Every day English（2005-10-31–2005-11-7）

2005-10-31

    Talking about Studies

    1) What's your background? /你是什么学历

    2）You can take English Conversation as an optional course. /你可能选修英语对话课。

    3）Nobody can get him in physics. /物理谁也比不过他。

    4) He has no equal in English study. /论英语学习他没有对手。

    5) Your work is too messy. /你的作业太乱。

    6）You'll have to take a make-up exam in logic./你逻辑学要补考。

    7）She comes top. /她考一第一。

    8）What's your mark in geography？/你地理考了多少分？

2005-11-1

    恭喜：

    1) That's great. Congratulations! / 太棒了，恭喜你！

    2）Congratulate sb. on sth. /就某事恭喜某人 Congratulate you on your promotion.

    3) You deserve it/this success./这是你应得的。

    4）Fantastic!/好极了！

    答谢：

    1）Thanks a lot. It's great to be finished./多谢。总算结束了。

    2）Thank u.It was quite a surprise./谢谢你，这确实是个惊喜。
2005-11-2

    1) What's the trouble? /您哪不舒服？

    2）I'm not feeling well today./今天我感到不舒服。

    3）I feel faint(chilly, feverish, run-down)./我觉得头晕/发冷/发烧/浑身乏力。

    4）I have got a pain in my back./我的背痛。

    5）I have lost all my energy./我已经完全体力衰竭。

    6）She has been overworking./她是劳累过度了。
   
    7）I'm having eye trouble./我的眼睛有毛病。
2005-11-4

    Apologies /道歉

    1）I just don't know what to say/我真不知该说什么好。

    2）I must apologize for my behaviour yesterday./我必须对我昨天的行为道歉。

    3）Pls excuse my careless wors this morning./请原谅我早上说的那些无心的话。

    4）I'm not entirely to blame./这不能全怪我。

    Answers/回答

    1）Never mind./没关系。

    2) I quite understand./我很理解。

    3）It's OK. That can happen to the best of us./没有关系，谁都可能碰上这样的事情。

    4）There's no reason to apologize for such a trifle thing./没有必要为如此小事道歉。
2005-11-7

    老外不说：

    1）My English is very poor(fault)./You should say: My English is not so good.

    2) I don't know what your meaning is.(fault)/You should say: I don't know what you mean.

    Drills:

    1) Would you like to go on a picnic with us?/你愿意和我们一起去野餐吗？

    2）You'll come to have dinner with us tomorrow, won't you?/你明天来和我们共进晚餐，好吗？

    3）We should be delighted if you could attend a party this weekend./如果你能来参加周末晚会，我们将很高兴。

    4）Yes,I'd like to very much./是的，我非常愿意。

    5）I'll be glad to come, but I might be a little late./我很乐意，但我可能会来得迟一点。

    6）It's nice of you to invite me./多谢你好意思相邀。