1. Courtship 戀愛階段
William: Well, any news?
Tony: Yeah, I finally asked Anna out!
W: Great! She said yes I hope?
T: Of course! How could she resist my manly charms①!
W: How did you do it? What did you say?
T: Well, I did everything you suggested like being friendly to her and talking with her and....
W: Come on! Cut to the chase②!
T: OK! OK! I was going to class when I saw her on her own so I went up to her and asked if she wanted to go with me to the cinema sometime. And she said yes!
W: Congratulations!
T: Thanks, but we’re not officially boyfriend and girlfriend yet. We’re going tomorrow night.
W: What kind of film are you going to see?
T: A horror film.
W: Why on earth go to see a horror film?
T: Someone once told me that girls get really scared and don’t mind if you put your arms around them.
W: You Casanova③ you!
① resist sb’s manly charms: 抵擋某人的男性魅力
② cut to the chase: 切重要點
③ Casanova: 卡薩諾瓦(1725-1798，意大利冒險家，以所寫的包括他的許多風(fēng)流韻事的《自傳》而著稱)。風(fēng)流浪子，好色之徒。
W: 近有什么新進展嗎？
T: 是的，我終于約了Anna！
W: 太棒了！她同意了，對吧？
T: 當(dāng)然了！憑我的男子魅力，她怎么能拒絕呢！
W: 你是怎么做到的？都說了些什么？
T: 就是按照你的建議做的，比如與她友好地接觸，主動跟她聊天什么的。
W: 行了，趕緊說重點吧！
T: 好的，好的！就是有一天我去教室上課，在路上正好看到她是一個人，我就走過去問她要是有時間的話，是否愿意與我一起看電影。然后她就同意了！
W: 太好了！祝賀啊！
T: 謝啦！但我們還不是真正的男女朋友關(guān)系。我們約著明晚一起去看電影。
W: 那你打算帶她去看什么類型的電影？
T: 當(dāng)然是恐怖片啦。
W: 干嘛非要去看恐怖片??？
T: 我記得有人跟我說過，當(dāng)女孩害怕的時候，你趁機伸手去摟著她，她是不會介意的。
W: 你這個大色狼！
2． Pure love 純真的愛情
Wayne: You’ll never guess what my girlfriend gave me on Valentine’s Day!
Paul: Flowers, chocolates, DVD, a scarf?
W: No, nothing so mundane①! It was a memorable token② of her love.
P: Can I see it, then?
W: No, but I can tell you about it. We were walking along Wangfujing when she suddenly said, “Let’s play a game. See who can reach the end of the street first.”
P: What a stupid idea for a game! It’s obvious that you’d win.
W: Of course I was the hare to her tortoise! When I looked back she was far behind. But then she started screaming.
P: Screaming! What had happened?
W: She was shouting, “Stop thief! Catch him!”
P: Oh no! What happened next?
W: Two guys suddenly seized me and shouted, “Give it back to her!” I was so scared I could only say, “I’m not a thief.”
P: You poor guy! What a terrible thing to happen!
W: When my girlfriend came up to me the two guys asked her, “What did he steal from you?” And you know what she said?
P: No, come on tell me!
W: My heart. He’s stolen my heart.
P: She must love you very much.
W: Yeah, I’m very lucky to have a girlfriend like her.
