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第30章 交际口语(1)

Weather

天气

Classic Sentences 经典句子

01|The weather is abnormal this year.

今年的气候不正常。

02|It’s raining hard.

雨下得很大。

03|Snow covered the ground.

积雪覆盖了大地。

04|Snow is falling all over the country.

全国各地都在下雪。

05|Have you listened to the weather forecast

你听天气预报了吗?

06|What’s the temperature today

今天的气温多高?

07|The fog cleared off.

雾气已散。

08|It’s cloudy today.

今天阴天。

09|It’s a find day today.

今天的天气真好。

10|Cold weather, isn’t it

天气很冷,不是吗?

11|The weather becomes warmer.

天气变暖和了。

12|It is sunny today.

今天天气晴朗。

13|Wet weather always depresses me.

depress [dipres] v. 使沮丧

我在阴雨天总是心灰意冷。

14|It’s raining cats and dogs outside.

外面正下着倾盆大雨。

15|It’s freezing.

天冷极了。

Useful Dialogue 实用会话

Talking About Weather

Cathy: It is boiling today, isn’t it

Kayla: Yes, it’s very hot and stuffy.

Cathy: It’s been looking like rain for several days. But it hasn’t rained yet.

Kayla: There are thick black clouds in the sky now. The wind is rising.

Cathy: It looks as if a thunder storm is coming in.

Kayla: It’s a bit windy. But I like the breeze.

Cathy: It’s beginning to sprinkle.

Kayla: The weatherman says some showers are expected this afternoon.

Cathy: It’s turning warmer, isn’t it

Kayla: Yes, the temperature is going up today. The temperature has climbed to 36 ℃.

Cathy: After a heavy rain, the temperature should drop a lot.

Kayla: Yes, there will be a cool day tomorrow.

谈论天气

凯茜:今天的天气热得要命,是不是?

凯拉:是的,今天天气很闷热。

凯茜:好几天总是要下雨的样子,但还是没下。

凯拉:现在天空乌云密布,刮风了。

凯茜:看起来一场雷雨即将来临。

凯拉:是有点风,但我喜欢微风。

凯茜:开始下小雨了。

凯拉:天气预报说今天下午将有阵雨。

凯茜:天气在转暖,是不是?

凯拉:是的,今天气温在上升。已上升到36摄氏度了。

凯茜:大雨过后,今天气温会降很多。

凯拉:是的,明天会是个凉爽的日子。

Notes 注释

boiling [bili] a. 沸腾的

stuffy [stfi] a.(房间等)不通风的

thunder storm雷雨

breeze [briz] n. 微风

小叮咛

①But it hasn’t rained yet. 但还是没下。yet: 还。在现在完成时的句子中,already常用于肯定句,yet常用于否定句和疑问句。用于否定句时,yet表示“还、尚、迄今”等意思,例如:He hasn’t done much yet. 他做的还不是很多。用于疑问句时,yet表示“已经”。例如:Have you seen such a space shuttle yet 你见过这样的航天飞机吗?

Family

家人

Classic Sentences 经典句子

01|When there is a family, there is a god.

有家的地方就是天堂。

02|East, west, home is best.

金窝,银窝,不如自家的草窝。

03|We never know the love of the parents until we become parents ourselves.

养儿方知父母恩。

04|There is a skeleton in every house.

skeleton [skelitn] n. 骨架

家家都有一本难念的经。

05|We can’t live without our family.

我们不能没有家。

06|You can tell your family everything because they are like your best friends.

你可以向家人敞开心扉,因为他们就像你最好的朋友一样。

07|My daughter gets my nose.

我女儿的鼻子和我的长得一模一样。

08|My mother is very gentle.

我的母亲非常温柔。

09|How do you think of your parents

你如何看待你的父母?

10|My younger brother is still at high school.

我弟弟还在上高中。

11|Do you see your parents often

你经常见你的父母吗?

12|I see my family often.

我经常看望我的家人。

13|He is an apple of our eye.

他是全家人的掌上明珠。

14|It must have been tough for your parents bringing up three boys.

tough [tf] a. 艰苦的

对你的父母来说抚养三个男孩一定很不容易。

15|My brother is easy-going.

