李阳疯狂英语口语之精华.

第一拿手好戏：社交性寒暄的全面总结

1. A: How are you doing?
B: I‘m doing fine/OK/pretty well/great/super/terrific/so-so. 或: Not bad. /The same as ever. /I can‘t complain too much. (我不能太抱怨。/还不错。)
B: Terrible. I‘ve had a headache all morning.

2. A: How‘s it going? B: Fine. /Pretty good.
A: How‘s everything with you/going？
B: Well, I‘m still alive and kicking. /So far so good.

3. A: How‘ve you been? (你近来怎么样？)
B: All right. 或: Not much lately.

4. A: How are things with you/going? B: Great.
或: I‘m just taking one day at a time. (我只是过一天算一天。)

5. A: What‘s happening?
(原意为"有什么事"，现在已演变成"你好吗？"
A: What‘s happening with you these days?
B: Nothing much. (没什么。)

6. A: What‘s new?/What‘s up?
B: Not much. / Nothing in particular. / Nothing special.

7. A: Anything interesting happening?

8. A: How are you (are they/is she /is he) getting along?
(近来如何？)包括事业、健康状况等等！
B: Keeping busy. Yourself?

9. A: How do you feel today? B: I feel like a new man.

还有两个特别地道的问候是*What‘s going on? 和*What are you up to? 都表示"你在忙些什么？"，在美国电影中常听到。

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• Are you making progress?
  
• Did you sleep soundly last night.
  
• Have you gotten over your cold?
  
• How come you look so tired?
  
• Why are you in such a good mood?
  
• I just stopped by to say hello.
  
• What a pleasant surprise running into you.
  
• I‘m glad I ran into you. Where have you been hiding lately?
  
• I‘ve been thinking about you lately. Let‘s talk over coffee.
  
• You‘re just the man I want to see.
  
• I haven‘t seen you for ages/in years/for a long time.
  
• It‘s nice to see you again. Have you changed jobs?
  
• How was your trip to New York?
  
• What has kept you so busy?

第二拿手好戏：和陌生人相识相知相交－非凡的能力


A: Mary, this is Stone‘s brother Jim.
B: I‘m very glad/pleased to meet you.
C: It‘s a pleasure to meet you. /The pleasure is mine.
B: How do you like China so far? /What‘s your impression of China? /What do you think of China?
C: Its really different from what I expected.
B: Don‘t worry. You‘ll get used to it in no time.
1. May I have your name, please?
2. I think I‘ve seen you before. You look very familiar.
3. Say, don‘t I know you from somewhere?
4. I must have seen you somewhere before.
5. Haven‘t we met before?
6. We have talked of you often.
7. I didn‘t quite catch your name. /I‘m sorry. I didn‘t get your name.
8. A: How do I address you?
B: Please call me Mary. That‘s my first name.
9. How many brothers and sisters do you have?
10. Where are you working now?
11. I‘ve been looking forward to meeting you.
12. I‘ve heard a great deal about you.
13. Is this your first trip to China? /Have you ever been to Guangzhou?
14. What impressed you the most about Shanghai?
15. May I ask where you are from?
16. I hope you‘re enjoying your stay here.
17. It always takes time to get used to a new place.
18. Sorry, I couldn‘t help overhearing - did you mention something about…(对不起，我无意中听见你们的谈话，你是不是提到…)
下面介绍一些用于安排约会的方法
10. Uh, are you going to be busy this evening?
11. Um, I was thinking of going to a movie tonight. Would you like to come?
12. Are you doing anything tonight? I was wondering if you‘d like to go to a movie with me.
13. I‘m going to play with a group of friends. Would you like to join us?
如何用地道的英语回答
14. That‘d be very nice. /I‘d love to. /That‘s a great idea.
15. Sorry, I‘m afraid I‘m busy tonight. /Tonight‘s a problem. What about tomorrow night? /Sorry, I‘ve got people coming over tonight. (今晚有客人来。)


