公共英语考试二级口语经典对话

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公共英语考试二级口语经典对话

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公共英语考试二级口语经典对话

　　对话一

　　Morley: Let's visit all eight caves.

　　Kathy: Actually, Dan and I should skip one of them. The temple for Lu Dongbin is bad for couples.

　　Morley: But I thought you said these gods just helped people.

　　Kathy: It depends on what kind of help you want. One of Lu Dongbin's powers is to cause couples to break up.

　　Morley: That is bad. I guess you and Dan should stay away from that one.

　　Kathy: He's the same god as the one at the Zhinan Temple in Mucha. So don't bring a girlfriend there, either.

　　对话二

　　The next day, on their way to Pahsien Cave

　　Morley: So what's the story behind this cave we're going to?

　　Kathy: Actually, it's a bunch of caves. Eight of them have temples dedicated to eight different gods.

　　Morley: Really? That sounds interesting. Why did they set up the temple s in the caves?

　　Kathy: Well, legend has it that the gods all visited these caves at one time.

　　Morley: You mean gods like Matsu, right?

　　Kathy: These are a bit different. Matsu helped fishermen, but these gods helped other poor people.

　　对话三

　　Dan, Morley and Kathy finally arrive at the Naruwan Hotel

　　Morley: That was one doozie of a trip.

　　Dan: I'm beat. Let's get a room and put our bikes away for good.

　　Morley: I'll rent a scooter so we can go exploring tomorrow.

　　Dan: Good. Because I wouldn't get on that bike again if my life depend ed on it.

　　Morley: Come on, Dan. It was fun.

　　Dan: No. Going to the beach tomorrow will be fun. That bike ride was torture .

　　Morley: All right. Let's go get some rest.

　　Dan: I second that notion.

　　对话四

　　A few hours later; Jun is looking sick on the car ride back

　　Lisa: What's wrong? You don't look too happy.

　　Jun: I have the worst headache!

　　Lisa: Let me open the window for you. Maybe some fresh air will help.

　　Jun: There's only one thing that will help, and your god doesn't like it very much.

　　Lisa: What are you talking about?

　　Jun: Coffee. I need some COFFEE! I haven't had any for two days now!

　　Lisa: Oh my, Jun. Maybe it's a good thing that you're leaving tomorrow morning.

　　几小时后，小君在回程的车上看来不舒服

　　劳拉：怎么了?你看来不太高兴。

　　小君：我的头世界痛!

　　劳拉：我帮你开个窗子。也许来些新鲜空气可以好一点。

　　小君：只有一样东西会让我好一点，但是你们的神不是很喜欢。

　　劳拉：你在说什么?

　　小君：咖啡。我要喝咖啡!我已经有两天都没喝到半滴了!

　　劳拉：哎呀，小君。也许你明天一早就要离开是件好事呢。

　　对话五

　　李华和Larry在看世界杯足球赛，美国队和阿尔及利亚队。我们要学两个常用语：on the edge of your seat和down to the wire.

　　LH: Larry，今天这场比赛可很重要!美国要是赢了，就进16强，要是输了就得回家了。

　　L: I know! Who do you think will win? The U.S. or Algeria?

　　LH: 这可说不好。

　　L: I agree, it's hard to predict who will win. All I know is that I'm going to be on the edge of my seat the whole game.

　　LH: 什么?你要坐在椅子边儿上看比赛?这样坐着你一会儿就得累。

　　L: Actually, when you are really excited or nervous about something, you can say that you are on the edge of your seat.

　　LH: 哦，on the edge of your seat不是真的坐在椅子的边儿上，而是形容紧张的样子。你是说，这场比赛让你感到特别紧张、兴奋，简直坐也不是站也不是。

　　L: Right! Or for another example, my friend Eddie loved the new Jack Nicholson suspense movie. He said it kept him on the edge of his seat for two hours.

