跟優(yōu)習(xí)聽(tīng)英語(yǔ)講座 第2講

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Names 姓名
    英語(yǔ)姓名的次序和漢語(yǔ)姓名剛好相反
    GIVEN NAME SURNAME
    John Warnock
    Barbara Frawley
    Brian Harrison
    SURNAME GIVEN NAME
    Wang Enxi
    在介紹別人的時(shí)候,可以介紹全名,例如:This is Brian Harrison;this is Judy Warnock.但是通常人們都只提名字,不提姓,年輕人之間尤其是這樣,例如:This is Brian;This is Judy.即使在年紀(jì)較大.年齡相仿的人之間,在同時(shí)之間,這樣介紹也很普通.
    但是如果向一位年長(zhǎng)的人介紹一位年輕的人,那么在提到那位長(zhǎng)者的時(shí)候一般都要加個(gè)稱呼.
    姓是極少單獨(dú)用的,不提名字的時(shí)候,一定要在前面加個(gè)稱呼.
    Mr Lee 稱呼男子
    Mrs Lee 稱呼已婚婦女
    Miss Lee 稱呼未婚婦女
    Ms Lee 稱呼已婚或未婚婦女均可
    Ms 是最近幾年在英語(yǔ)國(guó)家流行起來(lái)的,因?yàn)樵S多婦女要求象男子一樣,有一個(gè)"中性"的稱呼,和結(jié)婚與否沒(méi)有關(guān)系.Ms在書(shū)面語(yǔ)中用得較多,例如信封上的姓名前,在口語(yǔ)中用的較少.
    PROGRAMME 2
    PART 1.The Dialogues
    在這一講里,你將聽(tīng)到幾段短小的對(duì)話.聽(tīng)的時(shí)候,請(qǐng)集中精力聽(tīng),盡可能不看下面的資料.
    Dialogue1
    有人在公共汽車(chē)站上向一位陌生人打聽(tīng)情況.
    MAN:
    Ah...excuse me,..can you tell me when the next bus is due,please?
    WOMAN:
    Ah,it's due in 5 minutes.
    Dialogue2
    這兩個(gè)素不相識(shí)的人接著談了起來(lái),談的是天氣.
    MAN:
    Nice day,isn't it?
    WOMAN:
    Very nice.It's warmer than yesterday.
    MAN:
    Yes,it was cold yesterday morning.
    Dialogue3
    這段對(duì)話和上面的對(duì)話相似
    MAN:
    Excuse me,can you tell me when the next bus is due?
    WOMAN:
    Mm.Yes,in 10 minutes.
    MAN:
    Mm.It's a bit chilly today,isn't it?
    WOMAN:
    Yes,It is...it might rain later...
    MAN:
    Yes...there are a few clouds about.
    Dialogue4
    一群年輕人在游泳池旁邊聊天.Steve正在問(wèn)一位護(hù)士Helen的工作情況.
    STEVE:
    What do you do for a living,Helen?
    HELEN:
    I'm a nurse.
    STEVE:
    Oh,are you?Where do you work?
    HELEN:
    At the Children's Hospital.
    STEVE:
    Do you like your job?
    HELEN:
    Yes.It's good.
    Dialogue5
    Steve 和Helen互相道別.
    HElEN:
    Well,I'd better go.Steve.
    STEVE:
    O.K.Helen.See you later.
    HELEN:
    See you later.Steve.Bye.
    PART 2 .Vocabulary
    The ABC
    (The Australian Broadcasting Corporation)澳大利亞廣播公司(原來(lái)叫澳大利亞廣播委員會(huì),The Australian Broadcasting Commission,1988年改用新名字).
    an actor 男演員
    the Children's Hospital 兒童醫(yī)院
    a nurse 護(hù)士
    small talk 閑聊
    Can you tell me when the next bus is due?請(qǐng)問(wèn)下一趟車(chē)什么時(shí)候到?
    Excuse me 對(duì)不起 (這句話用來(lái)引起別人的注意,例如在這一講里就是這樣用的.在人多的地方請(qǐng)人騰出位子或讓路也可以說(shuō)這句話).
    I'd better go 我馬上得走
    I must fly 我馬上得飛
    It might rain later.可能要下雨
    It's a bit chilly .天氣有點(diǎn)涼
    It's getting late. 時(shí)間不早了
    It's warmer than (yesterday/last week,etc.)
    今天比(昨天/上星期等等)暖和
    See you later 再見(jiàn)
    There are a few clouds about. 天上有點(diǎn)云彩
    What do you do for a living?
