01
餐馆场景
order 点菜 ;serve 上菜 ;change 零钱;
Keep the change !不用找零钱了!
tip 小费; treat 请客 ;This is my treat !我请客!
go Dutch AA 制 (Let’s go fifty fifty. );
steak 牛排 ;cheese 奶酪; sandwich 三明治 ;
bacon 腌肉 ;soup 汤; plain water 自来水(西餐中洗手用的);
doughnut 多纳圈 ;appetizer 开胃物; Dessert 甜品,水果(作为正餐的最后一道);
go out for dinner / dinner out 出去吃饭 ; snack bar 小吃街、大排挡 ;
hamburger 汉堡包; coke 可口可乐 ;French fries 炸薯条;
dining hall 大餐厅 ;coffee shop 咖啡店、(一般的)小餐馆; restaurant 饭店;
cafeteria 自助餐厅;canteen小卖部、食堂、小饭馆;;buffet 自助餐;
02
邮局场景
stamp 邮票; envelope 信封; package / parcel 包裹;
overweight 超重;extra postage 额外邮资;
send / post / deliver a letter / mail 寄发信 ;
express mail 快件;airmail 航空信件;surface mail 陆地邮寄;open an account 开一个帐户;
03
图书馆场景
library 图书馆;card 卡片;borrow / lend 借;
keep 保持、保留;renew 重新开始;bookshelf 书架;
novel 小说;science fiction 科幻小说;magazine / periodical 期刊;
reference book 参考书;librarian 图书管理员;
Can I help you? / What can I do for you? 我能帮助你么?
04
医院及健康场景
aspirin 阿司匹林;private doctor 私人医生;emergency room 急诊室;
ICU (= intensive care unit) 重病看护病房;treatment 治疗;
take one’s temperature / blood pressure 测量体温/血压;
medicine / pill / tablet 药丸/药片;heart attack 心力衰竭;cold / flu 感冒 / 流感;
have/catch a cold 感冒; pain 疼痛; headache 头疼; stomach-ache 胃痛;
backache 背痛;sore-throat 喉咙痛;cough 咳嗽; fever 发烧;
What’s up? (多用于男生之间) How is it going? How are you? 怎么了?近来可好?;
回答:I’m fine. / I feel good/terrific. / I couldn’t be better. / Nothing is very wrong with me. 好;
I am not feeling good. / I feel terrible / horrible / awful. / I am not myself these days. 不好。
(注意听语气:身体好的时候,语调上扬,语气非常欢快;身体不好的时候,降调,语气非常郁闷。)
05
电话场景
operator 接线员;
The line is bad/ busy / engaged. It kept a busy line. 电话占线;
long distance call 长途电话;collect call 对方付费的电话;
get through 接通电话;hold on / hold the line, please.请别挂电话;
Hello! This is … speaking.你好,我是···;
Who’s speaking? / who is this? 你是谁?;
call/ telephone/ ring/ phone sb;give sb. a call/ ring 给··打电话;
I’ll call back later / again. I’ll ring him / her up again. 我一会再打过来;
I couldn’t get through.我打不通;
Sorry, I’m afraid you have the wrong number.对不起,恐怕你打错电话了。
06
酒店场景
make a reservation 预定房间;reception desk 接待处;
check in 入住;check out 退房;single room 单间;suite套间;
Do you have a reservation Sir? 你有预定么先生?
Have you got any vacant room? (= Is there any room available here?)有空房间吗?
All the room are occupied. 房间已满。
Can I have a suite please?请给我一个套间好吗?
How much do you charge for that?你收多少钱?
Smoking or no smoking?吸烟还是不吸烟?
Meals included. 包括饮食
Can I show you your room? 我可以带你去看看你的房间吗?
Can I carry your luggage?我可以帮你拿行李吗?
07
超速场景
speeding 超速行驶;ticket 罚单;
May I see your license, please? 我能看你的驾照?
You will be fined by $20.你将被罚款20美元。
08
购物场景
out of stock 脱销/缺货;in stock 有货
credit card 信用卡;shop assistant 商店营业员;
pay in cash 用现金支付;pay in check 用支票支付;
brand 品牌;counter 柜台;
in fashion 流行,时尚;out of fashion 过时的;
low bargain 便宜货;popular / fashionable 流行的;
expensive, cheap 商品论贵贱;high ,low 价格论高低
What color/size/kind do you want? 你想要什么颜色/尺寸/种类?
商品信息:size尺寸;color 颜色; style 风格;price 价格;
store 杂货店;department store 百货商场;shopping center 购物中心;
09
天气场景
cloudy 多云;overcast 阴天;thunder 打雷;
strong/ high wind 大风;tornado 龙卷风;typhoon 台风;
storm 风暴;blizzard暴风雨;
It rains cats and dogs.(=The rain is pouring.)下着倾盆大雨。
downpour 倾盆大雨;shower 阵雨;
clear up 天空放晴;put away clothes 下雨收衣服;
weather in London / Seattle 意指不好的天气;
weather in California 意指好天气;
经常和天气相联系的情况:
vacation 和 flight(航班)(be delayed/cancelled by the bad weather)由于恶劣天气被延误/取消。
10
机场场景
flight 航班;Welcome on board 欢迎登机;
bound for…飞往……方向去的;check in 办理登机手续;
behind schedule 晚点;take off 起飞;land 降落
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