零基础学英语口语精选：日常生活
In all， my family has six people.
我们家总共有六口人。
Who are they？
他们是谁？
My parents， my brother， my sister.
我的父母，兄弟，姐妹。
弟弟younger brother 妹妹 yonger sister
哥哥elder brother 大哥 big brother
姐姐elder sister 大姐 big sister
祖父 grandpa 祖母 grandma
曾祖父 great-grandpa 曾祖母 great-grandma
叔叔、伯伯 uncle 姨、姑 aunt / aunty
侄女、外甥女 niece 侄子、外甥 nephew
表、堂兄弟姐妹 cousin
岳父 father-in-law 岳母 mother-in-law
继母 step-mother 继父 step-father
女婿 son-in-law 儿媳 daughter-in-law
同母异父或同父异母的兄弟姐妹 half brother / half sister
My dad runs a restaurant and mom is a housewife.
我爸经营一家餐馆，妈妈是家庭妇女。
Housewife 家庭主妇
career woman 职业妇女
Do you have brothers or sisters？
你有兄弟姐妹吗？
I’m the only child.
我是独生子女。
We have a policy called family planning.
我们有一项叫做计划生育的政策。
Henry‘s wedding will be on the Valentine‘s Day. And I‘ll be the best man.
亨利的婚礼将在情人节举行。我担任男傧相。
My cousin was born in China and grew up in Australia. So she is bilingual.
我的表妹出生在中国，在澳大利亚长大。所以她能讲两种语言。
bilingual program 双语节目
My cousin was born in America and grew up in China. She can speak Chinese and English as well.
我的表妹出生在美国，在中国长大。她能讲中文和英文。
I’m looking forward to meeting my relatives in the States.
我期盼着见到在美国的亲戚。
relatives 亲属
keep in touch 保持联系
look forward to doing sth.
We are looking forward to going to the States.
We all get along together.
我们相处得非常融洽。
My roommate and I get along together.
我和我的室友相处融洽。
After grandpa passed away， grandma came to live with us.
祖父去世后，祖母和我们住到了一起。
pass away 去世
My grandma is still living.
我的祖母尚在世。
Please give my regards to your family！
请向你的全家转达我的问候！
Please give my regards to your boss.（老板）
Please give my regards to your colleague.（同事）
Please give my regards to your coworkers.（同事）
I keep in touch with my Canadian friends regularly.
我和我的加拿大朋友经常保持联系。
I keep in touch with my family.
I keep in touch with my schoolmate.
I keep in touch with my alumna.
I keep in touch with my classmate.
I keep in touch with my howetownfellows.
Charlie and Joanna broke up. They found they weren‘t meant for each other.
查里和乔安娜分手了。他们发现相互并不适合。
break up 分手
marry 结婚
marry sb.
marry Peter
marry Zoe
marry Will
They get married.
separate 分居
porce 离婚
remarry 重新结婚
Due to the increasing porce rate， there are more and more single parent households.
由于离婚率上升，出现了越来越多的单亲家庭。
1年纸婚 paper wedding
2年锡婚 tin wedding
结婚纪念日 anniversary
15年水晶婚 crystal wedding
20年瓷婚 china wedding
25年银婚 silver wedding
30年珍珠婚 pearl wedding
40年红宝石婚 ruby wedding
45年蓝宝石婚 sapphire wedding
50年金婚 golden wedding
60年钻石婚 diamond wedding
I partied with my colleagues on the weekend. We really enjoyed ourselves！
周末我和同事一同聚会。我们玩得很快乐！
I got to know some new friends through the Internet. It‘s very exciting！
我在因特网上认识了一些新朋友。这非常令人兴奋！
The buff guy is my friend Jimmy. He is a coach of a fitness club.
那个壮汉是我的朋友吉米。他是一家健身俱乐部的教练。
buff guy = strong guy
fall in love 坠入爱河
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零基础学英语口语：社交礼仪
Good evening， ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to Danny’s birthday party.
先生们女士们，晚上好。欢迎参加Danny的生日晚会。
You are welcome to ... = Welcome to ...
Welcome home.
