Part 1 Pronunciation
- Hi, how can I help you?
嗨,有什么事情吗?
- Hello, I hate to bother you, but would you mind keeping it down a little bit? It's disrupting my work.
你好,不好意思打扰到你们,声音可以小一点吗?都影响到我工作了。
- Oh, l'm really sorry. We're working as fast as we can to get it done.
哦,实在是太抱歉了。我们会尽快完工的。
- You know what, l have to complete a report before noon. And I can't focus my attention on it now.
你知道吗?今天中午前我得完成一份报告。现在我根本就无法集中注意力。
- Well, we can continue another time. No biggie. Just let me put these tools away.
好吧,那我们换个时间再弄吧。不要紧的,我这就把这些工具收起来。
- I appreciate that!
太感谢了!
Part 2 Comprehension
1. Hi, how can I help you?嗨,有什么事情吗?
2. Hello, I hate to bother you, but would you mind keeping it down a little bit?
你好,不好意思打扰到你们,声音可以小一点吗?
hate to do sth不愿意做某事
| hate to trouble you, but could I use your
phone?
我不愿麻烦你,但我能用一下你的电话
吗?
| hate to bother / trouble you, but would
you mind doing sth?
不好意思打扰到/麻烦你(们),但是你(们)介意做某事吗?
| hate to bother you, but would you mind
not smoking here?
不好意思打扰到你,但是可以不要在这里
抽烟吗?
请对方停止做某事的表达:
①Sorry to bother you, but could you
turn the music down?
很抱歉打扰到你,可以请你把音乐关小声点吗?
Sorry to bother you, but could you do
sth?
很抱歉打扰到你,但你可以做某事吗?
turn the music down把音乐关小声点down (adv.)减弱,降低
②Forgive me for intruding, but could you stop making that noise?
抱歉打扰了,可以请你停止制造噪音吗?forgive (v.)原谅,宽恕
forgive sb for doing sth对不起,请原谅某人做某事
forgive me对不起,请原谅
forgive sb's doing sth请原谅某人做某事
forgive me for intruding = forgive my intruding
intrude / (v.)打扰
keeping it down a little bit 降低点噪音
keep sth down使...安静点,使..轻声点
3. It's an Italian restaurant. Lower your voice.
这是一家意大利餐厅,小声点吧。
lower (v.)减少,降低
lower your voice小声点
4. - Hey guys, quiet down.
- AIll right, let's settle down. Let's settle
down.
-伙计们,安静。
-好吧,都安静点儿。安静点儿。
quiet (v.) (使)平静,(使) 安静
quiet down (使)平静, 安静
settle down冷静下来,安静下来
Settle down please!请别讲话!
settle sb down使某人安静下来
5. All right, everybody, just be quiet. Be
quiet! Be quiet! Pipe...down!
好吧,大家伙儿,保持安静。安静!安静!小声点儿!
quiet (adj.) 安静的
pipe down安静些,别说话,别嚷嚷
6. It's disrupting my work.都影响到我工作了。
disrupt (v.) 中断,扰乱
disrupt my work扰乱我的工作,影响我的工作
7. Oh, I'm really sorry.哦,实在是太抱歉了。
抱歉的表达:
①I can't tell you how sorry I am.非常抱歉。
②Please excuse me for being late.对不起,我迟到了。
excuse (sb for doing) sth原谅(某人做)某事
Please excuse the offence this time. I
won't do it again.
8. We're working as fast as we can to
get it done.
我们会尽快完工的。
as fast as we can
as soon as possible
as fast as one's legs can / could / would carry sb 尽快
He ran off as fast as his legs could carry him.
= He ran off as quickly as he could.
We're working as fast as we can to get it done.
我们会尽快完工的。
9. You know what, I have to complete a
report before noon.
你知道吗?今天中午前我得完成一份报告。
you know what你知道吗
You know what? | think he's lonely.你知道吗,我觉得他很孤单。
not that | know of据我所知没有
- Is anyone else coming?
- Not that I know of.-还有别的人要来吗?-据我所知没有了。
know sth inside out对某事了如指掌
He knows the software inside out.他对这个软件了如指掌。
know sth back to front熟谙某事,对某事了如指掌
She knows her part in the play back to
front.
她熟谙自己在剧中的角色。part (n.)角色
I have to complete a report before noon.今天中午前我得完成一份报告。
complete (v.) 完成
complete a report完成-份报告
10. And I can't focus my attention on it now.
现在我根本就无法集中注意力。
focus (v.) (把..) 集中(于)
focus one's attention on sth把某人的注意力集中于某物上
We need to focus public attention on this
issue.
我们需要把公众的注意力集中到这个问题上来。
focus one's mind on sth集中某人的注意力于某物上
She tried to focus her mind on her work.她试图集中思想干活。
11. Well, we can continue another time.好吧,那我们换个时间再弄吧。
another time换个时间
12. No biggie. Just let me put these tools
away.
不要紧的,我这就把这些工具收起来。
biggie (n.)重要的事情no biggie不要紧
put sth away / put away sth把某物放回原处,把某物收起来
put these tools away把这些工具收起来
Put your toys away now.
现在把你的玩具收起来。
put sth away / put away sth猛吃
He put away a whole box of chocolates
in one evening.
他一晚_上吃掉了整整一盒巧克力糖。
a whole box of chocolates一整盒巧克力糖
chocolate (n.)①巧克力(不可数名词)②巧克力糖(可数名词)
13. I appreciate that!太感谢了!
感谢的表达:
Thanks a million.万分感谢。
| really can't thank you enough.实在是太感谢你了。
| have no words to thank you.
我不知道该说什么来感谢你。
Part 3 Friends
1. You're stomping. It's disturbing my birds.
你们脚步声太响,吓到了我的鸟儿。
stomp (v.)迈着重重的步子走stomp on重踩
She stomped on his toes.她使劲地踩了一下他的脚趾。toe (n.)脚趾stomp on打败
This is another example of the big
companies joining together to stomp on
small companies.
这又是一个大公司联合起来搞垮小公司的例子。
disturb (v.)干扰,妨碍,使不安
2. OK, Mr. Heckles, we'll try to keep it
down.
好吧,哈克先生,我们会小声一点。
try to do sth努力,设法去做某事
She is trying to learn English well.她正在努力地学好英语。try doing sth尝试做某事
I tried knocking at the door, but nobody
answered.
我试着敲了敲门,但没人回答。
3. I'm going to rejoin my dinner party.我要回去继续宴客了。
rejoin (v.)重新加入rejoin my dinner party 继续宴客
4. Stop with the broom! We're not
making noise!
别用扫把敲了,我们没有制造噪音!
broom (n.)扫帚Stop with the broom!
= Stop hitting with the broom!别用扫把敲了!
make noise制造噪音noise不可数名词
Don't make a noise.别出声。
noise可数名词