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1  在机场   At the Airport

Inquiry

询问票务

 

 

范例

A: What flights n. 航班 do you have from New York to London tomorrow?

B: One moment, please. And I’ll find out what’s availablea. 可利用的，有空的.

A: I’d like to travel [1]first-class.

B: OK. We have a non-stopa. 不停留的，直飞的 flight leaving Kennedy at 9:25.

A: When should I get to the airport?

B: Please be there [2]by 8:45 [3]at the latest.

翻译

A: 明天从纽约往伦敦有哪几趟航班？

B: 请稍等，我查查看。

A: 我要头等舱。

B: 好的。九点二十五有一班直飞航班，从肯尼迪机场起飞。

A: 我应该什么时候到达机场？

B: 最迟请在八点四十五之前到机场。

Notes:

1. first-class是头等舱的意思。经济舱是economic class，coach也有经济舱的意思。

2. by在这个句子里表示的是“在……之前”的意思，它后面接的必须是表示时间点的数字，而不能是时间段（如two months, a week等）。英语中如果要表达在某个时间段内完成某事情，前面应该接介词in，例如：

Please return to Guangzhou in two weeks.

请在两周内返穗。

The E-mail will reach you in 2 seconds.

两秒钟内你就能收到电子邮件了。

3. at the latest表示的是一种时间要求的极限，即“最迟不要晚于……”的意思。

 

Making a reservation

订票

 

范例

Dan: I’d like to make a reservation for two for a flight to New York City on March 3rd.

Caroline: It’s our [1]anniversaryn. 周年纪念.

Gerry: Oh! Congratulations! May I have your names, please?

Dan: Daniel and Caroline McLean.

Gerry: I need your address and a daytimen. 白天，日间 phone.

Dan: 2205 Pine Street, San Francisco, California, 98008. Our phone number is, area code电话区号 415, 555-8080

Caroline: Does it cost a lot more to fly first-class?

Gerry: Yeah, but you can [2]have all the champagnen. 香槟 you want.

Dan: I guess coach is OK, but my wife wants a window seat. Oh, I almost forgot…my frequent flyer miles累计飞行里程数.

Gerry: Hey, I could bump one of you up to first class.

Dan: I’ll take it, my wife doesn’t drink.

翻译

丹：我要订两个三月三日飞纽约的机位。

卡洛琳：那天是我们的结婚周年纪念日。

盖瑞：喔！恭喜！请告诉我你们的姓名。

丹：丹尼尔与卡洛琳·麦克林。

盖瑞：我需要你们的地址与白天的联络电话。

丹：加州98008旧金山松树街2205号。我们的电话号码是：区域号码415，5558080。

卡洛琳：头等舱贵很多吗？

盖瑞：是的，但是香槟可以无限畅饮。

丹：我想经济舱就可以了，不过我太太要靠窗的座位。喔，我差点忘了……我有累计飞行里程数。

盖瑞：你们当中有一位可以升级到头等舱。

丹：我去好了，我太太不喝酒。

Notes:

1.除了结婚周年纪念，anniversary还可以用于指某个名人的诞辰周年纪念、国家成立、集体成立的周年纪念。要表达“X周年纪念”，在anniversary前面加上一个序数词即可，比如the 25th anniversary.百年纪念可以说the 100th anniversary，也可以说centennial.

2. You can have all the...you want的意思是“你可以任意（吃、喝等）”。自助餐上，我们可以随意选择自己想要的食物，这时你可以说“You can have all the food and drink you want at a buffet dinner”。

 

Similar Expressions  相同表达

1   那是我们的结婚周年纪念日。

It’s our anniversary.

It’s the anniversary of our wedding.

We are celebrating our anniversary.

This is a second honeymoon.

(celebrate(v.) /5selibreit/ 庆祝 honeymoon(n.) /5hQnimu:n/蜜月)

 

2   请告诉我你们的名字。

May I have your names, please?

What are your names, please?

Could I have the names of the passengers, please?

 

3   头等舱会贵很多吗？

Does it cost a lot to fly first class?

Is it much more expensive to fly first-class?

Is there a great difference in the price of coach and first-class tickets?

Are first class tickets much more costly?

 

4   我差点忘了。

I almost forgot.

It completely slipped my mind.

I didn’t think of it earlier.

I should have thought of it sooner.

(slip/5slip/ (v.) 溜走)

 

5   您可以升级到头等舱。

I could bump you up to first class.

You could upgrade to first class.

I could upgrade you to first class.

