流利美国口语1.1

Unit1 Communication Unit1 Part1 Greetings 寒暄

Dialogue 1

A: Hi, Susan！How's it going?

B: Well, I am still alive and kicking.

A: Are you leaving for America soon?

B: I guess so. Perhaps next Monday.

Dialogue 2

A: How are you getting along? I haven't seen much of you lately.

B: Keeping busy.

A: Doing what?

B: I am supposed to give my oral defense¹ tomorrow.

A: Well, keeping busy before oral defense is all in the day's work.

Dialogue 3

A: Look, who is here!

B: Jack², fancy³ meeting you here.

A: Mr. Parker, what a small world!

B: Boy, I am glad to see you again！

A: Me too. It's been almost 10 years since we last met in Chicago.

B: Yeah, how time flies! How are you these years?

A: Couldn't be better. And how about you?

B: Just so-so.

Dialogue 4

A: What a pleasant surprise running into you.

B: Same here.

A: Where have you been hiding lately?

B: I moved to London.

A: Oh, really? I've been thinking about you recently. Let's talk over coffee.

B: Great! We are rolling.

Dialogue 5

A: Have a nice weekend!

B: Thanks. You too!

A: Do you have any plans?

B: Another day, another dollar.

Exercise

1. A: How are you?

B: Pretty good ！

2. A: How is it going?

B: Nothing much.

3. A: How is everything?

B: Same as usual.

4. A: How is your business?

B: Not bad.

5. A: What's the hurry?

B: Hey,fancy meeting you here. I am going to be late for class.

6. A: How are you doing?

B: Nothing in particular.

7. A: How are you doing?

B: Another day, another dollar.

8. Where have you been fooling around?

9. It is a small world.

10. Being nervous in interviews is all in a day's work.

11. I came across a former primary schoolmate⁴ in the supermarket.

12. He seems stout⁵, but far from being clumsy⁶.

13. You are the same old Linda, aren't you?

14. It's been so long.

15. Wish you a happy birthday and many happy returns of the day .

1 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

2 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

3 fancy   

n.想像力，幻想；喜好，爱；adj.想像的，时髦的，华丽装饰的，奢侈的；技巧的；vt.想象，自认为，喜好

参考例句：

• He seemed to have taken quite a fancy to her.他似乎相当喜欢她。
• I have a fancy that it's going to rain.我想大概要下雨。

4 schoolmate   

n.校友；同学

参考例句：

• He met an old schoolmate at the party.他在宴会上遇见了一位老同学。
• My father still keeps in touch with his old schoolmate.我父亲仍和他的老同学保持联系。

5 stout   

adj.强壮的，粗大的，结实的，勇猛的，矮胖的

参考例句：

• He cut a stout stick to help him walk.他砍了一根结实的枝条用来拄着走路。
• The stout old man waddled across the road.那肥胖的老人一跩一跩地穿过马路。

6 clumsy   

adj.笨手笨脚；不圆滑的，缺乏技巧的

参考例句：

• He is clumsy with his hands.他的一双手很笨。
• Its body looks heavy and clumsy when it has eaten its fill.它步态蹒跚，吃饱了的身体更显得笨拙可笑。