① nothing so mundane:不尋常的東西
② memorable token:難忘的紀(jì)念品
W: 你絕對猜不到我女朋友送給我的情人節(jié)禮物是什么！
P: 花、巧克力、DVD，還是圍巾？
W: 別這么庸俗！是一個代表她愛情的，很有意義的紀(jì)念品。
P: 我能看看嗎？
W: 不能，不過我可以給你描述一下。當(dāng)時我們正在王府井逛街，她突然說：“咱們來做個游戲吧，看看誰能先到街的那一頭?！?BR> P: 也太傻了吧？顯然是你贏??！
W: 那當(dāng)然了，跟她這個小烏龜比起來，我就是一只兔子。我回頭看的時候，發(fā)現(xiàn)她被遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)的甩在了后面。然后，她就開始大聲尖叫。
P: 尖叫？怎么回事兒？
W: 她喊到：“抓小偷！抓住他！”
P: 天哪！不是吧？那然后呢？
W: 兩個男的突然抓住了我，還沖我吼到：“把東西還給她！”我當(dāng)時嚇壞了，只能說:“我不是小偷?！?BR> P: 可憐的家伙！這叫什么事兒??！
W: 我女朋友追上來以后，那兩個家伙問她：“他偷你什么了？”你猜她說什么？
P: 不知道，趕緊說吧！別賣關(guān)子了！
W: 我的心。她說我偷了她的心！
P: 看來她一定是非常愛你！
W: 是啊，能有這樣一個女孩做女朋友，我真的太幸運了！
3．Campus 大學(xué)校園
Sunny: I hate this canteen, I really do.
Juliet: Why?
S: It’s always so crowded and the food’s not very good, either.
J: Yeah, but at least it’s cheap and convenient.
S: Cheap and nasty①, you mean!
J: Hey, it’s not too bad and it means we can enjoy a meal with our friends.
S: Well, that’s one way of looking at it but sometimes it’s difficult to get a table to ourselves.
J: Look upon it as a way of making friends by sitting next to a stranger and having a chat.
S: I know you’re right but if I could afford it I would eat off campus.
J: Me too, but beggars can’t be choosers②.
S: What should I do then? I don’t want to get food poisoning.
J: You could always cook your own or try a takeaway. I really love those omelettes③ with meat and lettuce inside.
S: OK, I’ll buy a lot of instant noodles and go on a tour of the takeaways.
① cheap and nasty:便宜沒好貨
② beggars can’t be choosers:沒有太多選擇的余地
③ omelettes:煎蛋餅，煎蛋卷
S: 我討厭這個食堂，真的！
J: 為什么？
S: 人特多，飯菜還不怎么樣。
J: 但起碼還算便宜方便啊。
S: 你的意思是，便宜沒好貨吧？
J: 還沒那么糟。東西便宜，我們就可以和朋友常來吃啊！
S: 這只是一個方面，但有時候都很難找到張桌子。.
J: 那你就把與陌生人坐同桌吃飯、聊天看作是一個交朋友的機會吧。
S: 我知道你說的是對的，但我要是有錢，我肯定不在學(xué)校吃。
J: 我也是，可是窮光蛋還有什么可選擇的啊。
S: 我該怎么辦？我可不想食物中毒。
J: 那你就自己做，或者叫外賣。我特喜歡吃那種夾有肉和蔬菜的雞蛋餅。
S: 好吧，我馬上就買一大堆方便面去，正好可以去看看外賣。
4. Appearance 外貌
Gail: What beautiful blue eyes you have!
Nick: Thank you and you have beautiful brown eyes too.
G: Brown eyes! No they’re black!
N: Have you got a mirror?
G: Yes, I’ve got one in my purse.
N: Look at your eyes in it. You’ll see that the pupil—that’s the centre of your eyes—is black while the iris is brown. My irises are blue so I have blue eyes. Your irises are brown so you have brown eyes.
G: Well, I was always brought up to think I had black eyes!
N: In English, if you say you have a black eye it means that someone’s hit you in the face causing your eye to be swollen and discoloured.
G: I see.
N: Another way you misuse the word black is when someone has been out in the sun for a long time and you say that they are black.
G: What’s wrong with that?
N: In England we would say that they are brown or tanned. You should do the same too.
G: OK in future I’ll try not to use the word black so often!
G: 你的藍眼睛可真好看！
N: 謝謝，你棕色的眼睛也很迷人。
G: 棕色？不對，是黑色的！
N: 你有鏡子沒有？
G: 我錢包里有一個。
N: 看你自己的眼睛，中間的瞳孔是黑色的，周圍虹膜是棕色的。我的虹膜是藍色的，所以我有一雙藍眼睛。而你的是棕色的，所以你是棕色的眼睛。
G: 我一直以為我的眼睛是黑色的！
N: 在英國，要是你跟別人說你有一雙黑眼睛，人家會以為你被擊中了面部，導(dǎo)致你的眼睛腫脹，變色了。
G: 我明白了。.
