美國之音口語經典教程Talking About Where People Work 談論人們的工作場所

Lesson 12Asking Names of Unfamiliar Objects

詢問陌生物體的名稱

 

Things to Know  學前必讀   

美國的學校主要有兩種：一種是公立學校(public school)，是由政府興辦的。另一種是私立學校(private school)，是由私人或社會團體(包括基督教會、猶太教會，或其他一些宗教團體)興辦的。目前有4，300萬中小學生在公立學校就讀，約有600萬學生在私立學校就讀。每年有1，200萬人進入大學學習。

 

Conversation A:  At an Elementary School

MARTIN: Excuse me. Where is the principal's office?

BOY: Go straight ahead, then turn left.

MARTIN: Thanks. Good morning. I'm Martin Learner.

TINA: Oh, You're the reporter. I'm Tina Good place. I'm Mrs. Weaver's secretary.

MARTIN: How are you?

TINA: Fine, thanks. Come with me. Mrs. Weaver is in the cafeteria.

TINA: Where are you from, Mr. Learner.

MARTIN: I live in Baltimore.

TINA: Classes begin at 8:15. Here we are. Come in.

MARTIN: Thanks.

TINA: Mrs. Weaver. This is Martin Learner.

MARTIN: Good morning, Mrs. Weaver. I'm happy to meet you.

MRS. WEAVER: Thank you. How are you?

MARTIN: Fine, thanks. How are you?

MRS. WEAVER: Fine, thanks. Please. Sit down. Would you like coffee?MARTIN: Yes, please.

MRS WEAVER: Goodbye, Mr. Learner.

MARTIN: Goodbye. Thank you for your time.

TINA: Milk? Sugar?

MARTIN: No, thanks.

MRS WEAVER: You're a reporter?

MARTIN: Yes. I report news on the radio. I work at the Voice of America.MRS WEAVER: That's interesting. I'm the principal. I'm a teacher, too. I teach 

art.

MARTIN: Wonderful!

MRS WEAVER: Come see the children.

MARTIN: Thank you.

HAL: Hello, Helen.

MRS WEAVER: Good morning HAL, Mr. Learner, this is Hal Marks.

MARTIN: Hello. Are you a teacher?

HAL: Yes. I teach the fifth grade. Are you a teacher?

MARTIN: No. I'm a reporter. I report news on the Voice of America.

HAL: Good. Come see my fifth grades.

MARTIN: Thanks.

 

Practice 1：某些實義動詞在詞尾加er或or構成一個名詞，成為執(zhí)行該動作的人或物。

Examples:  MARTIN: I'm a reporter. I report.

MRS WEAVER: I'm a teacher. I teach.

HAL: I'm a teacher. I teach.

根據(jù)上面例句說出他或她做什么?

MARTIN: She's a writer.

YOURSELF: _______________________________.

HAL: She's a teacher.

YOURSELF: _______________________________.

 

會話A : 在一所小學

馬    丁：對不起，請問校長辦公室在哪兒?

男    孩：一直向前走，然后向左拐。

馬    ?。褐x謝。早上好，我叫馬丁·勒納。

蒂    娜：哦，你是那位記者，我叫蒂娜·古德普雷斯，我是韋弗夫人的秘書。

馬    ?。耗愫脝?/span>?

蒂    娜：很好，謝謝，跟我來，韋弗夫人在自助餐廳。

蒂    娜：勒納先生，你是哪兒的人?

馬    丁：我住在巴爾的摩。

蒂    娜：8點15分開始上課，我們到了。請進。

馬    ?。褐x謝。

蒂    娜：韋弗夫人，這位是馬丁·勒納。

馬    丁：早上好，韋弗夫人。幸會。

韋弗夫人：謝謝，你好嗎?

馬    ?。汉芎茫x謝，你好嗎?

韋弗夫人：很好，謝謝，請坐，你要咖啡嗎?

馬    丁：好，請。

蒂    娜：再見，勒納先生。

馬    ?。涸僖?，謝謝你為我花的時間。

韋弗夫人：加牛奶還是糖?

馬    ?。翰挥茫x謝。

韋弗夫人：你是記者嗎?

馬    ?。菏堑?，我在電臺報導新聞，我在“美國之音”工作。

韋弗夫人：很有趣的工作，我是校長，也是教師，我教美術。

馬    ?。汉脴O了!

韋弗夫人：來看看孩子們吧!

