Getting People's Attention 引起別人注意

1. can i talk to you ?
能和你談一下嗎？

2. can we talk?
能一塊兒談談嗎？

3. let's talk.
我們談談吧。

4. excuse me. you got a minute?
對不起，能耽誤你一分鐘嗎？

5. may i have a word with you?
能和你說句話嗎？

6. if you don't mind my asking, where did you come from?
你從哪兒來？要是你不介意我這么問的話。

7. it's none of my business, but i think her dress is a bit too loud.
雖說不干我的事，可我覺得她的裙子有點太花哨了。

8. i don't want to sound like a busybody, but didn't you plan to go abroad?
我并不想瞎打聽，可你原來不是打算出國嗎？

Launching Conversation With A Piece Of News. 述一條消息來打開話題

1. Listen up.
聽著。

2. Now hear this!
你聽著！

3. Get a load of this.
你聽聽這個。（load:大量，許多）

4. Are you ready for this?
想聽著。

5. Guess what?
你猜怎么的？

6. Guess what I just found out.
你猜我剛知道了什么？

7. You'll never guess what I heard.
你永遠也猜不到我聽說了什么。

8. You won't believe this.
你會覺得難以置信。

9. You won't believe what Tome just told me.
湯姆剛才告訴我的事會嚇你。

10. Did you hear the news?
你聽說那條新聞了嗎？

11. Have you heard the latest?
你聽說那條最新消息了嗎？

Talking About Weather. 談論天氣

1. nice whether we are having.
天氣真好。

2. nice day, isn't it?
天兒真不錯，你說呢？

3. freezing, isn't it?
好冷啊！

4. what do you think of this weather?
你覺得今天天氣怎么樣？

5. how do you like our weather?
你喜歡我們這里的天氣嗎？

6. is the weather always like this?
這兒的天氣總是這樣嗎？

7. the weather's been very hot lately.
最近天氣總是很熱。

8. i think we should leave the door open. it's boiling in there.
我覺得我們應該把大門敞著，屋里太熱了。