日常英语对话

 　　怎样安慰失望的情绪

　　Don't take it to heart. You'll do better next time.

　　别往心里去，下次你会做得更好的。

　　Take it easy. There must be some ways to compensate¹ for it.

　　轻松一点，一定会有补偿的办法的。

　　Don't be so upset. Everything will be OK.

　　别这么发愁了，一切都会好起来的。

　　It's really hard for you.

　　真难为你了!

　　It won't happen again.

　　不会再发生了。

　　Just forget it. Be a man!

　　忘了它吧，象个男子汉!

　　怎样表示人物

　　He is a big wig².

　　他是一个大人物。

　　I can't believe I've lost the game! --- Be a good sport.

　　想不到那场比赛我输了。　　――　有点风度吧!

　　He is a hen-pecked husband.

　　他是个妻管严。

　　She is a wet blanket.

　　她使人扫兴。

　　He is a yes-man.

　　他是个和事佬。

　　怎样表示人的品质

　　Why did you bully³ him everyday? You've gone too far.

　　你为什么每天欺负他?你太过分了。

　　Why do you pick on your brother?

　　你为什么作弄你的弟弟?

　　He is all talk but no action.

　　他只有空谈没有行动。

　　He is very cheap.

　　他很小气。

　　He is generous.

　　他大方。

　　谈论交通

　　He got a ticket yesterday.

　　他得到一张处罚单。

　　You ran a red light.

　　你闯红灯了。

　　You nearly ran into the bus.

　　你差点撞上那辆公共汽车。

　　It's rush hour now. Let's take a taxi.

　　现在是高峰期，坐出租车吧。

　　There are traffic jams everywhere.

　　到处都塞车。

　　谈论健康

　　I've got a headache and a fever, my nose won't stop running, everything hurts.

　　我头痛、发烧、流鼻涕，浑身疼。

　　Many people are breaking down these days due to working stress.

　　许多人因为工作压力而垮了。

　　I've gained much weight recently. I have to go on a diet.

　　最近胖了许多，我得节食了。

　　You gave me your cold.

　　你把感冒传给我了。

　　You are in a good shape.

　　你身体非常健康。

　　怎样提建议

　　If I were you, I would not smoke.

　　我要是你的话，就不抽烟。

　　What can you make a person happy, in your opinion?

　　在你看来什么可以使一个人幸福呢?

　　What about reading loudly for half an hour everyday?

　　天天大声朗读三十分钟怎么样?

　　What do you think of Helen?

　　你认为Helen怎么样?

　　Would it be a good idea to tell him the truth?

　　把实情告诉他不好吗?

　　怎样反驳

　　I think I am going to die. --- Don't be silly.

　　我想我快要死了。-　别傻了。

　　Will you see me again? No, definitely⁴ not.

　　你还会再见我吗?绝对不会。

　　Wow! Your English is good. -No big deal.

　　哇!你的 英语 真好。-　没什么了不起的。

　　It's not as bad as it seems.

　　不是看起来那么糟。

　　I'm against it.

　　我反对。

　　怎样抱怨

　　Oh, no! Pork again? I'm fed up with it. Can't we have a decent⁵ meal?

　　噢，又吃猪肉?我已经厌倦了。我们能不能吃一顿像样的饭吗?

　　Shopping again? Oh, I've had enough.

　　以要购物?我已经受够了。

　　Why do you pinch⁶ your nose? I just can't stand the odor⁷. It stinks⁸.

　　你为什么捏着鼻子?我简直受不了这气味，臭死了。

　　Today is not my day. I lost my wallet.

　　今天真倒霉，把钱包弄丢了。

　　What luck! We've run out of gas.

　　真倒霉!　汽油用光了。

　　怎样鼓励别人

　　Don't lose your heart. You are almost there.

　　不要失去信心。你就要成功了。

　　Go for it. You are going to make it.

　　去做呀!你会成功的。

　　Come on. Just do it.

