2017年10月12日 星期四

【Tako's 英語情境對話】 Getting a Haircut/Trim and Perm 剪頭髮和燙頭髮

Getting a Haircut/Trim
Dialogue 1
StylistHow would you like your hair cut today?
CustomerI want it shorter, with bangs.
StylistHow short would you like it?
CustomerJust above my shoulders, and for the bangs,a little above my eyebrows.

Dialogue 2
StylistHi, how are you today?
CustomerGreat. I'd like to get my hair trimmed, and can you also layer it?
StylistSure. Would you like a shampoo too? 
CustomerYes, please.

Getting a Perm
Dialogue 1
CustomerHi, I want to get a perm that makes my hair look naturally curly.
StylistDo you want a full perm or a partial perm?
CustomerJust the bottom half.
StylistIt sounds like a stack perm is what you want, but let me              show you a picture first to make sure.
CustomerYes, that's exactly what I want.

Getting a Haircut/Trim 剪頭髮
髮型師:妳頭髮今天想要怎麼剪?
客人:我想要剪短一點,還有劉海。
髮型師:妳想剪多短?
客人:肩膀以上,劉海剪到眉毛上面一點點就好。
髮型師:嗨,你今天好嗎?
客人:好極了。我想修頭髮,你可以順便幫我打層次嗎?
髮型師:好的。你也要洗頭嗎?
客人:是的,麻煩了。

Getting a Perm 燙頭髮
客人:嗨,我想燙頭髮,讓我的頭髮看起來像自然捲。
髮型師:妳要整頭燙還是局部燙?
客人:只要燙下半部就好。
髮型師:聽起來妳要的是堆疊燙,但我還是先拿照片讓妳確認一下好了。
客人:是的,這正是我想要的。

Vocabulary
1.perm (n./v.)燙髮;為 permanent 的縮寫
   e.g. I’m thinking of getting a perm.
2.curly(a.)捲曲的
   e.g. Everyone in my family has curly hair.
3.volume(n.)豐厚,髮量

2017年10月4日 星期三

【Sandra’s 英語情境對話】You are what you eat

Tara is making dinner. 

Conversation A 
Blake:What are you cooking? 
Tara:I'm making steamed fish.I'm also going to make brown rice.That's healthier than
          white rice. 
Blake:Let's add lots of salt.That will make it better. 
Tara:No way.Maybe we can add some low-fat cheese.What do you say? 
Blake:Well...all right.Can we also have some fruit? 
Tara:Sure!You can cut some apples.We'll eat them before dinner. 
Blake:I have a better idea.Let's have banana ice cream.Bananas are fruit. 
Tara:Forget it.Hurry up and get those apples. 

Conversation B 
Tara:Did you enjoy your healthy meal? 
Blake:Yeah.It was great.Do you really eat this all the time
Tara:Yes.I always try to have food from the four food groups.I also avoid fat,oil,and sweets. 
Blake:I guess I should do the same thing.From now on,I'll eat plenty of fruit and                                        vegetables. Tara:Now let's have dessert
Blake:Is it chocolate cake?That's my favorite. 
Tara:No.We're going to have sugar-free yogurt. 
Blake:What???Being healthy is good,but it's not always fun. 

塔拉正在做晚餐

對話A
布雷克:你在煮甚麼?
塔拉:我在蒸魚,我也要煮糙米飯,糙米比白飯健康。
布雷克:要加很多鹽,那樣會更好吃。
塔拉:不行,也許我們可以加點低脂起司,你覺得如何?
布雷克:這個嘛......好吧,我們可以也吃點水果嗎?
塔拉:當然!你可以切一些水果,我們可以在晚餐前吃。
布雷克:我有個更棒的主意,我們吃香蕉冰淇淋,香蕉也是水果。
塔拉:休想,快去拿水果。

對話B
塔拉:你喜歡妳的營養餐點嗎?
布雷克:喜歡,很好吃。你真的一直都這樣吃嗎?
塔拉:是阿,我都會吃四大類食物,我也會避免攝取脂肪、油脂和甜食。
布雷克:我想我應該要向你看齊。從現在起,我要吃很多蔬果。
塔拉:我們現在來吃點心吧。
布雷克:是巧克力蛋糕嗎?那是我最愛吃得的。
塔拉:不是,我們要吃無糖優格。
布雷克:什麼???養生是很好,但還真無趣。

Vocabulary
1.steamed(adj.)蒸的
2.brown rice 糙米飯
3.add(v.)添加
4.low-fat(adj.)低脂肪的
5.Forget it.休想
6.dessert(n.)甜點
7.sugar-free(adj.)無糖的
8.all the time 一直;總是
9.from now on 從現在起
10.plenty of+N. 大量的......

2017年5月3日 星期三

【Sandra's英文情境對話】What kind of music do you like?

What kind of music do you like?


Bill : What kind of music do you like?
Craig : I love just about anything by Prince.
Bill : So, you're into 80s music then?
Craig : Well, I like all kinds of music, but he is one of my favorites. How about you?
Bill : I like alternative music.
Craig : Do you have a favorite band?
Bill : To be honest, no. I'm always in search of new music to listen to.
Craig : Do you often go to concerts?
Bill : I usually go to see a live band about twice a month. What about you?
Craig : I love going to live gigs. Are there any good local bands playing around here that you'd recommend?
Bill : There's an open mic night at the pub down the road every Thursday night where my favorite local band usually plays. You should come along next week with me.
Craig : I'd love to, but I have a night class on Thursdays.
Bill : That's too bad, maybe another time.
Craig : Let me know if you hear about any good bands playing on the weekends. I have more free time then.
Bill : I'll let you know.

你喜歡哪種音樂?

比爾:你喜歡那種音樂?
克雷格:我喜歡所有普林斯作的歌。
比爾:哦,那你是喜歡80年代的音樂囉?
克雷格:嗯,我喜歡各種形式的音樂,不過他是我最喜歡的,你呢?
比爾:我喜歡另類音樂。 克雷格:你有最喜歡的樂團嗎?
比爾:老實說,沒有最喜歡的,我總是搜尋新歌聽。
克雷格:你常去聽演唱會嗎?
比爾:我大概一個月會去看兩次現場樂團表演。你呢?
克雷格:我喜歡看流行爵士類的現場表演,你能推薦幾個在這附近表演的本地樂團嗎?
比爾:有一個我很喜歡的樂團,他們每週四都在路邊那家酒吧公演,下星期你可以和我一起去看。
克雷格:我很想去,可是我星期四晚上有課。
比爾:真可惜,那就改天吧。
克雷格:如果週末有不錯的樂團表演,一定要告訴我,那時候我比較有空。
比爾:好的,我會告訴你的。


Vocabulary 
what kind of... 哪一種...
be into... 對...感興趣、很喜歡...
favorite (n.) 最喜歡的(人、是、物) / (adj.)最喜歡的
alternative music 另類音樂
to be honest 老實說、其實、事實上
in search of 尋找、追尋
concert (n.) 演唱會
gig (n.)(流行音樂或爵士樂)演奏會
recommend (v.) 推薦
open mic night 公開演出之夜