初級(jí)美語會(huì)話:Asking about Occupations 詢問職業(yè)(2)

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Conversation B
    MELANIE: This is Betsy Steele.
    MARTIN: Hello, I'm Martin Learner. What do you do?
    BETSY: I'm a welder. What do you do?
    MARTIN: I'm a reporter.
    BETSY: I'm happy to meet you.
    MELANIE: This is George Turner.
    MARTIN: Good morning. What do you do?
    GEORGE: I'm a welder, too. What do you do?
    MARTIN: I'm a reporter.
    MELANIE: Good morning, Andy. This is Martin Learner.
    ANDY: Hi, I'm Andy Hendricks. What do you do?
    MARTIN: I'm a reporter. What do you do?
    ANDY: I'm a machine operator.
    MARTIN: Good. I'm happy to meet you.
    ANDY: Thanks.
    MELANIE: This is Amy Bergman.
    MARTIN: Hello. I'm Martin Learner.
    AMY: Hello. How are you?
    MARTIN: Fine, thanks. How are you?
    AMY: Fine, thanks. How are you, Melanie?
    MELANIE: Fine, thanks.
    MARTIN: What do you do?
    AMY: I'm a driver. What do you do?
    MARTIN: I'm a reporter.
    AMY: Oh. Good.
    Practice 2:詢問職業(yè),可以說“What's your occupation/profession/job?”或“What
    do you do for a living?“或”What work do you do?“等,但簡(jiǎn)單的問法就是 What do you do?
    Examples:
    MARTIN: What do you do?
    ANDY: I'm a machine operator. What do you do?
    MARTIN: I'm a reporter.
    會(huì)話B
    梅勒妮:這是貝特西·斯梯爾。
    馬 ?。耗愫?,我叫馬丁·勒納。你做什么工作?
    貝特西:我是焊工,你做什么工作?
    馬 丁:我是記者。
    貝特西:見到你很高興。
    梅勒妮:這是喬治·特納。
    馬 ?。涸缟虾茫阕鍪裁垂ぷ?
    喬 治:我也是焊工,你做什么工作?
    馬 ?。何沂怯浾?。
    梅勒妮:早上好,安迪。這是馬丁·勒納。
    安迪:你好,我叫安迪·亨德里克斯,你做什么工作?
    馬 ?。何沂怯浾撸阕鍪裁垂ぷ?
    安 迪:我是機(jī)器操作工。
    馬 丁:很好,見到你很高興。
    安 迪:謝謝。
    梅勒妮:這是艾米·伯格曼。
    馬 丁:你好,我叫馬丁·勒納。
    艾 米:你好,你好嗎?
    馬 ?。汉芎茫x謝。你好嗎?
    艾 米:很好,謝謝。梅勒妮,你好嗎?
    梅勒妮:很好,謝謝。
    馬 ?。耗阕鍪裁垂ぷ?
    艾 米:我是司機(jī)。你做什么工作?
    馬 ?。何沂怯浾?。
    艾 米:噢,很好。
    Conversation C
    ANY: This is Jane Guinn. She's driver, too.
    MARTIN: Hello, Jane. I'm happy to meet you.
    AMY: And this is Dinah Cosby. She's a supervisor.
    MARTIN: We've met.
    AMY: This is Raj Sharma.
    MARTIN: We've met, too. Thanks.
    MELANIE: Good morning, Bill. How are you?
    BILL: Fine, thanks. How are you?
    MELANIE: Fine, thanks. Bill, this is Martin Learner. He's a reporter.
    BILL: Hello. I'm happy to meet you.
    MARTIN: Good morning. I'm happy to meet you, too. What do you do?
    MELANIE: He's a grinder.
    MARTIN: Pardon?
    MELANIE: He's a grinder.
    MELANIE: Come outside. This is Joe.
    MARTIN: Pardon?
    MELANIE: This is Joe.
    MARTIN: Pardon?
    MELANIE: This is Joe.
