Words and phrases

1. envelope 2. tongue

6'

3. aspirin 4. measles

6'

5. mumps 6. library

7'

7. greengrocer 8. Wednesday

7'

9. Friday 10. country

6'

Dialogue 1

16'

A: Hey, you are behind time again.

A: 嗯，你又迟到了。

B: Are you kidding? I'm just on time. Look at my watch. It's 10 sharp now.

B: 别开玩笑了，我准时到达。看我的表，10点整。

A: Do you think your watch is right?

A: 你觉得你的表准吗?

B: You bet. I have just set my watch by the radio time signal.

B: 当然，我刚刚和电台报时信号对过。


Dialogue 2

21'

A: Professor Wang, I am sorry I won't be able to see you this afternoon. I've got a cold.

A: 王教授，很抱歉我今天下午不能来见您了。我感冒了。

B: Oh, I am sorry to hear that.

B: 噢，对此我感到很遗憾。

A: I wonder if I could postpone my appointment till some other time?

A: 我是否可以推迟我们的约会?

B: No problem. Take good care of yourself.

B: 好的。保重身体。

A: I will, thank you.

A: 我会的，谢谢您。


Dialogue 3

29'

A: Oh, hello, John. Does your watch keep good time?

A: 噢.你好约翰。你的表准吗?

B: Not really. In fact it's sometimes five minutes slow. So I usually have to start out five minutes earlier.

B: 不太准，实际上它有时会慢5分钟。所以我通常会提前5分钟出发。

A: How is the time now?

A: 那现在时间是多少?

B: Oh, never fear! we have plenty of time.

B: 别担心，我们有的是时间。

A: We'd better rush now. You know, I'd like to be earlier than the appointed time. Early birds always get the worms.

A: 我们还是快点吧。你知道的，我希望能比约定的时间早点到。早起的鸟儿有食吃嘛。