流利美国口语1.3

Unit 1. Part 3. Farewells¹.

Dialogue 1.

W: I just dropped in to say goodbye.

M: What time are you leaving?

W: I am going to try to leave by 10 o’clock.

M: Take care and give my best to your parents.

W: Goodbye. Thanks again for everything.

Dialogue 2.

M: Sue², my buses is being³ announced⁴. I’d better hit the road. Thank you for your kind hospitality⁵.

W: You are welcome. Have a nice trip. Please drop a line after you get there.

M: I sure will. Thank you. So long.

W: Goodbye, and take care.

Dialogue 3.

W: If you ever in New York look me up, I’d love to see you again.

M: Sure, I will. You can count on that. Be seeing you.

W: See you around.

Dialogue 4.

W: I must run along now. I’ve enjoyed this evening very much.

M: It was a pleasure having you.

W: Every success with your research⁶ project, I hope it goes well.

M: Thanks, take care then.

Dialogue 5.

W: I really should be on my way.

M: Oh, not yet. At least have one for the road.

W: No, thanks all the same.

M: Well, I am sorry you have to leave so early.

W: Thank you very much. We really had a good time.

M: Well, thank you for coming.

Exercise.

1. I must be off now.

2. Let’s hit the road now.

3. See you later.

4. Safe landing⁷.

5. Remember to drop in next time you are in NK.

6. It is a nice evening.

7. Don’t forget to drop us a line when you get to America.

8. Hit a shower before getting to work.

9. He left for home as soon as school was over for he knew that mum was counting the hours until he came home.

10. Please give my best regards⁸ to your parents.

11. Thanks for coming.

12. It’s nice talking with you tonight.

13. I am dropping in to say goodbye.

14. I am looking forward to seeing you again.

15. Wish you every success with your experiment.

1 farewells   

n.告别，欢送( farewell的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She said her farewells and left. 她告别后就离开了。
• They said their farewells there at the cafe. 他们在咖啡馆道别。 来自辞典例句

2 sue   

vt.控告，起诉；vi.请求，追求，起诉

参考例句：

• If you don't pay me the money,I'll sue you.如果你不付给我钱，我就告你。
• The war criminals sue for peace.战犯求和。

3 being   

n.存在；生存；生命存在，生命，人， 本质；art.在，有，是

参考例句：

• Can you explain to me the purpose of being?你能对我解释一下存在的目的吗？
• What is the purpose of our being?我们生存的目的是什么？

4 announced   

v.宣布，宣告，发表( announce的过去式和过去分词 )；（尤指通过广播）通知；通报…到达；声称

参考例句：

• They haven't formally announced their engagement yet. 他们还没有正式宣布订婚。
• The government announced a cut-off in overseas aid. 政府宣布停止对外援助。

5 hospitality   

n.好客，殷勤；adj.（气候等）宜人，适宜

参考例句：

• He welcomed you to enjoy his hospitality.他欢迎你去做客。
• Thank you for your kind hospitality.谢谢你的盛情款待。

6 research   

n.探索；调查；研究 vt./vi.调查；研究

参考例句：

• Research has shown that women live longer than men.调查表明女性比男性寿命长。
• The research group is ready to start its work.这个研究小组已准备好随时开始工作。

7 landing   

n.登陆；着陆；楼梯平台

参考例句：

• Owing to engine trouble,the plane had to make a forced landing.由于发动机出了毛病，飞机不得不进行迫降。
• When are we landing?我们什么时候着陆？

8 regards   

n.问候；致意

参考例句：

• David sends his warmest regards to your parents. 戴维向你的父母致以最热烈的问候。
• Please give my regards to him. 请代我向他致意。