The Handyman Comes原版英文小故事内容： The sinks were leaking. David looked in the local paper and saw an ad for Toby the handyman. David left a message on the answering machine. Two days later, he called again. He told Toby that he had left a message two days ago. Toby apologized. He said he hadn’t checked his messages in a couple of days. David felt like hanging up. Why was it so hard

A Woman Has Needs原版英文小故事内容： Wally asked Anita how her daughter Heather was doing. Heather had always been a dutiful, loving daughter. She got married about 10 years ago, at the age of 23. It was the first marriage for her and her husband Ben. They had two kids. Everything seemed fine, even though Heather was the only one working. Ben had gotten laid off two years ago. He was still

A Hot Day and a Cool Pool原版英文小故事内容： It was their first vacation together in years. Meg and Oscar had been running their own jewelry business for years. They made a nice income, but they were busy all the time. They went to one trade show after another, flying throughout the US and often to China and other countries. Their last vacation was at least ten years ago. Recently, Oscar’s

Up, Up, and Away原版英文小故事内容： Twelve people in British Columbia experienced a disastrous balloon ride when it accidentally caught fire. The balloon was still tied to the ground when the fire started. Three people jumped out immediately and safely. But the ropes securing the balloon burnt through and the basket started rising. Seven more people jumped out as quickly as they could,

Man's Best Friend原版英文小故事内容： A professional football player was charged by government prosecutors with breeding dogs to fight, providing the site for the dog fights, gambling on the dog fights, and killing dogs that were not good fighters. The quarterback, Roger Cheney, at first denied everything. He told the media that he hoped his mother would not hear about any of this and, if s

Six Feet Under原版英文小故事内容： Six coal miners in Utah were trapped 1,500 feet underground when the support beams collapsed. Digging was immediately started in an effort to rescue the six. Five volunteer miners risked their lives to descend down to the location of the cave-in. A day later, another cave-in occurred, killing three of the five would-be rescuers. All five were pulled out of

An Unhappy Worker原版英文小故事内容： She was a big, homely, overweight young woman, in her late 20s, maybe. No ring on her finger, so she was probably single. In fact, judging from her unfriendly demeanor, she probably had no boyfriend. And unless she started dieting and exercising regularly, she would probably remain unattached. Vivian asked her to make sure to remove the plastic tag

It’s a Small World原版英文小故事内容： Nicolas was sitting in the waiting room Monday morning. He had brought four magazines with him, in case the mechanics had to spend all day fixing his car. His portable Sony radio was on, and one earbud was stuck in his right ear. A customer came into the waiting room. Nicolas overheard the customer talking to Harold, the service representative. The cus

Why the Sky Is Brown原版英文小故事内容： Every two years, DMV sent Cory a notice to get a pollution check to make sure his Cadillac wasn't fouling the California sky. Cory thought that DMV was fighting a losing battle, considering that there were 30 million cars and 10 million cows in California, not to mention the air pollution drifting into California from across the Pacific. After

Suspicious Shoppers原版英文小故事内容： Martin and Jane were shopping. They were in Ross Dress for Less. They had just bought shirts, pants, skirts, and tops that filled up four plastic bags. Martin picked up all four bags. Jane said there was no need to do that. “Why not?” he asked her. “We can just put everything into a Ross cart and roll it out to the car,” she suggested. “We

Death Is Part of Life原版英文小故事内容： "Happy birthday! This is your dad calling," Dad said. Dad always identified himself, as if after 60 years Joel didn't recognize his own dad's voice. "Well, you're getting pretty old, aren't you?" Dad asked. "I sure am," Joel said. "In fact, I'm the same age you were 20 years ago!" "Yes, who'd ever think that they wished they were 60 again,

Tagger Shoots Woman原版英文小故事内容： A 58-year-old woman, mother of three, grandmother of eight, was shot twice in the head Friday night. She was driving to the Wal-Mart east of Pasadena. Only a block from her home, she saw two kids spray-painting graffiti on a new building. She honked at the kids. They continued to tag the building. She honked again. Then she got out of her car and sta

