各种话题(Topics)

      口语天地 2005-2-17 11:37
Weather
天气
A: What a stuffy hot day.
好闷热的天气啊。
B: I can not stand this kind of weather anymore.
我受不了这么热的天气。
A: What weird weather.
这天气真怪。
B: It’s probably due to the so called EI Nino effect.
大概是所谓的厄尔尼诺现象吧。
A: The TV said that today we might have rain.
电视上说今天可能要下雨。
B: Don’t you believe the weather forcecasts?
气象预报靠得住吗?
A: It’s always wrong.
嗯,经常出错。
B: But you’d better bring an umbrella with you.
不过还是带把伞吧。



TV Programs
电视节目
A: What kinds of TV programs do you like?
你喜欢看什么样的电视节目?
B: I like watching news programs.
我喜欢新闻节目。
A: Why do you like to watch that kind of program?
你为什么喜欢看那类节目呢?
B: I think keeping myself informed of the lasted world news is very important.
我认为密切关注最新国际新闻是非常重要的。
A: The Discovery Channel on cable TV is the one I like most.
我最喜欢看有线电视上的发现频道。
A: It’s full of knowledge and is a very good educational channel.I like to watch it with my family.
它富有知识性,是很好的教育频道。我喜欢和家人一起看这个频道。




Hobbies
嗜好
A: What are your hobbies?
你有什么兴趣爱好吗?
B: I like music.
我喜欢音乐。
A: Can you play any kind of musical instrument?
你会玩什么乐器吗?
B: I can play piano,but I’m not very good at it.
我会弹钢琴,但是不很在行。
B: How about you?
你呢?
A: I know nothing about any musical instrument.
我一点儿也不懂乐器。
A: But I have a collection of many different CDs and records.
但我搜集了许多不同的CD和录音带。




Sports
运动
A: Mr.Lin.What’s your favorite sport?
林先生,你喜欢什么运动?
B: My favorite sport is tennis.
我最喜欢网球。
A: What is the most popular sport in China?
中国最受欢迎的运动是什么呢?
B: Pingpong is the most popular one in China.
乒乓球在我国非常流行。
A: In our country, we prefer soccer to pingpong.
我们国家则喜欢足球甚于乒乓球。
B: If it is the convenient for you,how about we go to watch the professional pingpong game together tomorrow?
如果你方便的话,我们明天一起去看职业乒乓球比赛如何?
A: I would be glad to.
我很乐意。





Male vs Female
男性与女性
A: Mr.Zhang Qiang,what’s your impression of Japanese ladies?
张强先生,你对日本女性有何看法?
B: Japanese ladies are very kind and cute.
日本女性很亲切而且可爱。
A: Mr.Chen Lin,what’s your opinion of American girls?
陈林先生,你对美国女性有什么看法?
B: They are open minded and healthy.
她们活泼开朗而且健壮。
A: In Japan,there are three so called beauty cityies.
在日本,有所谓的出美女的三大都市。
B: Where are they?
哪儿个城市?
A: Nigata,Akita and Aomori.
新渴,秋田及青森。
B: Let’s arrange a looking for beauty trip.
我们安排一个寻美人之旅吧。



Chinese Cuistine
中国菜
A: Mr.Zhang Qiang,do you like Chinese Cuisine?
张强先生,你喜欢中国菜吗?
B: It’s hard to say.It all depends,some dishes I quite like it.But some I feel are little bit disgusting and don’t dare to eat.
这很难说,要看情况,有些我很喜欢,但有些我感到有点儿恶心,而不敢吃。
A: Like what for example?
举例说呢?
B: My favorite dish is Peiking Duck.But like chicken feet and snake meat are really difficult for me to eat.
最喜欢吃的是北京烤鸭,但是像鸡爪和蛇肉则实在不敢吃。
B: Does the so called Chinese Cuisine actually incelde many different types and styles?
说是中国菜,实际上是否包括有许多种类和风味呢?
%%%%A: Yes,China is huge country with a very long history.Chinese Cuisine is just a catch-all name.Itincludesmanyvarieties,suchasTwiwanese,Cantonese,Hu-Nan,Szechuan,Peiking,Hakka,Shanghai,Chekiang,andMongolian Barbecue.
是的,中国是一个历史悠久、幅员广大的国家。中国菜只是一个总称。它包括许多菜系,比如台菜、粤菜、湘菜、川菜、北京菜、客家菜、上海菜、浙江菜和蒙古烤肉等等。
B: My mouth is watering now.
我已经在流口水了。
A: Are you hungry?How about going with me to the night market and having something to eat?
你饿了吗?我们一起去夜市吃小吃如何?





