对话一

A：Happy Birthday, honey. 生日快乐，亲爱的。

B：Oh, wow, Curtis, you got me a kitten! 噢，柯蒂斯，你送我一只小猫！

A：Well, you said you’ve wanted one, but couldn’t make up your mind. 你说过你想要一只，但却未能下定决心。

B：So, I guess you made it up for me, huh? 所以你就替我拿主意，是吗？

A：Yeah, I guess so. So what do you think? 是的，我想是这样的。你觉得怎么样？

B：Oh, it’s wonderful. Is it a boy or a girl? 噢，太棒了，它是公的还是母的？

A：A girl. 是母的。

B：Well, we have to come up with a name for her, don’t we? 我们得为她取个名字，对吗？

A：Any ideas? 你有什么好建议？

B：We’ll have to see. But thank you again so much. 我们得想一下。再次谢谢你。

A：Well, you’re welcome. Happy birthday again, Emily. 不用谢。再次祝你生日快乐，埃米莉。

对话二

A：Hey, Will, turn on the television. 嘿，威尔，打开电视。

B：Why? I’m trying to rest. 为什么？我正要休息一会儿。

A：They’re going to announce the winning lottery number. 即将公布彩票获奖号码啦。

B：Do you still buy those stupid lottery tickets? 你仍然在买那些骗人的彩票吗？

A：Yes! Now, turn on the TV for a second. 是的！现在快开电视，就看一会儿。

B：Okay, okay. 好吧，好吧。

A：Wait! Look. That’s my number! I bought that ticket. 等等！看。那是我的号码！我买了那张彩票。

B：What? 什么。

A：Yeah, it’s right here. I won! I won! 是的， 就是这张。我中了！我中了！

B：Wow! I take back what I said. How munch did you win？哇！我收回刚才我所说的话。你中了多少钱？

A：Well, sixty-three dollars. 63美元。

B：That’s not much to win. 那不算很多。

A：Yeah, but it’s something. 你说得对。但它对我来说很重要。

对话三

A：How many more votes are there left to count? 还有多少票需要计算？

B：I think we’re almost done. Are you allowed in the counting room? 我想差不多算完了。你可以进计票房吗？

A：Why should I not be allowed? 为什么我不可以进来？

B：Because, silly, you’re one of the candidates for class president. Remember? 因为，傻瓜，你是班长的候选人之一。不是吗？

A：Oh,it doesn’t matter. I’m not going to win. 哦，没关系。我都不打算会赢。

B：No one will win if you don’t let me finish counting. 假如你不让我完成计票任务的话，就没有人会赢。

A：I’m sorry to bother you. 打扰你了，真对不起。

B：Well, Kate,it looks like you’re the new class president by 4 votes. 凯特，看起来你以4票的优势当选为新班长。

A：Really? Wow! That vote was so close. 真的吗？哇！选票的差距不大呀。

B：Well, you’re the winner, it’s looks like. 看起来你赢了。

A：That is such a surprise! I thought I was going to lose. Wow, I’m so happy! 这真是个惊喜。我原以为我会输的。哇，我太高兴了！

对话四

A：Can you believe what our teacher did today? 你能猜到我们老师今天干了什么吗？

B：What did she do? 她干了什么？

A：She gave a surprise teast. 她他了我们一次突击测试。

B：So? What’s wrong with that? 真的吗？那有什么不妥？

A：Obviously, a surprise test is bad. 很明显，突击测试的结果很差的。

B：Is it bad because you were not prepared? 是不是因为你们没有准备而导致结果差？

A：Exactly! 一点不错！

B：Well, that sounds like more your fault than the teacher’s fault. 听起来是你们的错而不是老师的错。

A：What kink of friend are you to say that? 你竟说这话，算什么朋友？

B：I’m just trying to be fair to your teacher. 我只是想为你们老师说句公道话罢了。

A：Anyway, it’s not like you study every night yourself. 无论怎么说，你也没有每晚学习呀。

B：True, but if my teacher gives surprise tests, I would study every night. 没错，但如果我的老师要给我突击测试，我就会每晚都学习。

A：Then, they wouldn’t be surprise tests! 如果那样的话，它们就不叫突击测试了。

B：Maybe you’re right. Either way, I guess you should study more. 或许你说得对。无论怎么说，我都觉得你应该学多点。

A：I don’t want to talk to you right now. 我现在不想跟你说话。

对话五

A：I have the X-Ray results back. 我已经拿回了X 光的结果。

B：Good. What do they show you? 那很好。你看到了什么？

A：This is interesting. 一些有趣的东西。

B：Don’t keep me in suspense. 别再卖关子了。

A：Well, the pain in your leg is not from running. 你的腿痛不是因跑步引起的。

B：No? Well, then what is it? 不是吗？那是由什么引起的？

A：It’s an older fracture that didn’t quite heal. 是因为你以前的骨折还没完全恢复。

B：How is that possible? 那怎么可能？

A：Have you injured that leg befor? 你那条腿以前受过伤吗？

B：Yes, I fell skiing last March. 是的，去年三月我在滑雪时摔倒过。

A：You probably got a small fracture at that time. Running recently just made it worse. 你可能在那时就有了轻微的骨折。最近跑少就使伤势加重了。

B：That’s kind of a surprise. I never thought of that. 这真出乎意料。我从没想过会是这样的。

A：It’s common. Just rest for a few weeks, and come back for another exam then. 这很平常，先休息几个星期，然后回来再做个检查。