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10天美国口语突破
十天美国口语突破教程
第一天MakingFriends
Whenmakingnewfriends,thereareusuallythreepartstotheconversationyouwillhavewithyournewfriend.Thefirstisthegreeting.Inthispart,youandyournewfriendwillgreeteachotherandtelleachotheryournames.Thesecondpartistheconversation.Sometimestheconversationissmalltalkandsometimestheconversationisaboutimportantmatters,suchasbusiness."Smalltalk"isanAmericanslangterm.Itmeansthattheconversationisaboutmattersthatarenotveryimportant.Whenconversingwithyournewfriend,itiscustomarytogiveinformationaboutyourfamily,yourwork,oryouwilltalkaboutanymatterthatisimportanttoyouandyournewfriend.Thethirdpartoftheconversationistheleave-taking.Inthispart,youtellyournewfriendthatyouarehappytomeethimandthatyoumustendtheconversation.
Inthisconversation,ThinhwillintroducehimselfandhiswifetoJim,theirnewneighbor.
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Thinh:
Hello.
Jim:
Oh,hithere!
Thinh:
Pleaseallowmetointroducemyself.MynameisThinhNguyenandthisismywife,LanQuong.
Jim:
Pleasedtomeetyou.MynameisJimPeters.Didyoujustmoveinnextdoor?
Lan:
Yes,wedid.Haveyoulivedherelong?
Jim:
Me?
Iguessso.I'velivedhereforabout6yearsnow.HaveyoulivedinAmericaverylong?
Thinh:
No.Notreally.WhenweleftVietnamandcametoAmericawelivedwithacousininDallasfor2years.Wheredoyouwork,Jim?
Jim:
IteachmathematicsatWillowSpringscommunitycollege.Whatdoyoudo?
Thinh:
IamamechanicatAlliedDiesel.Irepairtruckengines.
Jim:
Whataboutyou,Lan?
Lan:
Iamanurse'sassistantatWhitfieldCountyhospital.
Jim:
Well,ThinhandLan,itwasgoodtomeetyou.Ihavetogonow.I'mteachingaclassthiseveningandIneedtogettothecollege.
Thinh:
Itwasgoodtomeetyou,too,Jim.
Lan:
Yes,itwasgoodtomeetyou.
Jim:
Seeyouaround!
ThinhandLan:
Good-bye,Jim!
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NewwordsandExpressions
"Allowmetointroducemyself.
"-Thisphraseisusedwhenyouwanttotellyournewfriendthatyouaregoingtotellhimyourname.
"Pleasedtomeetyou."
-Thisphraseisusedafteryouandyournewfriendhavetoldeachotheryournames.
"Didyoujustmoveinnextdoor?
","Wheredoyouwork?
","Haveyoulivedherelong?
"
-Thesearesomephrasesthatpeopleusetomake"smalltalk."Thesephrasesareusedwhenyouaskyourfriendforbasicinformationabouthimself.Thesephraseshelpnewfriendstogettoknowabouteachother'slives.
"Itwasgoodtomeetyou."
-Thisphraseisusuallyusedwhenyouareendingtheconversation.Apersonwhousesthisphrasewillbeconsideredpolitebyhisnewfriend.
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十天美国口语突破教程
第二天ApartmentHunting
Billislookingforanewapartment.Hejustmovedtoanewcityinordertostartstudyingatauniversity.HeisataRentalAgencyinthenewcity.
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Agent:
Hi!
WelcometoRentalPropertyManagement.HowmayIhelpyou?
Bill:
Hi,yes.I'minterestedinrentingatwo-bedroomapartment.
Agent:
Okay.Ifyouhaveaseat,oneofourrentalagentswillbewithyouinamoment.
Bill:
Thankyou.
Associate:
Hi,mynameisAnnSmith.
Bill:
Hi,I'mBillHarrington.
Ann:
Hi,Mr.Harrington.Sothatwewillbeabletomatchyourneedsbetter,IwouldliketoaskyouafewquestionsbeforeIshowyouwhatwehaveavailable.First,whatpricerangewereyouinterestedin?
Bill:
Somewherebetween$400-$450amonth.
Ann:
Okay.Didyouhaveaspecificlocationinmind?
Bill:
Well,Iwouldliketolivesomewhereneartheuniversity.Oratleastonabusline.
Ann:
Andwhenwouldyouliketomovein?
Bill:
Onthefirstofthemonth.
Ann:
Okay.Arethereanyotheramenitieswhichyouwouldliketohave?
Forexample,adishwasher,abalcony,aswimmingpoolorcentralairconditioning?
Bill:
Iwoulddefinitelyliketohaveadishwasher,andwithsummerslikethese,centralair!
Abalconyisnotthatimportant.Oh,yes,andtwobathroomswouldbenice.
Ann:
Okay.Herearephotosoftheapartmentswehaveavailablewhichfityourpreferences.
Bill:
Thankyou.ThisoneonBroadwayAvenuelooksnice.Iwouldliketoseethatone.AndtheoneonMainStreet.
Ann:
Sure.Letmegetthekeysandwewillgolookatthem.Ifyouchoosetorentoneofthem,wewillneedadamagedepositof$250.Youwillberesponsibleforalltheutilities.Youcansignaleasetoday,ifyoulike.
Bill:
Great!
Thankyou.
十天美国口语突破教程
第三天AttheLibrary
Librarian:
CanIhelpyou?
Natalie:
Yes.Iamabitconfused.MysociologyclassissupposedtoreadachapterinabookcalledSociologyandtheModernAge.Accordingtothesyllabus,thebookisinthelibrary,butIhaven'tbeenabletofindit.
