初級美語會話:Describing People (Ⅳ) 描述人物(2)

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Conversation C
    MARTIN: May I talk to some of the shoppers?
    MANAGER: Of course.
    MARTIN: Excuse me. May I ask some questions?
    MANAGER: This is Martin Learner. He's a reporter.
    FEMALE: OK.
    MARTIN: Do you like this clothing?
    FEMALE: Yes.
    MARTIN: What do you like?
    FEMALE: I like the shirts. I like the pants. I like the skirts. I like everything.
    MARTIN: Do you like the colors?
    FEMALE: Yes. See this blue dress. It's very nice.
    MANAGER: You look wonderful in blue.
    FEMALE: I'm very big. I'm tall and I'm big. I like the outdoors. This clothing is good outdoors.
    MANAGER: The clothing is strong.
    FEMALE: And I'm strong.
    MARTIN: Are you a farmer?
    FEMALE: No, but I work outdoors. I'm a gardener. I like to work in my garden.
    MARTIN: Do you wear this in the garden?
    FEMALE: Not only in the garden.
    MARTIN: Thanks.
    Practice 4:照會話C回答下列問題:
    1.What kind of Western clothing does the female shopper like?
    2.How does the shopper talk about herself?
    3.What does she do?
    4.Does she wear Western clothing only in the garden?
    會話C
    馬 ?。何铱梢院鸵恍╊櫩驼務剢?
    經 理:當然。
    馬 丁:對不起,我可以問幾個問題嗎?
    經 理:這是馬丁·勒納,他是記者。
    女 :好。
    馬 丁:你喜歡這種服裝嗎?
    女 :喜歡。
    馬 ?。合矚g什么?
    女 :我喜歡這種襯衫,我喜歡這種褲子,我喜歡這種裙子,我喜歡(這兒的)一切。
    馬 ?。耗阆矚g這些顏色嗎?
    女 :喜歡??催@條藍裙子,很好看。
    經 理:你穿藍色真漂亮。
    女 :我長得很大,我又高又大。我喜歡戶外活動,這種服裝很適合在戶外。
    經 理:這種服裝很結實。
    女 :我也很結實。
    馬 ?。耗闶寝r民嗎?
    女 :不是,但我在戶外干活。我是園藝師,我喜歡在自己的園子里干活。
    馬 丁:你在園子里就穿這嗎?
    女 :不只在園子里穿。
    馬 ?。褐x謝。
    Conversation D
    MANAGER: Good morning. May I help you?
    MAN: Yes. I want a hat.
    MANAGER: Let me show you these hats.
    MARTIN: Excuse me. I'm a reporter. I want to ask some questions.
    MAN: A reporter!
    MANAGER: He's writing a story about Western clothing.
    MARTIN: That's right. Do you wear Western clothing?
    MAN: Sometimes. It's good casual clothing. I want a Western hat.
    MANAGER: Do you like this one?
    MAN: I have a large head.
    MANAGER: This is a large hat.
    MAN: Let me try it.
    MARTIN: Do you like it?
    MAN: No, I don't. My face is very round. I don't like the hat.
    MANAGER: Try this one.
    MAN: My head looks very big.
    MARTIN: You look tall.
    MAN: I like that. I'm not very tall.
    MANAGER: You're not very short.
    MAN: I'm average.
    MARTIN: I'm only average. We're both average. Do you like this clothing?
    MAN: Yes.
    MARTIN: Are you a cowboy?
    MAN: A cowboy! I'm not a cowboy.
    MARTIN: Are you a farmer?
    MAN: I'm a lawyer. My home is in the city. This is casual clothing. It isn't clothing for work. How do I look? 
    MANAGER: You look very nice.
    MAN: My head is very big. I'm not very tall. My arms are short. My legs are short and I'm fat, but the hat is nice.
    Practice 5:依照會話D回答下列問題:
    1.Does the man wear Western clothing?
    2.Why doesn't the man like the hat the manager has chosen for him?
    3.How tall is the man?
    4.Is the man a cowboy or a farmer since he likes Western clothing so much?
    Practice 6:描述自己
    Examples:
    FEMALE: I'm very big. I'm tall and big. I'm strong.
    MAN: My head is very big. I'm not very tall. My arms are short.
    My legs are short. And I'm fat.
    會話D
    經 理:早晨好,我能幫你什么嗎?
