十六、语言困难(Language difficulties) 1．－I don't quite follow you，Mr.Green.Will you please say it again? －OK. 2．－Do you follow what I'm saying? －Sorry, I can't follow you. 3．－I beg your pardon.Will you say it again? －All right. 4．－Will you say it again more slowly？I can't follow you. －OK. 5．－Will you please repeat what you've just said? －OK.I'll repeat what I have said. 6．－I'm sorry，I don't understand French.Do you speak English? －Yes ，I do. 一、祝愿、祝贺和应答(Good wishes，congratulations and responses) 1．－Well done and congratulations to you. －Thanks very much. 2．－I hope you'll succeed in everything. －So do I. 3．－I wish you success. －Thank you. 4．－We send you our best wishes. －Thank you very much. 5．－Happy New Year! －Happy New Year！/The same to you! 6．－A merry Christmas to you. －Thank you. 7．－I hope you'll have a good time. －Thank you. 8．－Happy birthday! －Thank you.
二、邀请和应答(Invitations and responses) 1．－Would you like to come to the party? －Oh yes，thank you. 2．－I hope you can come to the dance next Saturday. －I'm sorry，but I can't. 3．－Will you go dancing with us? －Of course.I'll be glad to. 4．－Will you come to our English Evening? －Yes，thank you. 5．－Would you please give us a talk on English Learning? －OK.When? 三、表示同意和不同意(Expressing agreement and disagreement) 1．－I think the shop is closed at this time of day. －No，I think it's open. 2．－I think foreign languages are more interesting than science. －I really can't agree with you.I prefer science. 3．－I think I shall read a book instead. －Good idea.That's much better than watching a bad TV programme. 4．－I don't think that it's true.He's always telling strange stories. －I know.But this time I can't decide if he is right or not. 5．－I think Chinese is more popular than any other subject. －Maybe.But I prefer art. 6．－Don't think in Chinese when you're speaking English. －You are quite right.
四、道歉和应答(Apologies and responses) 1．－Sorry to trouble you. －That's all right. 2．－I'm sorry to give you so much trouble. －No trouble at all. 3．－I'm sorry.I lost the key to your bike. －It doesn't matter. 4．－Sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time. －It doesn't matter. 5．－You haven't paid for it yet. －Oh，I'm really very sorry. 五、劝告和建议(Advice and suggestions) 1．－The park isn't far from here.Shall we walk there? －OK. 2．－You'd better close the windows.It's cold in the room. －All right. 3．－If you are not better by then, I'll take you to see the doctor. －OK.Thank you very much. 4．－You must look after yourself and keep healthy. －Yes，I will.Thanks. 5．－The museum is very far from here.Let's catch a bus，shall we? －OK.Let's catch a bus. 6．－You must remember the saying：Whatever you do，do it well. －Thank you for your advice. 六、打电话(Making telephone calls) 1．－Hello! －Hello，Bill? －No，this is Sam. －Hi，Sam.This is Mike.How are you? 2．－Hello. －Hello.May I speak to Mr.Green? 3．－No.5 Middle School. －Mr.Green，please. －I'm sorry.Mr.Green is not in. －When will he be back? －About six this afternoon. －All right.I'll ring again then. －Very well. 4．－Hello! －Hello，Han Mei.Could I borrow your ChineseEnglish Dictionary please? －Sorry！It's not a very good line.Could you speak more loudly? －Could I borrow your ChineseEnglish Dictionary? －Sure.I'll bring it to you tomorrow. －Thank you.Goodbye. 七、请求允许和应答(Asking for permission and responses) 1．－Please let me help you. －No，thanks.I can carry it. 2．－Can I see your license，please? －OK. 3．－May I call you James? －Of course，if you wish. 4．－Could I borrow a pen，please? －Of course.With pleasure. 5．－Excuse me.May I use your dictionary? －Yes，here you are. 6．－May I ask you several questions? －Yes，of course. 