Study abroad-(留学)
A:What are you going to do for your year abroad, Tim?
你在国外的这一年打算做什么,提姆?
B:Study study study! I want to learn a lot.
学习学习再学习。我想多学点东西。
A:You’re going to take courses?
你要上课?
B:Yes, I’m going to take some university courses there.
是的,我在那儿要修一些大学课程。
A:Sounds hard.
听起来很难哦。
B:Yes, but I think it’s probably for the best.
是很难,不过我想这样可能还好。
A:Won’t you get lonely?
你不会感到孤独吗?
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B:Hey, I’m a pretty cool guy; I’ll make friends. And I’ll have a lot of extra-curricular activities too. You know, like fencing or theater or something.
嘿,我可是个不错的小伙子,我会交朋友的。而且我还会参加很多课外活动。你知道,象是击剑,戏剧表演或什么的。
Shopping Centers-(购物中心)
B:What sort of shopping is nearby, Mr. Taylor?
泰勒先生,附近有什么购物中心?
A:Call me John. This is a great area of the city for shopping. There’s a grocery store just around the corner.
叫我约翰吧。这一带是市区里购物的好地方。在附近有一个食品杂货店。
B:What about things other than food?
除了食物还有什么?
A:Well, the Riverside Mall has 200 stores in it, including four major department stores.
噢,河畔购物中心内有200家店铺,还包括4家主要的百货商店。
B:Are there small shops near here as well?
这儿附近也有小商店吗?
A:Yes, on 4th street, near the movie theater there are many specialty shops, including clothing boutiques.
是的,在第4大街,电影院附近有很多专卖店,其中还有专卖流行衣服的商店。
B:Well, that sounds just wonderful.
噢,听起来倒挺好。
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A:Yes, it’s a really nice neighborhood.
是呀,这个地方可真不错。
电影演员
A:Who’s your favorite actor?
你最喜欢哪位演员?
B:Tom Cruise, of course!
当然是汤姆克鲁兹了。
A:You’ve got to be kidding me! He’s horrible!
不是开玩笑吧,他很讨厌。
B:He may be a strange person in real life, but he’s a talented actor.
也许在现实生活中,他是个怪人,但他是个天才演员。
A:He used to be. He was good in Rain Man, Jerry McGuire, and Cocktail. But the films he’s done recently aren’t worth seeing.
他过去是这样。他在《雨人》《征服情海》《花心情圣》中都有上佳表演。但他最近的片子却不值得一看。
B:Do you mean that you didn’t like Mission Impossible III?
你的意思是你不喜欢看《碟中谍3》吗?
A:That’s exactly what I mean. I actually left the theater halfway through the film!
就是这个意思,这场电影我只看了一半就离开了电影院。
B:Who’s your favorite actor?
你最喜欢哪位演员?
A:I like John Cusack.
我喜欢约翰库萨克。
B:What’s your favorite John Cusack’s film?
你最喜欢他演的哪部电影?
A:I like one of his older ones, Say Anything. Have you seen it?
我喜欢他演的一部老电影《情到深处》。你看过吗?
B:Sure, that’s a good film.
当然,这是部不错的电影。
A:Some people say that he always plays the same role. Do you think that makes him a bad actor?
一些人说他总是演相同的角色,你觉得这有损他的名声吗?
B:Not necessarily. Maybe he just knows what he does well and sticks withthat.
那倒不会,也许是因为他知道自己擅长演哪类角色才专注于此。
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A:Regardless, I think he’s great.
不管怎样,我都觉得他是个好演员。