stop to

stop to的基本解释

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停下来要做

与stop to相关的情景对话

电话礼仪/退房

A:

Front Desk. Can I help you?

前台，需要我为您服务吗？

B:

Yes. I'm checking out now, and want to get a taxi to the cinema. Could you get one for me, please?

我现在要退房，需要一部出租车到电影院。麻烦你帮我叫一辆好吗？

A:

Certainly, sir. I'll get a taxi for you. Are you going directly to the cinema?

好的，先生。我会帮您叫车的，您直接去电影院吗？

B:

No. I need to stop by the shop.

不，我要先到商店停一下。

A:

OK. There will be a taxi waiting outside in 10 minutes.It will take less than 5 minutes to check out.

好，10分钟后会有一部出租车在外面等候。 退房最多只需5分钟。

B:

Good. Thank you. I'll be right down.

好，谢谢你。我马上下来。

衣食住行/Cooking-(做饭)

A:

I’d like to help pitch in with? dinner.

我想帮忙一起做饭。

B:

Really? You’re joking.

真的吗？你在开玩笑吧。

A:

No. I’d like to do something special for you on your birthday.

没开玩笑。我想在你的生日为你做点儿特别的事情。

B:

I’d like that. Alright, put on this apron first.

好啊，那你先把围裙带上吧。

A:

OK…Now how can I help, hon??

好的…现在，我怎么帮忙，亲爱的？

B:

Hmm, let me see… Boil some water and then whisk two eggs.

嗯，让我看看…烧点水，然后再打两个鸡蛋。

A:

Easy. I could do that with my eyes closed.（after a while）Done.

这容易。我闭着眼睛都能干。（过了一会儿）做好了。

B:

Not bad. Okay, now take some meat and potatoes from the fridge.

也不错嘛，现在你从冰箱里取一些肉和土豆。

A:

How many potatoes do you need?

你需要几个土豆？

B:

Three. And bring four bell peppers?.

三个。再拿四个青椒。

A:

Gotcha?… OK. Here they are.

明白…好了，拿来了。

B:

Now wash them, then dice the potatoes and bell peppers. Then slice the meat.

现在把它们洗一下，然后把土豆和青椒切成丁儿，然后再把肉切成片。

A:

Where’s the peeler?

削皮刀在哪儿？

B:

It’s in the cabinet… Adam, the gas cooker doesn’t work.

在橱柜里…亚当，煤气灶坏了。

A:

What? Oh, shit! I cut my finger.

什么？哦，该死！我切到手指了。

B:

Let me take a look at that… I can’t stop the bleeding. We need to go to the hospital.

让我看看…我没法给你止血。我们得去医院。

A:

I guess cooking is not as easy as I thought.

我想做饭并不像我想的那么简单。

休闲娱乐,旅游英语/了解海关手续

A:

You've traveled abroad a lot, Jim, so would you like to tell me something about clearing customs.

吉姆，你经常出国旅游，能向我介绍一下关于通关的情况吗？

B:

When you arrive in a country, you clear customs. A lot of countries have two channels: the green channel and the red channel. Some countries, like India, have three channels: the white channel, the green channel and the red channel.

到达一个国家时要通关。许多国家的海关有两种通道：绿色通道和红色通道。还有些国家如印度有三种通道：白色通道、绿色通道和红色通道。

A:

Then what are the differences between the green channel and red channel?

那么绿色通道和红色通道之间有什么区别呢？

B:

If you have more than the duty-free allowances or prohibited goods, you go through the red channel and declare them to a customs officer. If you otherwise have nothing to declare, you go straight through the green channel unless you are asked to stop by an officer. 如果你携带的东西超出免税的范围或属于禁带物品，你

就得从红色通道通过并向海关官员申报物品。如果你没有需要申报的物品而海关官员又没有阻拦你，你就可以直接通过绿色通道了。

A:

I see.I'm told that we'll have to state the purpose of going to a certain country, is it true?

我明白了。我听说去一个国家时需要陈述旅行的目的，是吗？

B:

That's right. People go aboard for different purposes: some for pleasure, some on vacation, some on business, and some for other purposes.

是的。人们出国都各有目的：有的为了消遣，有的出去度假，有的是因公出差，有的是为了其他目的。

A:

I'm going to New Zealand for sightseeing. What should I say if they ask about my purpose?

我要去新西兰观光，如果他们问我旅行的目的我该怎么说呢？

B:

Just saying "sightseeing" is OK.

说"观光"就行了。