新概念英语口语宝典第一册 第78课:今天是几号?

　　Lesson 68 Talking about Dates

　　第68课 谈日期

　　A:Excuse me, Bill¹. What's the date today?

　　A：比尔，请问今天几号？

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

　　B：我不知道。现在是几月份？

　　A:This is July. But I don't know what the date is.

　　A：是7月份，但我不知道是几号。

　　B:I believe² it's the fifth³ or the sixth⁴ of July. A:It must be July 5th. What year is this?

　　B：我想不是5号就是6号。应该是7月5号。现在是什么年份？

　　B:I know what year it is. This is two thousand nine.

　　B：我知道。现在是2009年。

　　A:Right. So today is July 5th, 2009.

　　A：对。所以今天是2009年7月5曰。

　　B:Isn't this your birthday?

　　B：今天不是你的生日吗？

　　A:No, it isn't. My birthday is the twelfth⁵ of July.

　　A：不是。我的生日是7月12日。

　　B:What year were you born⁶ in?

　　B：你是哪一年出生的？

　　A:I was⁷ born in nineteen seventy-five.

　　A：我出生在1975年。

　　B:And I was born in nineteen seventy.

　　B：我是1970年出生的。

　　A:Were you in Hong Kong on August 20th?

　　A：8月20号的时候你是不是在香港？

　　B:No, I wasn't. I was in Beijing on the 20th of August.

　　B：不，我不在香港。8月20日我在北京。

　　A:What were you doing there?

　　A：你在北京做什么？

　　B:I was attending⁸ a training⁹ course¹⁰.

　　B：我在上一个培训课程。

　　A:Were you at work on July 14th?

　　A：你7月14号的时候在上班吗？

　　B:No,I wasn't. I was at home.

　　B：不，我没有上班。我在家。

　　A:What were you doing at home?

　　A：你在家里干什么？

　　B:I was spending time with my family.

　　B：我和家人在一起。

1 bill   

(Bill)比尔(男名)；n.帐单，钞票，票据，清单；议案，法案；广告；鸟嘴，喙；vt.开帐单，用海报宣传，把...列成表

参考例句：

• Bill is both a good swimmer and a good cook.比尔不仅是个游泳好手，而且是个烹调能手。
• It will save trouble if you pay the bill now.如果你现在付账就没事了。

2 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。

3 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。

4 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。

5 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。

6 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。

7 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。

8 attending   

adj.（医生）主治的v.参加( attend的现在分词 )；注意，听；照顾；[常用被动语态]（作为结果、情况）伴随

参考例句：

• The list of delegates attending read like a who's who of the business world. 与会代表名单读起来像个商界名人录。
• We went to the Biology class instead of attending the English lesson. 我们去上生物课而不去上英语课。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 training   

n.训练，培养，锻炼

参考例句：

• She is training for the school sports meet.她在为参加学校运动会进行锻炼。
• I haven't had any real training.我没有受过什么真正的训练。

10 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。