美國之音口語經典教程Talking About What People Do for Work 談論人們從事的工作
Lesson 14 Talking About What People Do for Work
談論人們從事的工作
Things to Know 學前必讀
購物中心(shopping mall)是美國新興起的購物場所，一座建筑物里各種類型的專柜商店，餐廳飲食店、電影院、健身房也一應俱全。還設有免費停車場，通常 shopping mall 里有兩家大百貨公司，各居一端。
Conversation A : At a New Shopping Mall
KATHY: Good morning, Jeff.
JEFF: Good morning, Kathy. How are you this morning?
KATHY: Fine, thanks. How are you?
JEFF: Fine, thanks.
KATHY: What's that?
JEFF: It's the plan.
KATHY: What plan?
JEFF: For the new building. Look.
KATHY: It's interesting. What's that?
JEFF: Shops. There are ten shops.
KATHY: What's that?
JEFF: It's the cinema.
KATHY: Show me the restaurants.
JEFF: Look here. There are three restaurants.
KATHY: Show me the sports club.
JEFF: Look here...
KATHY: Martin Learner is coming this morning.
JEFF: Martin Learner?
KATHY: He's a reporter.
JEFF: Oh, yes. He's a reporter for the“Voice of America”.
KATHY: Yes.
JEFF: Please come in, Mr. Learner.
MARTIN: Thank you.
JEFF: I'm Jeff O'Neil. I'm the director of the shopping mall. How are you?MARTIN: Fine, thanks.
JEFF: Please sit down. Coffee?
MARTIN: No, thanks.
JEFF: Where are you from?
MARTIN: I'm from Baltimore, Maryland.
JEFF: I lived in Maryland. How can I help you?
MARTIN: Tell me about the shopping mall. May I record?
JEFF: Sure. That's OK. Look here.
MARTIN: What's that?
JEFF: It's the plan for the new building.
MARTIN: Show me the old building.
JEFF: Here is the old building. Here is the new building.
MARTIN: What's that?
JEFF: It's the cinema.
MARTIN: Show me the shops.
JEFF: Here is a shoe store. Here is a bicycle shop. Here is a gift shop. Here is a clothing store. There are ten shops.
MARTIN: What's that?
JEFF: It's the sports club.
MARTIN: What's that?
JEFF: It's a restaurant. There are three restaurants.
MARTIN: Show me.
JEFF: Here is a restaurant. Here is a restaurant. And here is a restaurant.
Practice 1：“here”用來指離講話人較近的事物的位置，Here is a... 這兒有一個……
Examples: JEFF: Here is a shoe store.
Here is a bicycle shop.
Here is a gift shop.
Here is a clothing store.
Here is a restaurant.
會話A 在一個新的購物中心
凱 西：早上好，杰夫。
杰 夫：早上好，凱西，今早怎么樣?
凱 西：很好，謝謝。你怎么樣?
杰 夫：很好，謝謝。
凱 西：那是什么?
杰 夫：那是設計圖。
凱 西：什么設計圖?
杰 夫：新樓的設計圖?？?/span>!
凱 西：很有趣，那是什么?
杰 夫：商店，10個商店。
凱 西：那是什么?
杰 夫：電影院。
凱 西：告訴我餐館兒在哪兒?
杰 夫：看這兒，有3個餐館兒。
凱 西：告訴我體育俱樂部在哪兒。
杰 夫：看這兒。
凱 西：馬丁·勒納今早要來。
杰 夫：馬丁·勒納。
凱 西：他是記者。
杰 夫：哦!是的，他是“美國之音”記者。
凱 西：是的。
杰 夫：請進，勒納先生。
馬 ?。褐x謝。
杰 夫：我是杰夫·奧尼爾，購物中心經理。你怎么樣?
馬 ?。汉芎?，謝謝。
杰 夫：請坐，要咖啡嗎?
馬 ?。翰灰?，謝謝。
杰 夫：你是哪兒的人?
馬 ?。何沂邱R里蘭州巴爾的摩市人。
杰 夫：我在馬里蘭州住過，我能幫什么忙嗎?
