Dialogue 1 Your apartment is a mess 你的公寓真乱
E：Hi Anna, come in. 你好！安娜，请进！
A：Wow, your apartment is a mess. 哇！你的公寓真乱。
E：I know, I didn‘t have time to put things away before you got here. 我知道，在你来之前，我没有时间把东西整理好。
A：Look! Are those all your clothes on the couch? 瞧！沙发上都是你的衣服吗？
E：Yes. 是的。
A：Are they clean? 是干净的吗？
E：Actually most of them are dirty. I haven‘t done laundry in a while. I usually wait until I can do it at my parent‘s house. 事实上，很多都是脏的。我很久没洗衣服啦。我经常等着拿到我父母家里洗。
A：My sister and I usually go to the laundromat down the street. Why don‘t you go there? 我妹妹和我总是去这条街上的自助洗 衣店洗衣，你为什么不去那儿呢？
E：I know I should, but that place isn‘t very convenient. You have to wait for a long time. 我知道我应该去，但是那个地方不 是很方便，你必须等很久才行。
A：Yes I know. I have to do it every week. Anyway, are you ready to go? 是，我知道。我每周都要去。无论如何，你准备好要走了吗 ？
E：No I‘m not ready yet. I still have to brush my teeth and wash my face. Can you wait for a few minutes? 没有，还没准备好。 我还要涮牙洗脸。你能稍等一下吗？
A：OK, but please hurry. I think the restaurant is closing soon. 可以，请快一点。我觉得餐馆马上就关门啦。
Dialogue 2 To do the laundry 洗衣服
C：Come on, Mary. We have to do the laundry. 走吧，玛丽。我们必须洗衣服了。
M：Where are we going? 要去哪儿？
C：Down to the basement. 到下面的地下室去。
M：Do you have a washer down there? 地下室那里有洗衣机吗？
C：Yes. We have a dryer, too. 有啊。还有一台干衣机。
M：That‘s so convenient. Where are the dirty clothes? 那太方便了。脏衣服呢？
C：They are in the basement already. 已经在地下室了。
M：But I didn‘t see you carry them down. 可是我没有看到你拿衣服下去呀。
C：Don‘t you know that we have a laundry chute in the house? 难不成你不知道我们屋内有衣物滑落槽？
Dialogue 3 I have to get the chores done 赶紧把家务做完
A：Grand Theft Auto Three is awesome! 《侠盗猎车手3》真赞！
B：It‘s more violent than TV news! 真是比电视新闻还暴力啊！
A：What time is it anyway? 现在到底几点？
B：Nine-thirty. 九点半.
A：Oh, my God, three hours already! I have to get the chores done! 天啊，已经过三小时了！我得赶紧把家事做完！
B：No time. That‘s their headlights in the window! 没时间了。他们的车头大灯已经照进窗户了！
A：OK, emergency measures. Let‘s throw the dishes in the trash! Two birds with one stone... 好，紧急应变措施。我们把碗盘丢进垃圾堆！一举两得……
B：Little dude, your life is over! 小鬼，你死定了！
A：No time to worry. We have to dispose of this evidence. 没时间担心了。我们必须湮灭证据.
Dialogue 4 My home freezer is not working properly 我的冰箱工作不太正常
A：Hello. This is Hamilton’s Heating and cooling service. Can I help you? 您好。这里是哈密尔顿冷暖设备修理服务。我能帮您吗？
B：Yes. My home freezer is not working properly. 是的。我的冰箱工作不太正常。
A：What’s the problem? 是什么问题呢？
B：It keeps running all the time, never stopping. And it makes a strange sound. All the ice cream inside it melted. 
它一直在运行制冷，从不停止。并且发出的声音很奇怪。放在里面的冰淇淋都化了。
A：Maybe the compressor is going bad. 可能是压缩机坏了。
B：Can you send the technician to check it out? 您能派个技术人员过来看看吗？
A：Sure. But there is a minimum charge of $60 for a service visit. If your freezer needs parts, there will be an additional charge. 当然。但是对于技术性的上门服务，有60美元的最低收费。如果您的冰箱需要更换零件，还有额外的费用。
B：Okay. I’ll pay the charges. 好的，我会付钱的。
A：All right. let me check our technician’s schedules. I’ll call you back and let you know what time we can send a sevice technician to your house. What is your phone number? 好，让我看看我们的技术人员的日程。一会儿我会给您回电话告诉您我们的技术人员可以上门服务的时间。您的电话号码是什么？
B：My number is 627-555-1234. 我的号码是6275551234.