Food Stalls in the Night Market
夜市小吃摊
B: What a busy and crowded place.
这里真的好闹,有这么多人。
A: Because all the things here are cheep and delicious.
因为这里的东西既便宜又好吃。
B: What’s so stinky?
这是什么东西这么臭?
A: The one is called stink Tofu.
这叫臭豆腐。
B: What’s this?
这个是什么?
A: This one is called the coffin plate.
这个叫棺材板。
B: Coffin plate?What a terrible name.
棺材板?好可怕的名字。
A: Coffin plate is made by dripping white chicken liver sauce to fried bread.
棺材板是把白酱汁鸡肝汤淋在炸面片上做成的。





The Tea Ceremony
茶艺
B: What a tiny teapot.What’s that for?
这么小的茶壶,是作什么用的呢?
A: That’s the teapot for a Chinese tea ceremony.
这是中国茶艺用的茶壶。
B: It tea very popular in China?
茶在中国很普及吗?
A: Yes,Jasmine Tea,Wuling Tea,and Black Tea are three most famous tea varieties in Beijing.
是的,茉莉花茶、乌龙茶及红茶是北京最有名的三种茶。
B: Do you drink tea?
你喝茶吗?
A: Yes,I do.But I only use tea bags.
我喝,但是只喝袋泡茶。
A: The tea ceremony is too bothersome for me.
茶艺对我而言太麻烦了。





Festivals
节庆
A: Zhang Qiang have a try,please.
张强,请尝尝这个。
B: Very delicious,what’s this.
好好吃喔,这是什么东西?
A: It’s called a Moon-cake.We eat this during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
我们叫它月饼。我们在中秋节时吃这种特殊食品。
B: What kinds of festivals do you have throughout the year in the USA?
你们美国一年中有些什么主要节庆?
A: We have Easter,Halloween,Thanksgiving,Christmas and New years.How about in China?
我们有复活节、万圣节、圣诞节及新年。中国有哪些节庆呢?
B: There is Tobm Sweeping Day,the Dragon-Boat Festival,the Ghost Festival,the Mid-Autumn Festival and New Year.
中国主要节庆有清明节、端午节、中元节、中秋节和新年。
A: Tomb Sweeping Day is on 5 th of April,which is close to American’s Easter.We pay respects to beloved ones who have passed away.The Dragon Boat Festival is on the 5 th day of the fifth lunar month.We eat glutionous rice tamales.The Ghost Festival is on the 15 th day of the 7 th lunar month.It is similar to your Halloween.The Mid-Autumn Festival is on the 15 th day of the 8 th lunar mouth.We eat Moon-Cakes.And New Year is the first day of the first lunar month,which is the largest festival of the year.
清明节在4月5日,和美国的复活节时间接近。过这节是为了纪念已逝去的亲人。端午节在家历七月十五,像你们的万圣节。中秋节在农历八月十五,特色是吃月饼。而新年是一年中最大的节庆,在家历正月初一。




At the Imperial Palace
故宫
A: What a spectacular building.
真是雄伟的建筑。
B: Yes,we have arrived at the Imperial Palace.
是的,我们到故宫了。
A: Could you kindly tell me about the Imperical Palace?
你能简单介绍一下故宫吗?
B: Ok.It’s one of the four largest palaces in the world.It was built in 1420.
好的,故宫是世界四大宫殿之一,建于公元1420年。
B: It exhibits the unearthed relics and the royal collections from the New Stone Age to the Qing Dynasy.
展览的文物有从新石器石时代到清朝的出土文物及皇室收藏品。
A: Then,after having been through this museum,I can get rough idea of Chinese 5000 years of history,culture and arts.
那么参观完这里,我就可以大概了解中国5000年的历史、文化及艺术了。

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