Conversation A : On the Train?
FEMALE: Good afternoon. May I sit here??
MARTIN: Of course. Please.?
FEMALE: I am Dr Darejan Mamoulishvili.?
MARTIN: I'm Martin Learner.?
FEMALE: Are you going to New York, Mr Learner??
MARTIN: Yes, I am. I have some work there.?
FEMALE: What do you do??
MARTIN: I'm a reporter.?
FEMALE: Very nice.?
MARTIN: What do you do??
FEMALE: I'm a doctor.?
MARTIN: Are you a medical doctor??
FEMALE: Yes. I'm a children's doctor.?
MARTIN: Wonderful! Are you going to New York??
FEMALE: Yes, I am.?
MARTIN: Do you have work there??
FEMALE: No, I don't. I am on vacation.?
MARTIN: Where are you from??
FEMALE: I am from Georgia.?
MARTIN: Are you from Atlanta? You don't sound Georgian.?
FEMALE: No, I am not from Georgia in America. I am from Georgia in Europe.
MARTIN: Where are you from in Georgia??
FEMALE: I'm from Tbilisi.?
MARTIN: Do you work in Tbilisi??
FEMALE: Sometimes. I worked in Moscow last month.
FEMALE: I worked in Kiev last year.?
MARTIN: Do you have friends in New York??
FEMALE: Yes, I do. I worked in New York.?
MARTIN: How long did you work in New York.?
FEMALE: Only one year.?
MARTIN: When did you work in New York??
FEMALE: Five years ago. But I visited New York, too.?
MARTIN: When did you visit New York??
FEMALE: Ten years ago. Three years ago. And last year.?
MARTIN: Who do you visit??
FEMALE: I visit my doctor friends. I visit hospitals.?
MARTIN: You have a working vacation.?
FEMALE: That's right. I was working in Atlanta.?
MARTIN: Atlanta, Georgia? Georgia in the United States??
FEMALE: That's right. Georgia in America.?
MARTIN: When were you in Georgia??
FEMALE: I was in Georgia last week. I visited the Centers for Disease Control.
MARTIN: Who did you visit??
FEMALE: It was a meeting. I met with children's doctors. We talked about children's diseases.?
MARTIN: When did you meet??
FEMALE: We met last Thursday and Friday.?
Practice 1:when 引導的過去時的特殊疑問句,回答時常用過去的時間短語,如“five years ago(一段時間名詞+ago),last year(last+點時間名詞)”。?
Examples: MARTIN: When did you work in New York??
FEMALE: Five years ago. But I visited New York, too.?
MARTIN: When did you visit New York.?
FEMALE: Ten years ago.?
MARTIN: When were you in Georgia??
FEMALE: I was in Georgia last week.?
MARTIN: When did you meet??
FEMALE: We met last Thursday.?
會話 A : 在火車上?
女 :下午好,我可以坐這兒嗎??
馬 丁:當然可以,請坐。?
女 :我是達里詹·默莫利什維利醫(yī)生。?
馬 ?。何医旭R丁·勒納。?
女 :勒納先生,你去紐約嗎??
馬 丁:是的,我去那里辦點事。?
女 :你做什么工作??
馬 ?。何沂怯浾摺?
女 :很好。?
馬 ?。耗阕鍪裁垂ぷ??
女 :我是醫(yī)生。?馬 ?。耗闶轻t(yī)生嗎?
女 :是的,我是兒科醫(yī)生。?
馬 丁:好極了!你去紐約嗎??
女 :是的。?
馬 ?。耗闳ツ抢镛k事嗎??
女 :不是,我去度假。?
馬 ?。耗闶悄膬旱娜??
女 :我是格魯吉亞人。?
馬 ?。耗闶莵喬靥m大人嗎?你聽起來不像喬治亞人。?
女 :不,我不是來自美國的喬治亞,我是來自歐洲的格魯吉亞。?
馬 ?。耗闶歉耵敿獊喪裁吹胤降娜??
女 :第比利斯人。?
馬 ?。耗阍诘诒壤构ぷ鲉??
女 :有時在,我上月在莫斯科工作,我去年在基輔工作。?
馬 ?。耗阍诩~約有朋友嗎??
女 :有,我在紐約工作過。?
馬 ?。耗阍诩~約工作了多久??
女 :僅一年。?
馬 ?。耗闶裁磿r候在紐約工作的?
女 :五年前,但我過去也去過紐約。?
馬 丁:你過去什么時候去過紐約??
女 :10年前,3年前,還有去年。?
