以下是整理的《美式英語口語8000句：Talking about languages》，希望大家喜歡！
281.A person who speaks two languages is bilingual.
282.A person who speaks three languages is trilingual.
283.How many languages do you speak?
284.Can you speak Mandarine?
285.Can you understand your American teacher?
286. In class, how much do you understand your English teacher?
287. He speaks English with a strong accent.
288. What's your native language?
289.My mother tongue is Italian.
290.John is a native peaker-English.
291.David is a linguist1, he knows many languages.
292.I have a lot of trouble with English pronunciation.
293.My English sounds awful.
294.Your English is getting better and better evry day.
295.How can I improve my English?
296.Read easy and interesting English stories that have tapes or CDs.
297. Learning2 a language takes a lot of time and effort.
298.What are the differences between British English and American English?
299.She is studying English as a second language.
230.Jane has been teaching3 for ESL for many years.
Conversation 1 Can you understand your Spanish teacher?
Can you speak French? Yes, but not very well.Can you understan your Spanish teacher? More or less. How well do you understand your Chinese teacher, Mr. Wang?
About 40 percent, if he speaks slowly.When he speaks fast, I can only catch a word here and there. Mr. Wang is an excellent Chinese teacher.With his help, my Chinese is getting better and better every day.
Conversation 2 Going down town on a snowy day.
It's really snowing hard. Thanks for the ride. I'm really glad not to be out there waiting for the bus and it's rotten4 weather. You're welcome.May I ask you how many languages you speak? Three. What are they? Italian, English and Spanish.I'm also studying Chinese now. Wow, what is your native language? Italian. I was born in Italy.
We moved to Spain when I was seven and we moved to South Africa when I was twelve.How many languages does your teacher Mr. Wang speak? He speaks five languages, Chinese, English , Japanese, Spanish and Russian. Chinese is his mother tongue.Wow, he must have majored in linguistics5. For sure. How many languages do you speak? Me? Only English and Swedish6.I moved here eight years ago.I live with my uncle's family.Your English is excellent. In Sweden I started learning English in the kindergarten. Do you want to learn another language like Chinese? I'm not sure. Chinese might be too difficult for me. How with Mr. Wang to Chinese class? Not bad. I like him a lot. Hey, let me tell you a joke that Mei told me in Chinese class today.Sure.
What do you call a politician7 that speaks two languages? Bilingual. What do you call a politican that speaks three languages? Trilingual. Then, what do you call a politician who speaks only one language? An American. Hey, how did you know? Mei told everyone that joke when she came from Nigeria.That was two years ago. I think she misses Nigeria. I miss South Africa. I miss Sweden. But welcome to America.It isn't perfect, but it is a new home. Guess so.
Conversation 3 Learning a language takes a lot of time and effort
I give up. I can’t learn Chinese. Don’t give up. Keep trying. Learning a language is not easy. It takes a lot of time and effort. I can’t do it. Remember an old saying, time on task, work at it. you’ll get better. I have difficulty8 with four tones9. No matter how hard I try, my pronunciation stinks10. My Chinese sound awful. Try, try, and never say die. Listen to simple songs and ……. Read easy and interesting Chinese stories that have tapes or CDs. You will learn to speak Chinese. That’s a promise. Will you help me? We’re friends and that’s what are friends for. Don’t worry.
Conversation 4 Differences between American English and British English
Why is there difference between American English and British English? It seems so crazy. Basically11, they are the same. But they do have a lot of differnces in spelling, pronunciation and usage12. When I just came from India, I sometimes wondered wheather American spoke13 English. Could you refresh14 my brain? OK. Here are some examples. The American say, “she is in the hospital.” The British say, ‘she is in hospital.” The American say, “I’ll talk to him tomorrow.” The British say. “ I’ll have a word with him tomorrow.” The American say, “his family is going to the movie.” The British would say, “his family are going to the movie.” I’m beginning to remember it.Tell you what You give American expression and I give the British expression. Good idea. May I please have some whole-wheat bread?. May I please have some brown bread? The post office is five blocks away. The post office is five streets away. He has a nice apartment. He rents a nice flat.
He is fond of math. He is fond of maths. It looks like it’s going to rain. It looks as if it’s going to rain. He looked at me real strange. He looked at me really strangely. Pretty good. You must have read a lot of British novels. When I was younger. But now I mostly read American books and magazines. I figure your American English is far or more useful. That’s probably true. There are about sixteen million British people while the American’s number is about three hundred million, so the Brits are a number 5 to 1. And America creates out so many movies and songs every year that it seems like American’s only English language.Maybe so, and that’s it again, maybe not. Around two billion people speak English as a second language. You mean lots. Right, a lot of people like us make movies or write songs that produce in America. But really, we are not Americans. No, we are not American. I want to go back to Iceland after my master degree. I’ll be a high school English teacher and get married to a good man and have a few healthy children.That’s an excellent plan. How many childrn do you want to have? Three. Wow, I’m impressed. I think having children is the most thing we do. More power to you. Don’t let anyone change your thinking.
