初级美语会话:对要求作出反应(1)
Conversation B?
LIEUTENANT: Good afternoon, officer.?
POLICEMAN: Good afternoon, Lieutenant.?
LIEUTENANT: Who are these people??
POLICEMAN: I have names and addresses, Lieutenant.?
LIEUTENANT: I want to ask some questions. Excuse me, where are you from?
ALEXANDER: I'm from Chicago.?
LIEUTENANT: What do you do??
ALEXANDER: I'm a student.?
LIEUTENANT: OK. Who are you??
NANCY: I'm Nancy Kim.?
LIEUTENANT: Where do you live??
NANCY: I live at sixteen Carter Street.?
LIEUTENANT: You, please. Where are you from??
MARTIN: I'm from Baltimore.?
POLICEMAN: Look out.?
LIEUTENANT: OK, OK. Move along.?
POLICEMAN: Step aside. Watch your step.?
MARTIN: Hello. I'm Martin Learner. I'm a reporter. I want to ask you some questions.
ALEXANDER: OK.?
MARTIN: You're a student.?
ALEXANDER: Yes, I'm a student. I'm Alexander Macrakis.?
MARTIN: Alexander Macrakis. Please write it for me.?
ALEXANDER: OK.?
MARTIN: Where are you from??
ALEXANDER: I'm from Chicago.?
MARTIN: Hello. I'm Martin Learner. Who are you??
NANCY: Hi. I'm Nancy Kim.?
MARTIN: Where do you live??
NANCY: I live at sixteen Carter Street. Where do you live??
MARTIN: I live in Baltimore. This is Alexander Macrakis.?
NANCY: Hi. I'm Nancy. What do you do??
ALEXANDER: Hi, Nancy. I'm a student. I'm from Chicago.?
PAULA: Excuse me, where is a telephone??
MARTIN: Sorry. I don't know. I'm from Baltimore.?
ALEXANDER: I don't know. I'm from Chicago.?
NANCY: Hi. I'm Nancy Kim.?
PAULA: Hello. Where is a telephone??
NANCY: Go straight ahead. Turn left on Michigan Street. There is a telephone at the coffee shop.?
PAULA: Thanks. By the way, I'm Paula Roberts.?
NANCY: He's Martin.?
MARTIN: Martin Learner.?
PAULA: What do you do??
MARTIN: I'm a reporter. What do you do??
PAULA: I'm a lawyer.?
MARTIN: Where are you from??
PAULA: Here. I live here.?
NANCY: I live here, too. He lives in Chicago. And he lives in Baltimore.?PAULA: Let's see. You're Alexander. You're Nancy. And you're Martin.?MARTIN: Wonderful.?
PAULA: But the telephone. Where is the telephone??
NANCY: Go straight ahead. Turn left on Michingan Street. Then go to the coffee shop.
PAULA: Thank you very much. Goodbye.?
ALL: Goodbye, bye, bye-bye.?
POLICEMAN: Thank you for your time.?
CAST: That's all right. No trouble, don't mentionit glad to help.?
MARTIN: Well, goodbye, Alexander. Goodbye, Nancy.?
ALEXANDER: Goodbye. Mr. Learner.?
NANCY: Bye, Martin.?
ALEXANDER: Nancy.?
NANCY: Yes.?
ALEXANDER: Please call me Alex.?
NANCY: OK, Alex.?
ALEXANDER: Where do you work, Nancy??
NANCY: I work at the Arizona Hotel.?
ALEXANDER: Where is the Arizona Hotel.?
NANCY: Straight ahead. Do you see that tall, glass building? That's the Arizona Hotel.
ALEXANDER: What do you do??
NANCY: I'm an accountant. What are you studying??
ALEXANDER: I'm studying computers.?
NANCY: That's wonderful. I like computers.?
ALEXANDER: Do you like coffee??
NANCY: Yes, I like coffee. I'm going to go to work.
Practice 3:用 Who are you? 询问别人姓名?
Examples:?POLICEMAN: Who are you??
PAULA: I'm Paula Roberts.?
POLICEMAN: Who are you??
MARTIN: I'm Martin Learner.?
POLICEMAN: Who are you??
NANCY: I'm Nancy Kim.?
POLICEMAN: Who are you??
ALEXANDER: I'm Alexander Macrakis.
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会话B?
中 尉:下午好!警官。?
警 察:下午好!中尉。?
中 尉:这些人是谁??
警 察:我正在录姓名和地址,中尉。?
中 尉:我想提些问题,对不起,你是哪儿的人??
亚历山大:我是芝加哥人。?
中 尉:你做什么工作??
亚历山大:我是学生。?
中 尉:好了。你是哪位??
南 希:我是南希·基姆。?
中 尉:你住在哪儿??
