It's written all over your face.你的意思都写在脸上了。
I can see it in your face.我一看你的表情就能明白。
→表示看对方表情就明白了。
I can read you like a book.我完全能理解。
→read somebody like a book 表示完全了解对方。
情境2不理解
简易版
I don't understand.我不懂。
I don't get it.我没听明白。
I got mixed up.我听迷糊了。
→mix up 搞混了
I'm lost.我被绕晕了。
I'm confused.我很困惑。
I'm clueless.不明白。
→clueless 毫无头绪
I'm puzzled.我很困惑。
Excuse me? 不好意思,你说什么?
Sorry? 抱歉,你说什么?
What? 什么?
What was that? 你说什么?
Pardon? 你说什么?
升级版
I'm not following you.你说的我不太懂。
What are you trying to say? 你想说什么?
What are you talking about? 你在说什么啊?
Could you repeat that? 你能重复一下吗?
Can you say it again? 你能再说一遍吗?
I beg your pardon? 您能再说一遍吗?
Get to the point.说重点。
Cut to the chase! 说重点!
→较口语化。
Can't you be straightforward? 你就不能有话直说吗?
情境3 能解释一下吗?
简易版
Can you explain that? 能解释一下吗?
Can you explain that in detail? 能详细解释一下吗?
→in detail 表示详细些。
Can you put it in simple terms? 能换个简单的说法吗?
What do you mean 你的意思是?
升级版
Could you give me another explanation? 您能给我换个说法解释一下吗?
Can you simplify what you"ve just said? 你刚才说的话能简化一下吗?
Do you mind speaking in plain English?
您介意用简单一点的英语解释一下吗?
→plain 容易理解的
What's your implication? 你的意思是?
→implication 指暗示
What does it signify? 这是什么意思?
→signify 意味着
(5)消除误会
情境1误会误会
简易版
It was a misunderstanding.那是个误会。
Don't take me the wrong way.别误会。
Don't get me wrong.别误会。
I didn't mean that.我不是那个意思。
That's not what I mean.我不是那个意思。
You got me all wrong.你完全误解我的意思了。
You misunderstood.你误会了。
It wasn't meant for you.我不是针对你。
What I really mean is… 我的真正意图是……
升级版
I hope there is no misunderstanding.希望我们之间没有什么误会。
I think there has been misunderstanding between us.我想我们之间可能有点误会。
I think we need to clear things up.我想我们之间可能有点误会得说清楚。
→clear things up 消除误会
How can we get things straight? 咱们怎样才能把话说清楚?
How can we get this cleaned up? 咱们怎样才能消除误会?
How can we get back to the way we were? 我们怎样才能和好如初?
I don't know how to put this.我不知道这事该怎么说。
I don't know what to say.我不知道还能说什么。
情境我开玩笑的
简易版
I'm kidding.我是开玩笑的。
It was a joke.开个玩笑而已。
I was joking around.我和你闹着玩的。
Are you kidding me? 你是说笑的吧?
You are kidding, right? 你在开玩笑,对吧?
That's a joke, right? 你在开玩笑,对吧?
Stop playing around.别闹了。
I'm not joking.我没跟你开玩笑。
It's not a joke.我没开玩笑。
I'm serious.我是认真的。
I'm not kidding.我没跟你开玩笑。
It's for real.我说真的。
升级版
Calm down. I'm just pulling your leg.冷静点。我只是跟你开个玩笑而已。
→pull one's leg 开玩笑
Don't be angry with me. I was messing with you.
别生气了。我跟你闹着玩的。
Are you teasing me? 你在戏弄我吗?
Are you making fun of me? 你在耍我吗?
Are you mocking me? 你在嘲笑我吗?
→mock 有嘲笑,戏弄之意
Stop being immature.别幼稚了。
→immature 不成熟
Enough with your jokes.玩笑开够了没有啊。
I'm not in the mood.我没心情开玩笑。
I'm not up for a joke.我没心情跟你开玩笑。
偶像剧场Role-Play
每部偶像剧里总会有那么一两个叽里呱啦爱显摆的妈,还有爱捕风捉影私底下说人闲话的炮灰一二三,但恰恰是这些人的乱嚼舌根,促进了男女主人公的感情升温,总之,显摆不分年龄,八卦不分贫富啦!
A Guess what I just found. She married to the son of the boss !
你猜我发现了什么?她竟然嫁了个老板的儿子!
B You"ve got to be kidding me! Who told you this
别开玩笑了!谁告诉你的?
