A: What's the next train from Beijing to Tianjin? A: 去天津，最近的一趟是哪个?
B: T548 at 15:01。
B: T548，午时3点01分出发。
A: What time does it get there?
A: 什么时候到呢?
B: It gets there around 16:26。
B: 大约4点26分到。
A: What's the fare?
A: 多少钱?
B: Hard seat is RMB 30。00。
B: 硬座30元。
A:hello，long time no see，what do you do recently?
B:I work in lenovo as a assistant。
A:do you like this job?
B:it is hard to say ，the salary is enough for me 。but， in the long time ， it isn't benifit fo my career，I think I will change my job if I find the most suitable position for myself。
A:I think you should change this job as soon as possible ，although it is hard at the very beginning，the ending will change if you have enough courage and confident。
B:you are right ，I will think carefully to your advice。and do you satisficed with you job?
A:you know，my dream is to be a layer，when I graduate from my college，I worked in a law firm as a paralegals for 1 year，and now I can deal with a case all by myself ，but I am under great pressure on the this job。
B:yes ，everything has two side，life is hard to satisfied for everyone's dream。so，we should think more optimistic about our life，everything will change if your attitude is right。
A:yeh，tomorrow is another day，we will have a bright future。 B:I firmly believe that too。
Culture
A:I heard you stay in American 2 years，can you tell me something about the difference between American and our country?
B:Most Chinese families like to cook the meals at home。 The family members sit around the table and share the dishes on the table together。 Even when they are having their meals in restaurants， they eat in the same way too。 But in America， just part of the Americans have their meal at home with their family members。
A:can you give me a example?
B:for example，when you leave 。for American people， they just said “goodbye” and go back to do other work。while，in china，they will say “Go slowly。” Not farewell or Godspeed， but “go slowly”。 To the Chinese it means “Take care。” or “Watch your step。” Or some such caution， but translated literally it means “Go slow。”
A:It is very interesting 。and what is the most distinctive difference between American culture and Chinese culture?
B:I think is the Chinese take pride in “modesty”; the Americans in “straight forwardness”。 That modesty has left many a Chinese hungry at an American table， for Chinese politeness calls for three refusals before one accepts an offer， and the American hosts take a “no” to mean “no”， whether it’s the first， second， or third time。I heard you received Korea University's offer，why do you choose korea to go to graduate shool?
A:I like the culture of korea ，Compared to modern China， South Korea retains the essence of traditional Chinese culture part， and I like to watch Korean dramas， so I choose to go to Korea to study。I will have the opportunity to meet my favorite stars。
B:Have you ever to south korea ?
A:sorry ，I never to ，all the knowledge about korea are from dramas。 B:I think you the dramas may have great difference from the fact ，when you live there for a short of time ，all the definition of korea will have a new understanding 。
A:yes you are right ，see you next year。
B:good luck ，bye。
问路
A: do you think I still fashionable in this dress?
B: I think so。 Blue is still fashionable at the moment。
a: this style came out last year， though。 I like the dress， but I’m not sure whether last year’s fashions will be same this year。
b: I think this kind of dress will stay in fashion for a few more years。 People don’t change fashions every year。 It would be too expensive。
a: yes。 Only the top designer try to tell people to change fashion every year， but only rich people can do it。
b: there are some real fashion victims who just have to keep totally up-to-date with expensive clothes。
a: I wish I could be one of those people， but my budget simply doesn’t stretch that far。 I have to limit the amount of money I spend on clothes otherwise I would go on a shopping frenzy。
B: I know what you mean。 The situation will be worse if we marry our boyfriends and have children。 The we’ll have even less money to spend on fashionable clothes!
S: HiDaisy!
你好，黛西
D: Hi Simon。 Nice to meet you again
嗨，西蒙，很高兴再次见到你
S: I hope you are Settling in at school!
对新环境还适应吧?