　　来，做呀。

　　Trust yourself.

　　相信你自己。

　　Well done, go on.

　　干得好，继续。

　　怎样表示同情

　　It's really hard for you to do so.

　　让你做这种工作真是难为你了。

　　It's too bad you missed the chance.

　　真不幸你错过了这个机会。

　　If I were in your position, I would do the same thing.

　　我要是处在你那种环境下，我会做同样的事。

　　I'm sorry to hear that.

　　听到这件事我很难过。

　　I know your position.

　　我了解你的处境。

　　怎样表达恼怒

　　You keep pushing me like that. I can't tolerate⁹ it any more.

　　你老是那样逼我，我再也受不了。

　　What the hell¹⁰ do you want me to do? "the hell"　表示强调

　　你到底要我干什么?

　　How could you treat him that way?

　　你怎么可以那样对他?

　　Who do you think you are?

　　你以为你是谁?

　　Don't put your nose into other's business.

　　少管闲事。

　　It's none of your business.

　　怎样表达懊悔

　　What a foolish thing I've done!

　　我怎么做了这么一件蠢事呢!

　　How stupid I am.

　　我怎么这么傻呢!

　　Why hadn't I thought of it?

　　为什么我就没想到呢?

　　How could I miss it!

　　我怎么错过了这个机会呢!

　　Why did I tell him these things ?

　　我怎么会告诉他这些事情呢?

　　怎样表示批评

　　A new car? You are asking for the moon. I can't afford it.

　　买辆新车?别异想天开了。我现在拿不出钱来。

　　You must be out of your mind.

　　你一定是疯了。

　　Don't bite my head off.

　　别对我这么凶。

　　The teacher got all over me for talking loudly in the class.

　　老师因为我上课大声说话而狠狠批评了我一顿。

　　You shouldn't do this to me.

　　你不应该对我这样。

　　怎样表达紧张情绪

　　You seem to have ants in your pants.

　　你看上去心神不安。

　　I was on pins and needles.

　　我急得如坐针毡。

　　I'm so nervous. It's my first time to speak before the public.

　　我好紧张，这是我第一次在公众场合说话。

　　Take it easy. Take a deep breath.

　　别紧张，深呼吸。

　　I'm so nervous. I can hardly breathe.

　　我太紧张了，简直不能呼吸。

　　I don't dare to go into the president's office. My legs are trembling.

　　我不敢走进总统的办公室，我的腿在发抖。

　　怎样表达激动、难以相信的心情

　　Don't take it to heart. You'll do better next time.

　　别往心里去，下次你会做得更好的。

　　Take it easy. There must be some ways to compensate for it.

　　轻松一点，一定会有补偿的办法的。

　　Don't be so upset. Everything will be OK.

　　别这么发愁了，一切都会好起来的。

　　It's really hard for you.

　　真难为你了!

　　It won't happen again.

　　不会再发生了。

　　怎样表示能力

　　Why don't you ask him? He's a computer expert. It's second nature to him.

　　干吗不问他?他是个计算机专家，他精通这一行。

　　It's beyond me.

　　我不明白。

　　I'm not cut out for this.

　　我天生不是干这行的料。

　　I have a good command of English.

　　我精通 英语 。

　　I'm lost when it comes to using the computer.

　　碰到计算机的事我就糊涂了。

　　怎样拒绝

　　My hands are full now. Sorry I can't help you.

　　我正忙着呢，很抱歉不能帮你忙。

　　Can you lend me money? No way.

　　可以借钱给我吗?没门儿。

　　She invited me, but I turned her down.

　　她请了我，但我拒绝了她。

　　I can't do that.

　　我不能那样做。

　　You want me to help you cheat in the exam. It's impossible.

　　你要我帮你考试作弊，那是不可能的。

　　怎样表示警告

　　How dare you!I have something on you. I'll get you to face the music if you fire me.

