1.222018 900句课堂笔记 4
开场白： It’s getting veryclose to the holiday, which is the Spring Festival. Like a said that maybe it’stime for you to manage or schedule your holiday, to do some plans. So have youmad any plans for the Spring Festival? Are you going to stay home or visitingyour relatives? Or maybe you are going to have a trip? Or maybe you are goingto meet some friends to drink, karaoke, play mahjong, poker? Or just stay hometo watch TV and things like that. But no matter what you do, don’t forget tolearn English and we are going to have some special programs during the SpringFestival. Learning is about the frequency, how often you learn. You shouldlearn English every day. If today it’s really busy and you are really tired, it’sokay, you can learn for 5 minutes. It’s called momentum. You can never let the momentum stop. Youhave to keep it going. 动能
Unit 10 About Dates 关于日期
Date 日期；约会（恋爱/朋友之间）
Tonight I have a dinner date with some of my clients. 饭局
I will cancel the date. 约会
He is my date. He is a very nice date. Because he always pays thebill. 约会的人
136. Whatday is today? 今天星期几？
137. Todayis Monday. 今天星期一。
138. What'sthe date today? 今天几号？
139. Todayis May 21st. 今天是五月二十一号。
读法：注意 “第几天”是序数词，美国人读时会省略冠词the，英国人通常不省略~
140. Whenwere you born? 你什么时候出生的？
IfI ask a lot of you guys ”When were your born”, maybe you are totally ignorance.If you are going to tell me when were born, you are probably under 2o. Peoplereally care about their age because they want to be treated as young girls,nobody wants to be treated as old people, I understand that.
Whenis your birthday? /When is your date of birth? 表格上通常会写出生日期
141. I wasborn on September 1st, 1976. 我出生在1976年9月1日。
具体的某一天用介词on
Ona dark windy night 在一个月黑风高的夜晚…
142. Whattime? 什么时候？具体时间
When? 泛指时间
143. Youname the time. 你定时间吧。
此处name为动词，说出来
You name it, whateveryou want, I’m going to get it for you.
I’vebeen to a lot of countries, Canada, US, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and most ofthe countries in Europe and not mention to Aisa. So I’ve been to almost everycountry in the world. You name it.
144. I'llmeet you tomorrow. 我们明天见面。
I’llsee you tomorrow. /Tomorrow!
145. Do youknow the exactdate? 你知道确切日期吗？
Whatexactly are you doing? 你到底在干啥？
Well,not exactly. 不全是/不能这么说吧/不确切但也不否认（内心纠结不知道怎么回答）
146. Pleasecheck the date. 请核实一下日期。
Pleasedouble check thedate.
Ijust want to make sure/conform if it’s the rightday.
Conformationletter 确认信
147. What were you doing this time last year? 去年这时候你在干什么？具体的时刻
A:What were you doing at 9 o’clock last night?
B:I don’t really exactly remember it.
148. Howlong will the sale last? 折价销售多久？
Whenwill the sale end?
149. Onlythree days. 仅三天。
Well,you know, on Friday this is over/you will buyingthis exactly the same thing for twice the price. 怎么说得更有气势？
Thisis the best deal. 现在买是最划算的
150. I'll beback in 5 days. 我五天之后回来。
Iwon’t be back until the sixth day. 比较常用，强调这段时间我都不在
Ijust know. 我刚刚才知道（表达此时此刻你知道了）
I haven’t known this until just a few minutes before. 我直到现在才知道（表达了长时间并不知道，表明了惊讶程度，情感表现突出）
对比之下，后一句比前一句更能表达此时此刻的心情，句型都对，学着怎样表达更生动形象。
Unit 11 About Visits 关于拜访
900句是一个不断深入的课程，从最开始的你叫什么名字到简单问候到慢慢地熟悉后彼此拜访
Pay a visit 去拜访一个人
Ithought that we haven’t seen each other for a long time, so maybe I should, youknow, come by andpay a visit to you.
makea reservation/appointment 不能直接进去，所以要预定（东西）/预约（人）
151. Hello.Can I see Mr. Green? 你好，我能见格林先生吗？
152. Do youhave an appointment? 你有预约吗？
153. Sorry,I don't. 对不起，我没有。
154. Yes. At3 pm. 是的，约的是下午3点。
155. Sorry,Mr. Green can't see you now. 对不起，格林先生现在不能见您。
Sorry,Mr. Green in the meeting, so he can’t see you right now.
Sorry,Mr. Green is not available right now. Well, you can just wait here for half anhour and he will be right here real quick.
156. He's onthe phone. 他在打电话。无论他在打电话还是开会，总之他现在很忙
Well,he is quite busy/actually engaged in something.
