Lesson 3Asking about Occupations
詢問職業(yè)
Things to Know 學前必讀
在美國,5%的人從事農(nóng)業(yè)、漁業(yè)和礦業(yè)勞動。大約25%的人從事生產(chǎn)和建筑業(yè),其余的人則從事服務業(yè),例如:教學、推銷和醫(yī)療等。
Conversation A Visiting a Tractor Factory
MELANIE: Good morning, Mr Learner. We've met. I'm Melanie Montgomery.
MARTIN: Good morning, Mrs Montgomery. How are you?
MELANIE: Fine, thanks. How are you?
MARTIN: Fine, thanks.
MELANIE: Come inside.
MELANIE: This is Tim Wang.
MARTIN: Hello. I'm Martin Learner. I'm a reporter.
TIM: Good morning. How are you?
MARTIN: Fine, thanks.
MELANIE: Tim is a designer.
MARTIN: I'm happy to meet you.
TIM: Thanks.
MELANIE: And this is Dinah Cosby.
DINAH: Hello.
MARTIN: Good morning. I'm Martin Learner.
DINAH: How are you?
MARTIN: Fine, thanks. How are you?
DINAH: Fine, thanks.
MELANIE: Mr Learner is a reporter for the Voice of America.
DINAH: Oh, good.
MARTIN: What do you do?
DINAH: I'm a supervisor.
MARTIN: I'm happy to meet you.
MELANIE: Good morning, Raj. This is Rajesh Sharma.
MARTIN: Hello.
MELANIE: This is Martin Learner. He's a reporter.
RAJESH: How are you?
MARTIN: Fine, thanks. How are you?
RAJESH: Fine, thanks.
MARTIN: Rajesh, what do you do?
RAJESH: Pardon?
MELANIE: He's a painter.
RAJESH: Oh, yes. I'm a painter.
MARTIN: I'm happy to meet you.
RAJESH: Thanks.
MELANIE: Hello, David.
DAVID: Pardon?
MELANIE: Hello!
DAVID: Oh, good morning.
MELANIE: This is Martin Learner.
DAVID: Hello, I'm David Shaw. How are you?
MARTIN: Fine, thanks. How are you?
DAVID: Fine, thanks.
MELANIE: He's a reporter.
DAVID: I'm happy to meet you.
MARTIN: Thanks. What do you do?
MELANIE: He's a mechanic.
MARTIN: Pardon?
DAVID: I'm a mechanic.
Practice 1:What do you do? 用來詢問對方的職業(yè)。
Examples: DAVID: Hello, I'm David Shaw.
MARTIN: What do you do?
DAVID: I'm a mechanic.
DINAH: I'm Dinah Cosby.
MARTIN: What do you do?
DINAH: I'm a supervisor.
RAJESH: Hello, I'm Rajesh Sharma.
MARTIN: What do you do?
RAJESH: I'm a painter.
模仿上述句型,用 What do you do? 提問:
DAVID: Hello, I'm David Shaw.
YOURSELF: ____________________?
DAVID: I'm a mechanic.
DINAH: Hello, I'm Dinah Cosby.
YOURSELF: ____________________?
DINAH: I'm a supervisor.
RAJESH: Hello, I'm Rajesh Sharma.
YOURSELF: ____________________?
RAJESH: I'm a painter.
會話A : 參觀拖拉機廠
梅勒妮:早上好,勒納先生。我們見過面,我叫梅勒妮·蒙哥馬利。
馬 丁:早上好,蒙哥馬利夫人。你好嗎?
梅勒妮:很好,謝謝。你好嗎?
馬 丁:很好,謝謝。
梅勒妮:請到這邊來。
梅勒妮:這是提姆·王。
馬 ?。耗愫茫医旭R丁·勒納,我是記者。
提 姆:早上好,你怎么樣?
馬 丁:很好,謝謝。
梅勒妮:提姆是設(shè)計師。
馬 ?。阂姷侥愫芨吲d。
提 姆:謝謝。
梅勒妮:這是黛娜·考茨比。
黛 娜:你好。
馬 ?。涸缟虾茫医旭R丁·勒納。
黛 娜:你好嗎?
馬 ?。汉芎?,謝謝。你好嗎?
黛 娜:很好,謝謝。
梅勒妮:勒納先生是“美國之音”的記者。
黛 娜:噢,很好。
馬 ?。耗阕鍪裁垂ぷ?/span>?
黛 娜:我是名主管
馬 ?。阂姷侥愫芨吲d。
梅勒妮:早上好,拉杰什。 這是拉杰什·沙默。
馬 ?。耗愫?。
梅勒妮:這是馬丁·勒納,他是記者。
拉杰什:你好嗎?
馬 丁:很好,謝謝。你好嗎?
拉杰什:很好,謝謝。
馬 丁:拉杰什,你做什么工作?
