缤纷英语口语50句

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part i talk about social issues 谈论社交话题。

天气、政治、流**报很容易成为人们日常谈论的话题。

天气、气候。

1. 预计本周都应该是晴天。

it’s supposed to be sunny all week.

2. 气象员说今天是晴天,但天却阴沉得厉害。

the weatherman said it would be clear , but it's really cloudy.

3. 真不敢相信,现在才5月中旬,外面就这么热。

i can’t believe it’s only mid-may. it’s so hot outside.

4. 听说昨天是今年以来最热的一天。

they said yesterday was the hottest day of the year so far.

5. 这鬼天气真让人捉摸不透。

the weather can’t make up its mind what to do.

解说】1. “be supposed to ~”原本就用来表示谈论没有把握的话题,所以很适合用来形容天气。

2. 一说到天气预报,常常会使用 “the weatherman said…”。said” 也可以换成 “says”, 但要注意 “would” 也要相应地变成 “will”.

3. 谈话里可以使用一些夸张的说法。 “i can't believe”就是其中一种表达方式。这是为了表达自己强烈的感情。

4. “they say…”与 “the weatherman says…”意义完全相同。

5. “can't make up its mind”由 “自己无法决定”转义为“捉摸不透”。也可以使用 “unpredictable” 或 “changeable”, 如 “the weather is unpredicatable/changeable.”

政治、世界形势。

6. 尽管失业率不断上升,首相仍然获得了很高的支持率。

the prime minister has maintained a high approval rating despite the increase in unemployment.

7. 在进行机构改革前,有几个障碍必须克服。

there are several hurdles to clear before structural reform can be carried out.

8. 世界各国能为事先中东和平做点什么呢?

what can the world do to help bring peace to the middle east?

9. 你怎么看美国轰炸阿富汗这件事?

how do you feel about america’s aerial bombardment of afghanistan?

10. 我无法使自己支持一个好战的**。

i can’t bring myself to support a warlike government.

解说】6. “maintain”表示“保持某种状态”。如 “maintain contact with him.” 和他保持联系)。

despite”常用于报纸,口语中则常使用in spite of.

7. structural reform 为机构改革。经济改革、教育改革、政治改革分别为economic reform, educational reform. political reform.

动词为carry out (实行,执行)

8. bring peace to ~意为带来和平。恢复和平为restore peace, 维护和平为maintain peace.

9. 与aerial bombardment相比,口语中更常使用aerial bombing. how do you feel about ~?与what do you think of ~?

同义,用来询问对方的意见。

10. 最好记住can’t bring myself to ~”这种表达方式,它表示“不想~”。如:i can’t bring myself to discuss it.

” 我不想谈论这件事)

经济,景气。

11. 最近银行的利率低的让人无法相信。

interest rates at banks are incredibly low these days.

12. 你认为日本的经济萧条会持续到什么时候?

how long do you think this recession in japan will continue?

13. 2023年经济不景气,致使失业率急剧上升。

business was so slow in 2001 that unemployment shot way up.

14. 他的公司快要倒闭了、

his company is almost broke.

15. 我现在存钱是为晚年作准备。

i’ve been putting money aside to live on when i’m older.

解说】11. interest rates 表示银行等的利率。注意这里使用了at banks. 如果以3%的年利率从银行贷款的话,应译为 “i got a loan from the bank at 3 percent per year.

”12. recession表示不景气,萧条。如:the recession is deeper than the government admits.

(经济萧条要比**承认的更严重)。另外从不景气中复苏可译为recover from the recession

13. 请记住slow 的这种用法。反之,表示经济情况很好时用business is booming.或business is thriving.

等。shoot way up 用于表示物价等急剧**。

14. broke是形容词,表示资金为零状态。如:i was broke when i married her.

(我和她结婚时身无分文。表示破产时,也可以说the company went bankrupt.”(那家公司破产了)。

15. put more money aside意为s**e money(存钱)。to live on意为to live on that money用这笔钱生活。如he lives on a small salary.

他依靠仅有的一点儿工资生活。

流行,热门商品。

16. 你知道“空中飞车”吗?大肆宣扬了一番,最后发现只不过是滑板车而已。

do you know about ginger? after all the hype, it turned out to be just a scooter.

17. 我们应该去那家新开的意大利餐馆尝尝。

we’ve got to try that new italian restaurant.

18. 手机已经成为人们生活的一部分。没有它我真不知道怎么生活。

cell phones are a way of life. i can’t live without it.

19. 我真的喜欢kitty猫,我才不管别人说什么呢。

i really like hello kitty. i don’t care what other people say.

20. 我弄不懂大家为什么这样热衷于名牌商品。

i can’t understand why everyone is so crazy about big-name brands.

解说】16. hype表示(刺激兴趣,促进销售的)天花乱坠的广告宣传。好莱坞电影常用hype。而要表示实际结果时,可以像例句一样用turn out to be.

17. h**e got to与h**e to /must意义相同。当向别人极力推荐某种东西时,常常使用这种句型。try意为test(尝试)常常这样使用:

h**e you tried that new restaurant that opened on the corner?(你去过街角新开的那家餐馆了吗?)试试运气可以用i’ll try my luck.

18. can’t live without ~表示缺了~就无法活下去。比较夸张,常用于口语。

19. don’t care表示不在乎,如i don’t care what happened(我不在乎发生什么事情)语气更强烈一点的话,可以使用 “who cares?”(管它呢)

20. 流行无需理由,所以常常夸张地使用i can’t understand的表达方式。be crazy about ~表示热衷于~。

闲谈、谣传。

21. 你知道吗?听说史密斯夫妇离婚了。

h**e you heard the rumor? someone said the smiths got divorced.

22. 听说她出生于一个富裕家庭。

i hear she comes from a well-off family.

23. 很明显,比尔被女朋友甩了。

apparently,bill was jilted.

24. 你听说了吗?他妈妈因逃税被抓起来了。

did you hear his mother was arrested for tax evasion?

25. 可不要对别人说哦。

this is strictly off the record.

解说】21. 说一些谣传时,可以用h**e you heard…?或 did you hear…?开始。

比如h**e you heard/did you hear that mr. green is le**ing the company?(你听说格林先生要辞职吗?

)使用rumor的表达方式有rumor has it that /rumor goes that mr. green is le**ing the company.”(听说格林先生要辞职)

22. i hear …也表示听说。21中的someone said …或i hear 也表示传闻,如someone said/ i hear that tom is le**ing the company.

23. apparently用来表示相当有把握的信息。

24. 与21同样表示传闻,同样的表达方式还有this is just between us/ ourselves(这话到此为止)

25. 要注意off the record有定冠词the .

谈论生活方式。

talking about lifestyles

出生地和家庭情况是人们常谈论的话题,但仅仅谈论地点名称或者有无兄弟之类的话,不免太枯燥无味。

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