Conversation B
MARTIN: Mayor Walker, how many small businesses do you have?
MAYOR: About two-hundred twenty. People work in stores and shops. They work in banks. They work in restaurants and bars. They work in the Post Office. They work in bakeries.
MARTIN: What do they make in the bakeries?
MAYOR: They bake bread and cakes. Do you see that man there?
MARTIN: Yes.
MAYOR: He's a writer.
MARTIN: Where does he write?
MAYOR: He writes for the newspaper.
MARTIN: I see a photographer.
MAYOR: Yes, she works for the newspaper.
MARTIN: Who are those women?
MAYOR: They're workers.
MARTIN: Where do they work?
MAYOR: They work at the plastic factory.
MARTIN: What do they make?
MAYOR: They make plastic bags.
MARTIN: Who are those men?
MAYOR: They're workers too.
MARTIN: Where do they work?
MAYOR: They work at the tire factory.
MARTIN: Who are they?
MAYOR: They're students.
MARTIN: Where do they study?
MAYOR: They study at the high school.
MARTIN: They're good musicians, too! Who are those children?
MAYOR: They're students, too. They're going to sing.
MAYOR: Do you see those men?
MARTIN: Yes. Who are they?
MAYOR: They're carpenters.
MARTIN: Oh, yes. I see.
MAYOR: We have many carpenters.
MARTIN: Those men work on the roads and streets.
MAYOR: Yes.
MARTIN: Who are those women?
MAYOR: They're workers.
MARTIN: Where do they work?
MAYOR: They work in the glass factory.
MARTIN: What do they make?
MAYOR: They make windows and windshields.
MARTIN: Where do they work?
MAYOR: They work in the bottle factory.
MARTIN: What do they make?
MAYOR: They make bottles.
MARTIN: Where do they work?
MAYOR: They work in the tire factory.
MARTIN: What do they make?
MAYOR: They make tires. Where do you work?
MARTIN: I work at the“Voice of America”. Thank you for your time, Mayor Walker.
Practice 2:再練習一下關于工作和工作地點的對話。
Examples: MAYOR: He's a writer.
MARTIN: Where does he write?
MAYOR: He writes for the newspaper. They are workers. MARTIN: Where do they work?
MAYOR: They work at the factory. She's a photographer. MARTIN: Where does she work?
MAYOR: She works for the newspaper.
會話B 在小鎮(zhèn)
馬 丁:沃克市長,你們有多少家小企業(yè)。
市 長:大約220家。人們在商店里工作,在銀行里工作,
市 長:在餐館里和酒吧里工作,在郵局工作,在面包店工作。
馬 ?。核麄冊诿姘昀镒鍪裁?
市 長:他們烤面包和蛋糕,你看見那個男的了嗎?
馬 ?。菏堑摹*?BR> 市 長:他是個作家。
馬 ?。核谀膬簩懜?
市 長:他為一家報紙撰稿。
馬 ?。何铱匆娨粋€攝影師。
市 長:是的,他為報社工作。
馬 ?。耗切D女做什么工作?
市 長:她們是工人。
馬 ?。核齻冊谀膬汗ぷ?
市 長:她們在塑料廠工作。
馬 ?。核齻兩a(chǎn)什么?
市 長:她們生產(chǎn)塑料袋。
馬 ?。耗切┠凶邮歉墒裁吹?
市 長:他們也是工人。
馬 丁:他們在哪兒工作?
市 長:他們在輪胎廠工作。
馬 ?。核麄兪钦l?
市 長:他們是學生。
馬 ?。核麄冊谀膬簩W習?
市 長:他們在高中學習。
馬 ?。核麄円彩莾?yōu)秀的樂手呢!那些孩子是誰?
市 長:他們也是學生,他們正準備唱歌。
市 長:看見那些男子了嗎?
馬 ?。嚎匆娏?。他們是誰?
