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Here or to go?(在这儿吃呢,还是拿走?) May I have your order, Sir?(先生,现在点菜吗?) Could we see the menu, please?(请把菜单拿来?) Which do you prefer, Chinese food or western food?(你喜欢吃中国菜还是西方菜?) We would like some local specialties.(我们想吃一些特色菜。) Well, what would you recommend?(嗯,你可以推荐一些菜吗?) Well, The roast lamb??s very delicious!(哇,这烤全羊吃起来真香!) How would you like your steak, rare or well done?(喜欢吃嫩牛排,还是稍微烂一点?) Waiter! the bill, please! Check, please! (买单!) Let us go Dutch this time, ok?(我们AA制,怎么样?)
请看下面一场顾客和服务生之间的对话:
A: Waiter! The menu, please. B: Here you are, Miss. Beijing Duck is one of our specialties, and it??s very delicious. A: Thank you, but I??d like to choose myself. B: Sorry, Miss. But everyone here likes it. A: I hate the talkative people, and I will eat nothing here. B: I??m really sorry about it, but...
3.银行(Bank)
银行用语对一般考生来说,是比较陌生的。因此它在考试中是一个难点。如果对一些常用的银行用语有所了解,将会在考试中收益匪浅。如开户、活期/定期储蓄、利息、销户、兑换等。这些用语比较正式,需要熟练掌握,关键词汇要牢记。下面是一些常用的银行用语:
a saving account存款户头a checking account支票户头 financial transactions金钱交易checks支票 to deposit存款bill票面 overdraft透支bank statement银行结存单 to charge sb.向……收取费用withdraw取款 currency conversion货币兑换foreign currency外币 credit card信用卡establish credit开信用卡户头 paying and receiving teller出纳员pay off还清 repay偿还 How do we open a savings account?(储蓄账户怎么开?) I'd like to open a current account.(我想开一个活期存款户头。) How much money do you want to deposit?(你将存多少钱?) Here is your bankbook!(你的存折!) Could you tell me my balance?(我还有多少余额?) I want to close my account. (我要求取消帐户。) This is a foreign exchange office.(这是外币兑换处。) What's the rate of exchange between US dollar and RMB?(美圆和人民币的兑换率为多少?) The interest rate is 4 percent.(利息为百分之四。) What kind of currency do you want?(你需要什么币种?) Ten yuan is the minimum original deposit.(存储最低限度为10圆。)
A: Welcome to our bank, Sir. Can I help you? B: I'd like to open a current account. A: How much money do you want to deposit? B: What's the minimum original deposit? A: Fifty RMB, Sir. B: Ok, how about the interest? A: 6 percent for current deposit. B: Umm, I see, and I need to think about it...
4.医院(Hospital)
日常生活中,人们感冒、咳嗽、大病小病常有,这是听力中的常考内容。医生与病人的对话、病人与家属朋友的对话等会涉及到开处方、吃药用药、诊断、慰问等内容,考试也是经常涉及。英语中相关的日常用语主要有:
I have a bad cough and my chest aches.(我咳嗽得厉害并且胸口疼。) I've sprained my ankle, and I've got a very bad headache.(我脚踝扭了,并且头疼的厉害。) I have a sore throat and a toothache.(我牙疼并且喉咙痛。) Do you have any appetite?(胃口好吗?)
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