各种场合中最常用的口语

1. I’m happy to meet you.

2. I like your sense of humor.

3. I’m glad to see you again.

4. I’ll call you.

5. I feel like sleeping/taking a walk.

6. I want something to eat.

7. I need your help.

8. I would like to talk to you for a minute.

9. I have a lot of problems.

10. I hope our dreams come true.

11. I’m looking forward to seeing you.

12. I see what your mean.

13. I can’t do this.

14. Let me explain why I was late.

15. What is your plan?

16. Are you sure you can come by at time?

17. Am I allowed to stay out past 10?

18. Tom’s birthday is this week.

19. Would you care to see it/ sit down for a while?

20. Could you do me a big favor?

21. Did you hear about the new project?

22. Let’s get together for lunch.

23. How did you do on your test?

24. Do you think you can come?

25. How was your weekend?

26. He is used to eating out all the times.

27. I’m getting a new computer for birthday present.

28. How about if we go tomorrow instead?

29. How do you want to your steak?

30. How did Mary make all of her money?

31. How should I tell him the bad news?

32. How long will it take to get to your house?
33. How long have you been here?

34. I’m sorry that you didn’t get the job.

35. I’m afraid that it’s not going to work out.

36. I guess I could come over.

37. I know what you want.

38. Is that why you don’t want to go home?

39. Would you help me with the report?

40. I didn’t know he was the richest person in the world.

41. I take it you don’t agree.

42. I tried losing weight, but nothing worked.

43. It’s doesn’t make any sense to get up so early.

44. It took years of hard work to speak good English.

45. I wonder if they can make it.

46. It’s not as cold/hot as it was yesterday.

47. It sounds like you enjoyed it.

48. Is everything under control?

49. I thought you could do a better job.

50. The show is supposed to be good.

51. It really depends on who is in charge.

52. It involves a lot of hard work.

53. That might be in your favor.

54. I didn’t realize how much this meant to you.

55. I didn’t mean to offend you.

56. I was wondering if you were doing anything this weekend.

57. May I have your attention, please

58. Thanks for taking me the movie.

59. I am too tired to speak.

60. Would you tell me your phone number?

 

Having a call

*Beginning:

1. Hello, is this 36850200?

2. I’d like to speak to Mr. Wang.

3. I am sorry, Mr. Wang is out right now.

4. May I know when he will back?

5. This is his wife speaking.

6. Can I have a message for him?

7. May I ask your name, please?

8. Is he available?

9. I’ll just find out for you.

10. Hello. are you still there?

 

*Somebody is not here now

1. Beijing Trading Company. May I help you?

2. Is that Bob Zhong, or John Zhong?

3. I’m sorry, he isn’t in the office now.

4. Do you have any idea when he will be back?

5. I have no idea (when he will be back).

6. Can you ask him to call me when he comes back?

7. It’s urgent.

8. I’m sorry but he’s in Shanghai on business.

9. Probably sometime tomorrow.

10. Is there anyone else who can help me?

 

*Waiting and Call back

1. Yes, you have the right number.

2. Please contact me with Mr. Lee.

3. Who is calling, please?

4. Are you still on the line?

5. I’m sorry, but he has a visitor right now.

6. Could you hold a little longer?

7. Or shall I put you through to his secretary?

8. Shall I tell him you called?

9. Well, actually, I’d rather call back later.

10. When is a good time to call?

 

*Leave word:

1. I’m sorry, he is on another line now;

2. Would you care to hold?

3. Could you take a message, please?

4. I’ll give him the message.

5. Anything else?

6. That’s all. Thank you for trouble taken.

7. I’m sorry, but he is out of the office right now.

8. When will he be back?

9. I wonder if you could give Mr. Wang a message for me?

10. Just a minute. I’ll get a pen.

 

*Send word

1. Yes, I’ll go to get him.

2. I’m so glad I’ve got hold of you at last.

3. Were you trying to get in touch with me, peter?

4. I’m off today.

5. Listen, Mike, I’ve got news for you.

6. You don’t know me, but this is Garl Mattews.

7. I’m calling on behalf of Dave Kennedy.

8. So he gave me your telephone number and let me give you a call.

9. And what time would suit you best?

10. You can call us from the lobby and we’ll come down.

 

*Long Distance Tel

1. Hello. Overseas operator.

2. I’d like to make a collect call to Japan.

3. Country code 81, area code 138, and the number is 864-8972.

4. I wonder if I could make a long distance call?

5. You can call direct if you like.

6. Could you please tell me the international prefix and the country code for Australia?

7. …and then dial the city code and the number.