市 長:他們是木匠。
馬 ?。亨?是的,我知道了。
市 長:我們這兒有許多木匠。
馬 ?。壕褪悄切┰隈R路上工作的人吧。
市 長:是的。
馬 ?。耗切D女是干什么的?
市 長:她們是工人。
馬 ?。核齻冊谀膬汗ぷ?
市 長:她們在玻璃廠工作。
馬 ?。核齻兩a(chǎn)什么?
市 長:她們制造玻璃窗和擋風玻璃。
馬 ?。核麄冊谀膬汗ぷ?
市 長:在制瓶廠。
馬 ?。核麄兩a(chǎn)什么?
市 長:他們生產(chǎn)瓶子。
馬 ?。核麄冊谀膬汗ぷ?
市 長:他們在輪胎廠工作。
馬 丁:他們生產(chǎn)什么?
市 長:他們生產(chǎn)輪胎,你在哪兒工作?
馬 丁:我在美國之音工作。謝謝你為我花的時間,沃克市長。
New Words and Expressions 生詞和短語
mayor n. 市長
expect v. 等待,期望
business n. 企業(yè)
battery n. 電池
tire n. 輪胎
glass n. 玻璃
windshield n. 擋風玻璃
plastic n. 塑料
bakery n. 面包房
bake v. 烤
Language Points 語言要點
1 . The Mayor is expecting you. 市長在等你。
expect 是期待的意思,例如:
I'm expecting a letter from him. 我在盼望他回信。
2 . I'd like that. 我愿意那樣。
I'd=I would
would like 是愿意的意思。
Cultural Notes 文化注釋
美國發(fā)展成一個富裕的工業(yè)化發(fā)達國家,與工人的勞動是分不開的,和其它國家的工人相比,美國工人的生活相當富裕。但是新的時代面臨著新的問題,高度分工的機械化生產(chǎn)使工作成為單調(diào)、無意義的重復勞動,如何改善工作環(huán)境和形式,以適應工人心理需要,進而提高生產(chǎn)率,已成為當代社會的一個重要研究課題。
MARTIN: Mayor Walker, how many small businesses do you have?
MAYOR: About two-hundred twenty. People work in stores and shops. They work in banks. They work in restaurants and bars. They work in the Post Office. They work in bakeries.
MARTIN: What do they make in the bakeries?
MAYOR: They bake bread and cakes. Do you see that man there?
MARTIN: Yes.
MAYOR: He's a writer.
MARTIN: Where does he write?
MAYOR: He writes for the newspaper.
MARTIN: I see a photographer.
MAYOR: Yes, she works for the newspaper.
MARTIN: Who are those women?
MAYOR: They're workers.
MARTIN: Where do they work?
MAYOR: They work at the plastic factory.
MARTIN: What do they make?
MAYOR: They make plastic bags.
MARTIN: Who are those men?
MAYOR: They're workers too.
MARTIN: Where do they work?
MAYOR: They work at the tire factory.
MARTIN: Who are they?
MAYOR: They're students.
MARTIN: Where do they study?
MAYOR: They study at the high school.
MARTIN: They're good musicians, too! Who are those children?
MAYOR: They're students, too. They're going to sing.
MAYOR: Do you see those men?
MARTIN: Yes. Who are they?
MAYOR: They're carpenters.
MARTIN: Oh, yes. I see.
MAYOR: We have many carpenters.
MARTIN: Those men work on the roads and streets.
MAYOR: Yes.
MARTIN: Who are those women?
MAYOR: They're workers.
MARTIN: Where do they work?
MAYOR: They work in the glass factory.
MARTIN: What do they make?
MAYOR: They make windows and windshields.
MARTIN: Where do they work?
MAYOR: They work in the bottle factory.
MARTIN: What do they make?
MAYOR: They make bottles.
MARTIN: Where do they work?
MAYOR: They work in the tire factory.
MARTIN: What do they make?
MAYOR: They make tires. Where do you work?
MARTIN: I work at the“Voice of America”. Thank you for your time, Mayor Walker.
