英语小词当家

英语小词当家
英语小词当家

英语口语中的“小词当家”

作者:周艳疯狂英语·教师版08年2期

摘要:小词在英语学习,尤其是口语学习中的作用不可小觑,可谓“小词当家”。学习者口语水平低下、表达生硬晦涩源自于对小词的忽略。小词是口语词汇的基础,是交际的真正主角,英语口语中简洁自然、纯熟地道的表达往往体现在对小词准确熟练的运用上。口语学习,应以小词为先,在实现基本交流的基础上融会贯通,不断提高口语水平。

关键词:英语学习;口语;小词;地道

[中图分类号]H315

[文献标识码]A

[文章编号]1006-2831(2008)04-0091-3

Abstract: The role of small words can not be undervalued in English learning, especially in oral English. The failure to speak English fluently and idiomatically comes mainly from the ignorance of small words which constitute the basis of oral vocabulary and play a significant role in communication . A good command of small words is the prerequisite for natural and idomatical English speaking.

Key words: English Learing, oral English, small words, idiomaticality

1. 中国学习者口语的生硬晦涩源于对小词掌握的不足

英语国家人们的日常口语一般简洁生动,充满了生动灵活、意义广泛的小词,即音节少、拼写简单但出现频率高的日常词汇。生活中的高频词并非那些词形复杂、意义用法单一的所谓大词、长词,而是那些短小精悍、内涵丰富、用法众多的小词,如“get”、“make”、“in”、“on”、“great”、“do”等等。Schonell et al.(1956: 23-25)发现在英语日常会话中,出现频率最高的1,000个词的覆盖率为94%,也就是说数量有限的高频词,承担了绝大部分的交际任务,学习者在日常交流中若能熟练运用这类所谓的万能小词,就能表达相当丰富的信息和复杂的意念。

中国英语学习者最普遍的问题之一是口语学习的低效性和不实用性。很多人即使有多年英语学习经验,一旦会话,往往张口结舌或辞不达意。不少学习者能看懂有一定难度的科技论文,但若用英语来表达一个简单想法,思索再三后表述仍不够准确地道。可以说不少学习者已积累了相当的词汇与语法,但真实交际中往往是辛苦背来的词汇因与实际生活相脱离而用不上,有话想说却苦于不知如何表达。究其原因,关键是对英语中的小词缺乏全面了解与掌握,忽略了这些在日常生活中出现频率高、意义丰富且交际能量巨大的实用词汇。例如以下几个口语常用句:1)Can you just give me a second?(你能等我一下吗?)

2)I’m seeing Tom on Friday night.(我跟汤姆周五晚有个约会。)

3)Dinner is on me.(晚餐我请客。)

4)I am almost done with it.(我就快做完了。)

5)You are carrying your joke too far.(你玩笑开得太过分了。)

句子中均未出现长词、大词,所用词汇学习者应在初级阶段接触过。但在真实交际中,无法自如流畅运用此类简单句子的大学英语学习者大有人在。口语流利的一大特点是对基本词汇的熟练掌握,覆盖率大的实用词汇往往就是那些我们天天见面的小词。学习者若将很大一部分精力花在背诵那些高、深、难的非常见词、大词上面,交际中则会倾向于用词复杂、艰深,形成词不达意或是用词大而无当,造成表述生硬、晦涩难懂的状况,反让人听着别扭。

2. 小词是口语词汇的基础及重点,应优先掌握

交际中真正需要的词汇在口语学习中至关重要,否则就会形成了这种能读懂高深英语文章,在真实交际中却张不开口的“哑巴英语”。中国学习者喜用大词,用词华丽却不自然,究其原因源于词汇学习中数量为先的误区,把掌握艰深晦涩的词汇视为英语水平高的体现。但若仅倾向于词汇数量的单纯扩大,许多非常用的词汇即使花大力气学习,因缺乏后续的刺激和重复,最终会记忆不清、意义模糊、不能致用,学习者往往走进“背了忘、忘了背”的艰难境地,学习不免成为苦差事。

