书城外语万用英语表达宝典
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第17章 生活万花筒(2)

Would you be interested in going to the horse race tomorrow

明天你有兴趣去看赛马嘛?

horse race赛马

I become interested in the activities.我开始对文体活动感兴趣了。

Activities do a lot of good to our body and heart.文体活动对我们的身心都有帮助。

You look so young and energetic after you joining the activity.你参加完活动后更加青春有活力了。

My favorite activity is bowling.我最喜欢的活动是保龄球。

Rope skipping can help you lose weight.跳绳可以帮助你减肥。

lose weight减肥

Would you like to join the cycling你想要参加赛车吗?

I won the first prize in the painting match.在绘画比赛中我得了第一名。

the first prize一等奖,第一名

读书看报

What are you reading recently你最近在读什么?

recently最近,新近

Have you finished reading the novel you bought last week你看完上周买的那本小说了吗?

novel小说

What’s the current best-seller当今最畅销的书是什么?

best-seller畅销书,畅销唱片

There was nothing interesting in the paper today.今天报上没有什么有趣的新闻。

I only finished reading half of it.我只读了一半。

Is the latest issue of the magazine out最新的一期杂志出版了吗?

magazine杂志,期刊

There’s nothing better than reading something.没有什么比读点儿书更好的了。

What’s your favorite magazine你最喜欢的杂志是什么?

Please give me a recommended reading list.请给我一份推荐书单。

You don’t have to read every word, just skim it.你不必每个字都看,只要浏览一下就行了。

skim浏览

I wish I had more time for reading.我希望有更多的时间来看书。

I could hardly open a book these days.这些日子以来我很少看书。

找人谈话

Should we talk about this我们是不是该谈谈这个?

You should talk to him now.你现在应该和他谈谈。

You got a minute你有空吗?

I need to talk to you.我需要跟你谈一谈。

May I have a little talk with you我可以跟你谈一下吗?

Can we sit down and talk it over我们可以坐下来好好谈一谈吗?

sit down坐下

Can we talk我们可以谈一下吗?

Can I bend your ears for a minute可不可以借用你一分钟?

May I have a conversation with you我可以跟你谈一下吗?

conversation交谈,会话

订购鲜花

What do you want the card to say你想要卡片上写些什么?

Which flowers are the freshest哪些花是刚到的?

Do you deliver你们送花上门吗?

Give me a corsage, please.给我一支装饰花。

corsage胸花

What color do you like您喜欢什么颜色?

Vase or wrapped是用花瓶还是包装起来?

vase花瓶

I’d like some roses for my wife.我想要送玫瑰花给我妻子。

What’re your delivery charges送花费用是多少?

delivery charge运输费用

What kinds of flowers do you have你们都有什么样的花?

购买保险

You should spend some money on insurance.你应该花一些钱购买保险。

insurance保险

My friend tried to persuade me into buying insurance for my son.我的朋友试着想说服我为我儿子买保险。

persuade说服,劝说

What sort of people will buy insurance on the exchange怎样的人群会买保险来兑换?

exchange交换,兑换

Many more people buy insurance in America than in China.在美国,买保险的人比中国多。

What types of insurance can you accept你能接受的保险类型是什么?

This is our insurance policy.这是我们的保单。

insurance policy保险单,保单

My grandmother gets by on social security.我祖母是靠社会保险金过日子的。

social security社会保险

Do you have life insurance你买了人寿保险吗?

Health insurance company and policy number您购买的医疗保险的公司和保险单编码是多少?

I don’t have health insurance.我没有买医疗保险。

I took out a life insurance policy and made my wife the beneficiary.我买了份寿险,受益人是我妻子。

beneficiary受益人

You’d better get some insurance too. Just in case.你也买份保险吧。以防万一。

just in case以防万一

拒绝推销

No, thanks.不用谢谢。

I’m very busy.我很忙。

I can’t afford it我买不起。

I’m sorry, but I am not interested.对不起,我不感兴趣。

I think I might just keep on looking.我想我还得再看看。

keep on继续

I don’t want to hear, you get out!我不想再听了,你给我滚!

At this time I am not interested in your products.这个阶段我对这个产品不感兴趣。

Please permanently remove me from your calling list.把我的号码从你们的电话联系人中除去好吗?

I will not need your products in the future.我以后也不需要这种产品。

in the future在将来

I don’t have time to talk right now.现在我没有时间谈。

How did you get my name你是怎么知道我名字的?

Please take me off your list.请把我从你的名单上划掉。