波士顿英语口语 - 3 第 1 课 - 1

Dialogue 1 两个人在交流交男女朋友的经验：

A: Hey, there's Leo. I wonder why he's walking arm in arm with that young woman.

B: It's as plain as the nose on your face. They're dating each other.

A: You're pulling my leg! She must be thirty years younger than Leo. Talk about robbing the cradle!

B: Well, you can bet this relationship's going to be a flash in the pan.

A: It must have been love at first sight because I know he didn't have a girlfriend last week.

B: I think you are absolutely right. Actually, my father proposed to my mother after knowing her only two weeks. They got married a month later.

Dialogue 2: A同学帮B同学想办法解决B在度假期间公寓处置的问题：

A: You must be pretty excited about your trip to Europe. When is it that you are leaving?

B: In just three weeks, and I am excited. But there are still a few things I need to do before I go.

A: Like what?

B: Like renewing my passport, going to the travel agency to buy my plane ticket and figuring out what to do with my apartment while I'm gone.

A: You are not going to give it up, are you?

B: No way. I'll never find another apartment around here. But I don't like the idea of paying three months' rent on an empty apartment, either.

A: I don't blame you. Perhaps you could sublet it.

B: Yes, but whom to?

A: Mmm…let me think. Oh, I know just a person. An old colleague of mine, Jim Thomas, is coming here to do some research this summer, from June to August.

B: That's exactly when I'll be away. It sounds ideal, as long as the landlord agrees.

A: Tell you what, I'll be calling Jim late this week anyway, so I'll mention it to him then.

B: Well, thanks, Bill. Let me know what happens. That extra money will really come in handy.