三十二、About Decisions 關於決定 466. It’s up to you. 由你決定。 467. You have the final say. 你說了算。 468. She insists that it doesn’t matter. 她堅持說那沒關係。 469. He’s made up his mind to quit his job. 他已決定辭去他的工作。 470. I’ve decided not to sell the house. 我決定不賣房子了。 471. I’m determined to leave. 我決意要走了。 472. Have you decided? 你決定了嗎？ 473. No, I haven’t decided yet. 不，還沒有。 474. I’ve changed my mind. 我改注意了。 475. It’s still undecided. 還沒決定。 476. Don’t hesitate any more. 別在猶豫了。 477. Give me a definite answer, please. 請給個明確的答覆。 478. It’s really hard to make a decision. 挺難做決定的。 479. I’m always making resolutions, like giving up smoking. 我總在做出決定，比如戒菸。 480. Don’t shilly-shally. / Don’t dilly-dally. 別猶豫不決。 三十三、Traveling 旅遊 481. Do you like traveling? 你喜歡旅遊嗎？ 482. Yes, I’ve just come back from Scotland. 是的，我剛從蘇格蘭回來。 483. How did you get there? 你怎麼去的？ 484. I got there by plane. 我坐飛機去的。 485. Where did you visit? 你去參觀了哪些地方？ 486. I only had time to visit Edinburgh. 我只有時間去愛丁堡。 487. How did you like it? 你喜歡那兒嗎？ 488. It’s fantastic. 那兒棒極了。 489. Why did you go there? 你爲什麼去那兒？ 490. I went there on business. 我出差到那兒。 491. And do you have friends there? 你在那兒有朋友嗎？ 492. Yes, a lot of friends. 是的，很多。 493. You must have enjoyed yourself. 你一定玩的很開心。 494. Yes, and I took many pictures. 是的，我還照了好多照片。 495. Please let me see them. 讓我看看。 三十四、About Shopping 關於購物 496. Will you go shopping with me? 你跟我去買東西嗎？ 497. Here’s your change. 這是找你的錢。 498. I’ll go to pick up some odds and ends at the store. 我要到商店買些零碎的東西。 499. Excuse me, would you tell me where I can get some butter? 打擾一下，您能告訴我黃油在哪兒賣嗎？ 500. May I have a look at the watch? 我能看看這塊表嗎？ 501. May I try it on? 我能試試嗎？ 502. This is too small for me. Do you have a bigger one? 這個太小了，有大點的嗎？ 503. Do you have any more colors? 有別的顏色嗎？ 504. What’s your size? 你穿多大號？ 505. It suits you to a T. 特別適合你。 506. It’s too expensive for me. 對於我來說太貴了。 507. Can you come down a bit? 可以再便宜點嗎？ 508. I’ll take it. 我買了。 509. How much is it? 這賣多少錢？ 510. How much do I owe you? 我該付多少錢？ 三十五、In The Restaurant 餐館進餐 511. What would you like to eat? 你想吃點什麼？ 512. Are you ready to order? 你要點菜了嗎？ 513. I’d like some steak and bread. 我要牛排和麪包。 514. What would you like for dessert? 你要什麼甜點？ 515. I’ll have some ice cream. 我要冰淇淋。 516. Do you want some fruit? 你要水果嗎？ 517. Yes, please. I want an apple. 是的，我要一個蘋果。 518. Anything to drink? 喝點什麼？ 519. A small glass of whisky, please. 請來一小杯威士忌。 520. Here is your food. 你的菜來了。 521. Bring me the bill please. 請買單。 522. Can I pay by check or credit card? 我能用支票或信用卡嗎？ 523. Sorry, we only take cash. 對不起，我們只收現金。 524. Here you are. 給。 525. Here is your change. 找您的錢。 三十六、About Evening Entertainment 關於夜生活 526. I’m free tonight. 我今晚有空。 527. Shall we go to the cinema? 我們去看電影好嗎？ 528. Do you know what’s on tonight? 你知道今天上演什麼？ 529. May I ask you for a dance? 可以請你跳支舞嗎？ 530. With pleasure. 很榮幸。 531. Sorry, I’m engaged. 對不起，我有約在先了。 532. What about another dance? 再跳一曲好嗎？ 533. You’re a good dancer. 你舞跳的真好。 534. What’s on Channel 8 now? 現在8頻道播什麼節目？ 535. I don’t know. You may look in the TV Guide. 我不知道，你可以看看《電視報》。 536. Let’s see what else is on. 咱們看看有沒有別的節目。 537. Did you see the special last night? 