Welcome aboard.
Welcome to the New Oriental School.
We welcome your suggestions.
It’s a welcome ceremony.
Nice having you here.
真高兴您能来。
Good morning.
Good evening.
Hi.
Nice meeting you.
It is nice to see you here.
It is happy to see you here.
It is pleased to meet you here.
Nice to meet you.
Hope you have a good time！
希望您过得愉快。
Hope you have fun.
Tony， I want you to meet an old friend of mine. Here is David Roy. David， Tony Park.
Tony，我想让你见见我的老朋友。这位是David Roy。David，这位是Tony Park。
Tom， come here. I want you to meet an old friend of mine， Clare.
Mrs. Anderson， please allow me to introduce Mr. Smith， our manager.
Anderson太太，请允许我介绍一下我们的经理Smith先生。
introduce sb. to sb.
I want to introduce Alice to you.
introduce sth.
We would introduce the advanced techonology from aboard.
Introduction
Mr. Anderson， please allow me to introduce Mr. White.
The pleasure is mine， Mr. Smith.
我很荣幸，Smith太太。
Nice to talk to you.
--Nice to meet you.
--The pleasure is mine.
Let me introduce myself. I am Susan McDonald.
让我自我介绍一下。我叫Susan McDonald。
Well， let me make a self-introduction.
I’d like to make a self-introduction.
Excuse me， but have we met somewhere before？
打扰一下，我们以前见过面吗？
Have we met somewhere before？
Excuse me， are you reading the book ...？
Excuse me， what time is it？
Excuse me， is this seat taken？
Sorry， I don‘t think we met before.
I haven‘t seen you in ages. What a small world！
What a coincidence！
You are Susan！ What a pleasant surprise！
你是Susan！真巧啊！
Sorry， I don’t think we have.
不好意思，我想没有。
Might be.
Sorry， I don’t think I know you.
Sorry， I don’t think we met before.
Hi， it’s you again！ Is this a coincidence or what？
嗨，又是你！真巧。
Hi， it’s you！
Hi， is that you？
Hi， you are Susan.
I haven’t seen you in ages. What a small world！
How is your husband？
How are your family？
I am afraid I have to leave now.
恐怕我现在得走了。
I am afraid I have to go now.
道别
Bye-bye. Good-bye. See you. See you later.
See you tomorrow. So long. Until then.
Take care.
I hope to see you again.
Let’s keep in touch.
Call me.
Do you have my number？
Good luck.
Have a nice day.
Have a nice dinner.
Please give my regards to sb.
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零基础学英语口语：电话交际
现在用英文打电话已经不是什么稀罕事了，在和国外朋友通话的时候必须用英文，否则就难以沟通。现在介绍一些各种情况下英文电话的过程。
情况 (一) 打电话的人找的是你自己
打电话来的人
你 (接电话的人)
Is Daisy there？ (Daisy 在吗？) Speaking. 我就是。
This is she. 我就是。 (注： 男的用 “This is he.”)
You’re speaking/talking to her. 你正在跟她说话。 (注： 男的用 “You’re speaking/talking to him.”)
This is Daisy. 我就是 Daisy。
That’s me. 我就是。
情况 (二) 打电话的人要找的人不在
打电话来的人
你 (接电话的人)
May I speak to Mr. Gates？ (请问 Gates 先生在吗？)
He’s not here right now. 他现在不在这里。
He’s out. 他出去了。
He’s in a meeting right now. 他现在正在开会。
You’ve just missed him. 你刚好错过他了。
He’s just stepped out. 他刚好出去了。
情况 (三) 打电话的人要找的人不在， 问对方是否要留言
打电话来的人
你 (接电话的人)
Can I talk to Mark？ (我可以跟 Mark 讲话吗？)
He’s out on his lunch break right now. Would you like to leave a message？ 他出去吃午饭了， 你要留言吗？
He’s not available right now. Can I take a message？ 他不在， 我可以帮你传话吗？
情况 (四) 打电话的人问他要找的人何时回来
打电话来的人
你 (接电话的人)
Do you know when he will be back？ 你知道他什么时候会回来吗？
I’m sorry. I don’t know. 抱歉， 我不知道。
I have no idea. 我不知道。
He should be back in 20 minutes. 他应该二十分钟内会回来。
情况 (五) 打电话的人问他要找的人在哪里
打电话来的人
你 (接电话的人)
Do you have any idea Where he is？ 你知道他在哪里吗？
Sorry. I don’t know. 抱歉， 我不知道。
He’s at work right now. Do you want his phone number？
他现在在上班。你要不要他的电话号码？
情况 (六) 打电话的人要找的人不在， 愿意接受对方的留言
打电话来的人
你 (接电话的人)
Can I leave a message？ 我可以留个话？
Yes. Go ahead， please. 可以， 请继续。
Of course. Hold on for just a second so I can grab a pen and paper. 当然， 稍等一下让我拿个纸笔。
Sure， if you can excuse me for just a second. Let me find a piece of paper to write it down.
