书城外语万用英语表达宝典
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第34章 谈天说地(2)

How many children do you have你有几个孩子?

Do you like your family你喜欢你的家庭吗?

学习

What courses are you planning to take你打算修些什么课程?

Are you busy with your study this term你这学期学习忙吗?

term学期

I’m very good at Chinese.我语文学得很好。

I’m very poor in Math.我的数学很差。

This class is very boring.这节课真无聊。

What other subjects did you learn你还学过什么其他的课程?

Do you like your present major你喜欢你现在的专业吗?

major专业

What are you going to study你打算学什么?

What’s your major你学什么专业的?

What courses do you offer for next term你们下学期开什么课?

养宠物

You shouldn’t make a hasty decision hen choosing a pet.养什么宠物不能仓促决定。

hasty轻率的,草率的

Can your cat do any tricks yet你的猫会做什么表演?

I’m thinking about getting a pet.我想养个宠物。

How many pets do you have你养了多少宠物?

I wish I had a dog.我也想养条狗。

Let’s take the dog for a walk.我们去遛遛狗吧。

What do you feed your pet你拿什么喂你的宠物吃?

My dog is spoiled by us.我的狗被我们宠坏了。

spoiled被宠坏的

I can’t bear having a mouse in the house.我受不了家中养老鼠。

bear忍受

娱乐圈

It is quite a thrill to see a real movie star in the flesh.看见电影明星本人是一件令人十分兴奋的事。

in the flesh本人,亲自

I went too late to see that film star.我去得太迟没有见到那个电影明星.

Who is the host of the variety show这个综艺节目的主持人是谁?

What is the subject of that talk show那个脱口秀的主题是什么?

subject主题

talk show脱口秀

She is a bankable movie star.她是一个很有票房率的电影明星。

He is a television star.他是一个电视明星。

He is a very popular folk singer.他是一位很受欢迎的民歌手。

folk singer民歌手

Who is in this movie这部电影是谁演的

Jackie Chan is a very famous movie star in Hong Kong.成龙是一位非常有名气的香港电影明星。

My favorite star is Marilyn Monroe.我最喜欢的明星是玛丽莲·梦露。

兴趣爱好

Do you have any hobbies你有什么爱好?

Are you interesting in golf你对高尔夫感兴趣吗?

His interests are manifold.他的兴趣广泛。

manifold多方面的,各式各样的

I’m not keen on jazz.我不太喜欢爵士乐。

I have a bent for art.他生性爱好艺术。

I’m very interested in popular songs.他对流行音乐很感兴趣。

I prefer golf as a hobby.我更愿把高尔夫作为一种爱好。

One of my hobbies is painting.我的业余爱好之一是画画。

Fishing is my main hobby.钓鱼是他的主要爱好。

I like Chinese chess.我爱好象棋。

I’m fond of music.她爱好音乐。

I have no hobby in particular.我没有什么特别的喜好。

in particular尤其,特别

My hobby is arranging flowers.我的爱好是插花。

arranging flowers插花

谈论他人

She gets a big mouth.她是个大嘴巴。

big mouth多嘴者

He’s a lazy guy!他是个懒虫!

What’s his girlfriend’s height他女朋友有多高?

Tom is not twenty-two yet.汤姆还不到22岁。

Her sister is very plump.她的姐姐非常丰满。

plump圆胖的,丰满的

His grandfather is advanced in age.他的爷爷年事已高。

Do you know the man with the beard你认识那个留着大胡子的人吗?

So slender the girl is!那个女孩真苗条!

The little boy’s nose is flat.这个小男孩的鼻子是扁平的。

flat扁平的

He’s a fine-looking man while his wife is plain.他很英俊然而他的妻子却相貌平平。

plain简单的,朴素的

Susan has reached a married age.苏珊已经到了结婚的年龄。

Although she’s beautiful in appearance, she’s too ugly in her heart.尽管她外表美丽,但内心十分丑陋。

环境保护

I’m starting to buy only organic foods.我开始只买有机食品。

organic food有机食品

I’m going to start helping the environment more.我要开始更多地保护环境。

What can we do to protect the environment我们可以做些什么来保护环境?

Are you doing anything to help the environment你做了什么事儿来帮助保护环境吗?

I’m going green.我要走向环保绿化。

Are you trying to help the environment你在试着改善环境吗?

I think I recycle way more than I throw away.我觉得我循环利用的东西比我扔掉的东西要多。

throw away扔掉,丢弃

智商与情商

What’s your IQ你的智商是多少?

Which do you think is more important, IQ or EQ你认为情商和智商哪个更重要?

I do think EQ has much influence in promoting.我真的认为情商对升职有很大作用。

influence影响

What did you score on your IQ test你在智商测试中得了多少分?

score得分

Some people believe that EQ can be developed.有些人认为情商是可以培养的。

He’s really good at sports, but he’s not so great at studying.他体育很好,但学习不好。

great at擅长,精于

I probably did so badly in school because my IQ is so low!我在学校表现得那么糟糕是因为我的智商太低了。