起床

Hey, honey, it’s time to wake up and get out of bed.
中文=嘿, 亲爱的, 该醒醒并起床啦.
Do I have to get up now?
中文=我一定要现在起床吗?
You’d better get up, or you’ll be late.
中文=你最好现在起床, 不然你就会迟到嘞.
What are you talking about? My alarm hasn’t even gone off yet.
中文=你在说啥?我闹钟都还没响
Yes, it did. It went off thirty minutes ago. You slept right through it. You’re like a dead person while you sleep.
中文=它响过了. 它三十分钟前就响过了. 你睡过头了. 你睡得像个死人
I must have slept right through it.
中文=我一定是睡过头了.
Rise and shine! Sleeepyhead!
中文=太阳晒屁股啦! 贪睡虫!
Just let me sleep five more minutes.
中文=就让我再多睡五分钟嘛.
The early bird gets the worm.
中文=早起的鸟儿有虫吃.
I know, I know. But I don’t want any worms.
中文=我晓得, 我晓得. 但是我不想要任何虫子.
Haha! If you don’t make an effort now, later on it’ll be a lot thougher for you.
中文=哈哈, 如果你现在不努力一把, 等一哈之后, 对于你来说就更加艰难了.

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睡觉

It’s time for bed.
中文=是时候睡觉了哈.
But I’m not sleepy, honey. Can I Stay up and watch more TV?
中文=但是我一点也不困, 亲爱的. 我能再熬夜并且看多一点电视吗?
It’s already past eleven. You have school tomorrow. You’ll be sleepy all day tomorrow if you don’t sleep well tonight.
中文=已经超过十一点了. 你明天还要上学. 你明天会很困的如果你今晚不睡好的话.
I know, but I promise I won’t be sleepy tomorrow. I work really hard.
中文=我晓得, 但我保证明天不困. 我学习很用功的.
Don’t you have exams comming up soon? I’m sure you can spend more time preparing for those.
中文=你不是有个考试马上就要来了吗? 我确信你能花更多时间在它们上面.
Oh, I nearly forgot the exams.
中文=噢, 我几乎忘记了考试了.
You do well in math, but your history is not good enough. Am I right?
中文=你在数学上做的不错, 但你的历史还不够好. 我说的对吗?
Yeah, I guess so, maybe I could go to sleep now and get up early to review the lessons tomorrow.
中文=是哈, 我觉得是这样, 也许我可以现在去睡觉并且明天起早点复习课程.
An excellent idea, work now and play later.
中文=好主意, 先工作后玩耍.
I know you’re right, school is more important than TV. But can I watch one more show then go to bed?
中文=我知道你是对的, 上学比电视重要. 但是我能再多看一个节目再去床上吗?
No, now is bedtime.
中文=不行, 现在是睡觉时间.

打电话-Making a Telephone Call

Good morning. This is Wilson association.
中文=早上好，这里是威尔逊协会
This is Brown speaking. I’d like to speak to Mr.Thomas.
中文=我是布朗，我想和托马斯先生通话.
I’m sorry, but Mr.Thomas left here just a few minutes ago.
中文=很抱歉，托马斯先生刚在几分钟前离开了这里.
I’ve been trying to call him for the last ten minutes.
之前十分钟我一直都在给他打电话.
But your line was busy. Will he be back soon?
中文=但总是占线，他很快能回来吗？
I’m afraid not. He is away for the rest of the day.
中文=恐怕不能，他今天一天都不在.
Is there any other way I can reach him?
中文=还有别的方法能联系他吗?
I’m afraid not. He has gone out of this town on business. May I take a message?
中文=恐怕不行，他出差了，我可以捎个口信吗？
I have a business appointment with him at 10 o’clock tomorrow morning. But I’m afraid I can’t make it.
中文=明天上午10点我和他有个上午约会，我恐怕不能参加了.
Would you like to make another appointment?
中文=您想另外再约个时间吗？
Unfortunately, I’m leaving here unexpectedly, and I may be away for several days.
中文=遗憾的是，我凑巧有事要办，可能要出去几天.
I see. I’ll tell Mr.Thomas that you’ve called.
中文=我明白了，我会告诉托马斯先生您来过电话.
Thank you.
中文=谢谢.

接电话-Answering the Telephone

Hello? Who is speaking?
中文=你好，哪位？
Hello! THis is John. I want to speak to Linda.
中文=喂，我是约翰.我想找琳达.
This is her.
中文=这就是她（我就是）.
Hi, Linda. I’m just calling to invite you to a dinner party tomorrow evening.
中文=我打电话是想邀请你参加明天晚上的一个宴会.
Really? What time and where?
中文=真的吗？什么时候，在哪里?
7:30 pm, at Longding Chinese restaurant. I’ll be at your place at 7:00 to pick you up if you need a ride.
中文=晚上七点半，龙鼎中餐厅，要是你需要搭车的话，我会在七点的时候去你那里接你.
Yes, please. I’ll need a ride. I’ll be waiting for you then.
中文=好的，那请你来接我吧.到时我在家等你.
See you tomorrow at 7:00. Make sure you dress a little formally. I heard the restaurant is kind of upscale.
中文=明天七点见，一定穿得正式点，我听说那家餐厅比较上档次
Thank you. See you then.
中文=谢谢，到时见.

关于时间-About the time

What time is it?
ten to nine.(8:50)
Your watch is ten minutes slow. So it should be nine sharp(9:00). I’m gonna be late again. What will my excuse be this time? We should’ve set the alarm for seven thirty(7:30).
Don’t cry over spilt milk. Honey, could you stay with me a few more minutes?
What? Why? What’s wrong with you?
I just hate being alone at home with nothing to do but listen to the clock ticking. It’s so lonely and boring. My sickness makes it worse. When will I recover?
You’ll be fine in a couple of months. Just be patient. I’ve got to go to work now or I’ll be late.
You only care about your work.
Sorry, baby. You’re everything to me. All I do is for this family.
Stay just a few minutes longer, okay?
Ok. I’ll leave at nine fifteen(9:15). Is that all right?
Yes.
I’ll spend more time with you in the future, honey.
Thank you.

回家后-After Getting Home

Home at last. Tonight we have a lot of homework though.
Are you saying we don’t have time to watch our favorite show tonight? Jane, you know I really don’t like our teacher all that much. He gives far too much homework. He criticizes me in front of everyone all the time.
Tell the truth, I don’t really like hime either. He’s kind of boring and not very active. He always looks unhappy too.
Yes, and he also …
Do you think we should be talking about him like this behind his back?
Probably not. After all he is our teacher. We should try to find something nice to say. If you can’t say something nice you shouldn’t say anything at all.
I absolutely agree. It’s getting dark. We should finish our homework now.
All right. I want to take a shower first. I’m exhausted!

Falling into love

I saw Lily for the first time and felt like I had been struck by lightning. She is the girl of my dreams. I have a date with her on Friday. but I really can’t decide what to do. Any other ideas?
What about taking her for a dinner or a movie?
Not bad. Any other ideas?
Well, there’s a play on campus this weekend.
Good idea. That way she’ll think that I have culture. Do you have any other suggestions?
What’s the matter with these ideas?
They are good, but I still need a few more.
What about going on a picnic?
Cool, but what if the weather isn’t ideal?
You could take her to the art museum or a cafe. Certainly I must have come up with something you can use. How do you like the ideas i’ve given you?
They’re all good.