南 希:我住在卡特街16号。?
中 尉:请问你呢?你从哪儿来??
马 丁:我从巴尔的摩来。?
中 尉:好了,好了。请便吧。?
警 察:小心。请让开。注意脚下。?
马 丁:你好。我叫马丁·勒纳。我是记者。我想问你几个问题。?
亚历山大:好的。?
马 丁:你是学生。?
亚历山大:是的,我是学生,我叫亚力山大·马克拉奇斯。?
马 丁:亚力山大·马克拉奇斯。请写给我看。?
亚历山大:好的。?
马 丁:你是哪儿的人??
亚历山大:我是芝加哥人。?
马 丁:你好,我叫马丁·勒纳,你是哪位??
南 希:你好,我叫南希·基姆。?
马 丁:你住在哪儿??
南 希:我住在卡特街16号。你在哪儿住??
马 丁:我住在巴尔的摩。这是亚历山大·马克拉奇斯。?
南 希:你好,我叫南希。你做什么工作。?
亚历山大:你好,南希。我是学生,我是芝加哥人。?
普 拉:对不起,哪儿有电话??
马 丁:对不起,我不知道。我是巴尔的摩人。?
亚历山大:我不知道。我是芝加哥人。?
南 希:你好,我叫南希·基姆。?
普 拉:你好,哪儿有电话??
南 希:一直向前走。在密执安街向左转。那个咖啡馆里有电话。?
普 拉:谢谢。顺便说一句,我叫普拉·罗伯茨。?
南 希:他叫马丁。?
马 丁:马丁·勒纳。?
普 拉:你做什么工作??
马 丁:我是记者。你做什么工作。?
普 拉:我是律师。?
马 丁:你是哪儿的人??
普 拉:这儿,我住在这儿。?
南 希:我也住在这儿。他住在芝加哥。他住在巴尔的摩。?
普 拉:咱们看看。你是亚力山大,你是南希。你是马丁。?
马 丁:好极了。?
普 拉:但是电话,电话在哪儿??
南 希:一直向前走。在密执安街向左转。然后进咖啡馆。?
普 拉:非常感谢,再见。?
全 体:再见。?
警 察:感谢你们为我花的时间。?
众 :别客气。?
马 丁:那么,再见,亚历山大。再见,南希。?
亚历山大:再见,勒纳先生。?
南 希:再见,马丁。?
亚历山大:南希。?
南 希:是的。?
亚历山大:请叫我阿里克斯。?
南 希:好的,阿里克斯。?
亚历山大:你在哪儿工作,南希??
南 希:我在亚利桑那宾馆工作。?
亚历山大:亚利桑那宾馆在哪儿??
南 希:一直向前走。看到那栋高层玻璃建筑了吗?那就是亚利桑那宾馆。?
亚历山大:你做什么工作??
南 希:我是会计。你在学习什么??
亚历山大:我在学计算机。?
南 希:好极了。我喜欢计算机。?
亚历山大:你喜欢咖啡吗??
南 希:是的。我喜欢咖啡。我要去上班了。
New Words and Expressions 生词和短语
policeman n. 警察?
accident n. 事故?
lieutenant n. 中尉?
telephone n. 电话?
lawyer n. 律师?
Proper Nouns 专有名词?
Georgia Street 佐治亚街?
Grant Street 格兰特街?
Carter Street 卡特街?
Arizona Street 亚利桑那街?
Michigan Street 密执安街?
Mills Institute of Technology 米尔斯理工学院?
Language Points 语言要点
1 . I want to ask you some questions. 我想问你几个问题。?
want(想要)是表示意愿的及物动词,其后可接动词不定式(to+动词原形)作宾语。例如:?
I want to go to the coffee shop. 我想去咖啡馆。?
I want to study computers. 我想学习计算机。?
2.That's all right. 别客气。这是在别人感谢你时,你应回答的一句话,相当于汉语的不用谢,别客气。类似的用法还有:?
You are welcome.?It's my pleasure.?Don't mention it.?No trouble.? Any time. It was nothing.?With pleasure. Glad to help.?Not at all.?
3.本课中出现了一些祈使句,一般是由动词短语构成,例如:?
Look out! 小心!(或者说 Watch out!) Step aside. 靠边。?
Stand back. 往后站。?
Watch your step. 小心脚下。?
Turn left on Michigan Street. 在密执安街向左转。?
Move along. 继续走。?
Go straight ahead. 一直向前走。?
Cultural Notes 文化注释
是一个“汽车王国”,交通非常发达,高速公路网四通八达,但是交通事故(traffic accident)率也很高。在驾车时如果与别人撞车,千万不要马上向对方道歉,因为这样会被认为是你违反交通规则,与你不利;也不要吵闹,争执谁是谁非,而要等待警察来处理。