初級美語會話:Leisure Time Activities 消遣活動(2)

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Conversation B
    MARTIN: When did you come to the United States?
    FEMALE: I came last month.
    MARTIN: What are you going to do in New york?
    FEMALE: I'm going to visit friends. And I'm going to visit hospitals.
    MARTIN: When do you visit family?
    FEMALE: I don't have any family in America.
    MARTIN: When do you visit family in Georgia?
    FEMALE: I visit family during my vacation.
    MARTIN: When is your vacation?
    FEMALE: Sometimes my vacation is in the summer.
    MARTIN: When did you visit your family?
    FEMALE: I visited my family last summer. I worked in Kiev last year I visited my family during my vacation.
    MARTIN: What do you like to do during your vacation?
    FEMALE: I like to swim. I like to walk in the mountains.
    MARTIN: Do you have mountains in Georgia?
    FEMALE: Of course. We have many mountains and rivers.
    FEMALE: When do you go on vacation?
    MARTIN: I go on vacation during the summer.
    MARTIN: Sometimes I go during the winter.
    FEMALE: What do you like to do?
    MARTIN: I like to walk in the mountains, too. My wife likes to hear music and see plays.
    FEMALE: When does she see plays?
    MARTIN: She went to see a play last week.
    FEMALE: Where did she see the play?
    MARTIN: She saw the play in Baltimore. We live in Baltimore. She saw the play in New York, too.
    FEMALE: When?
    MARTIN: Last month.
    FEMALE: Do you like music?
    MARTIN: Yes, I do.
    FEMALE: When do you listen to music?
    MARTIN: I listen on the radio. I go to concerts.
    FEMALE: When do you go to concerts?
    MARTIN: I went to a concert last month.
    FEMALE: Do you like sports?
    MARTIN: Yes, I do. I like baseball. Do you like baseball.
    FEMALE: No, I don't. When do you go to baseball.
    MARTIN: We say baseball games.
    FEMALE: You go to baseball games.
    MARTIN: That's right.
    FEMALE: When do you go to baseball games?
    MARTIN: In the summer.
    FEMALE: Did you go last summer?
    MARTIN: Of course. I went with my family. I went with my friends, too.FEMALE: Do you like reading?
    MARTIN: Yes, I do.
    FEMALE: I like reading very much.
    MARTIN: When do you like to read?
    FEMALE: I like to read in the winter. I read Tolstoy in Kiev.
    MARTIN: When did you read Tolstoy?
    FEMALE: Last winter.
    MARTIN: Do you read English books?
    FEMALE: Sometimes. I like American books. I read Mark Twain.
    MARTIN: When did you read Mark Twain?
    FEMALE: Oh. Fifteen years ago. I was in school.
    FEMALE: When did you play baseball?
    MARTIN: Last summer. I played with my son and his friends. Do you like to travel?
    FEMALE: Yes, I do. I meet new friends. I study. I work with new children. I like to travel.
    MARTIN: Do you like sports?
    FEMALE: Yes, I do. I like to play tennis.
    MARTIN: I like to play tennis, too. When do you play?
    FEMALE: I play when I travel. I played in Atlanta. I'm going to play in New York.
    MARTIN: Would you like some coffee?
    FEMALE: No, thank you. I don't like coffee.
    Practice 2:when 引導(dǎo)的過去時的特殊疑問句結(jié)構(gòu)是:“when+did+主語+動詞原形+其它”。
    Examples: FEMALE: I studied in Moscow.
    MARTIN: When did you study in Moscow?
    會話 B
    馬 丁:你什么時候到美國來的?
    女 :我上個月來的。
    馬 丁:你來紐約做什么?
    女 :我將拜訪朋友,并且參觀醫(yī)院。
    馬 ?。耗闶裁磿r候探親呢?
    女 :我在美國沒有親戚。
    馬 ?。耗闶裁磿r候看望格魯吉亞的親戚?
    女 :我在假期探親。
    馬 ?。耗愕募倨谑鞘裁磿r候?
    女 :有時我的假期在夏天。
    馬 ?。耗闵弦淮问窃谑裁磿r候探親的?
    女 :去年夏天,我去年在基輔工作,我是在假期探親的。
    馬 ?。涸诩倨谀愣枷矚g做什么?
    女 :我喜歡游泳,在山里散步。
    馬 ?。耗銈兏耵敿獊営猩絾?
    女 :當(dāng)然有,我們那兒有山有河。你什么時候度假?
    馬 ?。何以谙奶於燃伲袝r在冬天度假。
    女 :你喜歡干什么?
    馬 丁:我也喜歡在山里散步,我妻子喜歡聽音樂,看戲。
    女 :她什么時候看戲?
    馬 ?。核现芸戳艘粓鰬颉*?BR>    女 :她在哪兒看的戲?
    馬 ?。核诎蜖柕哪吹?,我們住在巴爾的摩,她還在紐約看過戲。
    女 :什么時候?
    馬 丁:上個月。
    女 :你喜歡音樂嗎?
    馬 ?。合矚g。
    女 :你在哪兒聽音樂?
    馬 ?。何矣檬找魴C聽音樂,去音樂會聽音樂。
    女 :你什么時候去聽音樂會的?