昨晚你看特別節目了嗎？ 538. I don’t want to see any more of this TV show. 我不想再看這個電視節目了。 539. Can we change the channel? 能換個頻道嗎？ 540. I want to see the weather. 我想看天氣預報。 三十七、Appointments 約會 541. I’d like to make an appointment with Mrs. Green. 我想約個時間見格林女士。 542. She’s free on Friday and Saturday. 她週五和週六有空。 543. Sorry, can I see her before Friday? 對不起，我能週五之前見她嗎？ 544. Let me see. She has 30 minutes on Tuesday afternoon. 讓我查查，她週二下午有30分鐘。 545. At what time? 什麼時間？ 546. From 4 to 4:30. 四點到四點半。 547. All right. 好吧。 548. So you’ll come then. Please phone in if you can’t make it. 那麼你就那時來，如果來不了，請打電話給我。 549. I have an interview this afternoon. 我今天下午有面試。 550. I can come any time except Sunday. 除星期天外我都能來。 551. You can reach me at 6609823. 你打電話6609823就能找到我。 552. He phoned to cancel the meeting. 他打電話來取消會議。 553. Please call me before you come. 你來之前請打電話。 554. Please make an appointment with my secretary. 請跟我祕書定個見面時間。 555. I have to change my appointment from Monday to Thursday. 我不得不把約會從週一改到週四。 三十八、Seeing A Doctor 看醫生 556. What’s your trouble? 你有什麼不舒服？ 557. How long have you had it? 你得這病多久了？ 558. I should say you’ve caught a cold. 我看你感冒了。 559. You need an injection. 你需要打針。 560. Is it serious? 我的病嚴重嗎？ 561. Do I need to be hospitalized? 我需要住院嗎？ 562. Have you seen the doctor? 你看過醫生了嗎？ 563. What did the doctor say? 醫生怎麼說？ 564. Jack is up and about now. 傑克病後復原了。 565. The doctor says that I should take quinine. 醫生說我應該服用奎寧。 566. What sort of medicine do you take? 你吃的是什麼藥？ 567. The doctor says that I should not eat anything oily. 醫生說我不能吃油膩的東西。 568. I had a shot of penicillin. 我打了一針青黴素。 569. You have to be operated on. 你得做手術。 570. He gave me a chest X-ray and took my blood pressure. 他給我做了X光胸透並量了血壓。 三十九、Making A Phonecall 打電話 571. Hello. May I speak to Mr. Green? 你好，我找格林先生。 572. Just a moment. 等一會兒。 573. Hold on. 等一會兒。 574. He’s not in. May I take a message for him? 他不在，我能替他捎個口信嗎？ 575. Yes, please. 是的，麻煩了。 576. Would you answer the phone please? 你能接下電話嗎？ 577. I want to make a long distance call. 我想打個長途電話。 578. This is Mary Speaking. 我是瑪麗。 579. Would you tell Mr. Green that I called? 你能告訴格林先生我給他打了個電話嗎？ 580. I must have dialed a wrong number. 我一定撥錯號了。 581. I couldn’t get through. 我打不通。 582. I have to hang up now. 我得掛電話了。 583. Would you call back tomorrow? 你能明天回個電話嗎？ 584. There’s something wrong with the phone. 電話出了點兒毛病。 585. I tried to call you, but the line was busy. 我試着給你打電話，但老佔線。 四十、About Mail 關於郵政 586. I have received a letter from my cousin. 我收到了我表兄的信。 587. I haven’t heard from him for a long time. 我很久沒有收到他的信了。 588. Send a postcard to me when you arrive in Shanghai. 你到上海以後給我發張明信片。 589. I put some photographs in the envelope. 我在信裏夾了幾張照片。 590. He hasn’t answered my letter yet. 他還沒有給我回信。 591. My mother mailed me a parcel. 我媽給我寄了一個包裹。 592. We keep in touch with each other by Email since he left China. 他離開中國以後，我們用Email保持聯繫。 593. Don’t forget to put stamps on your letter. 別忘了貼郵票。 594. How long does it take for a letter to get to America from Beijing? 信從北京到美國要多久？ 595. You’ve got an express mail. 你有特快專遞。 596. To make it fast, you can send a fax. 要想快點的話就發個傳真。 