Useful Dialogue 实用会话
Reading books
(It was Sunday. George came to Brian to ask whether he had finished reading the novel they bought last week.)
George: Good morning, Brian. Have you finished reading the novel you bought last week
Brian: No, I was very busy yesterday. I only finished reading half of it.
George: When will you plan to finish reading it
Brian: About three days more, I think.
George: Well, I’ll come to you for it three days later.
Brian: No problem.
George: Do you think this novel is interesting
Brian: Yes, it is. But there are many characters in it, and sometimes you’ll be confused.
George: I see.
Brian: By the way, how will you kill your time this afternoon
George: I happened to buy my favorite magazine yesterday. And I think there’s nothing better than reading something. It’s excellent relaxation.
Brian: And there is a saying, “It’s never too late to learn.” Reading is a good way to learn.
George: You are quite right. I wish I had more time for reading.
读 书
(星期天,乔治来找布莱恩,问他是否读完了他们上周买的那本小说。)
乔治:早上好,布莱恩。你看完上周买的那本小说了吗?
布莱恩:还没有,我昨天特别忙。我只读了一半。
乔治:你打算什么时候读完这本小说?
布莱恩:我想大约还要三天时间。
乔治:那么,三天后我来取。
布莱恩:没问题。
乔治:你认为这本小说有趣吗?
布莱恩:是的,很有趣。但里面有很多人物,有时会把你弄糊涂的。
乔治:我明白了。
布莱恩:顺便问一下,今天下午你打算怎样打发时间?
乔治:昨天我碰巧买了我最喜欢的杂志。没有什么比读点儿书更好的了。这是一种很好的休息。
布莱恩:常言道“活到老,学到老”。读书是很好的学习方式。
乔治:你说得对。我希望有更多的时间来看书。
Notes 注释
character [k 8rikt] n. 人物,角色
confuse [knfjuz] v. 把……弄糊涂,使困惑
by the way顺便提一下
excellent [ekslnt] a. 出色的,杰出的
小叮咛
①I wish I had more time for reading. 我希望有更多的时间来看书。
I wish后接宾语从句时, 谓语有三种可能:(1)
表示与现在事实相反的愿望, 用过去时,例如:I wish I were a teacher. 我要是一位老师就好了。
(2)
表示与过去事实相反的愿望, 用过去完成时,例如:I wish that you had called yesterday. 你要是昨天打电话就好了。
(3)
表示与将来事实相反的愿望, 用could/would/might+动词原形,例如:I wish he would come at once. 我真希望他马上来。
Watching TV
看电视
Classic Sentences 经典句子
01|He is a couch potato.
他整天看电视。
02|Do you like the host of that show
host [hust] n. 节目主持人
你喜欢这个节目主持人吗?
03|We’d better change turn to another channel.
我们最好换个频道。
04|What channel did you watch last night
你昨晚看的是几频道?
05|The show is on.
节目开始播出了。
06|What are your favorite TV shows
你最喜欢的电视节目是什么?
07|The late night news is coming up.
接下来播出的是夜间新闻。
08|The show has been moved from 8: 00 p.m. to 11: 00 p.m.
这个节目已经由晚上8点改到晚上11点播出。
09|Jim didn’t watch TV last night.
吉姆昨晚没有看电视。
10|I can not stick the TV program.
stick [stik] v. 坚持
我受不了这些电视节目。
11|It’s kind of a continuing daily TV drama.
那是一种每天放映的电视连续剧。
12|My favorite soap opera will be on.
我喜欢的肥皂剧要上演了。
13|Jennifer plays Rachel on Friends.
珍妮弗在《老友记》里面饰演雷切尔。
14|Look, Pitt is showing up.
快点看,皮特出现在屏幕上了。
15|Cartoon is my favorite program.
我最喜欢的节目是卡通片。
Useful Dialogue 实用对话
TV Programs
Sharon: Maggie, give me the remote controller. Friends is on.
Maggie: I’m watching The X-Files. This is the season finale. I don’t want to miss it.
Sharon: You can record it on video-tape and watch it tomorrow. The best part of a videotape is that you can fast forward through commercials.
Maggie: OK, here you go!
Sharon: You know what! Brad Pitt will pop up on tonight’s episode. His guest gig must be fun.
Maggie: Don’t you think sitcoms have too many laugh tracks There’s laughing every five minutes.
Sharon: Friends is not a so-so comedy. It is a hit and a prime time show.