    馬 丁:上個月。
    女 :你喜歡體育嗎?
    馬 ?。合矚g,我喜歡棒球,你喜歡棒球嗎?
    女 :不喜歡,你什么時候去看棒球?
    馬 丁:我們說成(看)棒球賽。
    女 :你去看棒球賽。
    馬 ?。簩Α*?BR>    女 :你什么時候去看棒球賽?
    馬 ?。涸谙奶?。
    女 :你去年夏天去了嗎?
    馬 丁:當(dāng)然,我是和我的家人一起去的,也和朋友們一起去。
    女 :你喜歡讀書嗎?
    馬 ?。菏堑摹O矚g。
    女 :我非常喜歡讀書。
    馬 丁:你喜歡什么時候讀書?
    女 :我喜歡在冬天讀書,我在基輔讀了托爾斯泰的作品。
    馬 ?。耗闶裁磿r候讀的托爾斯泰作品?
    女 :去年冬天?
    馬 丁:你看英語書嗎?
    女 :有時看,我喜歡美國書,我讀過馬克·吐溫的作品。
    馬 ?。耗闶裁磿r候讀的馬克·吐溫的作品。
    女 :噢,15年前,我在上學(xué)的時候。
    女 :你上次是什么時候打棒球的?
    馬 丁:去年夏天,我和我兒子還有他的朋友一起打的。你喜歡旅行嗎?
    女 :是的,喜歡。我結(jié)識新朋友,學(xué)習(xí),給陌生的小孩看病,我喜歡旅行。
    馬 丁:你喜歡體育嗎?
    女 :是的,喜歡。我喜歡打網(wǎng)球。
    馬 丁:我也喜歡打網(wǎng)球,你什么時候打網(wǎng)球?
    女 :我旅行的時候打網(wǎng)球,我在亞特蘭大打過,我還將在紐約打網(wǎng)球。
    馬 ?。耗阋┛Х葐?
    女 :不要,謝謝。我不喜歡咖啡。
    New Words and Expressions 生詞和短語  
    leisure n. 空閑;閑暇
    medical adj. 醫(yī)學(xué)的
    vacation n. 假期;休假
    Europe n. 歐洲
    hospital n. 醫(yī)院
    disease n. 疾病
    control n. 控制
    Center for Disease Control 防疫站;防疫中心
    concert n. 音樂會
    Proper Nouns 專有名詞
    Georgia(n.) (美)喬治亞(人);(蘇)格魯吉亞(人)
    Atlanta 亞特蘭大市
    Tbilisi 第比利斯市
    Moscow 莫斯科市
    Kiev 基輔市
    Tolstoy 托爾斯泰
    Mark Twain 馬克·吐溫
    Language Points 語言要點
    1 . be on vacation 度假,go on vacation 去度假,working vacation 工作假期, during one's vacation 在假期期間。
    2 . when 引導(dǎo)的特殊疑問句,可以詢問過去的活動,也可詢問現(xiàn)在經(jīng)常進(jìn)行的活動。它問的是個時間點,若問段時間,就得用 how long.
    例如:
    When did you work in New York? 你什么時候在紐約工作的?
    Five years ago. 5年前。
    When do you like to read? 你什么時候喜歡讀書?
    I like to read in the winter. 我喜歡在冬季讀書。
    How long did you work in New York? 你在紐約工作多久?
    Only one year. 只有一年。
    3.“喜歡做某事”有兩種表達(dá)法:“l(fā)ike+動名詞(v-ing) like+不定式(to do sth.)”。例如:
    I like reading very much. 我非常喜歡讀書。
    I like to walk in the mountains. 我喜歡在山間散步。
    4.doctor 可以是“醫(yī)生”,也可以是“博士”。只說 doctor,在英語中分不出是哪個,故馬丁問是不是 medical doctor,是想問誰是不是醫(yī)生。
    5.Georgia 在漢語中,根據(jù)不同國家譯成兩個名字,其實,是一個單詞。碰巧,該地名在前蘇聯(lián)和美國都有,這種重名現(xiàn)象,導(dǎo)致了馬丁問是美國的 Georgia,還是前蘇聯(lián)的 Georgia.
    Cultural Notes 文化注釋
    火車車廂分為頭等和二等。頭等車廂叫做 pullman,就是臥鋪,每位旅客都訂有專供睡覺休息用的鋪位(berth)。二等車廂就是 coach,是一般的普通座位。在橫跨美國大陸的長途火車上,另外設(shè)有二層的了望車廂(vista-dome car)、餐車(dinning car)、自助餐車(buffet car)和交誼餐車(club lounge car)等。為了方便外國旅客觀光游覽,鐵路公司特別出售鐵路優(yōu)待證(USA Rail Pass),價格相當(dāng)?shù)土*?BR>    美國的鐵路公司叫 Amtrak (the National Railway Passenger Corporation 國家鐵路客運公司),它是由國會在1971年創(chuàng)建,用以改善城市間鐵路客運。今天,Amtrak 系統(tǒng)已經(jīng)覆蓋美國44州500多個城市,鐵路線長達(dá)25,000英里。