　　LH: 对!悬疑电影总是让人的心提在嗓子眼，紧张得不行!哎，Larry, 你不是说你在网上买了一件美国队的球衣么?寄来了没有?

　　L: I've been waiting on the edge of my seat all week for it to come, but it hasn't arrived yet. I hope it didn't get lost in the mail.

　　LH: 别急，没准今天球衣就到了。你看别的世界杯比赛了吗?

　　L: Yeah a few, but for me, none can keep me on the edge of my seat like a U.S. match does.

　　LH: 这倒是!不过，足球比赛太紧张了!要不我们还是看“美国偶像”吧，轻松一下。

　　L: No way! I'm always sitting on the edge of my seat whenever they announce the winner of American Idol.

　　LH: 你怎么看什么都这么激动!对了，我还真没看出来，你也是美国偶像的粉丝啊!

　　L: Well you never know when you might learn something surprising about me, Lihua.

　　LH: 哈哈，那以后和你说话时我该紧张了，I'll be on the edge of my seat when I talk to you!

　　******

　　美国对阿尔及利亚的比赛结束了，Larry和李华在谈论这场比赛。

　　LH: 真够悬的!双方一直是0比0，我还以为美国队要被淘汰了呢!谁知美国队居然在最后三分种里进了个球，这下就挺进16强啦!

　　L: I know! That was so amazing! If I watch a few more games like that, I'm going to have a heart attack!

　　LH: 心脏病?不至于吧!不过，这场比赛最后几分钟确实挺刺激的。

　　L: You're right. That game really came down to the wire.

　　LH: Down to the wire? 这是什么意思?

　　L: When something comes down to the wire, that means there isn't much time left.

　　LH: 哦，down to the wire就是指到了最后关头。你是说这场比赛在快结束的时候居然难分胜负。

　　L: Right. Here's another example. My big report for work is due tomorrow and I still have a lot of work to do, so it's really coming down to the wire today.

　　LH: 你是说，明天有报告要交，可你还没怎么写呢，所以今天是你完成报告的最后关头了!哎?既然要写报告，干嘛还看世界杯?

　　L: I'll just say that I know what's important in life. Say, how is your summer job search going?

　　LH: 还在找呢。我已经快没钱了，如果再找不到工作，我连房租也交不出来了。

　　L: Gosh, it sounds like it's really coming down to the wire. Have you had any success?

　　LH: 倒是有一份工作，我已经进入最后一轮面试了，公司说今天下午打电话通知我结果。

　　L: Wow, it sounds like it's coming down to the wire. You must really be on the edge of your seat.

　　LH: 是啊，已经快5点了，还没来电话，我都要急死了!

　　今天李华学了两个常用语。一个是on the edge of your seat, 表示紧张兴奋。另一是down to the wire, 意思是到最后关头。

　　对话六

　　夏天到了，酷暑难当，李华和Larry一起去游泳。今天我们要学两个常用语：few and far between和take the plunge.

　　LH: Larry, 这几天怎么这么热啊! 每天都有快40度!

　　L: I know! I have my air conditioner turned all the way to full power, and my apartment still feels really hot.

　　LH: 华盛顿每年夏天都这么热。

　　L: Even though summers in Washington DC can be hot, summers that are this hot are few and far between.

　　LH: 你说这么热的夏天是few and far between? 这是什么意思?

　　L: Something that is few and far between is very rare.

　　LH: 哦， few and far between就是很少见的意思。你是说，虽然华盛顿的夏天比较热，但像今年这么热的还是很少见的。

　　L: Right! Here is another example. Hurricane Katrina caused a lot of terrible damage in Louisiana. Luckily, hurricanes that big are few and far between.

　　LH: 对，像卡特里娜那种威力的飓风也是很少见的。Larry, 你看天气预报了么?不知道什么时候会下雨，能凉快凉快?

　　L: Not any time soon.. we can have a nice day having fun swimming. I've been so busy lately that my chances to relax have been few and far between.

