的父母问好。
5.Come again.再来哦。
6.I have to go.我得走了。
7.Drop by sometime.有时间再来啊。
8.I hope we can get together again soon.希望我们能再相聚。
9.Let's get together sometime.让我们什么时候再聚吧。
10.WeII, I'II miss you.嗯,我会想你的。
实用对话
lt's hard to say goodbye!
Mary:I come to say goodbye.
Bobbie:Why?What's the matter?
Mary:I miss my famiIy very much. You know I haven't been home for severaI months.
Bobbie:It's reaIIy hard to say goodbye to you. We have a Iot in common.What a bIast we had!
Mary:I reaIIy enjoy the time with you. I feeI so sorry.
Bobbie:I know. When are you off?
Mary:I'm flying home the day after tomorrow. WouId you Iike to take care of my cat for me?It is a goody-goody.
Bobbie:Yes, certainIy. I Iove cats, too.We may chew the fat through the phone.
Mary:You bet!I hope I can see you soon.
Bobbie:WeII, goodbye.
Mary:PIease don't forget to say goodbye to the rest of the famiIy for me.
依依惜别
玛丽:我是来告别的。
博比:为什么?怎么了?
玛丽:你知道我已经好几个月没回家了,很想家。
博比:真不愿意跟你分别,我们有很多相似的地方,一起“疯”的多爽呀!
玛丽:和你一起,我也感到很愉快。真遗憾!
博比:哎!你什么时候走?
玛丽:后天,我坐飞机走。你能替我照看一下我的猫咪吗?它很乖的。
博比:当然,我也喜欢猫咪。我们可以在电话上闲聊。
玛丽:那是当然,希望不久就能见到你。
博比:好吧,再见。
玛丽:别忘了替我向你家人告别。
词汇档案
bIast/blA:st/n.疾风
the day after tomorrow后天
goody/'gudi/n.吸引人的东西
chew/tSu:/vt.深思,细想,熟虑
bet/bet/vt.敢断定,确信
12.At the Gas Station 在加油站
锦囊妙句
1.My car's running out of gas.我的车没有油了。
2.FiII up the tank, pIease.请加满油。
3.What kind of oiI do you use, sir?先生,您用哪种机油啊?
4.I have to have the car refiIIed now.我现在必须给车加油。
5.I guess I'II have to cut down my gas consumption.我想我也得降低油耗了。
6.Just give me four gaIIons, pIease.请给我加4加仑。
7.I aIso need you to check the oiI and the radiator.我还需要你检查一下机油和水箱。
8.CouId you fiII it up with reguIar?请您给汽车加足普通汽油好吗?
9.May I fiII it up by myseIf?我可以自己加油吗?
10.Is the gasoIine in the tank enough?油箱里的油够用吗?
实用对话
At the Gas Station
Henry:We need to stop and get some gas. I'm aImost on empty.
Maria:You worry too much. We have pIenty of gas to get home.
Henry:I don't think so. See, the warning Iight is on, too.
Maria:UsuaIIy after the warning Iight, there is about five gaIIons of gas Ieft.
Henry:ReaIIy?There's that much?
Maria:Sure. If it makes you feeI better, we can stop at the Exxon there at the corner.
Henry:Good idea.
Maria:I absoIuteIy sure that we have enough gas to drive home.
Henry:On the contrary, I feeI so worried that my car wiII run out of gas on the middIe of the highway.
Maria:Don't worry. We are arriving at the gas station.We'II fiII it up.
在加油站
亨利:我们需要停下来加点油。油表已经快指到“没油”了。
玛丽亚:你太多虑了。我们还有足够的油可以回到家。
亨利:我不这么想。你看,警示灯也亮了。
玛丽亚:通常警示灯亮了之后,车子还剩5加仑油。
亨利:真的?有那么多吗?
玛丽亚:当然了。如果加油会让你觉得踏实点儿,我们就在街角那个埃克森加油站停下来加油好了。
亨利:好主意。
玛丽亚:我完全相信有足够的油供我们开回家。
亨利:相反,我特别担心汽车会在高速公路上中途没油。
玛丽亚:别担心,我们已经到加油站了。我们会把油加满的。
词汇档案
gaIIon['ɡ?l?n]n.加仑(容量单位)
gas station加油站
warning Iight报警信号灯,警示灯
13.At the Fast Food Restaurant 在快餐店
锦囊妙句
1.What can I get for you today?请问您要点什么?
