yingwen

Review 4

If you have been studying this blog, you should have no problem understanding the following conversation:

Jack: I think I’ll order the flounder and a whiskey on the rocks.

Waiter: I’m sorry, we are all out of flounder. I recommend the swordfish. It is very fresh.

Jack: I guess I’ll get a steak instead. I’ll have the porterhouse.

Jill: I’ll have the pasta salad with feta and cottage cheese.

Waiter: Would you like a whiskey as well?

Jill: No, I’ll have a Coke.

Waiter (making a joke): On the rocks?

Jill: Sure, why not.

Jack: I guess I changed my mind. I want the prime rib. How much is that?

Waiter: $30.

Jack: Wow, the last time I was here it was only $20. You really jacked up the price on that one.

(Waiter leaves)

Jill: Let’s kick off this meal right — don’t complain about the bill before we eat.

Jack: That waiter rubbed me the wrong way. He wasn’t very friendly.

Jill: What do you mean? He was a riot. His “on the rocks” remark really cracked me up.

Posted in Review | | No Comments »

Review 3

If you have been studying this blog, you should have no problem understanding the following conversation:

Jack: This dish has too much oregano in it.

Jill: You should have ordered the calamari.

Jack: I don’t like seafood. Anyway, the bruschetta with prosciutto was good.

Jill: So where’s the little woman tonight?

Jack: She’s on a business trip.

Jill: No rest for the wicked, huh?

Jack: Something like that.

Jill: Your other half works too much, don’t you think?

Jack: Yeah, when she’s not smoking grass.

Jill: She still smokes pot?

Jack: I told her to give it up, but I fear that when push comes to shove, she would choose the dope over me.

Jill: I’m sorry to hear that. Anyway, the writing has been on the wall for your relationship for a long time.

Posted in Review | | No Comments »

Review 2

If you have been studying this blog, you should have no problem understanding the following conversation:

Jack: What have you been doing lately?

Jill: Same old, same old. Did you go to that party last week?

Jack: Yeah, we all got tanked up.

Jill: You can’t get a six pack by drinking a six pack, you know?

Jack: Yeah, I know. I’ve got great pecs, though, right?

Jill: Are you high? You haven’t exercised in 3 years.

Jack: Anyway, you get tanked once in a while, too.

Jill: I don’t drink anymore. The last time I drank, my dad went ballistic.

Jack: Your dad is a little wacko, you know that?

Jill: Well, he hits the roof whenever I do anything.

鸟语很奇怪， 对不对？

Posted in Review | | No Comments »

Review 1

If you have studied all of the posts so far on this blog, you should have no problem understanding the following dialogue.

Sam: You know my cardiologist? He makes a sick amount of money.

Jill: Oh, forget about it. All cardiologists make a sick amount of money. My sister is a dermatologist; she makes a sick amount of money, too.

Sam: I always knew your sister would make it. Plus, she is on fire!

Jill: Are you trying to make me jealous?

Sam: You want to go see a flick tonight?

Jill: The last show is at 11:00. It is already 10:45. We’ll never make it.

Sam: Get out of here! It only takes 5 minutes to get there.

Jill: Anyway, I’m hungry now. I want a cauliflower and zucchini salad.

Sam: You’ve got to be kidding me. You just ate an hour ago. Maybe you should see a gastroenterologist or something. You are always hungry.

Jill: You know who needs a gastroenterologist? Your cocker spaniel. He is always sick.

Sam: Anyway, I need to go to the john.

Jill: Maybe we should go see that picture.

Sam: Ok, I’ll be back faster than you can say “movie.”

NOTE: This is a very typical conversation in American English. This is the kind of conversation you will hear in TV shows, etc. All of this is very common.

Posted in Review | | No Comments »