1. 校园生活场景
1) 借书：
book for reading assignment;阅读指定书籍
check out;检查，看看
volume;体积，大量；书，如 a 125-page volume(一本125页的书)
check for sb;为某人查询
on the upper shelf;在书架上层
a book hard to identify/ is missing;难以识别的书籍/遗失书籍
has been misplaced 放错位置
2) 教授和学生关系：学生问老师问题；学生寻求老师的帮助；学生询问老师对作业的意见；老师要求学生对论文打印错误等
do research for;为……做研究
semester;学期
work as one's teaching assistant;作为助教工作
trouble a professor;麻烦教授
may I ask you a few questions;我能请教你一些问题吗？
I have a class at ten;我十点钟有课
come in one's office hours;在某人的办公时间来
finish reading one's research report;完成某人的研究报告阅读
revise (improve) some parts of it;修正\改进某些部分
get it published;出版
read some papers he recommended;阅读他要求的书籍
correct all the typing errors in a paper;更正试卷上的所有打印错误
read it through again;再次仔细阅读
check the paper for typing errors检查打印错误
3) 同学之间交流：选课；听课感受；对老师讲课的评价；提供老师论文复印件；交流论文写作进展;交流如何读书;考试通过互相祝贺;对生病同学补课;认识新同学;为打印论文而向对方询问如何找纸;谈论学习进展等
stay awake;保持清醒
sleep through;睡过去
unnecessarily long;始终不必要
more attentive;更留心，更殷勤
on this topic;关于这个主题
hard to follow;很难跟上
think of;思考
speak highly of;高度赞扬
consider sth. dull;dull：迟钝的，呆滞的；缓和，减轻。
choose a good topic;选择一个好的主题
attend;出席；致力于，献身于；侍候，照顾；关注
think of sb.'s lecture;想起、考虑某人的演讲
the topic is interesting;这个主题很有趣
difficult to follow;很难跟上
say about;发表对…的看法
a copy of article;文章复印件
get on with one's essay;继续某人的论文
have a real hard time;确实过得悲惨
two sleepless nights;两晚没睡
be through with;洗手不干，已结束
finish the assignments;完成任务
political science class;政治科学课
each present a different theory;每一种代表不同的原理
read more than one article;阅读多篇文章
get a full mark in math exams;数学考试满分
do a good job;做得好
librarian;图书管理员
miss classes;错过课堂
bring sb. up to date on sth;告诉某人最新消息
help sb. to catch up;帮某人赶上
show up late;出现晚点
on the first day of school;开学第一天
get to know;慢慢懂得
find quality paper to type essay;找质量好的纸复印论文
bookshelf; stock room;书架；储藏室
go and check;去检查
typewriter;打字机
have one's hands full with;忙于，手头满满的工作
book report;读书报告
how are lessons going;课上得怎么样
make progress;取得进步
well worth the time and trouble;值得时间和辛劳
rewarding;值得的，有报酬的
boring; entertaining;厌烦的；有趣的
time consuming;耗费时间的
take five classes next semester;下个学期五门课
too many courses offered to students给学生提供过多课程
2. 家庭生活场景
1) 外出活动(看电影、逛街、参加晚会):
go to the movies;去看电影
go out for dinner;外出吃晚饭
see a different type of movie for a change;为改变看一次不同类型的电影be tired of movies about romantic stories;厌烦言情电影
love stories;爱情故事
detective stories;侦探故事
royal theatre;皇家剧场
I'm starving;我饿坏了
what to wear to the party;去聚会穿什么
cannot afford something new;买不起新的东西
attend a party;参加聚会
all of the clothes look so old;所有的衣服看起很旧
And with our student discount;有学生折扣
the tickets will be a real cheap;票真的很便宜
2) 外出旅行
the holiday is well soon be here;假期即将来临
be on the plane;在飞机上
it is exciting to travel by air;飞机旅行很让人兴奋
fly somewhere for one's vacation;飞到某处度假
we'll have another fine day;我们将度过愉快的一天
let's go to the seaside;我们去海边吧
leave very early;每天早上离开
set off early;早早离开
go sightseeing;观光