A You know, her mom. /她妈妈说的.
B Oh my god! /我的天哪!
Unit3安全话题必胜术
(1)天气与季节
情境1天气怎么样
简易版
How's the weather today? 今天天气怎么样?
What was the weather like yesterday? 昨天天气怎么样?
Is the weather always like this 这里的天气一直都是这样吗?
Is it always as hot as this 这里总是这么热吗?
How do you like our weather? 你觉得我们这里的天气怎么样?
升级版
What will the weather be like tomorrow? 明天天气怎么样?
How's the weather in Beijing in summer? 北京夏天天气怎么样?
What's the weather like in London in winter? 伦敦冬天天气怎么样?
What do you think of the weather here? 你觉得这里的天气怎么样?
What does the weather forecast say? 天气预报是怎么说的?
→weather forecast 天气预报
What's the weather forecast for tomorrow? 明天天气怎么样?
情境2温度表达法
简易版
What's the temperature today, do you know? 今天多少度啊,你知道吗?
It's eighteen degrees Centigrade/Fahrenheit today.今天摄氏/华氏18度。
→Centigrade 摄氏度,Fahrenheit 华氏度。摄氏度=(华氏度-30)÷0.8
It's five above/below zero.零上/零下5摄氏度。
→zero 可省去
The highest temperature during the day will be five below zero.
白天最高气温零下5摄氏度。
→the highest temperature 最高气温
升级版
What's the average temperature in London on a summer's day?
伦敦夏天的平均温度是多少?
The temperature has climbed to 35℃.气温已经攀升到35摄氏度了。
The temperature will drop twenty below.气温会下降至20摄氏度。
→drop 下降
On a very hot day, the temperature reaches 35℃.
天气热的时候气温可以达到35摄氏度。
The weather forecast says the highest temperature will be 3 degrees centigrade, and the lowest 6 degrees below zero.
天气预报说,最高气温是3摄氏度,最低气温是零下6摄氏度。
According to the weather forecast, the temperature is expected to reach 40 degrees centigrade.
天气预报说,气温预计会达到40摄氏度。
情境3 好天气/坏天气
简易版
I hope it will keep fine.希望天气一直这么好。
I hope the weather stays this way.希望天气能一直这样。
Lovely day, isn't it? 今天天气不错啊。
Isn't it lovely weather? 今天天气不错啊。
The weather sucks today.今天天气真糟糕。
What a lovely / horrible day! 今天天气真好!/真糟糕!
Dreadful weather, don't you think? 今天天气真差,你觉得呢?
Lousy weather, huh? 天气挺差啊?
升级版
Nice and warm today, isn't it? 今天天气挺好挺暖和,是吧?
What fine weather we"re having! 今天天气真好啊!
The warm sunny weather always gives me a sense of well-being.温暖晴朗的天气总是让我感到很幸福。
Clear blue sky.天空湛蓝湛蓝的。
Not a cloud in the sky.天空万里无云。
It looks like it's going to be sunny.今天看来像是个晴天。
The weather was lazy.→指天气使人无精打采。
The air was frosty.空气凛冽。
Horrible weather we are having.今天天气真可怕。
It's a nasty day.天气真糟糕。
The weather is making me down.
→make down 使人意志消沉
What gloomy weather we are having.今天天气真阴沉。
情境4 晴天/下雨/刮风/有雾
简易版
It looks as if it's going to rain.看样子快要下雨了。
It's going to rain.就要下雨了。
It's beginning to rain.开始下雨了。
I hope it won't rain.希望不要下雨。
The rain has stopped.雨停了。
I got all wet.我全身都湿透了。
It's raining non-sop.
→指不停地下雨。
It's clearing up.天晴了。
There is a strong wind.风很大。
It's a windy day.今天刮风。
The typhoon is coming.台风要来了。
→typhoon 台风
It's foggy.今天多雾。
升级版
It looks like rain.看样子要下雨了。
I think there"ll be a storm soon.我觉得暴风雨马上就要来了。
→storm 暴风雨
I think the rain is going to last all day.我想这雨可能得下一整天。
The rain is setting in.马上就要下雨了。
I'm so sorry it has turned out wet.
→即将下雨。
What a downpour! 雨真大啊!
