初級(jí)美語(yǔ)會(huì)話:Talking About Occupations 談?wù)撀殬I(yè)(2)

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Conversation B
    MRS WEAVER: This is Mr. Gary Durant.
    MARTIN: Hello. How are you?
    GARY: Fine, thanks.
    MRS WEAVER: Mr. Durant is the assistant principal. Mr. Learner, would you like some coffee?
    MARTIN: Yes, please. Excuse me, Mr. Durant.
    MARTIN: Black coffee, please.
    MRS WEAVER: No sugar?
    MARTIN: That's right. Thank you.
    MRS WEAVER: Mr. McCammon. This is Martin Learner.
    MR MCCAMMON: Hello. I'm Malcolm McCammon. How are you?
    MARTIN: Fine, thanks. How are you? What do you do?
    MR MCCAMMON: I'm Conrad's father.
    MARTIN: What grade?
    MR MCCAMMON: Second grade. I'm a father and a lawyer.
    MARTIN: Where are you from?
    MR MCCAMMON: I'm from Lawrence, Kansas. I studied at the university there. What do you do?
    MARTIN: I'm a reporter for the“Voice of America”. I'm writing a story about schools.
    MRS WEAVER: This is Glen Edwards.
    MARTIN: Hello. How are you?
    GLEN: Fine, thanks. How are you?
    MARTIN: Fine, thanks.
    GLEN: Are you a father?
    MR MCCAMMON: He's a reporter.
    MARTIN: I'm a father, too. What's that?
    GLEN: It's corn.
    MR MCCAMMON: It's red!
    GLEN: Yes. It's interesting.
    MARTIN: Your child is in third grade?
    GLEN: Yes, my son is in third grade.
    MARTIN: What do you do?
    GLEN: I'm a gardener. I grow red corn.
    MR MCCAMMON: He's a gardener. He's a banker, too.
    MARTIN: Is your son a gardener?
    GLEN: Yes. He grows carrots and onions. I grow corn, tomatoes, potatoes and squash.
    MARTIN: Mr. McCammon, are you a gardener?
    MR MCCAMMON: Oh, no. But I'm a cook.
    GLEN: Yes, he's a good cook.
    MR MCCAMMON: I don't cook red corn! I cook yellow corn and white corn, but I don't cook red corn.
    MRS WEAVER: Mr. Learner. Come meet Miss Frazetta. Tobi, this is Martin Learner.
    TOBI: Good evening. Are you a teacher?
    MARTIN: No, I'm a reporter.
    TOBI: That's interesting. I'm a reporter, too.
    MARTIN: I write stories for radio.
    TOBI: I write for the newspaper. Are you a parent?
    MARTIN: Yes, but my children are in Baltimore.
    TOBI: Are you from Baltimore?
    MARTIN: Yes, I live in Baltimore.
    TOBI: My daughter is in fourth grade.
    MARTIN: I visited fifth grade today. What's that?
    TOBI: It's a rock. They're studying rocks in science.
    會(huì)話B
    韋弗夫人:這是加里·杜蘭特。
    馬 丁:你好,你好嗎?
    加 里:很好,謝謝。
    韋弗夫人:杜蘭特先生是校長(zhǎng)助理,勒納先生,想要喝咖啡嗎?
    馬 丁:好,請(qǐng)。對(duì)不起杜蘭特先生。
    馬 ?。赫?qǐng)來(lái)杯黑咖啡。
    韋弗夫人:不加糖嗎?
    馬 ?。翰灰x謝。
    韋弗夫人:麥克卡蒙先生,這是馬丁·勒納。
    麥克先生:你好,我是馬爾克姆·麥克卡蒙,你好嗎?
    馬 丁:很好,謝謝,你好嗎?你做什么工作?
    麥克先生:我是康拉德的父親。
    馬 丁:幾年級(jí)。
    麥克先生:二年級(jí),我是家長(zhǎng),還是個(gè)律師。
    馬 ?。耗闶悄膬喝?
    麥克先生:我來(lái)自堪薩斯州的勞倫斯市,我在那兒的大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)過(guò),你做什么工作?馬 ?。何沂恰懊绹?guó)之音”記者,在寫一篇有關(guān)學(xué)校的報(bào)導(dǎo)。
    韋弗夫人:這是格倫·愛德華茲。
    馬 ?。耗愫?,你好嗎?
