交际英语热门话题401

　　Chapter 4 Unit 1 likes and dislikes
Conversation 1
Man: Hi, Linda, glad to meet you here. How are you?
Woman: Fine, thank you. Tomorrow is my husband's birthday. I bought a tie for him as a birthday present.
Man: Oh, a tie is a good present for a man. You know I like buying ties too. Could you let me have a look?
Woman: Of course. Here you are. What do you think of my tie?
Man: Well, I think it's ok.
Woman: You don't really like it, do you?
Man: Well, en,
Woman: Come on. Be honest with me.
Man: To be honest, your tie is a little too colorful. I don't think it fit your husband.
Woman: En, you may be right. I don't like shopping. I don't know how to choose from so many of things.
Man: It's my favorite. let me help you next time.
Woman: Thank you in advance.
Conversion¹ 2
Man: Hello, buddy². Are you doing anything this Sunday?
Woman: I have no idea yet. what do you have in mind?
Man: How about going to see an opera with me? Or maybe you would rather see a play.
Woman: To tell you the truth, I would rather see a play. I don't care much for operas. I hear a new play is on at the Grand Theater.
Woman: Good. I'll see if I can get tickets for Sunday. The thing I don't like about going out on Sundays is that it is always so crowded . How about Friday or Saturday?
Man: That's fine. I'd rather go out on Saturday. I'll give you a call about the tickets later. Goodbye!
Conversion 3
Man: Well, what do you think of the apartment?
Woman: The bedroom and the kitchen are all right. But the sitting room is too small for us to entertain our friends.
Man: I can't agree more. There isn't evenroom to turn about.
Woman: In spite³ of that, I think the balcony is nice. I like the spacious⁴ balcony.
Man: Do you? So do I.
Woman: Besides, I enjoy the surroundings⁵ very much. It's far away from the crowd and it's quite.
Man: Me, too. Anyway I really love the bedroom. It has an harmonious⁶ color and excellent view.
Woman: Actually on the whole, I think the apartment is quite comfortable.
Man: I agree in principle, but we must take everything into account. For example, the rent.
Woman: Yeah. It is a little high. But I think there is room for bargaining with the landlord⁷.
Man: I hope so. If the price can be lowered. I think we can take the apartment.
Woman: Well. let's try our best to bargain.
Conversion 4
Woman: Hi, Jack⁸. How would you like a dog as a pet?
Man: A dog? My goodness⁹. There's nothing I like less than dogs.
Woman: Why? I think dog is one of the best pets. It is a good guard and it can entertain you.
Man: Oh, no, I have been afraid of dogs since I was a child. I think they are cruel and frightening.
Woman: You must be wrong. Dogs are the best friends of human beings. They are very obedient¹⁰.
Man: Maybe. but I prefer to have a cat.
Woman: The last thing I would like is a cat. They are dirty and lazy. He could never expect a pet cat to catch a mouse.
Man: But they are gentle and pretty. And they can be good partners to their masters.
Woman: We can't persuade each other. Then you can have a cat as a pet . I'll have a dog.
Man: That's a good idea. It's unnecessary for both of us to have dogs as our pets.
Conversion 5
Man: Are you watching the TV series now showing on channel 6?
Woman: No. I have not been watching it. I don't care much for soap operas. They are not just my cup of tea.
Man: None are they mine. They are too confusing and far from reality. But a lot of people enjoy watching them. They say soaps are entertaining.
Woman: Yes. Only two kinds of people like watching soap operas.
Man: Who are they?
Woman: Those who don't have to work and those who have too much work. The formal needs something to help them kill time, and the latter needs something to take their minds off work.
Man: You are exactly right. I prefer news and science programmes.
Woman: Me too. I think they are both informative¹¹ and entertaining.

1 conversion   

n.转化，转换，转变

参考例句：

• He underwent quite a conversion.他彻底变了。
• Waste conversion is a part of the production process.废物处理是生产过程的一个组成部分。

2 buddy   

n.（美口）密友，伙伴

参考例句：

• Calm down,buddy.What's the trouble?压压气，老兄。有什么麻烦吗？
• Get out of my way,buddy!别挡道了，你这家伙！

3 spite   

n.（用于短语）虽然，不顾，尽管

参考例句：

• He has modern ideas in spite of his great age.尽管他年事很高，但思想观念却很入时。
• In spite of his anger,his remarks were restrained.他尽管生气，说的话还是有节制的。

4 spacious   

adj.广阔的，宽敞的

参考例句：

• Our yard is spacious enough for a swimming pool.我们的院子很宽敞，足够建一座游泳池。
• The room is bright and spacious.这房间很豁亮。

5 surroundings   

n.周围的事物(或情况)，环境

参考例句：

• She is not very well tuned into her surroundings. 她不太适应周围的环境。
• The rich man lives in luxurious surroundings.这位富人生活在奢侈的环境中。

6 harmonious   

adj.和睦的，调和的，和谐的，协调的

参考例句：

• Their harmonious relationship resulted in part from their similar goals.他们关系融洽的部分原因是他们有着相似的目标。
• The room was painted in harmonious colors.房间油漆得色彩调和。

7 landlord   

n.地主，房东，(旅店)店主

参考例句：

• He is the landlord of this pub.他是这家酒店的店主。
• He used to be a long - term labourer for a landlord.他早先给地主扛过长活。

8 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。

9 goodness   

n.善良，善行，美德

参考例句：

• Would you have the goodness to turn off the radio?劳驾，请你把收音机关上好不好？
• Thank goodness,we've found a cure for the disease.好了，这病有救了！

10 obedient   

adj.服从的，顺从的

参考例句：

• She is an obedient woman.她是位温顺的女人。
• We're absolutely obedient to the superior.我们绝对服从上级。

11 informative   

adj.提供资料的，增进知识的

参考例句：

• The adverts are not very informative.这些广告并没有包含太多有用信息。
• This intriguing book is both thoughtful and informative.这本引人入胜的书既有思想性又富知识性。