英语词汇数量庞大,要求词汇学习只能突出重点、有选择地进行。又深又难的生僻词汇学过之后,因缺乏有效的机会不断巩固、深化,难免被遗忘,白白浪费学习时间。Nation与Warning (2001:10)曾指出,语言学习首先应以高频词的掌握为中心。口语中的常用词汇是那些出现频率高,富有生活气息的小词。词汇量的扩大,很大一部分在于对常用词汇各种用法和意义的深入学习,不断将被动词汇转变成主动词汇,最终做到交际时能主动记忆且使用,而非单纯认知(Scrivener, 1994)。长词大词由于语义、用法固定单一,反而易于掌握,而小词因词义范畴很宽,搭配能力强,意义用法复杂多样,往往以一当十,是词汇学习的难点。如“get”一词,《牛津高阶双解》用了近五页列出了其多种用法。下面是“get”在口语中常见的一些用法:1)Sorry, I didn’t get you.(对不起,我没听明白你的意思。)

2)What are you getting at?(你在说什么?)

3)You got me!(你难倒我了!)

4)I got to go.(我得走了。)

5)Suddenly, I got an idea.(我突然想到了一个主意。)

学习者对小词忽略,源于认为这些乍看简单的词汇已经被自己掌握,而事实上,貌似简单的小词用法灵活、意义多样,学习者对某个词的了解可能仅是略窥一二而已,正如Cameron(2001:76)所说,学习者对某个单词的知识不会是一点也不知道,也不会是全部了解,更多是掌握到什么程度的问题。越简单越熟悉的词往往是我们要真正重视的词,词汇学习重点就是不断地深化对这些对真实交际中理解与表达起关键作用的小词的掌握。词汇学习要以充当交际主角的实用小词为基础,首先学会简单有效的表达方式,在基本满足日常交际需要的基础上再进行融会贯通,不断增强口语水平。

3. 灵活准确地使用小词是口语简洁自然的关键所在

中国英语学习者往往会习惯性地去搜肠刮肚寻找一个足够准确表达意思的词,而且倾向于使用复杂且不常用的长词。可好不容易想出来的表达往往本族者用个平常的小词就可轻易解决,有时绞尽脑汁想出的那个表达往往人家并不常用,形成把简单表达复杂化的现象,不仅不能做到准确地道,还失却自然流畅,结果是自己感觉辛苦,别人听着也吃力。语言作为交流的工具,其目的是传达信息、交流情感,其最高境界应是简单自然,让人听着舒服。例如两个例子:1)I am off today.(我今天不用上班)

(不用上班,一般人也许会想到“don’t have to work”,而事实上仅“off”一词就可以很简洁地表达这个含义)

2)What was your name again?(请再说一遍你的名字好吗?)

(将某事再重复一遍,在具体的语境中用一个“again”就可轻松达到目的。)

英语口语的本质是简单,本族语者在日常交际中多用小词、短词,听起来往往平易自然、亲切质朴。追求表达与词汇的复杂既体现不了口语水平,也不符合语言本身的特点。在口语交际中,人们并不是看一个人会说多么难的单词,关键在于看他能否熟练运用简单的单词与句子来传达思

想与情感、成功进行交际。在日常生活交流中,英语常用的基本词汇也就是二、三千词,***的特别英语节目词汇含量仅一千五百个单词,理论上讲一千五百个单词就可将我们周围的世界描述清楚。《朗文当代高级英语词典》(新版)中仅用两千多常用单词来释意,《牛津高阶英语词典》(第六版)释意词也只是三千词。要像英语本族语者那样的流畅自然首先是以对这些基本实用词汇纯熟自如的运用。对常见小词理解透彻,对其用法了然于心,是熟练地用简洁生动的英语轻松自如地交流的关键所在。

4. 得体地使用小词是语言地道的体现

地道的口语往往简明有力,注重实用小词的运用会让口语听起来地道很多。如果我们多注意那些“原汁原味”的对话,就能发现那些貌似简单,但含义丰富的小词或是由它们组成的词组被本族语者广泛使用。地道的口语其实用词简单,句子能短则短,小词随处可见。例如以下几句话均源于美剧《绝望的主妇》:

1)Hello, Zachary. Are you free for dinner tonight?

嗨!扎卡里,今晚有空一起吃晚餐吗?

2)Well, don’t get me wrong. She’s nice, but the truth is, there’s someone else.

嗯,你不要误解我。她很好,不过事实上我已有女朋友了。

3)Richard, I am seeing somebody else now.

理查,我现在在跟别人交往。

4)I know tons of guilt. So back off.

