英語口語每天說上半小時 038

38.Request 請求

1.Could you possibly let us know as soon as you decide?

一旦你決定了，請盡快告知我們，可以嗎?

2.Can you wrap it for me, please? 請幫我包裝一下，行嗎?

3.Do you think you could possibly move your car forward a bit ,please?

請把車往前挪一點，好嗎?

4.I'd like some ciggarettes,please. 我想要一些煙。

5.Is there any chance of attending your lecture? 我有機會聽你的講座嗎?

6.Would you do me a favor? 你可以幫我一個忙嗎?

7.I would if I could. 如果我可以，我會的。

8.I'd love to. 我很樂意。

9.I'm sorry,but I'm using it right now. 對不起，我現(xiàn)在正在用它。

10.No,I'm afraid I can't. 不，我恐怕不能。

Dialogue One

A:Waiter,bring me the menu,will you?

服務(wù)員，請給我菜單，可以嗎?

B:Just a moment,I'm coming.(ten minutes later).Now,what would you like?

請稍等。我來了。(十分鐘之后)。你要點什么?

A:I'd like to see the menu.Would you get me one,please?

我想看看菜單。你可以給我一份嗎?

B:Yes,certainly.Here you are.

是的，當然可以。給你。

A:Thank you.Ah!But this is in French.Would you mind giving me the English menu?

謝謝你。啊!但是這份菜單是法語的。你介意給我一份英語的嗎?

B:It's written in English too,in smaller print.There.

它也有用英文寫，用更小的字體，在那里。

A:Thanks.I'll need a while to choose.Could you come back in a minute?

謝謝。我需要時間來做選擇。你一會兒再回來行嗎?

B:Right.(five minutes later) Now, what are you having?

好的。(五分鐘之后)現(xiàn)在，你要吃什么?

A:I'm sorry,I haven't decided yet.Do you mind giving me a couple of minutes?

對不起，我還沒決定。你介意給我?guī)追昼姷臅r間嗎?

B:All right,but would you be so kind as to make up your mind soon?We're very busy just now as you can see,sir.

好的，但是勞駕你快點做決定嗎?正如你看到的，我們現(xiàn)在很忙，先生。

Dialogue Two

A:Thomas,would you be so kind as to lay the table for me?I'm busy in the kitchen.

托馬斯，勞駕你幫我擺桌子行嗎?我在廚房里忙著。

B:Of course!Where are the things?

當然可以!東西在哪里?

A:They're all here.

它們都在這里。

B:Right!I'll do it straight away.

行!我馬上動手。

A:Thanks a lot.I'm most grateful.

非常感謝。我很感激。

Dialogue Three

A:Sorry.What was that you said?

對不起。你剛剛說什么了?

B:I'll meet you at the Gate round about seven.

七點鐘左右我在Gate等你。

A:Where?

哪里?

B:At the Gate.

在Gate。

A:When,did you say?

你說什么時候?

B:Round about seven.

七點鐘左右。

A:Who's coming?

誰會來?

B:Peter.Peter Brown,you know.Don't forget to bring the letter.

彼得。彼得布朗。你知道的。記得帶那封信。

A:Sorry.I didn't quite catch what you said.There's a lot of noise outside.

對不起，我聽不清楚你說的話。外面很吵。

B:I told you not to forget to bring the letter.

我跟你說要記得帶那封信。

A:Loretta?No,she can't come,she's busy.

洛雷塔?不，她來不了，她很忙。

Dialogue Four

A:Could you just hold this for me?

你可以幫我拿這個嗎?

B:What are you doing?Is anything wrong?

你在干什么?出什么問題了嗎?

A:Yes,but I've nearly fixed it .Just take it ,will you?

是的，但是我快要修好了。拿一下這個，好嗎?

B:Oh,yes,of course.I'm sorry-I wasn't thinking.....

噢，是的，當然可以。對不起——我沒有想...

Dialogue Five

A:This is the Pan-American Club.May I help you?

這里是泛美俱樂部。我可以為你服務(wù)嗎?

B:Yes.I believe you have a luncheon meeting this coming Wednesday. Could you give me some more information about that?

是的。我知道這個星期四你們將舉辦一個午餐會。你可以給我提供更多的相關(guān)信息嗎?

A:Yes,of course.The guest speaker is Professor David of a University,and he'll be lecturing about"The impact of the Oil Crisis on Latin America."

是的，當然可以。特邀發(fā)言人是一所大學(xué)的大衛(wèi)教授，他將就“拉丁美洲石油危機的影響”這一主題發(fā)表演講。

B;Mmm,that sounds very interesting.

嗯，這個聽起來很有趣。

Dialogue Six

A:It's very dark in here.Will you turn on the light?

這里很暗。你要開燈嗎?

B:Okay.But our baby has fallen sleep.

好的。但是我們的孩子已經(jīng)入睡了。

A:Then,turn on the lamp,please.

那么，請開臺燈。

B:But where's the switch?

但是開關(guān)在哪里?

A:It's there by the window.

在那邊的墻上。

瞎操心

One cold day in winter,Mr.and Mrs.Smith decided to fly to the South for a vacation.Mrs.Smith packed their summer clothes carefully before they left home.When they were waiting at the check-in counter.Mr.Smith began to question his wife about the things she had packed."Did you remember my red bathing suit?""Certainly,"she answered."You didn't forget our sports shoes,did you?""Of course not,"she replied.There was a long silence."What's wrong?"said Mrs.Smith."I bet you didn't bring the tickets"he requested again."Of course I did."

在一個寒冷的冬日里，史密斯先生和史密斯太太決定乘飛機去南方度假。離開家之前，史密斯太太仔細地收拾他們夏天的衣服。當他們在登記臺等候的時候，史密斯先生開始問他的妻子關(guān)于她打包的東西的一些問題。“你記得拿我那件紅色的游泳衣嗎?”“當然記得，”她回答道。“你沒忘了我們的運動鞋，是嗎?”“當然沒忘，”她回答道。沉默了很長一段時間之后，史密斯太太說：“怎么了?”“我相信你一定沒有帶機票”他再次詢問。“我當然帶了。”