N: 對“black”這個詞，你還有一個誤用之處。如果一個人在太陽下面曬了很久，你會說他們很“black”。
G: 這有什么錯嗎？
N: 在英國，我們用“brown”或者“tanned”來形容皮膚被曬黑了。你也應(yīng)該這樣說。
G: 好的，那我以后還是盡量少用“black”這個詞吧。
5. Music and Movies 音樂與電影
Kate: Which Chinese actress do you like best?
Tina: I think I’d have to say Gong Li. Ever since she starred in Red Sorghum and Raise the Red Lantern she’s been China’s number one.
K: For over twenty years! I much prefer Zhang Ziyi. I thought she was wonderful in Hero.
T: She was I agree but in Memoirs of a Geisha, although her acting was good, I felt she was let down① by her poor English. Who do you think’s going to be the next Gong Li?
K: Everyone says it must be Zhang Ziyi.
T: Well, I’ve just seen Protégé so I’ve got to say that it’s Zhang Jingchu. And unlike Zhang Ziyi her English is really fluent.
K: Yeah English is a must② for Chinese actors now as they all seem to end up in Hollywood.
T: That’s where Zhang Jingchu made her latest film Rush Hour 3. It’s due out③ in August.
K: I know very little about her. What other films has she been in?
T: Her first film was Peacock in 2005 so she’s definitely the rising star of this millennium. All she needs is a male co-star. Wouldn’t it be great to have a Chinese couple rival Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie! Any suggestions?
K: I can’t think of anyone Chinese. What about Rain? Now they would make a handsome couple!
T: Yeah. A match made in Hollywood heaven!
K: Now that would definitely be a blockbuster! And who knows, they may even hit it off④ and then we could see the rise of an Asian film dynasty.
T: Yeah. Forget Hollywood. Forget Bollywood. Here comes Chollywood!
① let down:丟臉，失望
② a must:必不可少的東西
③ due out:(電影)按預(yù)期上映
④ hit it off:合得來，相處融洽
K: 你喜歡哪位中國女演員？
T: 鞏俐。自從出演《紅高粱》和《大紅燈籠高高掛》開始，她就奠定了自己中國女一號的地位。
K: 而且一直持續(xù)了二十多年！不過，我更喜歡章子怡。我覺得她在《英雄》里的表演簡直精彩極了！
T: 沒錯，我同意。可是在《藝妓回憶錄》中，盡管她的表演也十分精彩，但她那糟糕的英語真是令人失望。你覺得誰會成為下一個鞏俐？
K: 肯定是章子怡，大家都這么說。
T: 我剛剛看了《門徒》，所以我覺得會是張靜初。她的英語相當(dāng)流利，不像章子怡那樣。
K: 沒錯，對于中國演員來說，他們終想要闖進好萊塢，英語是必需的。
T: 張靜初近在好萊塢拍攝了《尖峰時刻3》。8月就會公映。
K: 我對張靜初了解得很少。她還演過什么別的電影嗎？
T: 她的第一部電影是2005年拍攝的《孔雀》，很顯然，她是一顆冉冉升起的新星。她需要個男搭檔。要是有一對中國搭檔可以與布拉德·皮特和安吉麗娜·朱莉相匹敵，那多棒啊！你有什么好的人選嗎？
K: 我實在想不出有哪個中國男演員適合。Rain怎么樣？絕對是一對帥氣的組合！
T: 嗯，這絕對是“好萊塢造好萊塢設(shè)”的一對！
K: 那絕對是一鳴驚人啊！也許他們是絕配，從而讓我們看到亞洲電影王朝的興起呢！
T: 是??！到時候，什么好萊塢，什么寶萊塢，統(tǒng)統(tǒng)滾蛋，“華萊塢”時代即將來臨了！
William: Well, any news?