Agood reason for not being there. 作为一个老板的秘书，为老板找一个得体合理的理由
157. Wouldyou wait here for a minute? 您能在这里等一下吗？
Doyou mind waiting her for a minute? 更客气
Youcan wait here if you want. 你要等的话随便你，通常是对不速之客说的
158. Would youlike something to drink? 您想喝点什么吗？只是问对方要不要
Well,I know you must be thirsty. I’ll get you something to drink. 客气点儿主动问对方
Well,I know you must be thirsty. So let me get you some sparkling water, okay? 气泡水，更热情
Withice? Tea or coffee? Balabala… 多说一点儿~主动拿上去，并提供选择~
159. Tea,please. 我喝点茶吧。
Whateveryou have, I’m okay/cool. 你们有什么我就和什么，随便你拿什么都行（客随主便）
cool现在更流行I’m okay/cool.调调决定你这句话说的是正话还是反话~ cool现在用法更广泛
I’mcool with you. 我对你没意见/我很好/我很冷静…（根据语境翻译）
I’mtelling you the truth I’m not cool. 我跟你说实话我一点儿都不开心。
I’mpissed off. 我现在很不爽/我被惹毛了…
160. Mr.Green, Mr. Smith is here. 格林先生，史密斯先生在这里。
161. You maygo in now. 您可以进去了。不够委婉客气~换种方式
Okay,Mr. Johnson is expecting you right now.
Okay,Michael is ready/expecting to see you. Good luck! Well, the lastinterviewer/applicant just
cameout in less than two minutes. 我老板某某已经准备见您了/我们期待您的到来~祝你好运哦！（如果有人来面试你可以把这句加上）
interviewer面试者applicant/interviewee 被面试的人
162. Nice tosee you, my old friend.真高兴见到你，我的老朋友。
Friend=pal=buddy/Hey,man! /Hey, buddy! We are friends/buddies.
BFF=bestfriend forever 女生常称闺蜜为BFF She is my BFF.
163. Howhave you been these years? 这些年你怎么样？
Whathas (he/that asshole) /life done to you? 岁月把你怎么了…
时间是把杀猪刀怎么说？哈哈哈~中国人的比喻，哈哈哈！
Timeis like a knife/cruel and it just cuts you bitby bit, finally into someone you don’t even/cannot recognize. 时间很残酷，它将你一刀一刀的刻画成了你都不认识的人。
（英语很形象，汉语略微晦涩，它勾勒出一种框架，给读者以思考的空间。古文很委婉，短短几个字表达很多内容，而英语描述很细致，所以地道的翻译尽量避免字字对应，要理解）
164. You'vechanged little. 你一点也没变。（几乎没变）
Youchanged a little. 你好像有点儿变化哦！（你老了）
初次见面寒暄夸奖的话：
A:Oh! I can’t believe it!
B:What?
A:Time hasn’t left anything on your face. Why?! 时光没有在你的脸上留下任何痕迹
/Well,time is unfair. /You look as young as ever/before./It doesn’t show. 完全没看出来~
说话的艺术：没有亲眼看到的不要断定，可以根据猜测委婉的建议~
Hey,Michael. You might want to change anotherphone/get closer to the microphone.
也许你想试一试（你怎么知道对方没试呢？万一对方已经试了呢？）
165. Do youstill remember that Christmas? 你仍记得那个圣诞节吗？
Doesthat Christmas still mean something to you? 那个圣诞节对你来说还有印象吗？
Doesyou still remember you? /Do I still mean something to you? (后者问的更直接)
Doesthat peach tree behind the playground still mean something to you?
你还记得操场后面那棵桃花树吗？（操场后面那棵桃花树对你来说还有特殊意义吗?）
Doesthat field of wheat still occur/reoccur in your dream?
你梦中是否还会回到我们同年的那片麦田？（你是否在梦中数次重回那一片一望无际的麦田？）
再文绉绉一点儿~the field of wheat 麦田
Unit12 About Language 关于语言
166. Do youspeak English? 你会说英语吗？
Areyou an English speaker?
Chinais the world’s largest English speaking country. American is native. That’s thedifference.
167. Yes, alittle. 会讲一点。
Well,it’s okay. Everyday English/conversation is okay. 日常交流可以
Yeah,I understand what you say but I don’t speak very well. 听得懂说不出
Well,my English is not very fluent. 听懂了会说但讲得不是很流利
对一个英语很好的人最高的褒奖是：他说得像美国人一样/说得像母语
Well,he talks like an American/a native speaker.
Hesounds like a native speaker. 不是母语但听起来像~
168. Howlong have you studied English? 你学英语多久了？
Sincewhen that you have studied English?
Sincewhen that you fall in love with him?
169. Hespeaks English fluently. 他讲英语很流利。
Hespeaks English just like American.
