1．Beauty and Cosmetics美容化妆

Dialogue 1A（Addison）J（James）Addison: How can I help you?

James: I?d like to buy some perfume for my girlfriend.

A: Do you know what kind of scent she usually wears?

J: She usually doesn’t wear anything but a few drops of Chanel No. 5. But I’d like to buy her a new fragrance.

A: Ok, here are some of our most popular perfumes.

J: Which one would you recommend?

A: Personally, I quite like the new perfume by Clinique. It’s a subtle flowery scent. What do you think?

J: That smells great. I’ll take one bottle, please.

A: Would you like to buy any other cosmetics for your girlfriend? We have a full range of products from cosmetics to skin cleansers and moisturizers.

J: That’s ok. She normally just wears a little foundation and some loose powder, and I wouldn’t know what shade to buy.

A: How about some lipstick? Every woman needs a nice tube of red lipstick.

J: She doesn’t usually wear lipstick. She thinks it makes her nose look too big.

A: How about some mascara? That will make her eyes look bigger.

J: No thank you. She has big enough eyes as it is.

A: I know what she would like some whitening cream.

J: No thanks. Western women usually try to make their skin darker, not lighter.

A: Will that be all then?

J: That will be all. You’ve been very helpful, thanks.

安德森：需要我帮你什么？

詹姆斯：我想给我女朋友买点香水。

A：你知道她平常爱用哪种香型的吗？

J：她一般除了香奈儿5号不用别的。但是我想给她买一种新的。

A：好的，这有一些我们卖的特别好的香水。

J：你推荐哪一种？

A：就个人而言，我非常喜欢倩碧的这个新款。属于神秘花香型。你觉得怎么样？

J：闻起来感觉好极了。请给我拿这瓶。

A：你想不想给你女朋友买些其他的化妆品？我们有各种产品，从彩妆到洁肤和润肤用品。

J：没关系。她一般只用一点粉底和散粉，我也不知道该买哪种颜色的。

A：唇膏呢？每个女人都需要一支好口红。

J：她很少用口红。她觉得涂口红会使她的鼻子显得很大。

A：那睫毛膏呢？睫毛膏能使眼睛看起来更大。

J：不用了，谢谢。她的眼睛已经很大了。

A：我想她会喜欢美白润肤霜。

J：不了，谢谢。西方女子通常想让她们的皮肤更黑一些，而不是更白。

A：这些就行了吗？

J：就这些了。你帮了不少忙，谢谢。

2. Feelings情绪

Parker: Why are you in such a good mood today?

Jayden: Well, yesterday, I decided to face my fear of heights.

P: I didn’t know you were scared of heights! Was it really bad?

J: Let me put it this way. I’ve never seen a professional sports game in a stadium because I could never get myself to walk to the top of the stairs to sit down!

P: So what did you do about it yesterday?

J: I went sky?diving!

P: You’re kidding me! That sounds really scary!

J: It was scary, but it felt great, too.

P: Weren’t you scared?

J: Of course I was scared. But I had an instructor that went with me and that helped.

P: So have you cured your fear of heights?

J: I think so. After I jumped out of the plane, I realized that I should just enjoy life. Worrying about it or not doing things out of fear is just plain silly.

P: I’m impressed.

J: Are you scared of anything?

P: Well, sometimes I get scared when I’m in my apartment all by myself.

J: What do you think is going to happen?

P: I always worry that the door is unlocked or that a window is open and that a stranger will come in and steal my things.

J: It sounds like you just need to be more careful.

