3 Commencing a Conversation
開(kāi)場(chǎng)
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(shuō)他以后再不想找女人了.
Guess who I saw just now?
猜猜，我剛才見(jiàn)到誰(shuí)了？
A:Guess who I saw just now?
猜猜，我剛才見(jiàn)到誰(shuí)了？
B:Who?A:Denis CutWood,the escaped criminal.
誰(shuí)？丹尼斯卡.特伍德，那個(gè)逃犯。
B:Then you must report to the cops.
那你得去報(bào)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(huì)呢？上午大部分時(shí)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(méi)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(píng)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(gè)老師。為什么？
Excuse me,...
對(duì)不起，......。（通用）
A:Excuse me,is there anybody sitting here? B:No,there isn’t.
對(duì)不起，這兒有人嗎？沒(méi)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(yùn)氣還不錯(cuò),到動(dòng)物園需要好長(zhǎng)時(shí)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(kāi)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(lái)吧。應(yīng)該有空調(diào)才對(duì)，你說(shuō)呢？
Excuse me,you’re new here,aren’t you ?
對(duì)不起，你是新來(lái)的吧？（通用）
A:Excuse me,you’re new here,arent you?B:Yes,I am.
對(duì)不起，你是新來(lái)的吧？對(duì)。
A:Do you want me to help? B:Well,I feel puzzled by a lot of things.
要我?guī)兔幔窟溃枚嗍虑槲叶疾幻靼住?/p>
Excuse me,can I ask you something?
我能問(wèn)你件事嗎？（通用）
A:Excuse me ,can I ask you something,Mr.Jones? B:Ok,go ahead.
我能問(wèn)你件事？好的，請(qǐng)講。
A:Do you happen to know Mr.Johnson in the Sales Department?
您認(rèn)識(shí)銷(xiāo)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(shí).他是一個(gè)很不錯(cuò)的年輕人,總是樂(lè)于助人.
By the way,...
順便問(wèn)一下，...。（通用）
A:By the way,what time is it,please? B:7:30.
順便問(wèn)一個(gè)，幾點(diǎn)了？7:30.
A:Thank you.The speaker is very late.Why?
謝謝,講話的人來(lái)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(guò)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(guò)的夜。
A：Sounds good!
聽(tīng)起來(lái)錯(cuò)。
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(zhǎng)時(shí)間了。
A:Cheer up.He’ll be fine soon.
別擔(dān)心了，他很快就會(huì)好起來(lái)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(gè)好朋友今晚要來(lái)。
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(huì)的問(wèn)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(gè)電話。
B:Then why not just call? A:I don’t know how to express myself.
那為什么沒(méi)有打呢？我不知道該怎么說(shuō)才好。
Do excuse me ,may I ask you a question?
請(qǐng)?jiān)彛夷軉?wèn)你個(gè)問(wèn)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(wèn)你個(gè)問(wèn)題嗎？什么問(wèn)題？
A:What’s the typical animal in Australia?
澳大利亞的典型動(dòng)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(duì)不起,我無(wú)意中聽(tīng)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(duì)不起，我無(wú)意中聽(tīng)到的,你剛才提到修了嗎？
B:Yeah.Why?
提到了，問(wèn)這個(gè)干嘛？
A:Hugh is going to be made manager of the department.You know that?
修要被行為會(huì)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(gè)聰明的女孩嗎？
B:Why do you ask such a question?
你怎么想起問(wèn)這個(gè)問(wèn)題來(lái)了？
A:Because every time I raise a question,she is the first to put up her hand .
因?yàn)槲颐看翁釂?wèn),好都第一個(gè)舉手,
And she’s always right.
而且每次都答對(duì).
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?lài)?yán)厲些嗎?為什么這么說(shuō)?
A:If this is the case,Will there be a lot of criminals?
如果這樣,還會(huì)有那么多罪犯嗎？
