和Emily一起练口语（附中英双语字幕）

be busy with..(sth/doing sth)
忙于...He is busy with cleaning the house.
他正忙于打扫房间。
I'm busy with my homework/doing my homework.
我正忙着写作业。

It is convenient/a convenience for sb to do...
对于某人来说，做某事很便利/方便

It is convenient/a convenience for me to drive to the station.
对我来说，开车去车站很方便。

be esential to..

对...来说至关重要

Working experience is esential to this job.

工作经验对于这份工作很重要。

It is reported that...

据报道...

It is reported that

 the prince and the princess will get married next month.

据报道，王子和公主下个月要结婚了。

经典对话

A: Hi, Jessica. Long time no see. How are you all keeping?

杰西卡，好久不见，一切都还好吗？

How are you all keeping用于打招呼，表示“你最近怎么样？你身体好吗？”

B: Not bad. I'm busy with decorating the coffeeshop. I'm exhausted, but it is nearly finished.

还不错，我正忙装修咖啡店，真是快累死了，还好就快完成了。

exhausted表示“疲惫的；精疲力尽的”，相当于“very tired”

A: Congratulations. I heard the coffee shop is near the park, it is a great convenience for most people.

祝贺你。我听说咖啡店在公园附近，这对于大多数人来说是一种极大的方便。

B: Do you like drinking coffee?

你喜欢喝咖啡吗？

A: Of course. Coffee is a good thing that can make my brain work. 

当然了，咖啡是个好东西，能让我的大脑保持清醒。

B: Yes. What kind of coffee do you prefer? The white coffee or black coffee?

是啊，你更喜欢哪种咖啡，白咖啡还是清咖啡？

prefer表示“更喜欢...”，比如“Which do you prefer?你更喜欢哪个？”

white coffee指加牛奶的咖啡；black coffee指不加牛奶或糖的咖啡

A: The black coffee. But my wife likes the white coffee with two sugars. What kind of coffee have you got?

清咖啡，但是我妻子更喜欢加两块糖的白咖啡。你们的咖啡厅都有什么咖啡啊？

B: We have espresso, cappuccino, latte, skinny latte and Americano.

我们有意式浓缩咖啡，卡布奇诺咖啡，拿铁咖啡，脱脂拿铁咖啡，还有美式咖啡。

A: Are you kidding me? You have so many choices. But environment is essential to a coffee shop.

你不是开玩笑吧？这么多种啊，但是环境对于咖啡店来说是很重要的。

B: You're right. A café can give people a comfortable environment. 

对呀，一家好的咖啡馆能给人一个舒适的环境。

A: Hmm, maybe. It is reported that drinking coffee is good for health. 

或许吧。据报道，喝咖啡对健康是有益的。

B: Drinking coffee is not harmful, and in some cases may have benefits. 

喝咖啡不仅无害，而且在某种情况下还有益处。

praise赞扬；夸赞

praise sb for sth

因为某事夸赞某人

The manager praised Tom for his hard work.

经理夸赞汤姆工作努力。

The manager didn't have a word of praise for me.
经理没有一句夸奖我的话。

Tom said that he didn't deserve such praise.

汤姆说他当不起这样的夸奖。

I have praised Mary to her face.

我已经当面表扬玛丽了。

to her face表示“当面”

经典对话

A: Hello, sir. Melody told me you're looking for me. How can I help you?

您好先生。麦乐迪告诉我您在找我，有什么事可以为您效劳吗？

B: Yes, I'd like to talk with you about your recent performance. Firstly, you tell something about your recent job.

是的，我想跟你谈谈你最近的工作表现，你先简单说说你最近的工作吧。

B: All right. In this month, I received one hundred groups of clients and made efforts to overfulfill all sales performance.

好的。在这一个月里，我接待了100组客户，努力超额完成了所有的销售任务。

overfulfill表示“超额完成”

A: Good job. I always hear that you often work overtime after work. You must be a model employee in our company.

干的不错，我总是听说你经常下班之后加班，你在我们公司绝对是一个模范员工。

B: Thank you for your compliment. I still have a lot of things to learn. 

谢谢您的夸奖，我仍然还有很多需要学习的地方。

A: You're very modest, that's a good point. Modesty helps one advance, whereas conceit makes one fall behind. 

你很谦虚，这点不错。谦虚使人进步，骄傲使人落后。

whereas表示“然而”

B: It's nothing. You're flattering me.