我已经深感有罪了,所以你还是走开吧。

5)If Susan goes to the police, it is over. They’ll take me away. They’ll take you away. Don’t you get that?

如果苏珊到***局告发我们,那就全完了。他们会把我带走,也会把你带走。你难道不明白吗?

从上面的例子可以看出,地道的口语表达往往是小词在作主角,而中国学生所用的词汇倾向于“difficult but improper”,所以即使所学词汇数量看似很大,却往往不知其具体使用,不能像本族语者那样让小词在使用中处处生辉。口语中语言的表现力是以小词的灵活运用来体现的,内在感情色彩也由小词体现。善用小词,才是语言生动形象、准确到位的法宝。所以说口语准确地道并不在于能掌握数量庞大的高深词汇,关键是熟练运用那些极富表现力、奥妙无穷的小词和它们构成的众多短语。将小词得体地用于各种场合,不仅是英语语言本身丰富多彩的体现,亦是语言地道性的表现。

5. 在英语教学与学习中关注小词

中国学习者口语学习中存在的问题,很大一部分源于词汇,尤其是对小词的忽略。小词大用,是英语口语一大特征,善用小词口语才能形象生动、流利地道。一个成功的口语学习者首先是能熟练运用小词的学习者,小词表达生动、内涵丰富、用法灵活,掌握一个小词比背诵若干个复杂词汇有用得多,是口语词汇学习的重心。在教学中,教师要强调真实语言素材的运用,让学生积累并熟练掌握大量的真正实用的生活词汇,牢牢抓住小词的学习。教学的各个环节中也应重点突出、提高小词的重现率和使用率,对已接触小词不断进行深化和巩固,才能不断提高口语能力,最终实现能用地道流利的英语进行真实有效的交流的目的。

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英语小词mind用法拓展

作者:姚茉莉英语知识08年9期

英语常用词mind的基本含义和用法大家都很熟悉,如make up one’s mind, mind doing sth.等等, 单词看似平淡无奇,但与之相关的成语、片语、派生词却非常丰富多彩,充分掌握这些知识,可使小小的mind在英语语言应用中派上大用场。

一、含有mind的常用成语和片语

Out of sight, out of mind. 离久情疏。

Many men, many minds. 人多主意杂。

All great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。

bear(keep) sth./sb. in mind 铭记在心

have sth. on one’s mind 对……牵肠挂肚

put(take) sth. off mind 暂时忘记某事

read one’s mind 看出某人的心思

change one’s mind改变主意

know one’s own mind 有自己明确的想法

set one’s mind on 决心要,一心要

二、mind vt. 留心,注意,照管

mind the shop 照看铺子,看管,负责

mind one’s head小心撞头

mind one’s eye 注意,当心,小心行事

mind the step 小心台阶

mind one’s P’s and Q’s 注意……的言行

mind one’s manners 注意礼貌

mind one’s own business 别管闲事

never mind不用担心, 不要介意,没有关系

三、minded 的含义

在minded 前边加上名词、形容词或副词可以构成一个复合形容词,其主要含义有3条:(1)having a specified kind of mind 具有某种特定的心智

(2)inclined/well able to think in a specified way具有……头脑,有……思想(观念)

(3)interested in/enthusiastic about a specific thing 对……有兴趣,热衷于……。例如:absent-minded 心不在焉的

open-minded 思想开放的

narrow-minded 心胸狭窄的

close-minded 思想闭锁的

feeble-minded 不明确的,模糊的

high-minded 品格高尚的

tough-minded 坚定的、讲究实际的

liberal-minded 思想自由的

safety-minded 安全意识强的

tradition-minded 有传统观的

sports-minded 热衷体育的

conservation-minded 热衷于环保的

business-minded 有商业头脑的

scientifically-minded 有科学头脑的

academically-minded 有学术头脑的

medically-minded 有医学天赋的

musically-minded 有音乐细胞的

statistically-minded 对数字敏锐的

总之,看似平淡的英语小词mind,与一些词搭配后,顿时精彩纷呈,值得我们格外留心,活学活用,以便拓展词汇量。

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从高考看小词“it”的大用

作者:王国军新高考·高一语数外08年9期

代词it 一直是高考的热点,近几年高考均设有相关考题。以下通过分析近几年的高考题,将其用法及考点予以分类剖析,望对同学们学习和复习有所帮助。

一、it作形式主语

例1 It has been proved_______eating vegetables in childhood helps to protect you against serious illnesses in later life.(2008上海)