(upgrade(v.)(n.) /Qp5greid/升级）

 

Expressions Used at the Airport  机场用语

 

1. How often is there a flight to London?

 去伦敦的航班多长时间一班？

2. At what time does the next plane to Washington leave?

 下一班去华盛顿的飞机几点起飞？

3. Are they non-stop flights?

 它们是直达班机吗？

4. Could I make a reservation for flight 8 to Brussels?

 我可以预定去布鲁塞尔的8号班机座位吗？

5. How long is the flight from Seattle to New York?

 从西雅图到纽约要飞多久？

6. Is this where I have to check in for Flight MU562 to Tokyo?

 这里是去东京的MU562航班的登记处吗？

7. Are there any planes to Hiroshima on Sunday?

 星期天有去广岛的班机吗？

8. When am I supposed to check in?

 我应该什么时候办理登机手续？

9. Do you know which channel to go through?

 你可以告诉我该走哪条通道吗？

10. How much is the round trip ticket?

 来回的票要多少钱？

11. We have flights to Paris every hour.

 我们每小时都有去巴黎的班机。

12. May I have your ticket and passport?

 请出示机票和护照好吗？

13. Please put your bags on the scales.

 请把您的行李放在秤上。

14. I’m sorry, but everything is taken.

 很抱歉，座位全满了。

15. You can go through the red channel if you have anything to declare.

 如果你有东西需要申报，请走红色通道。

2  度假 On Vacation

 

Making a reservation

订 房

 

范例

Liz: Hi, I’m Liz Moody-Burns from San Francisco. I have a [1]reservation.

Eric: Burns? B-U-R-N-S?

Liz: Yes. I should have a singlen. 单人房with a balconyn. 阳台facing the courtyardn. 庭院.

Eric: I’m sorry, Ms. Burns. There is no reservation for you. Do you have a confirmation number?

Liz: No, I don’t.

Eric: Well, I’m sorry.

Liz: Do you have any rooms?

Eric: There are no rooms with balconies. But we [2]do have a double suiten. 套房for the same price as a single.

Liz: I’ll take it. What’s the number?

Eric: Three-twenty-one.

Liz: Thank you. Where’s the elevator?

Eric: Down the hall and to the left.

翻译

丽莎：嗨，我是旧金山来的丽莎·慕迪波恩。我订了房间的。

艾里克：波恩？B-U-R-N-S？

丽莎：是的。我订的应该是一间正对着中庭，外面有阳台的单人房。

艾里克：抱歉，波恩小姐，我们没有您的订房记录。您有确认号码吗？

丽莎：不，没有。

艾里克：喔，很抱歉，我无能为力。

丽莎：你们还有空房间吗？

艾里克：有阳台的房间都住满了，不过我们还有一间双人房，价格和单人房一样。

丽莎：我要了。房间号码是多少？

艾里克：321房。

丽莎：谢谢你。电梯在哪里？

艾里克：沿着走廊走到底，就在左边。

 

Notes

1. reservation的动词形式是reserve，意为“预定”，例如：

 to reserve a flight 订机票

 to reserve a hotel room 订旅馆

 to reserve a table (for two) 订餐厅（两人）桌

 to reserve a car 订出租车

2. do本身是一个动词，have也是动词。但是在这里，do没有实际意义，只是加强了have的语气，作用和一个副词相当。

 

Cultural Background  文化背景

 旅馆的房间通常称为suite（套房），听起来会让人感觉房间比较高雅一些，它的这种内涵是room所没有的。

 当我们说到地址、旅馆或公寓号码时，一般人常会将号码逐个念出来，如，three-twenty-one(321)，而不念成three hundred and twenty-one（三百二十一）。

 

Similar Expressions  相同表达

1   我们没有您的订房记录。

There is no reservation for you.

I have nothing in my book for you.

There’s no reservation here for you.

I don’t see your name on the list here.

 

2   请把帐记在这张卡上。

I’d like to cover the bill with this credit card.

Please charge it to this.

Bill everything to this card.

 

A vacation in the sun

阳光下的假期

 

范例

Cindy: Where did you go on your vacationn. 假期, Gerry?

Gerry: I took Bonnie and the kids to the beach in Monterrey.

Cindy: How long did you stay?

Gerry: Three days. I forgot my sunblockn. 防晒霜.

Cindy: Well, that sunburnn. 晒斑 looks pretty bad. What happened? Did you fall asleep and bakev. 烘焙 晒in your beach chair?

Gerry: No! I went windsurfingv. 风帆冲浪!

Cindy: How did you like it?

Gerry: It was [1]a piece of cake!

Cindy: Oh yeah? And you got this burned from windsurfing?

Gerry: Well, it took some time to learn.

Cindy: And…

Gerry: And I [2]kind of got stuck on the water... I needed a lesson first.

Cindy: What about Bonnie?

Gerry: She had a great time. She just joggedv. 慢跑 and went swimming. And… stayed out of the sun.

