3 Commencing a Conversation

開場　

You know what?

你知道嗎？（較隨便）

You know what? Ian's got a divorce.

你知道嗎？伊安離婚了。

Really?

真的嗎?

Yeah. He said he would never want a woman again.

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？

Guess who I saw just now?

猜猜，我剛才見到誰了？

Who?

誰？

Denis CutWood, the escaped criminal.

丹尼斯卡·特伍德，那個逃犯。

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）

What's happening with you?

出什么事了？

I've lost my watch.

我的手表丟了。

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）

Hi, Mike! What's new with you?

邁克，你好。有什么新鮮事嗎？

Nothing. Same old thing. What about you?

沒有，一切都是老樣子，你呢？

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）

You don't seem to be yourself today, Phyllis.

菲利斯，你今天好像很不自在似的的。

I got a dressing-down from the teacher.

我被老師批評了一頓。

Why?

為什么？

You know what I wish?

你知道我的愿望嗎？（較隨便）

Kate,you know what I wish?

凱特，你知道我的愿望嗎？

What?

什么愿望？

I wish to be a teacher.

我想當個老師。

Why a teacher?

為什么？

Excuse me,...

對不起，......。（通用）

Excuse me,is there anybody sitting here?

對不起，這兒有人嗎？

No, there isn't.

沒有。

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）

Hot here, isn't it?

這兒真熱，不是嗎？

Want me to open the window? I'll do it right away.

要我開窗嗎？馬上就去。

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）

Excuse me, you're new here, aren't you?

對不起，你是新來的吧？

Yes, I am.

對。

Do you want me to help?

要我幫忙嗎？

Well, I feel puzzled by a lot of things.

呃，好多事情我都不明白。

Excuse me,can I ask you something?

我能問你件事嗎？（通用）

Excuse me, can I ask you something, Mr.Jones?

瓊斯先生，我能問你件事？

Ok, go ahead.

好的，請講。

Do you happen to know Mr.Johnson in the Sales Department?

您認識銷售部的約翰遜先生嗎？

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）

By the way, what time is it, please?

順便問一下，幾點了？

7:30.

7:30.

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）

How was your weekend, Tony?

托尼，周末過得怎么樣？

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。

Sounds good!　

聽起來錯。

You seem...

你好像......。（通用）

You seem troubled, Dick. What's up?

迪克，你好像很煩惱。發生了什么事？

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。

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）

Bob, I have good news for you.

鮑伯，我有好消息告訴你。

What is it?

什么消息？

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）

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？

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。

Maybe there's something wrong with our society.

也許是我們社會的問題吧。

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）

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。

Then why not just call?

那為什么沒有打呢？

I don't know how to express myself.

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？

Do excuse me, Miss Green, may I ask you a question?

格林小姐，我能問你個問題嗎？

What's it?

什么問題？

What's the typical animal in Australia?

澳大利亞的典型動物是什么？

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)

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？

Yeah. Why?

提到了，問這個干嘛？

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...？

Wouldn't you say that Lucy is a bright girl?

你不認為露西是個聰明的女孩嗎？

Why do you ask such a question?

你怎么想起問這個問題來了？

Because every time I raise a question, she is the first to put up her hand.

因為我每次提問，她都是第一個舉手。

And she's always right.

而且每次都答對.

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）

Wouldn't you agree that the law should be made more severe?

你不認為法律應該再嚴厲些嗎？

Why?

為什么這么說?

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？