A. if

B. because

C. when

D. that

解析D。本题考查it作形式主语时主语从句的连接词。句意为:已经得到证明——童年时代多吃蔬菜有助于你在日后抵抗严重的疾病。that为引导主语从句的连接词,不作任何句子成分。

例2 _______felt funny watching myself on TV.(2007全国Ⅱ)

A.One

B. This

C. It

D. That

解析C。此题中it是形式主语,真正的主语是watching myself on TV。

注意按照英语表达习惯,当动词不定式、v-ing 形式、从句作句子主语时,为了使句子结构平衡,通常用it作形式主语,而把真正的主语放到后面。

1. it作形式主语, 不定式作真正的主语。例如:

It took us seven years to prepare for the 29thOlympic Games.

(=To prepare for the 29thOlympic Games took us seven years.)

2. it作形式主语,v-ing形式作真正主语。例如:

It is of no use crying over the spilt milk.

(=Crying over the spilt milk is of no use.)

注意用代替动名词的it作形式主语的结构有:It’s of no use/of no good/of no need/hopeless/worth doing sth.

3. it作形式主语, 主语从句作真正的主语。例如:

It’s well known to us all that the environment protection is more and more important.

(=That the environment protection is more and more important is well known to us all.) 注意

(1) 由that引导的名词性从句作主语时,that不可省略。

(2) 下面两种情况下,it必须用作形式主语,而把真正的主语——主语从句放到后面。

①在疑问句中。例如:

Is it true that a foreign teacher will come to teach us?

②在感叹句中。例如:

How strange it is that these children are so quiet!

二、it作形式宾语

例3 He didn’t make_______clear when and where the meeting would be held. (2007天津)

A. this

B. that

C. it

D. these

解析C。it在这里用作形式宾语代替后面when and where引导的宾语从句。引导词it的这种用法不能被其他选项中的代词取代,故答案选C。

注意同it作形式主语一样,当动词不定式、v-ing形式、从句作句子宾语时,为了使句子结构平衡,通常用it作形式宾语,而把真正的宾语放到后面。

1. it作形式宾语,不定式作真正的宾语。例如:

I think it very important to master the four skills of learning English.

2. it作形式宾语,v-ing形式作真正的宾语。例如:

Our English teacher thinks it of no need copying the words and texts over and over again.

注意当it为形式宾语时,通常我们用不定式作真正的宾语。但是,当宾语补足语为no use/no good/not useful等时,通常用动名词作真正的宾语。

3. it作形式宾语,宾语从句作真正的宾语。例如:

I think it a pity that we couldn’t go to Wenchuan County of Sichuan Province to help the

local people.

三、it引导强调句型,即“It+ is/was + 被强调部分+that/who/whom +其他成分”。表达的

意思是“是……”“正是……”“就是……”

例4 It was in New Zealand_______Elizabeth first met Mr.Smith.(2008全国Ⅱ)

A. that

B. how

C. which

D. when

解析A。强调句式的通常判别方法为:将“强调结构部分”去掉,原句所剩部分相连, 仍为一个完整句子,此句即为强调句。如本句,将强调结构去掉后为:In New Zealand Elizabeth first met Mr.Smith.仍为一个完整句。

下面我们就例句“A big earthquake happened in Wenchuan County on May 12, 2008.”作对

不同成分进行强调的练习:

强调主语:It was a big earthquake that happened in Wenchuan County on May 12, 2008.

强调地点状语:It was in Wenchuan County that a big earthquake happened on May 12,2008.

强调时间状语:It was on May 12, 2008 that a big earthquake happened in Wenchuan County.

注意①该句型中,it本身无意义,用来构成强调句型,但不能用this, that等其他代词。

②it后的动词一般只有is和was,被强调部分即使是复数形式,也不能用are或were。

③被强调部分是人可用who/whom引导后半部分,其他情况一律用that。

④注意that后句子谓语动词的形式要与整个句子的主语形式保持一致。

四、it做人称代词,在句中指代人、代替或指上文提到的事物或人、想象中的人、不清楚性别的婴儿或未弄清楚的人或事物

例如:They have a baby and it is very lovely. (it指代不明性别的婴儿)

I heard somebody knock at the door just now but I didn’t know w ho it was. (it指代想象中的人)

Her face lighted when she saw who it was. (it指代未弄清楚的人)

例5

—Have you heard the latest news?

