Maggie:I'm in a phone box outside No.255,Cranston Avenue.
William:What's the trouble,sir.
Maggie:There's been an accident.A man's been run over.He's losing a lot of blood.Please send an ambulance at once.
William:Is there a doctor present.
Maggie:No,there's only me.The driver didn't stop.Is there anything I can do.
William:Don't move the patient.Try to stop the bleeding and keep the patient warm,but don't give him anything to eat or drink,OK.
Maggie:Right.Please hurry.
William:Don't worry.The ambulance is on its way now.
交通事故
马吉:我要救护车,劳驾。
威廉:这里是救护站。你在哪个方位?
马吉:我在克伦斯顿大道255号外面的电话亭里。
威廉:先生,出了什么问题?
马吉:出了车祸。有人被轧着了,正大量出血。请立即派一辆救护车来。
威廉:有医生在现场吗?
马吉:没有,就我一个人。开那车的人没有停下来。我能做什么吗?
威廉:不要移动伤者。想办法止血。保持受伤者的体表温度,但不要给他任何吃或喝的东西,明白吗?
马吉:好的,请赶快来。
威廉:放心。救护车已经在路上了。
词汇档案
ambulance [mbjulns] n.救护车
patient [peint] n.病人
小叮咛
①Do you get your bearings 你在哪个方位?。bearings方位,方向。get one's bearings可指地理方位,也可指人生或自身发展的方位。例如:When I got out of the tube,it took me several minutes to get my bearings.从地铁出来后,我用了好几分钟才弄清自己所在的方位。
03经典背诵
I Missed You Today今天我想你
I missed you today; we couldn't be together,and I passed the time remembering happy yesterdays spent with you,and anticipating many wonderful tomorrows.
I missed your smile; that subtle yet unmistakable expression of your love that melts away my doubts and fears with its warm,unspoken reassurance,and at the same time gives me a feeling of the happiness and security which only your deep and earnest love can give me.
I missed your touch; the gentle caresses that warm and sooth like nothing else I know.
I missed your embrace; the loving arms that hold me still and let the love flow freely and silently between us.
I missed you today,because you are half of all I am,and though I could live my life alone,life now for me is the constant sharing of our thought and feelings,and the unselfish sharing of all our lives' experiences.
今天我想你,是因为我们没有在一起。回忆着和你共同度过的那些昨天,快乐无比;也期盼更多的明天,美好甜蜜。
想念你的笑,那是你内心爱恋确定无疑的表露,虽然微妙。它以温馨无言的慰籍融释我心中的疑虑和恐惧,同时还令我感到你深厚而热切的爱是我幸福安全的保障。
想念你的触摸;温柔多情的爱抚,是那般温暖,那般轻柔,不知还有什么能让我如此享受。
想念你的拥抱;充满爱意的臂膀把我搂入怀中,让爱自由地无声地在我们之间涌流。
今天我想你,因为你已成为我的一半,难以分离。尽管我能够独自生活,但生活于我是永无止息地分享我们的所思所悟所感,无私地分享我们所经历的日日夜夜岁岁 年年……
Traffic Jams
交通堵塞
01锦囊妙句
01.How can we avoid a traffic jam
我们怎么样避免堵车呢?
02.Is the road ahead blocked
前面的路堵住了吗?
03.There's a lot of traffic on the roads.
路上车辆很多。
04.There are traffic jams everywhere.
到处都是交通堵塞。
05.The traffic is very heavy now.
现在交通很拥挤。
06.We can go this way to avoid a traffic jam.
我们可以走这条线避免交通堵塞。
07.We'll be all right if there're no holdups.
如果不堵车,没有问题。
08.Buses are crowded in the morning.
早上的时候公交车很拥挤。
09.I have to leave home at 7 o'clock in case of traffic jam.
我必须在7点出门,以免遇上交通堵塞。
10.It takes more time in rush hour.
在高峰时间,用时会长一些。
11.The car haven't moved for nearly half an hour.
车已经半个小时没动了。
12.The traffic is moving at a snail's pace.
车辆行驶慢得像蜗牛一样。
13.It's always the rush hour at this time of day.