当然， 如果你可以等我一下下， 让我找张纸写下来。
情况 (七) 接受对方留言时听不清楚， 希望对方重复
打电话来的人
你 (接电话的人)
When he comes back， can you have him call me at (206) 5551212？
他回来后， 能不能让他打 (206) 5551212 这个号码给我？
Can you repeat again， please？ 能不能请你再重复一次？
(Say) Again， please？ 再说一次好吗？
Pardon？ 抱歉。(请再说一次)
Come again， please？ 再说一次好吗？
I’m sorry？ 抱歉。(请再说一次)
情况 (八) 对方希望留话， 怕听错了， 不想接受对方的留言
打电话来的人
你 (接电话的人)
May I leave a message？ 我能否留个话？
You know what？ My English is not that great， and I don’t want to miss anything. Would you mind calling back later？ I’m sorry.
你知道吗？ 我的英文不是非常好， 我不想听错话。你介意稍后再打来吗？ 我很抱歉。
If you don’t mind， could you please call back and leave a message on the answering machine？ My English is not very good.
如果你不介意的话， 能否请你再打一次， 然后在录音机上留言？ 我的英文不是很好。
情况 (九) 打电话的人要找的人是别人， 请对方稍等
打电话来的人
你 (接电话的人)
Is Brandon there？ Brandon 在吗？
Yes， he is. One moment， please. 他在。请稍等。
Hold， please. 请稍等。
Hold on， please. 请稍等。
Let me see if he’s here. Hang on. O.K.？ 我看看他在不在。等一下， 好吗？
情况 (十) 对方打错电话
打电话来的人
你 (接电话的人)
Can I speak to Alexander Walker？ 我可以和 Alexander Walker 说话吗？
Alexander Walker？ I’m sorry， but there‘s nobody here by this name. Alexander Walker？ 抱歉， 这里没这个人。
I’m sorry. I’m afraid you’ve got the wrong number. 抱歉， 恐怕你打错电话了。
What number did you dial？ 你打几号？
情况 (十一) 跟对方要求跟(打电话的人)刚刚已经通过话的人再讲话
打电话来的人
你 (接电话的人)
Can you put Daisy back on？ I forgot to tell her something. 你能否请Daisy再来听电话呢？ 我忘了跟她讲一件事。
Sure. I’ll go get her. 当然！ 我这就去叫她。
情况 (十二) 电话没人接(或录音机)
旁人
你 (接电话的人)
Is he there？ 他在吗？
No one is there. 没人在。
Nobody answered. 没人接。
No. I got the answering machine. 没有！ 是录音机。
情况 (十三) 电话打不通
旁人
你 (接电话的人)
Did it go through？ (电话)打通了吗？
The line was busy. 电话忙线。
I got the busy signals.. 电话忙线。
情况 (十四) (因自己忙等原因)请别人去接电话
甲
乙
Paul， can you answer the phone？ I’m busy. Paul， 你能不能去接电话？ 我在忙。
Can you get it， Paul？ My hands are tied. Paul， 你能不能去接电话？ 我现在不能接。
Yes， dear. 是的.， 亲爱的。
情况 (十五) 接到无人电话(就是打来了却不说话的那种)
旁人
你 (接电话的人)
Who called？ 谁打来的？
No one. He hung up on me. 没人。他把电话挂了。
Wrong number， I guess. He hung up without saying a word. 打错了， 我想。他一句话也没说就把电话挂了。
这一篇的「电话对答篇」 整理了几个录音机留言的参考范例。所有的例子都可以按自己的需要混合着用。
范例 (一)
嗨！我是Abby。我现在不在家。请留言。 Hi！ This is Abby. I’m not home right now. Please leave a message.