馬 丁:作去拜訪誰??
女 :我去拜訪我的醫(yī)生朋友,我參觀醫(yī)院。?
馬 ?。耗闶嵌裙ぷ骷倨?。?
女 :不錯,我曾在亞特蘭大工作。?
馬 ?。簛喬靥m大,喬治亞?美國的喬治亞??
女 :對,美國的喬治亞。?
馬 ?。耗闶裁磿r候去過喬治亞??
女 :我上周去過喬治亞,去參觀防疫中心。?
馬 丁:你去拜訪誰??
女 :去開個會,會見兒科醫(yī)生,討論兒科疾病。
馬 ?。耗銈兪裁磿r候開會的??
女 :我們上周四和周五開會。?
Conversation B?
MARTIN: When did you come to the United States??
FEMALE: I came last month.?
MARTIN: What are you going to do in New york??
FEMALE: I'm going to visit friends. And I'm going to visit hospitals.?
MARTIN: When do you visit family??
FEMALE: I don't have any family in America.?
MARTIN: When do you visit family in Georgia??
FEMALE: I visit family during my vacation.?
MARTIN: When is your vacation??
FEMALE: Sometimes my vacation is in the summer.?
MARTIN: When did you visit your family??
FEMALE: I visited my family last summer. I worked in Kiev last year I visited my family during my vacation.?
MARTIN: What do you like to do during your vacation??
FEMALE: I like to swim. I like to walk in the mountains.?
MARTIN: Do you have mountains in Georgia??
FEMALE: Of course. We have many mountains and rivers.
FEMALE: When do you go on vacation?
MARTIN: I go on vacation during the summer.
MARTIN: Sometimes I go during the winter.?
FEMALE: What do you like to do??
MARTIN: I like to walk in the mountains, too. My wife likes to hear music and see plays.
FEMALE: When does she see plays??
MARTIN: She went to see a play last week.?
FEMALE: Where did she see the play??
MARTIN: She saw the play in Baltimore. We live in Baltimore. She saw the play in New York, too.?
FEMALE: When??
MARTIN: Last month.?
FEMALE: Do you like music??
MARTIN: Yes, I do.?
FEMALE: When do you listen to music??
MARTIN: I listen on the radio. I go to concerts.?
FEMALE: When do you go to concerts??
MARTIN: I went to a concert last month.?
FEMALE: Do you like sports??
MARTIN: Yes, I do. I like baseball. Do you like baseball.?
FEMALE: No, I don't. When do you go to baseball.?
MARTIN: We say baseball games.?
FEMALE: You go to baseball games.?
MARTIN: That's right.?
FEMALE: When do you go to baseball games??
MARTIN: In the summer.?
FEMALE: Did you go last summer??
MARTIN: Of course. I went with my family. I went with my friends, too.?FEMALE: Do you like reading??
MARTIN: Yes, I do.?
FEMALE: I like reading very much.?
MARTIN: When do you like to read??
FEMALE: I like to read in the winter. I read Tolstoy in Kiev.?
MARTIN: When did you read Tolstoy??
FEMALE: Last winter.?
MARTIN: Do you read English books??
FEMALE: Sometimes. I like American books. I read Mark Twain.?
MARTIN: When did you read Mark Twain??
FEMALE: Oh. Fifteen years ago. I was in school.?
FEMALE: When did you play baseball??
MARTIN: Last summer. I played with my son and his friends. Do you like to travel?
FEMALE: Yes, I do. I meet new friends. I study. I work with new children. I like to travel.?
MARTIN: Do you like sports??
FEMALE: Yes, I do. I like to play tennis.?
MARTIN: I like to play tennis, too. When do you play??
FEMALE: I play when I travel. I played in Atlanta. I'm going to play in New York.
MARTIN: Would you like some coffee??
FEMALE: No, thank you. I don't like coffee.?
Practice 2:when 引導的過去時的特殊疑問句結構是:“when+did+主語+動詞原形+其它”。
Examples: FEMALE: I studied in Moscow.?
MARTIN: When did you study in Moscow??
會話 B?
馬 ?。耗闶裁磿r候到美國來的??
女 :我上個月來的。?
馬 ?。耗銇砑~約做什么??
女 :我將拜訪朋友,并且參觀醫(yī)院。?
馬 ?。耗闶裁磿r候探親呢??
女 :我在美國沒有親戚。?
馬 ?。耗闶裁磿r候看望格魯吉亞的親戚??
女 :我在假期探親。?
馬 丁:你的假期是什么時候??
女 :有時我的假期在夏天。?
