情景一、 祝愿、祝贺和应答 （Good wishes, congratulations and responses）

 

1.- Well done and congratulations to you. 

  - Thanks very much. 

2. - I hope you‘ll succeed in everything. 

   - So do I. 

3.- I wish you success. 

- Thank you. 

4.- We send you our best wishes. 

- Thank you very much. 

5.- Happy new year ! 

- Happy new year! (The same to you.) 

6.- A merry Christmas to you. 

- Thank you. 

7.- I hope you‘ll have a good time. 

- Thank you. 

8.- Happy birthday! 

- Thank you.

 

二、邀请和应答 （Invitations and responses）

 

1.- Would you like to come to the party? 

- Oh yes, thank you. 

2.- I hope you can come to the dance next Saturday. 

- I‘m sorry, but I can‘t. 

3.- Will you go dancing with us? 

- Of course. I‘ll be glad to. 

4.- Will you come to our English Evening? 

- Yes, thank you. 

5.- Would you please give us a talk on English Learning? 

- OK. When? 

6.- You and your friends must come over to my house and see 

mooncakes. 

- OK. Thank you very much.

 

三、表示同意和不同意 （Expressing agreement and disagreement）

 

1.- I think the shop is closed at this time of day. 

- No, I think it‘s open. 

2.- I think foreign languages are more interesting than science. 

- I really can‘t agree with you. I prefer science. 

3.- I think I shall read a book instead. 

- Good idea. That‘s much better than watching a bad TV Programme. 

4.- I don‘t think that it‘s true. He‘s always telling strange stories. 

- I know. But this time I can‘t decide if he is right or not. 

5.- I think Chinese is more popular than any other subject. 

- Maybe. But I prefer art. 

6.- Don‘t think in Chinese when you‘re speaking English. 

- You are quite right.

 

四、道歉和应答 （Apologies and responses）

 

1.- Sorry to trouble you. 

- That’s all right. 

2.- Oh, I am so sorry. 

- That’s quite all right. 

3.- I’m sorry to give you so much trouble. 

- No trouble at all. 

4.- I‘m soory. I lost the key to your bike. 

- It doesn‘t matter. 

5.- Sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time. 

- It doesn‘t matter. 

6.- You haven‘t paid for it yet. 

- Oh, I‘m really very sorry.

 

五、劝告和建议 （Advice and suggestions）

 

1.- The park isn‘t far from here. Shall we walk there? 

- OK. 

2.- You‘d better close the windows. It‘s cold in the room. 

- All right. 

3.- If you are not better by then, I‘ll take you to see the doctor. 

- OK. Thank you very much. 

4.- You must look after yourself and keep healthy. 

- Yes, I will. Thanks. 

5.- The museum is very far from here. Let‘catch a bus, shall we? 

- OK. Let‘s catch a bus. 

6.- You must remember the saying: Whatever you do, do it well. 

- Thank you for your advice.

 

六、打电话 （Making telephone calls）

 

1.- Hello! 

- Hello, Bill? 

- No, this is Sam. 

- Hi, Sam. This is Mike. How are you? 

2.- Hello. 

- Hello. May I speak to Mr Green? 

3.- No. 5 Middle School. 

- Mr Green, please. 

- I‘m sorry. Mr Green is not in. 

- When will he be back? 

- About six this afternoon. 

- All right. I‘ll ring again then. 

- Very well. 

4.- Hello! 

- Hello, Ham Mei. Could I borrow your Chinese-English Dictionary please? 

- Sorry! It‘s not a very good line. Could you speak more loudly? 

- Could I borrow your Chinese-English dictionary? 

- Sure. I‘ll bring it to you tomorrow. 

- Thank you. Goodbye.

 

七、请求允许和应答 （Asking for permission and responses）

 

1.- Please let me help you. 

- No, thanks. I can carry it. 

2.- Can I see your licence, please? 

- OK. 

3.- May I call you James? 

- Of course, if you wish. 

4.- Could I borrow a pen, please? 

- Of course. With pleasure. 

5.- Excuse me. May I use your dictionary? 

- Yes, here you are. 

6.- May I ask you several questions? 

- Yes, of course.

 

八、提供… 和应答 （Offers and responses）

 

1.- May I help you? 

- Oh yes, thank you. 

2.- Let me help you with the bags. 

- Well, I can manage all right. Thanks just the same. 

3.- Can we help you? 

- I want to go to hospital. But I can‘t. My leg hurts. 

4.- Must I clean the classroom now? 

- Oh, you needn‘t. 

5.- Would you like a cup of tea? 

- Yes, please. 

6.- What can I do for you? 

- I‘d like to have an English-English dictionary.

