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( En ter tainment & Sports ) 1 ( Ma rriage & Love ) 43 ( T r avel & T ra nspor tation) 63 ( Food & Healt h) 103 ( Medical Car e & Insurance) 133 ( Com pu ter & In ternet ) 159 ( Mobile Phone & T elecomm unication ) 175 ( Job) 187 ( Shopping) 201 ( Real Estate ) 217 ( Com pus Life) 231 ( H olidays & Festivals ) 255 ( Cul ture Difference) 265 ( Expressions on Feelings) 281 ( Abbr eviation For ms ) 295 ( Idioms ) 309 319


movie buff tick et office st ud ent r ate comedy t ragedy horror film car toon romance film action movie cost ume drama a remake of an old movie two t humbs up make a h it pir ated copy a big box-office hit

tick et-box/ counte r/ half price for ch ildren

science fiction

mar tial ar t movies

A: I wan t two tickets for Titanictonight, please . H ow much are t hey ? , ? B: 40 Yuan a piece, but sorry it sold out . H ow about s tomorrow night ? 40 , , ? A: Fine . Do you have students rate ? , ? B: No, I afraid not . m A: Do you have anything in the first five rows ? ? B: Yes . We do have a few seats available . , . . . . . . Later . . . . . . 3


s pecial effect sound effect visual effect t heme song s uppor ting actor/ act ress st unt man producer director screenwrite r dubbing r eview preview premier e film festival

leading act or/ actr ess

pho togra ph er

A: Want to watch Titanic wit h me tomorrow night ? ? B: Sounds good . You know I m a movie buff . Titanicwas a big boxoffice hit . I had watched the pirated copy at home . , , A: The sound effects and visual effects in cinema will be quite different . I love the theme song .


r ated movie sta nd for

A: What do the letters G, PG, PG-13, R and NC-17

stand for ? PG ( par ental guide G, PG, PG-13 , R NC-17 s uggested) ? PG-13 ( par ent st rongly B: That how the movies in s cau tioned) the United States are rated . R( rest ricted ) For instance, PG-13 means NC-17 ( no ch ildren that children under age 13 unde r 17) cant see PG-13 movies minors without being accompanied acco mpany by their parents . Minors unde r a ny circumstances cannot see NC-17 movies under any circumstances . violence , nudit y PG-13 13 sex adult t heme PG-13 banned movie in appropriate NC-17 A: I see . 5

G ( gener al a udiences)


c hannel r emo te cont rol T V series commer cials live television quiz show variety show talk show host couch-po tato soap opera sitco m a r e-run s ub title/ ca ption

A: What do you usually watch at home ? ? B: Almost everyt hing . I a m couch-potato . A: I love quiz shows and talk shows . B: I think quiz shows are too much complicated for me . The hosts speak too fast . , A: Could I switch to Channel 3, if you don mind ? t 3 , ? B: Not at all . What s Channel 3 ? 6


volu me t urn up t urn down

? A: It musical channel . Can s I t urn up t he volume a little bit ? , ? B: Go ahead .


front row

A: H ow did you like this balcony opera ? ? box sea t B: Very impressive . I think ushe r the opening was spectacular . ope ra , musical c ur tain call C: We are lucky to be in t he sta ge premiere . I liked t he ope ra g lasses Soprano the best . premier e , , program/ playbill A: So did I . It was a pity t hat ope ning we could only afford t he in ter mission c hange t he backdrop balcony seats . I could hardly see the stage . backstage , r est roo m , improvise B: Why didn you use t he t opera glasses ? ? 8


unde rstudy

C: When all is said and done, beyond my expectations this opera was beyond my expectations ! , !


musical inst ru ment

A: What musical instruments can you play ? violin ? piano B: I play piano, guitar and guitar harp . ha rp , flu te A: Have you ever tried saxophone saxophone ? drum ? conce rt t solo / B: No, I haven . c ut a record CD , A: Last weekend I went to a concert in the Grand a new release Theatre . It was a solo a stereo system saxophone performance . a CD player B: I love saxophone too . I have at least three of Kenny G s best-known CDs . , 10


Rock & Roll pop music Jazz balled folk music a big fan of sy mphony or chest ra c hoir com poser conductor musician amateur singer to be crazy abou t

clas sical music coun t ry music

a w hole CD collection of

profes sional singer

A: Do you ever listen to classical music ? ? B: I listen to both classical and pop music . A: I a big fan of Mozart m and Chopin . B: Me too . Im also crazy about Andrea Bocelli . , A: Who is Andrea Bocelli ? ? B: An Italian blind singer who has one of the most beautiful voices in the world . I have a CD in which he sings a duet with 11


rapper duet

another of my favorite professional singer, Celine Dion . , A: Let check it out . s

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dancer

A: You are such a good dancer . modern dance classical dance B: Thank you . folk dance ballet A: What sort of dance do you waltz like ? three steps ? four steps B: I am keen on modern dance, disco something like disco and rumba rumba . samba , tap dance flamenco ( ) A: What about classical dance rhythm like waltz ? tempo , B: Waltz is not my cup of tea .

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Karaoke OK request a song cannot carry a t une have a good ear for music tone-deaf out of tune OK melody lyrics

Karaoke specialty

A: Can you name that tune ? ? B: That melody is familiar, but I can name it . t , A: I can carry a tune . I a t m tone-deaf . , B: I like singing, but I don t have the nerve to sing in front of people . , A: C mon . Let sing a duet . s What s your Karaoke specialty ? , ?

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poker

A: Want to join us in the card dealer game ? shuffle ? deal B: Very much . Can you Ace A explain the rules ? King K , ? spades . . . . . . Later . . . . . . hearts A: Its not your turn yet . clubs You should follow me . diamonds , a deck of cards a good hand B: Do I have to play this card in the same suit ? ? A: Not necessarily .

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bowling bowler bowling alley scor e highest score ave rage score st rik e hit a st rike

pin s plit th e pins

A: H ow often do you go bowling ? ? B: Mmm . . . not often, about twice a month . , A: Great ! This is your fifth strike this afternoon . , . . . . . . Later . . . . . . A: Oh, No ! Another gutter ball . I need more practice on delivery . , ! B: It my turn to roll . I s m afraid the ball is going to hook to t he right and split the pins . , 16


roll a gu tte r ball

deliver scor e

A: I t hink you should roll it straight at pin No .2 .

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t he World Cup t rophy finals semi-finals qua r ter-finals head coach as sista nt coach cap tain pitch forward midfielder fu ll back s ubstitu te goal k eep er

A: My favorite football team is the Manchester United . D:

B:

C:

C:

to be left on t he bench

A:

David Beckham is my idol . , I like Michael Owen t he best . David Beckham was left on the bench for the star t of the season . Why ? Injury problems ? ? ? I heard that he didn get t along with the head coach . Anyway, Beckham came on as a substitute and scored two goals against

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st rik er/ goal- scorer kick-off free kick bicycle kick corner kick ha ndball ban ana sho t head dribble off side ha nds misjudge to be in fantastic for m to be troubled by inj ury problems

C:

B:

foul/ co mmit an offence

D:

tec hnical infringemen t

C:

Real Madrid last week . , , The second half begins right after the commercial . That was an incredible pass . I bet Owen is now going to make a banana shoot . , Oh , he missed . Do you think No .7 fouled ? , , ? Yes , the referee is placing the ball for a free kick . ,

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s hoo t hoop forward cen ter guard slam dunk jam lay-up j ump sho t block r ebound as sist steal dribbling free t hrow half cour t key c ut

one-hand shot

t hree-poin ter line

A: H ow was the basket ball game t his afternoon ? ? B: We lost it . It was 98 96 at the whistle, t hough we took a 90 86 lead with five minutes left . 9896 , 90 86 A: H ow come ? ? B: They started all-court press, and hit two three-pointers and two free throws . Our coach called a time-out . But it didn help . t , 20


palming t ravel be taken ou t time ou t over time fake double- teamed all- cour t pr ess take lead

man- to-man defense

, A: That a pity . s B: Our guard missed a lay-up and our center was doubleteamed . , A: What a shame !

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s piker sette r a low set dive to dig the ball save a smash block t he ball t rial jum p net fault j ump pass r equest substit ution um pire no match for r each over t he net a ha rd drive/ migh ty kill

serve from th e end line

a fault for holding

A: Volleyball, which teams are playing ? , ? B: Cuba vs Japan . A: I guess Japan is no match for the Cuba . B: Definitely ! It a one-sided s game from t he outset . The Japanese are triple blocking their opponents , but t hey can t stop t hose mighty kills . , A: I must say the Japanese play defense better than anybody . 22


one-sid ed g ame

B: They seem rather powerless today though .

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tennis grass cour t clay cour t r acket st ring ( ) ATP T our title A TP top-seeded game set deuce serve unseeded player , wild card lawn tennis

world r ankings

match poin t double fa ult serve an ace

A: Have you watched t he game between Agassi and that unseeded Australian player last night ? ? B: No, I haven . But I bet t Agassi won . , A: No, t he Australian player won . Actually he took the first set in just 10 minutes with his usual arsenal of serve-and-volleying .H e got 24 acnes in his serve . 10 24 24


break t he serve smash volley baseline ball sideline b all wide ball boy

ground st roke

B: What about Agassi ? ? A: He got lots of double fault . He once even dropped his racket . , B: Do you think that Australia player can make his way to the semi-final ? ? A: I think he can at least enter the quarters .

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bad min ton

A: Do you like to play badminton ? sing le ? B: Very much when I was a doubles student . mix ed doubles A: The spor t has made a comeback, among 20 or birdie 30-something . backhand swipes , 20 30 foreha nd sho ts B: I prefer doubles games . It s more fun . on deuce , a net shot A: Would you like to play a mixed doubles sometime ? c hange court ? a forehand-overhead stroke B: Sure . I need to work on my backhand swipes, but I play like a pro when it 26


t he server gets t he point play like a pro

comes to forehand shots . , ,

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commen tator

A ( commentator) : This is t he deciding game, Look ! The s hake-hand gr ip veteran player Pearson pen-hold gr ip paddle drive/ st rok e serve t he ball with an unde r spin serve t he ball with a sidespin miss t he ball a clip- sho t a let-ball make a n et-b all foreha nd sho t/ smash/ backhand st roke

to be on a tie c hop

from Sweden served the ball with an under spin . He good at that . s , B ( commentator ) : The Korean player missed the ball . Pearson got 1 point . A: Another let-ball . The Korean player was a bit nervous . , B: The ref thought it was a clip-shot . They were on a 28


c hange of service fault deciding game vetera n playe r breath tak ing

tie again . A: It was really breathtaking .

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s wimsuit

A: Lets do some warm-up t runks exercises, or you may pull goggles your leg muscles . cont rol breath kickboard , platfor m pull one leg m uscle s B: What are we learning today ? war m-up exercise ? keep one in good sh ape A: We are doing backstroke today . Are you all psyched up ? , lifegu ard breast-st rok e ? back-st roke B: That neat . I hope I can s but terfly learn butterfly and free free st yle style too . A: One t hing at a time . 30


gunshot

A ( commentator ) : The t hird T ake your marks . Go . lane has the fastest entry , time . He was leading . , clock lan e B ( commentator ) : Oh, t he r elay swimmer in the four th team r ace lane caught him after t he j ump t he sho t t urn . ent ry time , neck- to-neck touch th e wall A: Lane 4 was now neck and accele rate neck with t he third lane . B: Lane 3 began to accelerate and he touched the wall first . ,

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gy mnast

A: What are t he set exercises for men and women ? floor exe rcises ? B: For men , they are floor vault exercises, the vault, pommel horse, horizontal bar, po mmel horse parallel bars and rings . For women, they are floor horizontal bar exercises, vault, balance beam and asymmetrical pa rallel bar s bars . , , rings , , balance beam , , asymmet rical bar s A: What exercises are Chinese players good at ? i ron cross ? ha ndstand B: Chinese male players are good at floor exercises and 32


a flic-flac set exe rcises op tional exercises

parallel bars . Chinese female players are good at balance beam and vault . ,

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profes sional bou t A: What is a knockout ? ? bou t round boxer boxing g love boxing shoe rope boxing ring ice pack punc h bag punc h ball timek eepe r boxing weigh ts flyweigh t 51 , ban tamweigh t 54 , fea the rweigh t 57 ,

B: Boxer is knocked down and unable to get up before t he referee counts ten . A: What is a technical knockout ? ? B: A technical knockout occurs when the referee judges that a boxer is so far outclassed t hat he has no chance to win and stops the fight . A: In a bout, what blow is considered a foul ? 34


lightweight 60 , welterweight 67 , light middleweight 71 , middleweight 75 , heavyweight 81 ,

? B: The low blow . A: How many rounds are there in one bout ? ? B: Ten rounds .

