Dialogue 1
甲:马克,你经常自己做饭吗?
jiǎ : mǎ kè , nǐ jīng cháng zì jǐ zuò fàn ma ?
乙:不经常。做饭花的时间太多。我经常在外面吃。
yǐ : bù jīng cháng . zuò fàn huā de shí jiān tai duō . wǒ jīng cháng zài wai miàn chī .
甲:那你多久在外面吃一次饭?
jiǎ : nà nǐ duō jiǔ zài wai miàn chī yī cì fàn ?
乙:几乎每隔一天一次。
yǐ : jǐ hū měi gé yī tiān yī cì .
甲:你常吃哪类饭菜呢?
jiǎ : nǐ cháng chī nǎ lèi fàn cài ne ?
乙:我喜欢品尝各种风味的食物。
yǐ : wǒ xǐ huān pǐn cháng gè zhǒng fēng wèi de shí wù .
A: Mark, do you often cook for yourself?
B: Not very often . Cooking takes too much of my time. I often eat out.
A: Then, how often do you dine out?
B: Almost every other day.
A: What kind of food do you usually have?
B: I like to try all types of ethnic food.

Dialogue 2
甲:吉姆,你领到工资了吗?
jiǎ : jí mǔ , nǐ lǐng dào gōng zī le ma ?
乙:还没有。
yǐ : hái méi yǒu .
甲:你多久发一次薪水?
jiǎ : nǐ duō jiǔ fā yī cì xīn shuǐ ?
乙:一个月一次。明天就是发薪日。
yǐ : yī gè yuè yī cì . míng tiān jiù shì fā xīn rì .
A: Jim, dod you get your pay?
B: Not yet.
A: How often do you get paid?
B: Once a month. Tomorrow is the payday.

Dialogue 3
甲:爱琳,你喜欢打网球吗?
jiǎ : ài lín , nǐ xǐ huān dǎ wǎng qiú ma ?
乙:喜欢。
yǐ : xǐ huān .
甲:你多久打一次?
jiǎ : nǐ duō jiǔ dǎ yī cì ?
乙:每个周末打一次。
yǐ : měi gè zhōu mò dǎ yī cì .
A: Eileen, do you enjoy playing tennis?
B: Yes. I love it.
A: How often do you play?
B: Every weekend.
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