范例 (二)
嗨！这里是555-5555。我们现在不在。请留言。谢谢！ Hi！ This is 555-5555. We’re not here. Please leave your message. Thank you.
范例 (三)
嗨！我是Brenda。我现不能接电话。请你留言。我会尽快回你的电话。 Hi！ This is Brenda. I can’t come to the phone at this time. Please leave a message and I’ll call you back as soon as possible.
范例 (四)
嗨！ 我是Aaron。我现在不是不在办公室里， 就是在电话中。请你留言。我会马上回你电话。 Hi， this is Aaron. I’m either away From my desk， or on the phone. Please leave a message and I’ll get right back to you.
范例 (五)
嗨！ 我是Ivy。对不起！ 我错过你了。请在「嘟」声后留言。等我进来后就会回你电话。谢谢。 Hi， this is Ivy. Sorry. I missed you. Please leave a message at the tone. I’ll get back to you when I get in. Thanks.
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零基础学英语口语：人际交流
工作单位的人际关系
我和他很合得来。
I get along well with him. *get along (well) with...“和……合得来”、“和睦相处”。
What's John like？ (约翰是个什么样的人？)
I get along well with him. (我和他很合得来。)
I get on well with him. *英式英语。
我跟她合不来。
I don’t get along well with her.
I don't get on well with her. *英式英语。
我很尊敬他。
I respect him.
I highly respect him. *强调说法。
I look up to him.
我瞧不起他。
I despise him.
I look down on him.
我想和大家和睦相处。
I want to get along with everyone.
I hope I will get along with everyone. (我希望能和大家和睦相处。)
你跟她合得来吗？
Are you getting along with her？ *get along“合得来”、“和睦相处”。
她根本不搭理我。
She ignored me. *ignore“不放在眼里”、“不理”、“假装看不见”。
What did she do？ (她怎么了？)
She ignored me. (她不搭理我。)
She gave me the cold shoulder.
She didn’t pay any attention to me (at all).
我不知道他在想什么。
I don't know what he’s really thinking.
I‘m not sure what he is thinking about.
I don't really know what is on his mind.
我没有理由让人嫉妒。
I have no reason to be envied. *envy“羡慕他人或物”，“嫉妒”。
There is no reason to be jealous of me.
There is no reason to envy me.
我讨厌爱拍马屁的人。
I don‘t like brownnosers. *brownnoser俚语，“讨好别人的人”、“阿谀逢迎的人”。
They’re helping our boss again. (他们又去帮上司的忙了。)
I don‘t like brownnosers. (我可讨厌拍马屁的人了。)
I don’t like flatterers. (我不喜欢爱说恭维话的人。)
I don‘t like ass-kissers. *俚语，不太文雅的说法，使用时要注意场合。
我是个不顾家的人。
I’m neglecting my family. *这是种相当严厉的说法。neglect 表示“对……玩忽职守”、“不尽义务”。
I put my work before my family. (我是工作第一，家庭第二。)*比较温和的说法。
I should treat my family better. (我该重视我的家庭。)
你站在哪一方？
Which side are you？ *side“(竞争、谈判等的)一方，自己人”。
Which side are you on？
Who are you rooting for？
Which side do you support？ (你支持哪一方？)
我是站在你这边的。
I‘m on your side. *on one’s side“站在……一方”。
Whose side are you on？ (你是站在哪一边的？)
I‘m on your side. (我是站在你这边的。)
I will support you. (我支持你。)
I agree with you. (我同意你的意见。)
他对我很不客气的。
He’s very hard on me. *be动词+hard on...“蛮横，野蛮”。
Do you like your boss？ (你喜欢你的上司吗？)
No， he‘s very hard on me. (不，他对我很严厉。)
He treats me unkindly. (他对我一点儿都不友好。)
He’s mean to me. (他对我很刻薄。)
He‘s very strict. (他很严厉。)
他总把我当作眼中钉。
He always treats me like an enemy. *enemy“仇人，敌人”。
He was rude to say that. (他这样对你说话也太无礼了。)
He always treats me like an enemy. (他总把我当作眼中钉。)
He acts like I’m an enemy.
