【英语口语】《一日一课》提升口语听力的60篇双语小对话(三)

11、Neignbor Relations 左邻右舍Dialogue 1Lucas: hi, I'm Lucas, I just moved in next door.你好,我是卢卡斯,我刚搬到隔壁.Barbara: oh, hi Lucas, come on in. I'm Barbara. Nice to meet you.哦,卢卡斯,请进,我是芭芭拉,很高兴认识你.L: nice to meet you too.我也很高兴认识你.B: would you like something to drink? I've got tea and some grape juice. 你想喝点什么呢?有茶,还有葡萄汁.L: thanks. Some tea would be nice. Chinese tea is great. I really like your tea set. Where did you get it?谢谢你,茶就行,中国茶很好喝. 我特别喜欢你的茶具,在哪里买的? B: oh, there is a supermarket not far from here. But there is also a tea house around the corner, where you can get tea and a tea set as well.离这里不远有家超市.街角有个茶叶店,那儿也有茶叶和茶具卖.L: oh yeah, I saw the tea house the other day. I think I might go and have a look sometime. It's a nice neighborhood here.哦, 对,前两天我见过那个茶具店,可能过两天去看看.我觉得这里的居住环境还不错.B: you are right about that. It's quiet and very convenient. You can get to the bus and the subway stations with in ten minutes' walk. There's agrocery store, a book store, a gym, and many restaurants along the street. 没错,这里很安静,而且特别方便,去汽车站和地铁站,不到十分钟就能走到.沿着街,有便利店,书房,健身房,还有很多餐馆L: there's a gym nearby? That's exciting! I really want to start to go to gym as soon as possible. I've been lazy this summer holiday and have put on some weight.周围有健身房?太好了!我想去健身,越快越好.整个暑假我都特别懒,长胖了不少.B: well, if you want we can go together sometime. Actually I was thinking of going this afternoon, if you like, you can join me and I can show you the beighborhood along the way.如果你不介意,我们可以一起.我打算今天下午就去,你要是想来,可以一起走,路上我给你介绍下社区里的设施.L: that would be wonderful. Thanks!那太棒了,谢谢你那太棒了,谢谢你Dialogue 2B: it's a lovely day, isn't it?今天天气不错,是吧?L: yeah, and most excitingly, I met the girl living under me today. She's really nice.嗯,而且令人激动的是,我今天见到了楼下的女孩!我觉得她人很好.B: is she American?她是美国人吗?L: yeah, and most importantly, she's single! Man, I could tell from the moment I saw her, she's the girl of my dreams!是的.关键是,她还是单身!天啊,我第一眼看到她时,就知道她是我梦中期待的女孩.B: so I take it you two are hitting it off? I know it's very convenient to be in a relationship with your neighbor, but what if you break up?你不是说你爱上她了吧?我知道和邻居谈恋爱很方便,可是万一你们两个分手了怎么办?L: I don't know. I am not really worried about that. I don't wanna lose before even starting. Besides I think the other two American guys have also fallen for her.不知道,我倒不担心这个,我不想还没开始就放弃,而且我觉得还有2个美国人对她也有意思.B: sounds like you've got some competition. You made a move already? 听起来竞争还挺激烈的.你开始采取行动了吗?L: not yet. But I am thinking of inviting her to dinner sometime. I know some good restaurants nearby.还没有.我在想哪天请她吃个饭,周围有家不错的餐馆.B: that's nice. Having been here a little while surely gives you the advantage, eh?不错,先来这里确实有好处哈?L: you bet. Now that you mentioned it, I think I'll call her now and see if she is available tonight.那当然了.不过既然你提了,我就现在给她打个电话吧,看看她今天晚上有没有时间.B: good luck!祝你好运!L: thanks!希望如此,谢谢你!12、Friends Standard 择友标准Dialogue 1Mary: hi, Larry, how was your weekend?嘿,拉里,周末过得怎么样?Larry: not bad. We had a get-together with friends from college. I haven't seen many of them since gradution. How about you?挺不错的,我和大学同学聚会了,其中好多人毕业后我就没见过.你呢? M: great. I hung out with jo all day shopping, and the went out for dinner together.挺好的.我个乔一起过的,我们俩先去逛了商场,然后一起吃了晚饭. L: sounds a good weekend. You know it always amazes me that two people as different as you and Jo can become such close friends.听起来不错.你知道吗,我一直觉得你和乔差别那么大还能成为好朋友感到特别不可思议.M: yeah, I never thought we could be good friends either. We have our differences. She's more outgoing and active while I am more quiet and reversed, but we still get along extremely well. We can talk for hours about anything.嗯,我也没有想到我们俩能成为好朋友.我们两个之间有很多不同,她更外向,做事也更积极,而我更内向安静.可是我们俩在一起的时候相处非常好,我们能聊各种话题,一聊就是几个小时.L: that's great. I know people who can't stand each other for even five minutes.