Conversation A : At a Parent and Teachers Meeting?

MRS WEAVER: Good evening, Mr. Learner. How are you??

MARTIN: Fine, thanks. How are you??

MRS WEAVER: Fine, thanks. This is Mrs. Bane.?

MRS BANE: Hello. I'm Robin's mother.?

MRS WEAVER: Mr. Learner is a reporter.?

MARTIN: Robin is making a picture book.?

MRS WEAVER: That's right. Come see, Mrs. Bane.?

HAL: Hello, Mr. Learner.?

MARTIN: Hello. Call me Martin.?

HAL: Martin, this is Wendy Silver. She's a teacher, too.?

MARTIN: Good evening.?

WENDY: Hi. I teach third grade.?

HAL: Martin visited my room today.?

MARTIN: Yes, I saw the geography lesson.?

WENDY: You're a reporter.?

MARTIN: Yes, I write stories for the Voice of America. I'm writing a story about schools.

HAL: Martin, this is Mrs. Bane.?

MRS. Bane: We've met.?

HAL: And this is Mr. Bane.?

MARTIN: Hello.?

MR BANE: Hello. You're a teacher??

MARTIN: No, I'm a reporter.?

MR BANE: A reporter??

MARTIN: I'm writing a story about schools.?

MR BANE: I see.?

MARTIN: What do you do??

MR BANE: I'm a contractor. I build schools.?

MARTIN: Wonderful.?

WENDY: Martin, come meet Mrs. Steele.?

MARTIN: Excuse me, Mr. Bane, Mrs. Bane.?

WENDY: This is Jessica.?

MARTIN: Good evening. I'm Martin Learner.?

MRS STEELE: I'm happy to meet you.?

MARTIN: What's that??

MRS STEELE: It's a dress from Romania. It was my grandmother's dress.?WENDY: Mrs. Steele is Roberta's mother.?

MARTIN: Fifth grade geography??

MRS STEELE: That's right.?

MARTIN: What do you do, Mrs. Steele??

MRS STEELE: I'm a housewife. I'm raising three young children. I studied nursing.

HAL: Martin, this is Melissa's mother.?

MARTIN: Hello. I'm Martin Learner.?

MRS ROBERTSON: Good evening. I'm Rachel Robertson.?

MARTIN: I'm happy to meet you. This is Mrs. Steele, Roberta's mother.?

MRS ROBERTSON: We've met, thank you.?

MARTIN: What do you do, Mrs. Robertson.?

MRS ROBERTSON: I'm a farmer.?

MARTIN: A farmer!?

MRS ROBERTSON: Yes, I farm five-hundred acres.?

MARTIN: Wonderful! What's that??

MRS ROBERTSON: Corn. Soybeans. And wheat. I grow them.?

WENDY: Mrs. Robertson is Becky's mother, too. Becky's in third grade.?

MRS ROBERTSON: They are studying food.?

MARTIN: I see.?

PAT: Hello, I'm Pat Bryan. Who are you??

MARTIN: I'm Martin Learner. I'm a reporter.?

PAT: Where are you from, Martin??

MARTIN: I'm from Baltimore. What do you do??

PAT: I'm a farmer. And I'm a mechanic, too. I farm a hundred acres. And I fix tractors.?

MARTIN: What's that??

PAT: I have a boy in the third grade. It's beans.?

MARTIN: Soybeans??

PAT: No. Red beans. I grow soybeans, red beans, and white beans. Last year I grew green beans and peas.?

会话A : 在教师家长会上?

韦弗夫人：晚上好，勒纳先生，你好吗??

马    丁：很好，谢谢，你好吗??

韦弗夫人：很好，谢谢，这是贝恩夫人。?

贝恩夫人：你好，我是罗宾的母亲。?

韦弗夫人：勒纳先生是记者。?

马    丁：罗宾在做图画书。?

韦弗夫人：对，过来，看一看，贝恩夫人。?

哈    尔：你好，勒纳先生。?

马    丁：你好，叫我马丁吧。?

哈    尔：马丁，这是温迪·谢尔弗，她也是老师。?

马    丁：晚上好。?

温    迪：你好，我教三年级。?

哈    尔：马丁今天来我教室了。?

马    丁：对，我看到了地理课。?

温    迪：你是记者。?

马    丁：是的，我为“美国之音”写报导，我在写一篇有关学校的报导。?

哈    尔：马丁，这是贝恩夫人。?

贝恩夫人：我们见过。?

哈    尔：这是贝恩先生。?

马    丁：你好。?

贝恩先生：你好，你是教师吗??

马    丁：不是，我是记者。?

贝恩先生：记者??

马    丁：我在写一篇有关学校的报导。?

贝恩先生：我明白了。?

马    丁：你做什么工作??

贝恩先生：我是承包商，建学校。?

马    丁：太好了。?

温    迪：马丁，来见见斯梯尔夫人。?

马    丁：对不起，贝恩先生，贝恩夫人。?

温    迪：这是杰西卡·斯梯尔。?

马    丁：晚上好，我叫马丁·勒纳。?

斯梯尔夫人：幸会。?

马    丁：那是什么??

斯梯尔夫人：这是从罗马尼亚带来的衣服，我祖母的衣服。?

温    迪：斯梯尔夫人是罗伯塔的母亲。?

马    丁：五年级地理课上的那个吗??

斯梯尔夫人：对。?

马    丁：你做什么工作，斯梯尔夫人。?

斯梯尔夫人：我是家庭主妇，有3个小孩，我学过护理。?

哈    尔：马丁，这是梅利莎的母亲。?

马    丁：你好，我叫马丁·勒纳。?

罗伯森夫人：晚上好，我是雷切尔·罗伯森。?

马    丁：很高兴见到你，这是斯梯尔的夫人，梅利莎的母亲。?

罗伯森夫人：我们见过面，谢谢。?

马    丁：你做什么工作，罗伯森夫人。?

罗伯森夫人：我是农民。?

马    丁：农民!?

罗伯森夫人：是的，我有500英亩地。?

马    丁：太好了，那是什么??

罗伯森夫人：玉米、黄豆、还有小麦，我种这些作物。?

温    迪：罗伯森夫人还是贝奇的母亲，贝奇在三年级。?

罗伯森夫人：她们在学习烹调。?

马    丁：我明白了。?

派    特：你好，我是派特·布瑞恩，你是哪位??

马    丁：我叫马丁勒纳，我是记者。?

派    特：你从哪里来?马丁??

马    丁：我从巴尔的摩来，你做什么工作??

派    特：我是农民，还是个机械师，种100英亩地，还修理拖拉机。?

马    丁：那是什么??

派    特：我有个儿子在三年级，那是豆子。?

马    丁：黄豆??

派    特：不，是红豆。我种大豆、红豆和白豆，去年，我种了豆角和豌豆。