美國(guó)之音口語經(jīng)典教程Getting Acquainted 結(jié)識(shí)他人

Lesson 7Getting Acquainted

結(jié)識(shí)他人

 

Things to Know  學(xué)前必讀

在美國(guó)，咖啡館很多?？Х瑞^一般也供應(yīng)各種便餐，快而便宜。美國(guó)人非常喜歡喝咖啡。在工作或者休閑時(shí)都可以喝。與歐洲人不同，美國(guó)人在進(jìn)餐時(shí)喝咖啡(歐洲人一般在餐后喝)，邊吃邊喝。但美國(guó)人喝咖啡也有一些規(guī)矩，例如：喝咖啡時(shí)要就著杯子喝，而不能用咖啡匙喝。

 

Conversation :  At the Coffee Shop

MARTIN: Hi, Stefan. Please sit down.

STEFAN: Hello, Mr Learner.

MARTIN: Oh, please call me Martin. OK?

STEFAN: Martin. OK.

WAITRESS: Morning. What're yu gonna have?

MARTIN: Two coffees, please.

WAITRESS: That's it!? OK.

STEFAN: What did she say?

MARTIN: She said,” What are you going to have?” What’re yu gonna have? What are you going to have?

STEFAN: Ah. What are you going to have? Sometimes, I do not understand waiters?

MARTIN: Sometimes, I do not understand!

WAITRESS: Here y'are. Two coffees.

MARTIN: Thanks. She said,“Here you are”.

STEFAN: I understand.

MARTIN: Stefan, I'm writing a news report. It’s going to be about students in the US and I want to write about you.

STEFAN: You are going to write about me!? OK.

MARTIN: Good. May I record you on this tape recorder?

STEFAN: Yes, sure.

MARTIN: First, tell me your full name.

STEFAN: My name is Stefan Nowak(Novak)

MARTIN: I want to get it right. Please spell it for me.

STEFAN: S-T-E-F-A-N N-O-W-A-K.

MARTIN: Where are you from?

STEFAN: I am from Poland.

MARTIN: I know you're from Poland. What city are you from? Warsaw?

STEFAN: No, I'm not from Warsaw. I am from Cracow. Where are you from?

MARTIN: I'm from Chicago. But I live in Baltimore now.

STEFAN: I lived in Warsaw, too.

MARTIN: Before I lived in Baltimore, I lived in many cities. I lived in Washington, San Francisco, Paris and Berlin.

STEFAN: That's many places!

MARTIN: Well, I write news stories and reports. Reporters go where there is news.

WAITRESS: More coffee?

MARTIN: Yes, please.

STEFAN: Thank you. Excuse me, where are you from?

WAITRESS: Here.

STEFAN: Where?

WAITRESS: Here. I'm from Baltimore. Where're you from?

STEFAN: I live in Baltimore.

WAITRESS: I lived in Florida last year. I lived in California. I lived in Texas. I lived in Ohin, New York, Washington...

 

Practice 1：當(dāng)我們想知道對(duì)方從哪里來或是哪國(guó)人時(shí)，我們通常問 Where are              you from? 你是哪兒的人?回答是 I'm from... 我是……的人。

Examples:  MARTIN: Where are you from?

            STEFAN: I'm from Poland.

            MARTIN: What city are you from?

            STEFAN: I'm from Cracow. Where are you from?

            MARTIN: I'm from Chicago.

根據(jù)上面句型完成下列對(duì)話：

MARTIN: I'm from Chicago. Where are you from?

YOURSELF: ______________________________

STEFAN: I'm from Cracow. Where are you from?

YOURSELF: ______________________________

 

Practice 2： 我們想知道對(duì)方住在哪兒時(shí)，通常這樣問：Where do you live? 你現(xiàn)在住哪兒?回答是：I live in/ at... 我住在…… Where do you live? 是問現(xiàn)在的住址?；卮饡r(shí)通常需明確指出城市、街道、門牌號(hào)碼。Where are you from? 是問對(duì)方的籍貫?；卮鹬恍枵f出國(guó)家或者城市名。

Examples:MARTIN: Where do you live?