翻译

辛迪：你去哪里度假了，盖瑞？

盖瑞：我带邦妮和孩子们到蒙德勒的海滩去了。

辛迪：你们在那里呆了多久？

盖瑞：三天。我忘了带防晒油。

辛迪：你看来晒得蛮严重的。怎么会这样？你是不是在沙滩椅上睡着

了，然后被烤焦了？

盖瑞：才不是！我去玩风帆冲浪了。

辛迪：你觉得怎么样？

盖瑞：易如反掌！

辛迪：是吗？你是因为玩风帆冲浪才晒成这样的？

盖瑞：哎呀！学习总是需要一点时间的。

辛迪：而且……

盖瑞：而且我在水里好像有点团团转…… 或许我应该先学学。

辛迪：邦妮怎么样？

盖瑞： 她玩得很愉快。她只是去慢跑、游泳…… 还有，就是呆在晒不着的地方。

 

Notes:

1. “A piece of cake!”是常见的说法，意思是“十分容易”，和汉语中的“小菜一碟”意思相近。

2. “I kind of...” 通常是一个人在要说出实际情况时犹豫不决的用法。

3. “get stuck”是比较口语化的说法以，表示“to be trapped”（受困，通常指一小段时间）。

 

Similar Expressions  相同表达

1   你去哪里度假了？

Where did you go on your vacation?

Where did you spend your vacation?

What did you do on your vacation?

Where did you go on your holiday?

 

2   易如反掌！

It was a piece of cake!

It was really easy.

It was not hard at all.

It was simple.

 

3   学习总是需要一点时间。

It took some time to learn.

I didn’t learn it right away.

I had to practice a lot before I learned how.

It took me a few tries to get it right.

Checking out

退 房

 

范例

A: I’m ready to check out now.

B: Sure, may I have your name and your room number?

A: Bliss Arvid in Room 402.

B: One moment, please. Here is your bill. That comes to 320 dollars [1]even.

A: May I check it?

B: [2]By all means, go ahead.

A: Can I pay by traveler’s check?

B: No problem.

翻译

A：我要结帐退房了。

B：好的，请告诉我您的姓名和房间号码。

A：布里斯·亚维德，402房。

B：请稍等。这是您的帐单，刚好三百二十元整。

A：我可以核对一下吗？

B：当然可以，请便。

A：我可以用旅行支票付款吗？

B：没问题。

Notes:

1. even是一个用法和词性繁多的单词，它具有四种词性，既是名词，又是动词，既是形容词，又是副词。在这里它充当的是副词的作用，修饰前面的320 dollars，意为“刚刚好320美元”，我们汉语习惯都说“……整”。

2. by all means即是“任何形式都可以”，表示同意住客提出的请求。by和means，可以搭配出许多意思不同的短语，例如：

by fair means or foul 不择手段地

by no means 一点也不

by means of… 借着……

by no manner of means 无法

 

Expressions Used in A Hotel  旅馆用语

1. Can I book a double room?

 我可以订一间双人房吗？

2. Could I have my bill?

 我可以看一下帐单吗？

3. How long do you plan to stay here?

 您打算在这里住几天？

4. I’d like to reserve a room with a single bed.

 我想预定一间单人房。

5. I have a complaint to make.

 我要投诉。

6. I’m sorry, but we’re booked solid right now.

 很抱歉，我们这里客满了。

7. I wonder whether you have any vacancies for tonight?

 我想知道你们这里今晚还有空房吗？

8. I’m ready to check out now.

 我准备现在结帐退房了。

4   问路 Finding the Way

 

To the zoo

到动物园

 

范例

A: Excuse me, sir. I’m trying to find my way to the zoo.

B: Yes. [1]Are you taking a taxi or public transportation公共交通?

A: Today I want to go there [2]by bus.

B: That’s good. First of all, you are on the wrong street. You have to walk more than two blocksn. 街区 to Roosevelt Road where you’ll catch Bus No. 236. Get off at the terminaln. 终点站.

A: Thanks a lot.

B: Not at all.

翻译

A：打扰一下，先生。请问去动物园怎么走？

B：你想坐计程车还是搭公车？

A：我今天想坐公车去。

B：那好。不过你走错路了，你必须走过超过两个街区到罗斯福路，然后搭236路公车，在终点站下车。

A：太谢谢你了。

B：不客气。

 

Notes:

1.“Are you taking a taxi or public transportation?”不是询问对方正在进行的情况，而是询问对方将作何打算。

2.“by bus”是“坐公共汽车前往……”，其它交通工具，基本上也都与介词by搭配，例如：by air 乘飞机

by train 乘火车

by underground 乘地铁

by electric car 乘电车

但如果是走路的话，则应该用“on foot”，而不是“by foot ”。

 

To the museum

到博物馆

 

范例

Larry: Excuse me. I’m trying to find the museum. How do I get there?