真好,我知道有的人在一起5分钟就无法忍受对方了.M: when Jo and I are together, we argue a lot, but that's also part of the fun. Besides, I know she will always be there for me when I need her, and she knows I'll be there for her.我和乔在一起时,也总是争论,但那正是有意思的地方.而且我知道当我又需要的时候,她总会支持我,她也知道我总会支持她.L: it seems you two bring out the best of one another.看来你们俩能互相激励出对方最好的一面.M: exactly. Having Jo as my friend is one of the best things ,that's ever happened to me.是这样,能有乔做朋友,是我经历的最好的事情之一.L: yeah, you are so lucky to have found each other.嗯,你们真的很幸运,能成为这样的好朋友.M: thanks, I think so too.谢谢,我也这么认为.Dialogue 2L: hey, Mary, what's up?嗯,玛丽,最近怎么样?M: not much. Last night I met this great guy at the bar and we had such a wonderful time that we decided to meet again tonight.还行吧,昨天晚上在酒吧里遇到一个特别好的人,我们玩得非常开心,于是决定今天晚上再见一面.L: oh, that's exciting. What's this guy like? Is he hot?哦,真不错.这个人长什么样啊,帅吗?M: well, I ddin't think so at first. But as we started talking, I found his extremely funny and witty. I couldn't stop laughing at his jokes! We have so much in common. We like the same teams, music, and most amazingly, we both love Chinese food! I have the feeling that we are going to be great friends.我刚开始的时候不觉的,可是聊起天来,我发现他特别风趣诙谐,他讲的笑话让我笑得不停.而且我们还有很多共同点,我们喜欢相同的运动队,相同的音乐,最不可思议的是,我们都喜欢中国菜!我觉得我们会成为很好的朋友的.L: it seems you two are a good match. What qualities do you look for in a friend?看来你们俩还挺般配的.你找朋友时注重什么品质呢?M: there's nothing definite I think. I don't have a list or anything, but when I first meet somebody, I can usually tell whether or not that person is going to be a good friend. It seems I have radar helping me spot new friends.我觉得并不是非要有特别的品质.我没有什么特别的要求,但是当我第一次遇见一个人时,我通常能知道他能不能成为我的好朋友.我好像有一个雷达,帮助我在人群中找到我的朋友.L: well, that's something I've never heard of. But if you as me what I value most in a friend, I would have to say honesty.还没听过这个说法呢,但是要我说什么是朋友最重要的品质,我觉得就是诚实.M: I agree. You can't expect a close relationship with a dishonest person. Those are the people that will turn their back on you when you are in need.我同意你的说法,和一个不诚实的人在一起肯定不会有深层次的交流,他们往往会在你需要的时候离你而去.L: yeah, I know. A friend in need is a friend indeed. I don't need fair-weather friends either.是的,我知道,患难见真情,我不想要只能共甘不能共苦的朋友13、Livirigin tne Dorm 宿舍生活Dialogue 1M: Hi dude, you look upset, what's up?喂,老兄,你看起来有点烦,怎么了?T: haven't been sleeping well recently.最近一直睡得不太好.M: what's the problem?怎么了?T: every night my roommates watch the Korean soap operas till mid-night. I am not a big fan of Korean shows and I don't know how to tell them to stop without hurting their feelings.我的室友每天晚上都看韩剧,一直看到半夜.我对韩剧不感兴趣,可是我不知道怎么既让他们不看,又不得罪他们.M: well, you can simply tell them you want to sleep, or make an arrangement for a time when the room should quiet down.你可以告诉他们你要睡觉了,或者跟他们达成协议,定个时间,到时候宿舍里就安静下来了.T: yeah, I know, but I find these sorts of things hard to say. They won't like it if I tell them to turn off the TV. Now I just hope the show will end soon.是啊,我知道,但是这样的话总是很难说出口.要是我和他们说把电视关掉,他们肯定不开心.现在我就希望那个电视剧早点结束.M: I understand. I used to live in a dorm with four people. I was great in some aspects. We always went out and and had fun together. But on the other hand, when I wanted some quiet time, and people kept talking and laughing aloud, it was torturous. For me a room to my own, even a small one, is ideal. Though I don't mind sharing an apartment with somebody.我明白.我以前住过5人宿舍.住宿舍有特别好的地方,我们几个人总是一起出去玩,一起开心.但是从另一方面讲,我想一个人安静一下的时候,周围总有人在大声说话,或是笑得很大声,这简直就是折磨.对我来说,理想的状态就是一个人一件屋子,哪怕很小都可以.但是我也不会介意和别人共住一个公寓.T: yeah, I crave my own space. But I also think interpersonal skills very important. Living in a dorm means you have to learn to be considerate of others, otherwise nobody is going to have a good time.是啊,我也特别想要自己的空间.如果周围总有人的话,我就会觉得很烦很累.我们都需要自己的私人空间,不过我也觉得人和人交往的技巧很重要.住在宿舍里,你就要学会考虑其他人,不然谁都不会开心.注释：torturous adj. 令人痛苦的;使人苦恼的例句：These were (to me) ear-splitting, torturous noises.这些(对我来说)是刺耳的、痛苦的噪音。