597. My mother has sent me a registered letter. I guess she has something important to tell me. 我媽給我發了一封掛號信，我想她有什麼重要的事情要說。 598. I found my name on the blackboard. I must have got a remittance. 我在黑板上看到我的名字，肯定有我的匯款。 599. Do you want to airmail it or not? 你想發航空信嗎？ 600. I dropped the letter into the mailbox in front of the Post Office. 我把信塞進郵局前面的郵筒裏。 四十一、Talking About Feelings 敘述感受 601. You look radiant tonight. 你今晚真是光彩照人。 602. It was a terrible experience. 那是一次可怕的經歷。 603. I am on top of the world. 我高興到了極點。 604. The dinner was wonderful. 晚餐棒極了。 605. The Christmas tree is gorgeous. 聖誕樹真華美。 606. What a boring movie it is! 多麼無聊的一場電影啊。 607. How can he give us such a tedious lecture! 他怎麼能做這麼沉悶乏味的演講。 608. How fragrant the flowers are! 這些花真香！ 609. The party is making too much noise. 這次聚會太吵了。 610. You look elegant in that dress. 你穿這條裙子顯的很漂亮。 611. The coat doesn’t suit you. 這件外衣不太適合你。 612. His flattery makes me sick. 他的恭維讓我噁心。 613. We had a good time. 我們玩的很開心。 614. We enjoyed ourselves very much. 我們玩的很開心。 615. I am bored to death. 我無聊死了。 四十二、Looking For A House 尋找住房 616. This house is for rent. 此房出租。 617. It’s really a bargain. 租金很便宜。 618. I want to rent a furnished house. 我想要有傢俱的房子。 619. That house is for sale. It has central heating. 此房出售，房子裏有供暖裝置。 620. What kind of furniture do you like? 你喜歡什麼樣的傢俱？ 621. This is a rather old house. It needs painting. 這房子挺舊的，得刷一下才行。 622. I want an apartment with two bedrooms and a kitchen. 我想要一套有兩間臥室和一個廚房的公寓。 623. The houses downtown are very expensive. 市區的房子很貴。 624. How much is the rent for a month? 每月租金多少？ 625. I feel at home living here. The landlady is very kind to me. 我覺得住在這裏象在家裏一樣。房東太太對我很好。 626. We have a few kitchen things and a dining room set. 我們有一些廚房用具和一套餐廳裝置。 627. There’s no gas range in the kitchen, but you can use the electric stove. 廚房裏沒有煤氣竈，但你可以用電爐。 628. There is a shower in the bathroom. 浴室裏有淋浴器。 629. I have a dog, but it’s very quiet. 我有一隻狗，不過它很安靜。 630. The room has a big closet. You can put your baggage in it. 房間裏有一個很大的壁櫥，你可以把你的行李放進去。 四十三、Talking About Dressing 談論衣着 631. What will you wear for the party? 晚會上你穿什麼？ 632. I’ll wear my blue dress. 我會穿我的蘭色裙子。 633. Don’t you think it’s too formal? 你不覺得太正式了嗎？ 634. Why? What will you wear? 爲什麼？你會穿什麼？ 635. Just my shirt and jeans. 我就穿襯衣和牛仔褲。 636. You should have your suit cleaned and ironed. 你應該把你的套裝拿去洗燙一下。 637. You’d better put on your jacket. It’s cold outside. 你最好穿上夾克，外面冷。 638. The blouse no longer fits me. 這件襯衣不再合我身了。 639. My son has outgrown these trousers. 我兒子已經長的穿不了這條褲子了。 640. The shoes are worn-out. 這鞋已經不能穿了。 641. I don’t like wearing the uniform. 我不喜歡穿制服。 642. Do you want to change before the banquet? 宴會前你想換衣服嗎？ 643. Your shoe lace is loose. 你的鞋帶鬆了。 644. You forgot to fasten the collar buttons. 你忘了系領帶。 645. Take off your hat. It doesn’t fit. 取下你的帽子，它不適合你。 四十四、Expressing Different Opinions 表達不同的觀點 646. He is a very creative student. 他是個很有創造力的學生。 647. What you have said about this is very interesting. 你說的很有意思。 648. I cannot agree with you on this point. 在這一點上，我不能同意你的意見。 649. You’ve got the point. 你抓住了問題的實質。 650. That’s the point. 這正是問題的關鍵。 651. The whole class is in a heated discussion. 全班同學正在熱烈討論。 