Justin: Go straight down Fifth to Washington Park. Turn right at the bank.

Larry: Thanks.

Justin: No, no! Wait! Don’t do that! I just remembered. That’s [1]a one-wayn. 单行道 street. You can’t turn right there.

Larry: Excuse me?

Justin: OK, first, go straight down Fifth to 23rd Street, where Broadway [2]crossesv. 交叉 Fifth. Then go one [3]block to the traffic light交通灯. Don’t take the first right. [4]Take the second left, onto Broadway.

Larry: I’m sorry, I don’t understand.

Justin: Here’s Fifth Street. Here’s Broadway. The museum is [5]at Prince and Broadway.

翻译

拉 里：对不起，我在找博物馆。请问要怎么走？

贾斯丁：沿着第五街走到华盛顿公园，在银行右转。

拉 里：谢谢！

贾斯丁：不对，不对！等等！不要那样走！我刚刚想起来，那是条单行

 道，你不能在那里右转。

拉 里：可以再说一次吗？

贾斯丁：好的，首先沿着第五街到第二十三街，也就是百老汇街与第五街交会的地方；然后穿过一个街区到红绿灯的地方。不要在第一条街右转。要在第二条街左转，开进百老汇街。

拉 里：抱歉，我听不懂。

贾斯丁：这里是第五街，这里是百老汇街。博物馆在王子街与百老汇街的交会处。

 

Notes:

1. 以元音开头的名词前的冠词应该用an，但要记住判断元音时要以音标为准，而不是以字母，所以虽然one-way是以元音字母开头的，但因为one发/wQn/，所以用的是a。又例如honor，因为h在词中不发音，所以单词是以元音/C/开头的，冠词应用an。

2. cross除了可以当名词和形容词外，还可以当及物动词，表示“交叉”的意思。

3.Block不是标准的长度测量单位。它指城市中一般长度的街道，也可以指由四条街围起来的市区。

4.这句话和“turn left at the second street”表达的意思一样，不过听起来就地道多了。

5. “at Prince and Broadway”是一种简化了的说法，完整的句子应该是“at the place where Prince crosses Broadway”。

 

Expressions Used When Asking the Way  问路用语

 

1. Can I travel to the Grand Hotel by this bus?

 这辆公车到圆山饭店吗？

2. Does this bus go to Green Lake?

 这辆公车到碧潭吗？

3. Excuse me, but could you tell me the way to the Taipei Zoo?

 请问去台北动物园怎么走？

4. How far is it to the post office?

 这里离邮局多远？

5. How long will it take me to get there?

 我到那里要多久？

6. Which direction is it to the hospital?

 请问去医院应该往哪个方向？

7. Would you kindly tell me where the post office is?

 可不可以告诉我邮局在哪里？

 

Expressions Used When Directing the Way  指路用语

1. Cross the street and you will find the school.

 穿过马路，你就会看到那所学校了。

2. Go back down this street for about three minutes and you’ll find yourself at the park.

 你沿着这条路往回走大约三分钟，就可以找到公园。

3. Go that way for three blocks, then turn right.

 往那里走经过三条街，然后向右转。

4. Keep going until you come to an end.

 一直走到路的尽头。

5. I’m going that way. I’ll show you.

 我正好要去那里，我带你去。

6. Turn left at the first corner, and it’s the second building on your left.

 在第一个街角左转，左边第二幢大楼就是了

5 交通  Traffic

 

In a taxi

在出租车内

 

范例

A: Good Heavens! Please be careful! We nearly [1]bumped into that car.

B: Didn’t you see he was trying to cut right in front of us? What was I supposed to do?

A: Well, must you drive so fast?

B: I don’t want an accident any more than you do, sir. I just [2]got out of the hospital a week ago… and I don’t want to go back.

A: Oh, I’m glad to hear that.

翻译

A：天啊！请小心一点！我们差点撞上那辆汽车。

B：你没看到他在拼命往我们前面冲过来吗？你说我该怎么办？

A：那你非得开得那么快吗？

B：先生，我和你一样，都不想出车祸。一个星期前我才刚出院…… 我可不想再回到那里。

A：我很高兴听到你这么说。

Notes:

1. bump into和crash into都表示相撞的意思。更多的时候，相撞会用这样的方式表达:  “The cars crash into each other”(两辆车相撞)。

2.“get out of hospital”是出院，住院是“go to hospital”，不过要与“go to the hospital”区别开。“go to the hospital”表示的是去医院，可能是看望病人等，而不是住院。

Traffic jam

交通堵塞

 

范例

Maria: Sorry I’m late. Horribleadj.可怕的、恐怖的 traffic.

