Spoken English notes -- Emily(ximalaya)

 

2019-10-23 

What do you prefer?

A: Do you prefer tea or coffee?

B: That's a difficult one. I used to not like coffee for a really long time and then I started drinking coffee and I couldn't stop, and I used to have like three or four cups of coffee a day and at the end, I wasn't able to sleep at night, so I stopped drinking coffee and now I prefer tea. What do you prefer?

这个问题很难回答。我以前有很长一段时间不喜欢咖啡，而我开始喝咖啡以后就停不下来啦，我以前每天喝三杯或四杯咖啡，结果晚上睡不着，所以我就不喝咖啡啦，现在我更喜欢茶，你喜欢那个呢？

 

A: I don't know. For me it used to be the other way around. I was a coffee addict. I have to have my Americano in the morning and my Frappuccino in the afternoon and all these differrent types of coffee in the day, but then eventually i got the same problem. I wasn't able to fall asleep, but you know i found out that tea actually has caffeine in it, so it has the same effect. I think it really depends on the day. If I'm really sleepy and I need to wake up in the morning, I prefer coffee but if it's just to relax at night, i would rather have a cup of tea.

我不知道，我的情况和你相反。我是咖啡成瘾者。我下午喝星冰乐，上午喝美式咖啡，一天要喝不同种类的咖啡，但是最后的问题是一样的。我无法入睡，我发现茶也含有咖啡因，所以效果是一样的，我想着要取决于那天的情况。如果我非常困，需要在早上保持清醒，那我会选择咖啡，但是如果我只是需要在晚上放松一下，我会喝杯茶。

 

addict 英 [ˈædɪkt] 美 [ˈædɪkt]

• n.吸毒成瘾的人;瘾君子;对…入迷的人
• vt.使沉溺;使上瘾;使自己沾染（某些恶习）

eventually 英 [ɪˈventʃuəli] 美 [ɪˈventʃuəli]

• adv. 最后;终于

actually 英 [ˈæktʃuəli] 美 [ˈæktʃuəli]

• adv. (在口语中用于强调事实)的确，真实地，事实上;(表示想法与事实不一致因而惊奇)居然，竟然;(礼貌地纠正他人)实际上

 

2019-10-18

To start the ball rolling

E.g, I'll call this meeting to see what ideas we have for the new AD campaign. I start the ball rolling by telling you a few ideas i already have.

 

Hello, David, good to see you again.

　　Hello, Tom. How's business?

Oh, can't complain.

　　And the family?

Fine, thanks.

　　Good, Tom. I'd like to introduce a colleague, Quentin Richardson. Quentin's just joined us from EA, and he will serve you from now on. He'll be your day-to-day contact.

　　　　Hello, Mr. Thomas.

　　Tom, please. "Mr. Thomas" makes me sound old

　　　　Fine, Tom. I'm Quentin. I look forward to working with you.

I want you to take good care of him, Quentin. He is one of our best customers.

　　　　I'll do my best.

I'm sure you will, Quentin.

　　　　Well, to start the ball rolling, how about having lunch together?

 

campaign [kæmˈpeɪn] 

• n. 运动(为社会、商业或政治目的而进行的一系列有计划的活动);战役 
• v.参加运动，领导运动(如为实现政治变革或赢得竞选胜利)

makes me sound

• make 是英语中三大使役动词中的其中一个，还包括 let,have ，意思是：使/让....做....事。

• make 用法是：

  • make sb do 使产生一个变化，例如：The journey makes me become more positive.(这 次旅程让我变得更加的乐观了。

  • sb be made to do 注意被动语态中要把to加上，例如：I am made to become more positive.

