初級美語會話:Describing People (Ⅲ) 描述人物(2)

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Conversation C
    WALEED: Lee, your son is very handsome and your sister is very pretty.
    LEE: We're a handsome family.
    MARTIN: Some are handsome and some are not.
    LEE: Do you see that player over there?
    MARTIN: The very big player?
    LEE: Yes. He's the one with long legs and big arms.
    WALEED: This is a football game. There are many players with long legs and big arms.
    LEE: I know. Do you see that short player? Look behind the short player. Now do you see the one with long legs and big arms?
    MARTIN: Maybe.
    LEE: Who is he?
    WALEED: He's a new player.
    MARTIN: I don't know his name. He came from Dallas.
    LEE: Would you like something to eat?
    WALEED: Something to drink.
    Practice 4:依照會話C回答下列問題:
    1.Are there many players with long legs and big arms?
    2.Where is the new player from?
    會話C
    瓦利德:李,你兒子很英俊,你姊妹很漂亮。
    李 :我們一家都漂亮。
    馬 丁:有些漂亮,有些不漂亮。
    李 :你看見那邊那個隊員了嗎?
    馬 ?。汉馨虻哪莻€隊員嗎?
    李 :對,他的腿長得很長,胳膊也很粗。
    瓦利德:這是橄欖球賽,有很多隊員長著粗胳膊長腿。
    李 :我知道。你看見那個矮個兒的隊員了嗎?往那個矮個兒隊員后面看,現(xiàn)在你看見那個長腿粗胳膊的隊員了吧?
    馬 ?。阂苍S。
    李 :他是誰?
    瓦利德:他是新隊員。
    馬 ?。何也恢浪男彰麖倪_拉斯來。
    李 :你想吃點什么嗎?
    瓦利德:想喝點什么?! —?BR>    Conversation D
    WALEED: Martin, does your son play football?
    MARTIN: He's not on the team. I don't want him to play football. He's too small.
    WALEED: He isn't very small. He's tall.
    MARTIN: But he's too thin.
    WALEED: There's Lee over there. Who is that?
    MARTIN: I can't see him. Is it his brother?
    WALEED: No, It isn't.
    MARTIN: What does he look like?
    WALEED: He's not very tall.
    MARTIN: What color is his hair?
    WALEED: I can't see his hair. He has a cap. Come here. Can you see him now?
    MARTIN: Is he the one with a red cap?
    WALEED: Yes, that's the man.
    MARTIN: It looks like Lee's brother.
    WALEED: His brother is sitting with Lee's son.
    LEE: OK. I have hot dogs.
    MARTIN: What do you have to drink?
    LEE: I have two beers and one coke.
    WALEED: May I have the coke?
    LEE: Of course.
    MARTIN: Who was the man in the red cap?
    LEE: That's my uncle. He loves football. He comes to every game. 
    WALEED: He looks like your brother.
    MARTIN: He doesn't look like you.
    LEE: That's right. He's the handsome uncle. Let's eat.
    MARTIN: Did you play football, Waleed?
    WALEED: No. I played soccer. My family likes soccer.
    LEE: My family loves football.
    Practice 5:依照會話D回答下列問題:
    1.Why doesn't Martin want his son to play football?
    2.Is Martin's son on the football team?
    3.What about Waleed's family?
    4.Does Lee's family like soccer, too?
    Practice 6:形容詞加在“be”動詞后或名詞前來描述人的特征。
    Examples:
    MARTIN: He is very big. He is fifteen years old.
    His hair is black. No, it's dark brown.
    He has curly brown hair.
    Do you see that very tall man?
    I see two tall men.
    會話D
    瓦利德:馬丁,你兒子打橄欖球嗎?
    馬 ?。核辉谇蜿?,我不想讓他打橄欖球,他太小了。
    瓦利德:他并不小,他個子高。
    馬 ?。旱萘?。
    瓦利德:李在那邊。那是誰?
    馬 ?。何铱床灰娝?。那是他兄弟嗎?
    瓦利德:不,不是。
    馬 ?。核L得什么樣?
    瓦利德:他不很高。
    馬 ?。核念^發(fā)是什么顏色?
    瓦利德:我看不見他的頭發(fā),他戴著帽子。過來,你現(xiàn)在能看見他了吧?
    馬 ?。核遣皇悄莻€戴紅帽子的?
    瓦利德:對,就是那個男的。
    馬 丁:看起來像李的兄弟。
    瓦利德:他兄弟和李的兒子坐在一起。
    李 :好了。我買來熱狗了。
    馬 ?。何屹I來什么喝的了?
    李 :我買了兩罐啤酒一罐可樂。
    瓦利德:我可以來那罐可樂嗎?
    李 :當然。
    馬 ?。簞偛糯骷t帽子的那個男的是誰?
    李 :那是我叔叔。他特別喜歡橄欖球。他每場都來。
    瓦利德:他長得像你兄弟。
    馬 ?。核L得不像你。
    李 :那就對了,他是我那個漂亮叔叔。咱們吃吧。
    馬 ?。和呃?,你打過橄欖球嗎?
    瓦利德:沒有。我打過足球,我們家喜歡足球。
    李 :我們家特別喜歡橄欖球。
    New Words and Expressions 生詞和短語
    football n. 美式足球
    curly adj. 卷曲的
    blond adj. (男子)金黃頭發(fā)的
    straight adj. 直的
    college n. 學院
    hot dog n. 熱狗
    soccer n.足球
    Proper Nouns 專有名詞
    Dallas 達拉斯(美國城市名)
    Language Poirts 語言要點
    1. He wants to play football. 他想玩美式足球。
    英語中球類體育活動名詞前不加冠詞,例如:
    play soccer/baseball/tennis/basketball
    而在樂器名詞前加冠詞 the.
    2. Does he want to go to college? 他想上大學嗎?
    college 一般指規(guī)模較小而專業(yè)單一的學院,也可泛指高等學校。university 指規(guī)模較大的綜合大學,其中可包括 college, school, department 等。school 是泛指的詞,可指任何規(guī)模級別的教育機構(gòu),但常用于比較初級的學校。
    3. I have two beers and one coke. 我要2個啤酒,1個可樂。
    beer 是不可數(shù)名詞,但這兒表示2瓶(2 bottles)或2罐(2 cans)啤酒,故加-s.
    Cultural Notes 文化注釋
    有關美式足球或橄欖球,請參閱本書第三十課文化注釋.