英語流行口語:41.Preference偏愛

[00:00.00] (rrting.com)41 Preference

[00:03.20]41 偏愛

[00:06.40]asking waht someone prefers...

[00:10.08]詢問某人較喜歡什么?

[00:13.77]A:Which do you like better, orange or lemon?

[00:18.30]A:橘子和檸檬你更喜歡哪個(gè)?

[00:22.83]B:I like orange better.B:Why?

[00:25.01]B:我更喜歡橘子.A:為什么?

[00:27.19]B:Because orange is much more to my taste.

[00:29.73]B:因?yàn)殚僮痈m合我的口味.

[00:32.26]……or ……,what's it to be?

[00:36.53]……或……，你挑哪一個(gè)?(較隨便)

[00:40.80]A:We can go to the cinema or saty at home watching TV,what's it to be?

[00:44.08]A:我們可以去看電影也可以在家里看電視，你挑哪一個(gè)?

[00:47.36]B:As far as I'm concemed,

[00:49.54]B:就我而言，

[00:51.72]staying at home is more comtortable than going to the movies.

[00:54.35]在家里比看電影更舒服。

[00:56.97]A:Thanks ,dear.I feel so tired atfer a whole day's work.

[00:59.76]A:謝謝，親愛的。工作一天我累極了。

[01:02.54]Would you rather ……?

[01:05.57]你想……嗎?(通用)

[01:08.60]A:What's up? You look depressed.

[01:10.82]A:怎么了?你看上去很不高興。

[01:13.04]B:I just had a quarrel with him.

[01:15.08]B:我剛和他吵了一架。

[01:17.11]A:Would you rather I taught him a lesson for you?

[01:19.33]A:你想讓我教訓(xùn)教訓(xùn)他嗎?

[01:21.55]B:No,thanks.

[01:23.44]不用了，謝謝。

[01:25.32]How do……compare,in your opinion?

[01:30.19]在你看來，……和……相比怎么樣?(較正式)

[01:35.06]A:How do Mark and Jones compare,in your opinion?

[01:37.95]A:在你看來，和瓊斯相比馬克怎么樣?

[01:40.83]B:Generally speaking,Mark's personality is much more agreeable than Jones

[01:44.41]B:總的看來，我認(rèn)為馬克比瓊斯性格更讓人喜歡。

[01:47.99]A:May I venture to ask if you've decided to employ Mark?

[01:50.65]A:我能冒昧地問一問你是否決定雇傭馬克了呢?

[01:53.32]B:Possibly.

[01:55.29]B:有可能。

[01:57.26]The choice is yours,……or……?

[02:01.04]你來選，……還是……?(較正式)

[02:04.81]A:Both of the two young ladies are the candidates for the position

[02:08.04]A:這兩位小姐都是這個(gè)職位的候選人。

[02:11.27]B:The question is we only need one.

[02:13.85]B:問題是我們只需要一名。

[02:16.44]A:Right.The choice is yours, the tall one or the short one?

[02:19.40]A:是的。你來選，高個(gè)的還是矮個(gè)的?

[02:22.37]B:I should take the taller one for the choice.

[02:24.59]B:要我選我就選高個(gè)的。

[02:26.81]Stating what one prefers

[02:30.64]說明某人較喜歡什么

[02:34.46]……my favorite……

[02:36.98]是我喜歡的……。(較隨便)

[02:39.50]A:Who's your favorite film star?

[02:41.48]A:你最喜歡的電影明星是誰?

[02:43.45]B:Tom Hanks is always my favorite film star.

[02:46.09]B:我一直喜歡湯姆.漢克斯。

[02:48.72]A:What films feature him?

[02:50.64]A:他主演了什么片子?

[02:52.56]B:Many!

[02:54.00]B:有很多呢!

[02:55.44]Well,……is more fun to me

[02:58.82]對(duì)我來說，……更有趣。(通用)

[03:02.20]A:Which is more interesting to you,flying kites or going roller-skating?

