日常交际口语

日常交际口语 Lesson One Love Dialogues Jennifer: Do you see that guy over there? My God, he is really attractive. Monica: Who? The guy in the black suit? That’s Jack, one of my colleagues. Jennifer: Great. Could you introduce us to each other? Monica: Nah, why don’t you go and talk to him? He is a perfect gentleman. Jennifer: Come on. That’ll be weird. Besides, that’s not my style. Monica: I don’t care. I barely know him. Don’t be a coward. Jennifer: Jeez…You are really killing me. You know I don’t have the guts to do that. Monica: Then I guess you should suck it up with the fact that you are a coward. Jennifer: You are so mean. Anyway, forget it. He is way out of my league. Monica: Yeah, right. Dad: Honey, happy anniversary! Mom: What? thDad: It’s our 10 anniversary! We have been married for 10 years now! Mom: Oh, I am so sorry, babe. I totally forgot about it. Dad: I can’t believe this. How can you forget? Mom: You know I have been incredibly busy with my work recently. My boss has been giving me a pretty hard time. Anyway, I have no excuses. I want to make this up for you. How about going out for dinner tonight? thDad: I see. I forgive you then. We must go to the French restaurant on the 5 Avenue, the food there is fabulous. Mom: I can’t wait. Give me five minutes, I’ll go and get dressed. Dad: No hurry. I will be right here waiting for you, sweetie. Lesson Two Shopping Dialogues Salesgirl: Good morning, sir. What can I do for you? Jack: I am some T-shirts.looking for Salesgirl: Ok. This way, please. This is the for T-shirts. These are which just sectionnew arrivalscame in today. Jack: Thank you. Is this one 100% cotton? Salesgirl: . You bet Jack: I would like to then. Excellent.try it on Salesgirl: What do you wear sir? size Jack: XL. And please give me a black one. Salesgirl:Here you are. The is over there. No problem. changing room Jack: Thanks a lot. You have been very helpful. Dad: Honey, I will go and do some later, is there anything I can get for you? grocery shopping Mom: Let me think. I need a box of instant coffee, some oranges and some pineapples. By the way, my have been . Can you buy me a new pair of them? pajamas worn out Dad: Cotton ones or silk ones? Of course. Mom: silk ones. It’s getting hot these days. Thank you, darling. DefinitelyI really appreciate it. Dad: I’m your husband! are you saying thank you ?, babe. Whatfor Don’t be sillyMom: One more thing, we are milk and . you get some at the running out ofcerealMake suresupermarket. Dad: Got to go now, see you when I get back. Got it. Mom: OK. Be careful. Lesson Three Watching a Movie Dialogues Wayne: I’m bored. You want to go to the theater tonight? Kevin: What’s on tonight? 1 Wayne: Let me check. Red Cliff II and the Rock. Kevin: I see. If I remember it correctly, Red Cliff Series is directed by John Woo. He is a big shot. But I’m not actually into movies about history. What about the Rock? Who is the leading actor? Wayne: Nicolas Cage. Who the hell is this guy? Are you kidding me? You never heard of him? For the love of God, that guy is just Kevin: awesome. He is the former Oscar winner. You should really watch his movies. I mean, he is a genius! He is my favorite actor! Wayne: All right, all right. Easy, tiger. So, what do you say, the Rock? Kevin: Absolutely. I can’t miss this. Wayne: Ok then. Booking clerk: Good evening, sir. How may I help you? Mike: I would like two tickets for Wind Talker, the one starts at 8:30pm. Booking clerk: OK. Two tickets, that will be 100 Yuan in total. Mike: Here you are. By the way, where is Hall 3? rdBooking clerk: You can take the elevator to get to the 3 floor, and Hall 3 is right on your left hand. You can’t miss it. Mike: Got it. Thank a million. Booking clerk: You are welcome. Lesson Four Eating Out Dialogues Jason: I like the decoration of this restaurant. Vanessa: Same here. Look at that wall, it’s purple. I just love it. Waiter: Good morning. Here are the menus. And I will be right back with today’s specials. Jason and Vanessa: Thank you. Jason: What would you like for appetizer? 2 Vanessa: I want to try this green salad here. It looks delicious. Jason: I will take the French Roll then. What about the main dish? Vanessa: Spaghetti for me. What about you? Jason: I really want to check out the tuna sandwiches. For the dessert, what about some ice cream? Vanessa: Sounds great! I want a vanilla one. Waiter: Excuse me. Today’s specials are shrimp salad and Waldorf salad. Chef’s recommendation is Braised Mutton in Butter. So may I take your order now? Jason: Of course… A: Hello. What can I do for you? B: I would like a hamburger and French fries. A: Ok. Do you need any drinks? B: A large coke, please. By the way, I will take these to go. A: No problem. Five dollar in total. B: Here you are. Please make it quick, I am kind of in a hurry. A: You got it. Lesson Five Hairdressing Dialogues Wife: Honey, I am going to have a manicure today. So can you baby-sit the kids for a while? Husband: Manicure? I think you already have beautiful fingernails. Wife: Well, that’s very sweet of you. But this is not about you, this is about me. I want to feel young. Husband: All right. Be back soon. An hour later… 3 Wife: Hubby, I’m home! Come on; check out my brand new fingernails. I have my nails polished, and the lady there said this color is what is in now. And by the way, I had a pedicure too. Husband: How much did you spend? Wife: 100 dollar. Husband: What? 100? Lady, you are out of your ever-loving mind. That’s like, 