Practice 2:再練習一下關于工作和工作地點的對話。
Examples: MAYOR: He's a writer.
MARTIN: Where does he write?
MAYOR: He writes for the newspaper. They are workers. MARTIN: Where do they work?
MAYOR: They work at the factory. She's a photographer. MARTIN: Where does she work?
MAYOR: She works for the newspaper.
會話B 在小鎮(zhèn)
馬 丁:沃克市長,你們有多少家小企業(yè)。
市 長:大約220家。人們在商店里工作,在銀行里工作,
市 長:在餐館里和酒吧里工作,在郵局工作,在面包店工作。
馬 ?。核麄冊诿姘昀镒鍪裁?
市 長:他們烤面包和蛋糕,你看見那個男的了嗎?
馬 ?。菏堑摹*?BR> 市 長:他是個作家。
馬 ?。核谀膬簩懜?
市 長:他為一家報紙撰稿。
馬 ?。何铱匆娨粋€攝影師。
市 長:是的,他為報社工作。
馬 ?。耗切D女做什么工作?
市 長:她們是工人。
馬 ?。核齻冊谀膬汗ぷ?
市 長:她們在塑料廠工作。
馬 ?。核齻兩a(chǎn)什么?
市 長:她們生產(chǎn)塑料袋。
馬 ?。耗切┠凶邮歉墒裁吹?
市 長:他們也是工人。
馬 丁:他們在哪兒工作?
市 長:他們在輪胎廠工作。
馬 ?。核麄兪钦l?
市 長:他們是學生。
馬 ?。核麄冊谀膬簩W習?
市 長:他們在高中學習。
馬 ?。核麄円彩莾?yōu)秀的樂手呢!那些孩子是誰?
市 長:他們也是學生,他們正準備唱歌。
市 長:看見那些男子了嗎?
馬 ?。嚎匆娏?。他們是誰?
市 長:他們是木匠。
馬 ?。亨?是的,我知道了。
市 長:我們這兒有許多木匠。
馬 ?。壕褪悄切┰隈R路上工作的人吧。
市 長:是的。
馬 ?。耗切D女是干什么的?
市 長:她們是工人。
馬 ?。核齻冊谀膬汗ぷ?
市 長:她們在玻璃廠工作。
馬 ?。核齻兩a(chǎn)什么?
市 長:她們制造玻璃窗和擋風玻璃。
馬 ?。核麄冊谀膬汗ぷ?
市 長:在制瓶廠。
馬 ?。核麄兩a(chǎn)什么?
市 長:他們生產(chǎn)瓶子。
馬 ?。核麄冊谀膬汗ぷ?
市 長:他們在輪胎廠工作。
馬 丁:他們生產(chǎn)什么?
市 長:他們生產(chǎn)輪胎,你在哪兒工作?
馬 丁:我在美國之音工作。謝謝你為我花的時間,沃克市長。
New Words and Expressions 生詞和短語
mayor n. 市長
expect v. 等待,期望
business n. 企業(yè)
battery n. 電池
tire n. 輪胎
glass n. 玻璃
windshield n. 擋風玻璃
plastic n. 塑料
bakery n. 面包房
bake v. 烤
Language Points 語言要點
1 . The Mayor is expecting you. 市長在等你。
expect 是期待的意思,例如:
I'm expecting a letter from him. 我在盼望他回信。
2 . I'd like that. 我愿意那樣。
I'd=I would
would like 是愿意的意思。
Cultural Notes 文化注釋
美國發(fā)展成一個富裕的工業(yè)化發(fā)達國家,與工人的勞動是分不開的,和其它國家的工人相比,美國工人的生活相當富裕。但是新的時代面臨著新的問題,高度分工的機械化生產(chǎn)使工作成為單調(diào)、無意義的重復勞動,如何改善工作環(huán)境和形式,以適應工人心理需要,進而提高生產(chǎn)率,已成為當代社會的一個重要研究課題。