8. Dial with the international code that is 00.

9. What time do the special rate apply?

10. I wonder if I can charge this call to my hotel room.

 

*Dial wrong number

1. I beg you pardon? Miss who?

2. I’m sorry, but I don’t know that name.

3. You must have the wrong number.

4. Come on. I know Anna’s there. Let me talk to her.

5. There’s no one named Anna here.

6. Are you sure you have the right name?

7. What number are you trying to dial?

8. I’d like to make a person-to-person call to Beijing China.

9. No one lives here by that name.

10. I’m sorry. I dialed the wrong number.

 

*Extension; the line is busy

1. How may I direct you call?

2. Could I have extension 239,please?

3. I’m sorry the number’s engaged.

4. The line is free now. I’ll put you through.

5. Whom am I speaking to, please?

6. Do you mind if I use your phone?

7. I got the busy signals.

8. I’d like the extension 4130, please.

9. The number is busy now.

10. Well, it’s ringing; go ahead, please.

 

*Tel. Malfunction

1. The connection war bad.

2. There was a lot of echo and I couldn’t hear well.

3. I’ll connect you again.

4. I’ve just been disconnected from a number.

5. Could you speak a little louder, please?

6. There’s a bad connection.

7. And now there’s no answer.

8. Could you tell me if there’s something wrong with my phone?

9. I doubt if it’s your phone.

10. There may be a fault on the line.

11. I’ll tell our engineers about it.

 

*Over Calling

1. I am sorry. I am not free right now.

2. I’m calling to ask you some question about Jim, you know him, don’t you?

3. Oh, Mary, I’d better go now.

4. Sorry, I have to say “good-bye”.

5. Ok, I will let you get back to your work.

6. I’ll call you again later, ok?

7. Call me at home.

8. Certainly, I’ll make sure he gets your message.

9. I’ll think about it and call you back soon.

 

*Enquiry the surrounding

1. Could you recommend a nice restaurant near here?

2. I want to a restaurant with reasonable price.

3. I’d like a quiet restaurant.

4. I’d like a restaurant with cheerful atmosphere.

5. Could you recommend that kind of restaurant?

6. Where is the main area for restaurant?

7. Is there a Chinese restaurant around here?

8. Are there any inexpensive restaurants near here?

9. Do you know of any restaurants open now?

10. I’d like to have some local food.

11. Where is the nearest Italian restaurant?

 

*Prearrange

1. Do I need a reservation?

2. I’d like to reserve a table for three.

3. We are a group of six.

4. We will come around eight o’clock.

5. How can I get there?

6. I’d like to reserve at table for two at seven tonight.

7. I’m sorry. We have so many guests this evening.

8. How long is the wait?

9. Nine o’clock should be OK.

10. What do you have for today’s special?

11. We’d like a table with a view of garden.

12. It’s ok. You name, please.

13. Do you have a dress code?

14. Could the ladies wear formal dresses?

15. Could the ladies wear formal dresses?

 

*Order from menu

1. May I have a menu, please?

2. Do you have a menu in Chinese?

3. Would you like something to drink before dinner?

4. What kind of drinks do you have for an aperitif?

5. May I see the wine list?

6. May I order a glass of wine?

7. What kind of wine do you have?

8. I’d like to have some local wine.

9. I’d like to have France red wine.

10. Could you recommend some good wine?

11. May I order, please?

12. What is the specialty of the house?

13. Can I have the same dish as that?

14. I’d like appetizers meat fish dish.

15. I’m on a diet.

16. I have to avoid food-containing fat (salt/sugar).

17. Do you have vegetarian dishes?

18. How do you like your steak?

19. Well done (medium/rare), please.

 

At hotel

1. Good morning (afternoon, evening),sir(Madam).

2. How do you do? (First time)

3. How are you?

4. Welcome to our hotel (restaurant, shop).

5. Wish you a most pleasure stay in our hotel.

6. I hope you will enjoy your stay with us.

7. I’d like to pay my bill now.

8. Your name and room number, please?

9. Have you used any hotel services this morning?

10. Four nights at 90US dollars each, and here are the meals that you had at the hotel. That makes a total of 665 US dollars.