1 linguist K02xo
n.語言學(xué)家；精通數(shù)種外國語言者
參考例句：
I used to be a linguist till I become a writer.過去我是個(gè)語言學(xué)家，后來成了作家。
Professor Cui has a high reputation as a linguist.崔教授作為語言學(xué)家名聲很高。
2 learning wpSzFe
n.學(xué)問，學(xué)識，學(xué)習(xí)；動詞learn的現(xiàn)在分詞
參考例句：
When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初學(xué)騎自行車時(shí)，常會從車上掉下來。
Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.學(xué)習(xí)語言不僅僅是記些單詞的事。
3 teaching ngEziT
n.教學(xué)，執(zhí)教，任教，講授；(復(fù)數(shù))教誨
參考例句：
We all agree in adopting the new teaching method. 我們一致同意采取新的教學(xué)方法。
He created a new system of teaching foreign languages.他創(chuàng)造了一種新的外語教學(xué)體系。
4 rotten gCbzj
adj.腐爛(朽)的；令人不愉快的；糟糕的
參考例句：
The book was pretty rotten.這本書糟透了。
Rotten eggs give off a bad smell.臭蛋散發(fā)出難聞的氣味。
5 linguistics f0Gxm
n.語言學(xué)
參考例句：
She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算學(xué)習(xí)應(yīng)用語言學(xué)課程。
Linguistics is a scientific study of the property of language.語言學(xué)是指對語言的性質(zhì)所作的系統(tǒng)研究。
6 Swedish FHUzA
n.瑞典人，瑞典語；adj.瑞典的，瑞典人的，瑞典語的
參考例句：
From his looks I'd say he was Swedish.從他的相貌上看，我敢說他是瑞典人。
He is going after that pretty Swedish girl.他正在追求那位美麗的瑞典女郎。
7 politician P24zY
n.政客，政治人物，政治家
參考例句：
The job of a politician is to serve the whole community.政治家的職責(zé)是為全體大眾服務(wù)。
You need to be a bit of a politician to succeed.你要獲得成功，就需要有一點(diǎn)政客的手腕。
8 difficulty pvUxW
n.困難，費(fèi)勁；難事，難題；麻煩，困境
參考例句：
If there is any difficulty,please let us know promptly.倘有困難，請迅速通知我們。
A little difficulty like this is nothing to us.這點(diǎn)困難算不了什么。
9 tones 02f675376a7d1985287de020a5e9de37
音( tone的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )； 色調(diào)； 腔調(diào)； 全音 （英式英語）
參考例句：
his clipped military tones 他那短促的軍人音調(diào)
His name was always mentioned in almost reverential tones. 人們每次提起他的名字，語調(diào)中幾乎總是充滿了敬意。
10 stinks 6254e99acfa1f76e5581ffe6c369f803
v.散發(fā)出惡臭( stink的第三人稱單數(shù) )；發(fā)臭味；名聲臭；糟透
參考例句：
The whole scheme stinks to high heaven—don't get involved in it. 整件事十分卑鄙齷齪——可別陷了進(jìn)去。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》
The soup stinks of garlic. 這湯有大蒜氣味。 來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
11 basically 7POyW
adv.基本上，從根本上說
參考例句：
His heart is basically sound.他的心臟基本上健康。
Basically I agree with your plan.我基本上同意你的計(jì)劃。
12 usage 2jawU
n.慣用法，使用，用法
參考例句：
I am clear about the usage of this word at last.這個(gè)詞的用法我算是弄明白了。
The usage is now firmly established.這種用法現(xiàn)已得到確認(rèn)。
13 spoke XryyC
n.（車輪的）輻條；輪輻；破壞某人的計(jì)劃；阻撓某人的行動 v.講，談（speak的過去式）；說；演說；從某種觀點(diǎn)來說
參考例句：
They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他們的輪輻螺帽是從我們公司獲得的。
The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.輻條是輪子上連接外圈與中心的條棒。
14 refresh eU0xP
v.使...生氣蓬勃，提起精神，恢復(fù)精神
參考例句：
I looked at the map to refresh my memory of the road.我看看地圖以喚起對這條路的回憶。
I think I'll just refresh myself with a cup of tea before I go to meet the children.我想在見孩子們之前先喝杯茶來恢復(fù)一下精神。
281.A person who speaks two languages is bilingual.