第三拿手好戏：潇洒告别


A: I really must be going now.
B: But you just got here. Can‘t you stay a little longer?
A: That‘s very nice of you, but I really can‘t.
B Well, it‘s too bad (遗憾) that you have to go.
A: Thanks very much. It was a great /lovely party!
B: It was our pleasure.
一般道别
1. We really enjoyed your company. (我们喜欢与你为伴。)
2. Well, then, perhaps we can get together another time.
3. Please give my best regards to your sister.
4. I‘ll be seeing you!
5. A: Take care of yourself. /Have a good trip. /Enjoy yourself. /Have fun! /Take it easy!
6. I shall miss all of you. Let‘s get together soon.
7. I hope I can see you again. /Let‘s meet more often.
来宾道别
8. Well, (I‘m afraid) I‘d better be on my way /leaving.
9. I‘m sorry, but I‘ve got to be on my way.
10. I‘m afraid I stayed too long.
11. I think it‘s about time we got going.
12. I really have to rush. (我真的得赶快。)
13. I enjoyed myself very much.
14. I‘m glad to have met you.
15. I really enjoyed the meal.
16. I really had a pleasant /enjoyable /great evening.
17. I had lots of fun tonight. /That was a wonderful dinner. /I had a wonderful / great time being with you.
18. I enjoyed every minute of the party.
19. Thank you very much for a wonderful party.
20. I hope someday maybe you‘ll be able to visit my family in Beijing.
21. I really enjoyed talking with you.
22. Please don‘t be in such a hurry.
23. Would you like to stay for dinner.
24. Did you have a good time today?
25. You‘ll have to come and see us soon.
26. A: Thank you for inviting me.
B: It was a pleasure having you. Please come again.
27. A: Thanks for all your hospitality. B: You‘re welcome.
28. A: Have a nice weekend. B: Same to you.
29. A: Thank you for everything.
B: Well, have a nice trip and best wishes to your wife.
A: Thanks. I hope we meet again soon.
30. A: If you‘re ever in Xi‘an, look me up. I‘d love to see you again.
B: Sure. I will. You can count on that.

第二拿手好戏：和陌生人相识相知相交－非凡的能力


A: Mary, this is Stone‘s brother Jim.
B: I‘m very glad/pleased to meet you.
C: It‘s a pleasure to meet you. /The pleasure is mine.
B: How do you like China so far? /What‘s your impression of China? /What do you think of China?
C: Its really different from what I expected.
B: Don‘t worry. You‘ll get used to it in no time.
1. May I have your name, please?
2. I think I‘ve seen you before. You look very familiar.
3. Say, don‘t I know you from somewhere?
4. I must have seen you somewhere before.
5. Haven‘t we met before?
6. We have talked of you often.
7. I didn‘t quite catch your name. /I‘m sorry. I didn‘t get your name.
8. A: How do I address you?
B: Please call me Mary. That‘s my first name.
9. How many brothers and sisters do you have?
10. Where are you working now?
11. I‘ve been looking forward to meeting you.
12. I‘ve heard a great deal about you.
13. Is this your first trip to China? /Have you ever been to Guangzhou?
14. What impressed you the most about Shanghai?
15. May I ask where you are from?
16. I hope you‘re enjoying your stay here.
17. It always takes time to get used to a new place.
18. Sorry, I couldn‘t help overhearing - did you mention something about…(对不起，我无意中听见你们的谈话，你是不是提到…)
下面介绍一些用于安排约会的方法
10. Uh, are you going to be busy this evening?
11. Um, I was thinking of going to a movie tonight. Would you like to come?
12. Are you doing anything tonight? I was wondering if you‘d like to go to a movie with me.
13. I‘m going to play with a group of friends. Would you like to join us?
如何用地道的英语回答
14. That‘d be very nice. /I‘d love to. /That‘s a great idea.
15. Sorry, I‘m afraid I‘m busy tonight. /Tonight‘s a problem. What about tomorrow night? /Sorry, I‘ve got people coming over tonight. (今晚有客人来。)


