1. personal identification, people
i’m a teach/student/worker...
2. home and family, environment
1) 常用句子
do you have any elder brothers?你有没有哥哥?
where does your father work?你父亲在哪工作?
what’s your father?你父亲是干什么的?
how many people are there in your family?请问,你家有几口人?
i have father, mother and a younger sister.我有父亲、母亲和妹妹。
where do you live?你住哪儿?
i live in bejing. i’m a middle school student.我家在北京,我是一名中学生。
does your mother work, too?你母亲也工作吗?
she has already retired.她已退休了。
i’m a freshman in senior class.我是高一新生。
how’s your grandpa?你爷爷(姥爷)好吗?
is your elder sister maried?你姐姐结婚了吗?
he works in a bank.他在银行工作。
how old is your father?你父亲多大年纪了?
my parents have two children, my sister and me.我父母有两个孩子,我妹妹和我。
2)常用对话
my mother and father are older than i
teacher: peter, do you have any brothers and sisters?
peter: yeah.
teacher: do you study english by yourself or in a class?
peter: i study in a class. i don’t study by myself.
teacher: do you prefer to go to the movies by yourself or with a friend?
peter: i prefer to go to the movies with a friend. i don’t like to go by myself.
teacher: do you live by yourself or with your family?
peter: of course with my family.
teacher: incidentally, peter, are you the oldest person in your family?
peter: no, my mother and father are older than i.
3. weather and climate
1)询问天气情况时常用的句式
how’s the weather tomorrow?
明天的天气怎么样?
is the weather always like this?
天气老是这样吗?
what does the weather forecast say?
天气预报怎么说的?
does it rain very much here in april?
四月份这儿常下雨吗?
how cold it is?
天气有多冷?
how do you like our weather?
你觉得我们这儿的天气怎么样?
2)预期天气要变时常用的句式
it’s going to be fine tomorrow.
明天是晴天。
it’s going to cloud over, i’m afraid
恐怕天气要转阴了。
we’re hoping for a change in the weather.
我们正希望天气有个变化。
apparently the weather is changing.
显然天气在变。
i don’t think the rain would last long.
我看雨不会下很久的。
it looks as if it is going to rain.
看来要下雨了。看上去像要下雨。
it seems to be clearing up.天似乎在转晴。
it’s clearing up.天放晴了。
3)评论天气时常用的句式
i hope it stays fine.我希望天气一直晴朗。
isn’t this lovely weather?这天气真好。
the air is close the clouds are very heavy.空气沉闷,云层很厚。
it’s raining fast.雨下大了。
it rains cats and dogs.下倾盆大雨。
what a lovely day it is!多好的天气啊!
it’s fairly warm for this time of the year.就这个时节来说,天气是相当暖和了。
a lovely day, isn’t it?好天气,不是吗?
it’s been like this for a week.这种天气已持续一个星期了。
it’s better than yesterday.今天天气比昨天好。
it’s quite different from the weather forecast.这同天气预报所说的出入很大。
it’s rather changeable, isn’t is?天气相当多变,不是吗?
it’s rather windy today.今天风很大。
it’s snowing heavily.正在下大雪。
nice and bright today, isn’t it?今天阳光明媚、气候宜人,不是吗?
what a lovely weather we’re having!多好的天气!
4.food and drink
1)常用句子
no more, thank you.够了,谢谢。
no, i won’t have any more, thank you.不了,谢谢你,我再也吃不下了。
just a little, please.只要一点儿。
may i have just a little to taste? we don’t have it in my country.
我只要一点尝尝好吗?我们国家没有这东西。
no, thank you.不要了,谢谢。
no, i enjoyed it very much, but i won’t have any more.不,我很喜欢,可是再也吃不下了。
can i pass you anything?要我递给你什么吗?
do you take salt, or pepper?你要盐还是胡椒?
shall i cut you some bread我给你切些面包好吗?
