初級美語會話:Describing People (Ⅱ) 描述人物(2)

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Conversation C
    CARA: Howard, your sister is very beautiful. Is your brother handsome?
    HOWARD: Of course. We're all handsome. But he has hair.
    MARTIN: Would you like a drink?
    CARA: Yes, please. Anything.
    HOWARD: May I help?
    MARTIN: No, thanks. I'm going to get them.
    CARA: Howard, do you see that large woman?
    HOWARD: The one behind Martin?
    CARA: No, no. The one with brown hair.
    HOWARD: The one with the white dress?
    CARA: Yes. Who is she?
    HOWARD: She works in our building.
    CARA: Where does she work?
    HOWARD: Upstairs. She knows Martin. They're talking.
    CARA: Do you know her?
    HOWARD: Yes. She's very interesting.
    MARTIN: How are you, Helen?
    HELEN: Fine, thanks. Do you like the concert?
    MARTIN: Yes. Very much. Do you like the music?
    HELEN: Yes, I do. Who is that woman with Howard?
    MARTIN: She's Cara Guiterrez.
    HELEN: She has a very nice face. But she's very thin.
    MARTIN: Come meet her.
    MARTIN: Here you are.
    CARA: Thank you, Martin.
    HOWARD: Thanks.
    MARTIN: Cara, this is Helen Stockdale.
    CARA: Hello. I'm Cara Guiterrez.
    HELEN: Martin told me. I'm happy to meet you. Hello, Howard. How are you?
    HOWARD: Fine, thanks. How are you?
    HELEN: Fine, thanks. Do you like the concert, Howard?
    HOWARD: I love it.
    CARA: His sister is playing.
    HELEN: That's wonderful. Which one is she?
    MARTIN: She plays the violin.
    HOWARD: She's very tall. She has red hair and blue eyes.
    CARA: She has long arms and long fingers.
    HELEN: Yes, I know.
    CARA: Helen, do you know that man? He has gray hair and gray eyes.
    HELEN: I don't see him.
    CARA: He's behind that fat woman.
    HELEN: Is she short?
    CARA: Yes. She has a very round face.
    MARTIN: What color are her eyes?
    CARA: I can't see her eyes.
    HELEN: Does she have black hair?
    CARA: Yes, she does.
    HELEN: That's Mrs. Van Wolk. She has a cafe on M Street.
    CARA: Oh, yes. Now I see.
    HELEN: I don't know the man.
    CARA: When is the concert finished?
    HOWARD: At 10:30.
    Practice 3:依照對話C回答下列問題。
    1.Are Howard's sister and brother and he himself all good-looking?
    2.Who is going to get some drinks?
    3.How does Howard comment on the large woman?
    4.Who is the large woman?
    5.Do Helen and Martin both like the concert? 
    6.What does Helen think of Cara's look?
    7.Who is the fat woman?
    8.What does she do?
    Practice 4:描述人的外貌特征。
    Examples:
    CARA: Howard, your sister is very beautiful. Is your brother handsome?
    HOWARD: We're all handsome.
    CARA: Do you see that large woman? The one with brown hair?
    HELEN: She has a very nice face. But she is very thin.
    CARA: She has long arms and fingers.
    HOWARD: She has red hair and blue eyes.
    CARA: He has gray hair and gray eyes.
    會話C
    卡 拉:霍華德,你姊妹長得很美,你兄弟也英俊嗎?
    霍華德:當然。我們都英俊,但他有頭發(fā)。
    馬 ?。耗阆牒赛c什么嗎?
    卡 拉:請來點,什么都行。
    霍華德:我可以幫忙嗎?
    馬 ?。翰槐亓?,謝謝。我去弄些來。
    卡 拉:霍,你看見那個大塊頭女的了嗎?
    霍華德:馬丁后面的那個嗎?
    卡 拉:不,不。棕色頭發(fā)的那個。
    霍華德:穿白裙子的那個嗎?
    卡 拉:是的。她是誰?
    霍華德:她在我們樓里工作。
    卡 拉:她在哪兒工作?