 

九、问路和应答 （Asking the way and responses）

 

1.- Excuse me. Where is the washroom, please? 

- Oh, it‘s over there. 

2.- Excuse me. Can you tell me where the bookshop is? 

- Look! It‘s on the other side of the road. 

3.- How far is the post office, please? 

- Only a few kilometers. 

4.- Will you please tell me the way to the railway station? 

- Go down this street. At the end of the road you‘ll see it. 

5.- Excuse me. Could you tell me how I can get to the supermarket? 

- Go straight along this road. Then go over the bridge and turn right at the bookshop. You‘ll find it.

 

十、购物 （Shopping）

 

1.- What can I do for you? 

- I‘d like some apples. 

2.- Where can I buy some stationery? 

- Let‘s look at the shopping guide. Oh, it‘s on the ground Floor. 

3.- Could I buy half a kilo oranges? 

- Certainly. Here you are. 

4.- Will you please show me that radio? 

- Certainly. 

5.- How much is the radio? 

- Ninety yuan. 

6.- Good morning, sir. May I help you? 

- Yes, I‘d like to buy a sweather.

 

十一、谈论天气 （Talking about the weather）

 

1.- It‘s a fine day for a walk. 

- Yes, the air is nice and clean. 

2.- Oh dear! It‘s very cold today. 

- Yes, you need to wear warmer clothes. 

3.- What‘s the weather like today? 

- It‘s fine. 

4.- What‘s the weather like in your country now? 

- It‘s very hot. 

5.- Lovely weather, isn‘t it? 

- Yes, isn‘t it? 

6.- I missed the weather report this morning. Did you hear it? 

- Yes. It said partly cloudy today, with a strong wind from The northwest.

 

十二、时间或日期和应答 （Asking the time or date and responses）

 

1.- Hi, Mary. What time is it now? 

- It‘s about three. 

2.- What day is it today? 

- It‘s Wednesday. 

3.- Excuse me. Could you tell me what time the plane leaves? 

- Certainly. It leaves at ten in the evening. 

4.- What‘s the time? My watch has stopped. 

- Let me see. It‘s five to ten. 

5.- Excuse me. Have you got the time? 

- Yes, it‘s six twenty. 

6.- Excuse me. Could you tell me the time? 

- Oh sorry, I don‘t have my watch with me.

 

十三、约会 （Making appointments）

 

1.- Are you free next Wednesday evening? I want to go to the cinema with you? 

- Yes, I‘d like to. 

2.- When shall we meet, this evening or tomorrow evening? 

- I don‘t mind. Either time is OK. 

3.- Are you free later today? 

- Sorry, I‘m free every day except today. 

4.- Are you able to come tomorrow morning? 

- I think so. 

5.- Are you free this afternoon? 

- Oh no. Will this evening be all right? 

6.- I‘m busy today. What about tomorrow afternoon? 

- That would be fine. Shall we make it nine o‘clock?

 

十四、 禁止和警告 （Prohibition and warnings）

 

1.- Don‘t climb that ladder! It‘s broken. 

- OK. Thank you. 

2.- Look out! There‘s a car coming. 

- Oh, thank you. 

3.- You mustn‘t play on the street. It‘s dangerous. 

- No, we won‘t. 

4.- Don‘t touch the machine when it is working. 

- No, I won‘t. Thank you. 

5.- You are not allowed to smoke here. 

- Oh, I‘m sorry. 

6.- You can‘t walk your dog in the park. 

- Oh, I‘m sorry. I‘ll never do it again.

 

十五、看病 （Seeing the doctor）

 

1.- I‘m feeling tired, doctor. 

- Have a good rest and then you‘ll feel better. 

2.- How are you feeling today? 

- I‘m feeling even worse. 

3.- Doctor, she is not feeling well. 

- Nothing serious, I hope. 

4.- Doctor, do I have to take the medicine before or after meals? 

- Three times a day after meals. 

5.- What‘s the matter? 

- I‘ve got a headache. 

6.- What‘s your trouble? 

- I‘ve had a pain in my stomach since morning.

 

十六、语言困难（XXIX. Language difficulties）

 

1.- I don‘t quite follow you, Mr Green. Will you please say it again? 

- OK. 

2.- Do you follow what I‘m saying? 

- Sorry, I can‘t follow you. 

3.- I beg your pardon. Will you say it again? 

- All right. 

4.- Will you say it again more slowly? I can‘t follow you. 

- OK. 

5.- Will you please repeat what you‘ve just said? 

- OK. I‘ll repeat what I have said. 

6.- I‘m sorry, I don‘t understand French. Do you speak English? 

- Yes, I do.