Conversation A : In the Office

HOWARD: Excuse me, Martin.?

MARTIN: Good morning, Howard. Good morning, Waleed.?

HOWARD: Can we talk to you? ?

MARTIN: Sure. Come in.?

WALEED: We're going to watch baseball tonight. Can you go with us??MARTIN: Not tonight. I'm going to take the children to their grandparents.?HOWARD: Aren't they in Chicago??

MARTIN: My parents are in Chicago. My wife's parents are in Ocean City. We're going to Ocean City.?

WALEED: Are the children going to stay in Ocean City? ?

MARTIN: Yes. They're going to stay for five days.?

HOWARD: That's nice.?

WALEED: Does your son like that??

MARTIN: Oh, yes. His friends are there.?

WALEED: My son doesn't like visiting his grandparents. They live in the country.

MARTIN: His friends are here.?

WALEED: That's right.?

HOWARD: Doesn't he like his family??

WALEED: Yes, he likes them. He likes his friends, too.?

HOWARD: You can't go with us tonight.?

WALEED: Can you go on Thursday.??

MARTIN: Sure.?

WALEED: OK. Let's go on Thursday??

MARTIN: Are you going to watch tonight??

HOWARD: Sure. And we're going to watch on Thursday.?

WALEED: See you later.?

MARTIN: Good-bye.?

CARA: Hello, Martin. May I come in??

MARTIN: Of course.?

CARA: Do you and your wife like swimming??

MARTIN: Yes.?

CARA: Do you like to watch swimming??

MARTIN: On television??

CARA: No. My daughter is going to swim in Baltimore on Saturday. Can you come to watch?

MARTIN: Is it a swim meet??

CAREA: Yes, it is. She's going to swim tonight, too.?

MARTIN: Sit down. Please. I'm going to phone my wife.?

CARA: Thanks.?

MARTIN: Hello, Eileen. What are we going to do on Saturday? Cara's daughter is going to swim in Baltimore on Saturday. Cara, in the afternoon??

CARA: Yes, she's going to swim in the afternoon.?

MARTIN: She's going to swim in the afternoon. It's a swim meet. OK. Good-bye.?

MARTIN: We can come on Saturday.?

CARA: Can your daughter come??

MARTIN: No, she's visiting her grandparents in Ocean City. Can you come to our house after the meet??

CARA: No, thank you. We have to come home. She has a meet here on Sunday.?

MARTIN: OK.?

CARA: Thank you.?

MARTIN: See you on Saturday.?

WALEED: Martin, Howard and I are going to eat. Can you come??

MARTIN: Yes. I'm going to finish this story later.?

会话 A  在办公室?

霍华德：对不起，马丁。?

马  丁：早上好，霍华德。早上好，瓦利德。

霍华德：我们能和你谈话吗??

马  丁：当然可以，请进来。?

瓦利德：我们今晚去看棒球赛，你能和我们一起去吗??

马  丁：今晚不行，我要带孩子们去他们外祖父家。?

霍华德：他们没在芝加哥吗??

马  丁：我父母在芝加哥，我妻子的父母在大洋城，我们要去大洋城。?

瓦利德：孩子们将在大洋城呆一段时间吗??

马  丁：是的，他们将呆五天。

霍华德：很好。?

瓦利德：你儿子愿意吗??

马  丁：噢，是的。他有朋友在那儿。?

瓦利德：我儿子不愿意去他祖父母那儿，他们住在乡下。?

马  丁：他的朋友在这里。?

瓦利德：不错。?

霍华德：他不喜欢他祖父家吗??

瓦利德：不是的，他喜欢他们，他也喜欢他的朋友。?

霍华德：你今晚不能跟我们去了。?

瓦利德：你周四能去吗??

马  丁：当然能。?

瓦利德：好的，我们周四去。?

马  丁：你们今晚去看吗??

霍华德：当然，而且我们周四也去看。?

瓦利德：再见。?

马  丁：再见。?

卡  拉：你好，马丁。我可以进来吗??

马  丁：当然可以。?

卡  拉：你和你妻子喜欢游泳吗??

马  丁：喜欢。?

卡  拉：你们喜欢看游泳吗??

马  丁：在电视上吗??

卡  拉：不是的，我女儿周六将在巴尔的摩游泳，你们能来观看吗??

马  丁：是游泳比赛吗??

卡  拉：是的，她今晚也参加游泳比赛。?

马  丁：请坐，我给我妻子打个电话，问一下。?

卡  拉：谢谢。?

马  丁：喂，艾琳，我们周六将做什么?卡拉的女儿周六将在巴尔的摩游泳。

马  丁：卡拉，在下午吗?

卡  拉：对，她在下午参加游泳比赛。?

马  丁：她在下午游泳，是场游泳比赛。好，再见。?

马  丁：我们周六能来。?

卡  拉：你们的女儿能来吗??

马  丁：不能，她还在大洋城的外公家。你们比赛后能到我家吗??

卡  拉：谢谢你，不能。我们得回家，她星期天在这还有一场比赛。?

马  丁：好的。?

卡  拉：谢谢。?

马  丁：周六再见。?

瓦利德：马丁，霍华德和我要去吃饭，你能来吗??

马  丁：好的，我以后再完成这篇报导。?