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defending ch ampion

A: I like Johnson . He more s aggressive . Look ! He attack with a fie rce attacked Lewis with another com bination fierce combination . , weave ! punc h B: I think Lewis is more intelligent . He s t he s wa y defending champion, isn t he ? duck , ? jab A: Yes, he is . Wow ! Lewis st raight swayed and counter punched Johnson on t he hook head . What a powerful hook ! upp ercu t , , break 36


r aise one a rm high s

B: Lewis left hook is famous . Johnson should watch out . send someone down on t he ground

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weigh t-lif ter t hree white ligh ts t hree red lights s natch clean and je rk body- weigh t categories 70-kilogram weight clas s

c hal k up one hands s

A: What weight is this competition ? ? B: It is the 70-kilogram weight class competition . 70 A: How much does t he lifter ask for ? ? B: 142 kg . Three white lights . Well-done ! 142 ,, A: H ow much does the next lifter ask for ? ? B: 145 kg . This is his last attempt . Well, three red lights . No lift ! 145 , , 38


contestan t

A: Have you signed up for the sports meeting ? a live s how ? t rack even ts B: Yes . I have . I am doing high jump and long jump . field even ts No track events for me . What about you ? break t he r ecord , set a new record ? A: 400 meters relay race . I m the last leg . r ecord-holder 400 , knock out B: Wow ! All attention will be on you . t rial jum p ! r elay race A: Our team holds the school record, you know . I think we have a good chance 39


first leg breast t he tap e walking race Ma rat hon race

breaking it today . ,

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Olympic Games IOC COC

t he IOC E valua tion Commis sion five-ring Oly mpic flag bid logo mot to good-will ambassador host city volunteer ath lete torch r elay bid Committee

candidate city

cross country

A: You know what IOC is ? IOC ? B: I surprised you don m t know what IOC is . It stands for International Olympic Committee . ! , IOC A: I see . I guess COC is the Chinese Olympic Committee then . COC B: You right . You know I re want to be a volunteer in 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing . 2008 A: Me too . I wish I could do 41


equest rian fencing j udo ka rate w restling t riat hlon

something to help and get to watch athletes in action at the same time . ,

mode rn p entat hlon

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ask so meone out date blind date fix/ set someone up be tied up , be fully occupied have a rain check , make it some ot her time make it anot her day availab le s uit t he usual place pic k up

walk someon e ho me

A: Would you like to have dinner wit h me tomorrow night ? ? B: Are you asking me out on a date ? ? A: Sort of . I want to know more about you . B: I m tied up tomorrow night . Shall we have a rain check ? , ? A: What about next Monday evening ? ? B: It suits me fine . 45


horoscop e sign Aqua rius Pisces Aries T aurus Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo Libr a

A: Have you ever heard about horoscope ? ? B: Yes, Pisces, Leo, Scorpio, to name a few . I m a Sagittarius . Whats your sign ? , , ? A: I a Libra . m B: No wonder you re so sociable . A: My Zodiac is a pig as I was born in the year of t he pig in the Chinese lunar calendar . , 46


Scorpio Sa git tar ius Capricorn Chin ese Zodiac luna r calendar

B: Tell me more about this Chinese Zodiac, it kind s of interesting . ,

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fancy sec ret crush be cr azy abou t be infa tuated with have st rong feelings for fall in love wit h to be out of love love at first sigh t make a p as s fli rt a lady-kille r a p layboy have a crush on

play ha rd- t o-get

A: I think Tom has a crush on you . B: You got to be kidding . ve Tom dates around a lot . He is a real playboy . He is too much for me . , A: You are a good judge of character . B: Look ! Janet is flirting with Chris . He really turns her on . ! A: Did you hear what happened to Janet ex-lover ? s 48


a knockou t

a heartbreaker a good judge of cha racter a poor judge of cha racte r t urn so meone on ex-lover a soul- mate dump blow off a flash in t he pan rob t he crad le

? B: Yes, he dumped Janet and walks arm in arm with a woman of his mother s age . , A: Well, you can bet this relationship going to be a s flash in the pan .

walk a rm in ar m

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have the nerve/ guts of ave rage weigh t of ave rage height s kinny slim plu mp c ute sexy dimples acne w rinkles freck les c ur ly silky s hiny

shoulder-length

r egular hobby

A: I finally got the nerve to ask Jenny out . B: H ow does she look like ? ? A: She of average height, s neither fat nor skinny . She got a cute face with s two dimples . . . ugh shoulder-length straight hair . . . , , B: What is her hobby ? ? A: She doesn have a regular t hobby . Here she comes . B: Who is the boy nex t to 50


c rew cu t tat too twin

her ? The one with a crew cut, and tattoo on his right arm . ? , A: That s Brad, her twin brother . ,

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pa rt ner

A: How was your date ? Was musc ula r it good, bad, so-so . . . ha ndsome ? , good-looking , good-for-no thing B: Eric is very muscular, handsome, gentle . . . he gen tle has a well-paid job . But tough theres something weird self- cen tered about him . selfish , timid , , s hy , talkative a smoo th talk er A: Is he self-centered ? ? honey- tongued B: No, not exactly, but he s almost too gentle . Hes s harp- tongued timid . I want to be wit h a man who makes me feel st ubborn safe . na rrow- minded , , 52


ope n-mind ed consider ate perfect idealistic practical

a one- tr ack mind

two of a k ind well-matched

A: Nothing wrong with being gentle . No one is perfect . My partner Jack is anyt hing but tough . , B: C mon . You two of a re kind .You well-matched . re , ,

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see someon e break up make up figh t , a rgue c heat on a two-timer loser winner get over divorce sepa rate fall-out

sec retly date

see eye to eye

A: Are you seeing anyone now ? ? B: For t he time being no . Act ually I broke up with Joe two mon ths ago . We fought a lot . , , A: Oh ! That guy is a loser . You get over this in no ll time . B: I wish I had never met him . By the way, I overheard that you got divorced not long ago . A: Yes . I don see eye to eye t with my wife . And she s 54


have an affair

having an affair . Dear John Let ter , , break one hear t s B: That terrible . She must s have broken your heart . , win one h ea rt s A: I all righ t now . m

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sing le bachelor s pinste r virgin fianc fianc e fu t ur e wife/ husband s pouse/ couple engag e pop th e question Mr . righ t tie the knot be ready to settle down engag emen t ring

would-be wife/ husba nd

a family man/ woman

A: Alice is getting married in two months . Jennifer is engaged to be married next year . It seems all my friends have a fianc . , , B: Has Neil popped the question to you ? ? A: Not yet . I think we are not ready to settle down . What about you and Jack ? ? B: H e said that I was the one for him . He ready for a s commitment . , 56

be ready to be tied down A: Really ? So you are his future wife . be ready for a commitment ?

B: I not sure if I ready m m to be tied down . To be honest, I am not a family woman . ,

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marriage

A: Sally and I are going to get arranged marriage married next mon th . We just sent out all t he ve match-mak er invitation . dowry , newlyweds bride B: Congratulations ! groom ! bridesmaid A: Could you and Mandy be best man our best man and t he r ing-beare r bridesmaid ? t he flowe r girl c hapel ? wedding gown B: Such an honor ! Can my t uxedo veil nephew and niece be t he wedding ring ring-bearer and flower minister girl ? ! ? A: Of course . We getting re married in a chapel . 58


wedding rece ption

honeymoon honeymoon sweets B: It so romantic . s !

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wedding a nniversary Pa per Wedding 1 Wood Wedding 5 Tin Wedding 10 Crystal Wedding 15 Chin a Wedding 20 Silver Wedding 25 Pear l Wedding 30 Coral( Jade ) Wedding 35 ( ) Ruby Wedding 40 Sa pphir e Wedding 45 Golden Wedding 50 Emerald Wedding 55 Diamond 60

A: Sweetie, today a special s day for us . , B: I so glad you remembered m it . A: It our ten year s s anniversary . B: Happy Anniversary . Here s a little thing for you . I hope you like it . , A: I love this necklace . Thank you, dear . , B: Thank you for ten wonderful years . 60


co-ha bita tion abor tion condom miscarriage pregnan t lesbian gay bisexual homosexual make love sing le-mo the r

cont race ption

morning sicknes s

sexual ha rassme nt

A: H ow is Jody ? Is she pregnant ? , , ? B: Yeah . She got morning s sickness these days . A: H as she moved in with Alex ? ? B: Not yet . She dislikes Alex s roommate . He a gay . s , , A: Is she going to keep her baby ? ? B: She hasnt decided yet . She not sure if she can s 61


ex-hus band/ wife / ste p-fat her/ mo th er /

be a single-mother .

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vacation s pr ing break peak season season ed t ravele r r eserve alte rn atives go s kiing go s urfing

frequen t destination

go moun tain- clim bing

A: Where are you going this summer vocation ? ? B: I plan to take a trip to Italy . A: Its just what I have in mind . But I don want to t go there during the peak season . , B: I ve been planning this since last year . I reserved t he hotel room and airtickets well in advance . ,

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t ravel a gency honeymoon t rip/ wedding t ravel / ou tbound t our do mestic t our luxury t ravel hot t ravel rou te sta r grade ho tel sta nda rd roo m local guide inclusive exclusive r ate clas sic tr avel route

brochure/ pamphlet

A: We like to know about d honeymoon travel packages, please . B: We have two types: domestic and international tour . : A: Were interested in t he outbound tour . What are the availabilities ? , ? B: Yes, here a good one . s It a ten-day t rip to s Australia . A: What are your rates ? ? 66


r easonab le pr ice round-t rip airfar e a boa t t rip a c ruise r tr ip

B: The price for one person is only 12 000 RMB inclusive of round-trip airfare, star grade hotel, meals and local guide . 12 000 , , A: Sounds reasonable .

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itine rary

A: Do you have a second ? We a half-day tour need to discuss our a day t rip itinerary .

? s hort tour city tour B: Sure . I all ears now . m , sigh tseeing rou te A: We first have a day trip ll in H ongKong, and then schedule well go to Yunnan by set ou t air . Our last stop will be r eturn Mount Tai . make adjustmen t , s kip/ cancel , prolong B: Could we make some delay adjustment here ? I would like to skip the trip to Mount Tai if possible . My schedule is kind of tight . I afraid I can afford m t the time . 68

two full-day tour


advance bring for ward

? , ?

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independent/ do-it-yourself A: Do you like a package tour travel with a group or traveling

alone ? package tour ? B: I like traveling alone . That acco mmodation way I have more control over timing . designated restaurant/ hotel , for tourism / B&B (Beds and Breakfast) A: I prefer a package tour . The last things I want to worry abou t are ticket booking, accommodation, hostel ( yout h ho tel ) reading maps and finding restauran ts . motel , backpack er
hitch-hik er camp-ou t

group t ravel

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em peror

A: I already visited Beijing ve dynasty and Tibet . What else do t he Summe r Palace you t hink is a must for me to see in China ? t he Forbidden Cit y , t he G rea t Wall ? B: The Yellow Mountain of t he T em ple of Heaven course . It is famous for its Four Wonders . They are t he Im perial Palace hot springs, t he sea of clouds , exotic rocks and man-made wonder fantastic pines . t he T erracotta Warriors : , , imp erial t omb A: Sounds tempting . H ow vault about the eigh th wonder of Tib et the world ? T he Po tala Palace , ? arbor B: You mean t he famous 71


cave temple gro tto pagoda

Terracotta Warriors ? Yes , I t hink it wor thy of s a visit, too . ,

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London t he Britis h Museum Big Ben Oxford St reet t he T owe r of L ondon T r afalga r Squa re Wax M useum the Natural History Museum Ar t g alle ry Oxford U nive rsity Westminster Abbey

Buckingh am Palace

A: H ow was your trip to London ? ? B: It was the happiest trip I ever had . ve A: Did you visit the Buckingham Palace ? ? B: Yes . The British Museum, the Big Ben, and the Oxford Street too . But London is just too big for one visit . , A: Tell me somet hing about Paris . B: I visited Louvre, Versailles, Eiffel T ower, and Place de 73


Cambridge University Paris Louvre Versailles Eiffel Tower Place de la Concorde Arch of Triumph

la Concorde . I couldn t believe that I have the pleasure of seeing them with my own eyes . ,

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fai ryland/ wonder land seeing is believing a bird view s gro tesque pict uresque breath tak ing enchan ting/ fascin ating/ s plendid t ranquil over whelm

as beau tiful as a painting

magnificent/ spectacular

A: We halfway to the top . re Let take a break . s , B: OK ! Wow ! What a magnificent view ! ! ! A: Seeing is believing . I used to think such sigh ts can only be found in fairy tales . , B: The enchanting clouds overhead and t he crystalclear lake down below . . . I overwhelmed . m 75


souvenir s

A: I wonder if there are any local sp ecialty appropriate souvenirs I can postcard buy . delicate work ma nship B: The sandalwood fan is very em broidery popular among tourists . woodca rving ar t handicraf t sandalwood fan A: What else can you suggest ? bamboo basketwork ? B: Suzhou embroidery and silk bamboo-root carving products are also calligr aphy and pain ting renowned for their delicate workmanship . cloisonn genuine fake A: I bought a lot last time . ivory ca rving What about tea pots ? Last jade br acelet time I made a lucky find . pap er-cu t Two sets for 8 5 Yuan . 76


precious stone

H ad I bargained a bit harder, I might have st raw p laited work gotten them for less . , tea set ? r attan basketwork , 85 , s hell product , silk fa br ics r educed rate B: That a good buy . By t he s s pecial r ate way, don buy any jade t make a lucky find bracelets if you can tell t the good from the bad, the genuine from the fake . a good buy ba rgain , , A: No, I won . t B: It a pain to lug a lot of s stuff around, so you d better buy souvenirs on t he 77


get ripped off ( ) bulky

last day . ,

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camera

A: Excuse me, could you digital camera please take a photo of all aut omatic of us ? pose , ? close-ups B: I glad to . Just tell me m background how to handle your camera . r eload th e camera , r ewind a uto ma tically A: It s automatic . All you have to do is focus and focus press the shutter . set th e a per ture , press t he shut ter say cheese B: All right . Everybody say set th e timer cheese. t ripod , view finde r flash A: Well done . Thanks a lot . app ly a photoflash B: You are welcome . s pare film 79


r egular size

A: Could I get double prints 24 exposure color film at the regular size ? 24 , ? prin t B: OK, anything else ? blurred pictures , ? A: Yes, I wan t a reprint from ou t of foc us this negative . I like to d develop enlarge it to 8 by 11 . enla rg e , negative , 8 11 pic k up pho to album B: No problem . You may pick pho to fr ame them up tomorrow afternoon .

