Ｕｎｉｔ１ 輕松開口說洋話

Teacher:Hello.

你好。

Student:Hi， This is Ryan. Is this the phone-in line?

你好，我叫Ryan。是聲訊臺嗎？

Teacher:Yes， may I help you?

是的，有什么可以幫你的？

Student:I'm calling to practice my English.

我打電話來想練練口語。

Teacher:No problem. I'm here to help. What do you want to talk about?

沒問題。我隨時準備幫忙。你想聊些什么？

Student:Can you tell me your name first?

能先告訴我你的名字嗎？

Teacher:Sure. My name is Drew.

當然，我叫Drew。

Student:That's a good name. Does it have any special meaning?

名字不錯啊。有什么特別含義嗎？

Teacher:No， just a name.

沒有，只是個名字而已。

Student:Are you American?

你是美國人嗎？

Teacher:No. I'm from Canada.

不，我是加拿大人。

Student:That's a beautiful country.

加拿大很美。

Teacher:Yes， and it's big，too.

是的，也很大。

Student:How long have you stayed in China?

您來中國多久了？

Teacher:Almost 3 months.

快3個月了吧。

Student:How do you like China so far?

覺得中國怎么樣？

Teacher:Well， it's good. Everything is dirt cheap. Especially DVDs and books， and there're lots of places to hang around.

太棒了，東西特別便宜，尤其是DVD和書，還有很多好玩兒的地方。

Student:What about Canada?

加拿大怎么樣？

Teacher:Canada is very beautiful， but it's not as cheap as China， and the food is not as good. Chinese food is so good.

那兒很美，但東西有點兒貴，而且食物沒有中國的好吃，中國飯菜太好吃了。

Student:I'm glad you like it.

很高興你喜歡中國美食。

Teacher:I sure do.

當然。

Attention Please... 特別提醒

[1] I'm calling to practice my English. 我打電話來想練練口語。

I'm calling to...是打電話時常用的句型。我們來舉幾個例子：I'm calling to file a complaint. 我打電話投訴。I'm calling to book a ticket. 我打電話來訂票。I'm calling to ask for some information. 我打電話詢問一些情況。

[2] That's a good name.名字很好聽。

適當地夸獎對方是繼續交談的訣竅。打電話時由于看不到對方。那就只能夸一夸對方的名字或者是國家了。

[3] How do you like China so far？你覺得中國怎么樣？

How do you like...？表示你覺得……怎么樣？so far 表示到目前為止。

[4] Everything is dirt cheap. 東西特別便宜。

dirt cheap并不是又臟又便宜，在這里dirt相當于very，表示“很、十分”。