P：你今天心情怎么这么好？

J：嗯，昨天我下定决心正视自己的恐高问题。

P：我不知道你恐高！严重吗？

J：这么跟你解释吧。我从来没去体育馆看过任何一场职业比赛，因为我不敢从楼梯走上去找座位坐下。

P：那你昨天怎么做的？

J：我去高空跳伞了。

P：你开玩笑吧！这听起来太恐怖了！

J：确实很恐怖，不过感觉棒极了。

P：你不害怕了吗？

J：我当然害怕。不过有个教练一直陪着我，指导我。

P：那你的恐高症就这么好了？

J：我觉得是。从飞机上跳下去的那一刻，我意识到我应该尽情享受生活。总是怕东怕西或者陷入恐惧什么都不敢做，实在是太傻了。

P：我明白了。

J：你有什么害怕的吗？

P：嗯，有时候，我独自一人呆在房间里时会有点害怕。

J：你觉得会发生什么事情吗？

P：我总是担心门或窗没锁，会有小偷进来偷东西。

J：听起来你做事需要更谨慎一些。

3. Is There Any Other Life Out There? 外星生物存在吗？

Ben: Guess what! I know something you don’t know!

Layla: What’s that?

B: How many planets are there in the solar system?

L: That’s easy. Everyone knows that there are nine.

B: Not anymore! Can you believe it? They’ve decided that Pluto is not a planet anymore!

L: Nice try. I wasn’t born yesterday, you know.

B: I’m dead serious. They’ve decided that it’s too small to be a planet, but actually they haven’t yet agreed on how big something has to be in order to be a planet anymore.

L: That sounds crazy. They can’t just change their mind about things like that.

B: Yes, they can. If you remember correctly, people used to believe that the world was flat.

L: I suppose you’re right. They also used to think that they were so important that the sun revolved around them, not the other way around.

B: We actually know relatively little about space and the cosmos.

L: Do you think that we’ll one day be able to travel to another planet for a vacation?

B: I suppose we could actually live on a planet outside of the milky way.

L: Do you think we’ll ever get to meet an alien from outer space?

B: I hope not. I think they would be a threat to those of us that lived on Earth.

L: You’re so old fashioned. That’s what people used to think about people from another country!

B: Point taken. Hopefully one day, we’ll live in an interplanetary society.

B：你猜怎么着？我知道一些你不知道的事情！

L：什么事？

B：你知道太阳系有多少行星吗？

L：很简单。大家都知道有九大行星。

B：现在可不是啦！你相信吗？他们决定取消冥王星的行星资格了。

L：想得美。别哄我了，我又不是昨天才生出来（我又不是三岁的孩子）。

B：我是认真的。他们认为冥王星太小了，不够做行星的资格，不过他们尚未对行星的体积究竟该有多大而达成一致的意见。

L：这听起来简直是疯了！他们不能对这种事情随便乱改主意。

B：是的，他们可以。如果你还记得的话，以前人们曾经认为地球是平的。

L：我觉得你说的有道理。他们过去还认为人类是特别重要的，以至于太阳都是围绕着我们转的，不存在其他运行的方式。

B：可能我们对空间和宇宙的了解只是非常有限的一点点。

L：你觉得未来我们有可能去其它星球度假吗？

B：我想我们可以居住在银河系以外的其他星球上。

L：你觉得咱们会在外太空遇到外星人吗？

B：我希望不会。我觉得他们可能对生活在地球上的人类是一种威胁。

L：你的思想可太老派了。这就好像人们以前对外国人的看法一样！

B：知道啦。希望未来有一天，我们能生活在一个行星际的社会里。

4. Mind Your Posture注意姿态

Isabella: Matthew, do you know much about body language in countries around the world?

Matthew: Sure. I’ve picked up a few things from travelling around for work. Why?

I: Well, I had a meeting today with a woman from Japan and she wouldn’t stop bowing! I didn’t know what to do!

M: Did you bow back?

I: No, I tried to shake her hand, but her hand was so limp I was a bit offended.

M: Well, Japanese businessmen and women typically bow to greet each other in Japan. She might have been offended by your strong handshake.

I: But she was in America! Shouldn’t she have known that strong handshakes in America signify confidence and respect?

M: Things are different in Japan. You know, in some countries, making eye contact with others is considered rude.