    霍華德:樓上。她認識馬丁,他們在交談。
    卡 拉:你認識她嗎?
    霍華德:認識。她很有意思。
    馬 ?。耗愫脝幔?
    海 倫:很好,謝謝。你喜歡這場音樂會嗎?
    馬 丁:很喜歡。你喜歡這音樂嗎?
    海 倫:我喜歡。跟霍在一起的那個女的是誰?
    馬 ?。核强ɡた说侔@掌?。
    海 倫:她的臉蛋兒很漂亮,但她很瘦。
    馬 ?。簛硪娨娝*?BR>    馬 ?。航o你。
    卡 拉:謝謝,馬丁。
    霍華德:謝謝。
    馬 丁:卡拉,這是海倫·斯托克代爾。
    卡 拉:你好。我叫卡拉·克蒂埃勒茲。
    海 倫:馬丁告訴過我,很高興見到你。你好,霍。你怎么樣?
    霍華德:不錯,謝謝。你好嗎?
    海 倫:不錯,謝謝。爸爸喜歡這場音樂會嗎,霍?
    霍華德:我很喜歡。
    卡 拉:他姊妹參加了演奏。
    海 倫:好極了。她是哪一位?
    馬 ?。核√崆佟*?BR>    霍華德:她個兒很高,長著紅頭發(fā)、藍眼睛。
    卡 拉:她的手臂和手指修長。
    海 倫:我知道了。
    卡 拉:海倫,你認識那個人嗎?他長著灰白頭發(fā),灰眼睛。
    海 倫:我看不見他。
    卡 拉:他在那個胖女人的后面。
    海 倫:那個女的個兒矮嗎?
    卡 拉:是的。她長著圓臉。
    馬 ?。核难劬κ鞘裁搭伾?
    卡 拉:我看不見她的眼睛。
    海 倫:她長頭黑頭發(fā)嗎?
    卡 拉:是的。
    海 倫:那是范·沃爾克太太,她在M街開了家咖啡館。
    卡 拉:噢,是啊?,F(xiàn)在我知道了。
    海 倫:我不認識那個人。
    卡 拉:音樂會什么時候結(jié)束?
    霍華德:10點30分。
    New Words and Expressions 生詞和短語
    violin n. 小提琴
    senator n. 參議員
    handsome adj. 英俊的
    gray adj. 灰色的
    Language Points 語言要點
    1.That woman playing the violin. 拉小提琴的那個女的。
    playing the violin 是動詞的現(xiàn)在分詞短語,為 that woman 的定語,相當于 That woman who is playing the violin. 再如:
    Who is the man sitting behind the tall man?
    坐在高個兒男的旁邊的男子是誰?
    The girl talking to Alan has blonde hair.
    跟艾倫講話的那個女孩長著金黃色的頭發(fā)。
    There are some students chatting and laughing in the corridor.
    走廊里有幾個學生聊著,笑著。
    2. Look to the right. 朝右看。
    to the right/left 表示朝右/左方向,on the right/left 表示在右/左面某個位置,其它常用的方位詞還有 next to, behind, in front of, above, under 等。
    3. Come meet her. 來見見她。
    此為口語表達法,相當于 Come and meet her. 或 Come to meet her.
    Cultural Notes 文化注釋
    美國是個移民國家,有全世界各種族的人,常被稱為 melting pot(大熔爐)或更確切地被稱為 salad bowl(色拉缽),因為各種族的人既是美國人,同時還保留了一些本族的文化特點。其中有歐洲白人(whites)、黑人(blacks)、拉美移民(the Hispanic)、印第安人(Indians)、東方人(Orientals)等等。這使得美國人在皮膚、頭發(fā)及眼睛的顏色上彼此呈現(xiàn)出很大的差異。以白人為例,其頭發(fā)就有 bolnde, brown, black, red 等,眼睛有 blue, brown, gray, green 等。白人女子可分為 a blonde (金發(fā)女子),a brunette (黑發(fā)女子),a redhead (紅發(fā)女子) 等。