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get some dir ections direct run in to across from s how so meone t he way t urn around t raffic ligh ts make a righ t at t he ligh t make a lef t at t he signal go down vee r fork

you can mis s it t

A: Excuse me, Can I get some directions ? ? B: Of course . A: Could you show me the way to the nearest subway station ? ? B: Yes . Go down this street until you come to a fork . Veer right and you see ll the subway entrance to your right . , ,

around t he corner

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metro

A: Excuse me, how do I buy s ubway a subway ticket ? unde rground ? T ube B: The ticket counter is over there . You may also get your ticket from a vending tick et counte r machine . tick et boot h , vending machine A: Yes . Ive got the right change . break small cha nge . . . . . . Later . . . . . . token A: Excuse me, which line collector box s rush hour t rain should I take to get to platfor m ShanXi Road ? comm ute rs comm ute r pas s s ? B: T ake Metro No . 1 . You get on may follow me . I going m get off that way too . announcemen t 82


aut omatic door volu me exit ent rance escalat or line rou te t ransfer sta tion destina tion miss station

, A: That very kind of you . s . . . . . . on t he Metro . . . . . . ( ) A: I can hear t he names of t the stops because t he volume is too low . , B: Take it easy . I tell you ll when to get off . , A: Rush hour looks the same no matter where you are . What are the rush hours here ? , ? B: Between 7 30 - 8 30 in 83


on t he wrong tr ain

the morning . It kind of s scary even for the locals . sense of direction disorie nt . . . . . . off t he Metro . . . . . . ( ) A: Thanks a lot . Now, what exit do I take for ShanXi Road . I m totally disoriented . , ? B: Take t he escalator, and then go to the righ t . It s always t he best to ask someone . , 84


bus driver

D: Move to the rear of t he bus , please . There s

bus timetable bus s helte r bus sta nd bus st op minibus coach t rolleybus t ramca r conductor ins pector ride far e tick et stud be bound for bus ter min al ,

double deck er

a unifor m fa re collector box s

plen ty of space in the rear . , P1 : H ow much is the fare, please ? ? D: One Yuan . Drop it in t he collector box . s , P2 : Does this bus go to ZhongShan Park ? ? D: Take Bus No . 946 . This is No . 945 . 946 945 P3 : Is this bus bound for Carefour ? ? 85

yield sea ts to t he eld erly D: No . It only goes as far as and h andicapped JingAn temple . You can

get t he Number 48 there . , 48 P3 : H ow long is the ride ? ? D: About 10 minutes . 10

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one-way ticket club car coach t rack a t hrough t rain an express a fast t rain be due t o run on schedule behind schedule c us hioned ber t h semi-cushioned ber th lower be rt h weekend excursion round-t rip tick et

a st opping t rain

A: Which train do I take to Philadelphia ? ? B: Track 4 at 9 . 30 9 , 4 A: H ow long does it take ? ? B: It due in at noon . The s entire trip takes five hours . 5 A: What s the round-trip fare ? ? B: Round-trip is S50 , but we | do have a S45 weekend | special . 50 , 45 * * * * * * * * * * * * 87


upp er ber t h

A: May I see your ticket pay t he bala nce please ? com par tmen t B: Here it is , by t he way, are tick et inspect or t here any spare lower valid berths available ? I like d invalid to make a switch if possible . , ? A: I will check it for you, but youll have to pay the balance . , B: What would t he balance be ? ?

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cap tain cabin first-class cabin dec k bedding pier seasick ferry

A: How often do t he ships to QingDao run ? ? B: Once every two days . A: Do you think I should go by ship or by air ? ? B: Traveling by ship is more pleasan t and cheaper if you are free from seasickness . ,

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fligh t fligh t

direct fligh t/ a nonstop one way ticket round-t rip tick et ope n-ret urn tick et business class economy class put someone on the waiting list cancellation ope n seat no- show sta ndby airpor t fee airport terminal

() A: Swiss Airline, can I help you ? , ? B: Do you have any direct flights to Shanghai on this weekend ? ? A: Sorry, all seats are booked up for this weekend . Shall I put you on the waiting list ? , ? B: Yes , please . My name is . . . . , () A: Good Morning . Is t his t he 90


depa rt ure arrival do mestic ai rpor t c heck- in tick et confi rm boa rding pass ( card) gate smoking seat non-smoking seat window sea t aisle sea t baggage carry-on fragile luggage ta g

in ternation al airpor t

check-in for t he flight to Shanghai ? , ? B: Yes . Can I see your ticket and passpor t, please ? A: Here you are, Madam . , B: Would you put all your baggage on t he converyor belt, please ? Is there anything fragile ? , ? A: No . B: Smoking or non-smoking ? ? A: Non- smoking please . Could I have a window seat ? 91


scale

, conveyor belt , ? lounge B: No problem . Here your s t ransit p assenger boarding card . You should get board at Gate 5 . conn ecting plane t ransit loung e () A: I am a transit passenger go t hrough flying to Tokyo . Where immigr ation should I board my immigr ation officer connecting flight ? , c ust om ? c ust om officer B: It Gate 23 . You can wait s declare in t he transit lounge . 23 , A: Thanks a lot . Do I have to go through the immigration and custom ? 92


dut y-free s hops cafeteria airpor t shu ttle

? B: No, you don have to . If t you want , you can visit our duty-free shops or have some coffee in the cafeteria over there .

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taxi/ ca b s hare a taxi hop in meter r ate kilometer far e s pilt th e fare c harge overc harge r eceip t tip heavy t raffic keep th e c hange

an un licensed ta xi

t urn on t he meter

A: Hey, taxi ! Airport, please . , ! B: Hop in, please . A: Is the traffic heavy this hour ? ? B: Yes , t hough it not rush s hour yet . , A: I need to pick up an impor tant client . Do you t hink you can get me there by 4 00 ? , ? B: I can promise, but I try t ll my best . Let hope there s isn much traffic jam . t 94


hold-up/ t raffic jam congestion gridlock rush hour acciden t s hort- cut pull over

.. A:

ste p on it/ pick it up

B:

A: B:

A:

, . . . . Later . . . . . . H ere we are . I think you still have ten minutes left . , Thanks . How much is t he fare ? , ? 46 Yuan . 46 Here is 50 . Keep the change . 50 , Here is receipt . Have a nice day . ,

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car ren tal comp any economy car com pact ca r limousine r ent r eserve

one-way ren tal drop-off charge ( ) free un limited mileage in ternation al license daily ra te

A: How much is it to rent a compact car ? ? B: S19 .00 a day or S129 .00 a | | week , unlimited mileage . 19 , 129 , A: Could I reserve one for tomorrow morning ? , ? B: Do you have an international license ? ? A: Sure . Here it is .

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gas station fill it up gallon r egular gasoline fla t tir e s pare tire windsh ield oil r adiat or t une-up brak e break down leak fix r eplace

premium g asolin e

A: Fill it up, please . B: Premium or regular, sir ? , ? A: Premium, please . Could you check my tires, too ? I think t hey need air . , , B: No problem, sir . Should I clean t he windshield for you ? , , ? A: Yes , please . I also need you to check the oil and the radiator . B: Anything you say, sir . , A: Do you take credit card ? 97


w heel alignment c redit card

? B: Sorry, we don . It S44 t s | dollars in total . , 44

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t raffic rules

A: You look down . Anything jaywalk ( bothering you ? ) , run a red light ? B: I got a fine for running a over taking red right on my way to s peeding work . tailgating DUI (drive under influence) s drunk driving A: That not hing . I got two tickets back to back illegal pa rking yesterdayone for ignoring a stop sign and another for buckle up DUI . w rite a tick et get someon e a fine , , withdrawal of one s B: Really ? What about your driving license driving license ? ? ? s us pend A: If I get convicted of drunk unde rpas s driving for a second time, 99


overpass/ f ly-ove r zebra cros sing c ross roads in tersection main st reet pavement/ sidewalk

my license will be suspended . ,

one-way st reet

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violate t raffic rules collision hit head-on broa dside collision r ea r-ending fend er-bender damage inj ury den t scra tch back up

A: Why the long face ? ? B: Somebody hit my parked car and ran away . , A: That too bad . Is there s much damage ? ? B: The passenger side of my car has dents and scratches all over it . A: Sounds terrible . I also witnessed an accident today this morning . T wo cars hit head-on, totaling each other . , , 10 1

sandwich between two cars B: What about the drivers ? ? A: Both seriously injured . to tal fault witness

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growl sta rve brunc h s kip fast-food ou tlet

A: My stomach is growling . I havent had a bite since

B:

t he McDonald s t he KFC c hip in Big Mac pizza hot dog sandwic hes A: c hicken nugget ham burger fries salad mashed potat o toppings

s picy chic ken wings

B:

A:

my last dinner . , I skipped my brunch, so now I am starving, too . , Let s go to t he McDonald . I can easily s down two big Macs in two minutes . What about chipping in for a pizza ? I like pizza . , Can we try some buffet for

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ketchup

a change ? I recommend t he mustard one two blocks from our ba rb ecue flavor sauce office . for her e or to go ? B: Sounds great ! I can eat like take-ou t a horse . buffet ! eat like a horse . . . . . . Later . . . . . . down bite ( A: Is this your fourth helping ? ? ) eat like a bird B: No, it is my eighth . But helping I afraid I already full . m m eyes are bigge r tha n , st omach A: Your eyes are always bigger than your stomach .