652. Let’s just run through the arguments for and against. 我們來看一下贊成和反對的理由。 653. Please sum up what you said just now. 請把你剛纔說的總結一下。 654. Has anybody else anything to say on this? 關於這點，誰還有什麼別的要說嗎？ 655. Does anybody share David’s opinion? 有誰同意大衛的觀點嗎？ 656. Is there any evidence to support what you have said? 有什麼證據可以支援你的說法嗎？ 657. Well, it depends. 這得視情況而定。 658. I don’t think it’s necessary for us to discuss this question any further. 我想我們沒有必要進一步討論這個問題。 659. There are always two sides to everything. 每件是都有兩面性。 660. Finally, we came to an agreement. 最後我們達成了一致。 四十五、About Things In The future 考慮將來可能從事的活動 661. I want to be a journalist after graduation. 畢業後我想當記者。 662. If it doesn’t rain tomorrow, we’ll have a picnic. 如果明天不下雨，我們就去野餐。 663. As soon as he comes, we’ll let him know. 他一來，我們就告訴他。 664. You can stay as long as you pay the rent on time. 只要你按時交房租，你就能住這兒。 665. When she leaves, he’ll cry for a day. 她走時，他會哭一天。 666. She will go into business when she wants to. 她想經商時就會去經商。 667. I’ll leave for London if I finish my work today. 如果我今天完成工作，我就會去倫敦。 668. I’ll work for 5 years and then go back to school. 我會工作五年，然後回學校。 669. He will become a writer if he goes on doing well in writing. 如果他仍寫的這麼好的話，他將成爲一個作家。 670. I hope he will meet me at the airport. 我希望他能到機場接我。 671. I’m thinking of quitting the job. 我在考慮辭職。 672. I plan to learn photography. 我打算學攝影。 673. What do you say we have a party this weekend? 我們週末開個派對，你覺得怎麼樣？ 674. She will certainly remain single. 她肯定會保持獨身。 675. He will probably follow in his father’s footsteps. 他可能會繼承父業。 四十六、Things That Might Have Happened 可能發生的事 676. I would have had a much better holiday if I had stayed at home. 我要是呆在家裏的話，假期會好過的多。 677. What have you been doing since I saw you last time? 自從我上次見到你以後你都在幹什麼？ 678. If I had got enough money yesterday, I would have bought that tape. 如果我昨天錢夠的話，我就買了那盒磁帶了。 679. Looking back on it, I think I shouldn’t have given up the contest so easily. 回過頭來看，我想我不應該如此輕易的放棄那次比賽。 680. Had I taken a taxi, I wouldn’t have been late. 如果我打的去的話就不會遲到了。 681. Even if you take the exam again, you won’t pass it. 就算再考一次你也通不過。 682. Even if you had given him much more money, he might not have paid off the debt. 就算你給了他更多的錢，他也還不清債務。 683. What would you have done if you hadn’t gone out for a picnic yesterday? 如果你昨天沒有出去野餐的話。你會幹什麼？ 684. I wish I had told him the truth. 我真希望我把真相告訴了他。 685. I wish you hadn’t cheated me. 我希望你沒有欺騙我。 686. If it had been fine, we would have gone to the park. 如果天氣好的話，我們就去公園了。 687. Would he have seen you if you hadn’t waved to him? 如果你沒有朝他揮手，他能看見你嗎？ 688. You should have studied much harder. 你本應該更努力的學習。 689. I had thought about arguing with the teacher about that, but I didn’t have enough courage. 我本想和老師爭論那個問題，但我沒有足夠的勇氣。 690. I had thought about living with my grandparents when my parents went abroad last year. 當我的父母去年出國的時候，我本想和我的祖父母住在一起。 四十七、Talking About Likes And Dislikes 詢問喜歡和不喜歡的事 691. What’s your favorite sport? 你最喜歡什麼運動？ 692. I like football best. 我最喜歡足球。 693. Football is my favorite. 足球是我最喜歡的。 694. Which do you prefer, fishing or mountain-climbing? 釣魚和登山，你更喜歡哪一個？ 695. Neither. 哪個都不喜歡。 696. What do you like best, apples, pears, or bananas? 