A. Talk time
A. 对话时间
Asking for repetition
要求重复
Do you know the story of Columbus and the egg?
你知道哥伦布和鸡蛋的故事吗？
I beg your pardon. What story? Did you say Christopher Columbus?
请再说一遍,什么故事？你是说克里斯托弗·哥伦布？
Read the conversation below and practice it in pairs. Pay attention to the words in blue.
阅读下面的对话和对练吧。注意蓝色的字词。
Doris: Hi, Tony. I missed the History lesson today. Can you tell me what you learnt, please?
Doris：嗨，Tony，我今天错过了历史课，你能告诉我学了什么吗？
Tony: Of course. We learnt about Zheng He and his voyages.
Tony：当然可以，我们学了郑和他的航行。
Doris: Sorry, could you repeat that, please?
Doris：对不起，请再说一遍。
Tony: Sure. We learnt about Zheng He and his voyages. He traded valuable goods like gold, silver and silk.
Tony：好的，我们学了郑和他的航行，他用贵重商品，如黄金、白银和丝绸做贸易。
Doris: Sorry, I didn't quite catch you. You said he traded gold, silver and …?
Doris：对不起，我没听清，你说他买卖黄金、白银和……？
Tony: Silk. Once he even brought back a giraffe!
Tony：丝绸，有一次，他甚至带回来一只长颈鹿！