5 dollar for each nail. That’s crazy. Wife: Jeez…Relax. What’s the big deal? Don’t overreact. This makes me feel good about myself. Don’t you want me to be happy? Husband: What can I say? You are my wife; you are the mother of our kids. You are the queen! Wife: Good boy. That’s exactly what I want to hear from you. Hairdresser: Good morning. What can I do for you today? Vivian: Well, my skin feels a little bit dry recently. Can you help me to moisturize it? Hairdresser: Let me see. We have a latest product which contains natural moisture factor and helps to balance the moisture of the skin. Would you like to have a try? Vivian: I’d love to. One more thing, I have some black heads on my nose. This has been bothering for quite a while. I would really appreciate it if you could help me remove them. Hairdresser: You can count on me. I will be right back. Make yourself comfortable. Vivian: Ok. Thank you. Lesson Six Internet Dialogues Wayne: Oh, give me a break. Kevin: What’s wrong? Wayne: My computer works insanely slow and it can’t connect to the Internet. Kevin: Let me take a look. Aha, I know what the problem is. It seems that your computer has been attacked by some kind of virus. Don’t you install anti-virus software? 4 Wayne: What is that? Kevin: Like what I said, it’s anti-virus software. It prevents your computer from attacking by computer viruses. It’s not a safe world, my friend. Wayne: Then what can I do? Kevin: You need to buy an anti-virus software and install it into your computer. After that, turn it on and it will fully scan your hardware. Hopefully, it will help you get rid of these viruses. Wayne:I see. Then what is the matter with my Internet link? Kevin: Hold on. Gosh, you didn’t even plug your modem. See the green light here? Plug in and when the green light is on, that means your modem is working. Wayne: Thank you. I am so stupid. Thank God you are here. Kevin: Don’t mention it. Susan: Grace, do you know where I can get some information about the history of American pop music? Grace: Use Google. Susan: Google? What is it? Grace: It’s a search engine. Let me help you. You enter the address here. And then you input the keywords: American pop music history. At last, click the button here. See? Countless of related web pages just appear on your screen. Susan: Wow. This is really fascinating. Thanks a lot. I am going to use Google more often in the future. Lesson Seven Holidays Dialogues John: Hi, Miranda. Christmas is around the corner, you got any plan? Miranda: Not yet. Probably I’m going to spend it with my folks. Going out for dinner, sending and receiving gifts. John: Talking about gifts, have you finished your Christmas shopping? Miranda: Shoot. How could I forget about this? Anyway, the stores are usually crowed around the season, so I’m going to wait for another couple of days. John: That’s right. Did your parents buy a Christmas tree yet, 5 Miranda: No. My folks are kind of environmentalists. They keep saying that how many trees will be cut down and how bad the impact we will cause to the environment. John: Come on. It’s the tradition. Christmas without a Christmas tree isn’t Christmas any more. Miranda: I said that too. They just won’t listen to me. Richard: Jack, what is the most important traditional festival of China? Jack: I would have to say it’s the Spring Festival. Richard: What do people do to celebrate the festival? Jack: Basically, families gather around to have a nice and heavy dinner on the New Year’s Eve. And when the time arrives 12 o’ clock, we will shoot off firecrackers to welcome a brand new year, hoping everything going well in the coming year. Richard: Wow that sounds quite interesting. Do Chinese people give each other presents on the New Year’s Eve? Jack: No, they don’t. New Year’s Eve is all about family reunion, not about sending and receiving gifts. However, at the very first day of the New Year, people will visit their relatives and give out some gifts, for example, a pack of sugar symbolizing the sweetness of life. Richard: I see. I will definitely go to China in the future and spend a New Year’s Eve there. Jack: Ha-ha. Lesson Eight Expressing Opinions Dialogue Forest: Mary, do you like the food of these fast food restaurants, like KFC and Mc Donald? Mary: Not really. I think the food there is not that healthy. It contains a lot of fat and calories. Forest: Well, I have to admit that what you said does make sense. But as far as I am concerned, these fast food restaurants are making our lives convenient. And the tempo of modern life is getting quicker and quicker, for some people, especially the white collar workers; fast food is really a blessing. Mary: What is more important, health or convenience? To me, health always comes first. I prefer homemade meals. And, if you eat fast food too much, it will cause you some serious diseases, like hypertension and adiposity. Forest: The truth is, some of these fast food restaurants are trying to make it better. For example, KFC put forward a series of healthy breakfast which includes green salad, porridge and some 6 other traditional Chinese food. Mary: Good to know. But you can’t be sure that these foods are authentic enough. Probably the way they prepare them are not that healthy. So, for health’s sake, we’d better not eat at these restaurants. Forest: Maybe you are right. But, I’m afraid we just don’t see eye to eye on this. Mary: That’s quite ok. Diversified opinions make this world beautiful. Forest: That’s for sure. 7