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po t-luck par ty favorite dis h prime rib temp ting ( ) upset st omach disagree with mou th-wa tering have a weakness for make . . .feel sick sea cuc umbe r

A: Did you enjoy the pot-luck party ? ? B: Yes, I did . My favorite dish was prime ribs . C: I found t he sea cucumbers very tempting . A: Really ? Sea foods disagree with me, sea cucumbers included . ? , B: I can eat almost everything, and I have a weakness for desserts . , A: Me too . But I now on a m strict diet . , 10 7


have a thing for

be fussy about/ choosey/ C: Oh ! You must have st rong pic ky will power . on a str ict diet ! will power

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car e for r efill tipsy go boozing get a buzz teetotaler drunka rd nightcap see double , have a hangove r t hrow up/ ba rf/ vomit st rong liquor on t he rocks st raight up st ou t bee r c hampagne

A: Would you care for a refill ? ? B: No, t hank you . I m already beginning to feel tipsy . , A: Really ? ? B: I easily get a buzz on a mere glass of wine . A: I won stop until I begin t to see double . I like to go barhopping on weekends . I usually have a nightcap before I go to bed . , 10 9


double Sco tch brandy cock tail pub/ b ar saloon ba rtender go barhopping

B: What do you like to drink, beer or wine ? ? A: Wine, of course . My favorites are scotch on the rocks and cocktail . ,

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com pany

A: Excuse me, sir, are you orde r expecting company ? menu , , hors d oeuvre ( ? ) B: No, just me alone . , app etizer A: May I take your order main course now, sir ? des se rt , ? steak B: Yes . I like cheese sticks d r are as appetizer and steak as medium rar e main course . medium , medium well well don e dres sing A: How would you like your black coffee steak done, sir ? w hite coffee ? c heese cake B: Medium rare . A: What dressing would you like, sir ? ? 11 1


fork knife plate napkin

B: F rench dressing, please . A: What for dessert, sir ? ? B: Cheese cake and black coffee . That s all, thanks . ,

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r eserve

A: I like to book a table for d book two at 700 this evening . all book ed up Can you make it close to pack the band ? phone reservation , , cancel the rese rvation W : A table for two at 7 : 00 . May I have your name, first come first serve please ? please wait to be seated ? . . . . . . Later . . . . . . steady customer B: You must have pulled some strings to get a reservation pat ron pat ronize at this restaurant within pull st rings such short notice . s uc h shor t no tice A: I m a steady customer here . 11 3


dres s code band

W : Good evening, Mr . White . Your table is ready . This way, please . , , ,

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Chin ese dishes c uisine feast/ banquet r ecommend wine s picy hot burning ho t fatt y greasy c runchy

have a s weet t oot h

color , aroma and taste

A: Do you like Chinese cuisine ? ? B: Yes, I do . There are some good Chinese restaurants in Chinatown in England that I visit often , but I don know how aut hen tic t they are . T ell me more about it . , , , A: There are mainly eight famous Chinese cuisines . Have you heard about Sichuan cuisine and H unan cuisine ? , ? 11 5


c rispy rich mild j uicy s weet a nd sour salty smoked pic kled deep-fry stir-fry stew boil steam marinate simme r bak e grill

B: Yes , bot h are hot and spicy . A: Yes , t hey are . There a s Chinese saying: Light southern cuisine, salty nort hern cuisine; sweet eastern cuisine, and spicy western cuisine . , : , B: Interesting ! I do have a sweet tooth . By the way, would you recommend some Chinese wine ? ! ? A: Most Chinese like Wuliangye, Shaoxin and Maotai the best . 11 6


braise scald quick-boil

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Are you being served ? ? family reunion dinner round ta ble lazy Susan c hopsticks toothpick table clo th ? house s pecial today specialt y s Please don mak e it too t s picy

Wha t good he re ? s

W: May I take your order, sir ? ? C: Yes . What good here ? s Its very hard to decide for a family . , ? W : Roast duck . It s t he house special . C: A nything else you can recommend ? ? W : Would you like to try some crabs ? Theyre in season now . ? C: Thanks, but we pass . ll , W : What about shrimps ? It is today specialty . s 11 8


Please hold t he shell for

, ? Please hold t he shell for C: Yes, we try some . My ll wife has a thing for in small por tions shrimps . , side dis hes s kin the duck W : Yes , how much do you in season / want ? ? w het one appetite s C: One Jin is enough . I forgot the side dishes . Id like pep up one appetite s some cucumber, sprouts, lot us roots and pickled s poil your appetite beans, please . lose on e a ppetite s , , have a good/ healt hy app etite W : How about spicy prawn T ha nks bu t we pas s ll Thai soup ? It is really , flavorful . , , 11 9


take one time s

? eat one fill s C: Sounds appealing . We help oneself consider ourselves I feel lik e . . . adventurous eaters, but don make it too spicy . t if you insist Can we order rice and snacks later ? flavorful/ delicious ! , seconds , ? adven turous eater W : No problem, sir . , vinegar
soy sa uce pepper c hili sauce salt gar lic scallions

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I stuffed/ full A: Shall we order separately m or as a group ? I had my fill , burp/ b elch ou t sepa rate bills go du tch s plit th e bill pic k up t he ta b foo t the bill T his is on me My t reat D:

B:

C:

Put it on my tab T his is on t he house T his is com plimenta ry economic left over a doggy bag tip

C:

.. A: B: C:

? I t hink its economic to order together . Whos going to foot the bill ? Or shall we have separate bills ? , ? How about splitting the bill ? ? Sounds like a good idea ! ! . . . . Later . . . . . . I full . m I stuffed, too . m What about those leftovers ?

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c hea p skate po t belly

? D: Waitress ! Could you bring us the bill and a doggy bag ? ! ,

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food stall

A: Want to join me for a s nack stand midnight snack ? I need to grab so met hing t o eat grab something to eat . ? midnigh t sn ack B: Fine with me, but no more chafing dish . have a bite , c hafing dish/ Mongolia n fire pot A: Lets go the food stall . porridge Theres a good one just soybean around the corner . deep-fried twisted dough , sticks mu tton cubes roasted on s kewers B: I love to try some d balls of glu tinous rice snacks . with sesame doughboys . . . . . . Later . . . . . . s pr ing roll A: Everything looks tempting . dumplings What do you want to have ? wont ons , ? 12 3


steamed bun

B: Kebabs and roast squid . noodles fried noodles A: Can I have a bite ? cold noodles ? fried rice B: Help yourself . candied haws on sticks A: Super ! fried dough twist !
stinky t ofu moon ca ke pumpkin pie ba rb ecue keb ab roast squid

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flavor

A: Three ice creams , please . c up cone B: What flavor would you scoop like ? vanilla ? iced coffee A: One vanilla, one plain and Diet Coke one chocolate . Coca Cola , , Seven-ups Sprite B: Cup or cone ? min eral wate r ? fruit syrup hot chocolate A: Cones, please . milk s hake B: H ow many scoops ? c hocolate sund ae ? A: Two each, please . B: Anything else ? ? A: Three hot-dogs with the works . 12 5

hot dogs with t he works B: All right . Here you go . but tered popcorn

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as sor ted fruit bas kets app le orange tangerine grape peach st rawberry c herry pear plu m can taloupe water melon musk melon pineapple ban ana mango coconu t dur ian fig kiwi s uga rca ne

po megr anate

A: Could you help me ? I want t hree assorted fruit baskets . B: Sure . What would you like to put in ? ? A: Some apples, peaches, grapes, pears and kiwis . What t hat over there ? s , , , , ? B: Coconut . Want some ? , ? A: No, t hanks . I think I need some cherries and strawberries too . , B: They are quite fresh . A: Yes , t hat all .H ow much s 12 7


lychee loquat pomelo

is it altogether ? , ? B: One moment, sir . ,

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teahouse

A: Do you like tea ? black tea ? green tea B: Yes, but I don know much t scented tea about it . brick tea , milk tea A: Tea does good to people s jasmine tea health . There are many kinds chrysant hemum tea of tea . Say, black tea, green tea, scented tea, brick tea, environment milk tea, jasmine tea, aroma chrysanthemum tea and so on . , , , , , , , , B: My favourite is Jasmine tea . I like its aroma . , A: Yeah, but scented tea is now in fashion . , 12 9

a balanced diet ( D: doctor P: Patient) excessive D: I afraid you overw m re eight fat gain weigh t lose weigh t over weigh t unde rweigh t s kinny sta y slim keep sh ape keep fit D: ou t of sha pe workout Yoga ae robics jogging T aic hi ba r bell pro tein vitamins

P:

to be in good sha pe

P:

D:

for your height . , Yes, I am . I eat too much meat . I don t like vegetable or fruits . , , A balanced diet is important to keep you fit . Multivitamins are very popular these days . Its more convenient and I take them regularly . , , I suggest that you take vitamins from food . The

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on a r egu la r basis

body is able to digest it better . Do you work out by multivitamins any chance ? fish oil , calcium ta blets ? P: I used to take aerobics oral liquid class . I visit gym every soluble tablet once a while . , pro tein supplemen t D: H ave you ever thought health food st or e about yoga ? You can learn it from the videos and do it orga nic food on a regular basis at home . ? weigh t-loss tea , slimming biscuit P: Good thinking . beneficial D: By the way, having too 13 1


ha rmful

much weight-loss tea can be do so meone good harmful to your body if you dont know what youre nut ritious doing . digest , digestible indigestible P: Yeah I know . A balanced energy diet and more exercise will dehydrate do me good . ,

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r eception desk

A: I want to make a registration for the EN T r egist ration office department . This is my first time here . r egist ration fee , medical record B: You have to open a medical record . Fill in the form fill in t he for m first, please . , s pecialist A: OK ! Do I get a designated design ated doctor doctor ? , ? B: A couple of doctors are available to see you . Do you have any preference ? , ? A: Could you fit me in Doctor Wang ? 13 5


ENT( ear , nose and throat depa rt me nt ) fit someone in

B: Yes, I can . The registration fee is ten Yuan .

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make an appoint men t

A: I wonder if t he den tist could fit me in early reschedule an appointment tomorrow . have openings ? be available B: I afraid there nothing m s no t . . .un til available before noon . unless A: Can the dentist possibly cancel make it at 12 45 ? cancellation 12 45 ? convenient B: Sorry, bu t she busy then s too . ,

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physician sy mpt om coun t pulse watch tongue

A: Well, what seems to be the trouble, Bill ?

B: take blood pr ess ur e medical background

stet hoscope dia gnose lose appetite

s plitting headac he

A:

dia rrhea/ loose bowels constipation dizzines s insom nia

B:

upset st omach sluggis h/ tired A:

B:

, ? I hope it nothing s serious , doctor . Well . . .I get tired very easily recen tly and have a poor appetite . , , , H ow long has this been going on ? ? Abou t two months . I think it worsening . s , A re you taking any medication lately ? ? No .

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worsen take medication

A: Is t hat so ? ?

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s urgeon

A: H ow is your broken arm ? s urgical ope ration ? B: I had a piercing pain last pull one m uscle s night . s pr ain on e ankle/ twist s one foot s / broken / fract ure s wollen c rutches bruises band-aid stitches have one leg/ arm/ finger B: s have a tight muscle around t he neck have a cr am p in foo t

A:

A: B:

put on a cast

clean a cut/ wound

A:

I ll prescribe some painkiller for you . That should help . , How long will the cast be on ? ? About one month . Let me check the stitches on your left leg . . . Its going fine . , Doctor , I had a tight ve muscle around the neck since

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a pain in t he back

this morning . , a pain in t he knee B: Raise you pillow . dres sings A: Am I getting an infusion analgesic/ p ain-killer again today ? ? na rcotic B: Yes . Just take it easy . blood tr ansfusion , infusion

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pediatr ics

A: What seems to be t he flu problem with Jason ? infect ? run a feve r B: I came down with flu last take a temper ature week, and I think Jason got it from me . He started vomit/ throw up to cough and run a high coated tongue fever last nigh t . cough , severe cough wit h th ick , st uff ha rd to br eat he A: Unbutton his clothes . . . the back please . . . cervical lym ph nodes pneumonia B: Did he have difficulty contagious disease breathing ? ? s weat A: No . unbu tton B: We need to take an X-ray first . X-r ay 14 2


den tal depa rtmen t den tist tooth-brush tooth-paste mou th wash den tal flos s gum bleed inflammation gingivitis have one teeth whitened s r egular t oot h cleaning tooth ach e a decayed tooth

bad breath morning breath /

blackened teeth

A: What brough t you here today, Mrs . Smit h ? , ? B: I here for a regular tooth m cleaning . A: Any other problems ? ? B: Once a while I notice some blood stain on my toothbrush . A: That means you have a gum problemperhaps inflammation between t he teeth and the gum . B: Is it serious, doctor ? 14 3


ulce r blister

, ? A: Not yet . I would recommend flossing from now on . , B: I see . I do it right away . ll ,

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cavity filled ext ract pull ou t mola r wisdom teeth a loose toot h local a nest hesia braces pa rtial den tures

have a decayed too th

fix a false t oot h

A: I afraid you have a m cavity in one of your molars . Does it hurt ? ? B: Yes , especially when something cold or sour touches it . , A: This is in t he second from the last molar on the left side of your bottom row of teeth . B: You going to pull it out ? re ? A: No . It only needs to be filled . Good thing you came early . , , 14 5


have a bun in t he oven pregnan t morning sicknes s miscarriage prematur e delivery abor tion ult rasound when is the blessed event , w hen is th e baby due sex fetus in la bor caesarean ope ration on maternity leave nurse bo ttle-fed breast-feed

A: You have a bun in the oven, don you ? t ? B: Yes, I am . I 4 months m pregnant . A: When is your baby due ? ? B: The due date is July t he 10 t h . 7 10 A: Is this a baby girl or baby boy ? ? B: Ill take the ultrasound next week . Guess I ll know t he sex of the baby then . , 14 6


per iod oral pills call in sick and back X nipples breasts / cervicitis urine sam ple blood sam ple have pains in t he loins breast mammograms

i rregula r period

a lump in left/ right breast

A: Is anything wrong ? You don look well . t ? B: My period lasts more than a week . I have pains in the loins and back . , A: You should call in sick and see a doctor . B: Yes, I will . I have scheduled to take a breast mammogram too, because I can feel a little lump in my right breast . X , A: You are doing the right thing . 14 7


failing hearing aid deaf tinnit us ea rach e a puru len t flow a perforation of th e drum a congested throat nasosinusitis s neeze