第三拿手好戏：潇洒告别


A: I really must be going now.
B: But you just got here. Can‘t you stay a little longer?
A: That‘s very nice of you, but I really can‘t.
B Well, it‘s too bad (遗憾) that you have to go.
A: Thanks very much. It was a great /lovely party!
B: It was our pleasure.
一般道别
1. We really enjoyed your company. (我们喜欢与你为伴。)
2. Well, then, perhaps we can get together another time.
3. Please give my best regards to your sister.
4. I‘ll be seeing you!
5. A: Take care of yourself. /Have a good trip. /Enjoy yourself. /Have fun! /Take it easy!
6. I shall miss all of you. Let‘s get together soon.
7. I hope I can see you again. /Let‘s meet more often.
来宾道别
8. Well, (I‘m afraid) I‘d better be on my way /leaving.
9. I‘m sorry, but I‘ve got to be on my way.
10. I‘m afraid I stayed too long.
11. I think it‘s about time we got going.
12. I really have to rush. (我真的得赶快。)
13. I enjoyed myself very much.
14. I‘m glad to have met you.
15. I really enjoyed the meal.
16. I really had a pleasant /enjoyable /great evening.
17. I had lots of fun tonight. /That was a wonderful dinner. /I had a wonderful / great time being with you.
18. I enjoyed every minute of the party.
19. Thank you very much for a wonderful party.
20. I hope someday maybe you‘ll be able to visit my family in Beijing.
21. I really enjoyed talking with you.
22. Please don‘t be in such a hurry.
23. Would you like to stay for dinner.
24. Did you have a good time today?
25. You‘ll have to come and see us soon.
26. A: Thank you for inviting me.
B: It was a pleasure having you. Please come again.
27. A: Thanks for all your hospitality. B: You‘re welcome.
28. A: Have a nice weekend. B: Same to you.
29. A: Thank you for everything.
B: Well, have a nice trip and best wishes to your wife.
A: Thanks. I hope we meet again soon.
30. A: If you‘re ever in Xi‘an, look me up. I‘d love to see you again.
B: Sure. I will. You can count on that.

第四拿手好戏：感谢-美好人生的添加剂


1. Thank you for everything. /Thank you very much indeed.
2. I appreciate it /your help very much.
3. I don‘t know how to thank you enough.
4. It‘s kind of you to say that.
5. You‘ve been a great help /very helpful.
6. Thanks a million, Mr. Lee, for what you have done for me.
7. I hope I can repay you for it.
8. You‘ve been very thoughtful.
9. I appreciate your consideration.
10. Thank you very much, but I guess I‘d better do it myself.
11. Thank you /Thanks for trying (your best).
12. Thank you anyway /all the same /for asking.
13. I‘m most /very /extremely /tremendously /awfully /terribly grateful to you for taking so much trouble to explain the best way of getting there.
潇洒回答：Sure. /You‘re most welcome. /Don‘t mention it. /It was nothing. /It was my pleasure. /Think nothing of it. /That‘s all right. /any time. /Don‘t worry about it . /Forget it. /You bet.


额外拿手好戏：同意、肯定和鼓励-生活的策略


1. I do /completely /strongly agree (very much).
2. That‘s /You‘re absolutely right.
3. I think exactly the same way.
4. That sounds like a good idea.
5. I‘m with you on that matter.
6. I see your point /what you mean,
7. That‘s understandable.
8. It was all worth it.
9. You said it. /You can say that again.
10. You hit it /the nail right on the head.
11. You have every reason to be proud of it.
12. You‘re pretty close.
13. That would be fine /great.
14. That figures! That sounds reasonable.
15. Whatever you decide is all right with me.
16. That‘s it. That will do.
17. I‘ll say. That‘s what it is.
18. I suppose so. No doubt about it.
19. You can put it that way.
20. That‘s just what I think. /I take the same view.
21. I‘m afraid you‘re right. /I have to agree with you.
22. Come on, you can do that. /I bet you can make it.
23. You have nothing to worry about.
24. Never say die. It‘s a piece of cake.
25. You never know what you can do till you try.
26. You will come up with the right answer.
27. It is not as difficult as it looks.
28. You‘ve got lots of time to improve your English.
29. Take your medicine like a man.
30. Well, that‘s life, isn‘t it? /I know how you fell.