每天这时总是车辆的高峰期。
14.We met the traffic jam.
我们遇到堵车了。
02实用对话
Traffic Jam
Linda:What happened
Mike:We're stuck again.
Linda:Why are we so unfortunate I am really fed up with traffic jams.①
Mike:Everybody here is in the traffic jam,not only you and me.
Linda:But it's the fifth time in this week that we have been caught in the traffic jam.
Mike:It's no use complaining.It's the rush hour now.
Linda:I'll be late again.Why are there so many cars on the road
Mike:Calm down,honey.Do you forget we are in New York
Linda:There is always traffic problem in big cities.
Mike:So I've been used to the traffic jam.
Linda:I'll take the subway tomorrow.It is much faster than driving cars.
堵车
琳达:出什么事了?
迈克:我们又塞车了。
琳达:我们怎么总是运气不好呢?我对堵车真是烦透了。
迈克:每个人都被堵在这里,不仅是你和我。
琳达:但是这周我们已经第五次遇到塞车了。
迈克:抱怨也没用。现在是上班高峰期。
琳达:我又要迟到了。路上怎么这么多车呢?
迈克:平静一点吧,亲爱的。别忘了我们是在纽约。
琳达:大城市总是有交通问题。
迈克:所以我已经习惯了塞车。
琳达:我明天去坐地铁。地铁比开车快多了。
词汇档案
stuck [stk] a.不能动的
unfortunate [nftnit] a.令人遗憾的
complain [kmplein] v.抱怨
小叮咛
①I am really fed up with traffic jams.我对堵车真是烦透了。fed是feed (喂)的过去分词。be fed up with…的原意是“吃够了某样东西”,引伸意为 “腻味”或“厌烦”。此语常用在to be fed up with something (somebody) 和to be fed up with doing something的句式之中。例如:My roommates are too noisy.I'm really fed up with them.我的室友实在是太闹了,我简直受够了。
Bargaining
讨价还价
01锦囊妙句
01.How much is that chair
那把椅子多少钱?
02.It's too expensive for me and much more than I wanted to buy.
太贵了,比我想象的价格高了不少。
03.That's too expensive.Can you come down a bit.
太贵了。可以便宜点吗?
04.That's too expensive.How about a discount.
有点贵。打个折吧?
05.I'm afraid I can't drop the price any further.
这是最低价了。
06.You are pricing yourself out of the market!
你这是漫天要价!
07.It's a daylight robbery! To charge 50 yuan for a mere cup of tea!
简直是抢劫!一杯茶就要我50元。
08.My offer is reasonable.
reasonable [riznbl] a.合理的
我开的价是合理的。
09.He's pulling the wool over your eyes.
pull the wool over sb.'s eyes蒙蔽某人
他把你给蒙了。
10.Don't fall for it.
别上当受骗了。
11.It's a done deal.
那就这么说定了。
12.You're ripping me off.
rip sb.off欺诈某人
你这是在“宰”我呢。
13.Let's meet in the middle.
那我们各让一步吧。
14.I won't change.
我不能让价了。
02实用对话
Buying a Cell Phone
Salesperson:Good morning! What can I do for you,sir
Man:Morning! I'd like to buy a cell phone.
Salesperson:We have lots of brands of cell phones here.Do you have any particular brands in your mind
Man:Well,I like Nokia very much.I've been using Nokia all the time.
Salesperson:Then what about this E66 It's the latest music cell phone.
Man:Oh,it's nice.What's the price
Salesperson:1860Yuan.
Man:1860 Yuan That's too rich for my blood.
Salesperson:To be frank,the price is reasonable because the quality is superior.If you bought it somewhere else,it would cost more.
Man:But this price is beyond my budget.You know,cell phones with similar functions of other brands are usually around 1500 Yuan.I will consider it if you bring down the price.
Salesperson:What about 1790 That's our rock bottom price.①
Man:OK.I will buy it.
买手机
售货员:早上好,先生,能为您做些什么吗?
男子:早上好! 我想买一部手机。
售货员:我们这里有各式各样的手机。您有没有比较喜欢的品牌呀?