初級美語會(huì)話:Getting Acquainted 結(jié)識他人

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Conversation : At the Coffee Shop
    MARTIN: Hi, Stefan. Please sit down.
    STEFAN: Hello, Mr Learner.
    MARTIN: Oh, please call me Martin. OK?
    STEFAN: Martin. OK.
    WAITRESS: Morning. What're yu gonna have?
    MARTIN: Two coffees, please.
    WAITRESS: That's it!? OK.
    STEFAN: What did she say?
    MARTIN: She said,“ What are you going to have?” What're yu gonna have? What are you going to have?
    STEFAN: Ah. What are you going to have? Sometimes, I do not understand waiters?
    MARTIN: Sometimes, I do not understand!
    WAITRESS: Here y'are. Two coffees.
    MARTIN: Thanks. She said,“Here you are”.
    STEFAN: I understand.
    MARTIN: Stefan, I'm writing a news report. It's going to be about students in the US and I want to write about you.
    STEFAN: You are going to write about me!? OK.
    MARTIN: Good. May I record you on this tape recorder?
    STEFAN: Yes, sure.
    MARTIN: First, tell me your full name.
    STEFAN: My name is Stefan Nowak(Novak)
    MARTIN: I want to get it right. Please spell it for me.
    STEFAN: S-T-E-F-A-N N-O-W-A-K.
    MARTIN: Where are you from?
    STEFAN: I am from Poland.
    MARTIN: I know you're from Poland. What city are you from? Warsaw?
    STEFAN: No, I'm not from Warsaw. I am from Cracow. Where are you from?
    MARTIN: I'm from Chicago. But I live in Baltimore now.
    STEFAN: I lived in Warsaw, too.
    MARTIN: Before I lived in Baltimore, I lived in many cities. I lived in Washington, San Francisco, Paris and Berlin.
    STEFAN: That's many places!
    MARTIN: Well, I write news stories and reports. Reporters go where there is news.
    WAITRESS: More coffee?
    MARTIN: Yes, please.
    STEFAN: Thank you. Excuse me, where are you from?
    WAITRESS: Here.
    STEFAN: Where?
    WAITRESS: Here. I'm from Baltimore. Where're you from?
    STEFAN: I live in Baltimore.
    WAITRESS: I lived in Florida last year. I lived in California. I lived in Texas. I lived in Ohin, New York, Washington……
    Practice 1:當(dāng)我們想知道對方從哪里來或是哪國人時(shí),我們通常問 Where are you from? 你是哪兒的人?回答是 I'm from…… 我是……的人。
    Examples: MARTIN: Where are you from?
    STEFAN: I'm from Poland.
    MARTIN: What city are you from?
    STEFAN: I'm from Cracow. Where are you from?
    MARTIN: I'm from Chicago.
    Practice 2: 我們想知道對方住在哪兒時(shí),通常這樣問:Where do you live? 你現(xiàn)在住哪兒?回答是:I live in/ at…… 我住在…… Where do you live? 是問現(xiàn)在的住址?;卮饡r(shí)通常需明確指出城市、街道、門牌號碼。Where are you from? 是問對方的籍貫?;卮鹬恍枵f出國家或者城市名。
    Examples:MARTIN: Where do you live?
    STEFAN: I live in Baltimore.
    會(huì)話: 在咖啡館
    馬 ?。耗愫?史蒂芬,請坐。
    史蒂芬:你好,勒納先生。
    馬 ?。赫埥形荫R丁,好嗎?
    史蒂芬:馬丁,好的。
    服務(wù)員:早上好,你們要來點(diǎn)兒啥?
    馬 ?。簝杀Х?。
    服務(wù)員:就這些了嗎?
    史蒂芬:她說什么?
    馬 ?。核f“你們要來點(diǎn)兒什么?你們要來點(diǎn)啥?你們要來點(diǎn)什么?”