I: Is that why she wouldn’t look at me in the meeting?

M: I think it’s highly possible, yes.

I: The meeting really didn’t go down well at all. I think I need to read up about intercultural communication before I have another meeting with someone from another country.

M: That’s a good idea. When you don’t know much about other cultures, the simplest thing can offend someone.

I: That’s so true. It’s great that we see eye to eye on this

.伊莎贝拉：马修，你了解世界各国的身体语言吗？

马修：当然。我工作中有很多出差的机会，了解到一些这方面的知识。怎么了？

I：好哎，我今天参加了一个会议，会上有个日本女子总是不停地鞠躬！我不知道该怎么办！

M：你鞠躬还礼了吗？

I：没有。我试图跟她握手，可是她的手握上去很无力，我好像有点冒犯她了。

M：哦，在日本，谈生意的人无论男女一般都会互相鞠躬致意。你握手那么用力她很可能因此而有点不愉快。

I：但她这是在美国！难道她不知道，在美国用力握手意味着信任和尊重吗？

M：这跟日本的习俗完全不同。你知道吗，在有些国家，直视对方的眼睛被认为是无礼的举动。

I：这就是她为什么在开会时一直不看我的原因吧？

M：我觉得很可能是这个缘故。

I：这次的会晤进行得非常不顺利。我想下次再出席类似这样有外国人参加的会议之前，一定要熟知一些有关跨文化交流方面的知识。

M：这是个好主意。当你对另一种文化缺乏了解的时候，即使是最简单的举止也会冒犯到别人。

I：一点没错。真高兴咱俩对这件事情看法一致。

5. Chinese Food中餐

Morgan: Are you good at cooking?

John: No, but I’m pretty good eating!

M: Do you prefer Chinese food or Western food?

J: Well, to be honest with you, Chinese food is really different from western food.

M: Are you used to the food here?

J:  I’m not really used to it yet.

M: What’s your favourite Chinese dish?

J: Like most foreigners, I really like Sweet and Sour Pork and Kung Pao Chicken. I eat them almost every day.

M: Have you tried traditional Chinese dumplings yet?

J: I tried once, but they are quite difficult to eat with chopsticks.

M: You know, foreigners are not expected to use chopsticks proficiently. If you do, you’ll give your Chinese friends quite an impression.

J: That’s good to know. I’d like to try more Chinese food, but since I can’t read any of the menus in the restaurants near my home, it’s difficult to try new food.

M: If you want, I can introduce you to some typical Chinese dishes.

J: That would be great. I really only want to taste real Chinese food, not just the food that foreigners like to eat!

M: If you haven’t tried Beijing duck yet, I’d like to treat you to a meal at a famous duck restaurant near Qianmen. It would be a pity if you left without tasting it!

摩根：你擅长做饭吗？

约翰：不太擅长，不过我是个美食家！

M：你喜欢吃中餐还是西餐？

J：嗯，坦白说，中餐和西餐可是大相径庭。

M：你吃得惯这儿的饭菜吗？

J：还没习惯呢。

M：你最喜欢中餐的哪道菜？

J：和大多数外国人一样，我喜欢吃咕噜肉和宫保鸡丁。我几乎天天都吃。

M：你吃过中国传统的饺子吗？

J：吃过一次，不过用筷子夹太难了。

M：要知道，中国人并不要求老外能对筷子运用自如。但是如果你能用好，会让人对你印象深刻。

J：知道这个真是太好了。我很想品尝更多的中餐，可是我家附近餐馆里的菜单我都读不懂，所以要想尝试新的品种就很困难。

M：如果你愿意，我可以向你介绍几种经典菜式。

J：那可太好了。我是真的想吃正宗的中餐，而不是外国人喜欢吃的那种！

M：如果你还没吃过烤鸭，我请你去前门附近的那家有名的烤鸭店去吃一顿。你要是没吃过烤鸭就离开北京那可太遗憾了！