馬 ?。航o我講講購物中心，可以錄音嗎?
杰 夫：當然可以。那沒關系?？催@兒。
馬 丁：那是什么?
杰 夫：那是一座新樓的設計圖。
馬 ?。簬铱纯磁f樓。
杰 夫：這兒是舊樓，這兒是新樓。
馬 丁：那是什么?
杰 夫：電影院。
馬 ?。簬铱纯瓷痰?/span>?
杰 夫：這兒是鞋店，這是自行車店，這是禮品店，這是服裝店，共有10家商店。
馬 ?。耗鞘鞘裁?/span>?
杰 夫：那是體育俱樂部。
馬 ?。耗鞘鞘裁?/span>?
杰 夫：那是餐館，有3家餐館。
馬 丁：讓我看看。
杰 夫：這是一家餐館，這是一家餐館，這是一家餐館。
Conversation B
JEFF: Here is the new building.
MARTIN: What's that?
JEFF: It's the sports club.
MARTIN: Who are they?
JEFF: They're painters. They're painting the sports club.
MARTIN: What's that?
JEFF: It's the cinema. Here is the shoe store.
MARTIN: Who are they?
JEFF: They're the carpenters. They're making shelves. They're workers. They're making a road.
MARTIN: What's that?
JEFF: It's a garage. Here is the entrance.
MARTIN: Who are they?
JEFF: They're the gardeners. They're making the gardens.
MARTIN: What's that?
JEFF: It's the garage. It's the exit.
MARTIN: Good morning.
WELDER: Good morning.
MARTIN: What are you doing?
WELDER: We're welders. We're building a new building.
MARTIN: What's that?
WELDER: It's a door. We're making two large doors. Here's a window.MARTIN: That's interesting.
WELDER: We're making twelve large windows.
MARTIN: Thanks.
JEFF: Come see the old building.
MARTIN: OK.
MARTIN: Tell me about the shopping mall. I'm going to record.
JEFF: There's a clothing store. There's a jewelry store. There's a pet shop. There’s a hardware store. There's a music store.
Practice 2：“there”指離講話人較遠的事物的位置，There is a...那兒有一個……Examples: JEFF: There's a clothing store.
There's a jewelry store.
There's a pet shop.
There's a hardware store.
There's a music store.
會話B
杰 夫：這是新樓。
馬 丁：那是什么?
杰 夫：那是運動俱樂部。
馬 ?。耗切┤耸钦l?
杰 夫：他們是油漆工，在給俱樂部刷油漆。
馬 丁：那是什么?
杰 夫：那是電影院，這兒是鞋店。
馬 ?。耗切┤耸钦l?
杰 夫：他們是木匠，在做架子。他們是工人，在鋪路。
馬 ?。耗鞘鞘裁?/span>?
杰 夫：是車庫，這兒是入口。
馬 丁：他們是誰?
杰 夫：他們是園丁，在修花園。
馬 ?。耗鞘鞘裁?/span>?
杰 夫：是車庫，那是出口。
馬 丁：早上好。
焊 工：早上好。
馬 ?。耗阍诟墒裁?/span>?
焊 工：我是電焊工，在建新樓。
馬 ?。耗鞘鞘裁?/span>?
焊 工：是門，我們在做兩個大門，這兒是窗子。
馬 ?。河腥ぁ＊?/span>
焊 工：我們要做12個大窗子。
馬 ?。褐x謝。
杰 夫：過來看看舊樓。
馬 丁：好。
馬 ?。航o我講講購物中心，我打算錄下來。
杰 夫：有1個服裝店，1個珠寶店，1 個寵物店，1個五金店。1個音樂店。
Conversation C
MARTIN: What are they doing?
JEFF: They're musicians. They're playing music. It's a music store. Here’s the pet shop.
MARTIN: They're buying a dog.
CLERK: Who are you?
MARTIN: I'm a reporter.
CLERK: I'm the clerk. I work here. I sell dogs and cats.