170. YourEnglish is very good. 你的英语很好。
YourEnglish is amazing/great/awesome/unbelievable/incredible/superb! 超级棒！
171. Youspeak English pretty well. 你的英语讲的很好。
Youspeak English pretty good.
172. Are youa native speaker of English? 你的母语是英语吗？
A:Why? /Why do/are you say so?
B:Because you speak really good.
为什么要努力说好呢？欺生…为什么要学英语？为什么发音要尽量棒呢？为什么不尽量说得地道呢？
Sothat’s why sometimes you have to talk like a local people.
Soyou won’t be cheated.
Sothat’s why you have to improve your pronunciation. Cause that’s reallyimportant.
173. Mynative language is Chinese. 我的母语是汉语。
Myfirst language is Chinese.
174. Hespeaks with London accent. 他带点伦敦口音。
175. He hasa strong accent. 他口音很重。
Well,you have a strong accent. 你讲话有乡音诶~
InLA, local people usually speaks really slow…
176. I have some difficulty inexpressing myself. 我表达起来有点困难。
Ihave some difficulty in doing something 我干什么事情有困难
Ihave some difficulty in walking. 腿脚不方便
Ihave some difficulty in tellingapart green from red. 色盲 辨别，分开
I have a hard time…
Ihad a hard time giving birth to my child. 生孩子痛苦
Ihad a hard time getting along with him. 和他相处很痛苦/在一起很不爽
=You’rethe pain in my ass.就像痔疮令人坐立不安（骂人的话…别乱说哦！）尴尬…所以用ass…
Well,those clients are really pain in my ass. 那些客户真的很烦（吐槽~）
177. I'm always confused with"s" and "th". 我常把s和th搞混。
I’mvery confused with the purpose of life/marriage. 我对于人生/婚姻的意义感到困惑
Soa lot of people think that marriage is really meaningless especially when theysee so many famous people didn’t enjoy their marriage/divorce. So that’s whythey don’t see the purpose of getting married. I think it’s natural.
178. Can youwrite in English? 你能用英文写文章吗？
Canyou read English book? 而不用see, 不是看得懂而是读得懂~确切细分动词，
虽然是用眼睛在看实际上是用嘴在读~ 你认字吗？ Can you see… 是在问你视力是不是有问题
Hecan’t read. 文盲
Somebodycan’t read. 阅读障碍症
179. Yourpronunciation is excellent.你的发音很好。
Yourpronunciation is amazing/great/perfect/awesome/unbelievable/incredible/superb! 超级棒！
180. How canI improve my spoken English? 我该怎样才能提高口语水平？
Canyou give me some tips? 能不能给我指点一二帮我提升一下口语水平？
Canyou give me some secret togood English? 告诉一些秘诀
What’syour secret weapon?
Asyou know that he speaks really good English, but what’s behind all this? Todaywe are going to take a close look at it.
在他这么好的英语口语背后，到底是什么呢？这期节目我们一起来揭开英语大咖的养成记~
“What you say and how you say it
is about
who you are and where you are from”
说什么，如何说
揭露了
你是谁，从哪来
——Michael小麦老师
在这个场合下
Whatyou say 你该说什么
Howyou say it 你该怎么说（怎么说地得体、表达更有气势）
Whoyou are 你是谁（你的言谈举止让别人记住）
Whereare you from你从哪儿来（不是单纯的说你家在哪儿…你的谈吐反映你的背景）背景：出身
（农村/城市，北方/南方，西部/东部，上过大学与否、学历高低、家庭情况、教养好否、留学情况…）
1. 你的背景没办法改变，但是你的谈吐可以（后天的努力可以改变）
2. 容貌给别人的印象是暂时的，而言语给别人的印象是永恒的。
3. 你可以通过自己后天的学习让自己的言谈举止更加大方得体，展现出自己的知识背景、优良品格，在以后的工作和生活中更加如鱼得水。
Youare not mature enough if you are too emotional. 别激动、别绝对，委婉点儿，多站在别人的角度上考虑问题。You might want to… I guess maybe…If I may…If you don’t mind…
Christine:I just had a bad day, you know, I have all the negative feelings…
怎样学习EMF呢？英语卡拉OK中有具体分析，请仔细分析哦！情绪表现不那么强烈~
Ijust want you to know that sometimes you have to keep calm. You have to learnto control your temper.
Beingable to control your temper is a very important sign of being mature. 能够控制自己的情绪是成熟的一大标准。
你的性格受你周围环境和主观意识的影响，性格后天可以改变。中西结合很好~
Sometimeswe learn two languages, I think it’s really a good balance.
小麦老师评价自己：A little bit western, mostly eastern. 西化&传统，开明/民主or迂腐~
学语言要更多的关注语言背后的思想，理解了参透了才能更加native~不是单纯的背单词，词背后的意义帮助你理解~
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