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精选100topicsforenglishspeakingsituations134英语学习资料
OnehundredtopicsfordailyEnglishsituations
ZoeanddAsh2009-7
1.Stagesoflife
WordsStorm
Adolescence青春期birth出生bringup抚养childhood童年career事业self-employed自我经营puberty青春期single单身的turning-point转折点thelowestpoint最低潮marriage婚姻inhis/hertwenties二十来岁quiteelderly上了年纪oldandgray（grey）头发灰白
Dialogue1
A:
Youknow,Aiden,Idon’tknowmuchaboutyou.Wherewereyouborn?
B:
IwasborninLondon,butIspentmostofmychildhoodinHongKong.
A:
Whatwasyourchildhoodlike?
B:
Ihadaprettystrictupbringing,andmyparentsandIwerealwaysfightingaboutit.
A:
Doyougetalongwithyourparentsnow?
B:
Ohsure.Oncetheyreachedmiddle-age,theybecamealotlessuptight.
A:
Wheredidyougotouniversity?
B:
MyparentswantedmetostayinHongKong,butIdecidedtogobacktoEngland.IgraduatedfromOxfordUniversitywithadegreeinEnglishLiterature.
A:
Whatisyourcurrentoccupation?
B:
I’mafreelancewriter.Iwritemagazinearticlesandfictionbooks.
A:
Didyoualwaysknowyouwantedtobeawriter?
B:
No,Ididn’t.IwasanEnglishteacherforabout5years,butbythetimeIwas30,IdecidedIwantedafreshchallenge.
A:
Howdidyoustartwriting?
B:
Istartedwritingmagazinearticlesforfunandeventuallywasaskedtowriteabook.SoIwasprettylucky.
A:
Areyouwritingabooknow?
B:
Yes,it’saboutagroupoffriendslivinginaforeigncountryandallthestrangeexperiencestheyhave.
A:
Soundsinteresting.
Dialogue2
A:
Whatwasthebiggestturning-pointinyourlife?
B:
IguessIwouldsaythatwouldbemovingoutofmyparents’houseforthefirsttime.
A:
Really?
Whyisthat?
B:
AfterImovedoutofmyparents’home,Ibecamealotmoreindependent.
A:
Whatwouldyousaywasthelowestpointinyourlife?
B:
Thatwoulddefinitelybegettingadivorce.
A:
Whatwentwrong?
B:
Wejustweren’trightforeachother.
A:
Howlongwereyoumarried?
B:
Thatmarriageonlylastedaboutayear.
A:
Haveyouremarriedsincethen?
B:
Yes,IgotmarriedtoamanthatImetshortlyafterIdivorcedmyfirsthusband.
A:
Doyouthinkyou’llevergetadivorceagain?
B:
Oh,Ihopenot.Myfirstmarriagewasamistake,butthisoneisn’t.
A:
Howlonghaveyoubeenmarried?
B:
About15years.
A:
Doyouthinkyou’llstilllovehimwhenhe’soldandgrey?
B:
Ithinkso.Hopefullywe’llhavealongandhappylifetogether.
A:
I’msureyouwill.
2.Firstimpressions
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•HeightandBuild身高和体格
tallandslim高瘦的mediumheightandbuild中等身材shortandfat矮胖的stout强壮的skinny皮包骨头的plump丰满的fat（notpolite）肥的overweight超重的
•Appearance外貌
beautiful漂亮的nice美丽的elegant优雅的gorgeous美艳handsome帅气的good-looking好看的pretty漂亮的ugly丑陋的plain普通的
•Hair头发
straight直发wavy大波浪curly小卷brown棕发dyedhair染的头发fairhair金发blond金发碧眼，“没大脑花瓶”的代名词bald秃顶的balding秃头的
partitinthemiddle中分ponytail马尾辫long/shortplaits长／短辫子
•Noticeablefeature明显的特征
freckles雀斑piercedears穿了耳洞的耳朵tattoo纹身angular长得有棱角scar疤痕beard络腮胡moustache小胡子wearingglasses戴眼镜的
contactlenses隐形眼镜birthmark胎记badskin坏皮肤deepvoice声音低沉lovelycomplexion长得甜美，长得好看等等
Dialogue1
A:
Jacob,areyouinterestedinhelpingmeoutandgoingonablinddatewithafriendofmine?