    格 倫:很好,謝謝,你好嗎?
    馬 ?。汉芎?,謝謝。
    格 倫:你是位家長(zhǎng)嗎?
    麥克先生:他是記者。
    馬 ?。何乙彩羌议L(zhǎng),那是什么?
    格 倫:是玉米。
    麥克先生:是紅色的!
    格 倫:是的,很有趣!
    馬 丁:你的兒子在三年級(jí)嗎?
    格 倫:是的,我兒子在三年級(jí)。
    馬 ?。耗阕鍪裁垂ぷ?
    格 倫:我是園丁,種紅玉米。
    麥克先生:他是園丁,也是銀行家。
    馬 ?。耗銉鹤右彩菆@丁嗎?
    格 倫:是的,他種胡蘿卜和元蔥。我種玉米、西紅市、土豆和南瓜。
    馬 ?。蝴溈丝上壬闶菆@丁嗎?
    麥克先生:哦,不,但我是廚師。
    格 倫:是的,他是個(gè)好廚師。
    麥克先生:我不煮紅玉米飯,我煮黃玉米和白玉米飯,但不煮紅玉米飯。
    韋弗夫人:勒納先生,過(guò)來(lái)見見弗雷斯塔托比小姐。這是馬丁·勒納。
    托 比:晚上好。你是老師嗎?
    馬 丁:不,我是記者。
    托 比:很有趣,我也是記者。
    馬 丁:我為廣播電臺(tái)寫報(bào)導(dǎo)。
    托 比:我為報(bào)社撰稿,你也是學(xué)生家長(zhǎng)嗎?
    馬 ?。菏牵液⒆釉诎蜖柕哪?。
    托 比:你來(lái)自巴爾的摩嗎?
    馬 ?。菏堑模易≡诎蜖柕哪?。
    托 比:我女兒在四年級(jí)。
    馬 ?。航裉煳也稍L了五年級(jí),那是什么?
    托 比:是塊巖石,他們?cè)谧匀徽n上學(xué)習(xí)巖石。
    New Words and Expressions 生詞和短語(yǔ)
    contractor n. 承包商(建筑)
    housewife n. 家庭主婦
    nursing ]n. 保育、護(hù)理
    acre n. 英畝
    soybean n. 大豆
    tomato 番茄
    potato 馬鈴薯
    squash 南瓜
    bean n. 豆類
    red beans 紅豆
    white beans 白豆
    green beans 青豆
    pea n. 豌豆
    gardener 花匠
    banker 銀行家
    carrots 胡蘿卜
    onion 洋蔥
    science 科學(xué)
    Proper Nouns 專有名詞
    Romania 羅馬尼亞
    Kansas 堪薩斯
    Language Points 語(yǔ)言要點(diǎn)
    1. Come see……來(lái)看,這是一種口語(yǔ)表達(dá)形式,正式語(yǔ)法中應(yīng)該是 come and see……口語(yǔ)中省略了 and,這種現(xiàn)象在美國(guó)英語(yǔ)中比較普遍。
    動(dòng)詞 go 也可以這樣用,例如:I'll go look. 相當(dāng)于 I'll go and look.
    2. I have a boy in the third grade. 我有個(gè)男孩在三年級(jí)。the third grade 三年級(jí),third 是序數(shù)詞,即第三,在使用序數(shù)詞時(shí),前面一般要用定冠詞“the”,例如:
    the first, the second, the third, the fourth……
    序數(shù)詞的規(guī)則變法是在基數(shù)詞后直接加 th.
    Cultural Notes 文化注釋
    美國(guó)人認(rèn)為受教育是公民的權(quán)利和義務(wù)。根據(jù)美國(guó)法律,兒童在16歲之前必須入學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)。大約50%的高中畢業(yè)生升入高等院校學(xué)習(xí),美國(guó)每年大約100萬(wàn)大學(xué)生畢業(yè)。
    許多美國(guó)中學(xué)每年都要給學(xué)生安排“父子餐”(Fathers and Sons' Meal)活動(dòng)。這一天父親專門到學(xué)校來(lái)跟孩子一起共進(jìn)早餐、午餐或晚餐,并一起拍照紀(jì)念。
    教師家長(zhǎng)會(huì)(parents and teachers meeting)是美國(guó)教育中的一種增強(qiáng)學(xué)校與家長(zhǎng)溝通的形式。Conversation B
    MRS WEAVER: This is Mr. Gary Durant.