—No, what_______? (2007全国Ⅰ)

A. is it

B. is there

C. are they

D. are those

解析A。it在这里用作代词,指代上文中的news。由于news为不可数名词,不能被they、those等代词所指代。而B选项不符合英语表达习惯,故答案选A。

五、it指代时间、天气、季节、距离、地点、环境等

例如:It is time for you to go to school.(it指时间)

It’s a beautiful day today, isn’t it? (it指天气)

It is three kilometers from my home to my school. (it指距离)

It is very quiet in the library. (it指环境)

例6 —He was nearly drowned once.

—When was_______?

—_______ was in 1998 when he was in middle school.(2000北京春招)

A. that; It

B. this; This

C. this; It

D. that; This

解析A。that指代上文提到的事情(He was nearly drowned once.),而this一般指下文要交代的事情。it在句中指事情发生的时间。故答案为A。

代词it的用法涉及很多方面,它的魅力在英语学习中无处不在,只要同学们在学习和复习过程中做个有心人,就能够领略到“横看成林侧成峰”的效果。

[试一试]

1. _______needs further discussion whether we’ll carry out the plan.

A. That

B. This

C. It

D. The thing

2. It_______Mike and Mary who helped the old man several days ago.

A. was

B. are

C. were

D. had been

3. _______four years since I left my home town.

A. It was

B. There were

C. There are

D. It is

4. People in the west make_______a rule to buy Christmas presents for their relatives and friends.

A. that

B. it

C. this

D. as

椅子上的生活

作者:佚名疯狂英语·口语版07年4期

本期小词大义,我们一起随着Lucy来看看sit这个小词吧!

Lucy新到一家公司当秘书,从此开始了她的白领职业生涯。而与她的工作密不可分的其中一个动作就是—坐。

sit的基本词义是就座(be seated)。在桌子(table / desk)旁边坐,一般用at, by, in front of等,而对于椅子凳子(chair / stool / bench)等,则多用on。扶手椅(armchair)也可以用in,因为身子像陷进去那样。

一早回到办公室,Lucy看到经理Martin已经坐在位子上了。

Martin was sitting at his desk and watching the computer.

然后Lucy还发现在Martin办公室里的手扶椅上还坐着一个人。

A strange old man sat in an armchair in Martin's room.

跟他们打了招呼后,Lucy回到自己的座位上。

Lucy sat on her own chair after saying hello to them.

作为秘书,Lucy的其中一项工作就是做会议记录。

One of Lucy's main jobs is to sit in on meetings and take notes.

☆sit in + on: to be present in a meeting or class. 参加;旁听

Martin是个说话嗦的人,所以他开的会都很无聊,但是又有什么办法呢?

Martin is a long-winded speaker, which makes meetings very boring. But what can Lucy do except sit through these boring meetings?

☆sit through: to stay until the end of an event such as a meeting or performance that is very long or boring. 等到……(尤指枯燥、令人不愉快的事情等)结束,同样意思的还有:sit out

e.g. We sat out the storm. 我们一直等到暴风雨结束。

工作了几天,Lucy发现个别资历老的同事总是束手高搁,什么活都喜欢让她来做。

After a couple of days, Lucy found that some experienced workmates would just sit back

and wait for her to do everything.

☆sit back: to do nothing or take no active part in something. 不采取行动,不卷入;袖手旁观

同事Amy生病了,所以Martin要Lucy临时代替她在会上做产品介绍。

Amy is ill so Lucy will be sitting in for her as presenter at the meeting.

☆sit in + for / as: to take someone else's usual place in a meeting, office job, etc. 代理;代替(某人)的位置

接到一个客户打来的投诉电话,Lucy马上把情况转告给Martin。Martin接着就和产品部的同事一起商讨解决办法。

Lucy got a complaint call from a customer, and told Martin about it at once. Later, Martin sat down with the product department to negotiate a solution.

☆sit down: to try to solve a problem or deal with something that needs to be done, by giving it all of one's attention. 开始认真处理,着手解决问题

市场部决定拍一套新的产品宣传照,想让Lucy帮忙找合适的人选当模特儿。

The marketing department wanted to take a set of new photos of the product, so they asked Lucy to help find someone to sit for the photographs as a model.