蘋果，梨，香蕉，你最喜歡哪個？ 697. He’s crazy about Michael Jordan. 他瘋狂喜愛邁克·喬丹。 698. She hates boxing. 她討厭拳擊。 699. She is sick of watching boxing. 她厭惡觀看拳擊。 700. She has good taste in clothes. 她對服裝很有鑑賞力。 701. What do you like to do in your spare time? 空閒時你喜歡幹什麼？ 702. I like collecting stamps. 我喜歡收集郵票。 703. I prefer tea to coffee. 和咖啡相比，我更喜歡茶。 704. What do you dislike most about this movie? 這部電影你最不喜歡什麼？ 705. I would rather sleep than watch this movie. 我情願睡覺也不看這部電影。 四十八、Putting Forward Your Own Opinions 提出自己的想法。 706. You should take the advice of your teacher. 你應該聽老師的話。 707. That’s just what I was looking for. 那正是我所期待的。 708. It might be, I suppose. 我想可能是這樣。 709. Good try, but not quite right. 是個很好的嘗試，但並不完全正確。 710. That’s rather disappointing. 真是讓人失望。 711. In my opinion, your new coat is not worth so much money. 我認爲你的外套不值得這麼多錢。 712. Would you mind not spitting everywhere? 不要隨地吐痰行嗎？ 713. It’s only a suggestion, you don’t have to take it. 這只是一個建議，你可以不聽。 714. If you really want my advice I don’t think you should quit school. 如果你真想聽我的意見，我想你不應該退學。 715. Thanks for your advice but I have to consider it myself. 謝謝你的建議，但我得自己想想。 716. He does not pay attention to anybody. You are wasting your time in persuading him. 他誰的話也不聽，你勸他是在浪費時間。 717. I am old enough to make up my own mind. 我已經長大了，可以自己拿主意了。 718. Your work seems unsatisfactory. / Your work does not seem satisfactory.你的工作看起來並不令人滿意。 719. What about your opinion? 你怎麼想？ 720. In general I agree with you. 我大體上同意你的看法。 四十九、Asking For Help 請別人幫忙 721. Would you open the door for me, please? 你能替我開門嗎？ 722. With pleasure. 樂意幫忙。 723. Would you mind opening the window? 你介意開窗嗎？ 724. Not at all. 一點兒也不。 725. I wondered if you could buy me some pencils? 我不知道你是否能替我買鉛筆？ 726. Sure. 當然。 727. Would you be so kind as to lend me some money? 你能借我一點兒錢嗎？ 728. No problem. How much? 沒問題，你要多少？ 729. I hope I’m not bothering you. 我希望我沒有打擾你。 730. I hope that will not cause you too much trouble. 我希望那不會給你添太多麻煩。 731. I really appreciate your help. 我非常感謝你的幫助。 732. I don’t want to put you to any trouble. 我不想麻煩你。 733. Excuse me, would you give me a hand? 對不起，你能幫我個忙嗎？ 734. I’d be glad to help. 我樂意幫忙。 735. Would you mind mailing this letter for me? 你能替我寄這封信嗎？ 五十、Getting Ready For A Journey 準備旅行 736. I have so many things to do before I leave. 我走之前還有很多事情要做。 737. I have to drop by the bank to get some money. 我得到銀行去取一下錢。 738. Traveler’s checks are very convenient for long-distance travel. 旅行支票對於長途旅行很方便。 739. Do you have anything to declare? 你有什麼東西要向海關申報的嗎？ 740. You have to apply for a passport in advance. 你必須提前申請護照。 741. You don’t have to pay any duty on personal belongings. 個人物品不需要關稅。 742. Make it an hour and a half. We have to get more food. 等一個半小時吧，我們還得多準備些食物。 743. Shall we ask Betty to join us? 我們應該叫貝蒂一起去嗎？ 744. I put myself entirely in your hands. 我按你說的辦。 745. Can you tell me the phone number of the inquiry office? 您能告訴我問訊處的電話號碼嗎？ 746. Would you prefer to take a local train or an express? 你想坐普通車還是特快？ 747. I have bought a ticket for a sleeper. 我買了張臥鋪票。 748. Have you reserved your ticket? 你訂票了嗎？ 749. I would never have thought of it if you hadn’t mentioned it. 