出国留学常用对话----段琛

Do you remember anything about your childhood?Where were you born?Born-->bearI was born in a small town/village called Taixing.Born rich--->出生富贵I feel like reborn.where did you live when you were young?I have been living in the same place for my whole life.I grew up in a town called Taixing and this pleasant Spring takes me back to my hometown/childhood.that noodle smell great.it really takes me back to my childhood.I spent my childhood in a village called Taixing.what kind of upbringing did you have?were your parents strict with you?I guess my parents didn't really bring me up too strictly.bring sb.up哺育某人I was actually raised up by my grandparents,who tended to spoil me somehow.spoil sbspoil my stomach.spoil oneself=give myself a treatwhat did your parents teach you when you were a kid?--I was brought up to be polite and respectful.they tried to let me make my own mistakes.(自己发现自己的问题)I think it was because they wanted me to be able to stand up for myself (勇敢面对).Do you have any siblings?Do you have any brothers or sisters?one child policycousinI don't have any,but I have four younger cousins from my father's side. do you get on with them?get on with与sb相处的如何yes,we get on well now.we have great time when we see each other.But we didn't get on very well when we were children.we used to argue and fight about everything.I used to smokeI used to drink,but I don't do it now.educationif I want to get ahead,I need a good education.get ahead取得成功.I hope to carry on further education,and that's why I want to study in your country,which has the most prestigious university in the world. carry on持续,继续做...Can you carry on?-let’s carry on.what were your school days like?I suppose I got on okay.I wouldn't say I was quite successful,for most of the time,I got on okay. suppose猜想you are not supposed to come back at home in this moment.you are supposed to at school.but sometimes I was quite naughty and messed around,just like most kids.Messed around瞎混.Were you a good student?no,I'm not a good student,because I usually got down to work in the end.got down to着手处理Luckily,I got through all my exams.got through通过you can't imagine how much hardship l have gone through when I managed to pass the entrance examination,and went on to university to receive higher education.managed to设法Went on to接着,继续you can't imagine how bad it was.I managed to pay back all my debt.are you feeling OK?I don't think you're looking too well today.no,not really.I have got a temperature,a headache,a sore throat.oh dear,I would say you’re going down with the flu or chicken pox. yes,I think so too,but I have got to fight it off.go down with染上....样的病Fight sth off竭力摆脱.what can we do to get rid of flu?some pain killers should bring your temperature down.pain killer止痛片Bring sth down把...降下来if you’re feeling hot and unwell,drinking water will stop you from being so hot,which means cold water will cool you down too.what else can we do to get rid of flu?having a bit of a lie down will also make you feel better.make sb feel betteryou will get it over very soon if you follow what doctor said.get...over恢复.Moving into a new placehi,I heard you've got a wonderful new flat楼房/apartment楼房/house (独栋)that's great,I have just moved in.you must come round sometime. come round顺道拜访thanks,I would love to come to visit.would love to sth特别想做sthI would love to have some more,it's really nice.why don't you come round next week then.why don't you do sth.Why don't you look after it well.why don't you carry on umbrella with then.visiting one's new homehold on a second/minuteso glad you could come round.come on in.this is a fantastic house.let me hang my coat up and put my scarf on the same hook,too,just in case I forget.I'll show you around,let's have a look at the living room first.show sb around带某人看看逛逛this is such a great house,you're so lucky,I'm very jealous,if I were you, I definitely won't be moving on for a while.I would want to stay in. thanks,it's only been a week and feel like I have been here for years.I settled in already.settled习惯,安顿下来I have brought you some champagne to celebrate.a toast to your new flat.let's drink to the flat,cheers.let's have a toast to the new bride and groom,happy marriage.house warming partyguests are coming over to my place for a house warming party and I'm getting in lots of crisps and alcohol to keep them happy.get in购买Why don't you put another CD on.this is a great song to join in and dance to.the lyrics even say‘get down‘which means to dance.this party food is delicious.eat up.there's plenty more.thanks,it's great I'll have no problem eating them up,it's lovely.drink upI'll go and make you anther cocktail.you are a great host.hang on then and I'll finish this first.hang on=hold onClothesI have just been buying some new clothes.I have got a brand new outfit.when I'm on my shopping trip,I don't just do window shopping,I love to try on new clothes,because I want to see if clothes in shops fit me or not.I'm doing some Internet videoing,and I have to dress up,which means to wear something formal.I always try to make an effort to look smart. dress up打扮正式make an effort to努力做sthlook smart看上去精神but if I'm not getting on TV or Internet,I can dress down,which means I can wear something casual.when I finish videoing,I have got to do some running so I need to wear my sports outfit instead.Datingyou're standing in the rain waiting for you date,you have been wait for a long time.it looks like they have stood you up.stood you up让某人空等,放某人鸽子it's horrible being stood up.horror movie恐怖电影you feel that they’ve let you down,which means they've not done what they said they would do.if people stood you up,the next time you see them,you'll probably fall out it means you'll argue or quarrel with them.fall out闹翻争吵you never want to see them again as long as you live.many friends fall out over food/money.you might even decide to end the relationship or break up with your friends.but sometimes,people break up,and then they make up again.they stop arguing and think they'll give it another try.再试一试some couples seem to be breaking up and making up again all the time. if someone was really special to you,you need time to get it over.恢复you need some time to get used to live without them,to accept the end of the relationship.move onmeet someone newstarts over againCareerdo you have a glittering career?is it all you even dreamed it would be?well-paid,nice office,company carhow are you getting on at work?get on怎么样how well are things going for you at work/in life/at schoolI'm so lucky to land a dream job in my ideal company.it was difficult to get employed,but I managed to pass the tests and successful in the interviews,and get in.(be accepted)I have just been promoted(I have got a more important job now)I'm really heading for the top.this job is taking over my life,because I have to work longer and harder than before.I really think this job makes me run out of time to do other things in my life.run out of time没时间Take over占据Get employed被聘用I have got to slow down,otherwise I'll be too tired to do anything.and I'm going to burn out and won't be able to do my job probablyanyway.burn out燃尽I need to pace myself-work more slowlypace按部就班don't run out of steam before you get to the top.(I don't want to use all my energy before I can get promoted again) promoted晋升。