英语口语每天说030

　　30 Preference¹

　　1.Do you like fried² sausages better?

　　2.Do you like pears better than apples?

　　3.Do you prefer the red one or the green one?

　　4.Would you rather stay here or go back home?

　　5.What's your favourite movie star?

　　6.As far as I'm concerned,the best color is red.

　　7.I enjoy watching TV.

　　8.From my point of view, the best choice is to support them.

　　9.I must say I have strong preference for classical³ music.

　　10.Rather than spend hours at the kitchen sink, I prefer to buy a dish washer.

　　Dialouge 1

　　M:Shall we have some soup first?

　　W:No,thank you.I don't like soup.I'd rather have some fruit juice to start with.

　　M:Ok, and what about the main course?Which would you rather have

　　fish or meat?

　　W:Meat, I think.

　　M:Don't you like fish then?

　　W:I do, but I want meat.

　　M:Shall we have some white wine then?

　　W:Yes, but I prefer red wine with meat.

　　M:What would you like for dessert？

　　w:I just want to have a coffe,I think.

　　M:Fine,and after dinner, shall we go to a disco⁴?

　　W:No,thanks.I'd like to go straight home.I'm very tired.

　　Dialogue 2

　　W:I have to go up to London for a couple of days next week.Would

　　you like to come?

　　M:That would be nice.How are you getting there?

　　W:Well,I prefer to go on the train,but I suppose you want me to

　　take the car.

　　M:Oh, I much prefer to go by car,then we don't need to get to

　　the station with our luggage and...

　　W:And I've got to drive.You know I'm not fond of that.I found it much more relaxing to sit in the train.

　　M:Which is more expensive?

　　W:But very much quicker.But I know we'll never agree on this

　　subject.You prefer the car.I prefer the train.

　　M:Have you ever thought of going by express bus?

　　Dialouge 3

　　M:There are so many record players here.That is hard to choose.

　　W:Look at this one.It has a radio and cassette⁵ player and built in speakers.

　　M:I'd rather get one with separated⁶ speakers.They give a clear sound

　　W:Yes, but we shouldn't get any thing too big.Remember it has to

　　fit in with our living room furniture.

　　M:That's right.Now this one looks alright? It's a hetachee or do you prefer this one?It's sony.

　　W:Let's have the salesmen for a demonstration⁷

　　Dialogue 4

　　W:Hello, Kith ,can you and Alice come around this evening?We

　　prefer your coming.

　　M：I think we would be able to make it.What time shall we come?

　　W:About 7 o'clock

　　M:Shall we bring any thing?Some wine?

　　W:No, not really.Just bring yourselves. We would like to your

　　presence⁸.

　　Dialogue 5

　　W:Yes, sir.May I help you?

　　M:Please I'd like a ticket to New York.

　　W:For today?

　　M:No ,early saturday morning.

　　W:We have a flight that we'll put you there at ten AM.Is that ok?

　　M:Nothing earlier?I prefer flight at 9:30.

　　W:I'm afraid not, unless you want a night flight.

　　M:No,exactly not

　　W:How about afternoon?

　　M:Sounds not good.I won't take it .

　　Dialogue 6

　　M:Do you prefer reading or wantching TV?

　　W:Oh, I don't like either.I prefer doing nothing.

　　M:Do you prefer painting or dancing?

　　W:Oh, I prefer painting,really.

　　Dialogue 7

　　W:Are you ready to order?May I suggest a veal⁹

　　M:No, I'll have the fish please.

　　W:The chicken is also nice.

　　M:No, I want the fish.

　　W:Our special tonight is lobster¹⁰.

　　M:Thank you, but I prefer the fish

　　W:Perhaps you'd enjoy the lamb

　　M:No, I like the fish.

　　W:What ever you say?

　　Well,if you accept that, you know ,there have to be shcools.It seems to work fairly¹¹ efficiently¹².Of course, one of our great problems in American is that we have very large calsses and I have preference for ten.Hum, it will be very nice we could reduce that by at least half instead of there being 40 children in class, so that each child gets more individual attention

1 preference   

n.偏爱，优先，优先权，优先的选择

参考例句：

• What is your preference?你有什么嗜好？
• A teacher should not show preference for any one of his pupils.老师不应偏爱任何一个学生。

2 fried   

adj.油煎的；油炒的

参考例句：

• I ate everything fried.所有油炸的我都吃。
• I prefer fried peanuts.我选择炸花生。

3 classical   

adj.古典的；古典文学的；正统派的；古典主义的

参考例句：

• This classical poem is hard to understand.这首古诗很费解。
• She listens to classical music for relaxation.她听古典音乐放松。

4 disco   

n.迪斯科舞厅，迪斯科舞会

参考例句：

• Can you find a disco?你能找到迪斯科舞厅吗？
• Disco was not my scene.我对迪斯科舞不感兴趣。

5 cassette   

n.卡式录音带盒；卡式胶卷盒

参考例句：

• He inserted a cassette into the machine.他把一盒录像带放入机器。
• And let's not forget our cassette player and some tapes.还别忘了带上我们的卡式录音机和一些录音带。

6 separated   

adj.分开的v.分开(separate的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• Her parents are separated but not divorced. 她父母分居但没离婚。
• No child should ever be separated from his mother by force. 绝不能强行使任何一个孩子与母亲分开。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

8 presence   

n.出席；到场；存在

参考例句：

• Her presence lent an air of respectability to the occasion.她的到场使那种场合增添了崇高的气氛。
• His presence is indicative of his willingness to help.他的出席表示他愿意帮忙。

9 veal   

n.小牛肉

参考例句：

• She sauteed veal and peppers,preparing a mixed salad while the pan simmered.她先做的一道菜是青椒煎小牛肉，趁着锅还在火上偎着的机会，又做了一道拼盘。
• Marinate the veal in white wine for two hours.把小牛肉用白葡萄酒浸泡两小时。

10 lobster   

n.龙虾，龙虾肉

参考例句：

• The lobster is a shellfish.龙虾是水生贝壳动物。
• I like lobster but it does not like me.我喜欢吃龙虾，但它不适宜于我的健康。

11 fairly   

adv.公正地，正当地；相当；完全，简直

参考例句：

• I think I was quite fairly treated by the police.我认为警察对我非常公正。
• It fairly destroyed the machine.它将那部机器完全毁了。

12 efficiently   

adv.高效率地，有能力地

参考例句：

• The worker oils the machine to operate it more efficiently.工人给机器上油以使机器运转更有效。
• Local authorities have to learn to allocate resources efficiently.地方政府必须学会有效地分配资源。