哪里，您过奖了。

A: I wish you could talk with Peter in private. Not only is he often late for work, but he is also a lazy man.

我希望你能和彼得在私下谈谈，他不仅上班经常迟到，而且是一个爱偷懒的人。

in private表示“私下地”

B: He is a bit of a loafer.

他是有一点儿游手好闲。

A: I hope you can help him correct these mistakes.

我希望你能帮助他改正这些错误。

B: I will do my best to help him and others become model employees. 

我会尽力帮助他和其他人成为模范员工。

ask for leave

请假

May I ask for leave tomorrow?

我明天能请假吗？

Could you ask for leave for me? I need to go home.

你能帮我请假吗？我需要回家。

turn down

拒绝

I thanked him for the offer but turned it down.

我感谢了他的好意，但是拒绝了。

I turned down his invitation.

我拒绝了他的要求。

经典对话：

A: Good afternoon, Tim. I asked for leave this morning, could you tell me something about the meeting in the morning?下午好，蒂姆。今天早上我请假了，你能告诉我关于早上开会的事宜吗？

B: Certainly. On the whole, the meeting was quite successful. There was a lively discussion on each subject. 当然了。本次会议整体上还是比较成功的，每一个议题都进行了热烈的讨论。

A: Sounds great. I regret not taking part in the meeting. I am very concerned about whether the previous resolutions have been passed. 听起来很不错，我很后悔没有参加这次会议，我很关心是否通过了之前的决议。

B: Some resolutions have been passed and others need to be discussed at another meeting tomorrow.有一些通过了，还有一些需要明天再开个会讨论一下。

A: Do you mean to have another meeting again?你的意思说要再开一个会？

B: Yes, you can go and see Nancy's minutes, very detailed, so that you can familiarize yourself with the contents of the meeting. 是的，你可以去看一下南希的会议记录，非常详细，这样你就可以熟悉会议内容了。minute除了表示“片刻，分钟”，还可以表示“会议记录”
familiarize/fəˈmɪliəraɪz/表示“使熟悉”

A: Nancy? The secretary of our general manager?Nancy？总经理秘书吗？

B: Yes. Her office is on the third floor to the left. 是的，她的办公室在三楼，左手边。

A: But I don't know her very well. Is it possible that she will lend it to me?但是我跟她不太熟悉，她会借给我吗？

B: Don't worry. She is easy to get along with and very helpful. Just have a try, she won't turn you down.别担心，她很好相处，而且很乐于助人。去试试吧，她应该不会拒绝你的。

A: I hope so.但愿如此。

B: If you need any help, just let me know.如果你需要帮忙，就告诉我。

A: Thank you. 谢谢。

be absent from

缺席

He has been absent from work for three days.

他已经三天没来上班了。

be entitled to

使有权做

Everyone is entitled to give their own opinions.

每个人都有权发表自己的看法。

经典对话

A: Hello, Nick. Could you tell me if there are any special rules in our company?

你好，尼克。你能告诉我公司的一些特别规定吗？

B: Sure. The working time is from nine to five. Don't be late or absent from work. You should report your work to manager Wang every week. 

当然可以，工作时间是从早上九点到下午五点，不要迟到或者旷工。你每周要向王经理汇报工作。

report...to...表示“向...汇报”

A: Is there anything else? What about my salary?

还有别的吗？我的薪水怎么样？

B: There is a strict and reasonable salary standard in our company. You can get your salary on the 10th day of every month. Benefits are paid according to the employee's length of service and the employee's past attendance record. 

在我们公司有严格又合理的工资制度。你可以在每月的十号领到你的薪水。福利是根据员工的服务年限和考勤记录发放的。

A: Thank you for telling me about this. Would you mind telling me something else, such as attendance record, the holidays and how to ask for leave. 

谢谢你告诉我这些，你不介意告诉我其他的事吗？比如考勤，假期以及如何请假。

ask for leave表示“请假”

B: All employees seem to ask the same question and I can understand. In addition to the important holidays and weekends, there are three days off a month. 

所有的新员工似乎都问同样的问题，我能理解。除了重要的假期和周末，每月还有三天的假期。

in addition to表示“除了”，相当于“besides”

A: How about the annual leave?

年假呢？

B: After working for a year, you're entitled to a week's annual leave. 