Jack: [1]Rush hour上下班交通拥挤时段 in New York [2]separatesv. 隔离、区分 the men from the boys. For me, Manhattan’s the easy part. I always walk from

Grand Central.

Maria: Oh, where do you live?

Jack: Greenwich, Connecticut.

Maria: How far is that?

Jack: Oh, about thirty-five miles, [3]door-to-door门到门的.

Maria: How do you get there?

Jack: I take the seven-fifty train.

Maria: How long does the train take?

Jack: It usually takes thirty minutes and then it’s a thirteen-minute walk here.

Maria: Then why did it take me fifty minutes by cabn.计程车 from my hotel on the West Side?

翻译

玛利亚：抱歉，我迟到了。交通状况很糟。

杰 克：纽约的交通颠峰时间就可以考验一个人的的耐力和体力如何。对我而言，曼哈顿还算好。我都是从中央车站走路过来。

玛利亚：哦，你住哪里？

杰 克：格林威治，在康乃迪克州。

玛利亚：离这里多远？

杰 克：哦，从出发到抵达大约三十五英里。

玛利亚：你怎么来这里的？

杰 克：我搭七点五十的火车。

玛利亚：搭火车要花多少时间？

杰 克：通常要三十分钟，然后走十三分钟到这里。

玛利亚：那么为什么我从西区的旅馆搭计程车过来却要花上五十分钟呢？

 

Notes:

1. “rush hour”是口语的说法，指都市早上及傍晚上下班的交通繁忙时段。

2. “separates the men from the boys”是一句俚语，用来指明“困难的情况能够立刻区别出人们的能力”。

3. door-to-door是口语的说法，指整个旅行的时间

 

Cultural Background  文化背景

 曼哈顿岛是纽约五个区的中心，是纽约市的主要经济中心，也是全世界最重要的商业、金融、文化、制造、医疗和旅游中心之一。中央车站有悠久的历史，于1913年竣工，长久以来一直是往纽约市的铁路出入口。

 

Similar Expressions  相同表达

1   抱歉，我来迟了。

Sorry I’m late.

I’m so sorry to be late.

Sorry I couldn’t be here on time.

Forgive me for arriving late.

 

2   这只是一种说法。

It’s just an expression.

It’s just a saying.

It’s only a figure of speech.

It’s a common idiom.

 

3   曼哈顿还算好。

Manhattan’s the easy part.

Manhattan is not the problem.

The difficulty is not Manhattan.

It’s easy to get through Manhattan.

 

4   你住哪里？

Where do you live?

Where is your home?

Where do you reside?

Where is your residence?

 

5   从出发到抵达……

….door-to-door.

….from here to my house.

….from here to there.

 

Useful Expressions  常用短句

1. There was a car accident in Si Ping Road this morning.

 今天早上在四平路发生了一起车祸。

2. The traffic in this area is so terrible.

 这一带的交通状况很糟糕。

3. Be careful when crossing the street.

 过马路时要小心。

4. What’s wrong with you? You look pale.

 发生了什么事？你脸色好苍白。

5. I need to call for an ambulance.

 我需要叫救护车。

6. There is an accident at the crossroads.

 在十字路口发生了一起交通事故。

7. Two buses crashed into each other and 30 people were killed.

 两辆公共汽车相撞，死了三十个人。

8. I stopped, but only just in time.

 我刹住车了，不过也差一点就撞到了。

9. I braked as hard as I could.

 我拼命踩刹车。

6    购物 shopping

 

At a grocery

在杂货店

 

范例

A: Excuse me, do you sell apples?

B: Yes. They are over there.

A: Do you sell them [1]individually or by weight?

B: By weight. 60 cents per pound.

A: Could you weigh this portionn.一部分, please?

B: Two dollars, please. Anything else?

A: A sack of potatoes, please.

B: Here you are.

A: Thanks. Any strawberriesn.草莓?

B: Sorry. They’re [2]out of season now.

翻译

A：请问，你这有苹果卖吗？

B：苹果在那边。

A：是按个卖还是按重量卖？

A：按重量卖。每镑六十美分。

B：请秤一下这些好吗？

B：两美元。还要什么吗？

A：再给我一袋马铃薯。

B：这是你要的马铃薯。

A：谢谢，有草莓吗？

B：对不起，草莓现在已经过了产季了。

Notes:

1.买东西，尤其是买水果的时候，经常会问到东西是怎么计算价钱的，这时候这个句型就派上用场了。individually是“个别地”的意思，在这里表示“按个计价”的意思。

2.有些水果、蔬菜并不是一年四季都有的，要表达“过了产季”，就可以用“out of season”这个短语。

 

At a shop

在商店里

 

范例

Clerk: Hi. May I help you?

