1.I'm looking forward to the Olympic Games in Beijing.
我期待着北京奧運會的召開。
A: I'm looking forward to the Olympic Games in Beijing.
A: 我期待着北京奧運會的召開。
B: When do they begin?
B: 什麼時候召開？
A: On August 8, 2008.
A: 2008年8月8日.
B: That's o-eight, o-eight, o-eight. (08. 08. 08)
B: 那正好是08-08-08。
A: Yes, You' re right. 8 is a very lucky number for Chinese people.
A: 對，你說得對。8是中國人的幸運數字。
B: So August 8, 2008 is a really good day to begin the Olympics!
B: 所以奧運會在2008年8月8日召開是個好日子!
2.Tomorrow will be fine.
明天天氣會好的。
A Tomorrow will be fine.
A 明天天氣會好的。
B Great. Perhaps we can go to the Temple of Heaven Park.
B 好極了。也許我們能去天壇公園。
A Yes. It's really beautiful on a sunny day.
A 是的。在陽光燦爛的日子裏天壇公園非常漂亮。
B Good. I'm looking forward to seeing it.
B 好的。我盼望着去看到它。
A I think you'll like it. The Temples are beautiful.
A 我想你會喜歡它的。天壇很漂亮。
3.I practice a little everyday.
我每天都練一點。
A: So how do you keep your English up to speed?
A: 那麼你是怎樣使自己的英語不斷進步的呢？
B: Well, I practise a little everyday.
B: 喔，我每天都練一點。
A: How? In what ways?
A: 怎麼練？用什麼樣的方式練？
B: Lots of different ways. I listen to my favorite music CDs in English. I usually look at an English-language newspaper most days. I try and speak a little everyday.
B: 很多不同的方式。我聽自己最喜歡的英語版的'音樂CD。大多數的日子我通常要看英語報紙。我每天還努力說一點英語。
A: That sounds good. I guess it.
A: 我覺得聽起來還不錯。
4.It's good to practice speaking.
練習說很有用。
A: It's good to practise as much listening and reading as you can in your spare time.
A: 在你的業餘時間儘可能地多聽多讀有好處。
B: Yes, it is. But I think it's more important to practise speaking.
B: 是的，是這樣。但是我想練習說更重要。
A: Yes, it's good to practise speaking. Luckily, there are so many English-speaking people in Beijing now.
A: 是的，練習說很有用。幸運的是，現在北京有這麼多講英語的人。
B: Yes, there're lots of opportunities. You can have conversations at work and lots of other places.
B: 是的，有很多的機會。你可以在工作中和其他場合用英語會話。
A: It all helps. There's nothing as good as really using the language with native-speakers. A: 這些都很有幫助。再沒有什麼比跟母語是英語的人交流更好的。
5.I recommend the dumplings.
我推薦餃子。
A:You know that restaurant you told me about？
A:你記得你告訴我的那家餐館嗎？
B:Which one？
B:哪家？
A:The one near Wangfujing Street. I'm going there tomorrow.
A:在王府井大街附近的那家。我明天想去那裏 .
B:Oh， that one！ You'll enjoy it - it's good.
B:噢，那家！你會喜歡那裏的--它很不錯。
A:What should I try？ Do they have any speciality？
A:我應該吃什麼？他們有特色菜嗎？
B:Yes， I recommend the dumplings. They're really tasty.
B:哦，我推薦餃子。餃子非常香。
city has a real buzz.
這個城市非常熱鬧。
A: Let's plan all the things we can do.
A: 讓我們計劃一下我們能做些什麼。
B: Good idea. I'm sure you'll have a busy time.
B: 好主意。我肯定你將很忙碌。
A: Well, it's great to be here in Beijing. The city has a real buzz.
A: 哦，到北京來真好。這個城市真熱鬧。
B: Yes, these are exciting times. Lots of change.
B: 是的，這是激動人心的時刻。有很多的變化。
A: And the Olympics coming. I think Beijing is a very cool city at the moment.
A: 奧運會即將召開了。我想到時北京將是個非常漂亮的城市。