11. I’m going to TianJing early tomorrow morning.

12. So I would like to request an early morning call.

13. At what time would you like us to call you tomorrow morning?

 

At Bank

1. What kind of account did you have in your mind?

2. Do you like to open a current account?

3. A deposit or current account?

4. Please tell me how you would like to deposit your money.

5. There’s a service charge for the checking account but no charge for the saving.

6. Our minimum deposit for a savings account is 100 dollars.

7. Five Yuan is the minimum original deposit.

8. You can open a saving account at any time with an initial despite of 50 dollars.

9. Even one Yuan is all right.

10. Here is your passbook. Please bring it back when you deposit or withdraw money any time you like. Keep it well and inform us whenever you lose it.

11. I should like to open a current account.

12. I need a checking account so that I can pay my bill.

13. We’d like to know how we open a checking-savings account.

14. I have a checking account here.

15. I think I’d like a deposit account.

16. Can I open a current account here?

17. I want to open a deposit account with you?

18. I’d like to open a deposit account with you.

19. Could you tell me the difference between a savings account and a checking account?

20. Please tell me the procedure for opening a saving account.

 

*Comfort accompanies

1. Don’t worry.

a. Is my illness serious? Don’t worry. You’ll be well soon.

b. Can I pass the exam? Don’t worry. I think you can.

2. Don’t be afraid.

a. Will he agree to see me? Don’t be afraid.

b. Will the exam be very difficult? Don’t be afraid.

3. It’ll be OK/ all right.

a. Will my plan work? It will be ok/ all right.

b. Will the meeting succeed? It’ll be ok/ all right.

4. It’s all right.

a. Will you help me with my English? It’s all right.

b. Will the car pass the test? It’s all right.

5. Well done!

a. What do you think of my article? Well done.

b. Is my work ok? Well done.

6. You can do it.

a. I’m afraid I can’t pass the exam. You can do it.

b. I wonder whether I can finish the task in time. You can do it.

7. Come on.

a. I’m afraid I can’t succeed. Come on.

b. I’ll not learn English any longer. I can’t remember all these words. Come on.

8. That’s better. Keep trying.

a. What do you think of my homework? That’s better. Keep trying.

b. Is my composition still bad? That’s better. Keep trying.

 

*Reception

1. Do you find anything you like?

2. What can I do for you?

3. Can I help you?

4. Are you being helped? / Are you being served?

5. Is there anybody waiting on you?

 

*Choosing

1. I want a pair of shoes/ a jacket.

2. I’d like to see some towels.

3. Show me that one, please.

4. Let me have a look at this watch.

5. Would you show me this cup?

6. I’m interested in this new type of car.

7. I’m just looking. Thanks.

8. I’d like to have a look if you don’t mind.

 

*An attempt

1. Could you try it on please? How is it?

2. I like this one. May I try it on?

 

*Inquiry

1. Do you have any sale?

2. Do you carry hundred percent cotton pants?

3. Can you get me one?

4. If I ordered a suit now, how long could it take before I got delivery?

 

*Size and color

1. The fit isn’t good.

2. It’s too big.

3. Too small.

4. It seems to fit well.

5. They punch my toes.

6. Can I have a size larger?

7. How about this blue one?

8. This color is very popular.

9. This blue color goes well with light blue dots on the dress.

 

*Price

1. How much does it cost?

2. What’s the price for this suit?

3. How much do I have to pay for it?

4. How much are these ties?

5. I’ll give it to you for 5250.

6. Can you make it cheaper?

 

*Check

1. How can I pay?

2. May I write a check for you?

3. Do you take traveler’s check?

4. Sorry, we don’t take checks.

5. How about 98 down and 100 a month?

6. I’ll take this.

 

