英语口语：家庭作业

B:Shirley, do you know today's homework from our economic law class?
你知道今天经济法的家庭作业吗？

A:Hold on for a moment please. I'm fetching my textbook. 
稍等。我去拿我的课本。

B:OK.
好的。

A:Oh, the homework is to explain what economic law is both in broad sense and in narrow sense. 
家庭作业是从广义和狭义两方面去解释经济法。

B:Explain the economic law? An essay question again?
解释经济法？又是作文题？

A:Yes. You can use your textbook for your reference. 
是的，你可以参考课本。

B:Are there any clear answers in the book to this question?
书上有关于这个问题的具体答案吗？

A:I don't think so, Maria, but I think you can look for information on the Internet. 
我觉得没有，玛丽亚，但是我想你可以从网上搜集一些信息。

B:OK, thank you, Shirley. You are very helpful. I have another question. When does the Economic Law of China come into effect?
好的，谢谢你的帮忙。我还有一个问题，中国经济法是什么时候开始生效的？

A:Oh, there isn't such a code called economic law. The Economic Law of China is a general concept for several laws. 
没有一个叫经济法的法典呀，中国经济法是对几部法律的通称。

B:There isn't such a code?
不是一部法典吗？

A:Yes, it's a general name for several laws related to economics, like Commercial Law, and Law of Central Bank. 
是的，它是几部跟经济相关的法律的通称，比如说商法和中央银行法。

B:Got it. Thank you, Shirley.
知道了。谢谢你，雪莉。