朗文英语第二册教程(伟博英语之经典教材联讲)
朗文英语第二册教程(伟博英语之经典教材联讲)Riverdale New York." Riverdale 纽约” "Richard Stewart 46 Linden Street “Richard Stewart 林登街46号 Sure. 当然可以。 Can you tell me 你能告诉我 how to get to Linden Street in Riverdale? 怎么去位于林登街的Riverdale?
教材原文
Excuse me officer. 对不起,警官。
Can you help me? 你能帮帮我吗?
Sure. 当然可以。
Can you tell me 你能告诉我
how to get to Linden Street in Riverdale? 怎么去位于林登街的Riverdale?
"Richard Stewart 46 Linden Street “Richard Stewart 林登街46号
Riverdale New York." Riverdale 纽约”
You should take the number 1 subway. 你应当搭1路地铁。
Is there a station near here? 附近有地铁站吗?
Yes. The station's that way. 有。地铁站在那边。
You should take the number 1 train 搭1路地铁。
to Van Cortlandt Park. 到Van Cortlandt公园下车。
Number 1 train to Van Cortlandt Park. Thank you. 1路地铁到Van Cortlaandt公园。谢谢。
Anytime. Good luck. 不用谢。祝你好运。
Remember the number 1 train. The uptown platform. 记住,搭1路地铁,住宅区方向的月台
Thank you. 谢谢。
You're welcome. 不客气。
Is this pink too bright for me? 我穿粉红色会不会太过?
Mmm-hmm. It is a very bright pink. 是的,这种粉红是亮了一点。
Try this. It's size eight. 试试这一件。尺码是八号
But I wear size ten. 但我穿十号的衣服。
How about green? It's size ten. 绿的怎麽样?这是十号的。
Let me try it on. 让我试试看。
I'm taking too much of your time. 我耽误了你很多时间。
It's six o'clock. 已经六点了。
Where's my husband? 我丈夫怎麽还没来?
I was expecting him here at five forty-five. 我们约好了5:45在这会面的。
Don't worry. The traffic is very heavy at this hour. 别担心。这个时间交通很糟。
I know. But we're going to be late for dinner. 我知道。但我们赴宴可要迟到了。
I'll take this green sweater. 我买这件绿毛衫吧。
I like the color on me don't you? 我觉得这种颜色较适合我,你觉得呐?
I think it looks terrific on you. 我觉得你穿上这件好极了。
I'm sorry I'm so late. 对不起,我迟到了这麽久。
I had a really bad day. 今天真是糟透了。
It's ten after six. We're late. 现在是6:10。我们迟了。
Robbie's cooking tonight and dinner's at six thirty. 今晚Robbie做饭,晚餐6:30开始。
I know. I know. I'm really sorry. 我知道,我知道。真的很抱歉。
I left my bag of film on the ferry. 我把装底片的旅行袋落在渡船上了。
I went back for it but the ferry was gone. 等我回去找的时候船已经开走了。
I lost a whole day's work. 我丢掉了一整天的工作成果。
I'll call the Staten Island Ferry lost-and-found office. 我来打电话给Staten渡轮的失物招领处。
I didn't think of that. Thanks. 我倒没有想到这个法法子。谢了。
Hello. 喂?
Yes. The number please 我想问一下
of the Staten Island Ferry lost-and-found office. Staten 渡轮失物招招领处的电话号码。
Five five five...zero eight zero eight. 555-0808。
Thank you. 谢谢。
I really appreciate it Marilyn. 真的很感谢 Marilyn。
Hello. 喂?
Did anyone find a camera bag this afternoon 请问今天下午有人捡到一个照相机旅行袋吗?
a small canvas bag 一个小的粗帆布袋。
on the J. F. Kennedy Ferry?...No? 是在J. F. Kennedy渡船上丢的。……没有吗?
Maybe someone will find it. 也许会有人发现的。
The name is Stewart Richard Stewart. 失主是Stewart Richard Stewart。
And the telephone number is five five five... 电话是555-
three oh nine oh. Thank you. 3090。谢谢。
Sorry Richard. They don't have it. 对不起Richard,他们那没有。
Thanks anyway. 不管怎样我都要谢谢你。
There was a girl on the ferry. 在渡船上有一个女孩。
Now maybe... 也许现在……
Tell me about it on the way home. 在回家的路上告诉我吧。
内容拾珍
1、policeman和cop都可表示“警察”,但口语中用officer称呼对方即可。
2、Sure (thing). 更具亲和力
3、How to get to…同样的还可以说I’m looking for…/How can I get to…/Is this the right way to…/Where’s…但最后一种说法慎用。
4、重复对方的话语,不仅能调动自己的注意力,同时也能表现出对对方的尊重。
5、交通工具的“搭乘”,take subway/boat by bike/car/train/bus/ship。此外,underground railway/room都为“地铁”
6、Anytime可以引申为“任何时候(我都乐意提供帮助)”,以此回复“感谢”十分地道,尤其是服务性行业。
7、uptown住宅区,downtown商业区。西方城市的区域功能划分很明确。
8、Marilyn开的是boutique(精品店)。注意shopping mall shopping center supermarket store的区别。
9、颜色的英文表达,只知道“红、黄、蓝、绿、白、黑”已经不够了,该增加几个了:indigo青,violet紫罗兰,purple紫,pink粉。
10、Mhh-hmm不是“嗯哼”。
11、How about…/Why not…
12、try on(衣服)一定要“上”身。
13、“占用(时间、精力)”还可以用occupy。
14、expect…to do…
15、Don’t worry. 可以继续简化为No worry. 而且可以再接一句Take it easy.
16、traffic jam来形容交通堵塞十分形象,尤其是国内大城市的交通问题。
17、dinner是非常正式的“宴”。
18、遇到反义疑问句不可不注意的否定词:hardly seldom。
19、I’m so late/It’s too late.
20、leave-left; film: 胶卷; boat(小船儿)-ferry(渡轮,强调来回运输)-ship(大船)
21、canvas帆布的leathern皮制的plastic塑料制的nylon尼龙cloth布
22、go…for…/go…in order to…
23、(make a phone) call (to)…
24、lost-and-found office失物招领处
25、I didn’t think of that. 既是自谦,也是对别人的感谢。
26、this afternoon/morning/evening,而非today’s…
27、anyway不管怎样,无论如何。Thank you all the same.
28、on the way home go home
on the way to school go to school