→downpour 倾盆大雨
It's raining cats and dogs.瓢泼大雨。
It seems to be clearing up.天快放晴了。
I'm so glad it has turned out fine.太好了,终于晴天了。
The spell of rainy weather has broken.绵绵阴雨的诅咒终于被打破了。
→spell 魅力、符咒 It's written all over your face.你的意思都写在脸上了。
I can see it in your face.我一看你的表情就能明白。
→表示看对方表情就明白了。
I can read you like a book.我完全能理解。
→read somebody like a book 表示完全了解对方。
情境2不理解
简易版
I don't understand.我不懂。
I don't get it.我没听明白。
I got mixed up.我听迷糊了。
→mix up 搞混了
I'm lost.我被绕晕了。
I'm confused.我很困惑。
I'm clueless.不明白。
→clueless 毫无头绪
I'm puzzled.我很困惑。
Excuse me? 不好意思,你说什么?
Sorry? 抱歉,你说什么?
What? 什么?
What was that? 你说什么?
Pardon? 你说什么?
升级版
I'm not following you.你说的我不太懂。
What are you trying to say? 你想说什么?
What are you talking about? 你在说什么啊?
Could you repeat that? 你能重复一下吗?
Can you say it again? 你能再说一遍吗?
I beg your pardon? 您能再说一遍吗?
Get to the point.说重点。
Cut to the chase! 说重点!
→较口语化。
Can't you be straightforward? 你就不能有话直说吗?
情境3 能解释一下吗?
简易版
Can you explain that? 能解释一下吗?
Can you explain that in detail? 能详细解释一下吗?
→in detail 表示详细些。
Can you put it in simple terms? 能换个简单的说法吗?
What do you mean 你的意思是?
升级版
Could you give me another explanation? 您能给我换个说法解释一下吗?
Can you simplify what you"ve just said? 你刚才说的话能简化一下吗?
Do you mind speaking in plain English?
您介意用简单一点的英语解释一下吗?
→plain 容易理解的
What's your implication? 你的意思是?
→implication 指暗示
What does it signify? 这是什么意思?
→signify 意味着
(5)消除误会
情境1误会误会
简易版
It was a misunderstanding.那是个误会。
Don't take me the wrong way.别误会。
Don't get me wrong.别误会。
I didn't mean that.我不是那个意思。
That's not what I mean.我不是那个意思。
You got me all wrong.你完全误解我的意思了。
You misunderstood.你误会了。
It wasn't meant for you.我不是针对你。
What I really mean is… 我的真正意图是……
升级版
I hope there is no misunderstanding.希望我们之间没有什么误会。
I think there has been misunderstanding between us.我想我们之间可能有点误会。
I think we need to clear things up.我想我们之间可能有点误会得说清楚。
→clear things up 消除误会
How can we get things straight? 咱们怎样才能把话说清楚?
How can we get this cleaned up? 咱们怎样才能消除误会?
How can we get back to the way we were? 我们怎样才能和好如初?
I don't know how to put this.我不知道这事该怎么说。
I don't know what to say.我不知道还能说什么。
情境我开玩笑的
简易版
I'm kidding.我是开玩笑的。
It was a joke.开个玩笑而已。
I was joking around.我和你闹着玩的。
Are you kidding me? 你是说笑的吧?
You are kidding, right? 你在开玩笑,对吧?
That's a joke, right? 你在开玩笑,对吧?
Stop playing around.别闹了。
I'm not joking.我没跟你开玩笑。
It's not a joke.我没开玩笑。
I'm serious.我是认真的。
I'm not kidding.我没跟你开玩笑。
It's for real.我说真的。
升级版
Calm down. I'm just pulling your leg.冷静点。我只是跟你开个玩笑而已。
→pull one's leg 开玩笑
Don't be angry with me. I was messing with you.
别生气了。我跟你闹着玩的。
Are you teasing me? 你在戏弄我吗?
Are you making fun of me? 你在耍我吗?
Are you mocking me? 你在嘲笑我吗?
→mock 有嘲笑,戏弄之意
Stop being immature.别幼稚了。
→immature 不成熟
Enough with your jokes.玩笑开够了没有啊。
I'm not in the mood.我没心情开玩笑。
I'm not up for a joke.我没心情跟你开玩笑。
偶像剧场Role-Play
每部偶像剧里总会有那么一两个叽里呱啦爱显摆的妈,还有爱捕风捉影私底下说人闲话的炮灰一二三,但恰恰是这些人的乱嚼舌根,促进了男女主人公的感情升温,总之,显摆不分年龄,八卦不分贫富啦!
A Guess what I just found. She married to the son of the boss !
你猜我发现了什么?她竟然嫁了个老板的儿子!
B You"ve got to be kidding me! Who told you this
别开玩笑了!谁告诉你的?