　　LH: 是啊，你最近好像特别忙。怎么那么多工作啊?

　　L: Well there is a promotion opportunity for a great job at my company. Chances like this are few and far between, so I'm working really hard to get it.

　　LH: 现在经济不好，能有升职的机会的确不容易，你要好好争取!不过今天我们还是在游泳池里好好轻松一下吧! 咱们去哪个泳池?

　　L: We're not going to the pool. My friend Andy is taking us out to swim in the ocean on his boat!

　　LH: 啊?你朋友Andy有船?这么有钱的朋友我怎么一个都没有!

　　L: Well that's true, friends with boats are few and far between, so you have to be careful to maintain the friendship.

　　LH: Larry，你不会是因为Andy有钱才跟他当朋友的吧?

　　L: Of course not! But you know, Lihua, in heat like this, some friends might be more important than others.

　　******

　　Larry和李华上了Andy的船，准备在海中畅游一番。

　　LH: Larry, 在游泳之前，我得问问你，这海里到底有没有鲨鱼啊?

　　L: Hmmm ... probably. But to be honest, right now I am more afraid of the sun than I am of any sharks.

　　LH: 你不在乎，我可在乎! 我不想成为鲨鱼的下午茶!

　　L: Lihua, I understand that you are a little nervous. But sometimes you just have to take the plunge.

　　LH: Take the plunge? Plunge，不是往下跳的意思么?你是说，让我不管三七二十一，跳进海里就好了?

　　L: Right! But you know, you can also say that you "take the plunge" any time you do something risky or scary.

　　LH: 哦，take the plunge就是冒险一试。你是说，虽然我有些害怕，但还是应该果断地下水?

　　L: Right! For example, Anthony was really nervous about quitting his job and switching careers, but eventually he decided to take the plunge.

　　LH: 哦，Anthony在辞职和改行的问题上一直挺犹豫的，但最后他还是决定冒险一试。这么说起来，我也有类似的经历，我来美国留学就是这样的!

　　L: Exactly! I bet it was a big decision to leave China and come to America, but you decided to take the plunge. Aren't you happy you did?

　　LH: 哈，那可不好说，如果下面有鲨鱼，我被吃了，那我来美国的决定可就是大错特错了!

　　L: Trust me, Lihua. The sharks out here are few and far between. And even if there are any around, I don't think sharks like Chinese food.

　　LH: 哦?你说鲨鱼不爱吃中餐?不如这样吧，Larry，你先跳下去，咱们看看鲨鱼是不是比较爱吃美国饭!

　　L: Well, let's find out! This sun is so hot that I'm willing to take the plunge. Are you ready, Lihua?

　　LH: 好吧! 大海，我来啦!

　　今天李华学了两个常用语。一个是few and far between, 表示很少见。另一是take the plunge, 意思是冒险尝试。

　　对话七

　　Larry和李华一起过美国独立日。今天我们要学两个常用语：go all out和give someone some pointers.

　　LH: Larry, 看你这身打扮，红上衣，白短裤，篮袜子，再加上这顶美国国旗图案的帽子，你简直就是一面大星条旗!

　　L: Thanks, Lihua. You know that it's Independence Day, so I wanted to dress up for the occasion.

　　LH: 你还在脸上画了一面国旗?!这是不是有点过头了?

　　L: Well Lihua, I just love the Fourth of July, so I wanted to go all out.

　　LH: go out? 出去玩就出去玩吧，干嘛还要go ALL out? 这是什么意思?

　　L: When you go all out, you make the biggest effort possible.

　　LH: 哦，go all out就是全力以赴的意思。你是说，你特别喜欢7月4号独立日，所以一到这一天，你就要加劲儿地打扮!

　　L: Right! Here is another example. There is a really important project due for work this Friday, so everyone at the office is going all out this week.