282.A person who speaks three languages is trilingual.
283.How many languages do you speak?
284.Can you speak Mandarine?
285.Can you understand your American teacher?
286. In class, how much do you understand your English teacher?
287. He speaks English with a strong accent.
288. What's your native language?
289.My mother tongue is Italian.
290.John is a native peaker-English.
291.David is a linguist1, he knows many languages.
292.I have a lot of trouble with English pronunciation.
293.My English sounds awful.
294.Your English is getting better and better evry day.
295.How can I improve my English?
296.Read easy and interesting English stories that have tapes or CDs.
297. Learning2 a language takes a lot of time and effort.
298.What are the differences between British English and American English?
299.She is studying English as a second language.
230.Jane has been teaching3 for ESL for many years.
Conversation 1 Can you understand your Spanish teacher?
Can you speak French? Yes, but not very well.Can you understan your Spanish teacher? More or less. How well do you understand your Chinese teacher, Mr. Wang?
About 40 percent, if he speaks slowly.When he speaks fast, I can only catch a word here and there. Mr. Wang is an excellent Chinese teacher.With his help, my Chinese is getting better and better every day.
Conversation 2 Going down town on a snowy day.
It's really snowing hard. Thanks for the ride. I'm really glad not to be out there waiting for the bus and it's rotten4 weather. You're welcome.May I ask you how many languages you speak? Three. What are they? Italian, English and Spanish.I'm also studying Chinese now. Wow, what is your native language? Italian. I was born in Italy.
We moved to Spain when I was seven and we moved to South Africa when I was twelve.How many languages does your teacher Mr. Wang speak? He speaks five languages, Chinese, English , Japanese, Spanish and Russian. Chinese is his mother tongue.Wow, he must have majored in linguistics5. For sure. How many languages do you speak? Me? Only English and Swedish6.I moved here eight years ago.I live with my uncle's family.Your English is excellent. In Sweden I started learning English in the kindergarten. Do you want to learn another language like Chinese? I'm not sure. Chinese might be too difficult for me. How with Mr. Wang to Chinese class? Not bad. I like him a lot. Hey, let me tell you a joke that Mei told me in Chinese class today.Sure.
What do you call a politician7 that speaks two languages? Bilingual. What do you call a politican that speaks three languages? Trilingual. Then, what do you call a politician who speaks only one language? An American. Hey, how did you know? Mei told everyone that joke when she came from Nigeria.That was two years ago. I think she misses Nigeria. I miss South Africa. I miss Sweden. But welcome to America.It isn't perfect, but it is a new home. Guess so.
Conversation 3 Learning a language takes a lot of time and effort
I give up. I can’t learn Chinese. Don’t give up. Keep trying. Learning a language is not easy. It takes a lot of time and effort. I can’t do it. Remember an old saying, time on task, work at it. you’ll get better. I have difficulty8 with four tones9. No matter how hard I try, my pronunciation stinks10. My Chinese sound awful. Try, try, and never say die. Listen to simple songs and ……. Read easy and interesting Chinese stories that have tapes or CDs. You will learn to speak Chinese. That’s a promise. Will you help me? We’re friends and that’s what are friends for. Don’t worry.
Conversation 4 Differences between American English and British English
Why is there difference between American English and British English? It seems so crazy. Basically11, they are the same. But they do have a lot of differnces in spelling, pronunciation and usage12. When I just came from India, I sometimes wondered wheather American spoke13 English. Could you refresh14 my brain? OK. Here are some examples. The American say, “she is in the hospital.” The British say, ‘she is in hospital.” The American say, “I’ll talk to him tomorrow.” The British say. “ I’ll have a word with him tomorrow.” The American say, “his family is going to the movie.” The British would say, “his family are going to the movie.” I’m beginning to remember it.Tell you what You give American expression and I give the British expression. Good idea. May I please have some whole-wheat bread?. May I please have some brown bread? The post office is five blocks away. The post office is five streets away. He has a nice apartment. He rents a nice flat.
He is fond of math. He is fond of maths. It looks like it’s going to rain. It looks as if it’s going to rain. He looked at me real strange. He looked at me really strangely. Pretty good. You must have read a lot of British novels. When I was younger. But now I mostly read American books and magazines. I figure your American English is far or more useful. That’s probably true. There are about sixteen million British people while the American’s number is about three hundred million, so the Brits are a number 5 to 1. And America creates out so many movies and songs every year that it seems like American’s only English language.Maybe so, and that’s it again, maybe not. Around two billion people speak English as a second language. You mean lots. Right, a lot of people like us make movies or write songs that produce in America. But really, we are not Americans. No, we are not American. I want to go back to Iceland after my master degree. I’ll be a high school English teacher and get married to a good man and have a few healthy children.That’s an excellent plan. How many childrn do you want to have? Three. Wow, I’m impressed. I think having children is the most thing we do. More power to you. Don’t let anyone change your thinking.