A: What seems to be bothering you ? ? B: My hearing is failing . A: H ow old are you ? Did t hat begin recently ? ? ? B: I 67-years-old . It began m a year ago . 67 , A: I will do some testing on you . It is quite common among people of your age . You don think you want t to wear hearing aid at this stage, do you ? , 14 8


s nore alle rgic massive bleeding from nose he reditary

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poor eyesigh t near- sighted far- sighted astigmatism cata ract r egular glasses st ylish fr ame contact lenses disposab le lenses prescrip tion s unglasses t he power of t he le nses a licensed opt ometrist

A: Don rub your eyes . t Look ! They red . re , B: My eye s are tired and sore . A: Perhaps the power of the lenses is low . B: I think so . It time to get s a new pair . Im in t he mood for a stylish frame too . , , A: OK ! I need a duplication of prescription sunglasses, too . I always misplace my sunglasses . 15 0


vision center/ optical eye ex amination oph th almia eye drops

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prescrip tion

A: Would you fill t he t he cashie r s prescription for me, phar macist please ? phar macy , drugstore B: You have to pay the inst ruction cashier over there . s dosage . . . . . . Later . . . . . . c hildren dosage s B: Give me your prescription, please . adult dosage s A: Here you are . oral a dminist ration B: I am sorry, this type of medicine for ex ternal antibiotic is out of stock app lication now . You have to ask ll pills the doctor to make a tablets change . capsule , syrup he rb al medicine A: All right . liquid medicine 15 2


plaste r/ oin tmen t violet glucose

B: Two tablets at a time . Once every six hours . Don t take your medication wit h an empty stomach . Shake t he syrup well before taking it . ,

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presiden t

A: I am sorry, all the beds head nur se are occupied . in tern , admission card B: But the doctor said that my hos pitalize son must be hospitalized . ward isolation wa rd in-p atien t de par tmen t A: Then one bed must be added in one of the wards . ou t-patien t depar tmen t visiting hour B: Could I stay overnigh t as r ecovery his company ? He only s follow-up check six . discharge ? formalit y A: I m afraid you can t . settle t he accoun ts That s the regulation . We can make exception t for you . You may come to see your son at the visiting hours . , , 15 4


details of th e accoun ts u tensils

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st roke ins ur e ins ur ance policy premium cove r cove rage life insur ance health insurance proper t y insurance lia bility insura nce t ravel insura nce

A: H ow is your mother ? I heard shes got a stroke again . ? B: She did . In fact t his was her third time in hospital this year . She s doing okay now . Thanks for asking . , , A: She all covered I hope . s , ? B: Yes , she is , t hank goodness . , A: My parents have recently added life insurance and liability insurance to t he number of insurances 15 6


claim long- te rm s hort- ter m

they already had . They ve even buy travel insurance when they t ravel . ,

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server ha rd disk memory softwa re CD-RO M video cam Internet soundca rd live pict ures CAD aut horing corpus datab ase touch screen upda te upgra de

com pu ter equip men t

A: What do you think of t he computer equipment in your school ? ? B: Well, not so good . I think we need a new server because the one we have is kind of slow . , C: It helps if we can get new hard disks because we need more memory . , D: In my opinion, we also need more educational software ( on CD-ROMs ) for the library . 16 1


teleconfe rencing dista nce learning

A: What do you say ? ? E : We need a video cam so that we can put live pictures of the school onto the Internet . We may have soundcards installed so that they can play music . , ,

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c ursor window menu folde r mouse mouse pa d icon enter r eturn select drag

A: Can you help me ? I can t find t he cursor . ? B: Sure ! Oh ! I cant undo this action . Can you recall the last command you performed ? , ? A: I selected the file icon and dragged it in to an open directory . , B: I t hink your screen froze . You may reboot t he computer . Have you saved all your files ? 16 3


delete save undo freeze c rash system fail ur e r estar t/ boot r einstall r efor mat bug back up

, ? A: Yes , bu t how can this happen to me three times a week ? , ? B: Poor thing ! You may have a software bug . ! A: Do you wan t the data displayed as a pie chart or a bar graph ? ? B: A pie chart will be fine . A: Done ! Do you want me to make the text look more 16 4


a pie ch ar t a ba r gr aph st ylish j ustify c ut a nd paste font bold italic unde rlin ed st rik e through aligned

stylish ? ! ? B: Great ! I need to justify my text . ! A: Would you like to start a paragraph with a drop cap ? Or would you use bullets to make your poin ts stand out ? ? ? B: I prefer bullets and I need these lines to be italic . , A: Do you want to try t he clip art library ? They may liven up things a little bit . 16 5


drop cap bullet word coun t clip ar t s pell check er st yle checke r

, B: Sounds good to me .

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ink jet pr inter A: What printer should I buy ? color laser pr inters B: des kt op lap top palmtop por table run batte ries drive CDs burn ha rd war e softwa re freewa re B:

A:

A: pir ated softwar e Warez B:

? Either ink jet printer or a laser is OK . Can they print in color ? ? Yes, but color laser printers are very expensive . Ink jet printers are much cheaper . , Im also thinking about buying a laptop . Me too . When are you going to buy them ? Maybe we can go together . Guess I need a CD drive so that

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liquid c rystal scr een

the files can be burned onto rewritable CDs . lase r scanner ? zip disks , car t ridge A: You bet !

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com pu ter game arcade games

A: Fancy meeting you three here ! What are you doing ? ,

? st ra tegy game B: We come here every other day to play computer tex t adve nt ur e game games . We are hooked on strategy games . What about you ? s hoo t- em-up , boa rd game ? A: I used to play arcade games a lot . Now I don have t much time . ,

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cybercafe

A: Do you often come to bandwid th cybercafes in the neighborbrow se r hood ? search engine ? link B: No, this is my first visit . I book mark have bandwidth installed navigate recently , but my computer website crashed yesterday evening, home page so I come here to check my acces s e-mail . user ID , c heck , e- mail , attachmen t A: My teacher asked me to send thesis in attachment, but I don know how to t do t his . , B: Quite easy ! ! 17 0


download MP3s s urf Web c hat room lurk er post newbie log on network

A: Do you happen to know how to download MP3s ? MP3 ? B: A piece of cake ! Let me show you . ! A: Do you often surf t he Web ? ? B: Yes ! I enjoy the chat room, bu t I am a lurker . ! A: Do you mean you never post to discussion group ? ? B: Seldom , and you ? , ? A: I a newbie . I often log m on to the network on weekends . , 17 1


Netiqu ette flame animated card cookie FA Q bounce confir m

B: You know what netiquette is ? ? A: Be courteous don flame t others . A: Hi, What are you doing here ? ! ? B: Sending a free animated card to my friend . A: I trying to send some m photos to my friend, but they keep on bouncing back . , 17 2


virus worm s pam hacke r c racker phreaker firewall encryp tion dec ryp tion pass word

B: Maybe your files are too large, or your attachments carry virus . , A: What the difference s between hackers and crackers ? ? B: Most hackers love to explore computers and computer systems for t heir own sake; crackers t ry to get t hrough firewalls and password systems , and are looked down by many hackers . , ; , 17 3


sign in sign out link

A: Shall I sign out each time I log off the Web . ? B: A bsolutely ! Especially on the cybercafes . !

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mobile phone function model modem MP3 p laye r vibration-aler t system caller dis play call waiting aut o- redial book calculator / bat tery cha rge r built-in ea rphon e time display/ world time

multi-function addr es s

A: How do you like my new mobile phone ? ? B: Oh, it almost looks like mine . , A: In fact, its the latest model . I can use it either as a mobile phone or as MP3 player . , , B: Would you let me play wit h it a little bit ? ? A: Sure ! What do you think ? ! ? B: Superb ! ! A: It also has a built-in modem . 17 7


Chin ese/ English short

messaging se rvice / B: You mean you can download pop songs, ringing- t one selection animation or surf websites ? ringing- t one composition , ? animation A: Yes , I can . download

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tex t mes sag e sign

A: Jeremy likes to send me text messages . Some of

them are very amusing . BF ( boy fr iend) Here is one . . . by t he G F ( girl friend) way, what does @ @ Zzzz . . . mean ? *- * , , T- T @ @ ) ? ( B: That sign means one is very surprised when reading t he message . X - - ! !! @@ A: I wouldn have guessed ! t Tell me more about these interesting signs . , , ? 17 9


install installation fee hot-line service IC card IDD DDD r educed rate hours telephone bill video phone ISD N ADSL up and running tec hnician

A: H ello, Id like to have ADSL installed in my office . , ADSL B: Certainly . Fill in t his form first and the installation fee is 600 Yuan . , 600 A: By the way, when can I expect it to be up and running ? , ? B: We give you a ring as ll soon as we are able to dispatch a technician to your office . , 18 0


s witchboa rd ope rator put t hrough extension t ransfer boot h pay phone on t he move s peak up hold on hold up c ut off engag e ( ) r eturn call wake-up call

on ano th er lin e

give someone a ring

emergency call

A: Operator , could you put me through to extension 81808, please ? , 81808 B: Could you speak up, please ? I can barely hear you . , A: Extension 81808 . 81808 B: Hold on please . I sorry m the line is engaged . A: Could you transfer my call to extension 81810, please ? It urgent . s 81810 ? B: Sure . 18 1


answer machin e/ voice- mail

.. A:

C:

A:

. . . . Later . . . . . . Could I speak to Mr . Jefferson ? ? Sorry, he is on another line . Would you like to leave your name and number ? , , ? I on the move and this is m a pay phone . I call again ll later . , ,

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conn ect as sista nce sta tion- to-station call , collect call area code

telephone di rect ory per son- to-person call

A: Operator , I like to place d a person-to-person call to Nanjing, but I forgot t he area code . , , B: H old on, please . . . . Here it is . The area code is 025 . , 025 A: Thanks .

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service get through r each busy signal dial t one ou t of order off the hook r eceiver mix up c ross line disconnect bad connection no t in service

wrong number

A: Repair service . May I help you ? , ? B: I was t rying to reach 5407332 , but all I got was a busy signal . Now I can t even get a dial tone . Is t his number not in service or something ? 5407332 , , , , ? A: I check it for you . ll . . . . . . Later . . . . . . A: The phone was off the hook and now its OK . Try the number again and you should be able to get 18 4


look up yellow pages

through . , , B: Thanks a lot .

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job sea rch jobless/ ou t of job/ unemployed lay-off nongovern men tal com pany sta te-run compa ny join tly-run co mpany/ join t ven tur e com pany multinational comp any clas sifieds help-wan ted ads private- run com pany

job hun ter/ seeker

self- employed

A: Did you find anything useful in the classifieds ? ? B: Yes , but only a little . You know its hard to find a good job these days . , , A: Looking on t he bright side, you have fluency in English , three years of experience in secretarial and administrative work and a Bachelor degree . s You ve got excellent qualifications . I think t he chances are good for you . , , , 18 9


app ly for

vacancy app lican t B: Ive sent ou t dozens of r equiremen t resumes and I only got ve qualification five interviews so far . One r esume interviewer even told me r efe rence that he t hough t I was in duplicate overqualified . in t riplicate , s ub mit pa rt- time job temp in terview A: Maybe you should lower BA your target and try some MA Ph .D . degree smaller firms . Multinational overqu alified companies do not always offer opportunities to move fluency up the corporate ladder . lower one target s , move up t he ladder 19 0


H R ( hu man resource) manager r ecruit in terviewer in terviewee screen em ployer em ployee co-worker colleague team pro motion r eloca te r aise on t he b asis of perfor ma nce senior ity

in terview procedur e

move up t he ladder

work over time

A: H ow was your in terview ? ? B: Pretty good . The HR manager asked me the usual questions . Then he wondered why I had decided to leave my previous job . , A: What did you say ? ? B: I told him t hat I hadn got t a raise for three years . I also told him that one of my best co-workers quitted her job because she had not been promoted for seven years . , 19 1


discrimin ation

sex discrimin ation A: Did he want to know t he reasons ? ? r acial discrimination B: Yes . I told him that my boss made some excuses about the recession . But I offe r thought he had a pattern coun ter offer and a record of promoting quit men only . r esign r esignation let ter r ecession A: That sex discrimination . s When will you hear from this in terviewer ? ? B: In a couple of days, I was told . 19 2


sala ry wages base salary pay sta r ting pay well-paid bonus benefits welfa re incen tive gros s income net income after tax take-home pay tax-free moonlight minimu m wag es

sala ried worker s

com pensation

A: You ve been a public relations manager for three years . How do you like this job ? , ? B: Yes, I like it very much . . . . . . . Later . . . . . . A: If I may ask, are you happy with your salary ? , ? B: No, I don mind at all . I t receive 3 , 500 Yuan a month , after tax . , 3500 A: Is there a bonus system or any other incentive plan in place ? , 19 3


do . . . on t he side

? B: I afraid there isn . My m t pay lip service boss only pays lip service . , , A: What is your salary expectation for this position ? ? B: My expectation is in t he 4000 to 5000 Yuan range . That t he take-home pay . s 4 0005 000

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business ca rd clien t w hite-colla r worker blue-colla r work er s upe rvisor business t rip/ on business allowance headquar ter s s ubsidiary office workaholic t ravel e xpenses

A: Joyce, it lunch time . s , B: Already ? I brought lunch . I sick of box-lunches . m ? , A: Where Eric ? I haven s t seen him for days . ? B: He s in Japan at our Tokyo headquarters . This is his third business trip within two weeks . H e would proceed to go to China at our new subsidiary office in Beijing next week . , , 19 5


a work ma niac brown-b ag box-l unch

A: How can he manage t he time difference ? He such s a workaholic . ?