• let用法是：

  • let sb do(不用被动语态) 允许做某事，例如：She does not let her children play by the river.(她不让她的孩子在河边玩耍。)

• have:

  • 1.have sb doing=make sb start doing sth 使某人开始做某事 例如：Within minutes, he had us laughing.(短短几分钟他就让我们笑了。

  • 2.have sb do sth 劝说或命令某人做某事，例如：She had me do jobs for her.(她指使我替她做工作。)

lunch 英 [lʌntʃ] 美 [lʌntʃ]

• n.午餐;午饭
• v.(尤指在餐馆)用午餐

breakfast 英 [ˈbrekfəst] 美 [ˈbrekfəst]

• n.早餐;早饭
• v.吃早饭;用早餐

dinner 英 [ˈdɪnə(r)] 美 [ˈdɪnər]

• n.(中午或晚上吃的)正餐，主餐;宴会

meal 英 [miːl] 美 [miːl]

• n.早(或午、晚)餐;一顿饭;一餐所吃的食物;谷物粗粉(用作饲料或加工面粉)

• Enjoy your meal. 请用餐。

• a three-course meal 有三道菜的一顿饭

 

2019-10-17

Can you hold for a moment?

Hello, thank you for calling ABC company. This is Tracy speaking, how may I help you?

　　Hello, I would like to speak to your director of human resources, Ms.Jenkins, please.

Just a moment, I'll check to see is she is at her desk. May I tell her who is calling?

　　This is Bill Burton from ABC company. I'm calling in regards to our meeting next Tuesday.

Thank you, Mr.Burton. Can you please hold for a moment? I'll check to see if she is available?

　　No problem.

 

I'm sorry, Ms. Jenkins is away from her desk. She has already left for lunch. Would you like to leave a message for her?

　　Yes, please have her return my call when she returns to the office. It's best if she can get in touch with me before 3 PM today. She can reach me at my office number, 666-888.

I'm sorry i didn't quite catch that. Could you please repeat the number?

　　No problem. My office number is 666-888. Tell her to ask for extension 31.

I'm sorry, Mr Burton. Just to confirm, your name is spelled BURTON, is that correct?

　　Yes, and I represent ABC company.

I will make sure MS. Jenkins receives your message and returns your call before 3 PM this afternoon.

　　Thank you very much.

 

2019-10-10

I don't feel very well 身体不舒服

feel like doing something 想要做某事，相当于want to do something

 

How do you feel?

I don't feel like eating anything

 

 

 

 

 

2019-10-09

be fussy about 对。。。很挑剔

Are you alright? You don't seem to be be as cheerful as you normally are.

你还好吧，你看起来没有平时那么开心

　　To be honest, I've just had a really bad day.

What happend?

　　First, I slept through my alarm and ended up two hours late for work.

　　开始，我早上睡过头啦，结果上班迟到了两个小时

What did you boss say?

　　He told me that if I showed up late one more time, he'd fire me. He's so mean.

　　他跟我说，如果再迟到一次就把我炒了，他实在是太不近人情啦

That's horrible. Was that the first time you'd shown up late for work?

真糟糕，就是你第一次上班迟到么？

　　Thas was my second time. The first time, I was in a car accident.

Is your boss Chinese?

　　No, he's from Australia. Before I met him, I thought Australians were supposted to be relaxed and easy-going. I had no idea he'd be so fussy about things.

　　在我和他共事之前，我一直以为澳人都是性格随和，很好相处的，我不知道为什么他待人这么苛刻

What are you going to do?

　　I think I'm going to look for another job. I need to find a boss that is a bit more sensitive and optimistic than my current boss.

　　我想换一份工作，找一个比现在这个上司更通情达理。

That sounds like a sensible plan. Do you want me to help you with your job search?

这个想法挺明智，需要我把你找工作么？

　　That's very kind of you. Thanks for the offer.

　　你实在是太好了，谢谢你愿意帮忙

Don't mention it. That's what friends are for.

没什么，这才是朋友嘛

 

I'd like to have my hair cut 理发

I'd like to have my hair cut

　　How do you want it?

Just a trim, and cut the sides fairly short, but not so much at the back.

修剪一下就行啦。两边短一些，但后面不要太短

　　Nothing off the top?

Well, a little of the top.

 

Please don't cut it too short.

　　How would you like your hair?

A little more of the back. Please don't cut it too short.

后面再剪一些，请不要剪太短

　　How about the sideburns? Should I use a razor for them?

　　鬓角怎么弄？要不要我用剃刀刮一下?

No, thanks you.

 

 

mess up 把。。。搞砸；弄乱；弄脏

I hope they haven't messed up your video tapes.

I'm so sorry. I messed up the whole thing.

I messed up my mid-term exam so badly today.