1 linguist K02xo
n.語言學(xué)家；精通數(shù)種外國語言者
參考例句：
I used to be a linguist till I become a writer.過去我是個(gè)語言學(xué)家，后來成了作家。
Professor Cui has a high reputation as a linguist.崔教授作為語言學(xué)家名聲很高。
2 learning wpSzFe
n.學(xué)問，學(xué)識，學(xué)習(xí)；動詞learn的現(xiàn)在分詞
參考例句：
When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初學(xué)騎自行車時(shí)，常會從車上掉下來。
Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.學(xué)習(xí)語言不僅僅是記些單詞的事。
3 teaching ngEziT
n.教學(xué)，執(zhí)教，任教，講授；(復(fù)數(shù))教誨
參考例句：
We all agree in adopting the new teaching method. 我們一致同意采取新的教學(xué)方法。
He created a new system of teaching foreign languages.他創(chuàng)造了一種新的外語教學(xué)體系。
4 rotten gCbzj
adj.腐爛(朽)的；令人不愉快的；糟糕的
參考例句：
The book was pretty rotten.這本書糟透了。
Rotten eggs give off a bad smell.臭蛋散發(fā)出難聞的氣味。
5 linguistics f0Gxm
n.語言學(xué)
參考例句：
She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算學(xué)習(xí)應(yīng)用語言學(xué)課程。
Linguistics is a scientific study of the property of language.語言學(xué)是指對語言的性質(zhì)所作的系統(tǒng)研究。
6 Swedish FHUzA
n.瑞典人，瑞典語；adj.瑞典的，瑞典人的，瑞典語的
參考例句：
From his looks I'd say he was Swedish.從他的相貌上看，我敢說他是瑞典人。
He is going after that pretty Swedish girl.他正在追求那位美麗的瑞典女郎。
7 politician P24zY
n.政客，政治人物，政治家
參考例句：
The job of a politician is to serve the whole community.政治家的職責(zé)是為全體大眾服務(wù)。
You need to be a bit of a politician to succeed.你要獲得成功，就需要有一點(diǎn)政客的手腕。
8 difficulty pvUxW
n.困難，費(fèi)勁；難事，難題；麻煩，困境
參考例句：
If there is any difficulty,please let us know promptly.倘有困難，請迅速通知我們。
A little difficulty like this is nothing to us.這點(diǎn)困難算不了什么。
9 tones 02f675376a7d1985287de020a5e9de37
音( tone的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )； 色調(diào)； 腔調(diào)； 全音 （英式英語）
參考例句：
his clipped military tones 他那短促的軍人音調(diào)
His name was always mentioned in almost reverential tones. 人們每次提起他的名字，語調(diào)中幾乎總是充滿了敬意。
10 stinks 6254e99acfa1f76e5581ffe6c369f803
v.散發(fā)出惡臭( stink的第三人稱單數(shù) )；發(fā)臭味；名聲臭；糟透
參考例句：
The whole scheme stinks to high heaven—don't get involved in it. 整件事十分卑鄙齷齪——可別陷了進(jìn)去。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》
The soup stinks of garlic. 這湯有大蒜氣味。 來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
11 basically 7POyW
adv.基本上，從根本上說
參考例句：
His heart is basically sound.他的心臟基本上健康。
Basically I agree with your plan.我基本上同意你的計(jì)劃。
12 usage 2jawU
n.慣用法，使用，用法
參考例句：
I am clear about the usage of this word at last.這個(gè)詞的用法我算是弄明白了。
The usage is now firmly established.這種用法現(xiàn)已得到確認(rèn)。
13 spoke XryyC
n.（車輪的）輻條；輪輻；破壞某人的計(jì)劃；阻撓某人的行動 v.講，談（speak的過去式）；說；演說；從某種觀點(diǎn)來說
參考例句：
They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他們的輪輻螺帽是從我們公司獲得的。
The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.輻條是輪子上連接外圈與中心的條棒。
14 refresh eU0xP
v.使...生氣蓬勃，提起精神，恢復(fù)精神
參考例句：
I looked at the map to refresh my memory of the road.我看看地圖以喚起對這條路的回憶。
I think I'll just refresh myself with a cup of tea before I go to meet the children.我想在見孩子們之前先喝杯茶來恢復(fù)一下精神。