Tony: Yeah, I finally asked Anna out!
W: Great! She said yes I hope?
T: Of course! How could she resist my manly charms①!
W: How did you do it? What did you say?
T: Well, I did everything you suggested like being friendly to her and talking with her and....
W: Come on! Cut to the chase②!
T: OK! OK! I was going to class when I saw her on her own so I went up to her and asked if she wanted to go with me to the cinema sometime. And she said yes!
W: Congratulations!
T: Thanks, but we’re not officially boyfriend and girlfriend yet. We’re going tomorrow night.
W: What kind of film are you going to see?
T: A horror film.
W: Why on earth go to see a horror film?
T: Someone once told me that girls get really scared and don’t mind if you put your arms around them.
W: You Casanova③ you!
① resist sb’s manly charms: 抵擋某人的男性魅力
② cut to the chase: 切重要點
③ Casanova: 卡薩諾瓦(1725-1798，意大利冒險家，以所寫的包括他的許多風(fēng)流韻事的《自傳》而著稱)。風(fēng)流浪子，好色之徒。
W: 近有什么新進展嗎？
T: 是的，我終于約了Anna！
W: 太棒了！她同意了，對吧？
T: 當(dāng)然了！憑我的男子魅力，她怎么能拒絕呢！
W: 你是怎么做到的？都說了些什么？
T: 就是按照你的建議做的，比如與她友好地接觸，主動跟她聊天什么的。
W: 行了，趕緊說重點吧！
T: 好的，好的！就是有一天我去教室上課，在路上正好看到她是一個人，我就走過去問她要是有時間的話，是否愿意與我一起看電影。然后她就同意了！
W: 太好了！祝賀啊！
T: 謝啦！但我們還不是真正的男女朋友關(guān)系。我們約著明晚一起去看電影。
W: 那你打算帶她去看什么類型的電影？
T: 當(dāng)然是恐怖片啦。
W: 干嘛非要去看恐怖片??？
T: 我記得有人跟我說過，當(dāng)女孩害怕的時候，你趁機伸手去摟著她，她是不會介意的。
W: 你這個大色狼！
2． Pure love 純真的愛情
Wayne: You’ll never guess what my girlfriend gave me on Valentine’s Day!
Paul: Flowers, chocolates, DVD, a scarf?
W: No, nothing so mundane①! It was a memorable token② of her love.
P: Can I see it, then?
W: No, but I can tell you about it. We were walking along Wangfujing when she suddenly said, “Let’s play a game. See who can reach the end of the street first.”
P: What a stupid idea for a game! It’s obvious that you’d win.
W: Of course I was the hare to her tortoise! When I looked back she was far behind. But then she started screaming.
P: Screaming! What had happened?
W: She was shouting, “Stop thief! Catch him!”
P: Oh no! What happened next?
W: Two guys suddenly seized me and shouted, “Give it back to her!” I was so scared I could only say, “I’m not a thief.”
P: You poor guy! What a terrible thing to happen!
W: When my girlfriend came up to me the two guys asked her, “What did he steal from you?” And you know what she said?
P: No, come on tell me!
W: My heart. He’s stolen my heart.
P: She must love you very much.
W: Yeah, I’m very lucky to have a girlfriend like her.