    Practice 3:回答 What do you do? 可用“I'm a (n)+職業(yè)名稱”結(jié)構(gòu)。例如: I'm a teacher/farmer/clerk/doctor.
    Examples:
    MARTIN: Hello, I'm Martin Learner. What do you do?
    BILL: I'm a grinder.
    MARTIN: Hello, I'm Martin Learner. What do you do?
    AMY: I'm a driver.
    MARTIN: Hello, I'm Martin Learner. What do you do?
    ANDY: I'm a machine operator.
    MARTIN: Good morning. I'm Martin Learner. What do you do?
    BETSY: I'm a welder.
    Practice 4:介紹別人的職業(yè),用“人稱代詞+be+a (n)+職業(yè)名稱”結(jié)構(gòu)。
    Examples: BETSY: Hello, I'm Betsy Steele.
    MELANIE: She's welder.
    ANDY: Hello, I'm Andy Hendricks.
    MELANIE: He's a machine operator.
    會(huì)話C
    艾 米:這是簡(jiǎn)·貴,她也是司機(jī)。
    馬 ?。耗愫?,簡(jiǎn),見到你很高興。
    艾 米:這是黛娜·考茨比,她是名主管。
    馬 ?。何覀円娺^面
    艾 米:這是拉杰什·沙默。
    馬 丁:我們也見過面,謝謝。
    梅勒妮:早上好,比爾。你好嗎?
    比 爾:很好,謝謝。你好嗎?
    梅勒妮:很好,謝謝。比爾,這是馬丁·勒納,他是記者。
    比 爾:你好,見到你很高興。
    馬 丁:早上好,我也很高興見到你。你做什么工作?
    梅勒妮:他是磨工。
    馬 ?。簩?duì)不起,請(qǐng)?jiān)僬f一遍。
    梅勒妮;他是磨工。
    梅勒妮:到外邊來,這是喬。
    馬 ?。菏裁?
    梅勒妮:這是喬。
    馬 ?。菏裁?
    梅勒妮:這是喬。
    New Words and Expressions 生詞和短語
    Occupation n. 職業(yè)
    tractor n. 拖拉機(jī)
    designer n. 設(shè)計(jì)師
    supervisor n. 監(jiān)督人,管理人,主管
    mechanic n. 技工,機(jī)修工
    welder n. 焊工
    machine operator n. 機(jī)器操作員
    grinder n. 磨工
    Language Points 語言要點(diǎn)
    本課出現(xiàn)了幾個(gè)常用的表示人的后綴。
    1.后綴 -er,例如:painter, welder, driver, grinder.
    2.后綴 -or,例如:supervisor, operator, actor(演員)。
    3.后綴 -ic,例如:mechanic, Catholic(天主教徒),critic(評(píng)論家)。
    表示人的常用后綴還有:
    4.后綴 -ese,例如:Chinese(中國(guó)人),Japanese(日本人),Cantonese(廣州人)。5.后綴 -ist,例如:dentist(牙醫(yī)),tourist(游客),artist(藝術(shù)家)。
    6.后綴 -ent,例如:student, president(總統(tǒng)),patient(病人),resident(居民)
    7.后綴 -ant,例如:servant(仆人),assistant(助手)。
    8.后綴 -eer,例如:engineer, volunteer(志愿者)。
    9.后綴 -ess,例如:actress(女演員),stewardess(女乘務(wù)員)等。
    英語單詞一般都是由詞根、詞綴構(gòu)成,掌握了它們,就可以說掌握了單詞的內(nèi)在構(gòu)成規(guī)律,對(duì)擴(kuò)大詞匯量,很有益處。
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    Cultural Notes 文化注釋
    在美國(guó),5%的人從事農(nóng)業(yè)、漁業(yè)和礦業(yè)勞動(dòng)。大約25%的人從事生產(chǎn)和建筑業(yè),其余的人則從事服務(wù)業(yè),例如:教學(xué)、推銷和醫(yī)療等。