He treats me as if I‘m his enemy.
他对我很蛮横。
He treated me badly.
I was badly treated by him.
I received bad treatment from him.
He treated me unkindly. (他对我很粗暴。)
我欠他的情。
I’m obligated to him. *obligate“让某人负有法律或道义上的义务”。
I‘m under obligation to him.
I owe him. * owe“欠……的情”。
I have an obligation to him.
I’m deeply indebted to him. (我非常感激他。)
I‘ve received kindness from him. (他对我很好。)
I owe him a lot for everything he has done for me. (我非常感谢他为我所做的一切。)
我们很熟，互相直呼其名。
We’re on a first name basis. *表示“之间关系好，很亲密”。
We‘re on first name terms.
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零基础学英语口语：情感表达
What do you think of the winter weather here？
你认为这里冬天的天气如何？
I + like / don’t like / dislike / love / hate / can’t stand
+ sb / sth / to do sth / doing sth
What do you think of your boss？
What do you think of Beijing？
What do you think of your job？
What is it you don’t like about driving？
你为何不喜欢开车呢？
I don’t like driving.
What is it you don’t like about Beijing？
I don’t like its pullution.
I don’t like its traffic.
What is it you like about Beijing？
I like its culture environment.
I like its culture atmosphere.
I like its plenty of work opportunities.
The thing I don't like about driving is all the traffic on the road.
我之所以不喜欢开车是交通太拥挤的缘故。
driving 开车，驾驶
driver’s licence 驾驶执照
traffic 交通
traffic jam 交通堵塞
traffic lights 红绿灯
rush hour 上下班高峰期
For me， I can't stand the heat in the summer.
就我而言，我受不了夏天的炎热。
For me， I can't stand my boss.
He is so bossy.
For me， I can't stand the noise.
Can you be quiet？
I like Beijing. I don't like Beijing. I dislike Beijing.
love 酷爱
I love this game. I love ping-pong.
I love swimming. I hate other people’s being late.
I hate being late. I hate you. I can’t stand noise.
For me， I can’t stand the coldness in winter.
Do you enjoy playing sports in your free time？
你喜欢在业余时间运动吗？
free time = spare time
I like to play tennis， but I'm not good at it.
我喜欢打网球，但不是很擅长。
I am (not) good at sth.
I am good at math.
I am good at English.
I am good at writing.
I don't like spinach even if it’s good for me.
我不喜欢菠菜，虽然它对我有益处。
I don't like yoghourt even if it’s good for me.
I’m afraid you're being too particular about your food.
我想你对于食物也未免太挑剔了。
I’m afraid you're dismissed.
I’m afraid you're late.
I’m afraid you have no change.
挑剔的picky
You are too picky about clothes.
You are too picky about your food.
骄傲的，自大的cocky
My boss is very cocky.
cock your ears 请注意听
I am all ears. 我洗耳恭听
one ear in and on ear out 左耳朵进，右耳朵出
Jessie always finds fault with everything， and she doesn’t like anything I do or say.
杰西总是遇事吹毛求疵，我所做或所说的任何事她都不喜欢。
She finds fault with my work.
She finds fault with me.
I like American movies， and I love science fictions in particular.
我喜欢美国电影，尤其是科幻片。
I like English 900 in particular.
I like this teacher in particular.
I like Shanghai in particular.
I hate the taste of the medicine， but I took it anyway.
我不喜欢这药的味道，但我还是把它服了下去。
味道 taste 酸 sour 甜 sweet
苦 bitter 辣 hot / spicy 咸 salty
糖醋sour and sweet 糖醋排骨sour and sweet chops
taste品味 You have a very good taste.
