Talking About What People Do for Work 談論人們從事的工作(1)

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Conversation A : At a New Shopping Mall
    KATHY: Good morning, Jeff.
    JEFF: Good morning, Kathy. How are you this morning?
    KATHY: Fine, thanks. How are you?
    JEFF: Fine, thanks.
    KATHY: What's that?
    JEFF: It's the plan.
    KATHY: What plan?
    JEFF: For the new building. Look.
    KATHY: It's interesting. What's that?
    JEFF: Shops. There are ten shops.
    KATHY: What's that?
    JEFF: It's the cinema.
    KATHY: Show me the restaurants.
    JEFF: Look here. There are three restaurants.
    KATHY: Show me the sports club.
    JEFF: Look here……
    KATHY: Martin Learner is coming this morning.
    JEFF: Martin Learner?
    KATHY: He's a reporter.
    JEFF: Oh, yes. He's a reporter for the“Voice of America”.
    KATHY: Yes.
    JEFF: Please come in, Mr. Learner.
    MARTIN: Thank you.
    JEFF: I'm Jeff O'Neil. I'm the director of the shopping mall. How are you?MARTIN: Fine, thanks.
    JEFF: Please sit down. Coffee?
    MARTIN: No, thanks.
    JEFF: Where are you from?
    MARTIN: I'm from Baltimore, Maryland.
    JEFF: I lived in Maryland. How can I help you?
    MARTIN: Tell me about the shopping mall. May I record?
    JEFF: Sure. That's OK. Look here.
    MARTIN: What's that?
    JEFF: It's the plan for the new building.
    MARTIN: Show me the old building.
    JEFF: Here is the old building. Here is the new building.
    MARTIN: What's that?
    JEFF: It's the cinema.
    MARTIN: Show me the shops.
    JEFF: Here is a shoe store. Here is a bicycle shop. Here is a gift shop. Here is a clothing store. There are ten shops.
    MARTIN: What's that?
    JEFF: It's the sports club.
    MARTIN: What's that?
    JEFF: It's a restaurant. There are three restaurants.
    MARTIN: Show me.
    JEFF: Here is a restaurant. Here is a restaurant. And here is a restaurant.
    Practice 1:“here”用來指離講話人較近的事物的位置,Here is a…… 這兒有一個……
    Examples: JEFF: Here is a shoe store.
    Here is a bicycle shop.
    Here is a gift shop.
    Here is a clothing store.
    Here is a restaurant.
    會話A 在一個新的購物中心
    凱 西:早上好,杰夫。
    杰 夫:早上好,凱西,今早怎么樣?
    凱 西:很好,謝謝。你怎么樣?
    杰 夫:很好,謝謝。
    凱 西:那是什么?
    杰 夫:那是設計圖。
    凱 西:什么設計圖?
    杰 夫:新樓的設計圖???
    凱 西:很有趣,那是什么?
    杰 夫:商店,10個商店。
    凱 西:那是什么?
    杰 夫:電*。
    凱 西:告訴我餐館兒在哪兒?
    杰 夫:看這兒,有3個餐館兒。
    凱 西:告訴我體育俱樂部在哪兒。
    杰 夫:看這兒。
    凱 西:馬丁·勒納今早要來。
    杰 夫:馬丁·勒納。
    凱 西:他是記者。
    杰 夫:哦!是的,他是“美國之音”記者。
    凱 西:是的。
    杰 夫:請進,勒納先生。
    馬 丁:謝謝。
    杰 夫:我是杰夫·奧尼爾,購物中心經(jīng)理。你怎么樣?
    馬 ?。汉芎?,謝謝。
    杰 夫:請坐,要咖啡嗎?
    馬 ?。翰灰?,謝謝。
    杰 夫:你是哪兒的人?
    馬 ?。何沂邱R里蘭州巴爾的摩市人。
    杰 夫:我在馬里蘭州住過,我能幫什么忙嗎?
    馬 ?。航o我講講購物中心,可以錄音嗎?
    杰 夫:當然可以。那沒關系??催@兒。
    馬 ?。耗鞘鞘裁?
    杰 夫:那是一座新樓的設計圖。
    馬 丁:帶我看看舊樓。
    杰 夫:這兒是舊樓,這兒是新樓。
    馬 ?。耗鞘鞘裁?
    杰 夫:電*。
    馬 ?。簬铱纯瓷痰?
    杰 夫:這兒是鞋店,這是自行車店,這是禮品店,這是服裝店,共有10家商店。
    馬 丁:那是什么?
    杰 夫:那是體育俱樂部。
    馬 ?。耗鞘鞘裁?
    杰 夫:那是餐館,有3家餐館。
    馬 ?。鹤屛铱纯础*?BR>    杰 夫:這是一家餐館,這是一家餐館,這是一家餐館。