工作满一年之后，你就有资格享受一周的年假。

A: I see, thank you very much. 

我明白了，非常感谢。

B: You're welcome. 

不客气。

dismiss

（尤指因做错事）使免职，将...解职

He has been dismissed from his job for incompetence.

他因无法胜任工作而被解职。

axe（美亦作ax）

He has been axed from the team.

他被团队开除了。

lay off

开除；罢免

The factory is going to lay off many workers.

工厂打算裁员。

经典对话

A: Hello, John. Could you come to my office?

你好，约翰，能来一下我的办公室吗？

B: Sure. I'm just coming. Mr green, what can I do for you?

当然，我马上就来格林先生，请问您找我有什么事吗？

A: Have a seat, please. The staff in your department are pretty good. Everyone is working hard, these are all inseparable from your management. 

请坐。你们部门的员工都很努力，每个人都在认真的工作，这些都离不开你的管理。

B: It's nothing. We also need to improve sales performance in every month to create greater value for the company. 

这没什么，我们还需要提高每个月的销售业绩，为公司创造更大的价值。

A: Our business has been going down sharply in the past few months and we have to lay off some staff members. 

我们的业务在过去几个月里急剧下降，我们不得不裁减一些工作人员。

B: Do you mean to cut staff in our department?

你的意思是说在我们部门裁减人员吗？

A: Yes, I'm sorry to tell you the news. Although you have been working very hard, your department's performance is not very good. 

是的，很抱歉告诉你这个消息，虽然你们一直都很努力，但是你们部门的业绩一直不好。

B: I'm among the people who have to go?

我也是其中一员吗？

A: As a sales manager, you have not increased our sales.

作为销售经理，你没有增加我们的销售量。

B: You know, I've always been very conscientious. This job is especially important to me. I was counting on it to feed my family.

你是知道的，我一直都很尽职尽责。这份工作对我来说很重要，我还指望他养活我的家人呢。

A: I'm so sorry, but this is the board's decision, there's nothing I can do.

我真的很抱歉，但这是董事会的决定，我也无能为力。

B:  All right. I try to accept the fact. 

好吧，我尽量接受这个事实。

Jason was late for work because of the traffic jam. 

由于交通堵塞，约翰上班迟到了。

traffic jam
交通堵塞

I'm so sorry for being late. 

很抱歉我迟到了。

Why are you always late for work. 

你为什么总是上班迟到？

I'm sorry. I misjudged the time. 

很抱歉，我时间看错了。

misjudge

对...判断错误；看错

Our company is not allowed to clock on late or clock off early. 

我们公司不允许迟到早退。

be(not) allowed to do（不）被允许做某事

clock on上班打卡

clock off下班打卡

经典对话

A: John, you're late this morning. Why are you always late for work?

约翰，你今天早上迟到了，你为什么总是上班迟到？

B: I'm sorry to be late for work. There was a traffic accident in a city square this morning, I'm stuck on the road.

很抱歉上班迟到了。今天在城市广场发生了交通事故，我被困在路上了。

be stuck表示“被困住”

A: You always have a good reason for being late. But you should call the manager in advance to explain your situation, it really burns him up.

你迟到总是有一个很好的理由。但是你应该给经理提前打个电话，说明一下自己的情况，这件事的确激怒经理了。

burn sb up表示“使某人生气”

B: Really? I don't want to be late either. But my house is too far from the office. I get up at six o'clock every morning, I think I need to get up at five o'clock from tomorrow. 

真的吗？我也不愿意迟到，但是我家离公司太远了，我每天早上六点就起床了，我想从明天开始我需要五点起床。

A: According to company regulations, if you're late more than three times a month, you will be fired.

公司规定，如果你一个月内迟到超过三次，你就会被开除。

B: Yes, you're right. I have been late three times. I don't want to be fired. What should I do?

是的，没错，我已经迟到三次了，我不想被开除，我该怎么办呢？

A: You should go to the manager's office to explain. You have to be prepared to be quarrelled by him. 

你应该去找经理好好解释，你得做好被他大吵一顿的准备。

B: I know. I swear I won't be late again. 

我知道了，我发誓再也不迟到了。

A: You should have realized this long ago. Don't worry, perhaps the situation is not as bad as we thought. 

你早就应该意识到这样。不要担心，或许情况没有我们想得那么糟糕。

B: When do you think I should go to the manager's office?