馬 丁:你上一次是在什么時候探親的??
女 :去年夏天,我去年在基輔工作,我是在假期探親的。?
馬 ?。涸诩倨谀愣枷矚g做什么??
女 :我喜歡游泳,在山里散步。?
馬 ?。耗銈兏耵敿獊営猩絾??
女 :當然有,我們那兒有山有河。你什么時候度假??
馬 ?。何以谙奶於燃?,有時在冬天度假。?
女 :你喜歡干什么??
馬 ?。何乙蚕矚g在山里散步,我妻子喜歡聽音樂,看戲。?
女 :她什么時候看戲??
馬 丁:她上周看了一場戲。?
女 :她在哪兒看的戲??
馬 丁:她在巴爾的摩看的,我們住在巴爾的摩,她還在紐約看過戲。?
女 :什么時候?
馬 ?。荷蟼€月。?
女 :你喜歡音樂嗎??
馬 丁:喜歡。?
女 :你在哪兒聽音樂??
馬 丁:我用收音機聽音樂,去音樂會聽音樂。?
女 :你什么時候去聽音樂會的??
馬 丁:上個月。?
女 :你喜歡體育嗎??
馬 ?。合矚g,我喜歡棒球,你喜歡棒球嗎??
女 :不喜歡,你什么時候去看棒球??
馬 丁:我們說成(看)棒球賽。?
女 :你去看棒球賽。?
馬 ?。簩Α?
女 :你什么時候去看棒球賽??
馬 ?。涸谙奶臁?
女 :你去年夏天去了嗎??
馬 ?。寒斎唬沂呛臀业募胰艘黄鹑サ?,也和朋友們一起去。?
女 :你喜歡讀書嗎??
馬 ?。菏堑?。喜歡。?
女 :我非常喜歡讀書。?
馬 ?。耗阆矚g什么時候讀書??
女 :我喜歡在冬天讀書,我在基輔讀了托爾斯泰的作品。?
馬 丁:你什么時候讀的托爾斯泰作品??
女 :去年冬天??
馬 ?。耗憧从⒄Z書嗎??
女 :有時看,我喜歡美國書,我讀過馬克·吐溫的作品。?
馬 丁:你什么時候讀的馬克·吐溫的作品。?
女 :噢,15年前,我在上學的時候。?
女 :你上次是什么時候打棒球的??
馬 ?。喝ツ晗奶?,我和我兒子還有他的朋友一起打的。你喜歡旅行嗎??
女 :是的,喜歡。我結識新朋友,學習,給陌生的小孩看病,我喜歡旅行。
馬 ?。耗阆矚g體育嗎??
女 :是的,喜歡。我喜歡打網(wǎng)球。?
馬 丁:我也喜歡打網(wǎng)球,你什么時候打網(wǎng)球??
女 :我旅行的時候打網(wǎng)球,我在亞特蘭大打過,我還將在紐約打網(wǎng)球。?
馬 丁:你要些咖啡嗎??
女 :不要,謝謝。我不喜歡咖啡。
New Words and Expressions 生詞和短語
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leisure n. 空閑;閑暇?
medical adj. 醫(yī)學的?
vacation n. 假期;休假?
Europe n. 歐洲?
hospital n. 醫(yī)院?
disease n. 疾病?
control n. 控制?
Center for Disease Control 防疫站;防疫中心?
concert n. 音樂會?
Proper Nouns 專有名詞?
Georgia(n.) (美)喬治亞(人);(蘇)格魯吉亞(人)?
Atlanta 亞特蘭大市?
Tbilisi 第比利斯市?
Moscow 莫斯科市?
Kiev 基輔市?
Tolstoy 托爾斯泰?
Mark Twain 馬克·吐溫?
Language Points 語言要點?
1 . be on vacation 度假,go on vacation 去度假,working vacation 工作假期, during one's vacation 在假期期間。?
2 . when 引導的特殊疑問句,可以詢問過去的活動,也可詢問現(xiàn)在經(jīng)常進行的活動。它問的是個時間點,若問段時間,就得用 how long。?
例如:?
When did you work in New York? 你什么時候在紐約工作的??
Five years ago. 5年前。?
When do you like to read? 你什么時候喜歡讀書??
I like to read in the winter. 我喜歡在冬季讀書。?
How long did you work in New York? 你在紐約工作多久??
Only one year. 只有一年。?
3.“喜歡做某事”有兩種表達法:“l(fā)ike+動名詞(v-ing) like+不定式(to do sth.)”。例如:
I like reading very much. 我非常喜歡讀書。?