    MARTIN: Hello. How are you?
    GARY: Fine, thanks.
    MRS WEAVER: Mr. Durant is the assistant principal. Mr. Learner, would you like some coffee?
    MARTIN: Yes, please. Excuse me, Mr. Durant.
    MARTIN: Black coffee, please.
    MRS WEAVER: No sugar?
    MARTIN: That's right. Thank you.
    MRS WEAVER: Mr. McCammon. This is Martin Learner.
    MR MCCAMMON: Hello. I'm Malcolm McCammon. How are you?
    MARTIN: Fine, thanks. How are you? What do you do?
    MR MCCAMMON: I'm Conrad's father.
    MARTIN: What grade?
    MR MCCAMMON: Second grade. I'm a father and a lawyer.
    MARTIN: Where are you from?
    MR MCCAMMON: I'm from Lawrence, Kansas. I studied at the university there. What do you do?
    MARTIN: I'm a reporter for the“Voice of America”. I'm writing a story about schools.
    MRS WEAVER: This is Glen Edwards.
    MARTIN: Hello. How are you?
    GLEN: Fine, thanks. How are you?
    MARTIN: Fine, thanks.
    GLEN: Are you a father?
    MR MCCAMMON: He's a reporter.
    MARTIN: I'm a father, too. What's that?
    GLEN: It's corn.
    MR MCCAMMON: It's red!
    GLEN: Yes. It's interesting.
    MARTIN: Your child is in third grade?
    GLEN: Yes, my son is in third grade.
    MARTIN: What do you do?
    GLEN: I'm a gardener. I grow red corn.
    MR MCCAMMON: He's a gardener. He's a banker, too.
    MARTIN: Is your son a gardener?
    GLEN: Yes. He grows carrots and onions. I grow corn, tomatoes, potatoes and squash.
    MARTIN: Mr. McCammon, are you a gardener?
    MR MCCAMMON: Oh, no. But I'm a cook.
    GLEN: Yes, he's a good cook.
    MR MCCAMMON: I don't cook red corn! I cook yellow corn and white corn, but I don't cook red corn.
    MRS WEAVER: Mr. Learner. Come meet Miss Frazetta. Tobi, this is Martin Learner.
    TOBI: Good evening. Are you a teacher?
    MARTIN: No, I'm a reporter.
    TOBI: That's interesting. I'm a reporter, too.
    MARTIN: I write stories for radio.
    TOBI: I write for the newspaper. Are you a parent?
    MARTIN: Yes, but my children are in Baltimore.
    TOBI: Are you from Baltimore?
    MARTIN: Yes, I live in Baltimore.
    TOBI: My daughter is in fourth grade.
    MARTIN: I visited fifth grade today. What's that?
    TOBI: It's a rock. They're studying rocks in science.
    會(huì)話B
    韋弗夫人:這是加里·杜蘭特。
    馬 丁:你好,你好嗎?
    加 里:很好,謝謝。
    韋弗夫人:杜蘭特先生是校長(zhǎng)助理,勒納先生,想要喝咖啡嗎?
    馬 ?。汉?,請(qǐng)。對(duì)不起杜蘭特先生。
    馬 ?。赫?qǐng)來(lái)杯黑咖啡。
    韋弗夫人:不加糖嗎?
    馬 丁:不要,謝謝。
    韋弗夫人:麥克卡蒙先生,這是馬丁·勒納。
    麥克先生:你好,我是馬爾克姆·麥克卡蒙,你好嗎?
    馬 ?。汉芎茫x謝,你好嗎?你做什么工作?
    麥克先生:我是康拉德的父親。
    馬 ?。簬啄昙?jí)。
    麥克先生:二年級(jí),我是家長(zhǎng),還是個(gè)律師。
    馬 丁:你是哪兒人?
    麥克先生:我來(lái)自堪薩斯州的勞倫斯市,我在那兒的大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)過(guò),你做什么工作?馬 ?。何沂恰懊绹?guó)之音”記者,在寫一篇有關(guān)學(xué)校的報(bào)導(dǎo)。
    韋弗夫人:這是格倫·愛德華茲。
    馬 丁:你好,你好嗎?
    格 倫:很好,謝謝,你好嗎?