我的哥哥很容易相处。

Useful Dialogue 实用会话

A Family Photo

(Dennis is looking at one of the photos of Anna.)

Dennis: Is this a photo of your family

Anna: Yes, it is. It was taken two years ago.

Dennis: You look so lovely.

Anna: Everyone is lovely with his family.

Dennis: What does your mother do

Anna: She is a teacher in a middle school.

Dennis: Is she busy

Anna: Yes, she is always very busy. We hope she can spend more time staying with us.

Dennis: This must be your sister. What a pretty girl!

Anna: Pretty. She won the beauty contest in her college.

Dennis: Who is that young man beside you

Anna: He is my elder brother.

一张家庭照片

(丹尼斯正在看安娜的照片。)

丹尼斯:这是你家人的照片吗?

安娜:是的。是两年前照的。

丹尼斯:你看上去很可爱。

安娜:每个人和家人在一起的时候都很可爱。

丹尼斯:你母亲做什么工作?

安娜:我母亲是一个中学教师。

丹尼斯:她很忙吗?

安娜:是的,她总是很忙。我们希望她能花更多的时间与我们在一起。

丹尼斯:这肯定是你姐姐。多漂亮呀!

安娜:漂亮!她是她们大学的选美冠军。

丹尼斯:你旁边的小伙子是谁?

安娜:是我哥哥。

Note 注释

lovely [lvli] a. 可爱的

pretty [priti] a. 漂亮的

contest [kntest] n. 比赛

小叮咛

①We hope she can spend more time staying with us.我们希望她能花更多时间与我们在一起。spend的主语通常是人,用来表示花时间做某事或花钱买东西,常用句型有:主语+spend+时间/金钱+on sth.或主语+时间/金钱+(in) doing sth.例如:-

The little girl spent three hours finishing the book.小女孩花了三个小时读完了那本书。

-I spent 5 dollars on the book.我买这本书花了5美元。

Stocks

股票

Classic Sentences 经典句子

01|Each investor hopes for return for his or her money.

每个投资者都希望投入的资金有所收益。

02|How shall I go about trading in a major corporation

我要买一家大公司的股票应该怎么做?

03|How many listed companies are there all together

总共有多少家上市公司?

04|The approach in buying and selling securities is basically the same.

买卖股票的方法基本都相同。

05|Would you tell me something about stock shares

你能告诉我什么是股份吗?

06|How can investors make money

投资者如何才能赚钱呢?

07|Everyone wants the stock market to go up.

人人希望股票上涨。

08|Could I buy and sell shares through your bank

我能通过你们银行买卖股票吗?

09|How many major securities markets are there in China mainland

中国大陆有几个主要的股票市场?

10|Does your bank have the service on securities investments

贵行是否提供股票买卖服务?

11|Can I place my order by phone

我可以通过电话安排买卖吗?

12|What’s a bull market

什么叫牛市?

Useful Dialogue 实用会话

Talking about the Stock

(Oliver and Peter are talking about buying stocks.)

Oliver: I can’t help opening an online trading account, Peter. The share price is skyrocketing.

Peter: Quite understandable. No one would say “No” to money. Which stock do you plan to buy

Oliver: Did you hear about the latest tech IPO I’m thinking about that.

Peter: I know that. My cousin made a ton of cash on it in a single day.

Oliver: Great. He is on a gravy train.

Peter: Well, I don’t really intend to encourage you. You know, Oliver, the stock market is surely a good place to put your spare cash, but it is risky. Be sure that you won’t overextend yourself.

Oliver: Thank you, Peter. Really. I will diversify my investment.

Peter: Diversify

Oliver: Diversification is very important in today’s market. In general, invest some of your money in bonds or funds, and about one-third in stocks.

Peter: Go on, Oliver.

Oliver: Bonds and funds are safer investments, stocks are risky.

Peter: Thank you for your good suggestions.

谈论股票

(奥立弗和彼得正在谈论股票。)

奥立弗:彼得,我忍不住开了个网上交易账户,股票价格正在疯涨。

彼得:可以理解。没有人能够对钱说“不”。你打算买哪支股票?

奥立弗:你有没有听说过最新上市的科技股,我正在考虑。