英语口语每天说036

　　36.Repetition 重述

　　1.Could you repeat that,please?

　　2.Could you say that again,please?

　　3.I'm afraid I didn't quite hear what you said.

　　4.Please say it again.

　　5.Please say it once more.

　　6.Would you repeat what you said,please?

　　7.Sorry,what did you say?

　　8.I'm sorry,would you mind repeating that,please?

　　9.I was just asking when you're leaving.

　　10.What I'm trying to say is,I love you.

　　Dialogue One

　　A:I went to the doctor yesterday.

　　B:I beg your pardon?

　　A:I said I had been to the doctor the day before.

　　B:What did he say?

　　A:He said I 'd got the flu.

　　B:Oh dear!What did he tell you to do?

　　A:He told me to stay in bed for ten days.

　　B:Ten days?Would you please repeat it again?

　　A:Yes,ten days.

　　Dialogue Two

　　A:What dressing¹ would you like on the salad?

　　B:French dressing,please.

　　A:I beg your pardon?

　　B:Oh, French dressing.

　　A:Sorry,it's not available now.Anything else?

　　B:We still prefer French dressing.

　　A:Will you say it again?

　　B:Who's your manager?Tell me!Would you?

　　Dialogue Three

　　A:Could you tell me what university you want to go to,John?

　　B:Pardon?

　　A:What university would you enter?

　　B:University?Why?You asked me last year.

　　A:Oh,I forget.Sorry.

　　B:I went to Harvard University.

　　A:Did you?And what course did you take there?

　　B:God save me!Is there anything wrong with you?Didn't I tell you?

　　A:I've not known.Perhaps,I've got a bad memory.

　　B:I did a B.A. in economics².Remember?

　　A:Terrific!B.A.,again and again-B.A.

　　Dialogue Four

　　A:I like pop music very much.

　　B:What?

　　A:I said I like pop music very much.It's so lovely.

　　B:Is it?

　　Dialogue Five

　　A:Er...Alison?

　　B:Ohm,hello,Marcia.I was...

　　A:I just wanted to congratulate you!I mean ,it was a good race and you deserve to win.

　　B:Well....thanks ,Marcia.It's very nice of you to say so.I mean....

　　A:It was that final sprint³!You were great!Really!

　　B:Do you really think so?I mean,was I?Er.....you....must be disappointed.

　　Dialogue Six

　　A:Have you bought a lot of new clothes for your vacation?

　　BNo,I haven't.I've decided⁴ I 'm going to travel very light this time.

　　A:What does "travel light"mean?

　　B:Oh!It means that I'm going to take only a few clothes,so I didn't have to carry a heavy suitcase.

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　　At a restaurant,my husband and I had a waitress who was just now on the job.Four munutes after taking out order,she returned to say "sorry,will you tell me again?"And then she came back with nothing.We made another selection,but my husband's choice was sold out after she came back again.We ordered a third time.Ten minutes later she appeared ,looking nervous."I fotgot to put your order in." She frankly⁵ admitted.So we had no way just to wait fot a forth⁶ time.We couldn't imagine how many times we could enjoy our meal.

1 dressing   

n.(食物)调料；包扎伤口的用品，敷料

参考例句：

• Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。
• The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。

2 economics   

n.经济学，经济情况

参考例句：

• He is studying economics,which subject is very important.他正在学习经济学，该学科是很重要的。
• One can't separate politics from economics.不能把政治与经济割裂开来。

3 sprint   

n.短距离赛跑；vi. 奋力而跑，冲刺；vt.全速跑过

参考例句：

• He put on a sprint to catch the bus.他全速奔跑以赶上公共汽车。
• The runner seemed to be rallied for a final sprint.这名赛跑者似乎在振作精神作最后的冲刺。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

5 frankly   

adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说

参考例句：

• To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
• Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。

6 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。