家庭人口
A: How many people are there in your family?
B: Five, my parents, twin sisters, and me. 
A: You are the older or younger kid?   
B: I'm the youngest. 

哪里有饭店
A: I'm starving. I want to get something to eat.
B: There's a restaurant around the corner.(在转弯处有一个饭店。)
A: I only want a slice of pizza.
B: That's an Italian restaurant. You might get it.

外面有人等
A: There are two people waiting outside.
B: What are they waiting for?
A: I have no idea.
B: Let me ask them what's going on.

爱管闲事
A: Look, there are so many people. 
B: Has there been an accident?
A: I guess so. Let's have a look.
B: Come on, it's none of your business.

没有时间了
A: Hurry up, there's no enough time.
B: Calm down, we have plenty of time.
A: I hate to go with you.
B: But you always have a lot of fun with me.

机场班车 
A: Is there a shuttle bus to Manhattan? (有没有直达公共汽车到曼哈顿的？)
B: Yes, there's a bus from here every half an hour.
A: Is it the cheapest way to get there?
B: Oh, yes, it costs you much more if you take taxi.

解释误会
A: I'm afraid there is some misunderstanding here.
B: I don't want there to be any misunderstanding.
A: So you should make it clear.
B: Okay, let's explain the situation more specifically.

财务麻烦
A: There comes a point where you give up.
B: Yes, money is always the issue.
A: There remains the problem of finance.
B: There seemed to be no doubt about it.

大楼倒塌
A: Suddenly there was a loud bang.
B: What happened at that moment?
A: The building suddenly collapsed.
B: What a horrible thing!

只剩两天
A: There's only two days left.（只剩两天了）
B: But it's impossible for me to finish this job.
A: If you need my help, please don't hesitate.
B: Yeah, but this time you cannot help me.

糟糕记性
A: I cannot find my watch.
B: There it is ------ just behind the book.（在那里，就在书的后面。）
A: You see how terrible my memory is!
B: It's nothing to do with your memory.

令人惊奇的雕塑
A: There's the statue I was telling you about.
B: Wow, it's fabulous.
A: You see I was not lying.
B: You really have an artistic eye.

隐藏费用
A: Are you sure there is no hidden fee? （你确信没有隐藏费用？）
B: I don't know. I guess not.
A: It will be too late when you get the bill.
B: I will call the company to make sure of it.

救难基金
A: After that, there must be a lot of needs there.（在那以后，那儿的物资一定很匮乏。）
B: The people need financial support urgently.
A: What have the government done?
B: The government has issued several huge grants.

有无可能
A: Do you think that the terrorists already have nuclear weapons?
B: There was no chance in the past, but now I am not sure.（过去不可能，现在我说不准了。）
A: How do you feel when you think of such a horrible possibility?
B: I am scared. There is no doubt about it.

没有必要
A: Would you like me to have it repaired?
B: There is no need. I can just glue it.
A: I'm sorry I broke it. I should be more careful.
B: Don't worry about it. Everybody has a careless moment.

无可奉告
A: How long are we likely to have to wait before the plane takes off?
B: Sorry, sir. There's no way to tell.（对不起先生，无可奉告。）
A: What are you talking about? It's your job to tell the flight schedules.
B: I apologize any inconvenience due to the flight delay.