B:
Thatdepends.Whatdoesshelooklike?
A:
Well,she’sgotabeautifulfaceandlongcurlyredhair.
B:
Howtallisshe?
A:
Sheisfairlytall，maybetwoinchestallerthanme.
B:
Isshechubby?
A:
Notatall.Sheisactuallyveryathletic.
B:
Itsoundslikesheisprettygood-looking.Doesshewearglasses?
A:
No,butshedoeswearcontactlenses.
B:
Howisherskin?
A:
She’sgotgorgeouscomplexionwithafewfrecklesonhernose.
B:
Doesshehaveanypiercingortattoos?
A:
Ithinkshehasherearspiercedandshedefinitelyhasafewtattoos:
oneonherlowerback,oneonherneckandoneonherleftfoot.
B:
What’sthetattooonherfootlike?
A:
It’sabutterfly.Everyoneinherfamilyhasone.
B:
EvenherMom?
A:
Yes,evenherMom.
B:
What’sherpersonalitylike?
A:
Em…sheisalotlikeme.
B:
Sothereissomethingwrongwithher.Itwasbeginningtosoundlikeshewastoogoodtobetrue.
Dialogue2
A:
Didyouseethepictureoftheguyonthefrontpageofthenewspaperthismorning?
B:
No,Ihaven’thadachancetoreadthepaperyet.
A:
You’vegottoseeit.It’sanunbelievablepicture.
B:
What’ssointerestingaboutit?
A:
Well,thisguyfellasleeponthesofa,andwhenhewokeup,halfhisfacehadbeenbittenoff.
B:
What?
Howdidthathappen?
A:
Theythinkhisdogwastryingtowakehimupandcouldn’t,Soendedupbitinghimintheface.
B:
Wow,whatdoeshisfacelooklikenow?
A:
Itlooksprettyfrightening.Hedoesn’thaveanylips,soallyoucanseearehisgumsandteeth.Mostofhisnoseandchinaremissingtoo.
B:
Whatdidhelooklikebeforehisdogbithisfaceoff?
A:
Hewasactuallyquitehandsome.Whatashame.
B:
What’shegoingtodonow?
A:
Itissaidthathe’shopingtogetafacetransplant,butuntilthen,he’slookingforwardtoHalloween,soheisn’ttheonlyonewearingamask.
3.Gettingpersonal
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amusing有趣的cheerful高兴的conservative保守的narrow-minded小心眼的sensitive敏感的stubborn顽固的generous慷慨的relaxedandeasy-going随和的aggressive攻击性的，有进取心的arrogant傲慢的coward懦夫，胆小的liar骗子moody喜怒无常的nosy好管闲事的selfish自私的theme主题optimistic乐观的pessimistic悲观的coldandunfriendly冷漠不友好的horrible可怕的mean低劣的nasty肮脏的fussy挑剔的，大惊小怪的abitdull有点无聊gossip流言abitworkaholic有点疯狂工作
Dialogue1
A:
Areyoualright,Ethan?
Youdon’tseemtobeascheerfulasyounormallyare.
B:
Tobehonest,Ava,I’vejusthadareallybadday.
A:
Whathappened?
B:
First,Isleptthroughmyalarmandendeduptwohourslatetowork.
A:
Whatdidyourbosssay?
B:
HetoldmethatifIshoweduplateonemoretime,he’dfireme.He’ssomean.
A:
En,that’shorrible.Wasthatthefirsttimeyou’dshownuplatetowork?
B:
Thatwasmysecondtime.Thefirsttime,Iwasinacaraccident.
A:
IsyourbossChinese?
B:
No,he’s…he’sfromAustralia.BeforeImethim,IthoughtAustraliansweresupposedtoberelaxedandeasy-going.Ihadnoideahe’dbesofussyaboutthings.
A:
Whatareyougoingtodo?
B:
IthinkI’mgoingtolookforanotherjob.Ineedtofindabossthatisabitmoresensitiveandoptimisticthanmycurrentboss.
A:
Thatsoundslikeasensibleplan.Doyouwantmetohelpyouwithyourjobsearch?
B:
That’sverygenerousofyou.Thanksforyouroffer.
A:
Don’tmentionthat.That’swhatfriendsarefor.
