2012年ESL之日常生活 16 Essential and Optional Things

Essential and Optional Things Ella: Its so exciting that youll be spending a month studying in McQuillanland this summer. When do you start packing? Marty: Ive already started. The organizers of the program gave me a list of things I need to bring. E

2012年ESL之日常生活 17 A Weather Forecast

A Weather Forecast Colleen: Shh! I want to hear the weather forecast for this week. Jerry: Whats so important about this week? Colleen: Shh! Radio Announcer: Tomorrow, this warm front will move out and a cold front will move in, bringing with it wind

2012年ESL之日常生活 18 Switching Cell Phone Plans

Switching Cell Phone Plans Paul: I need a new cell phone plan. These roaming and overage charges are killing me! Shauna: I thought you had a good calling, messaging, and data plan. Paul: I do, but Im still going over each month. Shauna: Have you thou

2012年ESL之日常生活 20 Getting a School Class Schedule

Getting a School Class Schedule Carlos: Did you get your class schedule? Marianne: Yeah. You? Carlos: Yeah. Lets see if we have any classes together. I have PE with Mr. Lopez and social studies with Ms. Walters. How about you? Marianne: I have PE wit

2012年ESL之日常生活 21 Having a Frightening Experience

Having a Frightening Experience Oliver: I had the most hair-raising experience of my life this past weekend. Alena: What happened? Oliver: You know that George bought an old house, right? Well, hes been telling us that its haunted, so for a lark, a f

2012年ESL之日常生活 19 Getting Rid of Bugs and Rodents

Getting Rid of Bugs and Rodents Apartment Manager: This is the one-bedroom apartment we have for rent. Let me show you around. Sherin: Wait! Did you see that? It looked like a mouse or a rat. Apartment Manager: There arent any rodents or any other ve

2012年ESL之商务英语 16 Losing Employees to Other Companies

Losing Employees to Other Companies Diego: Thats three in six months! Natalie: Whats three in six months? Diego: Thats three of this companys employees who have been hired away by other companies. First, there was Lamar. I wasnt surprised that headhu

2012年ESL之就医和人际交往 07 Speaking to a Baby or Young Child

Speaking to a Baby or Young Child My sister had to go out of town for a couple of days and I offered to look after her 18-month-old twins. It wasnt long before I realized that I was over my head! ... Colleen: Okay, you two, its time to go beddy-bye.

2012年ESL之就医和人际交往 06 Consulting a Pharmacist

Consulting a Pharmacist Pharmacist: Can I help you? Sanaz: Yes, I had some questions for the pharmacist. Pharmacist: Im the pharmacist. How can I help you? Sanaz: Can I fill these prescriptions here? Pharmacist: Yes, you can. Just give those to the p

2012年ESL之就医和人际交往 05 Expressing Bitter Feelings

Expressing Bitter Feelings Laurent: Im done with women! Theyre liars and manipulators. Julie: Let me guess. Youve had a bad breakup? Laurent: It wasnt just bad. It was monumentally awful. Im never going to date again. Julie: Youre just feeling bitter

2012年ESL之就医和人际交往 04 Giving CPR

Giving CPR Joyce: Lie down on the floor. Steve: Why? Joyce: I have to practice for my CPR exam tomorrow. Im taking it so I can get my CPR certification. Lie down please. Steve: Okay, okay. Now what do I do? Joyce: You just lie there and pretend to be

2012年ESL之就医和人际交往 03 Taking Care of Your Teeth

Taking Care of Your Teeth Martha: Oh, I have a toothache! George: It sounds like youre in for a visit to the dentist. Martha: That would be the last resort. I hate going to the dentist. I dont like needles and the sound of the drill scares me to deat

2012年ESL之就医和人际交往 02 Annulling a Marriage

Annulling a Marriage Courtney: Did you hear? Kate and Christopher are trying to annul their marriage. Ray: What?! Theyve only been married for two months! What brought this on? Courtney: I have no idea. Neither of them is underage or bigamists and th

2012年ESL之就医和人际交往 01 Worrying About Your Children

Worrying About Your Children Pavel: Im really worried about Hanna. Shes been hanging around with that girl Carla, and Carla runs with the wrong crowd. Hillary: Hanna is rebelling a little. Thats natural at her age. When I was her age, I thought I kne

2012年ESL之餐饮娱乐 05 Filming a TV Show or Movie

Filming a TV Show or Movie Martin: Okay, quiet on the set! What are the extras doing over there? Theyre not in this scene. Stephanie: Sorry, Ill get them off the set. Is this the lighting you wanted for this scene? If not, I can tell the lighting cre

2012年ESL之餐饮娱乐 07 Taking Photographs

Taking Photographs Ryan: Stop mugging for the camera and stand still! Katrina: Ive been standing still for 10 minutes, while youve been setting up the shot. I have to do something. This is boring! Ryan: I almost have the settings right. Okay, lets tr

2012年ESL之餐饮娱乐 06 Going to a Bar

Going to a Bar Id been complaining to a coworker, Amy, about having to move to the burbs for my job. She said that there were plenty of things to do outside of the city and invited me to a bar she likes. Amy: Hey, there you are. Mykhailo: Hey, so thi

2012年ESL之餐饮娱乐 04 Supplies for Outdoor Recreation

Supplies for Outdoor Recreation Jim: I shouldnt have let my brother pack my supplies for this trip. I was running late and he offered to do it. Fumiko: Whats the problem? Jim: He doesnt know the first thing about hiking or camping. Look at this! My b

2012年ESL之餐饮娱乐 03 Trying Unusual Foods

Trying Unusual Foods Antonio: What is that smell?! It stinks! Candace: This is a dish my roommate taught me to make. Its really good. Want a bite? Antonio: Youve got to be kidding me! You actually eat that? You can stomach something that smells that

2012年ESL之餐饮娱乐 02 Eating a Family Dinner

Eating a Family Dinner My roommate, Jim, invited me over to his house for a family meal. Im an only child, so Im not used to a big family dinner. I felt like a fish out of water. ... Jims mother: Sit down, everybody. Dinners ready. Phil: Thank you fo