办公英语 谈论别人

    Key Sentences (重点句子)
    871．My brother came over last night and brought his new girlfriend．我哥哥昨晚带他的新女朋友来了。
    872．What does she look like？
    她长得什么模样？
    873．What colour's her hair？
    她的头发是什么颜色的？
    874．She's very blonde．她有一头金发。
    875．Her hair comes down like…Oh…just over the ears．她的头发就像……噢……刚过了耳朵。
    876．Does she wear glasses？
    她戴眼镜吗？
    877．I think you're thinking¹ of someone else．我想你可能说的是另外什么人。
    878．What else can I tell you？
    我还能告诉你些什么呢？
    879．She's got a round face，very round face，and a very bigmouth．她圆圆的脸，非常圆，一张比较大的嘴。
    880．And when she laughs，her face is all mouth．她要是一笑，她脸上就只看见一张嘴了。
    881．People say he is weird²．人们说他有点古怪。
    882．He knew Helen was going steady³ with Michael．他早知道海伦与迈克尔的关系很稳定。
    883．Helen told him to go away，but he just wouldn't listen．海伦告诉他走开，可他就是不听。
    884．He's a jerk⁴．他又蠢又笨。
    885．I have just had another tripe⁵ to the Greek⁶ islands．我又去希腊出差了。
    886．We've rushed off our feet but they said that's a good sign．我们的腿快跑断了，但他们倒说这是好征兆。
    887．So she's gone rushing up to Leicester to sort⁷ things out．所以她匆忙赶往莱斯特处理事情。
    888．She always looks forward to your dos．她一直盼着看看你的计算机磁盘控制系统。
    889．Nothing serious，I hope．但愿不会有什么问题。
    890．You know what mother-in-laws are like，and Mary's isexception．你可知道(婆婆)都是什么样人，玛丽的婆婆也不例外。
    891．I thought I'd drop over for a drink or two．我想来找你喝一两杯。
    Dialogue A(A：Delia    B：Sally)A：Good afternoon．May I ask who's calling？
    B：Delia，this is Sally．A：Listen，Sally，my  brother come over last  night  and brought hisnew girl friend．B：That's great．Do you know his girl friends's name？
    A：Certainly，her name is Jane．B：Jane？How old is she？
    A：Um… I don't know．B：Mmm．What does she look like？
    A：Well…B：Pretty，is she？
    A：Yes…quite pretty．B：What colour's her hair．A：Oh，blonde，she's very blonde… quite short hair．B：What，curly？
    A：No，not at all．Very straight．her hair comes down like…oh…just over the ears．B：Does she wear glasses？
    A：No…no，no．I think you're thinking of someone else．B：No，I'm sure I know her．A：Er… what else can I tell you？Er…she's got… er… around face，very round face，and a very big mouth…B：And when she laughs，her face is all mouth…A：Yes，but…B：Listen，Delia，I'm sure I knew her ten years ago．A：Ten years ago？
    B：Yes，she was my classmate．A：Really？
    B：Certainly．You can ask her about that．A：OK．I'll do．Good-bye．B：Bye．Dialogue B(A：Melinda    B：Sue)A：Hi，Sue，is that you？
    B：Yes，speaking．Who is that speaking？
    A：Sue，it's Melinda．When did you come back？
    B：Last night．How was your break？
    A：Good．I could have another week of it．You didn't go back toNew York，right？
    B：No，Kelly's mother asked me to spend it with them．A：Well，that was nice．Did you enjoy it？
    B：Well，Melinda．Where were you just now？ I called you，but noone answered．A：Dave didn't go to class today．He wanted to borrow my notes．So I gave it to him．B：Which Dave？You mean the one in our class？People say he isweird．A：Really？I didn't notice that．B：Melinda！You know nothing about him．You should have beenhere last year．He knew Helen was going steady with Michael．But he kept following her everywhere．Helen told him to goaway，but he just wouldn't listen．A：Oh，he's a jerk．Dialogue C(A：Harlow    B：Tom)A：Hello．Tom．This is Harlow．B：Oh，Harlow．What a pleasant surprise！I heaven't seen youlately．A：Oh，I have just had another trip to the Greek islands．B：How's it going？
    A：Great．We've rushed off our feet but they said that's a goodsign．B：Oh，have you seen Mary recently？
    A：No，I haven't．Her mother-in-law's been ill so she's gonerushing up to Leicester to sort things out．She always looks for-ward to your dos．B：Nothing serius，I hope．A：I shouldn't think so．You know what mother-in-law's arelike，and Mary's is no exception⁸．B：I see．A：Tom，what are you doing tonight？
    B：Nothing．Why？
    A：I thought I'd drop over for a drink or two．B：OK．That's a good idea．

1 thinking   

n.思考，思想；adj.思考的，有理性的；vbl.想，思考

参考例句：

• All thinking men will protest against it.凡是有思想的人都会抗议这件事。
• Thinking is mainly performed with words and other symbols.思想主要是用言语和其他符号来表达的。

2 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。

3 steady   

adj.稳定的，不动摇的，沉着的，稳固的，坚定的，可靠的；vt.使稳定

参考例句：

• She has a steady income.她有固定的收入。
• He is a steady young man.他是一个稳重的年轻人。

4 jerk   

n.（口语）笨蛋，性情古怪的人，急拉，肌肉抽搐；v.痉挛，急拉，急推，急动

参考例句：

• Just keep that jerk off me.让那个笨蛋离开我。
• The knife was stuck but she pulled it out with a jerk.那把刀子被卡住了，她猛地一拔，把它拔了出来。

5 tripe   

n.废话，肚子, 内脏

参考例句：

• I can't eat either tripe or liver.我不吃肚也不吃肝。
• I don't read that tripe.我才不看那种无聊的东西呢。

6 Greek   

adj.希腊(人)的，希腊语的；n.希腊人；希腊语

参考例句：

• The Greek seaman went to the hospital five times.这位希腊海员到该医院去过五次。
• Delta is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet.δ是希腊字母中的第四个字母。

7 sort   

v.排序，挑选，分拣；n.种类，类别，性质，程度

参考例句：

• She was a strange sort of person.她这个人有些古怪。
• I don't much care for that sort of man.我不太喜欢那种人。

8 exception   

n.例外,除外

参考例句：

• Everyone should keep discipline and you are no exception. 每个人都应该遵守纪律,你也毫无例外。
• There's an exception to every rule. 每项规则均有例外。