　　LH: 哦，你们公司这星期五必须做完一个非常重要的项目，所以同事们这个礼拜都开足马力工作!对了，Larry, 今天晚上是不是能看到烟火表演啊?

　　L: Yeah, usually the fireworks are really good. Washington DC really goes all out for the fireworks show.

　　LH: 对，每年独立日，首都华盛顿都会倾尽全力办一场大型烟火表演!不过，Larry, 说实话，美国独立日的烟火真比不上北京奥运会开幕式的烟花。

　　L: Well that's true. China really went all out for the Olympics, so the fireworks display in Beijing was really amazing.

　　LH: 那Larry, 美国人在独立纪念日这一天，都喜欢做些什么呢?

　　L: Most people like to barbeque on Independence Day.

　　LH: 烧烤?我喜欢!我们今天也要去烧烤么?

　　L: Oh yeah, we're going all out. I bought so much delicious food that it's going to take us a week to finish it all!

　　LH: 太好了，咱们要甩开腮帮子大吃一顿!等等，咱们没有烧烤架啊!

　　L: No problem, I went to the store yesterday and got a fancy new grill.

　　LH: 你专门买了一个烧烤架?

　　L: Yeah, I went all out and bought the nicest grill they had.

　　LH: 你这次荷包大出血，买了最棒的烧烤架? 太好了!咱们现在就开始准备烤肉吧!

　　L: Sounds good!

　　******

　　晚上，Larry和李华一起来到华盛顿市中心，观看烟火表演。

　　LH: Larry, 这烟火挺漂亮的。不过，我总觉得自己去放花更过瘾!

　　L: I guess that's true, but it's dangerous.

　　LH: Larry，你别怕，我可是放花的专家!明年咱们不来这里看了，自己在后院放!

　　L: Well alright. If you're really a fireworks expert, next year we can do them at home and you can give me some pointers.

　　LH: I can give you some pointers? 这是什么意思?

　　L: When you give someone some pointers, you give him or her small pieces of advice.

　　LH: 哦，give someone some pointers就是给人出些点子。你是说，明年咱们自己放花时，让我教教你。

　　L: Exactly! Here is another example. Eric really wanted to join the soccer team at school, so he found a coach to give him some pointers before the tryout.

　　LH: Eric想加入学校足球队，所以在参加选拔之前，找了一个教练，指点指点他。 Larry, 我有点饿了。

　　L: Should we go to a restaurant?

　　LH: 不用了。你看，那边不是有个卖热狗的摊子么?咱们去买个热狗吧!

　　L: Let me give you a pointer, Lihua. Never eat street vendor food!

　　LH: 这倒是，街边的东西可能不干净。咱们还是坐地铁去个正经饭馆吃吧。

　　L: Here's another pointer for you, Lihua. The metro will be really crowded tonight, so it will actually be faster to walk to the restaurant.

　　LH: 对，今天这么多人来看烟火，地铁上肯定挤死了。

　　L: But Lihua, how can you possibly be hungry after we went all out on that barbeque just a few hours ago.

　　LH: Larry, I'm going to give you a quick pointer: 不要小看我的饭量!

　　今天李华学了两个常用语。一个是go all out，表示全力以赴。另一是give someone some pointers，意思是点拨，出点子。

　　对话八

　　Larry和李华一起去逛街，给Larry的朋友Tom买生日礼物。今天我们要学两个常用语： right on the money和crapshoot.

　　LH: Larry, Tom平时有什么爱好啊?

　　L: Tom really enjoys sports, especially skiing. But he also loves video games too.

　　LH: 他喜欢滑雪和电子游戏?现在天气这么热，没法带他去滑雪...对了! 我们给他买一个滑雪的电子游戏，这样他在家里就能滑了!

　　L: You want to buy him a skiing video game? I think you're right on the money. Great idea!

　　LH: Right on the money? 什么意思?你让我付钱买礼物么?

　　L: Actually, when you say that something is right on the money, that means it is exactly right.

