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1. But for your help, we would have lost the game.
要不是你们的帮助，我们会输掉这场比赛的。
介词
1. But for my brother's help, I would not have finished.
要不是我兄弟的帮助，我是无法完成的。
请求回电
A：May I speak to Miss Hu, please?
可以请胡小姐听电话吗？
B：Sorry, but she is out for lunch right now.
抱歉，她现在出去吃午饭了。
A：I see. What time will she come back?
哦，那她几点会回来？
B：She'll be back around 3:30.
大概三点半会回来。
A：Please ask her to call me at 6225-9441.
麻烦你请她打5225-9441找我。
B：OK.I'll have her call you as soon as she comes back.
等她一回来， 我就请她马上回电。
A：That's nice. I'll be waiting for her call. Thank you.
太好了，那我就等她的电话。谢谢。
B：You are welcome.
不客气。
Study abroad-(留学)
A：What are you going to do for your year abroad, Tim?
你在国外的这一年打算做什么，提姆？
B：Study study study! I want to learn a lot.
学习学习再学习。我想多学点东西。
A：You’re going to take courses?
你要上课？
B：Yes, I’m going to take some university courses there.
是的，我在那儿要修一些大学课程。
A：Sounds hard.
听起来很难哦。
B：Yes, but I think it’s probably for the best.
是很难，不过我想这样可能还好。
A：Won’t you get lonely?
你不会感到孤独吗？
B：Hey, I’m a pretty cool guy; I’ll make friends. And I’ll have a lot of extra-curricular activities too. You know, like fencing or theater or something.
嘿，我可是个不错的小伙子，我会交朋友的。而且我还会参加很多课外活动。你知道，象是击剑，戏剧表演或什么的。
Shopping on the Internet-(网上购物)
B：I really want to go to China for vacation, but I can’t find a cheap plane ticket.
我想去中国度假，可是买不到价钱便宜的机票。
A：Have you tried the Internet?
你上网试过了吗？
B：No, not yet. Can you find a good price there?
不，还没有。你可以查到价钱合适的吗?
A：Wow, you really live in the Stone Age, Mom.
哇，妈妈，你还生活在石器时代。
B：Well, you don’t have to be mean. How do I do it?
你不要这么小气。我该怎么查找？
A：Go to yahoo.com and click on “Travel” and “Tickets.” They’ll be about a billion sites to look at.
上雅虎网站，点击“旅游”和 “车票”。就有成千上万的网站供你查找的。
B：O.K. Thanks. I’ll let you know what I find.
好了，谢谢。我找到了会告诉你的。
A：All right.
好的。
B：I’ll look for a ticket for you, too. Thanks.
我也会帮你看看票的。谢谢你。
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