① nothing so mundane:不尋常的東西
② memorable token:難忘的紀(jì)念品
W: 你絕對猜不到我女朋友送給我的情人節(jié)禮物是什么！
P: 花、巧克力、DVD，還是圍巾？
W: 別這么庸俗！是一個代表她愛情的，很有意義的紀(jì)念品。
P: 我能看看嗎？
W: 不能，不過我可以給你描述一下。當(dāng)時我們正在王府井逛街，她突然說：“咱們來做個游戲吧，看看誰能先到街的那一頭?！?BR> P: 也太傻了吧？顯然是你贏??！
W: 那當(dāng)然了，跟她這個小烏龜比起來，我就是一只兔子。我回頭看的時候，發(fā)現(xiàn)她被遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)的甩在了后面。然后，她就開始大聲尖叫。
P: 尖叫？怎么回事兒？
W: 她喊到：“抓小偷！抓住他！”
P: 天哪！不是吧？那然后呢？
W: 兩個男的突然抓住了我，還沖我吼到：“把東西還給她！”我當(dāng)時嚇壞了，只能說:“我不是小偷?！?BR> P: 可憐的家伙！這叫什么事兒??！
W: 我女朋友追上來以后，那兩個家伙問她：“他偷你什么了？”你猜她說什么？
P: 不知道，趕緊說吧！別賣關(guān)子了！
W: 我的心。她說我偷了她的心！
P: 看來她一定是非常愛你！
W: 是啊，能有這樣一個女孩做女朋友，我真的太幸運了！
3．Campus 大學(xué)校園
Sunny: I hate this canteen, I really do.
Juliet: Why?
S: It’s always so crowded and the food’s not very good, either.
J: Yeah, but at least it’s cheap and convenient.
S: Cheap and nasty①, you mean!
J: Hey, it’s not too bad and it means we can enjoy a meal with our friends.
S: Well, that’s one way of looking at it but sometimes it’s difficult to get a table to ourselves.
J: Look upon it as a way of making friends by sitting next to a stranger and having a chat.
S: I know you’re right but if I could afford it I would eat off campus.
J: Me too, but beggars can’t be choosers②.
S: What should I do then? I don’t want to get food poisoning.
J: You could always cook your own or try a takeaway. I really love those omelettes③ with meat and lettuce inside.
S: OK, I’ll buy a lot of instant noodles and go on a tour of the takeaways.
① cheap and nasty:便宜沒好貨
② beggars can’t be choosers:沒有太多選擇的余地
③ omelettes:煎蛋餅，煎蛋卷
S: 我討厭這個食堂，真的！
J: 為什么？
S: 人特多，飯菜還不怎么樣。
J: 但起碼還算便宜方便啊。
S: 你的意思是，便宜沒好貨吧？
J: 還沒那么糟。東西便宜，我們就可以和朋友常來吃啊！
S: 這只是一個方面，但有時候都很難找到張桌子。.
J: 那你就把與陌生人坐同桌吃飯、聊天看作是一個交朋友的機會吧。
S: 我知道你說的是對的，但我要是有錢，我肯定不在學(xué)校吃。
J: 我也是，可是窮光蛋還有什么可選擇的啊。
S: 我該怎么辦？我可不想食物中毒。
J: 那你就自己做，或者叫外賣。我特喜歡吃那種夾有肉和蔬菜的雞蛋餅。
S: 好吧，我馬上就買一大堆方便面去，正好可以去看看外賣。
4. Appearance 外貌
Gail: What beautiful blue eyes you have!
Nick: Thank you and you have beautiful brown eyes too.
G: Brown eyes! No they’re black!
N: Have you got a mirror?
G: Yes, I’ve got one in my purse.
N: Look at your eyes in it. You’ll see that the pupil—that’s the centre of your eyes—is black while the iris is brown. My irises are blue so I have blue eyes. Your irises are brown so you have brown eyes.
G: Well, I was always brought up to think I had black eyes!
N: In English, if you say you have a black eye it means that someone’s hit you in the face causing your eye to be swollen and discoloured.
G: I see.
N: Another way you misuse the word black is when someone has been out in the sun for a long time and you say that they are black.
G: What’s wrong with that?
N: In England we would say that they are brown or tanned. You should do the same too.
G: OK in future I’ll try not to use the word black so often!
G: 你的藍眼睛可真好看！
N: 謝謝，你棕色的眼睛也很迷人。
G: 棕色？不對，是黑色的！
N: 你有鏡子沒有？
G: 我錢包里有一個。
N: 看你自己的眼睛，中間的瞳孔是黑色的，周圍虹膜是棕色的。我的虹膜是藍色的，所以我有一雙藍眼睛。而你的是棕色的，所以你是棕色的眼睛。
G: 我一直以為我的眼睛是黑色的！
N: 在英國，要是你跟別人說你有一雙黑眼睛，人家會以為你被擊中了面部，導(dǎo)致你的眼睛腫脹，變色了。
G: 我明白了。.