    馬 ?。汉芎茫x謝。
    格 倫:你是位家長(zhǎng)嗎?
    麥克先生:他是記者。
    馬 ?。何乙彩羌议L(zhǎng),那是什么?
    格 倫:是玉米。
    麥克先生:是紅色的!
    格 倫:是的,很有趣!
    馬 丁:你的兒子在三年級(jí)嗎?
    格 倫:是的,我兒子在三年級(jí)。
    馬 ?。耗阕鍪裁垂ぷ?
    格 倫:我是園丁,種紅玉米。
    麥克先生:他是園丁,也是銀行家。
    馬 ?。耗銉鹤右彩菆@丁嗎?
    格 倫:是的,他種胡蘿卜和元蔥。我種玉米、西紅市、土豆和南瓜。
    馬 ?。蝴溈丝上壬?,你是園丁嗎?
    麥克先生:哦,不,但我是廚師。
    格 倫:是的,他是個(gè)好廚師。
    麥克先生:我不煮紅玉米飯,我煮黃玉米和白玉米飯,但不煮紅玉米飯。
    韋弗夫人:勒納先生,過(guò)來(lái)見見弗雷斯塔托比小姐。這是馬丁·勒納。
    托 比:晚上好。你是老師嗎?
    馬 ?。翰唬沂怯浾?。
    托 比:很有趣,我也是記者。
    馬 ?。何覟閺V播電臺(tái)寫報(bào)導(dǎo)。
    托 比:我為報(bào)社撰稿,你也是學(xué)生家長(zhǎng)嗎?
    馬 丁:是,但我孩子在巴爾的摩。
    托 比:你來(lái)自巴爾的摩嗎?
    馬 ?。菏堑?,我住在巴爾的摩。
    托 比:我女兒在四年級(jí)。
    馬 ?。航裉煳也稍L了五年級(jí),那是什么?
    托 比:是塊巖石,他們?cè)谧匀徽n上學(xué)習(xí)巖石。
    New Words and Expressions 生詞和短語(yǔ)
    contractor n. 承包商(建筑)
    housewife n. 家庭主婦
    nursing ]n. 保育、護(hù)理
    acre n. 英畝
    soybean n. 大豆
    tomato 番茄
    potato 馬鈴薯
    squash 南瓜
    bean n. 豆類
    red beans 紅豆
    white beans 白豆
    green beans 青豆
    pea n. 豌豆
    gardener 花匠
    banker 銀行家
    carrots 胡蘿卜
    onion 洋蔥
    science 科學(xué)
    Proper Nouns 專有名詞
    Romania 羅馬尼亞
    Kansas 堪薩斯
    Language Points 語(yǔ)言要點(diǎn)
    1. Come see……來(lái)看,這是一種口語(yǔ)表達(dá)形式,正式語(yǔ)法中應(yīng)該是 come and see……口語(yǔ)中省略了 and,這種現(xiàn)象在美國(guó)英語(yǔ)中比較普遍。
    動(dòng)詞 go 也可以這樣用,例如:I'll go look. 相當(dāng)于 I'll go and look.
    2. I have a boy in the third grade. 我有個(gè)男孩在三年級(jí)。the third grade 三年級(jí),third 是序數(shù)詞,即第三,在使用序數(shù)詞時(shí),前面一般要用定冠詞“the”,例如:
    the first, the second, the third, the fourth……
    序數(shù)詞的規(guī)則變法是在基數(shù)詞后直接加 th.
    Cultural Notes 文化注釋
    美國(guó)人認(rèn)為受教育是公民的權(quán)利和義務(wù)。根據(jù)美國(guó)法律,兒童在16歲之前必須入學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)。大約50%的高中畢業(yè)生升入高等院校學(xué)習(xí),美國(guó)每年大約100萬(wàn)大學(xué)生畢業(yè)。
    許多美國(guó)中學(xué)每年都要給學(xué)生安排“父子餐”(Fathers and Sons' Meal)活動(dòng)。這一天父親專門到學(xué)校來(lái)跟孩子一起共進(jìn)早餐、午餐或晚餐,并一起拍照紀(jì)念。
    教師家長(zhǎng)會(huì)(parents and teachers meeting)是美國(guó)教育中的一種增強(qiáng)學(xué)校與家長(zhǎng)溝通的形式。