Justin: Oh no, I am just looking, thanks.

Clerk: What about this grayadj.灰色的 one? It’s on sale特价出售的. It’s half price.

Justin: I don’t know. It seems too small.

Clerk: How about this one?

Justin: Maybe. How much?

Clerk: It’s the same as the other. Eighteen [1]dollars. Half price.

Justin: How do I look?

Clerk: You look great. Really, really cool!

Justin: Cool, huh? OK. I’ll take it. And I’ll take that brown one, and that black one, that blue one, and of course, this red one.

Clerk: Will that be cash or check?

Bonnie: Neither. [2]Come on, Justin. You don’t need a new snowboardingadj.滑雪板的 cap.

Justin: Aw, Ma!

翻译

售货员：嗨！需要什么吗？

贾斯丁：不用了，我只是看看，谢谢。

售货员：这顶灰色的怎么样？这顶正降价销售，只卖半价。

贾斯丁：我不知道。好像太小了。

售货员：那这顶呢？

贾斯丁：可能吧。多少钱？

售货员：这顶和那顶一样。十八美元，半价。

贾斯丁：我看起来怎么样？

售货员：你戴起来好看极了。真的非常酷。

贾斯丁：很酷吗？好，我买了。我要棕色的那顶、黑色的那顶、蓝色

的那顶，当然，还有红色的这顶。

售货员：付现金还是刷卡？

邦妮：都不是。少来了，贾斯丁。你不需要新的滑雪板帽。

贾斯丁：喔，妈！

 

Notes:

1. 美元的正确单位是dollar，如：“this costs six dollars”，但一般人仍会不太正式地用buck（一元），如：“this costs ten bucks”或“that’ll be a buck”。在美国，店员提到价格的时候，通常都不加dollar或buck，如：“That will be nine ninety-nine”（那需要花费九元九十九分）。

2. 依照上下文，“come on”不只是邦妮命令贾斯丁离开售货员到她身边来，也是表示她对贾斯丁的不耐烦，暗示他先前不应该随意与店员进行交易。

 

Similar Expressions  相同表达

1   需要什么吗？

May I help you?

Are you looking for something in particular?

Can I help you find something?

How may I help you?

 

2   我只是看看。

 I’m just looking.

I would just like to browse.

I am just taking a look at what you have.

I’d just like to look around.

(browse /brauz/  (v.) (n.)浏览）

 

3   我不知道。

I don’t know.

I’d like to see something else.

I would like to think about it.

 

4   多少钱？

How much?

What’s the price of this?

How much does this cost?

What does this cost?

 

5   我看起来怎么样？

How do I look?

What do you think?

How is this?

Does this look good on me?

 

Seller’Expressions  卖方语言

1. May I help you, sir?

 有什么需要我帮忙的吗？

2. Is there any special brand you’d like?

 你有什么特别喜欢的牌子吗？

3. What style/color/material/brand would you like?

 你想要什么式样/颜色/材料/牌子的？

4. What size do you take, sir?

 您穿多大的尺寸呢？

5. Can you think of anything else you need?

 您还需要点别的什么吗？

6. It sells like hot cakes.

 这个很抢手。

7. We have various goods in different sizes.

 我们的货品种类繁多，规格齐全。

8. It sells for eight dollars per pair.

 这个每双八美元。

9. I’m sorry, it is out of stock for the time being.

 很抱歉，这个暂时缺货。

 

Buyer’s Expressions  买方语言

1. Will you show me some?

 拿一些给我看看好吗？

2. I’d like to look at your sweaters, if I could.

 如果可以的话，我想看看你们的毛衣。

3. Do you have any shoes that fit me?

 有合适我穿的鞋子吗？

4. Would you mind if I try this on?

 我可以试穿这个吗？

5. This is a good fit.

 很合身！

6. It pinches a bit.

 有点紧。

7. That’s a bit more than I was expecting to pay.

 我没打算买这么贵的。

8. It’s to my taste.

 我喜欢这个。

9. Do you give discounts?

 你打不打折？

10. Could you cut the price a little, please?

 你可以把价钱降低一点吗？

11. Where can I pay?

 在哪里付帐？

12. May I pay by check/credit card?

 我可以用支票/信用卡付帐吗？

7  工作 Job

 

Hunting for a full-time job

找工作

 

范例

A: Have you any [1]vacanciesn.空缺，空白 for full-time staff?

B: What do you want?

A: A hotel job of some sort.

B: Have you had any experiencen. 经验?

A: [2]Not so far, no.

B: I can’t promise anything, but I’ll do my best.

