3 Commencing a Conversation
開場
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,他說他以后再不想找女人了.
Guess who I saw just now?
猜猜，我剛才見到誰了？
A:Guess who I saw just now?
猜猜，我剛才見到誰了？
B:Who?A:Denis CutWood,the escaped criminal.
誰？丹尼斯卡.特伍德，那個逃犯。
B:Then you must report to the cops.
那你得去報告警察。
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.
怎么會呢？上午大部分時間你都在這兒。
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?
我想當個老師。為什么？
Excuse me,...
對不起，......。（通用）
A:Excuse me,is there anybody sitting here? B:No,there isn’t.
對不起，這兒有人嗎？沒有。
A:Thanks,I’m very lucky to get a seat.Will it take long to go to the zoo?
謝謝,能有座位運氣還不錯,到動物園需要好長時間嗎?
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?
我來吧。應該有空調才對，你說呢？
Excuse me,you’re new here,aren’t you ?
對不起，你是新來的吧？（通用）
A:Excuse me,you’re new here,arent you?B:Yes,I am.
對不起，你是新來的吧？對。
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?
我能問你件事嗎？（通用）
A:Excuse me ,can I ask you something,Mr.Jones? B:Ok,go ahead.
我能問你件事？好的，請講。
A:Do you happen to know Mr.Johnson in the Sales Department?
您認識銷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,認識.他是一個很不錯的年輕人,總是樂于助人.
By the way,...
順便問一下，...。（通用）
A:By the way,what time is it,please? B:7:30.
順便問一個，幾點了？7:30.
A:Thank you.The speaker is very late.Why?
謝謝,講話的人來得太晚了.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，在山頂上過的夜。
A：Sounds good!
聽起來錯。
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時間了。
A:Cheer up.He’ll be fine soon.
別擔心了，他很快就會好起來的。
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.
你的一個好朋友今晚要來。
Don’t you think that...
你不認為......？（通用）
A:Don’t you think that juvenile delinquency is on the increase?
你不認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.
也許是我們社會的問題吧。
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電話。
B:Then why not just call? A:I don’t know how to express myself.
那為什么沒有打呢？我不知道該怎么說才好。
Do excuse me ,may I ask you a question?
請原諒，我能問你個問題嗎？
A:Do excuse me,Miss Green,may I ask you a question? B:What’s it ?
格林小姐，我能問你個問題嗎？什么問題？
A:What’s the typical animal in Australia?
澳大利亞的典型動物是什么？
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?
對不起,我無意中聽到的,你剛才提到...了嗎?(較正式)
A:Sorry,I couldn’t help overhearing.Did you mention Hugh just now?
對不起，我無意中聽到的,你剛才提到修了嗎？
B:Yeah.Why?
提到了，問這個干嘛？
A:Hugh is going to be made manager of the department.You know that?
修要被行為會議主席了，你知道嗎？
Wouldn’t you say that...?
你不認為...？
A:Wouldn’t you say that Lucy is a bright girl?
你不認為露西是個聰明的女孩嗎？
B:Why do you ask such a question?
你怎么想起問這個問題來了？
A:Because every time I raise a question,she is the first to put up her hand .
因為我每次提問,好都第一個舉手,
And she’s always right.
而且每次都答對.
B:No wonder you like her so much?
難怪你那么喜歡她。
Wouldn’t you agree that...
我不認為......？（較正式）
A:Wouldn’t you agree that the law should be made more severe? B:Why?
你不認為法律應該再嚴厲些嗎?為什么這么說?
A:If this is the case,Will there be a lot of criminals?
如果這樣,還會有那么多罪犯嗎？
