公务员口语54

（单词翻译）

Talking about Time and Dates

Dialogue¹ 1

-What time is it now?

-It's three thirty.

-Oh,it's time to meet the client².Does your watch keep good time?

-Yes.It seldom³ gains⁴ or loses⁵.Haven't you got⁶ your watch with you?

-No.It's always slow.So I never wear it now.

-Perhaps you should buy a new one.

-Good idea.

Dialogue 2

-What's the time,Xiao Li?

-Two forty.

-Two forty?Is your watch right?

-I think so.It's a new watch and keeps good time.

-Then,I must hurry,or I'll be late for the meeting⁷.

-How long will the meeting last?

-It will take about an hour.

-Don't forget our apointment.

-I'll be on time.

Dialogue 3

-Good morning,Mr.Wang.

-Good morning,Xiao Zhang.What time is it,please?

-It's eight o'clock.That's the correct⁸ time.

-Good!I'm on time today.

-Yes,you're on time.Were you late yeaterday?

-Well,you re on time today.It's just eight o'clock.

-What time does the program⁹ begin?

-At eight fifteen.Don't you have a watch.

-No.My watch is broken¹⁰.

Dialogue 4

-Excuse me,Bill.What's the date today?

-I really don't know.What month is this?

-This is July.but I don't know what the date is.

-I believe¹¹ it's the fifth¹² or the sixth¹³ of July.

-It must be July 5.What year is this?

-I know what year it is.This is nineteen ninety-seven.

-Right.So today is July 5,1997.

-Isn't this your birthday?

-No,it isn't.My birthday is the twelfth¹⁴ of July.

-Is it near your National¹⁵ Day?What year were you born¹⁶ in?

-I was¹⁷ born in nineteen sixty-five.

-And I was born in nineteen sixty.

Dialogue 5

-Today is Tuesday,October tenth,isn't it?I have an important¹⁸ meeting in the afternoon.

-Yes,I think so.It must be Tuesday.Because I have an appointment¹⁹ in the afternoon.

-I don't have a calendar,so I don't know the date.

-I don't have a calendar,either.

-Where were you born ,Bob?

-I was born in a little town very near here.

-Were you born in nineteen sixy?

-No,I wasn't.I was born in nineteen sixty-five.

-Do you remember where you were in May,nineteen seventy?

-No,I really don't remember where I was at the time.