英语口语对话练习：给小费大学问

 　　情境导读Bryan和Cherry来到一家餐馆吃饭，席间他们讨论起给小费的问题，吃完饭结账时Bryan主动给了服务员小费。

　　英语情景会话

　　（以下B代表Bryan,C代表Cherry,W代表Waitress）

　　B: I like dining in this area. It is not necessary for you to give tips.

　　C: Yeah, but if you go to a fancy¹ restaurant. they do expect tips.

　　B: Yes. Sometimes the tip is a lot of money.

　　C: That reminds me.I was in one of those theme restaurants. When I got the check.I found that the tip had already been added². I felt cheated.

　　B: In those restaurants which charge tips automatically³, the waiters must share their tips with the owner. And their salary isn't very high, so the tips are an important part of their income.

　　C: Oh, you made me feel bad for them.

　　B: Don't be too bad. Just leave a tip. Waitress, can I have the bill?

　　W: Here it is, sir. Your bill totals 88 yuan.

　　B: Please add 15% to the total account⁴. That's my tip for you.

　　W: Thank you very much, sir.

　　英语笔记

　　1.浊化现象，but 的/t/浊化为/d/，连读为/b?d?f/。

　　2.fancy restaurant 指“高级餐馆”。

　　3.省音现象。added 词尾的/d/在口语中几乎听不到。

　　4.加音现象。here it is 连读为/h??r?t?z/加了辅助音/r/。

　　英语语音语调

　　英语的语调——降升调

　　对话中Bryan说 "Can ↗I↘ have the bill↗?" 表示用委婉的语气征求对方同意。在反意疑问句中，如果提问者对问题没有把握，希望对方回答时也用降升调，如：

　　It's going to↑ rain↘, isn't it↗?

　　要下雨了，不是吗？

　　陈述句在表示有言外之意时要用降升调，如：

　　A：Do you like the apartment?

　　你喜欢这套公寓吗？

　　B: It's↗ new↗.

　　挺新的。（就是小了点儿。）

　　日常英语口语对话：抱怨 <http://www.51test.net/show/3257355.html>

　　Catherine: Excuse me.

　　Man on the phone: Yes?Catherine: Sorry to interrupt⁵ your phone call, but...

　　Man on the phone: What's wrong?

　　Catherine: It's just that this is a library and everyone

　　is trying to study.

　　Man on the phone: Oh dear! Am I talking too loudly?

　　Man on the phone: Of course, I'll go outside. Sorry about that!

　　Catherine: Yes. Could you talk more quietly, please?

　　Catherine: That's ok.

　　Man on the phone: Of course, I'll go outside. Sorry about that!

　　Catherine: That's ok.

　　凯瑟琳： 不好意思。讲电话的人： 嗯？

　　凯瑟琳： 很抱歉打断你讲电话，不过……

　　讲电话的人： 有什么问题吗？

　　凯瑟琳： 这里是图书馆，大家都在念书。

　　讲电话的人： 哎哟！我说话太大声了吗？

　　凯瑟琳： 是啊，可以请你小声一点吗？

　　讲电话的人： 当然，我会到外面去讲，很抱歉吵到你了！

　　凯瑟琳： 没关系。

　　Sorry to interrupt your phone call, ...

　　很抱歉打断你讲电话，……Am I talking too loudly?

　　我说话太大声了吗？

　　Could you talk more quietly, please?

　　可以请你小声一点吗？

　　Sorry about that!

　　很抱歉！

1 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。

2 added   

adj.更多的，附加的，额外的

参考例句：

• They have added a new scene at the beginning.在开头他们又增加了一场戏。
• The pop music added to our enjoyment of the film.片中的流行音乐使我们对这部电影更加喜爱。

3 automatically   

adv.不加思索地，无意识地，自动地

参考例句：

• The machine cycles automatically.这台机器自动循环运转。
• She had automatically labelled the boys as troublemakers.她不假思索地认定这些男孩子是捣蛋鬼。

4 account   

n.叙述；帐目；帐户

参考例句：

• She left out an important item in her account.她的账目漏掉了一个重要的项目。
• He has made several withdrawals from his bank account.他从银行账户上提了几次款。

5 interrupt   

vt./vi.打断；中断；插嘴

参考例句：

• It is not polite to interrupt when someone is talking.在别人讲话时插嘴是不礼貌的。
• You'd better not interrupt him.He is sleeping.你最好别打扰他，他在睡觉。