2)常见重量、衡量单位
half-pint(1/2 pt.) 半品脱
pint (pt.) 品脱
quart (qt.) 夸脱
gallon(gal.) 加仑
ounce(oz.) 盎司
quarter-pound(1/4 1b) 四分之一磅
half-pound(1/2 1b) 半磅
pound (1b) 磅
liquid measures 液量
3)食品分类
dairy: milk, butter, cheese
乳制品: 牛奶 奶油 干
poultry: chicken, turkey, duck, goose
家禽: 鸡 火鸡 鸭 鹅
meat: beef, pork, lamb, veal,
肉: 牛肉 肉 羊肉 小牛肉
chops, fillet, steak, roast, 碎肉 去骨肉片 排骨 烤肉
leg of..., breast of
……腿肉 ……胸脯肉
fish: sole, flounder, cod, fillet
鱼: 鲽鱼 比目鱼 鳝鱼 去骨鱼片
shelled fish: shrimp, lobster, crabs
甲壳鱼: 虾 龙虾 蟹
canned foods: fruits, vegetables
罐装食品: 水果罐头 蔬菜罐头
beverages: soda, beer
饮料: 汽水 啤酒
starches: potato, rice, noodles
淀粉类食物: 土豆大米 (饭) 面条
proteins: meat, fish, egg
蛋白质食品: 肉 鱼 蛋
vegetables: cabbage, onion, cauliflower, carrot,
蔬菜: 包心菜 洋葱 椰菜(菜花) 胡萝卜
pea, asparagus, tring beaus spinach,
豌豆 芦笋 蚕豆 菠菜
turnip, eggplant, celery, beet,
萝卜 茄子 芹菜 甜菜
GREen pepper, mushroom, tomato, lettuce,
青辣椒 蘑菇 西红柿 莴苣
cucumber
黄瓜
fruits: apple, orange, banana, pear
水果: 苹果 橘子 香蕉 梨
cherry, pineapple, strawberry, blueberry,
樱桃 菠萝 草毒 紫酱果
peach, nectarine, avocado, melon,
桃 油挑 鳄梨 甜瓜
grape, lemon
葡萄 柠檬
breads: white, rye, whole wheat,
面包: 白面包 黑面包 全麦面包
pumpernickel
裸麦粗面包
desserts: cake, pie, cookie, ice cream,
甜点心: 蛋糕 馅饼 饼干 冰淇淋。
candy(美)sweet(英)糖果
5. sports
1)常用句子
he is an amateur tennis player. 他是业余网球运动员。
have you entered your name for any of the event?你报名参加什么比赛项目了吗?
sports make the body strong.运动健体。
they withdrew from the competition.他们退出比赛。
the ball game is scheduled for 8:30 in the morning.球赛定于上午八点半举行。
the game was fixed for today but it has been postponed for a week.
比赛原定于今天举行,现已推迟一周。
taking exercises is one way of keeping slim.参加运动是保持身材苗条的一个办法。
how many entries are there for the high jump?有多少人报名参加跳高比赛了?
several people went in for the race.好几个人参加比赛。
the contest will be stayed in the gymnasium.比赛将在体育馆举行。
the young swimmer has set up a new record for the back stroke.
那位年轻运动员创下了仰泳新纪录。
he made a good score in track and field events.他在田径赛中取得了好成绩。
the players tried to keep themselves in good shape.运动员们努力保持良好的竞技状态。
the tug-of-war ended when both teams tumbled.拔河赛因两队跌倒而结束。
2)常见对话
a: i haven’t had much exercise lately. my only recreation has been watching tv or going to the movies. what do you do for recreation?
b: i like to play tennis in the summer. my favorite winter sport is skiing. what’s yours?
a: my favorite sport is track. have you ever been on a track team?
b: no. in college, i was on the swimming team.
a: i don’t like to swim very much. however, i’d like to sit and fish. do you like to go fishing?
b: yes — oh all this talk about exercise has made me tired. let’s go to the movies.
7.holidays and special occasions
1)常用句子
a happy new year to you.祝你新年快乐(幸福)。
a merry christmas to you.祝你圣诞快乐(幸福)。
a merry christmas and a happy new year!祝圣诞快乐,新年快乐!
have a good christmas!
have a happy birthday!生日快乐!
have a happy easter!复活节快乐!圣诞快乐!
have a happy wedding anniversary!结婚周年快乐!
thank you.and i wish you the same!谢谢你。同乐!同乐!
thank you.and the same to you!谢谢你。同乐!同乐!
thank you.you too!谢谢你。你也快乐!
thank you.and a happy new year to you,too!谢谢你。也祝你新年快乐!
thank you.and a merry christmas to you!谢谢你。祝你圣诞快乐!
all the very best!祝你万事如意!
let me congratulate you on your…让我祝贺你……
please accept my congratulations on…请接受我祝贺你……
the best of luck.祝你好运!
congratulations!祝贺!
congratulations on your…祝贺你……
i hear that you… congratulations!我听说你……向你祝贺!
let’s make a date to the park.让我们约个时间去公园吧!
shall we meet outside the park?我们在公园外见面好吗?
beijing is one of the most famous ancient capitals of china.there are many parks.
北京是中国有名的古都,那儿有很多园林。
i’ve planned to stay in beijing for three days.我打算在北京逗留三天。
i suggest you visit the palace museum.我建议你去参观故宫。
you can go to the beihai park and boat there.你可以去北海公园划船。
the mountain and water scenery in the summer palace is very beautiful.
颐和园有山有水,风景美极了。
there are the fragrant hills,the temple of heaven… there are really many other places worth visiting.还有香山、天坛……好玩的地方可多了。
where is central park?中心公园在哪?
the most surprising thing about central park is its size.令人惊奇的是中心公园的规模。
beiling park is the biggest park in shenyang.北陵公园是沈阳最大的公园。
central park lies directly in the center of new york city.中心公园在纽约市中心。
there is a stamp market in zhongshan park.中山公园里有个邮票市场。
can you show me the way to the zoo?请问去动物园怎么走?
i don’t like parks. it’s a good place only for dating.我不喜欢公园,那只是为约会而建的。