[03:06.08]A:你覺得放風(fēng)箏和滑旱冰哪個(gè)更有趣?

[03:09.96]B:Well,flyling kites is more fun fo me.

[03:12.18]B:對(duì)我來說，放風(fēng)箏更有趣。

[03:14.40]A:I've got no kite. Do you have one?

[03:17.07]A:我沒有風(fēng)箏，你有嗎?

[03:19.73]B:Let's go and buy one.

[03:21.42]B:咱們?nèi)ベI一個(gè)吧。

[03:23.10]For me,the best thing is ……

[03:27.03]對(duì)我來說，最好是……。(通用)

[03:30.96]A:It's a lovely day, isn't it?

[03:32.85]A:今天天兒真好!

[03:34.73]B:Yeah.How about going for a swim or a picnic? Which seems better?

[03:38.36]B:是啊。去游泳或去野餐怎么樣?哪個(gè)更好?

[03:41.99]A:For me,the best thing is to take a rest.

[03:44.42]A:對(duì)我來說，最好是休息。

[03:46.85]As far as I'm concemed,the best……is

[03:52.37]……就我而言，最好的是……(通用)

[03:57.90]A:Do you prefer the red one or the green one?

[04:00.48]A:你喜歡紅的還是綠的?

[04:03.07]B:As far as I'm concerned, the best color is brown.

[04:06.10]B:我認(rèn)為最好的顏色是棕色。

[04:09.13]A:I'm sorry to say the brown ones have been soid out.

[04:11.86]A:很抱歉棕色的已經(jīng)賣光了。

[04:14.59]B:What a pity!

[04:16.12]B:真遺憾!

[04:17.65]I favor……over all the others.

[04:21.67]我最喜歡……。(通用)

[04:25.69]A:I favor Chinese Team over all the others.

[04:28.51]A:我最喜歡中國隊(duì)。

[04:31.33]B:I don't think it's the best one,though.

[04:33.45]B:我想它不是最好的隊(duì)呀。

[04:35.57]A:I'm Chinese.

[04:37.29]A:我是中國人。

[04:39.01]On the whole,I find ……more enjoyable than……

[04:44.64]總的說來，我覺得……比……更有意思。(通用)

[04:50.27]A:Would you prefer riding a bike or riding a bus?

[04:53.30]A:喜歡騎自行車還是乘公共汽車?

[04:56.33]B:On the whole,I find riding a bike more enjoyable than riding a bus

[04:59.72]B:總的說來，我覺得騎自行車比乘公共汽車更有意思。

[05:03.10]A:I agree. And riding a bicycle will do good to your health.

[05:06.34]A:我同意你的看法，騎自行車有益身體健康。

[05:09.58]My choice would always be……

[05:12.91]我總是偏愛……。(通用)

[05:16.24]A:Which is your preference, tea or coffee?

[05:18.81]A:茶和咖啡你更喜歡哪一個(gè)?

[05:21.38]B:My choice would always be tea.

[05:23.37]B:我總是偏愛茶。

[05:25.36]A:When did you form this hobby?

[05:27.63]A:你什么時(shí)候養(yǎng)成了這個(gè)習(xí)慣?

[05:29.90]B:Last year when I visited China.

[05:32.24]B:去年我訪問中國的時(shí)候。

[05:34.58]I'd prefer to……,if possible.

[05:38.30]如有可能我寧愿……。(通用)

[05:42.02]A:DO you have any plan for your future?

[05:44.45]A:你對(duì)將來有什么打算?

[05:46.88]B:I'd prefer to go abroad, if possible.

[05:49.22]B:如有可能我寧愿出國。

[05:51.56]A:Many people are striving for going abroad nowadays.

[05:54.19]A:近來每個(gè)人都在設(shè)法出國

[05:56.83]It seems to be a trend.

[05:58.56]好像是個(gè)潮流。

[06:00.28]B:I'm one of them.

[06:02.06]B:我也是其中一個(gè)。

[06:03.83]Best thing would be to……

[06:06.65]最好是……。(通用)

[06:09.48]A：We've got everything ready. what should we do next?

