英语口语对话汇总.doc

1. FriendshipA: What do you think about friendship?B: Everyone needs friendship. No one can sail the ocean of life single- handed. We need help from, and also give help to, others. A: Yes, I agree with you. In the modern age, people attach more importance to relations and connections. A mans power lies in his ability to give.B: The term, friend, covers a wide range of meanings. It can be a nodding acquaintance, a comrade, a confident, a partner, a playmate, a brother and an intimate.A: As life is full of strife and conflict, we need friends to support and help as out of difficulties. Our friends give us warnings against danger. True friends share not only joy but, more often than not, they share sorrow.B: With friendship, life is happy and harmonious. Without friendship, life is hostile and unfortunate. I have friends in the rank and file. Some are rich and in power, while others are low and common. A: To many of my friends, I know what to treasure, what to tolerate and what to share, I will never forget my old friends and keep making new friends. I will not be cold and indifferent to the poor friends and will show concern for them, even if it is only a comforting word.B: I really agree with you.7. Anti-smokingA: Nowadays, there are a lot of people addicted to smoking. Do you know how many smokers in our country?B: As far as I know, it has been estimated that smokers have made up half of the population in china. A: Worse still, the smokers are becoming younger and younger, even including some middle school students.B: I cannot understand why so many people like smoking? It exactly does great harm to health, isnt it?A: I cannot agree more. I suppose some of them think it is a kind of fashion, some think great fun, and others think smoking can refresh them.B: In my opinion, smoking is a bad habit, and it can cause a lot of diseases.A: Besides, smoking is a waste of money.B: And smoking is not only bad for smokers themselves, but bad for non-smokers.A: Therefore, I hope all the smokers can give up smoking for themselves and also for the people around them.B: Thats right.5. MemoryA: Its to my surprise that youre suddenly getting excellent marks in every subject, while you used to be a bottom-of-the-class student just like me.B: Simple enough. I read an article in a scientific journal that linked studying with remembering, based on recent research into the brain.A: Oh, whats that about?B: About principles like “Mental Visualization”, creating a picture in your mind of what is to be remembered.A: Ok, that does sound different. Is “Association” a principle, you know, you connect what you want to remember with something youre familiar with?B: Right on! “Consolidation” is another. I review my notes right after class and consolidate or absorb the new material into what Ive already learned.A: Youre moving ahead fast with those principles. I swear this weekend Im going to study sixteen hours a day both Saturday and Sunday.B: I have to remind you thats not the way. Follow the principle of “Distributed Practice”. Shorter study sessions distributed over several days are better.A: That system is very well for you; youve got a good memory. But what about me? My memory is not so good as yours.B: Youre too modest. Theres nothing wrong with your memory. But memory is like a muscle; it needs exercise. And dont forget it.A: Well, I will try what you said. Thanks for your advice.6. WealthA: Take a look at this piece of news. Do you agree to that modern life is built around money?B: Its hard to say. But in a commercialized society, money usually ranks first in peoples value system.A: Money can buy certain comforts and offer some security. In addition, it is also the answer for everything. Beauty is potent, money is more potent!B: But money doesnt ensure happiness. Money brings you food, but not appetite; medicine, but not health. We will be disappointed if we count on wealth or physical comforts alone for happiness. Happiness is not attained by accumulating wealth.A: Money, whatever form it takes, is essential for buying goods and services. For the rich, good education, travel, luxury and security are all readily available, while the poor attain these with great difficulty, if at all.B: But money in itself is neutral. The greatest wealth is contentment with a little. However, happiness does not depend on the amount of money you have. A happy man is one who is content, whether he is rich or poor. Of course, everyone wants a happy life.8. AgingA: Hi, have you watched the news in this mornings newspapers?B: Yes, I have paid attention to the news that the old were taken care of poorly in a black-hearted nursing homes.A: It sounds terrible. Old people have made a lot of contribution to our society, whom we should take good care of.B: It is well known that many families has only one child now, so the young couples in the future will have four parents to look after. They carry a heavy burden.A: Yes, they are too busy and have no time to care for their parents, so some couples choose to send the aged parents to nursing homes.B: By the way, do you have ever had an idea to send your parents to nursing homes when they are too old to look after themselves well?A: En, if I have no time to take care of them, I think it is a good idea to send my parents to nursing home.B: Oh, really? I will never send my parents to those places because the quality of their service is worrying. Whats more, maintaining parents is their childrens responsibility, and a tradition of Chinese.A: But their children have not much time to accompany with their parents because of work and family reasons, rarely taking the feelings of their parents into consideration. Therefore, they will be easy to feel lonely .It will has a bad effect on quality of life and health of them. However, they can share their feeling together and have common topics to talk about with similar aged people in the nursing homes so that they will not feel lonely.B: But the majority of old people prefer to live at home living with their families at the bottom of their heart. A: On the other hand, in the nursing home care they can be provided professionally which is much better than at home.B: What worries me most is the level of nursing care for the old and its short safety devices in nursing home.A: Nursing homes usually have worked day and night staffs and basic medical equipment, if an acute disease attacks the old, we can save them on time.B: Old people who go there just do not want to trouble their children. To live together with the young people they can forget the aging and live a happy live.A: Some old people love to live with the age peers, because they like to live in freedom, unwilling to be bound by their sons and daughters.B: Even if the old go to nursing homes, children should often go to see them and also bring them back home to live for a while so that they will feel that we still keep thinking about them.A: Thats just what I want to say. There are always two sides to everything, but we should do our best to make our parents feel happy.10. AddictionA: Do you get an internet addiction?B: What do mean about internet ad