八、提供和应答(Offers and responses) 1．－May I help you? －Oh，yes，thank you. 2．－Let me help you with the bags. －Well，I can manage all right.Thanks just the same. 3．－Can we help you? －I want to go to hospital.But I can't.My leg hurts. 4．－Must I clean the classroom now? －Oh，you needn't. 5．－Would you like a cup of tea? －Yes，please. 6．－What can I do for you? －I'd like to have an EnglishEnglish Dictionary. 九、问路和应答(Asking the way and responses) 1．－Excuse me.Where is the washroom，please? －Oh，it's over there. 2．－Excuse me.Can you tell me where the bookshop is? －Look! It's on the other side of the road. 3．－How far is the post office，please? －Only a few kilometers. 4．－Will you please tell me the way to the railway station? －Go down this street.At the end of the road you'll see it. 5．－Excuse me.Could you tell me how I can get to the supermarket? －Go straight along this road.Then go over the bridge and turn right at the bookshop.You'll find it. 十、购物(Shopping) 1．－What can I do for you? －I'd like some apples. 2．－Where can I buy some stationery? －Let's look at the shopping guide.Oh，it's on the ground floor. 3．－Could I buy half a kilo oranges? －Certainly.Here you are. 4．－Will you please show me that radio? －Certainly. 5．－How much is the radio? －Ninety yuan. 6．－Good morning，sir.May I help you? －Yes，I'd like to buy a sweater. 十一、谈论天气(Talking about the weather) 1．－It's a fine day for a walk. －Yes，the air is nice and clean. 2．－Oh dear！It's very cold today. －Yes，you need to wear warmer clothes. 3．－What's the weather like today? －It's fine. 4．－What's the weather like in your country now? －It's very hot. 5．－Lovely weather，isn't it? －Yes，isn't it? 6．－I missed the weather report this morning.Did you hear it? －Yes.It said partly cloudy today，with a strong wind from the northwest. 十二、时间或日期和应答(Asking the time or date and responses) 1．－Hi ，Mary.What time is it now? －It's about three. 2．－What day is it today? －It's Wednesday. 3．－Excuse me.Could you tell me what time the plane leaves? －Certainly.It leaves at ten in the evening. 4．－What's the time？My watch has stopped. －Let me see.It's five to ten. 5．－Excuse me.Have you got the time? －Yes，it's six twenty. 6．－Excuse me.Could you tell me the time? －Oh，sorry，I don't have my watch with me. 十三、约会(Making appointments) 1．－Are you free next Wednesday evening？I want to go to the cinema with you? －Yes，I'd like too. 2．－When shall we meet，this evening or tomorrow evening? －I don't mind.Either time is OK. 3．－Are you free later today? －Sorry，I'm free every day except today. 4．－Are you able to come tomorrow morning? －I think so. 5．－Are you free this afternoon? －Oh，no.Will this evening be all right? 6．－I'm busy today.What about tomorrow afternoon? －That would be fine.Shall we make it nine o'clock? 十四、禁止和警告(Prohibition and warnings) 1．－Don't climb that ladder！It's broken. －OK.Thank you. 2．－Look out！There's a car coming. －Oh，thank you. 3．－You mustn't play on the street.It's dangerous. －No，we won't. 4．－Don't touch the machine when it is working. －No，I won't.Thank you. 5．－You are not allowed to smoke here. －Oh，I'm sorry. 6．－You can't walk your dog in the park. －Oh，I'm sorry.I'll never do it again. 十五、看病(Seeing the doctor) 1．－I'm feeling tired，doctor. －Have a good rest and then you'll feel better. 2．－How are you feeling today? －I'm feeling even worse. 3．－Doctor，she is not feeling well. －Nothing serious，I hope. 4．－Doctor，do I have to take the medicine before or after meals? －Three times a day after meals. 5．－What's the matter? －I've got a headache. 6．－What's your trouble? －I've had a pain in my stomach since morning.