[06:12.14]A:我們已經(jīng)準(zhǔn)備好了。下一步該做什么呢?

[06:14.80]B:Best thing would be to have a check again.

[06:17.09]B:最好是再檢查一遍。

[06:19.38]A:Yeah,you've got a point there.

[06:21.30]A:是啊，這話有道理。

[06:23.22]I really find……more to my taste.

[06:27.64]我的確覺得……更合我的口味。(較正式)

[06:32.07]A:Where would you like to have your dinner?

[06:34.25]A:你想在哪兒吃晚飯?

[06:36.43]B:I don't care as long as it's a Chinese restaurant.

[06:39.16]B:只要是中餐館哪兒都行。

[06:41.89]A:You don't like Westem food?

[06:43.57]A:你不喜歡西餐嗎?

[06:45.24]B:I reall find Chinese dishes more to my taste.

[06:47.81]B:我的確覺得國國菜更合我的口味。

[06:50.38]I must say I have a strong preference for…

[06:55.82]我得說我對(duì)……有強(qiáng)烈的偏愛。(較正式)

[07:01.25]A:Which attracts you more,

[07:03.29]哪個(gè)你更喜歡

[07:05.33]may I ask,modem architecture or classical architecture?

[07:08.29]現(xiàn)代建筑還是古典建筑

[07:11.26]B:I must say I have a strong prefernce for classical architecture.

[07:14.52]B:我對(duì)古典建筑有強(qiáng)烈的偏愛。

[07:17.79]A:Then I can tell you are a conventioal architect.

[07:20.42]A:那么可以說你是個(gè)傳統(tǒng)建筑師了。

[07:23.06]B:To some extent,you're right.

[07:25.14]B:從某種程度上講可以這么說。

[07:27.22]……or…… I leave it to you to decide.

[07:32.30]要么……，要么……，你來決定。(較正式)

[07:37.38]A:The meeting is supposed to begin at 9 o'clock,right?

[07:40.16]A:會(huì)議定在9點(diǎn)開始，對(duì)嗎?

[07:42.94]B:Yes,and it's already 9:30.

[07:45.16]B:不錯(cuò)，現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)9：30了。

[07:47.38]A:But many members haven't turned up yet.

[07:49.46]A:可是許多人還沒有露面呢。

[07:51.54]B:We could either put off the meeting or cancel it.I leave it to yo to decide

[07:55.12]B:我們要么把會(huì)議推遲，要么把會(huì)議取消。你來決定。

[07:58.69]On balance,……appeals to me more than……

[08:04.01]總的說來，……比……對(duì)我更有吸引力。(較正式

[08:09.33]A:Which appeals more,dress designing or gardening?

[08:12.29]A:服裝設(shè)計(jì)和園林設(shè)計(jì)哪個(gè)更有吸引力?

[08:15.26]B:On balance,dress designging appeals to me more.A:Why?

[08:18.14]B:總的說來，服裝設(shè)計(jì)對(duì)我更有吸引力。A:為什么?

[08:21.03]B:I don't know,either.I just feel that way.

[08:23.65]B:我也不知道，只是感覺。

[08:26.28]Rather than ……,I'd prefer to……

[08:30.20]與其……我寧可……。(較正式)

[08:34.12]A:Why don't you wash the dishes?

[08:36.53]A:怎么不洗碗呢?

[08:38.95]B:Rather than spend hours at the kitchen sink,I'd prefer to buy a dishwasher

[08:42.58]B:與其在廚房水槽旁浪費(fèi)幾個(gè)小時(shí)，我寧可去買一臺(tái)洗碗機(jī)。

[08:46.21]A:Be realistic!We Can't afford a dishwasher

[08:48.88]A:現(xiàn)實(shí)點(diǎn)吧!我們買不起洗碗機(jī)。

[08:51.54]B:Then you have to act as a dishwasher yourseIf

[08:54.27]B:那么你就是自己當(dāng)洗碗機(jī)了!