【正文】 39。m afraid there39。s a cancellation.A: Would 1:00 be convenient?B: Yes, she39。m sorry, but she won39。s OK.B: Let me think it over, and I39。ll have to think about it.4. A: I was wondering if you39。s just not possible.3. A: Do you think you could lend me some of your records?B: Until when?A: Oh, just over the holidays.B: I39。re going the wrong way. You want the Number11. It stops in front of the postoffice.A: About how long does it take?B: Only fifteen minutes.：Is this the right bus for Pacific Boulevard?B: No. You should have taken the Yellow Line bus. You can get one at the next stop.A: Is it long ride?B: Not that long.1Asking Favors 求助 When you ask for things, it is important to be polite. The intonation that you use in making your request is as important as what you actually say. When you think someone will refuse your request, you can ask the question in such a way that the refusal does not cause embarrassment.1. A: Is there any chance of my borrowing your typewriter?B: For how long?A: Until the end of the week.B: Yes, I guess that would be all right.2. A: Would you mind if I borrowed your car?B: Well, when exactly?A: Until Monday or Tuesday of next week.B: I39。t get change on a bus. Longdistance travel by bus is mon throughout the United States and Cannda. It is an inexpensive, scenic way to travel. Special tickets for unlimited travel are sometimes offered by the larger bus panies.: Does this bus go to the train station?B: No, You39。我給你一次性的獎(jiǎng)金，鼓勵(lì)你最近的辛勤工作。好的銷售人員自然應(yīng)該得到更多報(bào)酬。你每月的總收入會(huì)漲300元。請(qǐng)你認(rèn)真考慮給我加薪。B: 這是毫無疑問的，不過無論如何我得努力工作才掙得到錢。A: 是的，其他如經(jīng)驗(yàn)、福利待遇等因素也是這樣。B: 是這樣，而且工作中所負(fù)責(zé)任的輕重程度同薪水也有密切聯(lián)系。A: So overtime has a bearing on how much you may make in a job. Don39。B: 對(duì)，我一星期加班24小時(shí)。s right. I work 24 hours39。A: 那么你一定在加班工作了。B: 是的，不過我的工資是以小時(shí)計(jì)算的，而這筆收入并不足道。A: 那就是說你每月可得2800美元，對(duì)嗎？這是相當(dāng)可觀的一筆錢呢！B: Yes, but my pay is on an hourly basis and it39。A: That means you can get $2,800 a month. Right? That39。s around $700 per week。s your salary then, may I ask?B: 那能不能問一下你的薪水是多少？A: Sure. My monthly pay is $2,500. What about yours?A: 當(dāng)然，我每月的工資是2500美元，你的呢？B: I39。A: 哦，只不過一般而已。B: So you must be earning decently, don39。t you?B: 是呀，真快！你是工程師，是嗎？A: Yes, I am。s pay day again!A: 時(shí)間過得真快！又到了發(fā)薪日了！B: Yes, it is! You39。s the fare?A: 多少錢？B: Hard seat is RMB .B: 硬座30元。A: What time does it get there?A: 什么時(shí)候到呢？B: It gets there around 16:26.B: 大約4點(diǎn)26分到。下面再看一段在中國火車站的買票對(duì)話：A: What39。A: How much is it?A: 多少錢？B: It39。A: When does it get there?A: 什么時(shí)候到？B: It39。s the next train to Washington?A: 下一趟去華盛頓的車幾點(diǎn)開？B: That39。ll try the pancakes. How about you?A: Sounds great. That39。t it?B: Yes, but I think I39。t you?B: Yes. I could use a cup of coffee.A: Are you going to have anything to eat?B: French toast sounds good. What are you going to order?A: I39。m going to order the same thing.: You39。t you?B: I think I39。ll have the same.: You39。t you?B: Yes, I always have coffee in the morning.A: What are you going to have to eat?B: I39。: You39。At Breakfast 吃早餐 Coffee shops are popular, reasonably priced restaurants for breakfast, lunch, dinner or just a snack.咖啡館是大眾化的，價(jià)格公道的餐館。t either。t we all have an appetizer? Or he could ask, Would anyone like something to start with?C：這樣一來，你就能知道自己是不是唯一想點(diǎn)頭臺(tái)的人了。A：At an informal dinner, some people have soup while others may select a different appetizer to have at the same time. Everyone should have an equal number of courses。C：那又是為什么呢？A：That keeps the pace of the dinner even and avoids the awkwardness of one person eating a course by herself。C：作為主人，一定要這么做嗎？A：When someone orders appetizers or other dishes in addition to the entr233。A：What did everyone else do?C：Mr. Brown雖然吃得很少，但也只好跟著她一道菜一道菜地點(diǎn)。A：So there is more to this story?C：那個(gè)客人不僅點(diǎn)的都是最貴的，而且一道菜都不拉。s head back to the office now. You can tell me on the way。C： Savvy是什么意思啊？A：Savvy means having knowledge and experience。A：It39。C：我覺得也是。A：What did the others do?C：其他人點(diǎn)的都是中等價(jià)位的，我也一樣。A：How did it go?C：飯菜的味道確實(shí)不錯(cuò)，但是有個(gè)客人很失態(tài)。t your team go out again last night wit