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punc h in punc h out sick leave call in sick be off day off take off day sh if t night s hif t

A: May I have this afternoon off please, Mr . Brown ?

report for work

B:

A:

behind schedule

B:

ahead of sch edule tigh t schedule sta nd in for/ fill in for pinch-hit for/ s ubstit ute for

A:

, ? May I ask why ? Were already behind schedule, you know . ? I not feeling very well . m I have a fever . , Thats too bad . In that case, you may take the rest of the day off . Ill ask Susan to stand in for you . I hope you get well soon . ll , , , Thanks .

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confer ence agend a minu tes circulate docu me nt confiden tial c hai r c hai rpe rson brainstorm motion issue commen t schedule clash r esch edu le liaise teleconfe rence

A: Well, t hat brings us to t he final agenda item: Any ot her business ? Does anyone have furt her issue to raise ? , ? B: Thank you . Id like to poin t out that our next meeting clashes wit h t he regional sales conference . Some of us will be attending the conference as required . , , A: Right . Thanks for t he reminder . We need to ll reschedule our meeting then . 19 8


attendance absence apology /

What about t he 3 rd of May ? , 5 3 ? B: That fine with me . s A: Others ? ? Others: Yes Fine No problem . / / A: Thats settled . Meeting closed .

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brow se

A: A nything I can do for you ? window-shopping ? B: No, thanks . I m just look to one hear t s s looking around . conten t , pedestr ian str eet A: Take your time please . s hopping heave n B: I will . long- esta blis hed store s hopping mall . . . . . . Later . . . . . . A: What would you like to buy, Miss ? w holesale store , ? r etail st or e B: Nothing for me t his time . second-ha nd stores A: Thank you for coming . furnit ur e shop
gift shop book store depa rt me nt st or e

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sell like hot cakes water-proof s hock-proof rust-proof aut omatic

defective goods clea r out t he stock clea rance sale on sale regular price/ original price bargain price/ reduced price buy one a nd get one free a r eal ba rg ain/ good buy

A: Morning , sir . We re having a sale for this type of watch for two days ! , , B: What about these, are they on sale ? ? A: Yes . This model is waterproof, shock-proof and rust-proof . It is selling like hot cakes now . , , B: What the regular price ? s ? A: It 88 Yuan . Now it s s buy one and get one free . 88 , B: That s a real bargain . What if I wanted to buy 20 4


discount knock off

just one ? ? A: Then you get a 15 % discount .

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fitting- roo m r evealing baggy silk co tton linen woolen nylon

match/ go with/ suit/ fit

synthetic fabric plaided pa ttern st riped zippe r medium la rge ext ra-large inside ou t upside down back to front dry clea ning

one-size-fits- all

A: What do you t hink of this woolen sweater , Ted ? , ? B: Not bad . But haven you t put it back to the front ? , ? A: Really ? That s why I prefer V-neck pullovers to turtlenecks . ? V , B: I t hink it looks good on you . A: The one with plaided pattern is much nicer, but it is too baggy . , B: Don t hey have any t 20 6


war m iron ha nd wash colorfast s hr ink

machine-wash able

smaller sizes ? ? A: No, it is one-size-fits-all . B: Is it machine-washable ? ? A: Let read the inst ruction . s It says:Hand wash only . Do not wring and dry flat . , , ,

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t ry on

A: Would you like to try on keep sh ape this pair of leather shoes ? dur able They very comfortable . re tigh t loose , pinch B: No, thank you . I ve do/ tie th e shoelace already had too many high-heel shoes . casual , leath er shoes high-heel shoes A: What about this casual low-heel shoes pair ? Its the best seller s neak ers here . slippe rs sandals ? boots com for tab le B: Yeah , they do look stylish . st ylish , in vogu e/ in fashion A: Why don you try t hem t on, Miss ? What size do you take ? , ? 20 8


ou t of fashion quality br and best seller

? B: Size 6 , please . , A: Allow me to tie the shoelaces . Well, it s a perfect match with your dress . You may stand up and take a little walk , if you want . , ,

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r easonab le price A: Excuse me, how much is it now ? The price tag is usual price really confusing . rip-off dear/ exp ensive r educed pr ice cost price bedroc k pr ice discount come down knock off

B:

a prefer ential price

A:

no second price/ nonnegotia ble price B: make a deal A: /

B:

? 128 Yuan .That already s the reduced price, Madam . 128 , Can I use my discount card on sales items ? ? Im afraid t here s no furt her discount . Can you come down a little ? Say , 98 Yuan . , 98 ? Sorry, Madam . That s the best offer I can make .

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meet half-way / best offer

, ,

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coun ter cashier cash c redit card Master card Visa ca rd

A: It 380 Yuan in all, sir . s , 380 B: Do you accep t credit card ? ? A: Yes , but we only take Master card and Visa card . B: I don carry eit her one of t them . I afraid I have to m pay cash . , A: That fine . s

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w rap up/ pack w rappings ribbon gift w rap ha ndle with ca re deliver free delivery delivery for m

B: Could you wrap them for me ? ? A: No problem . H ow do you want it wrapped ? , ? B: Please gift wrap it and pack t hem separately . , A: No problem .

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s hopping bas ket s hopping car t lock er line up cashier plastic bag deliver to door coupons bever ages dairy product frozen food sample food delicatessen canned food cooking ingredient low price items check-out counter

A: Just a second . I grab a ll shopping cart . , B: Go ahead . Please fetch a shopping basket for me, thanks . , . . . . . . Later . . . . . . A: H ey, why do you take so much cooking oil ? ? B: I have coupons for cooking oil . Plus t his supermarket offers free delivery . So I say why not . , ? A: Why do you pick up so much bread ? 21 4


detergen t grocery

? B: They are on sale . Would you like to share some with me ? , , ?

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warr ant y expir e c harge r efunda ble non-refundab le / com plain t ho tline invoice/ r eceip t warranty certificate

r efund/ get money back

A: Excuse me, can I change it for a larger size ? , ? B: It can be changed if you have the receipt . A: Here it is . B: There is a larger size, but not in this color though . , A: Then can I get my money back ? ? B: Sure . Anyt hing bought here is refundable within a week . , 21 6


house hunt r eal estate com pleted house uncompleted house r esold house condominium a multi- storied building office apa r tment residential office apartment apar tmen ts leased to foreigner s only r esiden tial apa rt me nt

commer cial housing

A: I t hinking about buying m a condominium these days . B: Good for you . Have you got anything particular in mind ? ! ? A: I prefer a newly completed condo in a well-managed community . , B: So far as I know, the real estate market is soaring, why don t you take an uncompleted one ? It may cost you less . , ? 21 9


apar tmen ts leased only to natives villa detached semi-detach ed duplex house s plit-level house qua dr ang le attic com pound bungalow demolish soa r

A: You know the quadrangle where I am now living is going to be demolished . I need to sort this out soon . ,

s how/ model house

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a housing/ r eal estate agent unit tower sold ou t design squar e mete rs mort gage face amenities s wimming pool billia rd room gy m s port facilit y 24hr building management 24 around t he clock 24 main tenance fee

A: What apar tment type is still available ? ? B: We sold out all t he units ve in the East Tower . Only design B and C remain in the West Tower and those are selling very fast . The B design is 90 square meters and the C style with double bath is 135 square meters . , B C B 90 , C , 135 A: I definitely like t he larger one . My bank has cleared a mortgage of 300, 000 Yuan . Does C have two 22 1


down pa yme nt deposit cont ract

house floor plan proper t y managemen t ownerscommittee decorated apa rt men t balcony kitchen closet bedroom living-room dining- roo m st udy bat hroom s howe r

balconies ? 30 , C C ? B: Yes , bot h face south , t he best position to be in, I might add . , , A: You mentioned that the building had several amenities including a swimming pool, gym and . . . did I miss anything ? , , ? B: 24hr building management . 24 A: Yes . How much is t he deposit for the one on t he 9 t h floor ? 22 2


court yard basemen t roof ga rde n elevator toilet

? B: They are all 15% down, and wit h another 10 % payable on completion in six mon ths . 15 % , 10 % A: May I have a look at t he contract and the house floor plan ? ?

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clas sified a ds flyers location

A: David, it Lin . I found a s nice location just 5 minute walk from the campus .

It s a two-bedroom furnished apartment . , lease , , pre-lease , lease agreemen t B: What about your one-year break t he lease lease agreement ? landlord/ la ndlady ? tenan t one mon th notice s A: I gave landlord one month s advance notice . He is okay with it . I can sublet one bedroom to a friend, and s ublet/ sublease are you interested in it ? s hare , roommate budget ,
over budget

furnish ed apa r tment

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within budget unde r budget keep pet r ent telephone bill u tilities , cable

? B: What about the rent ? I can only manage a rent between 500-700 Yuan, and what about utilities ? ? 500 700 , , ? A: Why don you come over t and take a look first ? You gonna love it . ,

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house-war ming pa rt y

A: Welcome to my new house ! s pacious B: This house is spacious for c rowded one person . When did you move in move in ? move out s how around , ? walk-in closet A: A week ago . Would you fireplace like me to show around t he built-in house ? booksh elf s hoe chest , ? s pace saver B: Cer tainly . . . . Wow ! The folding stool walk-in closet is huge . unique design Look ! You even have a in terior designe r fireplace . ! , layou t C: This built-in book shelf is wallp aper unique . The design and carpet layout make most of t he c ur tain space available . 22 6


an eye for ar t

tasteful B: I like your wallpaper and tasteles s carpet . You got an eye ve for art . a fly in ointmen t , view C: I guess the balcony is a fly neighborhood in ointment . There is not environmen t much view in the balcony . safety

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r eal estate agency

A: I hear your house is for sale . r eal estate broker , ? B: Yes, I thinking about m selling it . r ealtor , A: Whom did you list your ea rnest money/ deposit house with ? ? commis sion B: A real-estate agency named list . . .with HaoYun. living s pace lo t size decen t How much are you going rate A: asking ? buye r market s ? B: 500 , 000 Yuan . seller ma rket s 50 A: H ow big is the living space ? ? B: About 120 square meters . 22 8


for sale it depe nds

120 A: What does housing go for in t his area ? ? B: It depends . A decent condo will cost nearly 1, 000, 000 Yuan . 100

22 9


r egister in person

A: Hello, I here to register m for the First Year Law r egister on line program . telephone regist ration , , r egist ration slip B: Could you fill out this form ? form formalit y A: Sure . t uition self- suppor ting students . . . . . . Later . . . . . . A: Here you are . scholar ship gran t B: Right . Your tuition fee is non-residen t st uden ts 4 , 000 Yuan . 4000 private school A: Here is 4 , 000 Yuan . pub lic sc hool 4000 night school B: OK . Would you sign your correspondence school name here ? A: Cer tainly . 23 3


boa rding school

B: Heres your registration voca tional school slip . You can proceed to get your student ID at t he affiliated school Student Union and your library card in the library . nor mal university , , unive rsit y of libe ral ar ts , unive rsit y of science A: Great ! Thank you very much . unive rsit y of t he ai r !
dista nce learning st ud ent union st ud ent ID

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fresh man sophomore j unior senior

A: A newcomer ? ? B: Yes, I a freshman . I m m Matt .

A:

unde rgra dua te post-graduate Ph . . candidate D dropout major ter m semester t rimester over- loaded

B:

A:

academic yea r unde r-loaded have a busy schedule

B:

, , Nice to meet you, Matt . Im Chris . This is my third year here . Whats your major ? , ? I m in the chemistry department . And you ? , ? My major is international trade . H ow many courses do you take in your first term ? , ? Nine .