☆sit for: to be present so as to have one's portrait painted or photograph taken. 让别人画肖像或照相

下班后,Lucy喜欢和朋友到咖啡馆里坐坐,休息一下。

After work, Lucy and her friends used to sit around in a cafe, and talk about everything.

☆sit around: to spend one's time idly. 无所事事地坐着,同样意思的还有:sit about / round

贴心提示:相信大家每天都有不少时间是坐着的吧?但是一定要记住,久坐可是对身体健康不好的,会引起脊椎病、消化不良、肥胖等。所以工作学习时不宜久坐,要多起来活动活动。

Cloze Game

Please select the right words to complete the sentences.

aboutaroundbackdownforinonoutthroughround

A. The inspector sat______the new teacher's lesson.

B. The dean is ill so Professor Smith will be sitting_______him as chairman at the meeting.

C. I’ve been sitting________watching TV all evening.

D. All you have to do is sit_______and enjoy the fun.

E. They are not willing to sit______and negotiate.

F. I have sat_____my portrait before.

G. We sat______the long, boring lecture.

答案请见:P49

Quotes

Happiness is a butterfly which, when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you sit down quietly, may alight upon you.

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.

新东方口语班的笔记(共100句)

Any day will do? 哪一天都可以?

Any messages for me? 有我的留言吗?

Are you by yourself? 你一个人来吗?

All right with you? 你没有问题吧?

Are you free tomorrow? 明天有空吗?

Are you kidding me? 你在跟我开玩笑吧?

As soon as possible! 尽可能快!

Back in a moment! 马上回来!

Believe it or not! 信不信由你!

Better luck next time! 下次会更好!

Boy will be boys 本性难移!

Come to the point! 有话直说!

Do you accept plastic? 收不收行用卡?

Does it keep long? 可以保存吗?

Don't be so fussy! 别挑剔了!

Don't count to me! 别指望我!

Don't fall for it! 不要上当!

Don't get me wrong! 你搞错了!

Don't give me that! 少来这套!

Don't let me down! 别让我失望!

Don't lose your head! 别乐昏了头!

Don't over do it! 别做过头了!

Don't sit there daydreaming! 别闲着做白日梦!

Don't stand on ceremony! 别太拘束!

Drop me a line! 要写信给我!

Easy come easy go! 来得容易去得也快!

First come first served! 先到先得!

Get a move on! 快点吧!

Get off my back! 不要嘲笑我!

Give him the works! 给他点教训!

Give me a break! 饶了我吧!

Give me a hand! 帮我一个忙!

Great minds think alike! 英雄所见略同!

I'll treat you to lunch. 午餐我请你!

In one ear, out the other ear. 一耳进,一耳出!

I'm spaced-out! 我开小差了!

I beg your pardon! 请你再说一遍!

I can't afford that! 我付不起!

I can't follow you! 我不懂你说的!

I can't help it! 我情不自禁!

I couldn't reach him! 我联络不上他!

I cross my heart! 我发誓是真的!

I don't mean it! 我不是故意的!

I feel very miserable! 我好沮丧!

I have no choice! 我别无选择了!

I watch my money! 视财如命!

I'll be in touch! 保持联络!

I'll check it out! 我去看看!

I'll show you around! 我带你四处逛逛!

I'll see to it! 我会留意的!

I'm crazy for you! 我为你疯狂!

You make me jump! 你下了我一跳!

Make up your mind. 作个决定吧!

Make yourself at home! 就当在家一样!

My mouth is watering! 我要流口水了!

Never heard of it! 没听说过!

Nice talking to you! 很高兴和你聊天!

No doubt about it! 勿庸置疑!

No pain no gain! 不经一事,不长一智!

None of your business! 要你管?

There is nothing on your business! 这没你的事!Now you are really talking! 说得对!

Please don't rush me! 请不要吹促我!

Please keep me informed! 请一定要通知我!She looks blue today. 她今天很忧郁!

She is under the weather. 她心情不好!

So far, so good. 过得去。

Speaking of the devil! 一说曹操,曹操就到!Stay away from me! 离我远一点!

Stay on the ball! 集中注意力!

That makes no difference. 不都一样吗?