你觉得我什么时候去经理办公室合适？

A: After the morning meeting.

早会结束以后。

实用短语

major in...

专业是...

I major in administrative management.

我的专业是行政管理。

graduate from...

毕业于...

I graduated from Harvard University.

我毕业于哈佛大学。

be good at..

擅长...

I am good at analyzing the market.

我擅长分析市场。

be proficient in…

在...方面非常精通

She's proficient in several languages.

她精通几种语言。

I believe I'm a good fit for...company as the...position.

我相信我适合在...公司做...职位

I believe I'm a good fit for the PG company as the Department Assistant position.

我相信我适合在PG公司做部门助理这个职位。

I believe I can do a great job as your...

我相信我在...职位上会有出色表现

I believe I can do a great job as your department assistant.

我相信我能在部门助理职位上有出色表现

下面是一些套用的关于技能的回答

经典对话

A: Could you introduce yourself to me?

你能介绍一下你自己吗？

B: Yes. My name is Tim and I major in business administration. I was born in 1985. And I graduated from university of California.

可以，我的名字叫蒂姆，专业是商务管理，我出生于1985年，毕业于加州大学

A: What kind of work do you do in the previous company?

你在之前的公司从事什么样的工作？

B: I have been a manager in a productive department. 

我做过生产部门的经理

A: Could you tell me about your performance?

能跟我说说你的业绩吗？

B: Sure. I introduced a new product line that increased the output. The company has also reduced its labor costs by a great deal.

当然，我曾经引进了一个新的生产线，从而提高了产量，公司也减少了很多的劳动成本

A: What are your professional skills?

你的专业技能是什么？

B: I'm good at computer, proficiency in Microsoft word or Microsoft Excel.

我擅长电脑，熟悉微软word和Excel

A: In your resume. I know that you have worked in PG company for three years. Could you tell me why you want to leave your present company?

从你的简历中，我知道你已经在PPG公司工作了三年，能告诉我为什么想离开你现在的公司吗？

B: My present company offers me a low salary. In addition, in the department we also often work overtime, I feel that this has greatly affected the quality of my life.

现在的公司给我很低的薪水，除此之外部门也是经常加班，我觉得这严重影响了我的生活质量

A: All right. We'll call you if we decide to employ you.

好的，如果我们决定录用，你会给你打电话的

B: Thank you very much.

非常感谢。

A: Not at all. 

不客气。

Certificate

/sərˈtɪfɪkeɪt/

证书；结业证书

a birth/marriage/death certificate

出生/结婚/死亡证明

How many honorary certificates do you have?

How many honorary certificates have you got?

你拿过多少个荣誉证书？

Have you ever got any honorary certificates in college?

你在大学拿过一些荣誉证书吗？

Have you got a computer certificate?

你有计算机证书吗？

经典对话

A: Could you give me a brief introduction for yourself?你能简单介绍一下你自己吗？

B: Alright. I am Linda. I major in English. I live at 66 king St. I graduated from London university in 2009.

可以。我叫琳达，英语专业。我住在国王街66号，2009年毕业于伦敦大学。

A: London university is really a great university. Have you ever got any honorary certificates in college?

伦敦大学的确是一所很棒的大学，你在大学里获得过荣誉证书吗？

B: I have received more than ten honorary certificates, such as the outstanding young graduates, three goods outstanding students, outstanding class cadres and so on. 

我获得了十多个荣誉证书，比如优秀毕业生，优秀三好学生，优秀班干部等等。

A: Pretty good. It seems that your college experience is very rich. Which honorary certificate do you think you're most proud of?

那相当不错，看来你的大学经历很丰富，你觉得你最自豪的是哪个荣誉证书？

B: The outstanding young graduates. It's hard to get the certificate. 

优秀毕业生，这个证书很难获得。

A: Well, why did you choose our company?

好的，你为什么选择我们公司？

B: I believe the development prospect of your company. I think I can make better progress in your company.

我相信贵公司的发展前景，我认为我可以在贵公司得到更好的发展。

A: All right. Is there anything you want to know about our company?

好的，关于我们公司，你有什么想知道的吗？

B: Does the new employee require training?

新员工需要培训吗？

A: Of course. The training will last one month. 

当然，需要培训将持续一个月。

B: That would be great. 

那真是太好了。

get along with

与...和睦相处

Did you get along with your colleagues?