Dialogue2
A:
Idon’tknowwhattodoaboutthepeoplewholiveintheflataboveme.
B:
Why?
Whataretheylike?
A:
Theyareincrediblyselfish.Theyarealwaysupuntiltheweehoursofthenight,playingtheirmusicsoloudlythatIhavetowearearplugsinordertofallasleep.
B:
Haveyouevertalkedtothemaboutit?
A:
Itriedtointroducemyselftothemwhentheymovedin,buttheyweresoarrogantthatIdidn’twanttoevertalktothemagain.
B:
Whatdidtheysay?
A:
Theybothjusttalkabouthowgreattheyareallthetime.
B:
Theysoundlikeneighborsfromhell.
A:
Theyare.Besidesbeingloudandarrogant,theyarealsoterriblegossips.Theyarealwaystalkingabouteverybodyelseintheapartment.
B:
Ithoughtyoudidn’ttalktothemmuch.
A:
Idon’t,buttheytalksoloudlythatIcanhearwhattheyaretalkingaboutfrommybedroom.Andit’snotverynice.
B:
Whatdotheotherpeopleinyourapartmentthinkaboutthem?
A:
Mostofmyotherneighborsarescaredofthem.
B:
Maybeyoushouldthinkaboutmoving.
A:
Ican’taffordtomoverightnow.
B:
Well,perhapsyoushouldhaveapartyandtrytogettoknowthembetter.Maybeonceyougettoknowthemthey’llturnouttobemoresensitive.
A:
Em,Ithinkyou’rebeingabitoptimistic.Ifyoumetthem,you’dunderstand.
B:
Well,Idon’tknowwhatelseyoucoulddothen.Doyouthinkbribingthemwithchocolatewouldwork?
4.Everypartofyourbodycanspeak
Wordsstorm
ankle脚踝armpit腋窝back背bottom臀部chest胸部elbow手肘knee膝盖palm手掌shoulder肩膀stomach胃waist腰wrist手腕frown皱眉grin露齿笑gum牙龈scalp头皮suck吮吸wink眨眼wrinkle皱纹yawn打哈欠nail指甲
limb肢tripover绊倒look看sound听smell闻taste尝
Dialogue1
A:
Idon’tknowaboutyou,butI’mfamished（饿死了）.Areyouinterestedingettingabitetoeat?
B:
Thatsoundsgreat.I’mabsolutelystarving（饿得要死）.Whatkindoffoodareyouinthemoodfor?
（想吃什么）
A:
I’dlovesomethingspicy（辣的）.MaybewecouldgetsomeSichuanhotpot.
B:
Youareawomanaftermyownheart中我意的.Idon’tknowmanypeoplewhocanhandlespicyfood.Areyousureyouareupforhotpot?
（upfor打算）
A:
Sure.IfIcould,Iwouldeathotpoteveryday.
B.Okay,you’rereallyalleyes（alleyes目不转睛）whenitcomestotalkingaboutfood,aren’tyou?
A:
Well,let’sstopdraggingourfeet（故意拖延）andfindaSichuanhotpotrestaurantfordinner.
B:
Letmethinkaboutitforaminute.Let’ssee…oh,thenameoftherestaurantisonthetipofmytongue.Giveasecondandit’llcometome.
A:
Well,haveyouthoughtofityet?
B:
No.
A:
Nevermind.ThereisanauthentictastinghotpotrestaurantnotfarfromtheChinaWorldTradeTowersonChang’anStreet.Haveyoubeenthere?
B:
That’sit.That’stheoneIwasthinkingof.ItoldyouI’drememberit.
A:
Ah,youreallyhaveabighead（haveabighead自负）,don’tyou?
Dialogue2
A:
SoEmily,howwasyourday?
B:
Idon’tthinkyoureallywanttohearaboutit.
A:
Itcan’thavebeenthatbad.Goonandtellmeaboutit.
B:
Tobehonest,itwashorrible.Mymanagerissuchapainintheneck.（painintheneck（美俚：
讨厌的人或事物）
A:
Why?
Whathappened?
B:
Well,hemadequiteafew（quiteafew=many）mistakesonthemonthlyreport.Andwhenhissupervisorfoundthem,mymanagerblamedthemonme.
A:
That’snotveryfair.Whatdidy
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