翻译

A：你们这里有全职工作的空缺吗？

B：你想做什么样的工作？

A：旅馆工作那一类的。

B：你有没有旅馆工作的经验？

A：没有，目前还没有。

B：我现在无法答应你，不过我会尽力而为的。

Notes:

1. vacancy是“空缺”的意思，在这里指代“空缺职位”。它的形容词形式是vacant，我们有时候会在一些公共场所的洗手间的把门手旁边看到vacant或occupied的字样，提示洗手间内是否有人。

2.“not so far”在这里不是表达距离的短语，而是委婉表示目前仍未完成某件事情，在这里可以用“not yet”或“not for the time being”替换。

 

Hunting for a part-time job

找兼职工作

 

范例

A: I’d like to find a part-time job on campusn. 校园.

B: Would you like to look through the listn.名单?

A: Yes, thank you. I’d like to applyv. 申请 for this job at the computer center.

B: Please fill out this form.

翻译

A：我想找份学校的兼职工作。

B：你要不要先看一下这张名单？

A：好的，谢谢。我想申请电脑中心的这份工作。

B：请填好这份表格。

 

Talking about the job

谈论工作

 

范例

Waiter: … and a small salad. Is that all?

Liz: Yes.

Waiter: You know, this [1]might seem rude, but you seem sad.

Liz: I don’t like my job.

Waiter: What do you do?

Liz: [2]I’m in television.

Waiter: Really? Where do you work?

Liz: At KBSF.

Waiter: Are you on TV?

Liz: I host a talk show脱口秀节目.

Waiter: Wow! That’s exciting. Why do you hate your job?

Liz: Because I’m a journalist. I studied and trained to write news reports. My talk show is just entertainmentn. 娱乐. It’s not serious journalismn.新闻业，报章杂志.

Woman: You are Liz Moody-Burns! Oh, wow! I watch your program all the time. You are great!

Liz: Do you really think so?

Woman: Well, yes! Really!

Waiter: So, are you looking for a new job?

Liz: New job? Who said anything about a new job?

翻译

服务生：……和一份小盘沙拉。就这些吗？

丽 莎：是的。

服务生：恕我直言，你看起来有点悲伤。

丽 莎：我不喜欢我的工作。

服务生：你从事什么工作？

丽 莎：我在电视台工作。

服务生：真的吗？哪一家？

丽 莎：KBSF。

服务生：你上电视吗？

丽 莎：我是脱口秀节目的主持人。

服务生：哇！很有趣！你怎么会讨厌你的工作呢？

丽 莎：因为我是一名记者。我接受的是新闻报道方面的专业训练，而我的脱口秀节目只是娱乐大众，算不上新闻报道。

年轻女性:你是丽莎·慕迪波恩！喔，天哪！你的节目我每集都会看。你好棒！

丽 莎：你真的这么觉得吗？

年轻女性:对啊！真的！

服务生：那么，你在找一份新工作吗？

丽 莎：新的工作？谁说我要换工作了？

 

Notes:

1. “….might seem rude, but….” 是在做出会引起别人反对的事情或说出别人不愿意听到的话之前先作出的表示歉意的表达方式，跟流语的“恕我直言”表达的感情色彩接近。

2.许多年轻人说英语时追求一种简单的模式，经常会用不太正式的说法表达能让人明白的意思。“I’m in television”就属这类简章英语了。这句话的完整表达应该是:“I work in a television station”。

 

About the Scene  场景介绍

 这是发生在一个餐厅里的一段对话。对话双方分别是一名服务员和一名在电视台工作的女主持人。在美国，一般服务人员是很少会主动与顾客闲聊的。不过在服务员开始和丽莎说话的时候，他用了“you know...”的句式，听起来比较缓和。

Similar Expressions  相同表达

1   就这些吗？

Is that all?

Would you like anything else?

Can I get you anything else?

 

2   恕我直言。

This might seem rude.

This might be impolite.

Forgive me for being so forward.

(forward /5fR:wEd/ (adj.) 直接的)

 

3   我不喜欢我的工作。

I don’t like my job.

I’m sick of my job.

I hate the work I do.

I can’t stand my job.

 

4   你从事什么工作？

What do you do?

What kind of work do you do?

What is your job?

What line are you in?

(line /lain/ (n.) 行业)

 

5   你在找别的工作吗？

Are you looking for a new job?

Are you trying to find a new job?

Are you hunting for new work?

Are you hoping to make a career change?