如果不是你提起的話，我肯定想不到。 750. I will see you off at the railway station. 我會去火車站送你。 五十一、Countries And Nationalities 國家和國籍 751. Where are you from? 你來自哪兒？ 752. What’s your nationality? 你是什麼國籍？ 753. What’s your motherland? 你祖國是哪兒？ 754. Are you a native Chinese? 你是土生土長的中國人嗎？ 755. What’s the population of China? 中國有多少人口？ 756. How many provinces do you have? 你們有多少個省？ 757. What’s the capital of your country? 貴國首都是哪兒？ 758. I come from Japan. 我來自日本。 759. I was born in China and brought up in the U.S.A. 我出生在中國，在美國長大。 760. My country has an area of 500,000 square kilometers. 我國面積五十萬平裏。 761. The capital of my country is Beijing. 我國首都是北京。 762. We have 50 provinces. 我們有50個省。 763. My country is rich in natural resources. 我國自然資源豐富。 764. That nation is famous for its tourism. 那個國家以旅遊業聞名。 765. The biggest festival in my country is the Spring Festival. 我國最大的節日是春節。 五十二、Geography And Land Features 地理和地貌 766. Geographically, China is located in the Northern Hemisphere. 從地理位置上說，中國位於北半球。 767. In this country, the weather is usually awful. 在這個國家，天氣通常十分惡劣。 768. It is a very beautiful country with many mountains. 這是一個多山的美麗國度。 769. This country is famous for its beautiful lakes. 這個國家以其美麗的湖泊而聞名於世。 770. The land in this region is rather dry and parched. 這片土地十分乾燥。 771. Along the northern coast of this continent, there are many cliffs. 沿該大陸的北海岸線上有許多峭壁。 772. In Brazil, many ancient forests are very well preserved. 在巴西，古老的森林儲存十分完好。 773. Lumbering is very important in some underdeveloped countries. 在一些不發達的國家，伐木業十分重要。 774. The scenery is very beautiful in the small islands in the Pacific Oceans. 太平洋上一些小島的景色十分優美。 775. What kind of climate do you have in this country? 這個國家的氣候如何？ 776. In the west of America, there are many high peaks and deep canyons. 在美國西部有許多高峰和深谷。 777. Which one is the longest river in China? 中國哪條河流最長？ 778. Do you get much rain in summer? 這裏夏天雨水多嗎？ 779. Is the plain along the river good for farming? 河畔的平原易於發展農業嗎？ 780. It’s cold and foggy in London at this time of year. 在每年的這個時候，倫敦寒冷而多霧。 五十三、School And Education 學校和教育 781. Every one must receive 9 years of compulsory education. 每人必須接受九年的義務教育。 782. Children enter primary school at the age of 7. 孩子們7歲進小學。 783. Some students quit school due to poverty. 一些學生因貧困而輟學。 784. There is fierce competition in the College Entrance Examination. 高考競爭激烈。 785. He majored in Computers. 他主修計算機。 786. She is working for her double major in English and Economics. 她正在修英語和經濟雙學位。 787. I graduated from Yale University 5 years ago. 五年前，我從耶魯大學畢業。 788. Everybody hopes to apply to a good school. 申請好學校是令人嚮往的。 789. Mary is in her freshman year. 瑪麗大學一年級。 790. Lily is a sophomore now. 莉莉現在大學二年級。 791. Mike is already a junior. 邁克已經大學三年級了。 792. As a senior, Peter is writing his thesis. 作爲大學四年級學生，彼得正在寫畢業論文。 793. Mr. Green is a member of the faculty. 格林先生是大學教員。 794. In Britain, there are open universities. 在英國，有成人大學。 795. There are many training classes and night classes. 有許多培訓班與夜校。 五十四、About Jobs 關於工作 796. What does your father do? 你父親做什麼工作？ 797. He is a doctor. He has his own practice. 他是個醫生，他自己開業。 798. Do you have any plans for your career? 你對未來有什麼計劃嗎？ 