D: I am! I've made lots of fricnds and I really enjoy my courscs。
嗯，我已经交了很多朋友了，并且我很喜欢所学的课程。
S: Good! Me too! By the way。 you didn't tell me what you are studying here。
不错，我也是。对了。你还没有告诉我你学的什么专业呢。
D: Didn't I? I'm doing business studies。
天哪，我没有告诉你吗?我在学习商务课程。
S:Rca¨y? That's great。 You bope tojoin a pany after graduating?
真的吗?不错呀。你毕业后想进公司对吗?
D:Maybe。 My parcnts mo。red to Canada the year when I was bom。 We are living in Toronto。 I
suppoes I might get a job in Toronto when I graduate。 It's too soon to say really。
可能吧。我出生那年我们家搬到了加拿大，我们此刻住在多伦多。我想毕业后就在多伦多找份工作吧，可是此刻说这些还为时过早。
S: What about your friend Zoe
你的朋友佐伊呢?
D: She's from Australia。 She lives in Sydney Her fat runs a hotel business there and she is doing a detyee in accountancy。
她来自澳大利亚，住在悉尼。她的父亲在悉尼经营一家宾馆，她学习会计专业。
S: Accountancy? Really? She must bc vcry good at figurcsl
会计?不会吧?那她肯定异常擅长数学了。
D: I guess so。 Wbat about you Simon?
应当是吧。你呢?
S: I'm studying law。
我学法律。
O: Great! So I'II know who to call ifl evcr need a lawyer。
不错啊，将来需要律师必须找你。
S: Surt:， wele anytime
好啊，随时欢迎
A: What time's the next train to Washington? A: 下一趟去华盛顿的车几点开?
B: That's 9:26 on Track 14。
B: 9点26分，14轨道。
A: When does it get there?
A: 什么时候到?
B: It's scheduledto arrive at 10:50。
B: 按照列车时刻表是10点50分到。 A: How much is it?
A: 多少钱?
B: It's $30。00 one way or $55。00 round trip。 B: 单程票30美元，往返票55美元。
问路
A: excuse me， can you tell me the way to Holton railway station?
B: sure。 It’s quite far from here。 Don’t worry， though。 It’s not difficult to get there。
A: I think I’m going in the wrong direction， aren’t?
B: yes。 First， you need to turn around。 Do you remember passing some traffic lights further up this road?
A: yes， I do。 They are about two miles away， right?
B: that’s right。 Drive back to the traffic rights and turn right。 Follow the road for about a mile， until you see the plaza hotel。 It’s a really big hotel。 You can’t miss it。 Turn left at the hotel。
A: so， right at the traffic lights two miles up the road， then left at the plaza hotel， a mile along that road。 Got it。
B; then you just go straight on until you see the station ahead of you。
A; ok。 Got it。 Thanks for you help。
B: no problem。
婚姻与约会
A: how are you wedding plans going。
B: very well。 We started organizing everything early to avoid a last minute rush to get things done。 The only thing that isn’t ready yet is my wedding dress。
A: when will that be ready?
B: the dressmakers said that is would be ready in two weeks。
A: you’re getting married in three weeks。 So that should be ok。 So， you’ve prepared the church， catering， transport， hotel-everything。
B: yes。 We’ve taken care of all of that。 We decided not to get married in a church though。 Neither of us is very religious。
A: which hotel will the reception be held at?
B: the palace hotel they’re taking care of the catering， including the wedding cake。 I’m sure they’ll do a good job。
A; oh， yes。 It’s and excellent hotel。 A friend of mine had her wedding reception there and said it was perfect， though very expensive。
B: yes。 It will be expensive， but we think it will be worth。 It gives us great peace of mind to know that our reception is in the hands of experienced people。
A; I think you make the right decision。
朋友
A: I had a big argument with david yesterday。 I hope he’s not still mad at me。
B: what did you argue about?