I have pool taste in classical music.
tasteful有品味的 tasteless没品味的
tasteful book tasteful movie
a tasteless job a tastelss person
色香味 color fragrance smell / taste
You have a wonderful taste in clothes.
你在衣着方面很有品位。
I feel like taking a walk this evening.
我想今晚出去散步。
I feel like learning English in New Oriental School.
Ladies in general fancy fashionable clothes.
一般而言，女士都喜欢时髦的衣服。
in general 大体上
In general this book is pretty good.
In general this movie is just so so.
In general we are satisfied with your work.
fancy 酷爱，喜欢
I fancy hot food.
What’s your favorite pastime？
你的业余爱好是什么？
I + like / don’t like / dislike / love / hate / can’t stand
+ sb / sth / to do sth / doing sth
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零基础学英语口语：生活场景
I have lived at 24 University Street for 20 years.
我在大学街24号住了20年了。
Where do you live？
district municipality
24 University Street Chaoyang District Beijing municipality
China
He lives at 10 Downing Street.
Great changes have taken place in the neighborhood for the past decade.
过去十年里小区发生了巨大的变化。
decade 十年
century 百年
millennium 千年
something take place in somewhere
A robbery took place in the corner of the street.
Ever since China adopted the reform and opening up policy great changes have taken place all around China.
There used to be a mom-and-papa store on the corner.
过去街角有个夫妻小卖部。
Now it is replaced by a supermarket.
现在已经被一家超市取代了。
A replace B
He replaces his team member.
Now a supermarket replaced the mom-and-papa store.
There are clinics， schools and other services in this community.
这个社区里有诊所、学校和其他服务设施。
services = facility
neighborhood community 社区
neighboring country 邻邦 China town
clinics dentist’s
school primary school middle school
community college kindergarten
movie theater church
community garden convenient store
around the clock store laundry bakery
Lots of evergreen trees have been planted along the roads.
街道两边种了很多常青树。
pine 松树
cypress 柏树
holly 冬青
deciduous trees 落叶树
larch 落叶松
poplar tree 杨树
Chinese scholar tree 槐树
gingko 银杏树
birch 白桦树
oak 橡树
linden 椴木
willow 柳树
They are setting up a 20-story tower building up the street.
他们正在街边建起一栋20层的塔楼。
Kuala Lumpur 吉隆坡
Petronas Twins Tower
Chicago 芝加哥
The Sears Tower
slab-type building 板楼
high-rise building 高层
skyscraper 摩天大楼
low-rise building
set up a building
Mr. Wyatt is my neighbor. We live on the same street.
Wyatt先生是我的邻居。我们住在一条街上。
live on the Downing Street
live at 10 Downing Street
We live on the same block.
We live in the same building.
We live on the same floor.
The apartment next door has been vacant for a long time.
我隔壁的公寓已经空了好久了。
house = building + yard
town house
apartment 公寓
condominium 公寓
vacant adj.
vacancy n.
There is a vacancy in this company.
vacuum cleaner 真空吸尘器
next door neighbor
He is my next boor neighbor.
My neighbors would drop in on me from time to time.
邻居们经常到我家串串门。
drop in on sb = visit sb
Kevin has a green thumb. His garden is a sea of flowers.
Kevin擅长园艺。他的花园鲜花怒放。
He has a green thumb.
Mrs. Cooper is very hospitable and always keeps her house open.
Cooper太太非常热情好客。
keep one‘s door open
He‘s pleasant to be around.
My neighbors are very congenial.
My neighbors would take care of our house if we take a vacation out.
我们出去度假时邻居们帮我们照看房子。
The kids in the neighborhood always jump across the fence into his garden.
邻居家的孩子经常跳过篱笆到他家花园来。
pick up flowers = pluck flowers
Jackie is a hi-fi junkie and always keeps his stereo on as loud as possible.
Jackie是个发烧友，总是把音响调到最大。
You are a TV junkie.
You are a coke junkie.
You are a computer junkie.
community
the intellectual community
the business community
the international community
Better a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.
远亲不如近邻