第五拿手好戏：甜言蜜语使你无往不利无坚不摧赞扬是人类生活的阳光


1. You did a fine /good /great job.
2. You‘ve done a wonderful job. Well done! Well done!
3. That‘s great /wonderful /beautiful /amazing /fantastic!
4. You‘re so nice! /That‘s very nice of you.
5. Mrs. Smith, you‘re a wonderful cook.
6. I‘m very proud of you.
7. I didn‘t expect you to do such a good job.
8. For a beginner, you‘re pretty good.
9. You are the right man for the job.
10. She is quite good with her hands.
11. We loved it /I love it /I like it.
12. You‘ve got a point there.
13. You look young for your age.
14. You have a very good memory /beautiful eyes.
15. You‘re lovelier than your pictures.
16. How do you keep fit /in shape?
17. You look nice in your new shirt.
18. That tie goes well with your suit.
19. It really looks good on you.
20. You must be very popular.
21. Where did you get such a nice tan?
22. You flatter me immensely.
23. What a lovely couple you make!
24. How come you speak such good English?
25. You speak English without an accent.
26. You have a good command of English.
27. She is cut out for that job.
28. You‘ve got it.
29. You made a tough decision.
30. You have an eye for beauty.
31. He has an old head on young shoulders.
32. You always know the right thing to say.
33. He is quick - witted.
34. You are a walking dictionary /encyclopedia.
35. I wish I had your will power.
36. I admire you for sticking to your plans.
37. I owe my success to my Mom.
38. I envy you for your ability to cope with the situation.
39. You are coming along well.
40. That‘s a good buy.

第四拿手好戏：感谢-美好人生的添加剂


1. Thank you for everything. /Thank you very much indeed.
2. I appreciate it /your help very much.
3. I don‘t know how to thank you enough.
4. It‘s kind of you to say that.
5. You‘ve been a great help /very helpful.
6. Thanks a million, Mr. Lee, for what you have done for me.
7. I hope I can repay you for it.
8. You‘ve been very thoughtful.
9. I appreciate your consideration.
10. Thank you very much, but I guess I‘d better do it myself.
11. Thank you /Thanks for trying (your best).
12. Thank you anyway /all the same /for asking.
13. I‘m most /very /extremely /tremendously /awfully /terribly grateful to you for taking so much trouble to explain the best way of getting there.
潇洒回答：Sure. /You‘re most welcome. /Don‘t mention it. /It was nothing. /It was my pleasure. /Think nothing of it. /That‘s all right. /any time. /Don‘t worry about it . /Forget it. /You bet.


额外拿手好戏：同意、肯定和鼓励-生活的策略


1. I do /completely /strongly agree (very much).
2. That‘s /You‘re absolutely right.
3. I think exactly the same way.
4. That sounds like a good idea.
5. I‘m with you on that matter.
6. I see your point /what you mean,
7. That‘s understandable.
8. It was all worth it.
9. You said it. /You can say that again.
10. You hit it /the nail right on the head.
11. You have every reason to be proud of it.
12. You‘re pretty close.
13. That would be fine /great.
14. That figures! That sounds reasonable.
15. Whatever you decide is all right with me.
16. That‘s it. That will do.
17. I‘ll say. That‘s what it is.
18. I suppose so. No doubt about it.
19. You can put it that way.
20. That‘s just what I think. /I take the same view.
21. I‘m afraid you‘re right. /I have to agree with you.
22. Come on, you can do that. /I bet you can make it.
23. You have nothing to worry about.
24. Never say die. It‘s a piece of cake.
25. You never know what you can do till you try.
26. You will come up with the right answer.
27. It is not as difficult as it looks.
28. You‘ve got lots of time to improve your English.
29. Take your medicine like a man.
30. Well, that‘s life, isn‘t it? /I know how you fell.