A You know, her mom. /她妈妈说的.
B Oh my god! /我的天哪!
Unit3安全话题必胜术
(1)天气与季节
情境1天气怎么样
简易版
How's the weather today? 今天天气怎么样?
What was the weather like yesterday? 昨天天气怎么样?
Is the weather always like this 这里的天气一直都是这样吗?
Is it always as hot as this 这里总是这么热吗?
How do you like our weather? 你觉得我们这里的天气怎么样?
升级版
What will the weather be like tomorrow? 明天天气怎么样?
How's the weather in Beijing in summer? 北京夏天天气怎么样?
What's the weather like in London in winter? 伦敦冬天天气怎么样?
What do you think of the weather here? 你觉得这里的天气怎么样?
What does the weather forecast say? 天气预报是怎么说的?
→weather forecast 天气预报
What's the weather forecast for tomorrow? 明天天气怎么样?
情境2温度表达法
简易版
What's the temperature today, do you know? 今天多少度啊,你知道吗?
It's eighteen degrees Centigrade/Fahrenheit today.今天摄氏/华氏18度。
→Centigrade 摄氏度,Fahrenheit 华氏度。摄氏度=(华氏度-30)÷0.8
It's five above/below zero.零上/零下5摄氏度。
→zero 可省去
The highest temperature during the day will be five below zero.
白天最高气温零下5摄氏度。
→the highest temperature 最高气温
升级版
What's the average temperature in London on a summer's day?
伦敦夏天的平均温度是多少?
The temperature has climbed to 35℃.气温已经攀升到35摄氏度了。
The temperature will drop twenty below.气温会下降至20摄氏度。
→drop 下降
On a very hot day, the temperature reaches 35℃.
天气热的时候气温可以达到35摄氏度。
The weather forecast says the highest temperature will be 3 degrees centigrade, and the lowest 6 degrees below zero.
天气预报说,最高气温是3摄氏度,最低气温是零下6摄氏度。
According to the weather forecast, the temperature is expected to reach 40 degrees centigrade.
天气预报说,气温预计会达到40摄氏度。
情境3 好天气/坏天气
简易版
I hope it will keep fine.希望天气一直这么好。
I hope the weather stays this way.希望天气能一直这样。
Lovely day, isn't it? 今天天气不错啊。
Isn't it lovely weather? 今天天气不错啊。
The weather sucks today.今天天气真糟糕。
What a lovely / horrible day! 今天天气真好!/真糟糕!
Dreadful weather, don't you think? 今天天气真差,你觉得呢?
Lousy weather, huh? 天气挺差啊?
升级版
Nice and warm today, isn't it? 今天天气挺好挺暖和,是吧?
What fine weather we"re having! 今天天气真好啊!
The warm sunny weather always gives me a sense of well-being.温暖晴朗的天气总是让我感到很幸福。
Clear blue sky.天空湛蓝湛蓝的。
Not a cloud in the sky.天空万里无云。
It looks like it's going to be sunny.今天看来像是个晴天。
The weather was lazy.→指天气使人无精打采。
The air was frosty.空气凛冽。
Horrible weather we are having.今天天气真可怕。
It's a nasty day.天气真糟糕。
The weather is making me down.
→make down 使人意志消沉
What gloomy weather we are having.今天天气真阴沉。
情境4 晴天/下雨/刮风/有雾
简易版
It looks as if it's going to rain.看样子快要下雨了。
It's going to rain.就要下雨了。
It's beginning to rain.开始下雨了。
I hope it won't rain.希望不要下雨。
The rain has stopped.雨停了。
I got all wet.我全身都湿透了。
It's raining non-sop.
→指不停地下雨。
It's clearing up.天晴了。
There is a strong wind.风很大。
It's a windy day.今天刮风。
The typhoon is coming.台风要来了。
→typhoon 台风
It's foggy.今天多雾。
升级版
It looks like rain.看样子要下雨了。
I think there"ll be a storm soon.我觉得暴风雨马上就要来了。
→storm 暴风雨
I think the rain is going to last all day.我想这雨可能得下一整天。
The rain is setting in.马上就要下雨了。
I'm so sorry it has turned out wet.
→即将下雨。
What a downpour! 雨真大啊!
→downpour 倾盆大雨
It's raining cats and dogs.瓢泼大雨。
It seems to be clearing up.天快放晴了。
I'm so glad it has turned out fine.太好了,终于晴天了。
The spell of rainy weather has broken.绵绵阴雨的诅咒终于被打破了。
→spell 魅力、符咒