I like to walk in the mountains. 我喜歡在山間散步。?
4.doctor 可以是“醫(yī)生”,也可以是“博士”。只說 doctor,在英語中分不出是哪個,故馬丁問是不是 medical doctor,是想問誰是不是醫(yī)生。?
5.Georgia 在漢語中,根據(jù)不同國家譯成兩個名字,其實,是一個單詞。碰巧,該地名在前蘇聯(lián)和美國都有,這種重名現(xiàn)象,導致了馬丁問是美國的 Georgia,還是前蘇聯(lián)的 Georgia。
Cultural Notes 文化注釋
火車車廂分為頭等和二等。頭等車廂叫做 pullman,就是臥鋪,每位旅客都訂有專供睡覺休息用的鋪位(berth)。二等車廂就是 coach,是一般的普通座位。在橫跨美國大陸的長途火車上,另外設有二層的了望車廂(vista-dome car)、餐車(dinning car)、自助餐車(buffet car)和交誼餐車(club lounge car)等。為了方便外國旅客觀光游覽,鐵路公司特別出售鐵路優(yōu)待證(USA Rail Pass),價格相當?shù)土?
美國的鐵路公司叫 Amtrak (the National Railway Passenger Corporation 國家鐵路客運公司),它是由國會在1971年創(chuàng)建,用以改善城市間鐵路客運。今天,Amtrak 系統(tǒng)已經(jīng)覆蓋美國44州500多個城市,鐵路線長達25,000英里。?
FEMALE: Good afternoon. May I sit here??
MARTIN: Of course. Please.?
FEMALE: I am Dr Darejan Mamoulishvili.?
MARTIN: I'm Martin Learner.?
FEMALE: Are you going to New York, Mr Learner??
MARTIN: Yes, I am. I have some work there.?
FEMALE: What do you do??
MARTIN: I'm a reporter.?
FEMALE: Very nice.?
MARTIN: What do you do??
FEMALE: I'm a doctor.?
MARTIN: Are you a medical doctor??
FEMALE: Yes. I'm a children's doctor.?
MARTIN: Wonderful! Are you going to New York??
FEMALE: Yes, I am.?
MARTIN: Do you have work there??
FEMALE: No, I don't. I am on vacation.?
MARTIN: Where are you from??
FEMALE: I am from Georgia.?
MARTIN: Are you from Atlanta? You don't sound Georgian.?
FEMALE: No, I am not from Georgia in America. I am from Georgia in Europe.
MARTIN: Where are you from in Georgia??
FEMALE: I'm from Tbilisi.?
MARTIN: Do you work in Tbilisi??
FEMALE: Sometimes. I worked in Moscow last month.
FEMALE: I worked in Kiev last year.?
MARTIN: Do you have friends in New York??
FEMALE: Yes, I do. I worked in New York.?
MARTIN: How long did you work in New York.?
FEMALE: Only one year.?
MARTIN: When did you work in New York??
FEMALE: Five years ago. But I visited New York, too.?
MARTIN: When did you visit New York??
FEMALE: Ten years ago. Three years ago. And last year.?
MARTIN: Who do you visit??
FEMALE: I visit my doctor friends. I visit hospitals.?
MARTIN: You have a working vacation.?
FEMALE: That's right. I was working in Atlanta.?
MARTIN: Atlanta, Georgia? Georgia in the United States??
FEMALE: That's right. Georgia in America.?
MARTIN: When were you in Georgia??
FEMALE: I was in Georgia last week. I visited the Centers for Disease Control.
MARTIN: Who did you visit??
FEMALE: It was a meeting. I met with children's doctors. We talked about children's diseases.?
MARTIN: When did you meet??
FEMALE: We met last Thursday and Friday.?
Practice 1:when 引導的過去時的特殊疑問句,回答時常用過去的時間短語,如“five years ago(一段時間名詞+ago),last year(last+點時間名詞)”。?
Examples: MARTIN: When did you work in New York??
FEMALE: Five years ago. But I visited New York, too.?
MARTIN: When did you visit New York.?
FEMALE: Ten years ago.?
MARTIN: When were you in Georgia??
FEMALE: I was in Georgia last week.?
MARTIN: When did you meet??
FEMALE: We met last Thursday.?
會話 A : 在火車上?
女 :下午好,我可以坐這兒嗎??
馬 丁:當然可以,請坐。?
女 :我是達里詹·默莫利什維利醫(yī)生。?
馬 ?。何医旭R丁·勒納。?
