补充材料 P8
--Be on one’s high horse 趾高气扬
--Fight tooth and nail 奋力作战
--White lie 善意的谎言
--Eye for eye 以牙还牙
--Cup of tea 喜爱之物
--Face the music 面对现状
--Out of sight, out of mind 眼不见心不烦
--No pains, no gains. 不劳无获
--The outsider sees the most of the game. 旁观者清
--引出话题
By the way, ……
I forget to mention that…….
--交流中做出反应
You can smile, nod your head and have the eye contacts.
Also you can say like these:
Good for you!/Really?/You don’t say! /yes. /I think so. /I see.
Please tell me more.
Glad to hear that. /Sorry to hear that.
--适时打断
I’m sorry to disturb you, but may I ask a question?
Let’s be open here! Can we have a chat before?
补充材料 P9
电话实用句式Telephone conversation:
-- Hello, is that…… ( speaking )?. Here is……. ( speaking ). Is…….there?
-- This is …….( speaking ). Who’s that?
-- May I know who is calling, please?
-- May I speak to/have a word with …? /I’d like to speak to …
-- Hello! Can I help you? Whom do you want to speak to?
-- All right. Hold on please.
-- Sorry, he/she isn’t in. May I take a message for you?
-- Would you like him to call you back? Could you leave your number?
-- Would you mind calling back later? ( Mind doing sth.后面永远跟ing )
-- I’ll tell him to ring back.
-- I’m sorry, there’s no one here by the name.
-- I’m afraid you’ve got/dialed the wrong number.
补充材料 P10
-- Be left in the cold 被冷落
-- A bed of roses 幸福，非常地开心
-- Go bananas 发疯
-- A black sheep 败家子
-- A piece of cake 小菜一碟
-- Do it well or not at all. 做就把它做好，否则就不要做。
-- Look before you leap. 三思而后行。
-- Easier said than done. 说起来容易，做起来难。
on time : 准时
in time: 及时
in no time: 不时的，立刻
off and on: 时断时续
-- What’s the time (by your watch )?
-- What time do you have? /What time is it?
-- It’s at …o’clock. (past/to/half past )
-- What’s the date today? /What was the date yesterday?
-- What day is it today? /What’s the day today?
-- It’s time for＋n. (doing )… /It’s time to+v. (原形)… /It’s time that…
-- Time is limited/running out.
-- I suppose it’s about time (that )…
-- When is the meeting? /When does the meeting begin?
补充材料 P12
Better half 对妻子、或丈夫的戏称
green thumb 园艺技能
be all ears 全神贯注
be all thumbs 笨手笨脚的
kiss something goodbye 恋恋不舍的把某物给别人
keep one’s mouth out of sth. 不要多管闲事
Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 光工作不玩耍聪明的孩子也变傻
-- Thank you (Thanks ) very much/a lot.
-- Many thanks. /Great. /You’re so kind.
-- I’m much/most grateful to you (for …)
-- That’s very kind/good/nice of you to …
-- You’ve so thoughtful.
-- I can never thank you enough.
-- Thank you. That’s the nicest thing anyone’s said to me all day.
-- No thanks necessary. /Not at all. /That’s all right. /That’s OK.
Forget (about ) it. /Don’t mention it. /You’re welcome.
-- It’s my pleasure.
-- I’m pleased /glad to be at you service.
-- A small piece of cake.
-- Nothing much.
Welcome to China.
补充材料 P16
道歉与回答：
-- Sorry for being late. /I’m sorry (that )…
-- I’m awfully sorry for that!
-- Sorry to have taken up so much of your time.
-- Sorry to have given/brought you so much trouble.
-- It’s my fault. I apologize…
-- I’m apologizing for that!
(Informal )
-- I do beg you pardon, sir/madam.
-- Sorry, I didn’t mean to …
-- I promise that it won’t happen again.
-- I hope you’re not upset with me.
-- It was wrong of me to …