第十一课情景对话Dialogue 1A: Thank you for calling Bell Atlantic telephone company.How may I help you?谢谢你给贝尔大西洋电话公司的电话。

有什么可以帮到你的吗？B: Yeah,I've got a real problem here.My last phone bill was for $1,493. 我这里的确出了点问题。

我上个月的电话费是1493美元。

A: Is this amount incorrect?话费不对吗？B: You bet it's incorrect.It says here that I made nine calls to Shanghai.当然不对。

它这里说我打了9个到上海的电话。

A: And you did not make those calls? 你有没有打过那些电话，是吗？B: I repair motorboats.Why would I call Japan?我是修摩托艇的。

我打到日本干嘛去？A: Shanghai is in China,sir,not Japan. 上海是在中国，而不是在日本，先生。

B: Whatever I don't care.I just want to get this mess straightened out.管他呢，我无所谓。

我只想把事情搞清楚。

A: Wait just one moment and I'll transfer you to a manager.请稍等，让我给你转到经理那儿。

B: Okay.Good.好的。

Dialogue 2A: I hate this weather.我讨厌这鬼天气。

B: I think it's kind of nice.I like the rain.我觉得不错啊，我喜欢下雨。

A: I don't.It's depressing and it's wet. 我不喜欢下雨。

既压抑又潮湿。

B: Of course,it's wet.It's rain.Would you prefer dry rain?让然会潮湿了，下雨嘛。

难道你想要干雨吗？A: Very funny.真逗。

B: Just enjoy it.At least we're not stuck in it outside.说笑而已。

至少我们没有被困在外面。

A: Well,I wanted to go out jogging today.我今天本来是想到外面慢跑的。

B: Go ahead.It's just a little rain.It won't hurt you.你就去吧，只是一点小雨而已。

它不会淋湿你的。

A: Have you ever heard of the flu?I'll get sick.你听说流感了吗？我会得病的。

B: You're always complaining.你老是在抱怨。

A: There's a lot to complain about.有大把事可抱怨的。

B: I think that's pretty sad.I try to be happy when I can.我觉得那真让人感到悲哀。

而我总会尽量让自己高兴点。

Dialogue 3A: Cole,have you finished your homework?科尔，你完成作业了吗？B: Yes,Dad.Can I go out now?完成了，爸爸。

我现在可以出去了吗？A: What do you mean?You're grounded for this week.你这是什么意思？你这个星期是要呆在家里的。

B: Yeah,and it sucks.对啊，真该死。

A: Keep using language like that and you'll be grounded for two weeks.你再说那样的话，你就两个星期不准出去。

B: I hate not being able to go play basketball.我讨厌不能出去打篮球。

A: Maybe you'll think about that next time you want t get into a fight at school.也许下次你在学校打架的时候就会先想一想了。

B: I told you the other kid started it.He called me names.我告诉过你是另一个家伙惹我的。

他骂我呢。

A: You could have ignored him.We're already had this conversation.你可以不管他。

我们已经说过这些了。

B: This isn't fair.这不公平。

A: Life not fair.Is there anything else you want to say?生活就是不公平的。

你还有什么要说的吗？B: No,I'm going back to my room.没有了。

我这就回房去。

Dialogue 4A: Here,have a beer.How was work? 这里来杯啤酒。

工作怎么样？B: It sucked.The new boss is a real tyrant.真该死。

那新老板可真够专制的。

A: Oh,yeah? How come?是吗？从何说起？B: Doesn't even get me started on that subject.Let's just say I have had it up to here withthis guy.不要叫我开始那个话题。

我只想说我实在受不了那家伙了。

A: That bad ,huh?那真糟糕。

B: You'd better believe it.He has me doing so many useless takes.你最好相信我。

他老是叫我做很多毫无价值的事情。

A: I feel bad for you.我替你感到难过。

B: I'm not getting paid enough to take this abuse.我受这样的折磨，却没有多少报酬。

A: Is anything going good?有什么好消息么？B: Not today.Not until I have another beer or two anyways.今天没有。

也许等我再喝一两杯就会有吧。

A: I hear that.我明白。

B: Just hand me anotherone,buddy,and I'll be a little better.兄弟，给我再来一杯，我会好一些的。

Dialogue 5 A: Who's at the door?谁在门外？B: Baltimore PoliceDepartment,sir.Can I come in?巴尔的摩警察局，先生。

我可以进来吗？A: Oh,yes,officer,of course.Is something wrong?哦，当然可以，长官。

有什么不对劲吗？B: We received a complaint from some of your neighbors.我们接到了你邻居的投诉。

A: I can't imagine why.我想不出为什么。

B: Were you moving your front lawn naked this morning,sir?你今天早上是不是没穿衣服就在你家前院的草坪割草，先生？A: Is it a sin to cut my grass?难道割草也犯法吗？B: It is if you've doing it naked.赤身裸体，那就是犯法的。

A: It's very hot out today.今天外面非常热。

B: I'm going to have to place you under arrest.我必须拘捕你。

A: Can I put some clothes on first?我能先穿好衣服吗？B: Please do.可以。

Dialogue 6A: Luke,come into my office.What can I do for you?卢克，进来我的办公室。

有什么可以帮到你的吗？B: Well,sir,I've got a real problem with one of my coworkers.我与我的一位同事合作有点问题。

A: If my employeesare having problems.I want to know about it.如果我的员工有什么问题，我很想知道。

B: Good.It's Elmer,sir.He interferes with my work.那就好了。

是尔马，先生。

他干扰我工作。

A: I don't like to hear that.What does he do?我真不喜欢听到那个。

他做了些什么？B: He keeps taking my paper clips.他老是拿我的回形针。

A: What? Did I hear you correctly?什么？我么听错吧？B: He goes to my desk when I'm not around and steals paperclips.Especially the redones.他趁我不在的时候到我的桌子上偷我的回形针，尤其是红色的那些。

A: Especially the red ones?尤其是红色的那些？B: Yes,sir.They're my favorite.I can't work without them.是的，先生。

那是我最喜欢的。

没有那些回形针我就不能工作。

A: Luke,that is the stupidest thing I have ever head.Get out of my office. 卢克，那是我所听过的最荒唐的事情。

你可以从我的办公室出去了。

B: But sir.I can't work like this.但是先生，我不能这样工作。