　　你敢!我握有你的小辫子。如果你开除了我，我就让你吃不了兜着走。

　　You betrayed¹¹ me. I'll fix you later.

　　你背叛了我，我下次再收拾你。

　　If you insist on doing that, it will be on your own head.

　　如果你一意孤行，一切后果由你个人负责。

　　You wait.

　　你等着瞧!

　　Watch out for the car.

　　小心汽车。

　　谈论金钱

　　I can get my feet on the ground.

　　我经济上能自立。

　　Don't spend all of your money. Save it for a rainy day.

　　别把钱都花光了，留着以备急需。

　　I'd like to open an account.

　　我想开个账户。

　　Money talks.

　　金钱万能。

　　Money isn't everything.

　　金钱不是万能的。

　　关于交流

　　If I were you, I would not smoke.

　　我要是你的话，就不抽烟。

　　What can you make a person happy, in your opinion?

　　在你看来什么可以使一个人幸福呢?

　　What about reading loudly for half an hour everyday?

　　天天大声朗读三十分钟怎么样?

　　What do you think of Helen?

　　你认为Helen怎么样?

　　Would it be a good idea to tell him the truth?

　　把实情告诉他不好吗?

1 compensate   

vt.补偿，赔偿；酬报 vi.弥补；补偿；抵消

参考例句：

• She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence. 她利用她漂亮的外表来弥补智力的不足。
• Nothing can compensate for the loss of one's health. 一个人失去了键康是不可弥补的。

2 wig   

n.假发

参考例句：

• The actress wore a black wig over her blond hair.那个女演员戴一顶黑色假发罩住自己的金黄色头发。
• He disguised himself with a wig and false beard.他用假发和假胡须来乔装。

3 bully   

n.恃强欺弱者，小流氓；vt.威胁，欺侮

参考例句：

• A bully is always a coward.暴汉常是懦夫。
• The boy gave the bully a pelt on the back with a pebble.那男孩用石子掷击小流氓的背脊。

4 definitely   

adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。

5 decent   

adj.象样的，不错的，体面的，正派的，恰当的

参考例句：

• We want to raise our children to be decent men and women.我们盼望把孩子们培养成优秀人才。
• There isn't even a decent table in this room.这屋里连张像样的桌子也没有。

6 pinch   

n.捏，撮，困苦，偷窃；vt.掐，使...困苦，偷窃

参考例句：

• She would pinch on food in order to spend on clothing.她过去常把伙食费省下来买衣服。
• He put a pinch of salt on his food.他在自己的食物上撒了一撮盐。

7 odor   

n.气味，香气，臭气

参考例句：

• The whole herb has a characteristic taste and odor.整株药草有种独特的味道和气味。
• He is in bad odor with his friends.他在朋友中声誉不佳。

8 stinks   

v.散发出恶臭( stink的第三人称单数 )；发臭味；名声臭；糟透

参考例句：

• The whole scheme stinks to high heaven—don't get involved in it. 整件事十分卑鄙龌龊——可别陷了进去。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The soup stinks of garlic. 这汤有大蒜气味。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

9 tolerate   

v.忍受，容忍，容许，宽恕；vt.容忍，忍受，容许

参考例句：

• She can tolerate that rude fellow.她能容忍那个粗鲁的家伙。
• The teacher cannot tolerate eating on the class.老师不容许在课堂上吃东西。

10 hell   

n.地狱，阴间；用以咒骂或表示愤怒，不满

参考例句：

• It's a hell of a hike from Sydney to Perth.从悉尼到珀斯的徒步旅行简直苦死了。
• The boss really gave me hell today.老板今天着实数落了我一通。

11 betrayed   

对…不忠( betray的过去式和过去分词 )； 背叛； 出卖； 泄露

参考例句：

• The shakes of the speaker's hands betrayed his nervousness. 发言者双手颤抖，可见他很紧张。
• He betrayed all his friends on his own account. 他为自己的利益出卖了所有的朋友。