第五拿手好戏：甜言蜜语使你无往不利无坚不摧赞扬是人类生活的阳光


1. You did a fine /good /great job.
2. You‘ve done a wonderful job. Well done! Well done!
3. That‘s great /wonderful /beautiful /amazing /fantastic!
4. You‘re so nice! /That‘s very nice of you.
5. Mrs. Smith, you‘re a wonderful cook.
6. I‘m very proud of you.
7. I didn‘t expect you to do such a good job.
8. For a beginner, you‘re pretty good.
9. You are the right man for the job.
10. She is quite good with her hands.
11. We loved it /I love it /I like it.
12. You‘ve got a point there.
13. You look young for your age.
14. You have a very good memory /beautiful eyes.
15. You‘re lovelier than your pictures.
16. How do you keep fit /in shape?
17. You look nice in your new shirt.
18. That tie goes well with your suit.
19. It really looks good on you.
20. You must be very popular.
21. Where did you get such a nice tan?
22. You flatter me immensely.
23. What a lovely couple you make!
24. How come you speak such good English?
25. You speak English without an accent.
26. You have a good command of English.
27. She is cut out for that job.
28. You‘ve got it.
29. You made a tough decision.
30. You have an eye for beauty.
31. He has an old head on young shoulders.
32. You always know the right thing to say.
33. He is quick - witted.
34. You are a walking dictionary /encyclopedia.
35. I wish I had your will power.
36. I admire you for sticking to your plans.
37. I owe my success to my Mom.
38. I envy you for your ability to cope with the situation.
39. You are coming along well.
40. That‘s a good buy.

第六拿手好戏：男女之间-永恒的主题


1. Are you married or single?
2. Do you have anyone in mind?
3. I‘ve been dying to see you. (我一直好想见你。)
4. My girlfriend and I broke up.
5. How did you get to know her? (你是怎么认识她的。)
6. How long have you known her?
7. She is not my kind of girl. (她不是我喜欢的那一种。)
8. He was our go-between. (他是我们的媒人。)
9. Miss Park is kind of short, but she has a beautiful personality. (她有点矮，但她个性迷人〖永久的魅力〗。)
10. She is well built. /She has a good figure. (身材好)
11. His appearance is impressive. (他的外表印象深刻。)
12. She looks neat and fresh. (她看起来优雅清新。)
13. She wears too much make-up.
14. Forgive me for being 20 minutes late for our date.
15. You are everything to me. There‘s no one like you.
16. Mary and Amold are going steady. (正式成为情侣)
17. It was love at first sight. (那是一见钟情)
18. I don‘t have the heart to tell her. (我没有勇气。)
19. Our date today was NATO.(No Action, Talk Only)
20. I love you with all my heart. (我全心全意爱你。)
21. I‘m so happy with you in this starry night. (美丽的夜晚)
22. They are right matches. (他们是天生的一对。)
23. She always plays with love. (她总是玩弄爱情。)
24. She gave me the cold shoulder. (她对我冷淡。)
25. He makes a pass〖送秋波〗at every girl he meets.
26. When are you planning to get married?
27. Where are you going on your honeymoon?
28. I‘ve got a strange feeling that this marriage won‘t last very long. (我有一个奇怪的感觉：这婚姻不会长久。)
29. They are expecting their first child. (怀第一个小孩)
30. His wife has him under her thumb. (他妻子控制他。)
31. I‘m through with you! (我们到此为止。)
32. I can‘t face him after what I‘ve done.
33. I got a "Dear John" letter〖绝交信〗from her.
34. I like him the way he was. (我喜欢他过去的样子。)
35. It was so exciting to meet her again after so many years.
36. Cry on my shoulders. (把委屈告诉我吧。)
37. He made up with his girlfriend. (他和女朋友和好)
38. You are my best friend in the whole world.
39. You‘re the only one I can turn to. (能依赖的人)
40. I am on speaking terns with him. (泛泛之交)
41. Mr. Park is a devoted husband. (忠实情深的丈夫)
42. He doesn‘t take me seriously. (他对我没有诚意。)
43. She is constantly in love. (她不停在恋爱。)
44. I don‘t like the way you are treating me.
45. He cheated on his wife. /He two-times his wife. (他对妻子不忠。)
46. I‘m too deeply involved〖陷得太深〗.
47. He is fun to be with. (与他相处很有趣。)
48. I think I have fallen in love with someone.


