公务员口语54

Talking about Time and Dates

Dialogue¹ 1

-What time is it now?

-It's three thirty.

-Oh,it's time to meet the client².Does your watch keep good time?

-Yes.It seldom³ gains⁴ or loses⁵.Haven't you got⁶ your watch with you?

-No.It's always slow.So I never wear it now.

-Perhaps you should buy a new one.

-Good idea.

Dialogue 2

-What's the time,Xiao Li?

-Two forty.

-Two forty?Is your watch right?

-I think so.It's a new watch and keeps good time.

-Then,I must hurry,or I'll be late for the meeting⁷.

-How long will the meeting last?

-It will take about an hour.

-Don't forget our apointment.

-I'll be on time.

Dialogue 3

-Good morning,Mr.Wang.

-Good morning,Xiao Zhang.What time is it,please?

-It's eight o'clock.That's the correct⁸ time.

-Good!I'm on time today.

-Yes,you're on time.Were you late yeaterday?

-Well,you re on time today.It's just eight o'clock.

-What time does the program⁹ begin?

-At eight fifteen.Don't you have a watch.

-No.My watch is broken¹⁰.

Dialogue 4

-Excuse me,Bill.What's the date today?

-I really don't know.What month is this?

-This is July.but I don't know what the date is.

-I believe¹¹ it's the fifth¹² or the sixth¹³ of July.

-It must be July 5.What year is this?

-I know what year it is.This is nineteen ninety-seven.

-Right.So today is July 5,1997.

-Isn't this your birthday?

-No,it isn't.My birthday is the twelfth¹⁴ of July.

-Is it near your National¹⁵ Day?What year were you born¹⁶ in?

-I was¹⁷ born in nineteen sixty-five.

-And I was born in nineteen sixty.

Dialogue 5

-Today is Tuesday,October tenth,isn't it?I have an important¹⁸ meeting in the afternoon.

-Yes,I think so.It must be Tuesday.Because I have an appointment¹⁹ in the afternoon.

-I don't have a calendar,so I don't know the date.

-I don't have a calendar,either.

-Where were you born ,Bob?

-I was born in a little town very near here.

-Were you born in nineteen sixy?

-No,I wasn't.I was born in nineteen sixty-five.

-Do you remember where you were in May,nineteen seventy?

-No,I really don't remember where I was at the time.

1 dialogue   

n.对话；vi.对话；vt.用对话表达

参考例句：

• Practise the dialogue in pairs.两人一组练习对话。
• The dialogue went on until nine o'clock.谈话一直到九点。

2 client   

n.委托人，当事人，顾客

参考例句：

• She can't come to the telephone;she's serving a client.她不能来接电话，她正在接待一位顾客。
• The lawyer produced a clever defence of his client.律师机智地为委托人辩护。

3 seldom   

adv.很少，不常

参考例句：

• Lazy people seldom succeed.懒惰的人很少会成功。
• On Sundays,he seldom stays in the house.星期天他很少待在房子里。

4 gains   

n.利润( gain的名词复数 )；[土木工程]腰槽；获益v.获得( gain的第三人称单数 )；赢得；增加；（钟、表）走快

参考例句：

• to pay capital gains tax 缴纳资本收益税
• You may well participate with us in our gains. 你们完全可以跟我们共享利益。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 loses   

v.遗失，失去( lose的第三人称单数 )；（使）失去（所需要的东西，尤指钱）；（因事故、年老、死亡等）损失；浪费

参考例句：

• While climbing up the stairs the old man always loses his breath. 那老人上楼时总是气喘吁吁的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• When a body is immersed in a fluid, it apparently loses weight. 身体浸入水中就会明显减轻重量。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

7 meeting   

n.会议；集会

参考例句：

• Will you be at the meeting?你会来开会吗？
• We would like to hold the meeting at an early date.我们希望早日举行这次会议。

8 correct   

adj.正确的；vi.改正，纠正；vt.改正

参考例句：

• She gave a correct answer.她给了个正确的答案。
• Choose the correct one from these words.选择正确的词填空。

9 program   

n.节目，程序，计划；v.规划，拟...计划，制作节目

参考例句：

• He ran a program on a computer.他用电脑执行一个程序。
• I have a full program for my visit to London.我访问伦敦的日程安排得满满的。

10 broken   

adj.坏掉的，患病的，被制服的，断掉的；vbl.break的过去分词

参考例句：

• He is mending a broken cup.他在修补破杯子。
• Something was broken in my engine.我的发动机里有个东西损坏了。

11 believe   

v.相信；认为

参考例句：

• Believe it or not,that's the way it is.信不信由你，反正事情就是这样。
• I believe what you say.我相信你的话。

12 fifth   

num.第五；n.五分之一

参考例句：

• It's the fifth door on the right.右边第五个门。
• I like to sit in about the fifth row.我想坐在第五排左右。

13 sixth   

num.第六

参考例句：

• He was the sixth to arrive.他是第六个到达的。
• The sixth boy in line is my brother.排第六的男孩是我的弟弟。

14 twelfth   

num.第十二；n.十二分之一

参考例句：

• It's November the twelfth.今天是十一月十二日。
• December is the twelfth month of the year.12月是一年中的第12个月。

15 national   

adj.国家的，民族的；n.国民

参考例句：

• In our country new year's day is a national holiday.在我国，元旦是全国性的假日。
• Tomorrow is a national holiday.明天是全国性节日。

16 born   

v.动词bear的过去分词；adj.出生的，与生俱来的

参考例句：

• The baby can cry as soon as he is born.婴儿生下来就会哭。
• I feel as if I had been born again.我有一种再生之感。

17 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

18 important   

adj.重要的；重大的；严重的

参考例句：

• It's important to find out what he is doing.弄清他在干什么是重要的。
• This is a very important problem.这个问题很重要。

19 appointment   

n.约会，指定

参考例句：

• I have an appointment with him at four o'clock.我和他四点钟有个约会。
• They made an appointment for the second day of May.他们在五月二号有个约会。