That's a touchy issue! 这是个辣手得问题!That's always the case! 习以为常!

That's going too far! 这太离谱了!

That's more like that! 这才象话嘛!

The answer is zero! 白忙了!

The dice is cast! 已成定局了!

The same as usual! 一如既往!

The walls have ears! 隔墙有耳!

There you go again! 你又来了!

Time is running out! 没有时间了!

We better get going! 最好马上就走!

We'll discuss it later! 回头再说吧!

We'll find out shortly! 我们很快就知道了!

We are all for it! 我们全都赞成!

We've been expecting you! 我们正等着你呢!

What a good deal! 真便宜!

What a let down! 真令人失望!

What do you figure? 你有什么想法?

What happened to you? 你怎么了?

What should I do? 我应该怎样做?

What's would you recommend? 你有何意见?

what's come over you? 你怎么了?

What's it to you? 这跟你有关吗?

What's on your mind? 你在想什么?

Which would you prefer? 你要选哪个?

Wouldn't you say so? 你说不是这样吗?

You are most understanding! 你真体贴!

You asked for it! 你自讨苦吃!

You can't be serious! 你不是认真的吧?

You can't miss it! 你不可能找不到的!

You have my word! 我保证!

You must be joking! 你在开玩笑!

You set me up! 你出卖我!

You want a bet? 你敢赌吗?

You are pulling my leg! 你在开我玩笑吧!

You won't be lonesome! 你不会寂寞的!

You've got the picture? 你明白了吗?

You are really killing me! 真是笑死我了!

1.I’m an office worker. 我是上班族。

2.I work for the government. 我在政府机关做事。

3.I’m happy to meet you. 很高兴见到你。

4.I like your sense of humor. 我喜欢你的幽默感。

5.I’m glad to see you again.

很高兴再次见到你。

6.I’ll call you. 我会打电话给你。

7.I feel like sleeping/ taking a walk. 我想睡/散步。

8.I want something to eat. 我想吃点东西。

9.I need your help. 我需要你的帮助。

10.I would like to talk to you for a minute. 我想和你谈一下。

11.I have a lot of problems. 我有很多问题。

12.I hope our dreams come true. 我希望我们的梦想成真。

13.I’m looking forward to seeing you. 我期望见到你。

14.I’m supposed to go on a diet / g et a raise. 我应该节食/涨工资。

15.I heard that you’re getting married. Congratulations. 听说你要结婚了,恭喜!

16.I see what your mean. 我了解你的意思。

17.I can’t do this. 我不能这么做。

18.Let me explain why I was late. 让我解释迟到的理由。

19.Let’s have a beer or something. 咱们喝点啤酒什么的。

20.Where is your office? 你们的办公室在哪?

21.What is your plan? 你的计划是什么?

22.When is the store closing? 这家店什么时候结束营业?

23.Are you sure you can come by at nine? 你肯定你九点能来吗?

24.Am I allowed to stay out past 10? 我可以十点过后再回家吗?

25.The meeting was scheduled for two hours, but it is now over yet.

会议原定了两个小时,不过现在还没有结束。

26.Tom’s birthday is this week. 汤姆的生日就在这个星期。

27.Would you care to see it/ sit down for a while? 你要不要看/坐一会呢?

28.Can you cover for me on Friday/help me/ tell me how to get there?

星期五能不能请你替我个班/你能帮我吗/你能告诉我到那里怎么走吗?

29.Could you do me a big favor? 能否请你帮我个忙?

30.He is crazy about Crazy English. 他对疯狂英语很着迷。

31.Can you imagine how much he paid for that car? 你能想象他买那车花了多少钱吗?

32.Can you believe that I bought a TV for $25?

33.Did you know he was having an affair/cheating on his wife? 你知道他有外遇了吗?/欺

骗他的妻子吗?

34.Did you hear about the new project? 你知道那个新项目吗?

35.Do you realize that all of these shirts are half off? 你知道这些衬衫都卖半价了吗?

36.Are you mind if I take tomorrow off? 你介意我明天请假吗?

37.I enjoy working with you very much. 我很喜欢和你一起工作。

38.Did you know that Stone ended up marrying his secretary? 你知道吗?斯通最终和他的

秘书结婚了。

39.Let’s get together for lunch. 让我们一起吃顿午餐吧。

40.How did you do on your test? 你这次考试的结果如何?