　　LH: 哦，right on the money就是“完全正确”的意思。你是说，我提出给Tom买滑雪游戏是个特别好的主意，对不对?

　　L: Exactly. Here is another example. When Erica went to visit Karen she wasn't sure which apartment number was hers. Luckily her guess was right on the money.

　　LH: 我明白了。Erica不肯定Karen家的门牌号码，可是她一猜就猜中了，这就叫right on the money.

　　L: Exactly! You're right on the money.

　　LH: 那可不!咱们去电器商场买游戏吧!对了，那家店在哪儿来着?是在14街上么?

　　L: Yup, you're right on the money. There is a big electronics store there.

　　LH: 那我们怎么去呢?

　　L: There is a metro station nearby, so I think that will be the most convenient way.

　　LH: 对，附近是有地铁。是地铁的哪条线来着?绿线么?

　　L: Yup, you're right on the money again. It's the green line.

　　L: Larry, 这种滑雪游戏好像是新上市的，会不会很贵啊?得50块钱吧?

　　LH: Wow Lihua, good guess! You're right on the money. The most popular skiing video game is $49.99.

　　L: 哈!我今天怎么猜什么都那么准啊! 那我再猜猜，你买这个游戏给Tom, 其实是想和他一起玩儿吧?

　　LH: Actually, Lihua, you're right on the money!

　　******

　　Larry和李华正在商场的电子游戏区选游戏。

　　LH: Larry，这里至少有10种滑雪游戏!咱们买哪个啊?

　　L: Hmmm ... I don't know. Maybe we could ask a store employee to recommend one.

　　LH: 找店员问?他肯定给你推荐最贵的，而且还不一定好!

　　L: I guess you're right. Since we don't have any idea which games are good, it's really just a crapshoot.

　　LH: A crapshoot? 什么意思?

　　L: A crapshoot is something that depends totally on luck.

　　LH: 哦，crapshoot就是完全靠运气的事情。

　　L: Exactly. For example, becoming a movie star is extremely competitive. Even if you're a good actor, it's still mostly a crapshoot.

　　LH: 对，想成为电影明星很难，即使你有表演天赋，这也基本上是撞大运的事儿。

　　L: You got it.

　　LH: Larry，这里的游戏都好贵啊，要不咱们去别的店看看，也许有便宜点的?

　　L: Maybe, but there isn't any way to know which store would be cheaper. It would really be just a crapshoot.

　　LH: 这倒也是。对了，Tom家的游戏机是什么牌子的啊?任天堂?索尼?还是X-Box?

　　L: Hmm ... I have no idea.

　　LH: 啊?你不知道牌子，那怎么买游戏啊。万一型号对不上，就没法玩儿啦。

　　L: Well, we will just have to guess. It will be a crapshoot, but he can always exchange it later.

　　LH: 那多麻烦。要不我们送给Tom一张购物券吧，让他自己随便买点什么。反正我们也不是很确定他会喜欢滑雪游戏。

　　L: Well, it's not a total crapshoot. We know he likes skiing and video games, so it's likely he will like this gift.

　　LH: 我说 Larry, 你对Tom的生日礼物可真上心啊! 我猜，等到给我买生日礼物的时候，你一定会花更多的心思!

　　L: Of course, Lihua. You're right on the money!

　　今天李华学了两个常用语。一个是right on the money, 表示完全正确。另一是crapshoot, 意思是全凭运气的事。

　　对话九

　　Larry和李华一起去看职业棒球赛。今天我们要学两个常用语：a drop in the bucket和a flash in the pan.

　　LH: Larry, 世界杯结束了，咱们该看棒球了吧?我估计，棒球比赛肯定没有世界杯那么紧张。

　　L: I agree. Baseball games are much slower, and each game isn't very important.

　　LH: 对。每个队一年要打162场比赛，所以输个一两场的没什么问题。不像世界杯，输一场比赛就被淘汰!