N: 對“black”這個詞，你還有一個誤用之處。如果一個人在太陽下面曬了很久，你會說他們很“black”。
G: 這有什么錯嗎？
N: 在英國，我們用“brown”或者“tanned”來形容皮膚被曬黑了。你也應(yīng)該這樣說。
G: 好的，那我以后還是盡量少用“black”這個詞吧。
5. Music and Movies 音樂與電影
Kate: Which Chinese actress do you like best?
Tina: I think I’d have to say Gong Li. Ever since she starred in Red Sorghum and Raise the Red Lantern she’s been China’s number one.
K: For over twenty years! I much prefer Zhang Ziyi. I thought she was wonderful in Hero.
T: She was I agree but in Memoirs of a Geisha, although her acting was good, I felt she was let down① by her poor English. Who do you think’s going to be the next Gong Li?
K: Everyone says it must be Zhang Ziyi.
T: Well, I’ve just seen Protégé so I’ve got to say that it’s Zhang Jingchu. And unlike Zhang Ziyi her English is really fluent.
K: Yeah English is a must② for Chinese actors now as they all seem to end up in Hollywood.
T: That’s where Zhang Jingchu made her latest film Rush Hour 3. It’s due out③ in August.
K: I know very little about her. What other films has she been in?
T: Her first film was Peacock in 2005 so she’s definitely the rising star of this millennium. All she needs is a male co-star. Wouldn’t it be great to have a Chinese couple rival Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie! Any suggestions?
K: I can’t think of anyone Chinese. What about Rain? Now they would make a handsome couple!
T: Yeah. A match made in Hollywood heaven!
K: Now that would definitely be a blockbuster! And who knows, they may even hit it off④ and then we could see the rise of an Asian film dynasty.
T: Yeah. Forget Hollywood. Forget Bollywood. Here comes Chollywood!
① let down:丟臉，失望
② a must:必不可少的東西
③ due out:(電影)按預(yù)期上映
④ hit it off:合得來，相處融洽
K: 你喜歡哪位中國女演員？
T: 鞏俐。自從出演《紅高粱》和《大紅燈籠高高掛》開始，她就奠定了自己中國女一號的地位。
K: 而且一直持續(xù)了二十多年！不過，我更喜歡章子怡。我覺得她在《英雄》里的表演簡直精彩極了！
T: 沒錯，我同意。可是在《藝妓回憶錄》中，盡管她的表演也十分精彩，但她那糟糕的英語真是令人失望。你覺得誰會成為下一個鞏俐？
K: 肯定是章子怡，大家都這么說。
T: 我剛剛看了《門徒》，所以我覺得會是張靜初。她的英語相當(dāng)流利，不像章子怡那樣。
K: 沒錯，對于中國演員來說，他們終想要闖進好萊塢，英語是必需的。
T: 張靜初近在好萊塢拍攝了《尖峰時刻3》。8月就會公映。
K: 我對張靜初了解得很少。她還演過什么別的電影嗎？
T: 她的第一部電影是2005年拍攝的《孔雀》，很顯然，她是一顆冉冉升起的新星。她需要個男搭檔。要是有一對中國搭檔可以與布拉德·皮特和安吉麗娜·朱莉相匹敵，那多棒啊！你有什么好的人選嗎？
K: 我實在想不出有哪個中國男演員適合。Rain怎么樣？絕對是一對帥氣的組合！
T: 嗯，這絕對是“好萊塢造好萊塢設(shè)”的一對！
K: 那絕對是一鳴驚人啊！也許他們是絕配，從而讓我們看到亞洲電影王朝的興起呢！
T: 是??！到時候，什么好萊塢，什么寶萊塢，統(tǒng)統(tǒng)滾蛋，“華萊塢”時代即將來臨了！