41.Do you think you can come? 你认为你能来吗?

42.How was your weekend ? 你周末过得怎么样?

43.Here is my card. 这是我的名片。

44.He is used to eating out all the time. 他已经习惯在外面吃饭了。

45.I’m getting a new computer for birthday present. 我得到一台电脑作生日礼物。

46.Have you ever driven a BMW? 你有没有开过“宝马”?

47.How about if we go tomorrow instead? 我们改成明天去怎么样?

48.How do you like Hong Kong? 你喜欢香港吗?

49.How do you want your steak? 你的牛排要几分熟?

50.How did the game turn out? 球赛结果如何?

2.51.How did Mary make all of her money? 玛丽所有的钱是怎么赚到的?

52.How was your date? 你的约会怎么样?

53.How are you doing with your new boss? 你跟你的新上司处得如何?

54.How should I tell him the bad news? 我该如何告诉他这个坏消息?

55.How much money did you make? 你赚了多少钱?

56.How much does it cost to go abroad? 出国要多少钱?

57.How long will it take to get to your house? 到你家要多久?

58.How long have you been here? 你在这里多久了?

59.How nice/pretty/cold/funny/stupid/boring/interesting.

60.How about going out for dinner? 出去吃晚餐如何?

61.I’m sorry that you didn’t get the job. 很遗憾,你没有得到那份工作。

62.I’m afraid that it’s not going to work out. 我恐怕这事不会成的。

63.I guess I could come over. 我想我能来。

64.Is it okay to smoke in the office? 在办公室里抽烟可以吗?

65.It was kind of exciting. 有点剌激。

66.I know what you want. 我知道你想要什么。

67.Is that why you don’t want to go home? 这就是你不想回家的原因吗?

68.I’m sure we can get you a great / good deal. 我很肯定我们可以帮你做成一笔好交易。

69.Would you help me with the report? 你愿意帮我写报告吗?

70.I didn’t know he was the richest person in the world. 我不知道他是世界上最有钱的人。

71.I’ll have to ask my boss/wife first. 我必须先问一下我的老板/老婆。

72.I take it you don’t agree. 这么说来,我认为你是不同意。

73.I tried losing weight, but nothing worked. 我曾试着减肥,但是毫无效果。

74.It doesn’t make any sense to get up so early. 那么早起来没有任何意义。

75.It took years of hard work to speak good English. 讲一口流利的英语需要多年的刻苦操练。

76.It feels like spring/ I’ve been here before. 感觉好象春天到了/我以前来过这里。

77.I wonder if they can make it. 我在想他们是不是能办得到。

78.It’s not as cold / hot as it was yesterday. 今天不想昨天那么冷/热。

79.It’s not his work that bothers me; it’s his attitude. 困扰我的不是他的工作,而是他的态度。

80.It sounds like you enjoyed it. 听起来你好象蛮喜欢的。

81.It seems to me that be would like to go back home. 我觉得他好象想要回家。

82.It looks very nice. 看起来很漂亮。

83.Is everything under control? 一切都在掌握之中吗?

84.I thought you could do a better job. 我以为你的表现会更好。

85.It’s time for us to say “No” to America. 是我们对美国说不的时候了。

86.The show is supposed to be good. 这场表演应当是相当好的。

87.It really depends on who is in charge. 那纯粹要看谁负责了。

88.It involves a lot of hard work. 那需要很多的辛勤工作。

89.That might be in your favor. 那可能对你有利。

90.I didn’t realize how much this meant to you. 我不知道这个对你的意义有这么大。

91.I didn’t mean to offend you. 我不是故意冒犯你。

92.I was wondering if you were doing anything this weekend. 我想知道这个周末你有什么要做。

93.May I have your attention., please? 请大家注意一下。

94.This is great golfing / swimming/ picnic weather. 这是个打高尔夫球/游泳/野餐的好天气。

95.Thanks for taking me the movie. 谢谢你带我去看电影。

96.I am too tired to speak. 我累得说不出活来。

97.Would you tell me your phone number? 你能告诉我你的电话号码吗?

98.Where did you learn to speak English? 你从哪里学会说英语的呢?

99.There is a TV show about AIDS on right now. 电视正在播放一个关于爱滋病的节目。100.What do you think of his new job/

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