公务员口语54
Talking about Time and Dates
-What time is it now?
-It's three thirty.
-Oh,it's time to meet the client 2.Does your watch keep good time?
-Yes.It seldom 3 gains 4 or loses 5.Haven't you got 6 your watch with you?
-No.It's always slow.So I never wear it now.
-Perhaps you should buy a new one.
-Good idea.
Dialogue 2
-What's the time,Xiao Li?
-Two forty.
-Two forty?Is your watch right?
-I think so.It's a new watch and keeps good time.
-Then,I must hurry,or I'll be late for the meeting 7.
-How long will the meeting last?
-It will take about an hour.
-Don't forget our apointment.
-I'll be on time.
Dialogue 3
-Good morning,Mr.Wang.
-Good morning,Xiao Zhang.What time is it,please?
-It's eight o'clock.That's the correct 8 time.
-Good!I'm on time today.
-Yes,you're on time.Were you late yeaterday?
-Well,you re on time today.It's just eight o'clock.
-What time does the program 9 begin?
-At eight fifteen.Don't you have a watch.
Dialogue 4
-Excuse me,Bill.What's the date today?
-I really don't know.What month is this?
-This is July.but I don't know what the date is.
-I believe 11 it's the fifth 12 or the sixth 13 of July.
-It must be July 5.What year is this?
-I know what year it is.This is nineteen ninety-seven.
-Right.So today is July 5,1997.
-Isn't this your birthday?
-No,it isn't.My birthday is the twelfth 14 of July.
-Is it near your National 15 Day?What year were you born 16 in?
-I was 17 born in nineteen sixty-five.
-And I was born in nineteen sixty.
Dialogue 5
-Today is Tuesday,October tenth,isn't it?I have an important 18 meeting in the afternoon.
-Yes,I think so.It must be Tuesday.Because I have an appointment 19 in the afternoon.
-I don't have a calendar,so I don't know the date.
-I don't have a calendar,either.
-Where were you born ,Bob?
-I was born in a little town very near here.
-Were you born in nineteen sixy?
-No,I wasn't.I was born in nineteen sixty-five.
-Do you remember where you were in May,nineteen seventy?
-No,I really don't remember where I was at the time.
- Practise the dialogue in pairs.两人一组练习对话。
- The dialogue went on until nine o'clock.谈话一直到九点。
- She can't come to the telephone;she's serving a client.她不能来接电话，她正在接待一位顾客。
- The lawyer produced a clever defence of his client.律师机智地为委托人辩护。
- Lazy people seldom succeed.懒惰的人很少会成功。
- On Sundays,he seldom stays in the house.星期天他很少待在房子里。
- to pay capital gains tax 缴纳资本收益税
- You may well participate with us in our gains. 你们完全可以跟我们共享利益。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- While climbing up the stairs the old man always loses his breath. 那老人上楼时总是气喘吁吁的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- When a body is immersed in a fluid, it apparently loses weight. 身体浸入水中就会明显减轻重量。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
- I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。
- Will you be at the meeting?你会来开会吗？
- We would like to hold the meeting at an early date.我们希望早日举行这次会议。
- She gave a correct answer.她给了个正确的答案。
- Choose the correct one from these words.选择正确的词填空。
- He ran a program on a computer.他用电脑执行一个程序。
- I have a full program for my visit to London.我访问伦敦的日程安排得满满的。
- He is mending a broken cup.他在修补破杯子。
- Something was broken in my engine.我的发动机里有个东西损坏了。
- Believe it or not,that's the way it is.信不信由你，反正事情就是这样。
- I believe what you say.我相信你的话。
- It's the fifth door on the right.右边第五个门。
- I like to sit in about the fifth row.我想坐在第五排左右。
- He was the sixth to arrive.他是第六个到达的。
- The sixth boy in line is my brother.排第六的男孩是我的弟弟。
- It's November the twelfth.今天是十一月十二日。
- December is the twelfth month of the year.12月是一年中的第12个月。
- In our country new year's day is a national holiday.在我国，元旦是全国性的假日。
- Tomorrow is a national holiday.明天是全国性节日。
- The baby can cry as soon as he is born.婴儿生下来就会哭。
- I feel as if I had been born again.我有一种再生之感。
- It's important to find out what he is doing.弄清他在干什么是重要的。
- This is a very important problem.这个问题很重要。
- I have an appointment with him at four o'clock.我和他四点钟有个约会。
- They made an appointment for the second day of May.他们在五月二号有个约会。