和老外聊天的地道口语第117期:我升职啦!

C: I've got some great news for you! K: did you get the position you wanted? C: yes, I'll be promoted to department manager. K: I'm glad to hear that. Congratulations! C: thank you. Actually, I could not believe it at first. You know, there're so man

和老外聊天的地道口语第118期:租房子真烦!

H: my lease ends next month, so I have to find a new place. M: I feel sorry for you. It's a jungle out there. H: Do you know any places? M: well. I guess I can ask around to see if anyone's got a room or apartment available. H: thank you. I think I s

和老外聊天的地道口语第119期:我都快入不敷出了

E: hi, Lander. What's wrong? L: I can hardly make ends meet these days. E: same here. I have't brought any new clothes for three months. L: my income remains the same but prices just continue to rise. E: true. The news says that there is a general in

和老外聊天的地道口语第10期:分手了还可以做朋

A: this is tough to say, Jordan, but I think we should break up. J: are you serious? A: yes, I mean it. J: but why? Did I do anything wrong? A: no, we are just too different. This isnt working. J: hey, come on. Its too early to say that. We can fix t

和老外聊天的地道口语第12期:执子之手,与子偕老

S: Hi, Mary. I haven't seen you in ages! I heard that you and Daniel are getting married on August 8th, the opening day of the 2008 Olympic Games. Is it true? E: yes, it is. We've been dating for over 7 years. We have decided to get married on a spec

和老外聊天的地道口语第13期:丁克一族

M: what's your opinion about childless couples? Will you choose to have no kids? N: to be honest, I wouldn't. M: why? Do you have to make a choice now? N: not really. But it has puzzled me for a long time. M: what's the puzzle? N: my husband and I pr

和老外聊天的地道口语第14期:离婚之痛

M: hello, Deva, how are you? D: can't complain. What about you? M: not bad. Have you heard Wendy divorced her husband? D: I've heard. She looks quite depressed. M: Yes. They used to be joined at the hip. D: I heard they were just married for 5 months

和老外聊天的地道口语第15期:中国式离婚

M: hi, how are you doing? D: everything's great. And you? M: same here. Have you seen any new films recently? D: no, I haven't had a chance to. But I've been watching a Chinese TV series called Chinese-Style Divorce. M: oh, really? I saw it two years

和老外聊天的地道口语第16期:跨国婚姻

N: if you can choose, will you marry a foreigner or a Chinese? S: why? Did tom pop the question? N: not yet. But I wonder if I can get my parents consent. S: let me guess, your parents want you to marry a Chinese man, right? N: you are right. It is g

和老外聊天的地道口语第8期:我很想追她!

C: how's it going? N: I'm in a good mood today, actually. How about you? C: to be honest, I'm a bit fed up. N: what's wrong? C: there's a girl in my company that I really like but I always get shy when she is around. N: I see! Do you want to ask her

和老外聊天的地道口语第5期:网络情缘

L: you are dressed to kill. You look gorgeous, Alexander. A: thanks. This is my power suit. I have a dinner date tonight. L: how did you meet each other? A: she's a friend of Amy. We met at Amy's birthday party. L: is this your first date? A: yes. I

和老外聊天的地道口语第6期:网恋究竟可不可靠

A: hey, Lily, what are you doing? L: waiting for someone. A: you mean the boy you met on MSN? L: you're right. He is so funny and I think I'm in love with him. A: you must be joking. You can't fall in love with someone you've never met! L: I know,but

和老外聊天的地道口语第7期:职场恋歌

C: What's the problem, Nada? You look down in the dumps. N: I don't know. My life is a big mess. Everything is so compliceted. C: come on, nothin can be that bad. N: but promise me, you'll keep it a secret. C: ok, I promise. So what's troubling you s

和老外聊天的地道口语第9期:把爱留住

J: Jack and Mary broke up. A: its so sad. They had been together for only two months. Do you know what the matter was? J: Mary said Jack was cheating on her. Jack was seeing a girl from his hometown. One day, Maey saw them holding hands and ended the

和老外聊天的地道口语第1期:人生若只如初见

Steve: Mary, how was your date with john? Mary: it's ok. It seems we have a lot in common. S: oh, really. That is great news. What does he look like? M: he is tall and slim, fair-haired. S: sounds like he is pretty cute. What do you think of him? M:

和老外聊天的地道口语第2期:初遇相识

S: you know, Mary, I feel we meet somewhere before. Where were you born? M: I was born in Beijing, but I spent most of my childhood in London. S: what was your childhood like? M: I had a pretty strict upbringing, and my parents taught at an universit

和老外聊天的地道口语第3期:与爱相约

I: I wonder what he looks like. Oh, I can't wait to see him! His email said he'd be wearing a white hat.(looking around for him) oh, there he is. L: hey, Isabelle I: Logan! Why on earth are you hiding here? White hat! Come on! Don't tell me you're th

和老外聊天的地道口语第4期:我可以请你跳舞吗

L: The band is pretty good. How do you like the music? I: it's very nice. I haven't heard live music in a while. This is fun. L: well, then, may I invite you for the next dance? I: of course. But I'm afraid I'm not much of a dancer L: don't worry. I'