拉杰什:對不起,請再說一遍。
梅勒妮:他是油漆工。
拉杰什:噢,是的。我是油漆工。
馬 ?。阂姷侥愫芨吲d。
拉杰什:謝謝。
梅勒妮:你好,大衛(wèi)。
大 衛(wèi):對不起,請再說一遍。
梅勒妮:你好。
大 衛(wèi):噢,早上好。
梅勒紀:這是馬丁·勒納。
大 衛(wèi):你好,我叫大衛(wèi)·肖。你好嗎?
馬 ?。汉芎?,謝謝。你好嗎?
大 衛(wèi):很好,謝謝。
梅勒妮:他是記者。
大 衛(wèi):見到你很高興。
馬 ?。褐x謝,你做什么工作?
梅勒妮:他是技工。
馬 ?。簩Σ黄穑堅僬f一遍。
大 衛(wèi):我是技工。
Conversation B
MELANIE: This is Betsy Steele.
MARTIN: Hello, I'm Martin Learner. What do you do?
BETSY: I'm a welder. What do you do?
MARTIN: I'm a reporter.
BETSY: I'm happy to meet you.
MELANIE: This is George Turner.
MARTIN: Good morning. What do you do?
GEORGE: I'm a welder, too. What do you do?
MARTIN: I'm a reporter.
MELANIE: Good morning, Andy. This is Martin Learner.
ANDY: Hi, I'm Andy Hendricks. What do you do?
MARTIN: I'm a reporter. What do you do?
ANDY: I'm a machine operator.
MARTIN: Good. I'm happy to meet you.
ANDY: Thanks.
MELANIE: This is Amy Bergman.
MARTIN: Hello. I'm Martin Learner.
AMY: Hello. How are you?
MARTIN: Fine, thanks. How are you?
AMY: Fine, thanks. How are you, Melanie?
MELANIE: Fine, thanks.
MARTIN: What do you do?
AMY: I'm a driver. What do you do?
MARTIN: I'm a reporter.
AMY: Oh. Good.
Practice 2:詢問職業(yè),可以說“What's your occupation/profession/job?”或“What
do you do for a living?”或“What work do you do?”等,但最簡單的問法就是 What do you do?
Examples:
MARTIN: What do you do?
ANDY: I'm a machine operator. What do you do?
MARTIN: I'm a reporter.
用 What do you do? 提問:
YOURSELF: ___________________?
MARTIN: I'm a reporter.
會話B
梅勒妮:這是貝特西·斯梯爾。
馬 ?。耗愫茫医旭R丁·勒納。你做什么工作?
貝特西:我是焊工,你做什么工作?
馬 ?。何沂怯浾摺?/span>
貝特西:見到你很高興。
梅勒妮:這是喬治·特納。
馬 丁:早上好,你做什么工作?
喬 治:我也是焊工,你做什么工作?
馬 ?。何沂怯浾?。
梅勒妮:早上好,安迪。這是馬丁·勒納。
安迪:你好,我叫安迪·亨德里克斯,你做什么工作?
馬 丁:我是記者,你做什么工作?
安 迪:我是機器操作工。
馬 丁:很好,見到你很高興。
安 迪:謝謝。
梅勒妮:這是艾米·伯格曼。
馬 ?。耗愫茫医旭R丁·勒納。
艾 米:你好,你好嗎?
馬 丁:很好,謝謝。你好嗎?
艾 米:很好,謝謝。梅勒妮,你好嗎?
梅勒妮:很好,謝謝。
馬 ?。耗阕鍪裁垂ぷ?/span>?
艾 米:我是司機。你做什么工作?
馬 ?。何沂怯浾摺?/span>
艾 米:噢,很好。
Conversation C
ANY: This is Jane Guinn. She's driver, too.
MARTIN: Hello, Jane. I'm happy to meet you.
AMY: And this is Dinah Cosby. She's a supervisor.
MARTIN: We've met.
AMY: This is Raj Sharma.
MARTIN: We've met, too. Thanks.
MELANIE: Good morning, Bill. How are you?
BILL: Fine, thanks. How are you?
MELANIE: Fine, thanks. Bill, this is Martin Learner. He's a reporter.
BILL: Hello. I'm happy to meet you.
MARTIN: Good morning. I'm happy to meet you, too. What do you do?
MELANIE: He's a grinder.
MARTIN: Pardon?
MELANIE: He's a grinder.
MELANIE: Come outside. This is Joe.
MARTIN: Pardon?
MELANIE: This is Joe.
MARTIN: Pardon?
MELANIE: This is Joe.
Practice 3:回答 What do you do? 可用“I'm a (n)+職業(yè)名稱”結(jié)構(gòu)。例如: I'm a teacher/farmer/clerk/doctor.
Examples:
MARTIN: Hello, I'm Martin Learner. What do you do?
BILL: I'm a grinder.