            STEFAN: I live in Baltimore.

根據(jù)上面句型完成下列對(duì)話：

MARTIN: I live in Baltimore now. Where do you live?

YOURSELF: ______________________________

STEFAN: I live in Baltimore, too. Where do you live?

YOURSELF: ______________________________

 

會(huì)話：  在咖啡館

馬  ?。耗愫?/span>!史蒂芬，請(qǐng)坐。

史蒂芬：你好，勒納先生。

馬  ?。赫?qǐng)叫我馬丁，好嗎?

史蒂芬：馬丁，好的。

服務(wù)員：早上好，你們要來點(diǎn)兒啥?

馬  ?。簝杀Х?。

服務(wù)員：就這些了嗎?

史蒂芬：她說什么?

馬  丁：她說“你們要來點(diǎn)兒什么?你們要來點(diǎn)啥?你們要來點(diǎn)什么?”

史蒂芬：啊，你們要來點(diǎn)兒什么?有時(shí)候，我聽不懂服務(wù)員的話。

馬  ?。河袝r(shí)候我也不懂。

服務(wù)員：給，兩杯咖啡。

馬  丁：謝謝，她說，“給您”。

史蒂芬：我懂了。

馬  丁：史蒂芬，我正在寫一篇新聞報(bào)導(dǎo)，是關(guān)于在美國(guó)的學(xué)生的，我想寫你。史蒂芬：你要寫我嗎?好的。

馬  ?。汉?。我能把你說的用錄音機(jī)錄下來嗎?

史蒂芬：好，當(dāng)然可以。

馬  ?。菏紫龋嬖V我你的全名。

史蒂芬：我的名字叫史蒂芬·諾瓦克。

馬  ?。何蚁敫銣?zhǔn)確，請(qǐng)給我拼出來。

史蒂芬：史-蒂-芬·諾-瓦-克。

馬  丁：你是哪兒人?

史蒂芬：我是波蘭人。

馬  ?。何抑滥闶遣ㄌm人，你是從哪個(gè)城市來的?華沙嗎?

史蒂芬：不，我不是華沙人，我是克拉科夫人。你是哪兒的人?

馬  丁：我是芝加哥人，但我現(xiàn)在住在巴爾的摩。

史蒂芬：我以前也在華沙住過。

馬  ?。涸谖易〉桨蜖柕哪χ埃以诤芏喑鞘芯幼∵^。我在華盛頓、舊金山、巴黎和柏林居住過。

史蒂芬：地方真不少。

馬  ?。亨?，我寫新聞和報(bào)導(dǎo)。哪兒有新聞，記者就到哪兒。

服務(wù)員：再來杯咖啡嗎?

馬  ?。汉玫?，請(qǐng)。

史蒂芬：謝謝你，對(duì)不起，你是哪兒人。

服務(wù)員：這兒的。

史蒂芬：哪兒的?

服務(wù)員：這兒的，我是巴爾的摩人，你是哪兒人?

史蒂芬：我住在巴爾的摩。

服務(wù)員：我去年住在佛羅里達(dá)州。我在加利弗尼亞州住過。我在得克薩斯州住過。我在俄亥俄州、紐約州、華盛頓州……住過。

 

New Words and Expressions 生詞和短語

acquaint［E5kweint］v. 認(rèn)識(shí)，了解

report［ri5pC:t ］n. 報(bào)告

record［5rekC:d］v. 錄音

tape［teip］n. 磁帶

recorder［ri5kC:dE］n. 錄音機(jī)

spell［spel］v. 拼寫?yīng)?/span>

 

Proper Nouns 專有名詞

Poland［5pEulEnd］波蘭

Warsaw［`wC:sC:］華沙

Cracow［`krAkou］克拉科夫

Chicago［Fi5kB:^Eu］ 芝加哥

Baltimore［5bC:ltimC:］巴爾的摩

Washington［5wCFiNtEn］華盛頓

San Francisco［7sAnfrEn5siskEu］舊金山

Pairs［`pAris］巴黎

Berlin［bE:5lin］柏林

Ohio［Eu5haiEu］俄亥俄州

New York［5nju: 5jC:k］紐約州