2012年商务英语考试中级口语对话练习(1)

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2012年商务英语考试中级口语对话练习(1)
Helen: 怎么啦?  
' w' B! X4 ]- eNeil: I posted my house-keys.  
* X1 M/ X2 H, b" f! vHelen: 你把你大门钥匙给寄走了？哎呀，你是不是搞错了，把钥匙当成信给扔信筒里了？  
Keep me posted. But what does it mean?  
9 S  ~' n6 T8 Q( CNeil: Yes, I got it mixed up. Instead of putting a letter in, I put my keys in.  
( X* J7 P! ]! j% RHelen: Oh dear.  
2 k: s/ S/ I% j- w) b( A3 SNeil: But I have my address attached to my keys, so maybe they’ll get back to me.  
/ W1 ~2 R0 }: \0 @) w% GHelen: Yes, 可能好心人会寄回来给你。不过你可能面临更大的危险，因为有人既有你的住址信息又有你的大门钥匙。  
Neil: Oh no, burglars might get in! I’d better wait outside to see what happens.  
$ K- @# R4 T& X4 U8 V! m+ {Helen: OK, good luck.  
Neil: I’ll keep you posted. See you later!

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Helen: Neil 说 keep me posted. 这并不是说他要把我给寄走。这个通俗短语的意思是他会和我保持联系，告诉我事情发展的情况。请听以下几个例子:  
* Z+ s$ f- Y' k. J( {I don’t know what time they’re arriving, but I’ll keep you posted!
Keep me posted on how things go in your new job!
I kept them posted on what was happening.
- r7 U# O/ j) \# S9 z6 @Helen: 希望 Neil 能找回他的大门钥匙. Hello?  
Neil: Hi, it’s Neil.  
4 A. T3 b: e% n) t8 [0 rHelen: Neil! Any news  
! G% M% `% V! G5 @& _9 ?6 n- d. cNeil: Well, someone posted my keys back to me.  
6 s; j4 g% L: O+ o  K& @8 U  V) ]Helen: Great!  
Neil: But they put them through the letterbox!  
  y, \: B3 c/ ?* VHelen: Oh no. 你的钥匙回来了，但你被锁在门外了。  
Neil: And I’m stuck! I tried to get through a window but I don’t fit. I’m half-in, half-out.  
Helen: 什么？你被窗户夹住了！  
, ~, Y  B2 y; O6 j/ [) dNeil: Thank goodness for that, help must be arriving.

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Police: Don’t move!  
6 N$ ]: D$ V+ t; F4 q# @Neil: Does it look like I can move?  
, x* ]6 h! Q5 L0 S$ |7 c2 NPolice: Hands on your head!  
Helen: 听起来有人报警了，他们肯定认为 Neil 想偷东西。  
Neil: But, this is my house!  
8 b9 n) j  j. K, r2 ]Police: Is it indeed?  
+ z* S6 I) t- X0 bHelen: 我不跟你多讲了，你先和警察解释吧。But do keep me posted Neil!  
. C. J+ _8 Q: a0 XNeil: Keep you posted! How am I going to do that if I’m locked up? Arrested for for breaking into my own house!  
Helen: Bye!