A: he borrowed some money from me and I needed it back。 He said he didn’t have the money yet。
B: well， he should pay out back。 It’s only fair。
A: yes， but is got angry with him too quickly。 He probably thought that I mistrusted him。 I shouldn’t have got angry。
B; did you lend him a lot of money?
A; not much。 I had to pay an unexpected bill， so I needed the money back。
B; well， talk to him about it next time you see him。 He probably feels as bad about it as you do。 Close friends sometimes have disagreements。 It’s nothing unusual。 Neither of you said anything really nasty， did you?
A: no ， we didn’t。 I guess you’re right。 We should patch things up。
B: of course you should。 You wouldn’t want a silly argument to ruin a long friendship， would you?
A:manager
B:candidates
A:will you tell me something about yourself?
B:ok，my name is Limingqiang ，I graduate form bit ， my major is Computer science and technology ，I am at good at municate with different person 。I like singing ，playing basketball ，reading book and so on。
A:what do you think are your strengths and weaknesses?
B:I think I have positive opinions to work and life ，I can work hard without any plain 。but ，I know I still have many weakness ，such as careless。
A:how long do you think you'd stay with us if you were appointed? B:sorry I don't know exactly ，I think I will stay as long as possible。 A:which is more important to you :status or money?
B:status，status is more important than money ，when you have good status ，you will have money 。
A:why do you want to leave your present job?
B: because the workplace have long way to my house。 I should spend 2 hours in the way。
A:which do you think are good working conditions?
B:A good office environment
A:what is your best quality?
B:loyal(effort)
A:what are your long-range goals?
B:I want to be a good engineer。
A:OK，you wait for notice
B:thanks
聚会
A: are you going to helen’s birthday party on Friday evening?
B: I wouldn’t miss it for the world! It’s sure to be fun。 She’s invited a lot of people。 Do you thind everyone will be able to get into her house?
A: if everyone turned up， it would be a squeeze， but a feww people said that they couldn’t go， so I think it should be ok?
B: are you taking anything?
A: I’ve got her a birthday present and I’ll take a bottle fo wine too。
B: that’s a good idea。 She told she had bought plenty of food and snacks。 I think it’s going to be a noisy party。 I hope her neihbours don’t mind too much。
A: helen gets on very well with her neighours。 I wouldn’t be surprised if they went to the party too。
B: I’m ready looking forward to it。 This party is going to be a blast!
A: well， don’t be late。 I’ll see you on Friday at helen’s。 住宅与公寓
a: what kind of place shall we rent?
b:it should be close to the universtity。 neither of us are good at getting up in the morinings and closer it is， the later we can get up。
a:asolutely。 that's the most important thing to take into consideration。 i'm not too worried about the size of the flat。
b: neither am i。 so a small place is ok， but we'll get a bigger one if it's not expensive。 do you mind if it's in a noisy area。
a:i don't mind。 i'm not a light sleeper， but quieter is better for when we have to study at home。
b: good point。 ok， let's go to the estate agent and see what they can offer us。
a: yes， if we're lucky we'll find something in the next few days。 i think you had a good idea to start flat hunting early。
b: how much do you think the rent will be?
a: i asked a few people who are already living in places near the university and they said it would cost about one hundred pounds a month。
家用设备
A: good morning。 I understand that you’ve got a problem with your washing machine。 I’m from the repair pany。
B: excellent。 Come in please。 The washing machine is in the bathroom upstairs。 It keeps breaking down。
A; when did it first break down?
A: about ten days ago。 I’ve tried to use it since then。 Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t。 it’s very frustrating。
B: is it still under warranty。 If it is and I can’t fix it， it would be quicker and easier to exchange it for a new one。
A: yes， it’s still under warranty。 Over the last few weeks， it’s also been making a high-pitch noise when it’s in use。
a: ok。 I’ll start by looking at the motor。 I’ll just unplug it and take a look inside the machine…。。oh， yes。 There’s the problem。 It’s quite simple。 I’ll sort it out in a few minutes。
b: what’s wrong with it?
