library card; borrow; lend; keep; renew; bookshelf; novel; science fiction科幻小说;magazine; periodical期刊; reference book; librarian 图书管理员 pay a fine 交罚款 Can I help you?/ What can I do for you?
(4)医院及健康场景:
aspirin 阿司匹林
regular doctor 私人医生
emergence department 急诊室
ICU(= intensive care unit)特护病房
treatment 治疗手段
take one’s temperature / blood pressure 测量体温/血压
medicine:pills / tablets 药丸/药片
heart attack 心脏病
cold / flu 流感
have/catch a cold; pain; headache; stomach-ache; backache; sore-throat喉咙痛 cough;
What’s up?(多用于男生之间)How is it going? How are you? 回答:I’m fine. / I feel good/terrific. / I couldn’t be better. / Nothing is very wrong with me. 好。 I am not feeling good. / I feel terrible/horrible/awful. / I am not myself these days. 不好。 (注意听语气:身体好的时候,语调上扬,语气非常欢快; 身体不好的时候,降调,语气非常郁闷。)
(5)电话场景:
operator 接线员
Extension six two two six,please. 请转6226.
The line is bad/ busy / engaged. It kept a busy line. 电话占线。
long distance call 长途电话
collect call 对方付费的电话
put through 接通电话
(6)酒店场景:
make a reservation 预定房间
reception desk 接待处
check in 入住
check out 结帐
single room 单间
suite 套间
Do you have a reservation Sir?Have you got any vacant room?(= Is there any room available here?)有空房间吗?All the room are occupied. 房间已满。Can I have a suite please?How much do you charge for that?Smoking or no smoking?Meals included. 包括饮食。Can I show you your room?/ Can I carry your luggage?
(7)超速场景:
speeding May I see your license,please?You will be fined by $20.
(8)购物场景:
store 杂货店
department store 百货商场
shopping center 购物中心
商品信息:size;color;style;price What color/size/kind do you want?
商品论贵贱 expensive,cheap 价格论高低high,low bargain便宜货 popular / fashionable 流行的 in fashion 流行,时尚 out of fashion 过时的 brand 品牌 counter 柜台 pay in cash 用现金支付 pay in check 用支票支付 credit card 信用卡 shop assistant 商店营业员 out of stock 脱销/缺货 in stock 有货
(9)天气场景:
cloudy 阴天
overcast 多云
thunder 打雷
strong/ high wind 大风
tornado 龙卷风
typhoon 台风
storm 风暴
blizzard暴风雨
It rains cats and dogs.(=The rain is pouring.)下着倾盆大雨。
downpour倾盆大雨 shower 阵雨 clear up 天空放晴 put away clothes 下雨收衣服 weather in London / Seattle 意指不好的天气 weather in California 意指好天气 经常和天气相联系的情况:vacation 和 flight(航班) (be delayed/cancelled by the bad weather)