take a half day tour of the city;城市半日游
spend more time on sightseeing;花更多时间进行观光旅游
get to the airport in time to catch the flight;及时到达机场赶飞机
get one's flight changed;更换飞机
switch to a different flight改不同的航班
3) 家居生活、休闲:
sit out in the backyard to enjoy the beautiful day;在户外欣赏优美的一天there is a lot of laundry to do;有很多衣服要洗
wash clothes;洗衣服
why did sb. call;某人为什么打电话
pick up magazine she learnt;捡起她读过的杂志
get some magazines back;找回一些杂志
paint the house;粉刷房间
have the house painted;粉刷房间
climb the ladder;爬楼梯
go home for the summer;回家过夏天
count the days;数日子
on one's way home;去某人家的途中
pack for the summer vacation;为暑假打包
the apple pie taste very good/delicious;这苹果派尝起来很好吃/很美味even my mother cannot match this;甚至我母亲也没法匹敌
have a look at the book I bought;看一下我买的书
bought out the bookstore;买空书店
bought a lot of books;买很多书
a large selection of books很多可供选择的书
4) 在家请客:
ask sb. to the party;请某人参加聚会
know one's address;知道某人的地址
invite Tom to the party;邀请汤姆参加聚会
get the Johnson's address;得到约翰逊的地址
call to tell him about the reception打电话告诉他这个接待
3. 顾客与医生/服务员/秘书场景：
1) 买票/机场：
I would like two tickets for 9 o'clock show;我想买2张九点钟的表演票
sell out;卖光
attend a show参加表演;
have a ticket for 6 o'clock flight to New York;一张六点钟到纽约的飞机票I am afraid I can't make it;我恐怕无法完成
is there a seat available for;这有空座位给……吗？
all the morning flights have been booked up;所有的早班机都已经被预订了fly to someplace;飞到某处
return one's ticket;送还某人的票
change one's destination;转换目的地
here is a 10-dollar bill;这是10美元账单
give me two tickets for tonight's show please;请给我两张今晚表演的门票you are not supposed to be here;你不应该来这儿
this area is for the airport staff only;这片区域只给机场员工
fly over to see;飞到另一个地方看
keep in touch;保持联系
see sb. off;送某人离开
complain about the poor airport service;抱怨机场的劣质服务
meet sb. at the airport在机场和某人见面
2) 约见:
I'd like a talk with your director;我想和你们负责人谈谈
could you arrange it for me;你能为我安排吗？
rather busy these days;这些天相当忙
arrange an appointment for sb. with sb.;为某人和某人安排约会
you've arranged to meet sb.;你被安排和某人见面
going to contact Mr.Johnson;准备联系约翰逊先生
I am ringing to confirm my appointment with;我打电话确认和……的约会expect sb. at;期待某人在……
make an appintment;约会
would you get me through to sb.;你能将电话转给……？
be with sb.和某人在一起
3) 餐馆/旅馆
have a table for four;四人桌
a corner table;位于角落的桌子
a table near the window;靠近窗户的桌子
reserve a table；预订一张桌子
I'll be back with your order;我会在你的命令下回来
how about the food I ordered;我点的食物怎么样
book a room with a bath;预订带浴室的房间
a single/double room on the second floor二楼单人\双人间
4) 买书
I'd like to buy a copy of;我想买一份
that book has been out of print;那本书已经绝版了
it is no longer available;不再可接受
the information in the book is out of date;这书上的信息已经过时了
the paperback edition of this dictionary'这本字典的平装版本
hard cover is on sale;（硬封面书面）精装版正在打折
5) 买东西/邮局
the newest model;最新模型
represent the latest technology;展现最新科技
we sell nothing but the best;我们一定出售最好的
be of the same brand;同一个商标
have a good sale;有很好的优惠
nice-looking straw hat;很好看的麦秆帽子
you can wear it rain or shine;你能在雨天或晴天穿戴