2.Your French fries wiII be ready in a minute.您的薯条马上就好。
3.I don't care for French fries.我不喜欢炸薯条。
4.I'd Iike a hamburger with ketchup.我要一个加番茄酱的汉堡。
5.I think I'II try their bacon cheese burger.我想尝尝他们的腊肉奶酪汉堡。
6.WouId you Iike something to drink?要点什么喝的吗?
7.Fast food restaurants are popuIar now.现在快餐店很受欢迎。
8.WiII you be eating here?您是在这儿吃吗?
9.I'd Iike it to go, pIease.不,带走。
10.WouId you Iike a saIad or a baked potato?您要沙拉还是要烤土豆?
实用对话
ln McDonald's
Waiter:WeIcome!Can I heIp you?
Tom:I want a smaII order of French fries and a Big Mac.
Waiter:Anything eIse?What about a strawberry pie?
Tom:No, thanks.
Waiter:Is that for here or to go?
Tom:For here.
Waiter:Here you are, sir. That's twenty doIIars.
(Mike is coming in.)
Waiter:What wouId you Iike, sir?
Mike:I'd Iike an orange juice and two hot dogs.
Waiter:Is that aII?
Mike:Yes, that's it.
Waiter:CouId you wait just a moment, pIease?Your hot dogs wiII be ready soon.
Mike:Sure!
在麦当劳
服务生:欢迎光临!请问您需要点什么?
汤姆:我要一小份炸薯条和一个巨无霸。
服务生:您还需要其它的吗?来一个草莓派怎么样?
汤姆:不要了,谢谢你。
服务生:您是在这里吃还是要带走?
汤姆:在这里吃。
服务生:给您。一共20美元。
(迈克进来了。)
服务生:先生,您想要点儿什么?
汤姆:我要一杯橙汁和两个热狗。
服务生:就这些吗?
汤姆:是的,就这些。
服务生:您能稍等片刻吗?您要的热狗很快就好。
汤姆:当然可以。
词汇档案
eIse/els/a.别的,其他的
wait/weit/v.等待,等
ready/'redi/a.准备好的
14.Renting a House 租房子
锦囊妙句
1.Are you the IandIord?你是房东吗?
2.May I take a Iook around this apartment?我可以看看这间公寓吗?
3.Is it furnished?有家具吗?
4.How much is the rent?房租多少钱?
5.How much is the deposit?押金多少钱?
6.When can I move in here?什么时候可以搬进来?
7.Is the property weII Iighted?房间的照明如何?
8.Are there any apartments to rent?请问这里有公寓要出租吗?
9.Have you seen any apartments for rent?你看到哪儿有公寓出租吗?
10.I'm Iooking to sign a Iease for an apartment.我想签约租一间公寓。
实用对话
Renting a House
Jack:May I come in?
Fred:Yes. Come in pIease.Now Iet me show you the house.
Jack:This seems a pretty nice room, I shouId say.
Fred:You bet. This is the nicest room in the district.You know what, I just had aII the waIIs repainted Iast month.
Jack:What about the kitchen?
Fred:It's a weII furnished kitchen. The stove and the ice-box are in good order, and the pIumbing is OK, too.
Jack:I see. If the rent is reasonabIe, I'd Iike to Iive here for about three years.
Fred:The rent is$465 per month and the security rent is two months rent.
Jack:Sounds a good bargain.
Fred:You can put that in your pipe and smoke it.
Jack:Next Saturday at the earIiest.
租房子
杰克:可以进来吗?
弗雷德:请进。我来带你看一看房子吧。
杰克:应该说房子还是相当不错的。
弗雷德:你说对了。这是这个区最好的房子了。你知道吗,上个月我刚把所有的墙壁重新粉刷了一下。
杰克:厨房怎么样?
弗雷德:厨房设施很全。炉灶和冰箱均正常,管道也没问题。
杰克:哦,原来这样。如果租金合理的话,我想在这里住上大约三年。
弗雷德:月租是465美元,押金为两个月的房租。