英语口语每天说037

　　37.Reproach 责备

　　1.Aren't you ashamed of your selfish behavior?

　　2.How can you do that to him?

　　3.How would you be so rude?

　　4.What do you think you're doing ?

　　5.Why didn't you tell me the turth?

　　6.You might at least sweep the floor.

　　7.You shouldn't have left early.

　　8.Can't you be serious for once?

　　9.How dare you speak to me like that?

　　10.I'm afraid you have to right to be so rude.

　　Dialogue One

　　A:Why didn't you tell me you had a girlfriend?

　　B:Sorry, I thought you knew.

　　A:But you should have told me you were in love with her.

　　B:Didn't I?

　　A:You know you didn't.

　　B:Well,I'm telling you now.

　　A:Yes,but you might have told me before.

　　B:I didn't think you'd be interested.

　　A:You can't be serious.How dare you not tell me you were going to marry her?

　　B:Sorry,I didn't think it mattered.

　　A:Oh,you men!You're all the same.

　　Dialogue Two

　　A:Would you like a cup of coffee?

　　B:Yes.That would be good.

　　A:Oh,no.

　　B:What's the matter?

　　A:This machine is out of order.

　　B:You shouldn't have used the machine.Did you lose your money?

　　A:I sure did.

　　B:You ought to complain.These machine are always out of order.

　　Dialogue Three

　　A:Listen,the heating is broken in my room.When are you going to come and fix it?

　　B:I'm sorry to hear that ,sir.I'll get someone right away.

　　A:You'd better do it quickly.It's freezing up there.And my room's a disgrace.You should have fixed¹ it beforehand.

　　B:Well,I'll speak to the housekeeper² about it,sir,but I'm sure......

　　Dialogue Four

　　A:Mike!Look at the floor!

　　B:What's wrong with it?

　　A:What's wrong with it?It's filthy³!

　　B:Oh...

　　A:It's filthy because you never wipe your shoes.

　　B:Sorry,love.

　　A:What are you looking for now?

　　B:My cigarettes.

　　A:Well,they 're not here.They are in the dustbin.

　　B:In the dustbin!Why didn't you tell me before?

　　Dialogue Five

　　A:My old man always harps⁴ on me.

　　B:So does my father.I'm already uesd to it.

　　A:But I can't bear it ,John.

　　B:How dare you say that?What they do is just for our good.

　　A:Yeah,but he really puts blame on me.

　　Dialogue Six

　　A:What's this then?

　　B:It's my geography ,sir.The Map of Africa you set us.

　　A:But this should have been handed in last Thursday.

　　B:Yes,you know,sir.I'm sorry.

　　A:Well,what's your excuse then?

　　B:My mother's been ill and I had to stay at home.

　　A:Oh,Yes?

　　B:It's true,sir.

　　空欢喜一场

　　Not long ago I was invited out to dinner by a girl called Alley⁵.I had met Alley once,and she was very very beautiful.I was flattered."She likes me,"I thought .But I was in for a disappointment."I'm so sorry we asked you at such short notice,"she said when I arrived,"but we suddenly realized there were going to be thirteen people at the table,so we just had to find somebody else.Don't reproach me.I was not on purpose.It was too late to inform you."

1 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

2 housekeeper   

n.管理家务的主妇，女管家

参考例句：

• A spotless stove told us that his mother is a diligent housekeeper.炉子清洁无瑕就表明他母亲是个勤劳的主妇。
• She is an economical housekeeper and feeds her family cheaply.她节约持家，一家人吃得很省。

3 filthy   

adj.卑劣的；恶劣的，肮脏的

参考例句：

• The whole river has been fouled up with filthy waste from factories.整条河都被工厂的污秽废物污染了。
• You really should throw out that filthy old sofa and get a new one.你真的应该扔掉那张肮脏的旧沙发，然后再去买张新的。

4 harps   

abbr.harpsichord 拨弦古钢琴n.竖琴( harp的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She continually harps on lack of money. 她总唠叨说缺钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He could turn on the harps of the blessed. 他能召来天使的竖琴为他奏乐。 来自辞典例句

5 alley   

n.小巷，胡同；小径，小路

参考例句：

• We live in the same alley.我们住在同一条小巷里。
• The blind alley ended in a brick wall.这条死胡同的尽头是砖墙。