2011年雅思考试口语教程（4）

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Thanks, John. It’s really been a long time.  谢谢，John。确实好久没见了。
John:   Jenny, I haven’t seen you in ages. You look
            great today!
Jenny:  ThanksJohn.It’s really been a long time. How
% [2 z' R5 S7 A; W1 S  k            is everything going?
6 H# [8 m, U  E: mJohn:   Well, not bad, thanks.
; Y) F5 C5 {( i5 O6 ^+ VJenny:  What’s going on with your study?
0 M2 e9 u: J8 V& n5 \, D9 pJohn:   I’m working very hard on my English now.
6 H+ B* R( v3 x6 p+ QJenny, I haven’t seen you in ages. You look great today!  Jenny，好久不见。你今天看起来好极了！
& e% h; J+ E+ g8 C$ [2 ^8 H5 s8 y* O4 wThanks, John. It’s really been a long time.  谢谢，John。确实好久没见了。
0 g; ]; Y' H$ s$ v( AYou look great today.西方语言的优良传统，见面先夸奖对方以帮助对方树立confident信心
You look pretty today.你今天看起来很漂亮
I haven’t seen you for / in ages.好久没见了
Well, it’s (really) been long.是啊，确实是好久了
) r  e$ m2 b; x6 ^Long time no see.中式的英文，已经被西方采用
& v( _3 ?5 u; [What’s going on with your study?        学习进展如何？
What’s going on with this project?这个项目进展如何？
I am working hard on my English now.   我正努力学英文呢。
I am working hard on my homework. 我正在努力地干家务活  
I worked hard on my paper and I got A.我正在努力地写论文并且我得了a级
: Z, F: i4 X& \2 S: S; e1 v8 ?Well, I am working on it / my Enlgish.我正在努力的学呢
work on sb = try to persuade sb               想要劝服某人
Will you help me to work on him? 你可以帮我劝劝他吗？
He wants to go aborad. 他想出国
But we really don’t want him to go 但是我们真的不想让他去.
Let’s drop it. 不要劝了
4 t; o# M. i: S0 \& S% H. c( g; a+ j9 WStop working on me.你别在我身上费工夫了
$ Z! ]4 ^$ P% Y0 p+ _6 u$ ANot much. How about you?      没什么。你呢？
What’s up?
& w! r3 Q0 Y5 Y* CWhat’s new?
Well, nothing up.没什么事儿
Not much.没什么

Lesson Two  What is your name? 怎么称呼您
What is your name?  怎么称呼你？
My name is Claire.自我介绍，我叫claire。
May I have your name, Miss?   小姐，告诉我您的名字好吗？
* Y; b; Y4 x2 n  sHi, may I have your name, please? 很礼貌的搭讪方式，你好，请问我可以知道你的名字吗？
Could you please tell me your name?  同上
Will it be convenient for you if I have your name?很委婉的方式，告诉我你的名字方便吗？
+ O5 W0 L; f) M3 A4 V) t" J9 ?1 N. OWhat's your name?正常的问
Your name?体现严肃性
4 T: x' F% E( U+ h, H: ~) X( eWe must have met before. 我们一定见过面吧，不管怎么地先混个脸熟
Is it your name Claire? 你是叫claire吗？
No, my name is Sarah. 不，我叫sarah，（你看看，知道叫什么了吧）
Hi, Sarah, nice to meet you.你好sarah，很高兴认识你
It is my family name. In China, we put our surname first.  是我的姓。中国人先说姓再说名。
' |! L0 s: @0 h  F$ M. W姓     surname     last name（因为英文的姓是放在最后的）    family name   
! Y+ j* C2 k$ g7 w5 f* |名     first name   given name   中名middle name
  w4 a+ F- C$ W) q, f4 BHer name is Susan N. Armstrong. N is the abbreviation of her middle name.
4 d- B% r$ Z) M她叫Susan N. Armstrong。“N”是她中间名字的缩写。