    史蒂芬:啊,你們要來點(diǎn)兒什么?有時(shí)候,我聽不懂服務(wù)員的話。
    馬 ?。河袝r(shí)候我也不懂。
    服務(wù)員:給,兩杯咖啡。
    馬 ?。褐x謝,她說,“給您”。
    史蒂芬:我懂了。
    馬 ?。菏返俜?,我正在寫一篇新聞報(bào)導(dǎo),是關(guān)于在美國的學(xué)生的,我想寫你。史蒂芬:你要寫我嗎?好的。
    馬 丁:好。我能把你說的用錄音機(jī)錄下來嗎?
    史蒂芬:好,當(dāng)然可以。
    馬 ?。菏紫?,告訴我你的全名。
    史蒂芬:我的名字叫史蒂芬·諾瓦克。
    馬 ?。何蚁敫銣?zhǔn)確,請給我拼出來。
    史蒂芬:史-蒂-芬·諾-瓦-克。
    馬 ?。耗闶悄膬喝?
    史蒂芬:我是波蘭人。
    馬 ?。何抑滥闶遣ㄌm人,你是從哪個(gè)城市來的?華沙嗎?
    史蒂芬:不,我不是華沙人,我是克拉科夫人。你是哪兒的人?
    馬 ?。何沂侵ゼ痈缛?,但我現(xiàn)在住在巴爾的摩。
    史蒂芬:我以前也在華沙住過。
    馬 丁:在我住到巴爾的摩之前,我在很多城市居住過。我在華盛頓、舊金山、巴黎和柏林居住過。
    史蒂芬:地方真不少。
    馬 ?。亨牛覍懶侣労蛨?bào)導(dǎo)。哪兒有新聞,記者就到哪兒。
    服務(wù)員:再來杯咖啡嗎?
    馬 ?。汉玫?,請。
    史蒂芬:謝謝你,對不起,你是哪兒人。
    服務(wù)員:這兒的。
    史蒂芬:哪兒的?
    服務(wù)員:這兒的,我是巴爾的摩人,你是哪兒人?
    史蒂芬:我住在巴爾的摩。
    服務(wù)員:我去年住在佛羅里達(dá)州。我在加利弗尼亞州住過。我在得克薩斯州住過。我在俄亥俄州、紐約州、華盛頓州……住過。
    New Words and Expressions 生詞和短語
    acquaint v. 認(rèn)識,了解
    report n. 報(bào)告
    record v. 錄音
    tape n. 磁帶
    recorder n. 錄音機(jī)
    spell v. 拼寫?yīng)?BR>    Proper Nouns 專有名詞
    Poland 波蘭
    Warsaw 華沙
    Cracow 克拉科夫
    Chicago 芝加哥
    Baltimore 巴爾的摩
    Washington 華盛頓
    San Francisco 舊金山
    Pairs 巴黎
    Berlin 柏林
    Ohio 俄亥俄州
    New York 紐約州
    Florida 佛羅里達(dá)州
    California 加利福尼亞州
    Texas 得克薩斯州
    Language Points 語言要點(diǎn)
    1.What're yu gonna have? 你想要點(diǎn)什么?
    這是一句比較口語化的用法。為 What are you going to have? 的不規(guī)范用yu=y(tǒng)ou, gonna=going to
    課文中類似的用法還有:Here y'are. 即 Here you are.
    2.two coffees 兩杯咖啡
    coffee 這個(gè)詞原為不可數(shù)名詞,沒有復(fù)數(shù)形式。但是如果作幾杯咖啡講時(shí),則可變?yōu)閺?fù)數(shù),一般常用于口語中。例如:a coffee 一杯咖啡 two coffees 兩杯咖啡 three coffees 三杯咖啡
    Cultural Notes 文化注釋
    在美國,咖啡館很多。咖啡館一般也供應(yīng)各種便餐,快而便宜。美國人非常喜歡喝咖啡。在工作或者休閑時(shí)都可以喝。與歐洲人不同,美國人在進(jìn)餐時(shí)喝咖啡(歐洲人一般在餐后喝),邊吃邊喝。但美國人喝咖啡也有一些規(guī)矩,例如:喝咖啡時(shí)要就著杯子喝,而不能用咖啡匙喝。