你和你的同事相处的好吗？

It's impossible to get along with him.

根本无法跟他和睦相处。

major in

专业是...

I majored in Business English when I was in college.

我在大学时主攻商务英语。

经典对话

A: Hello, is this your first day to our company?

你好，你是第一天来上班吗？

B: Yes. Nice to meet you.

是的，见到你很高兴。

A: Nice to meet you too. What's your name?

我也很高兴见到你，你叫什么名字？

B: Allow me to make an introduction of myself. My name is Wilson and I graduated from California university. It's really my honor to have the opportunity to work with you.

允许我介绍一下我自己，我叫威尔森，毕业于加州大学，有机会能和你一起工作，我感到很荣幸。

make an introduction of..表示“做...的介绍”

A: You look easy to get along with. It's my pleasure to meet you here. Which department do you belong to?

你看起来很容易相处，很高兴能够认识你，你是哪一个部门的？

B: The human resources department. I majored in human resources in college. I want to be able to engage in professional-related positions. What about you?

人力资源部门，我大学学习的是人力资源专业，我希望能从事与专业相关的工作，你呢？

A: I'm also a member in human resources department. It seems that we come together as if by predestination. 

我也是人力资源部门的，看来我们两个真的比较有缘。

predestination意思是“命运；宿命”的意思

B: Yeah, you're right. I have many hobbies, such as singing, reading, dancing and go hiking. What about you?

是的，没错，我有很多爱好，比如唱歌读书跳舞和徒步旅行，你呢？

A: In my spare time, I would like to go fishing.

在我空闲的时间，我喜欢去钓鱼。

B: I hope to have a chance to go fishing with you in the future.

我希望将来能够有机会和你一起去钓鱼。

A: No problem, I can show you around our company later.

没问题，我一会儿可以带你参观一下我们的公司。

B: That's great. I am new here, please kindly give me your advice.

那太好了，我是新来的，请多指教。

A: If you need any help, just let me know.

如果你有什么需要，尽管告诉我。

B: It's really nice of you. 

你人真是太好了。

soulmate
灵魂伴侣；知音
I won't settle if he isn't my soulmate.
如果他不是我的“唯一”，我不会安定下来的。

engaged

已订婚的

/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/

Mary was engaged to Joe.

玛丽和乔订婚了。

propose

/prəˈpəʊz/

求婚

propose to sb

向某人求婚

He proposed to me.

他向我求婚了。

meant to be with each other/be perfect for each other

天生一对

经典对话

A: Have you heard the big news?

你听说那个特大新闻了吗？

B: What big news?

什么特大新闻？

A: Olivia and Nicholas are engaged. He proposed to her last night at a fancy restaurant.

奥利维亚和尼古拉斯订婚了，他昨晚在一家高级餐厅向她求婚了。

B: I didn't even know they were dating.

我压根就不知道他们俩在约会。

A: After Nicholas' ex-girlfriend cheated on him, they realized that they had a great friendship and that maybe they were meant to be with each other.

尼古拉斯的前女朋友背叛了他之后，他们才意识到彼此的友情有多深后，对方才是自己的那个人。

B: They really are perfect for each other. I can't think of a better matched couple than them.

他们俩真是天生一对，真是再没有什么人比他俩更般配了。

A: I heard that they're planning to have an extravagant wedding ceremony in a church with a reception in an expensive restaurant on the lake. 

我听说他们打算在教堂办一场豪华的婚礼，还在湖边的一家高级餐厅订了酒席。

B: Have they asked anyone to be in a wedding party yet?

他们还有没有请人参加他们的婚礼？

A: I think Nicholas asked Jack to be his best man and olivia asked Kate to be her maid of honor. 

我想尼古拉斯会邀请杰克做伴郎。奥利维亚会邀请凯特做伴娘。

B: It sounds like they've done a lot of planning in a very short time. Have they decided where they're going to go for their honeymoon?

好像他俩在很短的时间里策划了很多事情，他们决定去哪里度蜜月了吗？

A: I haven't heard where they will go yet, but I bet you they'll go to a beach somewhere. You know how they both love surfing.

这个倒还没有听说，不过我敢打赌肯定会去海边。你知道的，他们俩有多喜欢冲浪。

B: You know most people find it difficult to find their soulmate, but they've made it seem extremely easy. 

要知道，想找个心灵相通的伴侣有多难，可是他们俩好像手到擒来。