馬    丁：謝謝。

哈    爾：你好，海倫。

韋弗夫人：早上好，哈爾。勒納先生，這是哈爾·馬可斯。

馬    ?。耗愫茫闶墙處焼?/span>?

哈    爾：是的，我教五年級，你是教師嗎?

馬    丁：不是，我是記者，在“美國之音”報導新聞。

哈    爾：很好，來看看五年級同學。

馬    ?。褐x謝。

 

Conversation B : In the Classroom

HAL: Here we are. Come in.

MARTIN: Hi. I'm Martin Learner.

ROBERTA: Hi.

MARTIN: Who are you?

ROBERTA: Roberta. What's that?

MARTIN: It's a tape recorder. Listen.

MARTIN: Tell me your name.

ROBERTA: Roberta Miller.

MARTIN: Where do you live?

ROBERTA: I live at 34 Harrison Street.

MARTIN: What's that, Roberta?

ROBERTA: It's a map. We're studying geography. It's a map of Europe.MARTIN: Thank you. Let's listen to that.

ROBERTA: Roberta Miller.

MARTIN: Where do you live?

ROBERTA: I live at 34 Harrison Street.

MARTIN: What's that, Roberta?

ROBERTA: It's a map. We're studying geography. It's a map of Europe.MARTIN: Hello. Who are you?

JANE: I'm Jane. Who are you?

MARTIN: I'm Martin. I'm a reporter.

HAL: Mr. Learner reports the news on the radio.

MARTIN: I report the news on the Voice of America. What's that, Jane?JANE: It's Europe.

MARTIN: What country is that?

JANE: It's...It's Poland?

HAL: That's right. What's that?

JANE: It's Hungary.

HAL: Good. Can you spell Hungary?

JANE: H-u-n-g-a-r-y.

MARTIN: Thank you, Jane.

HAL: Martin, come see these students.

MARTIN: Hello.

BOY: Hi.

GIRL: Hi.

MARTIN: May I record you?

BOY: Sure.

GIRL: OK.

BOY: What's that?

MARTIN: It's a tape recorder.

BOY: It's very big!

MARTIN: I'm a reporter. I report news on the radio. I need a good tape recorder.

BOY: Oh.

MARTIN: What's that you're studying?

GIRL: It's a globe.

MARTIN: What's a globe?

GIRL: It's a map. It's a map shaped like the world.

MARTIN: What are you studying?

BOY: Geography.

GIRL: We're studying Europe.

MARTIN: I see. Show me Europe.

BOY: Here.

MARTIN: Please show me Germany.

GIRL: Here.

MARTIN: Please show me Italy.

BOY: Here.

MARTIN: Please show me Denmark.

BOY: Is it here?

MARTIN: Yes. Show me Russia.

GIRL: It's an old globe. It's here, I think.

BOY: It's here, I think.

MARTIN: Look here. It's right here.

HAL: Mr. Learner, come here please. This is Robin and Melissa.

MARTIN: Show me your book, please. Who is that?

ROBIN: He's a driver.

MELISSA: He drives a truck in Germany.

MARTIN: Who is that?

MELISSA: She's a teacher.

ROBIN: She teaches school in Greece.

MARTIN: Who is that?

ROBIN: She's a writer.

MELISSA: She writes stories.

MARTIN: What's that?

MELISSA: It's a school in Poland.

MARTIN: What's that?

ROBIN: It's a factory in Hungary.

MARTIN: Thank you. I like your book.

 

Practice 2：當我們想知道某物的名稱時我們問：

What's that(this)? 那(這)是什么?

回答是 It's a...

Examples:  BOY: What's that?

MARTIN: It's a road.

根據(jù)上面句型完成下列對話：

YOURSELF: _______________________________?

MARTIN: It's a map.

YOURSELF: _______________________________?

MARTIN: It's a globe.

 

會話B : 在教室

哈  爾：我們到了，請進。

馬  ?。耗愫茫医旭R丁·勒納。

羅伯塔：你好。

馬  ?。耗憬惺裁疵?/span>?

羅伯塔：羅伯塔。那是什么?

馬  ?。耗鞘卿浺魴C，聽。

馬  ?。赫f出你的名字。

羅伯塔：羅伯塔·米勒。

馬  ?。耗阕≡谀?/span>?

羅伯塔：我住在哈里森街34號。

馬  丁：那是什么，羅伯塔。

羅伯塔：那是張地圖，我們在學地理，這是歐洲地圖。

馬  丁：謝謝。我們聽聽這段。

羅伯塔：羅伯塔·米勒。