第七拿手好戏：学校生活-活到老，学到老


1. What college are you attending?
2. What are you majoring in? /What‘s your major?
3. What grade /class〖年级和班级〗are you in?
4. What school did you go to? /Where do you go to school?
5. How many courses are you taking this semester?
6. I‘d better hit the books〖勤奋地钻研或学习〗.
7. Many students are working at part time jobs.
8. I‘m a graduate〖毕业生〗of Harvard University.
9. I‘ve got six months to go until the graduation.
10. He worked his way through college〖半工半读〗.
11. He‘s busy preparing for class〖忙着准备功课〗.
12. I don‘t think I have a mathematical brain〖数学头脑〗.
13. This has been a hard course〖这门功课很难〗for me.
14. I‘ve been studying all day, and I‘m sick and tired of it〖厌倦〗.
15. He seems to be getting on very well at school. (他在学校似乎念得很好。)
16. Speaking of school, how are your grades this term?
17. The costs of college get higher every year.
18. She‘s an easy-going〖随和的〗teacher.
19. The course I took was above me〖超过我的能力〗.
20. As far as English is concerned, he is second to none. (就英语来说，没有人能够比得上他。)
21. He is burning the midnight oil〖开夜车；挑灯夜读〗.
22. How did the test turn out? (考试结果怎样？)
23. I hope I‘ll go down in history as a famous English professor. (我希望成为未来历史上有名的英文教授。)
24. There‘s nothing wrong with hard work. (刻苦没有错。)
25. Examinations are at hand. (考试在即。)
26. She is at the top of her class. (她名列前茅。)
27. How did you get on in your exam? (你考得怎样？)
28. He is a college dropout. (他从大学辍学半途而废。)
29. He took French leave. (他不辞而别。)
30. She was kicked out of〖开除；退学〗the university.
31. Se won the first place in a speech contest. (第一名)
32. I‘m taking 19 credit hours. (我修十九个学分。)
33. I don‘t wasn‘t to cut class〖旷课；逃学〗.
34. Have you ever-studied French? (你学过法文吗？)
35. What‘s the book abort? (这本书写什么？)
36. She is giving me piano lessons in exchange for her English classes.
37. Where did you go to high school?
上英文课时最有用的句子:
38. What do you call this in English? (怎么称呼这个？)
39. How do you pronounce this word? (怎么念？)
40. How do you spell it? (如何拼写？)
41. How do you say that in English? (用英文怎么说？)
42. What‘s the meaning of NATO? /What does NATO mean? /What does NATO stand for? (NATO代表什么？)
43. How does "live" differ from "leave"? (有什么不同？)
44. What‘s the difference between A and B?
45. I can‘t express myself very well in English.
46. How well do I speak English? (我英文说得怎么样？)


第八拿手好戏：人的生命和活力之源-工作(一)


1. What do you do for a living? (你以什么为生？)
2. I‘m with the Bank of China.
3. What position do you hold? (你的职位是什么？)
4. I‘m in charge of the sales department.
5. I‘m tired of working all day. (我厌倦整天工作。)
6. I‘m off today. (我今天休假。)
7. I have two days off a week. (我一星期休息两天。)
8. What kind of job do you have?
9. What‘s your occupation? (你的职业是什么？)
10. What business are you in? (你从事哪一行？)
11. What do you do, if I may ask? /Whom do you work for?
12. What‘s your position in the company?
13. Is he still with IBM? (他还在IBM工作吗？)
14. I moonlight as a reporter. (我兼职当记者。)
15. The professor runs a restaurant on the side〖副业〗.
16. I work part time〖兼职〗at the gas station.
17. I‘m unemployed out of a job〖失业〗at the moment.
18. Stone has been out of work for three months.
19. What‘s the starting salary in your company?
20. He has a white-collar job〖白领工作〗.
21. He is a salesman or something. (推销员之类的人。)
22. Do you have any openings〖空缺〗for a typist?
23. That‘s a pretty good salary. (那待遇很好。)
24. He has the advantage of a good education. (他有受良好教育的优势。)
25. Could you work in her place? (你能代替她吗？)
26. She was hired on the spot〖当场〗by the company.
27. I‘m looking for somebody fit for the work.
28. We need a man who knows the ropes〖内行〗.
29. He jumps from one job to another. (他经常换工作。)
30. What‘s your new job like? (你的新工作是什么性质？)
31. He is equal to the task. (他能胜任这个工作。)
32. He is a leader in his field. (他是他行业的领导者。)
33. That‘s just what you are cut out for〖正是你适合〗.
34. He is new at the work /green to the work. (没经验)
35. I‘m fresh out of college. (我刚从大学毕业。)
36. He is not up to the job. (他不能胜任这个工作。)
37. It‘s his first venture into business〖投身商界〗.
38. It‘s well worth the time. (很值得花时间。)
39. He jumped at the offer. (他欣然接受这个工作机会。)
40. I know all the ins and outs〖详情〗of the business.
41. Let‘s share the money fifty-fifty〖平分〗.
42. His restaurant is a real moneymaker〖非常赚钱〗.
43. He‘s on his way up. (他的事业蒸蒸日上。)
44. His concert brought the house down〖博得满堂喝彩〗.
45. He did everything within his power to achieve the goal. (他竭尽全力去接近目标。)
46. It took years of hard work. (那需要多年辛苦工作。)
47. The work is in full swing. (工作正在全力进行。)

