地道英语对话：Calling the Water Company(2)

A: Am I speaking with someone¹ from the water company²?
B: Yes. Can I assist³ you with something?
A: I certainly⁴ hope⁵ so.
B: What’s the problem⁶?
A: I will be moving into a new house in a few⁷ days
B: What exactly⁸ do you need my help with?
A: I’ll need you to turn the water on in my house.
B: What day are you moving in?
A: I’m moving in this Saturday.
B: We can help you with that.
A: Do I need to give you any information⁹?
B: You need to give me your full name, social¹⁰, and the address of your new house.

 

1 someone   

pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
• Someone wants to see her.有人找她。

2 company   

n.公司

参考例句：

• Is this your company?这是你的公司吗？
• Which company was that?那是哪家公司？

3 assist   

vt.协助，帮助，促进；vi.帮忙，参加

参考例句：

• He asked us to assist him in carrying through their plan.他要我们帮助他实施他们的计划。
• We'll assist at your wedding.我们将出席你们的婚礼。

4 certainly   

adv.当然，无疑；一定，肯定，必定

参考例句：

• He is certainly a hero!他无疑是个英雄！
• Some people certainly think so.有些人肯定会这么认为。

5 hope   

vt.希望，期望；vi.希望，期待；n.希望，期望

参考例句：

• We hope you can come.我们希望你能来。
• Hope you'll enjoy yourself there.愿您度过愉快的一天。

6 problem   

n.问题；难题

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• This problem is too hard for me to solve.这个问题太难，我解决不了。

7 few   

adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的

参考例句：

• There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
• I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。

8 exactly   

adv.准确地；严格地

参考例句：

• What I want is exactly this one.我要的就是这一个。
• I beg your pardon,what you say is not exactly correct.对不起，你说的话并不完全对。

9 information   

n.起诉；信息，消息；知识；报告，通知，情报

参考例句：

• I hope the information I gave you was helpful.我希望我给你的消息对你有所帮助。
• We must get further information.我们必须获得更多的消息。

10 social   

adj.社会的，群居的，社团的

参考例句：

• The ant is a social insect.蚂蚁是一种群居昆虫。
• As a social worker,she does a lot of work.作为一个社会工作者，她做了大量的工作。