Conversation B?

MARTIN: Mayor Walker, how many small businesses do you have??

MAYOR: About two-hundred twenty. People work in stores and shops. They work in banks. They work in restaurants and bars. They work in the Post Office. They work in bakeries.?

MARTIN: What do they make in the bakeries??

MAYOR: They bake bread and cakes. Do you see that man there??

MARTIN: Yes.?

MAYOR: He's a writer.?

MARTIN: Where does he write??

MAYOR: He writes for the newspaper.?

MARTIN: I see a photographer.?

MAYOR: Yes, she works for the newspaper.?

MARTIN: Who are those women??

MAYOR: They're workers.?

MARTIN: Where do they work??

MAYOR: They work at the plastic factory.?

MARTIN: What do they make??

MAYOR: They make plastic bags.?

MARTIN: Who are those men??

MAYOR: They're workers too.?

MARTIN: Where do they work??

MAYOR: They work at the tire factory.?

MARTIN: Who are they??

MAYOR: They're students.?

MARTIN: Where do they study??

MAYOR: They study at the high school.?

MARTIN: They're good musicians, too! Who are those children??

MAYOR: They're students, too. They're going to sing.?

MAYOR: Do you see those men??

MARTIN: Yes. Who are they??

MAYOR: They're carpenters.?

MARTIN: Oh, yes. I see.?

MAYOR: We have many carpenters.?

MARTIN: Those men work on the roads and streets.?

MAYOR: Yes.?

MARTIN: Who are those women??

MAYOR: They're workers.?

MARTIN: Where do they work??

MAYOR: They work in the glass factory.?

MARTIN: What do they make??

MAYOR: They make windows and windshields.?

MARTIN: Where do they work??

MAYOR: They work in the bottle factory.?

MARTIN: What do they make??

MAYOR: They make bottles.?

MARTIN: Where do they work??

MAYOR: They work in the tire factory.?

MARTIN: What do they make??

MAYOR: They make tires. Where do you work??

MARTIN: I work at the“Voice of America”. Thank you for your time, Mayor Walker.

Practice 2：再练习一下关于工作和工作地点的对话。?

Examples:  MAYOR: He's a writer.?

MARTIN: Where does he write??

MAYOR: He writes for the newspaper. They are workers.?            MARTIN: Where do they work??

MAYOR: They work at the factory. She's a photographer.?            MARTIN: Where does she work??

MAYOR: She works for the newspaper.??

会话B  在小镇?

马  丁：沃克市长，你们有多少家小企业。?

市  长：大约220家。人们在商店里工作，在银行里工作，

市  长：在餐馆里和酒吧里工作，在邮局工作，在面包店工作。?

马  丁：他们在面包店里做什么??

市  长：他们烤面包和蛋糕，你看见那个男的了吗??

马  丁：是的。?

市  长：他是个作家。?

马  丁：他在哪儿写稿??

市  长：他为一家报纸撰稿。?

马  丁：我看见一个摄影师。?

市  长：是的，他为报社工作。

马  丁：那些妇女做什么工作??

市  长：她们是工人。?

马  丁：她们在哪儿工作??

市  长：她们在塑料厂工作。?

马  丁：她们生产什么??

市  长：她们生产塑料袋。?

马  丁：那些男子是干什么的??

市  长：他们也是工人。?

马  丁：他们在哪儿工作??

市  长：他们在轮胎厂工作。?

马  丁：他们是谁??

市  长：他们是学生。?

马  丁：他们在哪儿学习??

市  长：他们在高中学习。?

马  丁：他们也是优秀的乐手呢!那些孩子是谁??

市  长：他们也是学生，他们正准备唱歌。?

市  长：看见那些男子了吗??

马  丁：看见了。他们是谁??

市  长：他们是木匠。?

马  丁：噢!是的，我知道了。?

市  长：我们这儿有许多木匠。?

马  丁：就是那些在马路上工作的人吧。?

市  长：是的。?

马  丁：那些妇女是干什么的??

市  长：她们是工人。?

马  丁：她们在哪儿工作??

市  长：她们在玻璃厂工作。?

马  丁：她们生产什么??

市  长：她们制造玻璃窗和挡风玻璃。?

马  丁：他们在哪儿工作??

市  长：在制瓶厂。?

马  丁：他们生产什么??

市  长：他们生产瓶子。?

马  丁：他们在哪儿工作??

市  长：他们在轮胎厂工作。?

马  丁：他们生产什么??

市  长：他们生产轮胎，你在哪儿工作??

马  丁：我在美国之音工作。谢谢你为我花的时间，沃克市长。

New Words and Expressions 生词和短语?

mayor   n. 市长?

expect   v. 等待，期望?

business   n. 企业?

battery   n. 电池?

tire   n. 轮胎?

glass   n. 玻璃?

windshield   n. 挡风玻璃?

plastic   n. 塑料?

bakery   n. 面包房?

bake   v. 烤?

Language Points 语言要点?

1 . The Mayor is expecting you. 市长在等你。?

expect 是期待的意思，例如：?

I'm expecting a letter from him. 我在盼望他回信。 ?

2 . I'd like that. 我愿意那样。?

I'd＝I would?

would like 是愿意的意思。?

Cultural Notes  文化注释

美国发展成一个富裕的工业化发达国家，与工人的劳动是分不开的，和其它国家的工人相比，美国工人的生活相当富裕。但是新的时代面临着新的问题，高度分工的机械化生产使工作成为单调、无意义的重复劳动，如何改善工作环境和形式，以适应工人心理需要，进而提高生产率，已成为当代社会的一个重要研究课题