A: part of the motor is loose。 I can put it back in place quite easily。
B: that’s great。 Thanks very much。 Would you like a cup of tea or coffee?
K: Are you ok， Chuck? You look pale。
查克，你没事吧?你脸色看起来不太好。
C: I'm fine， Katherine。 I just stayed up latc last nigbt working on my Chincse。
我没事，凯瑟琳，就是昨日晚上熬夜学汉语，很晚才睡。
K: Oh， poor you。 You know what? I found a new way to lcam Chinese and it works very wel1。
真可令。你明白吗，我发现一个学汉语的新方法，还挺有效的呢。
C: You did? Do tell mc。 I'vc spcnt all thcse months trying to learn somcthing about it， but I've madc littlc progress!
是吗?你可必须要告诉我。我这几个月~一向在学，可几乎什么都没学到。
K: Sure。 I'm learning Chinese through songs。
当然能够啦，我的方法就是“唱歌学中文”
c: So yuu're leamins Chinese songs?
那你就是在学中文歌啦?
K: You can say tbat I can actually sing me of thcm now。
没错!我此刻都会唱几首
C: That's a rcal achicvemcnt。 Hcw did you do that?
真了不起!你是怎样学会的
K: I start by listening to the stong a few times and after sereral times I am able to follow the sirrger。
一开始，我先听听，几遍下来，我就能鼹、卜节奏啦。
C: It makes sensc。
挺有道理的。
K: It does。 I've Iearned some Chinese follc songs this way。 They are clearly presented and casy to follow。
是啊。我这么学了几首中国民歌，这些歌都唱得很清楚，很好学。
C: Can Ijoin you， Katherine? I do want to have a try。
凯瑟琳，我照跟你～块儿吗?我也想试试这个方法。
K: Why not? I downloaded a bcauti sortg the other day。 We can learn it togcth now。
当然。能够l我撕院日F耄盯L酋好听的歌，我们能够—块儿学。
C: Great。 Do you think we need a Chiness dictionary?
太好了。我们要带本汉语字典吗?
K: Yes， just in case we run into me new cha:racters。
带吧，要是我们遇上生字，能够查一查。
c: Ok。 I will bring it with me。
好的，我把我的字典带上。
年龄
A: how old is Keith?
B: he’s 21。 how old is James?
A: he’s a year older than Keith， but he looks younger。
B: how’s your father?
A: he’s fine。 He retired last week。 It’s turning poing in his life。 Now he can relax and enjoy his retirement。
B: he can spend more time with his grandchilder。
A: oh， I don’t think he wants to。 He wants to travel to several different countries around the world。
B: so， he wants to have a more active retirement。 Good idea!
A: how do you want to spend your old age?
B: in the same way， probably。
购物
A: are you ready to go shopping?
B: just a minute。 I need to make a list of thinks that we need。
A: good idea。 Have you written down potatoes， carrots， and onions?
B: I don’t have onions on my list。 I’ll add them。 We should get some tea。 Is green tea ok or should we get the same tea that we usually get?
A: let’s get both。 We need some coffee too。 Is that on your list?
B: yes， it is。 Here’s my list。 Is there anything that I’ve forgotten?
A: I think you’ve got everything。 I want to got some chocolate and some cheese。
B: what kind of cheese do you want。
A: I’m not sure。 I’ll decide at the cheese counter， when I can see what they have。 Have we got enough money?
B: we don’t have enough cash， so I’ll take my credit card and we can pay with that。 Where are the car keys?
A: I’ve got them there。 Shall I drive?
厨房
A: can you give me a hand with some things in the kitchen? I don’t think I can finish everything in time。
B: ok， what do you want me to do?