Maggie: I’m not anti Friends. I’m just getting tired of sitcoMs. There are so many TV stations showing them, channel after channel.
Sharon: That’s why reality shows are a welcome trend nowadays.
Maggie: Yes, you bet!
Sharon: Which of the reality shows do you like
Maggie: Survivor is my favorite.
电视节目
沙伦:玛吉,把遥控器给我!《老友记》开始演了。
玛吉:我正在看《X档案》。这是这一季的最后一集,我不想错过。
沙伦:你可以把它录下来,等到明天再看啊。看录影带的好处就是看到广告的时候你可以快进。
玛吉:好吧!拿去!
沙伦:你知道吗?布拉德·皮特在今晚这一集会出现喔!他的客串演出一定很有趣。
玛吉:你不觉得情景喜剧放太多噱头笑声吗?每隔五分钟就听到一阵傻笑声。
沙伦:《老友记》可不是马马虎虎的喜剧,它可是广受好评、又排在黄金时段的节目。
玛吉:我不是说《老友记》不好,我只是很厌烦情景喜剧。好多电视台都在播情景喜剧,一个频道接着一个频道。
沙伦:所以,真人秀电视节目最近才会变得那么受欢迎。
玛吉:是的,我同意你的说法。
沙伦:那你最喜欢哪一个真人秀电视节目呢?
玛吉:《我要活下去》是我最喜欢的。
Notes 注释
remote controller摇控器
finale [finɑli] n. 结尾
forward [fwd] adv. 向前
episode [episud] n. (电视等的)连续剧的一集
gig [ɡiɡ] v. 公演
sitcom [sitkm] n. 情景喜剧
小叮咛
①You bet! 我同意你的说法。
You bet: 一点也没错,肯定的。这是一个非常口语话的句子,用在表示同意对方说法时使用,或者当有人提出建议, 想要表示非常认同时就可以说you bet!其实就是You bet I am.的省略语。例如:-
They won’t finish the work on time.
他们不能按时完成工作。
-You bet. 肯定的。
Movies
电影
Classic Sentences 经典句子
01|How do you think that movie
你认为那部电影怎么样?
02|The Hollywood pictures are popular to the people all over the world.
好莱坞电影受到世界人民的欢迎。
03|He played the part of a singer in the film.
他在电影里扮演一个歌手。
04|The film is worth seeing.
这部电影值得一看。
05|I prefer a feature film to an action film.
我喜欢故事片,不太喜欢动作片。
06|The show has already begun.
电影已开场。
07|This is a sensational film.
这部影片引起了轰动。
08|Is that film subtitles in both Chinese and English
那部电影有中英文字幕吗?
09|I have two tickets for today’s shows.
我有两张今天的电影票。
10|Let’s go to a movie tomorrow, shall we
我们明天去看电影,好吗?
11|What do you think of her acting
你觉得她的演技如何?
12|What time does the movie start
电影什么时候开始?
13|The movie was over shortly before six.
电影不到6点钟就结束了。
14|His last movie was a real turkey.
他最后的那部影片一塌糊涂。
15|They have not seen that movie on television.
他们还没在电视上看过那部影片。
Useful Dialogue 实用会话
Going to the Movies
Henry: Hey, Kathy, how about getting together for a movie tonight
Kathy: Sure. What’s playing
Henry: Well, let me check the newspaper. We’ve got Quantum Apocalypse, The Graves, and The Bounty Hunter.
Kathy: The Graves sounds great. I love horror movies.
Henry: No way. I don’t want to be scared out of my wits.
Kathy: OK. How about Quantum Apocalypse
Henry: I’m not in the mood for science fiction.
Kathy: How come
Henry: I saw the trailer the other day. I don’t recommend seeing it.
Kathy: It seems we don’t see eye to eye with each other.
Henry: How about The Bounty Hunter I think you’d like it. It is a romantic comedy.
Kathy: Is this the Jennifer Aniston’s movie
Henry: Yes. I heard that it is Aniston’s best movie so far.
看电影
亨利:嗨,凯西,今晚一起去看个电影吧?
凯西:好啊!有什么电影在上演?
亨利:让我看一下报纸。有《量子启示录》、《猎杀禁地》和《赏金猎手》。
凯西:我想看《猎杀禁地》。我喜欢恐怖片。
亨利:不要,我不想吓得半死。
凯西:好吧!那《量子启示录》怎么样?
亨利:我不是很想看科幻片。