Crime on the Rise原版英文小故事内容： A woman is standing at a bus stop at noon. A van pulls up. A young man hops out of the van, grabs the woman’s purse, gets back into the van, and it drives off. An elderly man is standing on the sidewalk in front of his home at 10:30 p.m. He is admiring the full moon. A car pulls up right in front of him and stops. Two men get out. One man punches

Too Soft on Crime原版英文小故事内容： No one knows for sure, but some experts estimate that half of the crimes committed in the US go unreported. Half of those reported never result in the criminal being found. Half of those in which the criminal is found never result in convictions. Half of the convictions result in reduced or full sentences. Half of the full sentences eventually become re

英语口语8000句16高兴时音频+中英文对照文档部分内容 高兴时 我很高兴/幸福。 I'm happy. How's your new home? (新家怎么样?) I'm happy. (我很幸福。) I'm ecstatic. (我高兴得忘乎所以了。) *希望进一步强调心情非常激动的感觉时。 I'm thrilled. (我太激动了。) 我高兴极了。 I'm so happy. I feel so happy. (我非常高兴。) I'm in heaven. (我好像到了天堂。) 呀嗬! Yahoo! *表示高兴和喜悦的心情时。 哇!/太棒了!/好家伙! Oh, boy! *表示高兴、惊喜

英语口语8000句15各种问题音频+中英文对照文档部分内容 这是什么味儿? What's that smell? *完全不清楚时。 What's that smell? (这是什么味儿?) Oh, no! Something's burning. (噢，不好!是什么糊了吧。) I wonder what that smell is? I wonder where that smell is coming from? 什么声音? What's that noise? What's that noise? (什么声音?) It's my alarm clock. (是我的闹钟的声音。) 这是排什么的队? What is this line for

英语口语8000句14吐露真情音频+中英文对照文档部分内容 商量 说实话…… As a matter of fact, ... Who won the golf tournament? (那场高尔夫球比赛谁赢了?) Well, as a matter of fact, I did. (其实，是我赢了。) Actually, ... To be honest, ... To be frank, ... Frankly speaking, ... Truthfully, ... (老实说……) In all actuality, ... (实际上，……) *正式的说法。 别告诉任何人。 Don't tell anyone.

英语口语8000句13请求帮助音频+中英文对照文档部分内容 提出要求 我可以请您帮个忙吗? Do you mind if I ask you a favor? *要注意回答“可以”时用No，“不可以”时用Yes。 Do you mind if I ask you a favor? (我可以请您帮个忙吗?) No, not at all. (没问题，完全可以。) Can I ask a favor? May I ask you a favor? *这两个例句和上面例句不同，用Yes回答“可以”。 能帮把手吗? Would you give me a hand? Would you please help me? Would you mind giving

英语口语8000句12商谈音频+中英文对照文档部分内容 商谈 赞成。 I agree. *比较生硬的说法。 I think it's very important. (我认为这个问题很重要。) I agree. (我同意。) I agree with that. I'm with you. *“对，对”、“很好嘛”、“我赞成”、“OK”。 I'm for it. I don't agree. (我反对。) 我也这样认为。 I think so, too. *更口语的说法。 Tokyo is too expensive. (东京的物价太贵。) I think so, too. (我也这样认为。) 好哇! An

英语口语8000句11表白道谢音频+中英文对照文档部分内容 内心表白 道谢 谢谢! Thank you. *在欧美日常生活中，不能忘记对别人表示感谢。 Thank you. (谢谢!) You're welcome. (不客气。) 多谢! Thanks. *比Thank you.较随便些。 非常感谢! Thank you very much. *比Thank you.要有礼貌。 Thanks a lot. Thank you so much. 真是非常感谢。 Much appreciated. Thank you. *appreciate “感激”、“感谢”，多在美国南部使用。 I appreciate i