799. I want to be a pilot if possible. 如果可能的話，我想做個飛行員。 800. I hope that I can get a decent job with a good salary. 我希望有一份既體面，收入又高的工作。 801. I have an interview next week. 我下週要參加考試。 802. Tom has opened his own business while his classmates are still slogging away at school. 當湯姆的同學還在學校苦讀時，他已經開始了自己的事業。 803. I like writing, but I wouldn’t take it as my career. 我喜歡寫作但不願以此爲職業。 804. I worked as an intern in that firm last summer. 去年夏天我在那家商行實習。 805. He’s a very efficient young man though a little proud. 他是個很有能力的人，但是有點驕傲。 806. He made a successful career in business. 他的商務生涯十分成功。 807. My cousin has just been promoted to the rank of major. 我表兄剛被提升爲少校。 808. He is a manager of a famous corporation. 他是一家著名公司的經理。 809. The statesman retired as the mayor of New York. 那位政治家退休時是紐約市市長。 810. He was appointed president of the committee recently. 他最近被任命爲那個委員會的總裁。 五十五、Farms And Factories 農場和工廠 811. This area is noted for its rich soil. 這個地區以土壤肥沃著稱。 812. The place is too stony for farming. 這地方太多石塊，不適合耕種。 813. In the flat country, people grow wheat and raise cattle. 在這平坦的鄉間，人們種植小麥，飼養牲畜。 814. He has bought 10 tractors for the village. 他爲村裏買了10台拖拉機。 815. What’s the typical farm product in this region? 這個地區典型的農產品是什麼？ 816. At this time of the year farmers begin to plow their fields. 每年這個時候，農民們開始犁地。 817. Have you milked the cows? 你已經擠過奶了嗎？ 818. Pile the hay in the corner. 把乾草堆到邊上。 819. What’s the average yearly output of cars in your factory? 你們廠平均年產汽車多少台？ 820. The meat packing industry is developing fast. 肉類加工業發展迅速。 821. Car manufacturers are having a bad time. 汽車製造商的日子不好過。 822. State-owned enterprises are getting out of difficulty. 國有企業開始走上坡路。 823. How many workshops are there in your factory? 你們廠有多少車間？ 824. The computer industry is booming. 計算機業繁榮起來。 825. The information industry helps boost the global economy. 資訊業推進全球經濟發展。 五十六、About Hobbies 關於愛好 826. Do you have any hobbies? 你有什麼愛好嗎？ 827. What are you interested in? 你對什麼比較感興趣？ 828. What are your interests? 你的愛好是什麼？ 829. What do you do in your spare time? 空閒時間你幹什麼？ 830. How do you spend your evenings? 夜生活你都是怎麼過的？ 831. Lots of people like stamp collecting. 許多人喜歡集郵。 832. I am a Michael Jordan fan. 我是邁克爾·喬丹迷。 833. Does his film appeal to you? 你喜歡他的電影嗎？ 834. Do you go on picnics? 你常去郊遊嗎？ 835. I particularly like English literature. 我對英國文學情有獨鍾。 836. What’s so interesting about football? We girls don’t like it. 足球有什麼意思？我們女生不喜歡它。 837. She has a particular interest in painting. 她特別愛好繪畫。 838. I often take my mind off my work by reading an interesting novel. 通常我通過閱讀小說使我的注意力從工作上轉移過來。 839. He plays violin just for enjoyment. 他拉小提琴只是爲了自娛自樂。 840. Photography is an expensive hobby. 攝影是門花費很多的愛好。 五十七、Recreational Activities 文體活動 841. What’s your favorite sport? 你最喜歡什麼活動？ 842. I like football. 我最喜歡足球。 843. What position do you play? 你踢什麼位置？ 844. I’m a catcher. 我是個接球員（壘球運動中）。 845. Our team beat their team yesterday. 昨天，我們隊打敗了他們隊。 846. We are sure to defeat them. 我們一定會打敗他們。 847. How many years have you been playing pingpong? 你打乒乓球多少年了？ 848. My favorite winter sport is skiing. 我最喜歡的冬季運動是滑雪。 849. The basketball championship is exciting. 那次籃球冠軍賽真激動人心。 850. I was on the track team 10 years ago. 