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have a slack schedule

A: Youre overloaded . Are have a sc hedu le conflict they all required courses ? , ? B: No, two are optional . core curricu lum H ow about you ? Do you have a busy schedule this r equired/ com pulsory term ? courses , ? elective/ op tional courses A: Not that busy . But I have a schedule conflict . I r etake signed up two classes t hat c redit advanced placemen t are held at the same time . , advance r egist ration ,
audit enroll prer equisites

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quiz test final e xam

mid- ter m exam make-up exam oral presen tation ope n-book exam multiple choices t rue or false pass pass/ fail grading system scor e grade t ranscrip t

fail/ flunk/ bom b

A: Annie looks miserable today, doesn she ? t B: Yes, she does . She flunked physics and barely passed math . , , A: Oh, sorry to hear that . Physics is always a pain in the neck . , B: We in the same boat . re Physics is not my favorite . , A: How did you fare in your math test ? ? B: I scored only 70 . 70 A: That not bad . s 23 7


r eview/ go through highligh t

c ram

brain-dead c heat expel bust

B: How did your presentation go ? ? ( A: Awful ! I was so nervous I forgot my lines . I must ) have been brain-dead . Luckily, I have a chance ll to make up in early April . ! ,

a pain in t he neck in t he same boat

23 8

lecture theat re A: What do you think of lecture hall Prof . Zhang lect ure ? s auditoriu m

? B: Boring . He always beats around the bushes . fu ll professor as sociate professor A: I completely agree .I like Mr . honor ary professor Liu, the visiting professor . He is more entertaining and exchange profes sor easygoing . adjunct profes sor , visiting professor B: Yes . By the way, may I ha nd-ou t borrow your notes ? I fell dist ribute asleep while Zhang was no tes talking . You know I sta y up late stayed up late for t hat over-h ead projector essay .

multimedia lect ur e hall

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slides/ t rans parency

/ ? , s kip doze off A: Sure you can . Much as I beat a round th e bushes hate this class , I neither skip nor doze off . , ,

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as sign ment

A: Mar tin , how is your thesis essay going ? t hesis , dis se rtation ? B: Oh good . I finished my ve word limit first draft . deadline , extension A: Lucky you . I m still course tu tor/ supervisor discussing my title and bibliography with my t utorial supervisor . title bibliography s urvey r esear ch met hod B: When are you supposed to hand in your dissertation ? questionnai re in terview ? c heck list A: The deadline is October sta tistics the 5 th . data 10 5 analysis B: There is still plenty of 24 1


c har t tables pie ba r draf t conten t abstr acts foo tnote app endix plagia rism

acknowledgmen t

prove-r eading

time . What about t he word limit ? , ? A: It s about 15 , 000 or thereabout . By t he way, What quantitative methods are you using for your paper ? 15 000 ? B: I got my data by doing questionnaires and interviews . A: These are what I have in mind for the thesis .

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libra rian libra ry card

A: Good morning . I working m on my thesis . There is a

in alph abetical order

clas sified index aut hor index title index bibliography

B:

card catalogue duplication room r efe rence reading room B: per iodical room weekly magazine bi- mont hly mag azine qua r terly ma gazin e encyclop edia

A:

A:

major reference book that I need, but I can find it . t , , Did you try t he card catalogue ? ? Yes , but it not there . s , I suggest you do a computer search . Recent acquisitions are most likely not in t he card catalogue . , I see . That book was published in 2003 . 2003

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r enew r eserve/ hold due date overdue fine torn book doodle pap erback ha rdback newspa per binder stack room acquisition c ur ator

fine for damage missing pages original edition

ope n-shelf libr ary

B: Why don you type in t he t title and the author s name ? Let see what pops s up . , . . . . . . Later . . . . . . B: Did you get the book you want ? ? A: Yes , but what if I can t finish it before the due date ? , ? B: You can renew it over t he phone if no one wants to hold it . , 24 4


r esidence h all dor mitory roommate bunk bed low-ber th upp er-ber t h wardrobe table lam p socket fan mosquito net

A: Nancy, how many people are there in your dorm ? , ? B: Four . H ow about you where you are ? ? A: Six . What have you got in your room ? ? B: There two bunk beds . re Everyone has a desk, a wardrobe and a table lamp . , , A: Do you have a TV set ? ? B: Yes, we also share a computer . , 24 5


ha nge r closet drawer r ack s hare

A: Sounds like you ve got more t han we do . ,

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post-office stam p envelope

air mail sticke r r egistered mail express mail postag e money orde r oversize over weigh t s urc harge endorse ide ntifica tion collect t he first day cove rs miniat ur e s heets

pa rcel/ p acka ge

souvenir folders

A: Would you weigh this letter for me ? I like to d send it by air mail. , B: It S2 .5 . Here are t he s | stamps . Be sure to paste an air mail sticker on the envelope . 2 .5 A: Thanks . By the way , I got a parcel arrival notice yesterday . Do I collect it here ? , ? B: Would you show me your notice ? A: Here you are . 24 7


a book of postage stam ps

B: Please endorse it first . Do a pair of postage stamps you have a piece of identification ? commemorative stam ps , ? A: Yes . Here my student s ID . ,

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haircu t hair-dresser ba rb er s have s hampoo dry t rim t hin s horte n laye r per m dye bleach rollers hair-brush scissors hairspra y s plit ends dandruff bald braid bun pony tail

A: How would you like your hair done ? ? B: Thin out the sides and shorten a little bit off t he ends . , A: Do you want to keep t he sideburns ? ? B: Yes . And leave the front long . , A: Would you like a perm ? A perm might give you a new look . ? B: No, thanks . I like my hair st raigh t . , A: Your hair is a bit on t he 24 9


bang sideburns

rough side . Would you like your hair dyed ? , ? B: No, not hing of the kind . Just a trim and a shampoo . , , A: Do you want a shave ? ? B: Yes, but after the haircut . ,

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bulletin boa rd

A: Pedro, look at t his . Here is an ad seeking for a no tice boa rd roommate .You thinking re about rooming with post somebody off campus, aren you ? t flyer , ? adver tisemen t B: Yeah . Let me get his volunta ry work phone number . , on campus A: Pedro, could I borrow off campus your pen for a moment ? I drama club need to take down contact information of this gal wan ting to sell her computer . , ? , 25 1


second-ha nd used books alu mna alu mnus alu mni graduation cer emony graduation gown a cap a tassel

B: Sure . Lynn . By t he way, are you interested in joining in the drama club ? , ? A: I not sure . But first I m d like to try t his voluntary work . I need a little bit social experience . B: Good for you , Lynn . . . Oh , Look ! Jonathan s graduation ceremony is coming up next Friday . Imagine he wearing his s cap and gown . , , 25 2


hood

diploma

( ) A: Oh , my goodness . We should get him a present before it is too late . ?

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luna r

A: Dad, can you tell me at t he Dra gon Boat Festival least five t raditional Chinese holidays ? commemorate , pat riotic poet Qu Yua n ? B: That easy . We have, the s Mid-Autumn Festival, the dragon-boa t races Lantern Festival, the Pure Brightness Festival, Double drum Ninth Festival, the Dragon zongzi Boat Festival and Chinese bamboo leaves Valentine Day . s t he Lan tern Festival , , , , sweet dumplings the Mid-Aut umn Festival A: Dad, can you name some moon-ca ke of the special foods related the Pure Brightness Festival to these occasions ? , Double Nin th Festival ? B: For t he Lan tern Festival, we have sweet dumplings; 25 7


Chin ese Vale ntine Da y s

for the Dragon Boat Festival, we have zongzi; Spring Festival during t he Mid-Aut umn Festival, we have moons pr ing roll cakes . sticky-sweet glutinous rice , pudding , A: Final question . When is the Chinese Valentine s Day celebrated ? , ? B: It on July the 7 th of t he s lunar calendar . 7 7

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H alloween t rick-or- tr eat cost ume lollipop Jack-o-lan tern Easte r Easte r egg East egg hunt

A: Son, can you tell me at least five western holidays ? , A:

B:

Easte r bunny

resurrection of Jesus Christ April Fool Day s Valentine Day s Mo th er Day s Fat he r Day s

B: A:

? A piece of cake, Dad . I can think of Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Easter, April Fool Day s and Valentine Day . s , , , , Nex t question , Son . Halloween falls on what day ? , ? Oct . the 31 st . 10 31 Final question . What do children do on that day ? ,

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Children Day s Arbor Day April fool

? B: They put on costumes, call on every house and say Trick or Treat. ,

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Spring Festival/ Chinese New Year New Year Eve s t raditional customs seeing t he year out family reunion kowt ow luck money fireworks firecrackers s pr ing couplet auspicious

A: What is the biggest holiday in China ? ? B: Spring Festival, also called Chinese New Year . , A: In which month is it on t he western calendar ? ? B: It varies every year, either at t he end of January or the beginning of February . , A: Tell me how you celebrate it . ? B: On New Year Eve, many s people stay up all night to see the year out . Children 26 1


dres sed up s pr ing roll official days off

dressed up in t heir best receive luck money in red envelopes by visiting various relatives and play firecrackers in t he streets . , , ,

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Sa nta Claus/ Fat her Christmas c him ney sleigh r eindeer st ocking Christmas Eve ornamen t decorate poinsettia presen t pa rade carol , ( )

Christmas T ree

A: Come and help decorate the Christmas tree . B: I m coming ! These ornaments and ligh ts are beautiful . A: Its almost done . Could you place the poinsettias on the sills ? ? B: My pleasure . By t he way, what do you enjoy most in Christmas ? ? A: Presents and parade, of course . 26 3


T ha nksgiving origin pumpkin pie t urkey pilgr im Mayflower

s weet po tatoes bread pudding round t he corne r

A: Thanksgiving is round t he corner . B: It on the last Thursday s in November, isn it ? t , ? A: Yes , it is . You know t he origin of it ? ? B: Yeah . The pilgrims who sailed to America on Mayflower had their first good harvest and t hey attributed this to God . , A: You got it . 26 4


formal occasion

A: Edward, I got an invitation card from my supervisor . informal occasion H e s going to hold a house-warming party next Saturday . I really not a m observe party animal . What should I c ust oms do ? title , social sta tus , name ca rd , mann ers , courtesy ? ha ndsha ke B: Well, why do you dislike nod party ? bow address ? polite A: I m not good at small impolite talk . I might do something invitation card silly while trying to break the ice . I migh t offend w ritten invitation someone and get myself embarrassed . , 26 7


RSV P ( ) verbal invitation decline offe nd at ease em barrass break t he ice small talk pa rt y animal common ground

, , B: You worry too much , Li . Just relax . As for small talk , it does take some practice . , , A: I know you very good re at it . Would you spare me a minute and tell me something abou t it ? I really appreciate it . , , B: No problem, man . ,

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common practice

A: Could you give me some tips on table manners com pliment before I go ? gift ? B: OK, it more appropriate s presen t to ask someone to pass you some food rather than downplay reach across the table . , accep table , appropriate A: I get it . I wonder if I could try a little more of table manners something I like ? table set tings ? B: Sure, actually it is hos pita ble considered as a compliment to the host . , A: Should I take a bottle of 26 9


slurping sound

burp s wallow lick pic k teet h

wine or something with me ? ? B: A bottle of wine or a bunch of flowers is always acceptable . This is common practice . ,

toothpick pass r each

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c ultural shock A: Michael, Could you read c ultural diffe rence my tutor comments and s help me figure out what

the problem was ? do as t he Ro ma ns do , , independen t t hinking ? B: Sure . I think it was an issue of plagiarism and independen t judgmen t lack of originality . Was this your first assignment ? , c ritical thinking , originality ? problem-solving skills A: Yes, it was . In my country we are encouraged to use the ideas of specialists analytical sk ills because what they say carry more weight . We rote lea rning don have to acknowledge t
s pecialists

adjust

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carry mor e weigh t

au thor name every time s we quote . plagia rism , unau thor ized copying , acknowledge quote B: But here unauthorized borrow one idea s copying is frowned upon . That why you are s frown upon summoned to meet your commen t tutor next Monday . s ummon ,

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daily rou tines

A: Did you enjoy your home stay ? meet . . . h alf way

com promise

B:

sta nd in one shoes s

please tension expectation home stay

A:

per sonal matte rs privacy s pace feel at home bat h time meal time house c hores

B:

A:

? My host family was t ruly nice . They tried t heir best to make me feel at home . , , Could you fit in their daily routines ? ? Yes, I always tried to fit in their meal times and bath time . I knew how to meet the family half way . , , Did you help with any house chores ?

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take ou t t he garbage

? B: Yes , many times, from rinse dishes taking out the garbage to set th e table setting the table . stack t he dis hwasher ,

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t hought impr essive expe nse value coun t per sonal touch individualized per sonalized ha ndmade gif t make a diffe rence

t hought ful nes s

ribbon roset te

A: Karen, Could you help me find a right gift for Ellis ? I need an impressive one this time . , ? B: Wang, in my opinion, gifts that are individualized are highly valued . It not t he s expense but the thought that counts . , , A: I get it . It the personal s touch that makes a difference . Thanks, it a s great help . , , 27 5


c ultural va riation keep distance per sonal space annoyance aisle block t he passage em pt y t rolley designated spot squeeze poke , express lane

A: H ow was your first shopping experience ? ? B: Very well, except for one thing . , A: What was it ? ? B: In the checkout counters, people stood close to one anot her . I prefer to keep some respectful distance . , A: You are talking about personal space . B: Yes . By the way, are there any Express Lanes in some big supermarkets ? , 27 6


cash only lane tally up overc harge que ue j umping uncivilized good citizen

? A: No, not that I am aware of .