I'm going to send the parcel to London;我要把这个包裹寄到伦敦。
what's the postage for it;这个邮费是付什么
4. 医院或诊所
what can I do for you;需要帮忙吗？
what's the matter with sb.某人怎么啦
make an appointment to see the doctor;约时间和医生见面
twist one's ankle;揉脚踝
the injury does not seem serious;伤口看起来不严重
foot still hurt;脚仍然痛
5. 运动/爱好/娱乐
1) 运动
boating and skating are my favorite sports;划船和滑冰是我最喜欢的运动walk all the way to the office;走路去上班
find great pleasure in walking;发现走路很有趣
take it as a kind of exercise;将它作为一种锻炼
fishing is a good way to kill time;钓鱼是消磨时间的好办法
give a talk on fishing；谈谈钓鱼
have the same hobby as sb.;和某人有一样的爱好
show great enthusiasm for;对某物很有热情
be enthusiastic for;对……热心
be interested in;对……感兴趣
be willing to swim;想游泳
how do you like yesterday's play;你觉得昨天的剧怎么样
play one's part quite well/exaggerate his part= too dramatic to be realistic;
see last night's film on channel看昨天晚上电视频道的电影
2) 闲聊：
it's high time we turned our attention to the problem;是时候将我们的注意力转移到这个问题上了I can't agree with you more;我无比赞同你
I'd ride a bike to work;我骑自行车上班
take a crowded bus during the rush hours;在高峰期乘坐拥挤的公交车
take good care of one's car;好好照看某人的小汽车
the car is well maintained;这辆车保养得很好
the car is in good condition;这辆车状况很好
car can stand any crash汽车能抵御任何撞击
3) 公共场合：
the music is beautiful;音乐很美好
I'd like to dance;我喜欢跳舞
I don't know the steps;我不知道这种舞步
give performance;进行演出
listen to the music;听音乐
dance to music;随着音乐起舞
Tom looks awfully nervous;汤姆看起特别紧张
be not used to making speeches;不习惯发表演讲
an awful/inexperienced speaker;一位糟糕\有经验的演讲者
be terribly embarrassed;极其尴尬
the audience get up and leave in the middle of the performance;观众起身在表演中途离开了appreciate the real life drama;欣赏真实生活戏剧
the title of the oil painting;油画的名字
an early 18-century work;一部18世纪早期的作品
look it up in the catalog;在目录中寻找
at an art gallery在一个艺术画廊
6. 工作
compaint about one's job;抱怨某人的工作
accept a job;接受一份工作
turn down the offer;拒绝（公司录取通知）提议
it means frequent business trips away from family;这意味着远离家人频繁的商业旅行
the pay is too low to support one's family;收入太低而难以维持家庭
get bored with the same routine;厌倦同样的线路
year after year;年复一年
awfully dull;无聊透顶
really exciting;非常兴奋
very exhausting;精疲力竭
quite challenging;很有挑战性
stimulating;有刺激性的
how did your experiment go;你的实验是怎么展开的
be through with your work;完成工作
my boss ususally finds something for me to do at the last minute;我老板总是在最后一分钟给我安排很多事情去做
be confident about the job interview;对工作面试很有信心
7. 天气
have a severe winter;一个难熬的冬天
warm up;热身
the weather is mild;天气温暖
enjoy the wonderful weather;享受精彩的天气
8. 居住/租房
move into a new apartment;搬到新的公寓
it is more expensive;这个更贵
can't put up with the noise;无法忍受这吵闹声
have a room to let/for rent一间房子出租
9. 警察与公民
you were seen hanging about the store;你被看见在店子外面闲晃
unsolved case of robbery;未解决的抢劫案件
search for reliable witness;寻找可靠的证人
this is a one-way street;这是单行道
didn't you see the sign;你难道没看见那个标志
park car in a wrong place;车停在错误的地方
break a traffic rule;破坏交通规则
drive at a low speed/ too fast开慢点\开太快。