    男 :是的,我想買一頂帽子。
    經 理:讓我拿這些帽子給你看。
    馬 ?。簩Σ黄?,我是記者,我想問幾個問題。
    男 :記者!
    經 理:他在寫一篇有關西部服裝的報導。
    馬 丁:對。你穿西部服裝嗎?
    男 :有時候。這是很好的便裝,我想買一頂西部帽子。
    經 理:你喜歡這一頂嗎?
    男 :我的頭長得很大。
    經 理:這是頂大號帽子。
    男 :我來試試。
    馬 ?。耗阆矚g嗎?
    男 :我不喜歡。我的臉很圓,我不喜歡這頂帽子。
    經 理:試這一頂。
    男 :我的頭看起來很大。
    馬 ?。耗憧雌饋韨€頭高。
    男 :我喜歡那個。我并不很高。
    經 理:你不矮。
    男 :我中等(個兒)。
    馬 ?。何乙仓皇侵械?,咱倆都是中等。你喜歡這種服裝嗎?
    男 :喜歡。
    馬 ?。耗闶桥W袉?
    男 :牛仔!我不是牛仔。
    馬 ?。耗闶寝r場主嗎?
    男 :我是律師,我家在城里。這是便裝,不是上班穿的。我看起來怎樣?
    經 理:你很好看。
    男 :我的頭很大,我不很高,我的胳膊短。我的腿短,我很胖,但帽子不錯。
    Conversation E
    MANAGER: Mr. Learner, do you see that woman over there?
    MARTIN: I see three women. Which one?
    MANAGER: Do you see the one with small feet?
    MARTIN: Small feet? Maybe.
    MANAGER: She has small feet and small hands.
    MARTIN: Is she short?
    MANAGER: Yes, she is. She has a small face. It's not a round face.
    MARTIN: Does she have blonde hair?
    MANAGER: Yes, that's the woman. She is on television.
    MANAGER: She reads the news on television.
    MARTIN: And she likes Western clothing.
    MANAGER: Of course.
    Practice 7:依照會話E回答下列問題:
    1.What does the woman the manager is referring to look like?
    2.What is her profession? 
    會話E
    經 理:勒納先生,你看見那邊那個女的了嗎?
    馬 丁:我看見3個女的,哪一個?
    經 理:你看見那個長著小腳的人了嗎?
    馬 丁:小腳?也許(看見了)。
    經 理:她腳長得小,手也小。
    馬 ?。核齻€長矮嗎?
    經 理:她個兒矮,她臉長得小,臉不圓。
    馬 ?。核L著金黃色頭發(fā)嗎?
    經 理:對,就是那個女的。她在電視上播音,她在電視上播新聞。
    馬 ?。核蚕矚g西部服裝。
    經 理:當然。
    New Words and Expressions 生詞和短語
    Western adj. 西方的,美國西部的。
    jewelry n. 珠寶首飾
    average adj. 一般的,普通的
    outdoors adj. & n. 在室外,室外
    gardener n. 園丁
    Language Points 語言要點
    1. She doesn't look like a cowboy. 她看起來不像牛仔。
    look like 看起來像……
    sound like 聽起來像……
    smell like 聞起來像……
    taste like 嘗起來像……
    feel like (觸)摸起來像……
    2. Come see the men's clothing. 來看看男式服裝。
    come see 為口語表達法,相當于 come and see,或 come to see,再比如:come look at the shoes. 來看看鞋。Let's go buy a shirt. 咱們去買件襯衣。
    3. I like the outdoors. 我喜歡在室外。
    outdoors 在此是名詞,表示戶外、室外,它也可是副詞,例如:I work outdoors. 我在室外工作。其形容詞為 outdoor,例如:I like outdoor activities. 我喜歡室外活動。
    Cultural Notes 文化注釋
    美國的“cowboy”(牛仔)是內戰(zhàn)后向西開發(fā)廣闊的美國中部大平原的產物。由于“Western”(西部)小說和電影的大力渲染,“cowboy”已成為家喻戶曉的傳奇人物。他們善于騎術、套馬及其它放牧活動?,F在的牛仔已配備了對講機、吉普車,但西部開拓時期牛仔們的那種堅強、沉默、獨立與勤勞的浪漫和傳奇精神在今天仍為人們津津樂道。