第九拿手好戏：人的生命和活力之源-工作(二)

48. The times have been very bad. (时机一直很坏。)
49. We are in the red. (我们有亏损/赤字。)
50. The company went broke. (这家公司破产了。)
51. I visited Japan on an observation tour of its industries. (我到日本观摩它的工业。)
52. I have to feed a family of five〖养活五口之家〗.
53. I‘ve got to keep my nose to the grindstone〖拼命工作；不停地孜孜不倦地工作〗to support my family.
54. Two of trades seldom agree. (同行是冤家。)
55. There is no hope of success.
56. There was no way he could solve the problem.
57. He is in trouble all the time. (他总是有麻烦。)
58. He‘s gone out of business. (他失业了。)
59. He makes a good living. (他过得很优裕。)
60. The game is not worth the candle. (这事不值得做。)
61. He has money to burn. (他钱多得象水一样。)
62. His yearly salary is in seven digits〖年薪七位数〗.
63. He is as poor as a church mouse〖一贫如洗〗.
64. They live from hand to mouth〖只能糊口的生活〗.
65. Let‘s get the ball rolling. (让我们开始吧。)
66. Right now my hands are full /tied〖忙得不可开交〗.
67. Nice to have you with us. I‘m happy to work with you. I hope you will like it here.
68. I‘ve got a lot of work /a million things to do.
69. I‘m behind in my work. (我的工作进度落后。)
70. He is working like a horse. (他努力工作。)
71. I‘m so busy that I don‘t get around to it. (我忙得找不出时间去做它。)
72. I must meet the deadline. (我必须赶得上最后期限。)
73. Do I have to get it done by noon〖午前做完〗?
74. I want to get my work finished by tomorrow.
75. He is in conference〖开会〗right now.
76. I‘ll get through〖做完〗this work by noon.
77. This situation permits of no delay〖不许拖延〗.
78. What makes you work so hard? (为什么你这样卖命？)
79. It‘s shaping up. (进展顺利。)
80. We have to talk the matter over〖讨论〗now.
81. The work is not as difficult as you think.
82. I‘m beginning to see〖开始明白〗what you mean.
83. That‘s where our difficulty lies〖困难所在〗.
84. Did it work? (行得通吗？)
85. Her guess turned out to be true〖结果成为事实〗.
86. Typing is easy once you get the hang of it. (一旦你掌握/懂得/知道诀窍，打字就很简单。)
87. Are you through with your work? (工作做完了吗？)
88. I should stick to my work schedule〖坚守工作进度〗.
89. How is he making out〖进展〗in his job now?
90. I‘ll see what I can do about it. (我会尽力而为。)
91. I will get his to accept the offer〖使他接受提议〗.


第十拿手好戏：人的生命和活力之源-工作(三)