十年前，我在田徑隊。 851. I prefer fishing to swimming. 比起游泳，我更喜歡釣魚。 852. She is a member of the ski club. 她是滑雪俱樂部的成員。 853. The hardest thing to learn is to be a good loser. 最難學的一點是做一個輸得起的人。 854. My class went camping last summer. 去年夏天我們班去露營了。 855. He’s good at lifting weights. 他善於舉重。 五十八、About Newspapers And Magazines 關於報紙雜誌 856. I subscribed to a lot of periodicals last year. 去年我訂了許多期刊。 857. Tom reads newspapers in the afternoon. 湯姆下午讀報。 858. What kind of newspapers do you read? 你讀什麼樣的報紙？ 859. Newspapers and periodicals keep me updated on current affairs. 報紙和期刊讓我瞭解時事。 860. What column do you like best? 你最喜歡哪個欄目？ 861. Which do you like better, the news or the editorial? 新聞和評論你最喜歡看哪個？ 862. Do you read advertisements too? 你也看廣告嗎？ 863. I recommend to you Time and Newsweek. They are excellent. 我向你推薦《時代》和《新聞週刊》，它們很棒。 864. Fashion/Vogue is a very popular magazine in America. 《時尚》是美國很流行的雜誌。 865. What’s the circulation of this magazine? 這雜誌發行量怎麼樣？ 866. Why don’t you put an advertisement in the paper to sell that old car? 爲什麼不在報上登廣告賣舊車呢？ 867. I once took a part-time job delivering the Evening Post. 我曾幹過送晚報的兼職。 868. Have you read the article about the rescue of the hostage? 你看了關於營救人質的文章了嗎？ 869. There was a lot of news in the morning paper today. 今天的晨報上有許多新聞。 870. My friend Tom is a reporter for the New York Times. 我朋友湯姆是《紐約時報》的記者。 五十九、Radio And TV 收音機和電視機 871. What channel are you watching now? 現在你在看哪個頻道？ 872. There’s TV coverage of the NBA tournament. 有個NBA聯賽的電視報道。 873. Do you have a TV guide? 你有電視報嗎？ 874. You’ll be on air in two minutes. 兩分鐘以後你會上電視。 875. Channel 5 is off the air now. 五頻道已經停止播放。 876. Turn up your radio please. 請你把收音機開響一點兒。 877. We can’t get good pictures on our TV set. 我們的電視機圖象有問題。 878. Can this radio receive short-wave? 這個收音機能收短波嗎？ 879. If you install an outside antenna, you will have better reception. 如果你安裝了室外天線，你的電視接受效果會好點。 880. Turn down the radio please. 請放低音量。 881. We’ll have a soap opera series on TV this week. 這週末我們會在電視上看到一系列肥皂劇。 882. Please tune in next time. 請下次收聽。 883. We’re broadcasting from London. 我們從倫敦播放。 884. You can receive our program at short wave 37.5 MH. 你可在短波37.5赫茲上收到我們的節目。 885. There’s too much static. 干擾太大。 六十、About Music And Literature 關於音樂和文學 886. What’s your favorite music? 你最喜歡什麼音樂？ 887. Do you often go to a concert? 你經常去聽音樂會嗎？ 888. I hate Jazz. It’s too noisy. 我討厭爵士，太吵了。 889. Do you like pop music? 你喜歡流行音樂嗎？ 890. I have never heard the piece before, who wrote it? 我從沒聽過這首曲子，誰寫的？ 891. What do you think of their skill? 你覺得他們演奏技術如何？ 892. I find classical concerts more to my liking than rock concerts. 我覺得古典音樂會比搖滾音樂會更合我胃口。 893. I’ve never read a more stirring story. 我從來沒讀過比這更令人激動的故事。 894. He has a passion for literature. 他很熱衷於文學。 895. I am most attracted by Dickens. 狄更斯的作品更吸引我。 896. I never grow tired of novels though I read them everyday. 我每天看小說，但從沒厭煩過。 897. On Sundays I often spend some time reading in the library. 星期天我經常在圖書館裏看些書。 898. What do you think about this poem? 你覺得這首詩怎麼樣？ 899. I like Shakespeare better than Milton. 與彌爾頓比起來，我更喜歡莎士比亞。 900. How much do you know about the works of George Eliot? 喬治·艾略特的作品你知道多少？