A: first of all， I need you to do the drying up。 I’m almost finished the washing up。 I’m going to clean the cooker when I finish。
B: ok。 I’ll put the plates and cutlery away as I dry them。 Where is the tea towel? Oh， here it is。
A; we’ll have this finished in no time with two if us working on it。
B: while you’re cleaning the cooker， I’ll wipe the worktop。 That was a great meat， by the way。
A; actually， it was just some leftovers from yesterday。 I made far too much food to eat alone。 I am glad you could e over to help me finish it。
B: my pleasure! This tea towel’s a little ragged。 Do you have another one?
A: yes。 Look in that drawer。 I should throw the old one out。
B: keep it and use it as rag。 You can clean your bicycle with it。
vegetarian 素食主义
dialogue 1
Ada: Why are you worried Lily won't Iike the food? This roast beef looks great!
你为什么担心莉莉会不喜欢那里的食物呢?烤牛肉味道真好!
Ja~on: That's just it。She just told me she's a vegetarian!
这就对了，她刚刚告诉我说她是素食主义者。
A: Uhh， really? But She ate meat befer
趋吗?可是她以前是吃肉的啊。
J: Yeah， shc became a vegan after she gotmarrled。
是啊，她是结婚后变成素食主义者的。
A: Why? What happened to hcr after gctting married?
这是为什么呢?
J: You know， her husband is a strict vegan。 Influenced by her husband， she changed into a
她丈夫是一个素食主义者，受她丈夫的影响，她此刻也只吃鸡蛋和牛奶。
A: Can she eat eggs?
可是鸡蛋是素食吗?
J: I think so， But vegans cannot
我想是的。素食主义者不吃动物，但很多素食主义者都吃鸡蛋。
A: But I think eggs are baby cbickens。
A：可鸡蛋不是会孵出小鸡来吗?
J: No， I don't agree。 Eggs are not baby chickens， and tbus tbey are not lit。c。
不是的，鸡蛋并没有生命啊。
A: Yes， maybc you are ri8ht。 So， wbat shall we do now?
可能吧，那我们此刻应当怎样办呢?
J: Maybe we could prepare a salad for ber。
或许我们能够为她做点蔬菜沙拉。
A: OK。
好的
家庭
A: who is cindy’s husband?
B: cindy’s husband is ron。
A: how many children do cindy and ron have?
B: they have two children-one son and one daughter-as well as one daughter-in-law and one son-in-law。
A: do they have any grandchildren?
B: yes， they have three grandchildren-one girl and two boys。
A; does their daughters get along well with her in-laws?
B: yes， she gets along with them quite well。
A: do they have a large family?
B: their family is very similar to cindy and ron’s family。
IQ&EQ 情商和智商
Jerry: I really admire you， Diana。
戴安娜，我真的很羡慕你。
Diana: why， Jerry? Your words just came out of the blue。
为什么啊，杰瑞?你这话让我摸不着头脑。
J: you are really happy and able to achieve high scores at school。
你总是很开心，成绩也一向很好。
D: I work very hard and that's it， you know， practice makes perfect。
那是因为我很努力，没有别的。你也明白，熟能生巧嘛。
J: isn't there anything else?
没别的了?
D: I have no idea。
是啊，我不明白还有什么。
J: you must have a high IQ score。
你的智商必须很高吧?
D: well， Jerry， let me tell you a secret。
哦，杰瑞，告诉你一个秘密吧
J: go ahead。
好啊。
D: my IQ score is slightly above average。
我的智商是中等偏上水平。
J: seriously? But you are such a genius。
真的吗?你可是个天才啊!
D: maybe I've got a higher EQ。 I'm not sure。
或许我的情商比较高吧，我不太确定。
J: well， perhaps you're right。 Sometimes EQ matters more than IQ。
应当没错，有时候情商要比智商重要。
D: you can say that again， Jerry。 And I'm sure you're high in both of them。 With a little more time cracking the books， you can also get high marks。
对!杰瑞，你的智商和情商也很高啊，只要多加努力，你也能取得好成绩的。
J: oh， thank you。 I'm going to the library， are you ing?