92. He patted me on the back for the deal made yesterday. (他对我昨天所做的交易表示满意。)
93. He is good at getting a point across to people. (他善于让人信服他的观点。)
94. What are you working on? (你在做什么？)
95. I had a busy day. I‘m, all in〖精疲力竭〗.
96. This has been a long day. (这是个漫长的一天。)
97. Everyone is goofing around. (人人都在混时间。)
98. You mean I have to work overtime〖加班〗tonight?
99. I think I‘m under-paid. (我想我的薪水太低了。)
100. I had words with〖吵架〗my boss today.
101. I tried to keep out of the trouble〖尽量不惹麻烦〗.
102. Aren‘t you happy with your present occupation?
103. That doesn‘t make sense. (那没有意义。)
104. He‘s sore over the fact that he wasn‘t promoted this year. (他对今年没有升迁而感到恼怒。)
105. How did he get to be a department head so fast? (他怎么这么快就成为一个部门的主管？)
106. That remains to be seen. (那还要看看。)
107. No way! I wouldn‘t touch that in any case. Don‘t push me! (绝不！我无论如何都不会去碰它，别逼我！)
108. Are you here on business〖公事〗or for pleasure?
109. He‘s a real workaholic〖真正的工作狂〗.
110. You don‘t sound very enthusiastic〖似乎不太热衷〗.
111. A little bird told me that Tony was going to be fired. (消息灵通人士告诉我他要被炒鱿鱼了。)
112. I‘m afraid Tony‘s days are numbered〖快要被解雇〗.
113. What are your hours? (你是几点上班？)
114. What time does he punch out? (他几点打卡下班？)
115. He‘s gone for the day. (他整天都不在。)
116. He‘s gone for the summer. (他夏天度假去了。)
117. He‘s on leave now. (他现在在休假。)
118. He won‘t come until next week. (他下星期才会回来。)
119. I took a month off for a holiday〖休了一个月假〗.
120. I‘m on coffee break. (我正在休息时间。)
121. He came down with the flu, so he didn‘t go to work.
122. How long does your vacation last?
123. It‘s tough getting an O.K.〖同意〗from the boss.
124. I‘m pooped /very tired. (我精疲力尽。)
125. So how is it working out? (那事进行得怎样呢？)
126. We have a very important meeting on at the moment.
127. He‘s making money hand over first. (他财源滚滚。)
128. How much did you estimate this job is going to cost us? (呢估计这工作要花我们多少钱？)
129. He made good in business. (他事业成功。)
130. I‘m in hot water /trouble〖有麻烦〗with the boss.
131. He turned over his company to his son last year.
132. You‘re on the day shift now〖上日班〗.
133. He‘s living on easy street. (他过得很富裕。)
134. To get ahead〖出人头地〗, you‘ll have to work ling hours and take short vacations.


第十一拿手好戏：如何提出问题，获得更多的信息及回答技巧


一、 如何提出问题
1. I was wondering if you could help me. I‘d like to know…
2. I wonder if you could tell me…
3. This may sound like a dumb question, but I‘d like to know…
4. Excuse me, do you know…
5. I hope you don‘t mind my asking, but I‘d like to know…
6. Would you mind (very much) telling me…
7. Excuse me, but could I ask you a quick question?
8. Do you happen to know … (你是否碰巧知道…)

二、 回答技巧：如何拖延
1. Well, let me see…
2. Oh, let me think for a minute…
3. I‘m not sure; I‘ll have to check…
4. That‘s a very interesting question.

三、 回答技巧：如何拒绝
1. I‘m not really sure.
2. I can‘t answer that one.
3. I‘m sorry, I really don‘t know.
4. I‘ve got no idea.
5. I‘d like to help you, but…
6. That‘s something I‘d rather not talk about just now.
7. Ask me another question. (别问我这个。)

四、 如何获得更多的信息
1. Could you tell me some more about …
2. Would you mind telling me more about …
3. I‘d like to know more about…
4. Something else I was wondering about was …
5. Something else I‘d like to know is …
6. Sorry, that‘s not really what I mean, What I‘d like to know is…
7. Sorry to keep after you, but could you tell me…
8. Sorry, I don‘t quite understand why…
经典示范实战对话
A: Are you still doing your photography? (你还在搞摄影吗？)You‘re really good at that.
B: Yeah, that‘s the one thing I really enjoy.
A: This may sound like a dumb question, but can you get any good pictures on an automatic〖自动相机〗?
B: No, no〖别这么说〗. Now, that‘s a very interesting question. Automatics are OK, except special effect.
A: There‘s something else I was wondering about - like, should you do all your developing〖自己冲印〗?
B: Oh, no! You don‘t have to develop your own. You can get better prints if you send them out.
A: Could you tell me something more about it - like, if I was going to do the developing myself, what kind of equipment would I need?
B: Oh, well, you‘d need your enlarger〖放大机〗, and chemicals〖化学药品〗, and so on.