* Bargain

1. That’s unreasonable! I’d like it for 100.

2. How about 100?

3. I’d buy this if it were cheaper.

4. Lower the price, and I will consider it.

5. It’s a little overpriced.

6. I like everything about it expect the price.

7. I’ve seen this cheaper in other places.

8. I heard other stores were having great markdowns on this item.

9. If I buy more than one, will you give me a discount?

 

appall---------"我怕"------------惊骇，吓人　

apoplectic-----"我怕哪个？" ------狂怒的

asthma------"阿诗玛"-----------气管炎

barbarous-----"爸爸惹事" --------野蛮的

bawdy-------"鸨的"----------------淫秽的　

bauble-------"抱吧"-------------不值钱的珠宝(才让你随便拿)

bale--------"背"(东北话：点背)------灾祸，不幸　

bazaar---------"巴扎"(新疆话)------集市

belle---------"贝勒"(格格之类)----美女

cacophony---"卡壳"------------刺耳的声音

canopy-------"盖了披 " ---------遮蓬

cantankerous-------"啃坦克"--------脾气坏的；好吵架的

caulk----"卡壳"---------填塞，堵住

chap------"扯破"--------(皮肤)皴裂　

chicane------"欺 坑" -----------诈骗

coup-----"酷！"-------好主意

deaden-------"呆等"-----失去活力，减弱

deadpan------"呆的"---------无表情的脸

dart-------------"打他"-----------飞标　

dangle------"荡喔"-------吊胃口　

daunt--------"咚"(敲桌子发出的声音)--------威吓

deed--------"地的"--------地契　

dilate-------"大了 "-----------(使)膨胀

dilapidated-----"打烂皮的 " ---------毁坏的

dolt---------"逗他"----------------蠢人

dodder-----"倒的"----------摇摆；蹒跚

dross--------"渣滓"--------------浮渣，糟粕

fen-------------"粪"---------------泥沼，湿地　

forgo------"for狗"(MM)抛弃(我)，等于把我的心拿去喂狗了！----抛弃

fulminate------"发霉 ，你！"-----------严词谴责-

gaggle---------"嘎嘎"(鹅叫声)------鹅群　

gargantuan-----"高高大"---------巨大的，高大的　

giggle---"咯咯"-------傻笑　

hermit-------"何处觅她"-------隐士

howler-------"好乐"------------滑稽可笑的错误　

howl---------"号、嚎"-----------咆哮，大声哭笑　

hone----"霍霍！"--------磨刀(霍霍向牛羊)　

hood----"护的"--------头巾(大冬天的，保护耳朵)

hustler-------"哈斯勒"(德国队中场)------非常活跃的人

indoctrinate----"硬倒 "-----灌输

 

*Reception

1. Do you find anything you like?

2. What can I do for you?

3. Can I help you?

4. Are you being helped? / Are you being served?

5. Is there anybody waiting on you?

 

*Choosing

1. I want a pair of shoes/ a jacket.

2. I’d like to see some towels.

3. Show me that one, please.

4. Let me have a look at this watch.

5. Would you show me this cup?

6. I’m interested in this new type of car.

7. I’m just looking. Thanks.

8. I’d like to have a look if you don’t mind.

 

*An attempt

1. Could you try it on please? How is it?

2. I like this one. May I try it on?

 

*Inquiry

1. Do you have any sale?

2. Do you carry hundred percent cotton pants?

3. Can you get me one?

4. If I ordered a suit now, how long could it take before I got delivery?

 

*Size and color

1. The fit isn’t good.

2. It’s too big.

3. Too small.

4. It seems to fit well.

5. They punch my toes.

6. Can I have a size larger?

7. How about this blue one?

8. This color is very popular.

9. This blue color goes well with light blue dots on the dress.

 

*Price

1. How much does it cost?

2. What’s the price for this suit?

3. How much do I have to pay for it?

4. How much are these ties?

5. I’ll give it to you for 5250.

6. Can you make it cheaper?

 

*Check

1. How can I pay?

2. May I write a check for you?

3. Do you take traveler’s check?

4. Sorry, we don’t take checks.

5. How about 98 down and 100 a month?

6. I’ll take this.

 

* Bargain

1. That’s unreasonable! I’d like it for 100.

2. How about 100?

3. I’d buy this if it were cheaper.

4. Lower the price, and I will consider it.

5. It’s a little overpriced.

6. I like everything about it expect the price.

7. I’ve seen this cheaper in other places.

8. I heard other stores were having great markdowns on this item.

9. If I buy more than one, will you give me a discount?

 

