初級美語會話:Asking About People s Homes 詢問住處(2)

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Conversation B
    MARTIN: Manny, where do you live in Bloomington?
    MANNY: I live at five-twenty-six Hamilton Street.
    MARTIN: Do you live in a house?
    MANNY: No, I don't.
    MARTIN: Do you live in a dormitory?
    MANNY: No, I don't.
    MARTIN: Do you live in an apartment?
    MANNY: Yes, I do. It's very small.
    MARTIN: How many rooms does it have?
    MANNY: It has one large room and one very small room.
    MARTIN: That was beautiful.
    MANNY: He's very good.
    MUSICIAN: Thanks.
    MARTIN: Manny, what do you do?
    MANNY: I'm a musician, too.
    MARTIN: Are you a student?
    MANNY: Yes, I am. I study at the university.
    MARTIN: Do you play the violin?
    MANNY: No, I don't.
    MUSICIAN: Yes, he does.
    MANNY: No, I don't.
    MUSICIAN: Yes, he does. But he's very bad.
    MANNY: Yes, I'm very bad.
    MARTIN: Where are you from?
    MANNY: I'm from Brooklyn. My family is from Russia. It was their home.MARTIN: Did you live in Russia?
    MANNY: No, I didn't. My home was in Brooklyn.
    MARTIN: Did you play the violin in Brooklyn?
    MANNY: Yes. I was very bad.
    MARTIN: What do you play now?
    MANNY: I play the clarinet.
    MARTIN: Did your father play the clarinet?
    MANNY: No, he didn't. He was a chemist.
    MARTIN: Did your mother play the clarinet?
    MANNY: No, she didn't. But she was a musician. She was a singer.
    MARTIN: Do you play another musical instrument?
    MANNY: Yes, I do. I play the guitar.
    MUSICIAN: He plays the mandolin, too.
    MUSICIAN: Excuse me. Teresa! Hi.
    THERESA: Hi.
    MUSICIAN: This is Teresa.
    MANNY: Hi, Teresa.
    MARTIN: Hello. I'm Martin. Are you a musician?
    TERESA: No. I'm a teacher.
    MUSICIAN: She teaches at the high school.
    MARTIN: Do you live in Bloomington?
    TERESA: Yes, I do.
    MUSICIAN: She lives in the apartment downstairs.
    TERESA: Manny, do you have your guitar?
    MANNY: Yes, I do.
    TERESA: Play for us.
    MANNY: OK.
    Practice 2:詢問對方是否住在一所房子里或一間宿舍里,用:Do you live in a(n)……? 你住在……里嗎?
    Examples: MARTIN: Do you live in a house?
    MANNY: No, I don't.
    MARTIN: Do you live in a dormitory?
    MANNY: No, I don't.
    MARTIN: Do you live in an apartment?
    MANNY: Yes, I do.
    MARTIN: Do you live in an apartment?
    MUSICIAN: Yes, I do.
    MARTIN: Did you live in a house?
    MUSICIAN: Yes, I lived in a house in Finland.
    會話B
    馬 ?。厚R尼,你在布魯明頓的什么地方住?
    馬 尼:我住在漢彌爾頓街526號。
    馬 丁:你住在一棟房子里嗎?
    馬 尼:不。
    馬 ?。耗阕∷奚釂?
    馬 尼:不。
    馬 ?。耗阕」⒗飭?
    馬 尼:是的。很小的公寓。
    馬 ?。河袔组g房?
    馬 尼:一間大屋和一個(gè)很小的屋。
    馬 丁:很美。
    馬 尼:他很棒。
    音樂家:謝謝。
    馬 丁:馬尼,你做什么工作?
    馬 尼:我也是個(gè)音樂家。
    馬 ?。耗闶莻€(gè)學(xué)生嗎?
    馬 尼:是的,我在大學(xué)里上學(xué)。
    馬 ?。耗憷√崆賳?
    馬 尼:不。
    音樂家:是的,他拉。
    馬 尼:不。
    音樂家:是的,他演奏,不過很差勁。
    馬 尼:是的,我很差勁。
    馬 ?。耗銇碜允裁吹胤?
    馬 尼:我是布魯克林人。祖籍是俄羅斯,那是我家人的家。
    馬 ?。耗阕≡诙砹_斯嗎?
    馬 尼:不。我家在布魯克林。
    馬 ?。耗阍诓剪斂肆掷√崆賳?
    馬 尼:是的。我很差勁。
    馬 ?。耗悻F(xiàn)在干什么呢?
    馬 尼:我吹單簧管。
    馬 ?。耗愀赣H吹單簧管嗎?
    馬 尼:不。他是個(gè)化學(xué)家。
    馬 ?。耗隳赣H吹單簧管嗎?
    馬 尼:不。但她是個(gè)音樂家。她是個(gè)唱歌的。
    馬 ?。耗氵€演奏其他樂器嗎?
    馬 尼:是的。我彈吉他。
    音樂家:他也演奏曼陀鈴琴。
    音樂家:對不起。特雷薩!你好!
    特雷薩:你好!
    音樂家:這是特雷薩。
    馬 尼:你好,特雷薩。
    馬 ?。耗愫茫医旭R丁。你是個(gè)音樂家嗎?
    特雷薩:不,我是個(gè)教師。
    音樂家:她在高中教書。
    馬 ?。耗阕≡诓剪斆黝D嗎?
    特雷薩:是的。
    音樂家:她在樓下的公寓住。
    特雷薩:馬尼,你帶吉他了嗎?
    馬 尼:是的。
    特雷薩:為我們演奏吧。
    馬 尼:好的。
    New Words and Expressions 生詞和短語
    apartment n. 公寓
    instrument n. 樂器
    dormitory n. 宿舍
    clarinet n. 單簧管
    guitar n. 吉它
    mandolin n. 曼陀鈴琴
    Proper Nouns 專有名詞
    Finland 芬蘭
    Bloomington 布魯明頓
    Teresa (是 Theresa 的異體)
    Language Points 語言要點(diǎn)
    1 . I play the piano. 我彈鋼琴。
    在樂器前面要加定冠詞 the.例如:
    I play the guitar. 我彈吉它。
    He plays the clarinet. 我吹黑管。
    She plays the violin. 她拉小提琴。
    2 . Do you play another musical instrument?你演奏其它樂器嗎?
    another 再一個(gè),又一個(gè),另外一個(gè)。
    Cultural Notes 文化注釋
    在美國很多人居住在“單門獨(dú)戶”的房子(house)里,這種房子有前、后院、花園、車庫及柵欄。在些人住在公寓樓(apartment)里。還有些人住在“大篷車”(mobile home)里,“大篷車”是裝有車輪的活動(dòng)房,可用車牽引,房內(nèi)生活設(shè)施齊全。