英语口语对话

第一段 （12页）

a : nowadays , more and more students choose

to study abroad . what do you think of this phenomenon ?

b : if i had enough money , i would go abroad

to continue my studies . i can make a lot

of friends and broaden my horizons when

studying abroad

a : yes , it ' d be a great opportunity to make

friends with people who are from different

cultures , which will add to our life experience .

Having said that , i still prefer to stay home ,

because i will miss my family a lot when i am

far away from home .

b : that could be a problem . i always feel sad

and uneasy when i am in a totally strange

place.

a : that ' s what i was saying . homesickness , you

know.

第二段 （84页）

a:I ' m afraid i have a complaint . could i speak to the director of our school , please?

b : yes , please go ahead . i ' m the director .

a : good afternoon , sir . i ' m sorry to trouble you ,but the heat doesn ' t work and it is winter.

b : i ' m really sorry about that . i ' ve already sent some people to look into it .

a : thank you . and another thing i have to say is that the equipment in the self access center is faulty.

b : i ' m sorry but there ' s nothing we can do at the moment . we know some equipment there is beyond repair , and we plan

to purchase some new equipment but the funds have not been approved yet .

a : that ' s too bad . anyhow , thank you .

b : you ' re welcome .

第三段 （102页）

a: hey , kathy . i ' m thinking about renting a movie for tonight ' s party ,and i want to know what kind of movies you like.

b : ok . what kind of movies do you have in mind ?

a : well , what about action movies ?

b : Ah,I’m sick of action movies . too much violence .

a : ok , do you like comedies ?

b : yeah , i ' m keen on comedies.

a : fine . well , what do you think of horror movies or love stories ?

b: uh ...i'm not really crazy about horror movies or love stories . but i ' m really mad about hollywood movies .

a : ok . i ' ll go to the video store and see what i can find .

第四段 （121页）

a : the mobile phone is essential to me . i can ' t

live without it . i need it in case there ' s an

emergency and i have to call someone.

b : i can ' t live without the mobile phone , either.

i ' m a secretary , and i need it just in case

my boss calls me . so we ' ll buy two mobile

phones . how about the laptop？

a : i ' m a designer . the laptop is very important for

my job . without it , my career would be ruined.

b:So a laptop is essential . MP3 player? i love

music . i can ' t bear the thought of life without it.

So an mp3 player is the gadget i must have.

a : the DVD player is out - of - date . i usually

watch movies on the internet . it ' s much more

convenient . besides if i want to do some editing，

most dvd players can ' t help now.i must turn

to some popular computer programs on the

Internet . so i think we don ' t need one.

b : digital camera ? i want one . i ' m not a

photographer , but i love to film every important

person and moment in my life . so a digital

camera is a good help . i feel proud and happy

when i watch those videos i ' ve made.

a :digital tv ? i suppose i don ' t need a digital

tv . although it can provide much clearer

and higher - quality pictures , it has rather

limited programs to choose from . i think it

will be replaced by the internet or some other

technology in the future .

第五段 （138页）

a : lt is getting Increasingly hot. I’m thinking of installing an air conditioner in the dorm.

What do you think ?

b : if you ask me . it is not necessary to install

one . when it is getting really hot , we will be

at home to spend the summer holidays.

a : but there is still one month before we go

home .and more importantly , when we are

having the final exams , it will be over 3 0 ' c .

b : but i think that it is unnecessary to spend so

much money to buy an air conditioner just

for two or three weeks , not to mention the

electricity bill.

a : for me ，the most important thing is not

money , but to have a good rest during the

examination time . i couldn ' t sleep well

without an air conditioner in hot weather .

b : anyhow , it ' s perfectly ok for me to go

without an air conditioner .and i ' m afraid

that the other two roommates don’t need an

air conditioner either.

a : i will talk to them later . one thing i ' d like

to say is that it is still very hot in september

and october in this city . i believe that you ' ll

find that an air conditioner is essential at the

beginning of next semester .