 

Other Useful Expressions  其他常用说法

1. Can you fix me up with a full time job?

 可以帮我安排一份全职的工作吗？

2. Does a gardener’s job appeal to you?

 园艺的工作你感兴趣吗？

3. Do you have a resume with you?

 你有没有带履历？

4. Fill in the form, and I’ll let you know if anything turns up.

 填一下这张表格，如果有消息我会通知你的。

5. Have you had any experience?

 你有没有这方面的经验？

6. Have you done anything like this before?

 你以前有没有做过类似的工作？

7. I’m sorry but the position has just been filled.

 对不起，这个职位刚招到人了。

8. Is it a permanent job you’re after?

 你要找的是一份长期的工作吗？

9. We’ll keep your resume in our active files and get in touch with you if another opening is available.

 我们会将你的履历保存在活动档案内，如果有其它空缺就会跟你联络。

10. What sort of job do you have in mind?

 你想要找什么样的工作呢？

8  在医院 A the Hospital

 

Diagnosing

诊断

 

范例

A: I’m [1]running a temperature and I feel dizzyadj. 头昏的.

B: Since when have you been feeling like this?

A: It came on yesterday.

B: You seem to have picked up some sort of infection.

A: What do you advise?

B: Stay away from work till next Tuesday, and don’t [2]overdo things.

翻译

A：我正在发烧，一直头晕。

B：什么时候开始出现这些症状的？

A：昨天开始的。

B：你好像是有点感染了。

A：您看我该怎么办呢？

B：休息到下星期二，而且不要过度劳累。

Notes:

1.一般我们说发烧的时候都说“I got a fever”，而“run a temperature”则是一种更地道的说法。

2. overdo在这里是“超负荷工作”的意思。类似这种结构的单词许多，例如：overestimate（过高估计），overburden（使负担过重）等等。

 

Similar Expressions  相同表达

你什么时候开始有这些症状的？

Since when have you been feeling like this?

When did you begin to have the symptom?

At what time did you begin to feel like that?

Making an appointment

与医生预约

 

范例

Grace: Good morning, Dr. Jordan’s office.

Liz: Hi, this is Liz Moody-Burns. Will you change my Tuesday appointment? I’m free on Wednesday morning…

Grace: How about 12:30?

Liz: No, that’s when I see my therapistn. 治疗学家.

Grace: Or could you come on Thursday at ten?

Liz: Fine. By the way, I need a chest X ray.

Grace: X ray?

Liz: Yes.

Grace: Oh, you need to see the technician, not Dr. Jordan.

Liz: Thank you for your suggestion.

翻译

丽 莎：早安！这里是乔丹医生的诊所。

格蕾丝：嗨，我是丽莎·慕迪波恩。可以帮我把星期二的预约门诊换个时间吗？我星期三上午有空……

格蕾丝：十二点半可以吗？

丽 莎：不行，这个时间我约了我的治疗师。

格蕾丝：或者你星期四上午十点过来可以吗？

丽 莎：可以。对了，我还需要拍一张胸部X光片。

格蕾丝：X光片？

丽 莎：是的。

格蕾丝：喔，那你需要找医疗技师，乔丹医生帮不了你。

丽 莎：谢谢你的提醒。

 

Similar Expressions  相同表达

1   我要预约。

I’d like to make an appointment.

I would like to schedule an appointment.

I need to set up an appointment.

I need to schedule a time to see the doctor.

 

2   我星期三上午有空。

I’m free on Wednesday morning.

My Wednesday morning is free.

My schedule is open in the morning on Wednesday.

Wednesday morning looks wide open.

 

3   这个时间我约了我的治疗师。

That’s when I see my therapist.

I have a regular appointment with my therapist.

I’ve got my therapist then.

 

Expressions Used by the Doctor  医生用语

 

1. All you need is a few days in bed.

 你需要的是在床上好好休息几天。

2. Any other symptoms?

 还有其它症状吗？

3. Colds are going around these days.

 最近在流行感冒。

4. How long have you had it?

 你这病有多久了?

5. I’ll give you a prescription.

 我帮你开个处方。

6. It’s nothing serious.

不要紧。

7. Let me feel your pulse.

我替你把一下脉。

8. Lie down and I’ll give you a thorough examination.

躺下来，我帮你做全身检查。

9. Now show me your tongue.

把你的舌头伸出来让我看看。

10. What’s the trouble?

你觉得哪里不舒服？

11. You’d better take an X-ray and find out what’s wrong.

你最好拍张X光片，看看是哪里有问题。

12. You’ll take a blood test.

你需要验血。

 

Expressions Used by the patient  病人用语

1. I feel feverish.

我发烧了。

2. I’ve been suffering from a bad toothache for a week.

我的牙已经疼了一个星期了。

3. I’ve been ill for ten days.

我已经病了十天了。

4. I keep feeling dizzy.

我老是觉得头晕。

5. I’m in terrible shape.

我的身体状况很糟糕。

6. Is it going to hurt?

会疼吗？

7. Nothing will stay down when I eat.

我吃的东西全都吐出来了。