*Common illness

1. He feels headache, nausea and vomiting.

2. He is under the weather.

3. He began to feel unusually tried.

4. He feels light-headed.

5. She has been shut-in for a few days.

6. His symptoms include loss of appetite, weight loss, excessive fatigue, fever and chills.

7. He feels exhausted or fatigued most of the time.

8. He has been lacking in energy for some time.

9. He feels drowsy, dizzy and nauseated.

10. He feels as though everything around him is spinning.

11. He has noticed some loss of hearing.

12. She has some pain and itching around her eyes.

 

*Catch a cold

1. He has been coughing up rusty or greenish-yellow phlegm.

2. His eyes feel itchy and he has been sneezing.

3. He has a fever, aching muscles and hacking cough.

4. He coughed with sputum and feeling if malaise.

5. He gets a cold with a deep hacking (constant) cough.

6. He has a cold with sputum and feeling of malaise (debility).

7. He gets a cold with a deep hacking cough,

8. He has a headache, aching bones and joints.

9. He has a persistent cough.

10. He has bouts of uncontrollable coughing.

11. He has hoarse and has lost his voice sometimes.

12. He has a sore throat and stuffy nose.

13. His breathing is harsh and wheezy.

14. He has a stabbing pain hat comes on suddenly in one or both temples.

15. He has a runny nose, sneezing or a scratchy throat.

 

*Arms and legs

1. His both hands and feet ache all over.

2. He has pain on the sole of his feet.

3. There is a wart-like lump on the sole of right foot.

4. His ankles look puffy and they out when he presses them with his finger.

5. The pain in his left foot is accompanied by redness and swelling.

6. The joints near his fingernails and knuckles look swollen.

7. He has numbness and tingling in his hands and fingers.

8. His legs become painful following strenuous exercise.

9. His knee is misshapen or unable to move.

10. There are some swellings in his armpit.

11. He is troubled with painful muscles and joints.

12. She is troubled by the pains in the back and shoulders.

13. His knee has been bothering him for some time.

 

*Bad sleeping

1. He is sleeping poorly.

2. He has difficulty in sleeping, inability to concentrate.

3. It’s usually hard for her to asleep when she goes to bed at night.

4. He wakes during the night or early morning and find it difficult to fall asleep again.

5. He has nightmares occasionally.

 

*Breath

1. His breathing has become increasingly difficult.

2. He has to breath through his mouth.

3. He is short of breath, even when he has not been exercising, he is

breathless.

4. His cough is more like wheezing.

5. His cough is dry, producing no phlegm.

6. He has coughed up blood.

7. His nose stuffed up when he had a cold.

8. He coughs up a lot of phlegm (thick spit) on most days.

9. He has a feeling of tightness in the chest or a feeling that he is suffocating.

 

*Mouth

1. He has pain in his teeth or jaw.

2. He has some problems with his teeth.

3. The tooth hurts only when he bites down on it.

4. His gums are red and swollen.

5. His tongue is red and sore all over.

6. His breath smells bad and he has a foul taste in his mouth.

7. His gums do bleed.

8. He has some sore swellings on his gum or jaw.

9. He has sore places on or around the lip.

10. There are cracks at the corners of his mouth.
11. There are some discolored areas inside on hit tongue.

 

*Stomach

1. He has a bloated, uncomfortable feeling after meal.

2. He has bouts of abdominal pain.

3. He feels bloated in his abdominal area.

4. The pain is mainly in the lower (upper) right part of the abdomen.

5. He has nausea and vomiting.

6. It’s difficult or painful for him to swallow.

7. He has passed more gas than usual.

8. He has been constipated for a few days.

9. He suffers pains when he moves his bowels.

 

*Blood

1. His blood pressure is really up.

2. High blood pressure is creeping up on him.

3. It’s a chest pain that gets worse when he bends over or lies down.

4. He has noticed excessive sweating and unexplained tireness.

5. He has a sharp pain in one area of his spine.

6. He has pain in other joints including hip, knee and ankle.

7. His eyes seem to be bulging.

8. He has double vision.

9. He feels there is a film over his eyes.

10. His vision in the right eye blurred.

11. He has had some earaches lately.

12. He has a repeated buzzing or other noises in his ears.