　　L: You're exactly right. Each game is just a drop in the bucket.

　　LH: A drop in the bucket? 这是什么意思?

　　L; You can say that something is just a drop in the bucket if it is only a very small or insignificant part of something else.

　　LH: 哦，a drop in the bucket就好比一桶水里的一个水滴，指无关紧要。我们中文里把这个叫沧海一粟。

　　L: Right! Here is another example. Joe donated $20 to help people in Haiti after the earthquake, even though $20 was just a drop in the bucket.

　　LH: 海地地震后，Joe给灾民捐了20美元，尽管这只是很小的一笔钱。

　　L: Exactly. So Lihua, you're going to support the Nationals, right? They've got a great new pitcher named Stephen Strasburg.

　　LH: 我听说这个新投手特别棒! 不过 Larry, the Nationals去年打得那么差，换个新投手真能管用么?

　　L: Yeah, he is probably just a drop in the bucket, but if the Nationals can get some more good players they might be better in a couple years.

　　LH: 这么说，我们买票的钱就可以被用来聘请优秀的棒球队员喽?

　　L: I guess that's true, but of course, the price we paid for our tickets is just a drop in the bucket.

　　LH: 可不是么。The Nationals要想签下身价几百万美元的球星，可不能只靠咱俩这门票钱。哎?为了在经济上支持他们，你给我买一件有他们队标的T恤衫吧!

　　L: Well sure! But you have so many clothes, one more shirt is just going to be a drop in the bucket.

　　******

　　比赛结束了，Larry和Lihua从棒球场往外走。

　　LH: Larry, 这个新的投手可真棒!

　　L: Yeah, he played really well. If he keeps pitching like that, he is going to have an amazing career. I sure hope he's not just a flash in the pan.

　　LH: A flash in the pan? 什么意思?

　　L: A flash in the pan is something that starts out really well, but lasts for only a very short amount of time.

　　LH: 哦，就是昙花一现!你是说，你希望这个新投手不要在开始的时候表现很出色，但很快就默默无闻了。

　　L: Right. Here is another example. The new author's first book got a lot of praise from critics, but he turned out to be a flash in the pan because his other books were terrible.

　　LH: 我明白了。这位作家的第一本书一鸣惊人，可这只是昙花一现，因为他后来写的几本书都很差。

　　L: That's right.

　　LH: Larry，你注意到了么?这片地方自从盖了新棒球场以来，漂亮多了!饭馆、商场什么的都多起来了!

　　L: Yeah, a lot of people thought it would be a flash in the pan, but there is still a lot of development even a few years later.

　　LH: 是啊，这个地区的发展可不是昙花一现，而是持续下来的。虽然现在经济不景气，但我还是希望他们能坚持下去。

　　L: Well, there were some signs that the economy was improving a few months ago. But unfortunately, it looks like they may have just been a flash in the pan.

　　LH: 是啊，当时那些经济指标似乎都挺鼓舞人心的，谁知没过多久情况又变坏了。

　　L: Well spending $5 on dinner will only be a drop in the bucket for the economy. But a hamburger does sound great.

　　LH: 好啊!咱们虽然不能改善全国的经济，但总可以先满足一下自己的胃吧!

　　今天李华学了两个常用语。一个是a drop in the bucket，表示无关紧要，沧海一粟。另一是a flash in the pan，意思是昙花一现。

　　对话十

　　Kathy: Hey there, boys. I heard this place serves some pretty good food.

　　Dan: Well, the liquid food is definitely not bad.

　　Kathy: Uh-huh. Well, don't get too drunk tonight. I have travel plans for the three of us for tomorrow.

　　Dan: Oh really? And 1 what did you have in mind?

　　Kathy: I thought we could take a day-trip to Yingge.

　　Dan: There you go. That's somewhere we haven't dragged Morley to yet.

　　卡西：嗨，男士们。我听说这里供应的食物不错喔。