日常英文對話

　　子曰：“道不同，不相為謀。”這說明能成為朋友的大部分都是因為有共同話題。下面是小編給大家整理的，供大家參閱!

　　：Traffic jam

　　Dialogue one:

　　A: You are finally here. What took so long?

　　B: I got stuck in traffic again. There was a terrible traffic jam near the Carrefour section.

　　A: It’s always rather congested down there during the rush hour.

　　B: Maybe you should try to get a different route to get home.

　　A: I don’t think it can be avoided, to be honest.

　　B: Perhaps it would be better if you start taking public transport to work.

　　A: I think it is something I’ll have to consider. The public transportation system is pretty good.

　　B: It would be better for the environment too.

　　A: I know. I feel bad about how much my car is adding to the pollution problem in the city.

　　B: Taking the subway would be a lot less stressful than driving as well.

　　A: The only problem is that I’m going to really miss having the freedom that you have with the car.

　　B: Well, when it’s nicer outside, you can start biking to work. That will give you just as much freedom as your car usually provides.

　　A: that’s true, I could certain use the exercise.

　　B: So, are you going to quit driving to work then?

　　A: Yes, it’s not good for me, and also for the environment.

　　Dialogue two:

　　A: Is it just me, or the traffic is getting worse and worse every day?

　　B: If you think it is getting worse, then you’re probably right.

　　A: You feel that there are more cars on the road every single day.

　　B: Congestion is typical in most big cities. But to be honest the traffic situation in this city now is becoming ridiculous.

　　A: I know. It took me 30 minutes just to get down our main street this morning. Traffic just didn’t move.

　　B: The congestion is so bad during rush hour that even taking a bus proved to be a dreaded deal now.

　　A: It’s ridiculous, you get to places faster by bike than by car now.

　　B: I think part of the problem is that more and more people in the city can now afford to buy a car.

　　A: Do you think the government will do anything to solve the problem?

　　B: They already ban cars they feel are too old.

　　A: That’s a good start. But they are going to have to do a lot more than that if they want people to be able to get around the city reasonable quickly.

　　B: Once the new subways are built, that’s reducing the congestion a bit.

　　A: What if it only makes it easier for more people to travel longer distances to work.

　　B: They ban the motorcycle within the second ring road. Maybe they could also ban vehicles.

　　A: Maybe, I don’t know what the solution is. But they’d better think of something soon.

　　：Terrorism Attack

　　DIALOGUE1

　　Jada: Do you remember where you were for the terrorist attacks on

　　9-11 ?

　　Sam: Yes, I was in my apartment in Beijing. Where were you?

　　J: I was at home with my parents in New York City.

　　S: Really? Did you see the hijacked planes crash into and destroy

　　the twin towers?

　　J: I didn't see the crash itself, but I did see the smoke and

　　everything afterwards from my parents' apartment building.

　　S: That must have been horrible.

　　Did you go out at all that day to see what was going on?

　　J: No, we decided to stay in our apartment.

　　With all the buses out of service and the underground trains

　　at a halt,

　　many people had no choice but to walk home. It was utter chaos.

　　S: Did you know anyone who worked in the World Trade Centre?

　　J: Yes, my uncle's firm had an office in one of the towers.

　　S: Did he survive?

　　J: Unfortunately, he wasn't able to evacuate in time.

　　He ended up dying in the tower. S: I'm so sorry.

　　That must have really been a nightmarish day for you

　　and your family.

　　J: It was. The hijackers didn't have any respect for human

　　life not even their own.

　　S: Terrorist acts are deliberate and deadly and can affect every

　　walk of life.

　　DIALOGUE2

　　S: Have you heard the news?

　　J: About what?

　　S: Apparently, there was another terrorist attack in London

　　this morning.

　　J: You're kidding! What happened?

　　S: They aren't giving out all the details yet,

　　but so far we know that a few bombs exploded on three of

　　London's underground trains.

　　J : Was anyone injured?

　　S: There were quite a few injuries,

　　but they don't have a body count yet. The city's hos- pitals

　　are swamped with casualties.

　　J: Did you see any footage on the television?

　　S: Yes, it was really a scene of horror.

　　J: Do they know who did it yet?

　　S: No group has taken responsibility for the attack yet,

　　but they think that AI Qaeda is responsible.

　　J: I'm so sick of this war.

　　I'm not sure that we should have ever gone there in the beginning,

　　but at the same time,

　　I'm worried about what will happen if we leave.

　　S: It's so complicated. The sad thing is that there are

　　so many innocent victims that are paying for this war with their lives.

　　J: By the way, I've decided to go to ground zero next month

　　to pay condolences to my aunt.

　　Would you be willing to come along with me?

　　S: I'd be honoured to keep you company and to meet your aunt.

　　J: Thanks; I really appreciate your support in times like these.

　　： Drug Abuse

　　DIALOGUE1

　　M: Are you alright?

　　B: Not really.

　　My little sister told me that her boyfriend is a drug dealer.

　　M: Really? Do you know what kind of drugs he's into?

　　B: I'm not exactly sure, but I know that he was once charged with

　　illegally growing cannabis plants.

　　M: You know; there are quite a few people who don't think that

　　marijuana is a big deal. B: I know.

　　That's the problem. Though marijuana may not be so serious,

　　I think it often leads to other drugs.

　　M: So, you think it's a gateway drug?

　　B: Yes, I had a few friends in university who smoked a lot of weed,

　　but got bored with it so moved on to harder drugs like ecstasy,

　　cocaine, and morphine.

　　M: Did you ever experiment with drugs?

　　B: I used to smoke joints for fun in high school,

　　but then I started to depend on it to help me through each day.

　　M: So what happened?

　　B: My mom found a joint in my bedroom and

　　made me go to drug re-hab.

　　M: So did that make you quit?

　　B: No. I was upset with my mom for making me go.

　　M: What made you quit then?

　　B: I met my girlfriend and she told me that she'd only go out

　　with me if I quit.

　　M: Anything for love!

　　DIALOGUE2

　　B: Did you hear about Nicole Kidman's husband?

　　M: Do you mean Tom Cruise? Aren't they divorced?

　　B: No, Keith Urban. She married him after her marriage

　　to Tom ended.

　　M: Oh. No, I don't know anything about this. Who is he?

　　B: He's a country singer.

　　M: Oh, well, what happened?

　　B: Apparently in the 80s, he was addicted to cocaine and alcohol.

　　Drugs were an escape for him.

　　M: Is he still addicted to drugs?

　　B: Apparently, after battling his drug addiction for more

　　than two decades, he had finally cleaned up.

　　M: Well, that's good. I can't imagine Nicole Kidman living

　　with a druggie.

　　B: That's the thing. About four months after they got married,

　　he checked himself into a drug rehab centre again.

　　M: Poor Nicole. Drug addiction can really cause family and friends

　　a lot of grief.

　　B: She's told reporters that she's prepared to stand by his side and

　　to support him.

　　M: That's good of her. He's lucky to have someone in his life like her.

　　B: I think that life is tough enough without a drug

　　addiction to deal with.