A：Okay. I’ll call you right back. 好的。我会很快就打回去。
B：Thank you. Good bye. 谢谢。再见。
A：Bye. 再见
Dialogue 5 Could you come and help me mend the computer? 你可以过来帮我修电脑吗
A：Could you come and help me mend the computer, Neel? Neel，你可以过来帮我修电脑吗？
B：What‘s wrong with it? 它怎么了？
A：I can‘t log on the internet again. 我又不能登陆互联网了。
B：Let me see. Did you change anything on your computer? 让我看看。你在电脑上动过什么吗？
A：No, never. 不，从没有。
B：What kind of anti-virus software do you use? 你用的是哪种杀毒软件？
A：I don‘t have this kind of software. 我没有这种软件。
B：Are you kiding? You have to install an anti-virus software on your computer. If not, you will be attacked by viruses, and it can lead your computer into failure. 你是说笑的吧？你必须在电脑上安装一个杀毒软件。如果没有，你的电脑会被病毒攻击，那样可能导致你的电脑无法运转
Dialogue 6 Telephone connection difficulties 电话问题
A：You are late. 你迟到了。
B：I‘m sorry, it was too cold, and my car couldn‘t start. I had one to the garage with the heater. I tried to call you, but you couldn‘t get connection. 抱歉。天太冷了，我的车发动不起来。我拿加热器到车库加热。我给你打过电话，但是无法接通。
A：Couldn‘t get connection? 无法接通？
B：Yes, your number is out of service. 对啊，你的号码停机了。
A：Really? I didn‘t know. Let me check. You‘re right. 真的吗？我不知道。我看看。真的哎。
B：So I couldn‘t get through. 所以我打不通。
A：It‘s a serious problem. I make expecting an important call. The theater is guilty . It supposed to call me this evening, and discuss my play. What were happened if they can‘t reach me? 这个问题很严重。我在等几个重要的电话。剧院今晚要打电话给我谈我的演出。要是他们联系不到我怎么办？
B：Well, the only thing you can do is pay the fee to recover your service. 好吧，你只好去交费了。
Dialogue 7 My child likes telling lies 孩子爱撒谎
A：Doctor, my child is nine years old, and I recently found that he was constantly telling lies about how he is doing at school. 大夫，我的孩子今年9岁，我最近发现他谈到自己在学校的表现时，总是撒谎。
B：Is he doing very well at school? 他在学校表现特别好吗？
A：He is doing OK, but he pretends he is doing much better by telling lies. 还可以。但他总是通撒谎来假装自己的表现比实际情况要好。
B：What‘s his problem? 他这是什么问题？
A：This may be complicated. But I think he may need to build up his self-esteem. 问题可能很复杂，但我想他应该增强自尊心。
B：How can his he do that? 怎么能做到呢？
A：There are a lot of ways to help a kid build up self-esteem, but to begin with, you can try and give him more rewards. Rewards will help a chil improve his self-esteem. 有很多办法可以培养孩子的自尊心，在开始阶段，你可以试着多给他一些奖赏。奖励和赏识有助于培养他的自尊心。
Dialogue 8 I want it short 我想把头发剪短些
A：Are you being served, sir? 先生，有人招呼您吗？
B：No, not yet. I just want a haircut. 还没有。我只是理发。
A：Will you sit here, please? How would you like it cut? 请您坐这儿好吗？想理什么样的？
B：I want it short. 剪短些就行。
A：But it‘s short already, sir. 可您的头发已经很短了。
B：I mean very short, shorter than it is now. 我的意思是很短，比现在再短些。
A：Shall I just trim it? 那就修修好吧？
B：No, You can cut quite a bit off. I like it to be very short all over. Do you see what I mean? 不，请多剪些。我想把上上下下都剪得很短。您明白我的意思吗？
A：Oh, I see. You like the Chinese style, don‘t you? 噢，明白了，您喜欢中国式的。
B：Yes, in the Chinese style. 对。要中国式的。
A：Would you like to have a shampoo, sir? 先生，先洗头吗？
B：No, thank you. 不用了，谢谢。
A：How about oil or spray? 要不要抹点发膏或喷点香水？
B：No, nothing of the kind. 不，什么也不用。
A：There! How is that? 理好了，您看行吗？
B：That‘s very good! 很好。
原文：http://www.cnblogs.com/try-again/p/5041424.html