Go out with friends
和朋友出去玩
John : Hey Susan, Ben just called, he asked me to hang out with him.
约翰：嗨苏珊，本刚刚打电话让我跟他出去玩。
Susan : But John! It’s almost Christmas you have to put up the decorations.
苏珊：但是约翰!马上就要到圣诞节了，你必须要装饰好屋子。
John : I can always do that later. Can’t I?
约翰：我可以晚一点做吧，可以吗?
Susan : John! You can hang out with your friends later too.
苏珊：约翰，你也可以晚一点跟你的朋友出去。
John : You are telling me I can’t go out?
约翰：你是在告诉我不能出去吗?
Susan : I am saying you shouldn’t.
苏珊：我是说你不应该去。
John : Alright dear. I will call him up and tell him I can’t come.
约翰：好吧，亲爱的。我会给他打电话告诉他我能去了。
Dinner plans
晚餐计划
John : Are you sure this is a good idea? We can always order something.
约翰：你确定这是一个好主意吗?我们随时可以叫外卖。
Susan : Of course it is! I’ve planned everything. I can make us dinner today.
苏珊：当然了。我已经计划好每件事了。我可以今晚做晚餐。
John : If you are so certain you can cook, why do I smell smoke?
约翰：如果你认为你可以你的话，为什么我闻到了糊味儿了。
Susan : Oh, no! I can’t believe I forgot to turn off the oven!
苏珊：哦，不要!我竟然忘了关烤箱!
Job Interview
工作面试
Susan : Would you mind telling me about your computer skills, Mr. Harper?
苏珊：你可以向我谈谈你的电脑技术吗?哈勃先生?
John : I am an expert with MS Word and Excel and I can manage databases on Access.
约翰：我是MS Word和Excel的专家，我可以管理入口的数据库。
Susan : Okay, very good. And could you travel on business?
苏珊：好的，很棒。你可以出差吗?
John : Absolutely! Yes.
约翰：没问题!可以。
Susan : How soon can you start?
苏珊：你什么时候可以开始工作?
John : As soon as you need me to, Ma’am!
约翰：只要你需要，女士!
Friends talking
朋友间的谈话
John : When I was younger, I couldn’t travel abroad because I didn’t have the money and I couldn’t speak English.
约翰：我小的时候不能出国旅游因为我没有钱也不会说英语。
Susan : But you currently have a job that pays you well and you can also speak English now. So you should travel now.
苏珊：但是现在你有一份薪资优渥的工作，你也可以说英语了。你现在应该去旅游。
John : Well...I can afford to travel but I can’t do it because I don’t have the time!
约翰：这个……我有钱去旅游，但是我没有时间去旅游!
Susan : If you really want to travel, you can find a way.
苏珊：如果你真的想去旅游的话，你可以找到方法的。
John : You’re right, I can and I should.
约翰：你说的对，我可以也应该这样做。
Student and teacher
老师与学生
John : Could I talk to you for a minute, Ms. Smith?
约翰：我可以和您聊一下吗，史密斯女士。
Susan : Yes, what is it, John?
苏珊：可以，什么事，约翰?
John : Could I take my test next week? I feel I am not ready to take it tomorrow.
约翰：我可以下周参加考试吗?我觉得我没有准备好明天的。
Susan : I’m afraid you should talk to the coordinator about this.
苏珊：我觉得你应该跟你的同学说这件事。
John : Okay, I will.
约翰：好吧，我会的。