好的，多谢。我正要去图书馆呢，要不一齐去吧?
D: let's go!
好的，走吧。
Tim：
Excuse me。 Can you tell me how to find some books on social science?
请问，能告诉我怎样查找社会科学书籍吗?
Mary：
Sure。 You see all these little drawers here and all the way around the walls?
当然。你看到靠墙排列的这一个个小抽屉了吗?
Tim：
Yes。
看见了。
Mary：
These drawers contain cards describing every book in our library。 Together they constitute the library’s “card catalog”。 You can see that each drawer runs from one part of the alphabet to another。 For example， this drawer goes from SCA to SCM。
这些抽屉里装着这图书馆所有图书的卡片，它们构成了图书馆的“卡片目录”。你能够看出每只抽屉都是从字母表中的一部分排到另一部分。比如说这只抽屉，就是从SCA 排到SCM。
Tim：
So if I’m looking for a look called A History of Western Society， I’d just look under “A”。
这么说，如果我要找一本《西方社会史》的话，就在“A”的分类下找。
Mary：
No。 You’d look under “W”。 The articles “a” and “the” don’t count in our alphabetization， and card are generally omitted for extremely mon words and phrases such as “history of”， “introduction to”， “story of” and so forth。
不。应当“W”下找。冠词“a”和“the”不包括在字母排列中。一般来说，目录卡片往往省略一些异常常用的词和词组。如“history of”，“introduction to”，“story of”等等。
Tim：
What if I don’t know the title of the book?
如果不明白书名怎样办?
Mary：
When you can look under the author’s name。
那你能够在作者名下找。
Tim：
Could you give me an example?
能举个例子吗?
Mary：
Suppose you want to find a book by your professor， William Smith。 You’d look under SMITH and then WILLIAM。 Since that’s a very mon name， you may have to go through several “William Smith” until you e to the one who wrote book on the subject you’re i
假如你要找一本你的导师威廉?史密斯教授写的书，你能够在SMITH 栏下寻找，由于William Smith 是一个很常见的姓名，你可能得查阅很多William Smith 才能找到你所感兴趣的书的那位William Smith。
New semeSter New Student 新生见面
dialogue 1
Shmm: Hello! My name's Simon。 Are you a new student?
西蒙：你好，我是杰克。你是新生吗?
Daisy: Yes I am。 l'm Daisy。 Nicc to meet you。
黛西：是的。我是黛西。很高兴见到你。
S: Nice to meet you too。 How are you liking college Iife?
很高兴见到你。你觉得大学生活怎样?
D: lt's awcsome and I'm really cnjoying my courses。
大学生活丰富多彩，我很喜欢。
S: Me too。 I think the courses are mcwe cballenging than in high school。
我也是。可是我觉得大学的课程比中学更具挑战性。
D: I age with you。 The Professors are excellent and I am rcally enjoying the classroom discussions。
没错。教授十分出色，我很喜欢他们的澡堂讨论。
S: Yes， absolutely。 Are you busy after classes?
是啊。你课后都傲些什么呢?
D: I have gotteninvoIved with somc munity scrvicc organizations on campus。
我参加了学校里的社区服务活动。
S: Oh， rcally? You are great! What kind of voluntcrring do you do?
真的吗?你都参加了什么样的志愿者活动呢?
D: This summer wc worked as Olympics volunteers as intterpreters。
今年夏天，我们参加了奥运会志愿者活动，担任口译人员。
S: That's amazing。 So did you go to China to be volunteers?
太棒了!所以你去中国了，对吗?
D: Yes， I went to Beijing。 Such an imprcssivc city--
是啊，北京真是一个不错的城市。
S: I have always wanted to visit Beijing but I haven't had the chance。 Maybe next year
我一向都想去北京旅游，可—直都没去，或许明年吧。
D: You'd lovc the city。
你必须会喜欢上那个城市的。