    你是干什么工作的?(for a living 本來(lái)是謀生的意思).
    ah 發(fā)這個(gè)聲音有時(shí)候表示講話前的猶豫.
    mm 這個(gè)聲音表示"讓我想想"的意思
    NAMES:
    Steve (男子名;是Stephen的昵稱)
    Helen (女子名)
    PART 3 .The Lesson
    1.ASKING STRANGERS FOR INFORMATION 向陌生人打聽(tīng)情況
    向陌生人打聽(tīng)情況可以用好幾種客套話,最普通的是:
    引起對(duì)方注意 表示請(qǐng)求的客套話 要打聽(tīng)的情況
    Excuse me can you tell me when/what/how..etc.
    EXAMPLES
    Excuse me,can you tell me when the next bus is due?
    Excuse me,can you tell me which bus goes to the school?
    Excuse me,can you tell me what the time is?
    請(qǐng)注意上面例句里的語(yǔ)序.在"表示請(qǐng)求的套語(yǔ)"部分用疑問(wèn)句語(yǔ)序,在"要打聽(tīng)的情況"部分用陳述句語(yǔ)序.
    2.MAKING SMALL TALK
    有時(shí)候我們感到有必要和別人應(yīng)酬幾句,例如在公共汽車(chē)站上向一位陌生人打聽(tīng)了什么情況之后,或者在坐公共汽車(chē),火車(chē)去上班的途中偶爾認(rèn)識(shí)了一個(gè)人之后,按理都要說(shuō)幾句話.這一類(lèi)的閑談?dòng)⒄Z(yǔ)叫small talk,話題往往是"中性"的,就是說(shuō)無(wú)關(guān)緊要的,而且很少牽涉到個(gè)人.最普通的一個(gè)話題就是天氣.在這種談話里,常用反意疑問(wèn)句(question tags),要求對(duì)方作出反應(yīng),使談話不致中斷.
    EXAMPLES
    A . Hot (day/morning etc),isn't it?
    B . Yes,it is./Yes,it is,isn't it/Yes,isn't it?
    A . It was cold (last night/yesterday),wasn't it?
    B . Yes it was./Yes,it was,wasn't it?/Yes,wan't it?
    3.GETTING TO KNOW A PERSON BETTER進(jìn)一步了解對(duì)方的情況
    了解對(duì)方的工作情況,可以這樣問(wèn):
    What do you do for a living?
    Where do you work?
    Do you like your job?
    4.BRINGING A CONVERSATION TO AN END 結(jié)束談話
    在說(shuō)good-bye之前,有不少詞句可以用來(lái)引導(dǎo),例如:
    I'd better go/I have to go(now)/It's getting late/I must fly.
    PRONUNCIATION CORNER
    這一講里有三個(gè)語(yǔ)音問(wèn)題,請(qǐng)你在聽(tīng)廣播時(shí)注意:
    a) 下列詞語(yǔ)第一個(gè)音節(jié)需重讀:
    manager elephant yesterday isn't it
    b) 一個(gè)詞最后一個(gè)輔音和下一個(gè)詞開(kāi)頭的元音連續(xù),例如:
    It's a nice day,isn't it?
    c) 一個(gè)詞最后一個(gè)元音和下一個(gè)詞開(kāi)頭的元音連續(xù),例如:
    It's a nice day,isn't it?
    連續(xù)過(guò)程中有一個(gè)微弱的[j]音把兩者連接起來(lái).
    PART 4 -Exercise
    請(qǐng)你和一位朋友一起朗讀上面的對(duì)話,特別注意節(jié)奏和語(yǔ)調(diào).別忘了,你們兩人輪換練習(xí)問(wèn)和答的部分,這樣每個(gè)人都有問(wèn)和答的機(jī)會(huì).
    PROGRAMME 3
    PART 1 - The dialogues
    你將在這一講里聽(tīng)到下列三小段對(duì)話.廣播快結(jié)束的時(shí)候這三段連在一起聽(tīng),成了一長(zhǎng)段會(huì)話.聽(tīng)的時(shí)候,集中精力聽(tīng),最后不要邊聽(tīng)邊看下面的材料.材料是相當(dāng)容易的.你試試看.
    Dialogue 1
    兩位年輕的朋友Anne和Jane,都只有十幾歲,正在安排周末的活動(dòng).Anne想約Jane到海灘去玩,不過(guò)她首先要知道Jane有沒(méi)有空.
    ANNE:
    Jane,are you doing anything on the weekend?
    JANE:
    Sorry,I'm tied up on Saturday afternoon,too.
    ANNE:
    Well,Have you got anything on on Sunday?
    JANE:
    I've got something on on Sunday morning,I'm afraid,but I'm free in the afternoon.
    ANNE:
    Good.Well,why don't we go to the beach?