Librarian:
Doyouhaveyoursyllabuswithyou?
MayIseeit?
Natalie:
Yes,uh....Iputitinthefrontofmysociologynotebook.Oh,hereitis.
Librarian:
Letmesee.Ohyes.Yourprofessorhasplacedthisbookonreserve.Thatmeansyoucannotfinditontheshelvesinitsusualplace.Youneedtogotoaspecialroomcalledthereserveroom.It'sdownthehallandtotheright.
Natalie:
I'msorry-Istilldon'tunderstandwhatyoumeanbyonreserve.
Librarian:
Yousee,yourprofessorwantseveryoneintheclasstoreadthechapter.Ifonestudentremovesthebookfromthelibrary,itislikelythatnoneoftheotherstudentswillhavetheopportunitytoreadit.So,yourprofessorhasinsuredthatallstudentshavetheopportunitytoreaditbyplacingitonreserve.
Natalie:
So,willIbeabletofindthisbook?
Librarian:
Yes,whenabookisonreserve,astudentcangotothereserveroomandaskthereservelibrarianforthebook.Thestudentcanhavethebookforafewhours,andheorsheMUSTreaditinthelibraryduringthattime.Thatway,thebookstaysinthelibrary,andallstudentshaveachancetoreadit.
Natalie:
Okay.Thankyou.Iunderstandnow.
Librarian:
Willtherebeanythingelse?
Natalie:
No!
Iamonmywaytothereserveroom.Thanksagain!
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WordsandExpression
1.syllabus
Usually,aninstructorhandsoutthesyllabusonthefirstdayofclass.
Ifyouarenotsurewhenanassignmentisdue,checkthesyllabus.
Ineedtobuyallthebookstheinstructorhaslistedonthesyllabus.
Accordingtothesyllabus,wehaveaquiznextweek.
2.onreserve
Allthelibrary'sbooksbyM.DouglasWhiteareonreserveforstudentsinChemistry341.
Prof:
I'dliketoplacethesebooksonreserveformyphysicsclass.
Librarian:
Certainly.Filloutthisform,andI'llinformthelibrarianinthereserveroom.
Ineedtospendafewhoursinthelibrarytoreadatextbookmyinstructorhasplacedonreserve.
I'msorry.Youarenotallowedtotakethisbookfromthelibrary.Itisonreserve,soyoumustreadithere.
3.tobe)onone'sway(to)
TheincredibleactingofMayaThurstoninherlastthreemovieshascaughttheattentionofmovieloverseverywhere.Mayaisonherwaytobecomingastar.
IsawRitaonherwaytoschool.Itwasrainingandshewascarryinganumbrella.
Wife:
Henry,ifyoudon'tleavenowyou'llbelateforthetrain.
HUSBAND:
Don'tworry,hon.I'monmyway!
Ifyouareonyourwaytothegrocerystore,couldyoustopatthepharmacynextdoorandbuysomeaspirin?
十天美国口语突破教程
第四天AskingfortheWay
Visitor:
Canyoutellmehowtoreachthebankplease?
Policeman:
Whichbank?
Therearetwo:
theAlliedIrishBankandtheBankofIreland.
Visitor:
IhaveanAIBpasscardandIwanttowithdrawmoneyfromthebank.
Policeman:
YouneedtogototheAlliedIrishBankwhichisnearthelocalshoppingcentre,DunnesStores.
Visitor:
HowdoIgetthere.Ihavenoknowledgeofthisarea.
Policeman:
Crosstheroadandturnleftattheotherside.Walkalongthefootpathuntilyoureachthetrafficlights.Youwillseeashoppingcentreontherighthandside.Walkacrosstheroadandturnrightaftertheshoppingcentre.Keepgoingstraightforabout100mandthebankistoyourleft.
Visitor:
Itsoundsverycomplicated.Howfarisitfromhere?
Policeman:
It'snotsocomplicated.It'saboutfiveminuteswalkfromhere.Icandrawamapforyouifyouwish.
Visitor:
Oh,Iwouldreallyappreciatethat.BythewaywillIbegoingNorthorSouth?
Policeman:
Youwillbegoingnorthwards.YouarenowinthetheWesternpartofthecityandtheAlliedIrishBankissituatedintheNorthEast.Here'saroughsketchofthearea.
十天美国口语突破教程
第五天AVISITTOTHEADVISOR
Inthisconversation,aninternationalstudenthasbeenaskedtoseeheradvisor.Theadvisorhassomethingveryimportanttodiscusswiththestudent.
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Student:
Youwantedtoseeme?
Advisor:
That'sright.Weneedtohaveaserioustalk.
Student:
Aboutwhat?
Advisor:
Yourattendance--orrather,lackofit.
Student:
OK,soI'veditchedclassafewtimes...
Advisor:
Afewtimes?
I'vebeentoldyou'vemissedsixoutofeighttimesintwodifferentclasses!
That'sreallysettingyourselfuptofail.
Student:
Oh,comeon.Thoseclassesarereallyboring!
Advisor:
Butthey'realsorequired,sothatdoesn'tmatter.You'reabouttobeinbigtrouble.
Student:
What'sthebigdealaboutmissingsomeclasses?
Advisor:
Thebigdealisthatyou'rehereonastudentvisa.
Student:
So?
Advisor:
Soifyoudon'tattendclassregularly,youwon'tbeafull-timestudent--whichyourvisarequires.You'llbeoutofstatus.
Student:
Whatareyougonnado?
TurnmeintotheImmigrationPolice?
Advisor:
Oh,ofcourseI'llhavetoreportyou