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delicacy c hef course

A: Is it a common practice in China to smoke while

dining ? a good selection of . . . ? wine list B: Yes , in most restaurants s pirit smoking is permitted and signal there aren t any nongest ure smoking sections . signa ture , vary from . . . to . . . , A: Back in my count ry we do design ated have designated smoking smoking ar ea areas . Wang, could you non-smoking section tell me why people sitting make a t oast over there got to their ins ult feet ? unde r th e circumstances , ? s peak ing of B: Because someone was making a toast and it was 27 8


H ere is t o your health

c hee rs

usually taken as an insult that a person remained seated under the circums tances . , A: Really ? Toasting does vary from count ry to country . B: Speaking of toasting . Here is to your health . , A: Cheers ! !

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t hrill to be in heaven/ wal k on air Yahoo ! Wow ! Not hing could be nice r I couldn be happie r t fan tastic/ terrific too good to be true unb elievable It a dream co me true s T oday my lucky day s T ha nk goodnes s ecsta tic

A: Guess what, H oney ? I won the lottery . , B: Wow ! That unbelievable . s We rich now . Wait ! I re have one more good news . ! , , A: What ? ? B: H oney, I pregnant . m A: Thank goodness . Today s our lucky day . I m walking on air . , , 28 3


mad disgusting/ irritating , get on on e nerves s T ha t blac kmail s You being too greedy re I was no t born yesterd ay ins ult offe nd

drive someone c razy

get even with I heard enough of ve t his

A: Your lies really drive me crazy . Are you t rying to make a fool out of me ? , ? B: No, I didnt lie . I was telling the truth this time . , A: I wasn born yesterday . t You are a big liar . , B: That not a nice thing to s say . A: Yes, but t hat what you s are . You really get on my nerves . , , B: Calm down , I not t hat m bad . 28 4


Don give me any t

, lipservice A: Get out of my way ! , B: I heard enough of this . ve tease You regret it one day . ll make a fool ou t of ,
Are you nu ts ? ? Are you insan e/ ou t of

your mind ?

You can have everything t your own way Wha t n erve ! as you please ! Ok ay , do it your way/ do

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It sucks no big deal Give me a break Leave me alone Stop pu lling my leg T ha t enough s I had enough ve H ave a hear t T he re she goes again Oh , ma n ! , ! ? sta nd/ bear/ pu t up with Wha t is it t his time ?

It no th ing s pecial/ it s s

A: What is it this time, Jody ? , ? B: I can find my necklace, t the one Cathy gave me on Christmas . A: I don know . t B: Where is my red skirt ? I need t hat to match my shoes . ? A: It s just a date . Don t make a big deal . , B: Are you listening ? H e a s captain . ? 28 6


Get se rious/ real No ifs and or bu ts

A: There you go again . Give me a break .

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give someone t he c reeps sca re/ pet rify s pooky

frigh ten to death sca re t he wits out of . . . mind wits I must ad mit I was r athe r disturbed terrified out of one s terrified out of one s

A: Oh , t his horror film really gave me the creeps . , B: Me too . Seeing him jumping into the house from the window scared the wits out of me . , A: I don want to sleep alone t tonight .

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Don blame yourself t It h app ens Don give it a not he r t t hought T his is no th ing/ no big deal I see n wor se ve It migh t have been worse Don be so h ard on t yourself It work ou t ll Every thing will be fine Bet ter luck nex t time I know how you feel Wha t a pit y/ shame Look on t he bright side

A: It all my fault . s B: Don blame yourself . t A: I should have pu t him up for the nigh t . B: I know how you feel . A: I shouldn have let him t go alone . B: I ve seen worse . You know, misfortunes never come singly . ,

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It j ust what I have s in mind to be in favor of go along with approve see no r eason to disapprove of I must say I find . . . quite sensible You have a point he re You done t he righ t ve t hing side see eye to eye wit h . . . . I kind of on your m I to tally for . . . . m

A: May I know your position on t he issue ? ? B: I see no reason to disapprove of your proposal . A: Thanks . So the next thing we should do is to find a right person to carry it out . B: It just what I have in s mind . A: What do you think of Mr . Green ? ? B: I must say Great minds 29 0


I sh are your view t here Gr eat minds t hink alike

think alike. Mr . Green is the right guy . ,

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I doub t it I against it m oppose to/ object t o disagree with/ disapprove of I not with you m You m ust be joking Sounds weird I wouldn say th at t I not all convinced m But I see things rat her differ ently T ha t won do t You mistaken about . . . re

A: Japanese is easy to learn . B: You mistaken about it . re It is hard . , A: Then what about French ? ? B: I think it the most s beautiful language in t he world . A: I wouldn say that . My t first choice is Italian . , B: You must be joking . ?

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I hope everyt hing goes on well with . . . I hope t hat you succeed in . . . All t he b est in . . . Finger crossed Good l uck Congrat ulations I like t o be th e first d to congra tulate you I r eally h appy for you m Good for you

A: Ted, I defeated Sam in chess . , B: Well done ! I been ve trying this for ages . Sam was unbeatable . ! , A: Where Louis ? I haven s t seen him for mont hs . ? B: H e has just been admitted to Oxford University . A: Really ?Good for him . It s a dream come true . I wish everything goes well with him . ? , , 29 3


Well done Ch eer s Happy birt hday and many ha ppy ret urns of t he day , H appy anniversary Merry Christmas

Let make a toast s

B: By the way, it great to s hear about t he opening of your gift store . , A: Its not mine . Its my sister s . Do come and have a look at it . , B: Thanks, I will . All the best in her new business . ,

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ADB Asia n Development Ba nk APEC A sia- Pacific Economic Coope ration ASEAN As socia tion of Sout heast Asian Nations CIA Ce nt ral Intelligence A gency EFTA European F ree T r ade As sociation EU European Union FBI Fed eral Bureau of Investigation GATT General Agreeme nt on T ariffs and T rade IAEA Inte rnational Atomic E nergy Agency ICRC In ternational Commit tee of t he Red Cross IEA In ternational E nergy Agency ILO In ternation al La bor Organization

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IMF In ternational Monetary Fund INTERPOL In ternational Criminal Police Organization IOC In ternation al Oly mpic Commit tee NASA National Ae ronau tics and Space Administ ration NATO Nor t h Atlan tic T reat y Organization OAU Organization of African Unit y OPEC Organization of Pet roleum Expor ting Coun t ries PLO Palestine Liberation Organization SEF St raits E xchange Found ation UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization WHO World Health Organization

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WIPO World Intellect ual Prope rt y Organization WTO World T rade Organization WMO World Meteorological Organization

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ad adver tisemen t auto au tomobile biz busines s cig cigaret te coke coca- cola co-op co-operative store dorm dormitory flu influenza exam examination gas gasoline grad gra duate gym gym nasium lab la boratory kilo kilogram memo memora ndum mike mic rophon e pic pict ure pix pict ur es porn pornogr aphy pro profes sor sec secreta ry tele television van ca ravan

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AM b efor e noon ASAP as soon as pos sible BC before Christ C cen tigr ade CEO Chief E xecu tive Officer CPA Cer tified Public Accoun tan t DA Dist rict Attorney e .g . for ex am ple ESP English for special purposes Etc . et cete ra TYI for your information GNP gross n ational product IQ in tellig ence quo tien t i .e . th at is MPH miles per hour MS ma nuscrip t PM afte rnoon POW pr isone r of war PS post scrip t RPM r evolutions per minu te RSVP please r eply

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AUDI BENZ BMW BUICK CADILLAC CHARADE CHEVROLET CHRYSLER CITROEN CROWN DAE WOO FERRARI FIAT FORD HONDA IVECO LEXUS LINCOLN MAZDA NISSAN PEUGEOT PORSCH RED FLAG

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ROLLS-ROYCE SANTANA SUZUKI TOYOTA VOLKSWAGEN VOLVO YAMAHA

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Y u Yuan Garden Gr and View Ga rden T he Orien tal Pea rl Radio and Television T owe r T he Bund T he Great Wor ld T he Gra nd T heat re Jinmao Tower Sha nghai M useu m Sha nghai Fine Ar t M useu m Sha nghai In ternational Conve ntion Cen ter Sha nghai Urban Planning E xhibition Hall Sha nghai Film A r t Cen ter

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Sha nghai Book Mall Sha nghai Stadium Pa rk Ho tel Peace H o tel

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ABC American Broadcasting Co mpany BBC British Broadcasting Corporation CBC Canadian Broadcasting Corpor ation CNN Ci rcuit New s Net ( ) CBS Colu mbia Broa dcasting System ( ) NBC National Broadcasting Company ( ) NHK Nippon H oso Kyokai

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Be rlin Inte rn ational Film Festival Cairo In ternational Film Festival Cannes In ternational Film Festival Edinburgh In ternation al Film Festival London In ternation al Film Festival Melbourne In ternational Film Festival Moscow In ternational Film Festival Sha nghai In ternational Film Festival T okyo International Film Festival Venice In ternational Film Festival T he world Film Festival in Mont real

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H undred Flowers A wa rds Golden Rooster Awards Best Actor A wa rd Best Actr ess A wa rd Best Suppor ting Actor Award Best Suppor ting Act ress Award Best Director A wa rd Best Fea ture Film A wa rd

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A friend in need is a friend indeed A little knowledge is a dang erous t hing A penny saved is a penny ea rned A watched pot never boils Absence makes t he h ea rt grow fonder , Actions speak loud er th an words All fai r in love and wa r s , All well tha t ends well s All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy Beau ty is only skin deep Beggars can be choosers t

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Bet ter late tha n never Bet ter safe t han sorry Between t he devil and t he deep sea Birds of a feath er floc k toget her , Bite off more tha n one ca n chew Blood is thicker t han wate r

Close , bu t no cigar Cr ime doesn pay t Curiosit y k illed t he cat

Don coun t your chicke n before t hey hatch t Don look a gift horse in the m ou th t

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Don put all your eggs in one basket t Don put th e car t before t he horse t Ear ly t o bed , ear ly t o r ise , ma kes a man healt hy , wealthy , and wise , Easy co me , easy go Every gray cloud has a silver lining Every dog has its day

Familia rity breeds contemp t Finders-kee pers , losers-weeper s , H aste makes waste

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H e who laughs last , laughs longest , History r epea ts itself H onesty is t he best policy If at fir st you don succeed , try , t ry again t It tak es two to tango Like fat her , like son Live and let live Let bygon es be bygones Money is th e root of all evil Monkey see , monkey do

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Necessit y is the m ot her of invention No news is good new s Not hing ven tured , not hing gained , On e good turn deserves anot her On e bark is worse t han on e bite s s Ou t of sigh t , ou t of mind , Practice ma kes perfect Practice wh at you preach , Penny wise and pound foolish Seeing is believing

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T he ear ly bi rd gets t he wor m T he m ore th e me rrie r T he re are plent y of o the r fish in t he sea T he re more t han on e way to skin a cat s T he re no accounting for taste s T o kill two birds with one st one

Va riet y is t he spice of life We cross t hat bridge w hen we come to it ll Whe n in Ro me , do as the Ro ma ns Whe n it rains, it pours , Whe n t he ca t away , t he mice will play s ,

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Whe re t her e will , t he re a way s s You can judge a book by its cove r t You can teach a n old dog new tr icks t

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a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a

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32 2

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adult t heme adult dosage s advance r egist ration advance advanced placemen t adven turous eater adver tisemen t ae robics affiliated school after ta x agend a ahead of sch edule air mail sticke r airpor t fee airpor t shu ttle airpor t terminal aisle sea t aligned all book ed up all- cour t pr ess alle rgic allowance alte rn atives alu mna alu mni alu mnus amateur singer amenities

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an express an eye for ar t an un licensed ta xi analgesic/ p ain-killer analysis animated ca rd animation announcemen t answer machin e / voice- mail apar tmen ts leased only to natives apar tmen ts leased to for eigners only app endix app etizer app le app lican t app ly a photoflash app ly for approve April fool April Fool Day s Aqua rius arbor Arbor Day arcade games Arch of T r iumph Are you being served ? Are you insan e/ ou t of your mind ? Are you nu ts ?

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area code argue Aries aroma around t he clock around t he corner arranged marriage arrival Ar t g alle ry ar t handicraf t as beau tiful as a painting ask so meone out as sign ment as sista nt coach as sist as sociate professor as sor ted fruit bas kets astigmatism asymmet rical bar s ath lete attachmen t attack with a fie rce combina tion attendance attic auditoriu m audit auspicious aut hor index

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B
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BF ( boy fr iend) bibliography bibliography bicycle kick bid committee bid Big Ben Big Mac billia rd room bi- mont hly mag azine birdie bisexual bite ( ) black coffee black tea black ened teet h bleach bleed blind date blister block t he ball block blood sam ple blood tr ansfusion blow off blue-colla r work er blurred pictures boa rd g ame

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