流利美国口语2.2

W: Doctor Brown’s office. May I help you?

M: Yes, man. This is John Smith. I’d like to make an appointment to see doctor Brown. What time do you think is best for me to see him?

W: OK, let’s see. Doctor Brown is available only on Thursday and Friday.

M: Thursday would be better for me.

Dialogue 2.

W: Hey, you are behind time again.

M: Are you kidding? I am just on time. Look at my watch, it’s 10 sharp now.

W: Do you think your watch is right?

M: You bet¹. I just set my watch by the radio time signal.

Dialogue 3.

W: Professor Wang, I am sorry I won’t be able to see you this afternoon. I’ve got a cold.

M: Oh, I am sorry to hear about that.

W: I wonder if I could postpone² my appointment until some other time?

M: No problem. Take good care of yourself.

W: I will, thank you.

Dialogue 4.

W: Oh, hello, John. Does your watch keep good time?

M: Not really. In fact it’s sometimes 5 minutes slow. So I usually have to start out 5 minutes earlier.

W: How is the time now?

M: Oh, never fear, we have plenty of time.

W: We’d better rush now. You know, I’d like to be earlier than the appointed time. Early birds always get the worms.

Dialogue 5.

W: Jack³, I am sorry. I have kept you waiting for so long.

M: Rose, here you are. But why did it take you so long to get here? Is there a heavy traffic?

W: Something came up on the way. A jay-walker was killed in a horrible car accident. The road was closed, so I had to turn right to take another road.

M: It’s understandable.

Exercise.

1. I am sorry, but I forgot our appointed time.

2. Buses leave for Qingdao for every 2 hours.

3. I’ll come on time.

4. It takes roughly⁴ 2 hours

5. My friend is a very punctual man.

6. You are really an early bird.

7. That clock is always on. It’s 6:15 now.

8. He never asks for leave.

9. Does your watch keep good time?

10. I always set my alarm clock 5 minutes fast.

11. I’ve just set my watch by the radio time signal.

12. It’s 5 o’clock sharp.

13. Now we used the summer time.

14. My watch is out of order.

15. It’s 8:15.

1 bet   

v.打赌，以(与)...打赌；n.赌注，赌金；打赌

参考例句：

• I bet you can't do this puzzle.我敢说，你解决不了这个难题。
• I offered to bet with him.我提出与他打赌。

2 postpone   

v.延期，推迟

参考例句：

• I shall postpone making a decision till I learn full particulars.在未获悉详情之前我得从缓作出决定。
• She decided to postpone the converastion for that evening.她决定当天晚上把谈话搁一搁。

3 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

4 roughly   

adv.概略地，粗糙地，粗鲁地

参考例句：

• If you treat your coat so roughly,it will be worn out soon.你如果这么糟蹋你的外套，它很快就不能穿了。
• The island is roughly circular in shape.这个岛屿大致是圆形的。