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情景對話1：

辦公室里的兩個人在談?wù)摽措娨暤氖虑椤?/p>

Allen: Are you watching the TV series now shown on Channel 8?

你看八頻道的電視劇了嗎?

Ben: No, I haven't been watching it. I don't care much for soap operas. They are just not my cup of tea.

沒有，我沒看。我不喜歡看肥皂劇，我對它沒有興趣。

Allen: Nor are they mine. They are too confusing. But a lot of people enjoy watching them. They say soaps are entertaining.

我也是。它們太莫名其妙。但是好多人都喜歡看，說肥皂劇很有意思。

Ben: Yes, only two kinds of people like watching soap operas.

哦，只有兩種人才看電視劇。

Allen: Who are they?

哪兩種人?

Ben: Those who don't have to work and those who have too much work. The former need something to help them kill time and the latter need something to take their minds off work.

從來不上班的和上班太累的人。第一種人用它打發(fā)時間，而第二種人用它來放松。

Allen: You are exactly right. I prefer news and science programs.

你說得太對了。我喜歡新聞和科普節(jié)目。

Ben: Me, too. I think they are both informative and entertaining.

我也是。我覺得看這些節(jié)目既能了解信息又有意思。

Notes：

1 They are just not my cup of tea.

cup of tea意思是“喜歡的東西，合意的人”。

例句：

Travelling is just his cup of tea.

2 The former need something to help them kill time and the latter need something to take their minds off work.

kill time 消磨時間

例句：

The train was late so I killed an hour's time window shopping.

情景對話 2：

簡和琳都很喜歡看電影，她們剛剛看完一場電影。

Jane: Well, what did you think of the film, Lynn?

琳，你對這部電影怎么看?

Lynn: Oh, I enjoyed it actually. But I do like musicals and think Julie Andrews is wonderful.

哦，我挺喜歡看的。我最喜歡音樂劇，我覺得朱莉· 安德魯斯真棒。

Jane: Lovely voice.

聲音很動人。

Lynn: Oh, beautiful.

呃，太美了。

Jane: And a lovely face.

還有漂亮的臉龐。

Lynn: Oh, she's very very attractive.

呃，她真是太有魅力了。

Jane: I can't think why so many people criticize her.

我想不明白為什么這么多人批評她。

Lynn: Oh well, a lot of people do, but I think it's a snob thing with a lot of people.

是的，許多人那樣做。但是我想那只是許多人勢利罷了。

Jane: I've always enjoyed her films. Very well produced, too.

我對她的電影總是很喜歡。制作也很精良。

Lynn: Oh, excellent, yes.

呃，確實優(yōu)秀。

Jane: Those lovely scenes in the Alps.

還有在阿爾卑斯山的那些動人的場面。

Lynn: Yes, where she was singing at that time where she was dancing on the hills.

對，她在山上跳啊唱啊。

Jane: Mm, and that scene in the school. It brought tears to my eyes. What about next week then?

還有在學校那場戲，我眼淚都掉下來了。下個星期有什么電影?

Lynn: Yes, what are we going to see next week? Do you know what's on? I haven't looked at the local paper to see what's on next week.

對了，我們下個星期去看什么?你知道有什么片子嗎?我還沒看報紙了解下個星期的呢。

Jane: Well, I'd better give you a ring about it.

知道了我會給你打電話的。

Lynn: All right.

好的。

Notes:

在某些社交場合，閑談是很普遍的。英美人相互間日常談及的話題通常有：天氣、工作情況、住房情況、學習情況、體育運動、旅游與節(jié)目、興趣愛好、休息娛樂、家鄉(xiāng)風情等。在社交場合遇到英美人，或者出于禮貌需要交談而不想做嚴肅討論時，閑聊這些話題總是令人感興趣和愉快的。用英語談?wù)撟约旱南埠没蛟儐査说钠檬呛苤匾摹?/p>

常用句型：

We really had a wonderful night of Symphony.

How did you like their performance?

Which channel are you going to watch?

The TV series begin at 9:00.

May I invite you to dance?

It's going to be a social dance, I'm sure you'll make a lot of new friends there.

I don't care much for soap operas. They're just not my cup of tea.

I'd like to do a few shows this summer, and have a fling at Shanghai night life.