女 :勒納先生,你去紐約嗎??
馬 丁:是的,我去那里辦點事。?
女 :你做什么工作??
馬 ?。何沂怯浾摺?
女 :很好。?
馬 ?。耗阕鍪裁垂ぷ??
女 :我是醫(yī)生。?馬 ?。耗闶轻t(yī)生嗎?
女 :是的,我是兒科醫(yī)生。?
馬 丁:好極了!你去紐約嗎??
女 :是的。?
馬 ?。耗闳ツ抢镛k事嗎??
女 :不是,我去度假。?
馬 ?。耗闶悄膬旱娜??
女 :我是格魯吉亞人。?
馬 ?。耗闶莵喬靥m大人嗎?你聽起來不像喬治亞人。?
女 :不,我不是來自美國的喬治亞,我是來自歐洲的格魯吉亞。?
馬 ?。耗闶歉耵敿獊喪裁吹胤降娜??
女 :第比利斯人。?
馬 ?。耗阍诘诒壤构ぷ鲉??
女 :有時在,我上月在莫斯科工作,我去年在基輔工作。?
馬 ?。耗阍诩~約有朋友嗎??
女 :有,我在紐約工作過。?
馬 ?。耗阍诩~約工作了多久??
女 :僅一年。?
馬 ?。耗闶裁磿r候在紐約工作的?
女 :五年前,但我過去也去過紐約。?
馬 丁:你過去什么時候去過紐約??
女 :10年前,3年前,還有去年。?
馬 丁:作去拜訪誰??
女 :我去拜訪我的醫(yī)生朋友,我參觀醫(yī)院。?
馬 ?。耗闶嵌裙ぷ骷倨?。?
女 :不錯,我曾在亞特蘭大工作。?
馬 ?。簛喬靥m大,喬治亞?美國的喬治亞??
女 :對,美國的喬治亞。?
馬 ?。耗闶裁磿r候去過喬治亞??
女 :我上周去過喬治亞,去參觀防疫中心。?
馬 丁:你去拜訪誰??
女 :去開個會,會見兒科醫(yī)生,討論兒科疾病。
馬 ?。耗銈兪裁磿r候開會的??
女 :我們上周四和周五開會。?
Conversation B?
MARTIN: When did you come to the United States??
FEMALE: I came last month.?
MARTIN: What are you going to do in New york??
FEMALE: I'm going to visit friends. And I'm going to visit hospitals.?
MARTIN: When do you visit family??
FEMALE: I don't have any family in America.?
MARTIN: When do you visit family in Georgia??
FEMALE: I visit family during my vacation.?
MARTIN: When is your vacation??
FEMALE: Sometimes my vacation is in the summer.?
MARTIN: When did you visit your family??
FEMALE: I visited my family last summer. I worked in Kiev last year I visited my family during my vacation.?
MARTIN: What do you like to do during your vacation??
FEMALE: I like to swim. I like to walk in the mountains.?
MARTIN: Do you have mountains in Georgia??
FEMALE: Of course. We have many mountains and rivers.
FEMALE: When do you go on vacation?
MARTIN: I go on vacation during the summer.
MARTIN: Sometimes I go during the winter.?
FEMALE: What do you like to do??
MARTIN: I like to walk in the mountains, too. My wife likes to hear music and see plays.
FEMALE: When does she see plays??
MARTIN: She went to see a play last week.?
FEMALE: Where did she see the play??
MARTIN: She saw the play in Baltimore. We live in Baltimore. She saw the play in New York, too.?
FEMALE: When??
MARTIN: Last month.?
FEMALE: Do you like music??
MARTIN: Yes, I do.?
FEMALE: When do you listen to music??
MARTIN: I listen on the radio. I go to concerts.?
FEMALE: When do you go to concerts??
MARTIN: I went to a concert last month.?
FEMALE: Do you like sports??
MARTIN: Yes, I do. I like baseball. Do you like baseball.?
FEMALE: No, I don't. When do you go to baseball.?
MARTIN: We say baseball games.?
FEMALE: You go to baseball games.?
MARTIN: That's right.?
FEMALE: When do you go to baseball games??
MARTIN: In the summer.?
FEMALE: Did you go last summer??
MARTIN: Of course. I went with my family. I went with my friends, too.?FEMALE: Do you like reading??
MARTIN: Yes, I do.?
FEMALE: I like reading very much.?
MARTIN: When do you like to read??
FEMALE: I like to read in the winter. I read Tolstoy in Kiev.?
MARTIN: When did you read Tolstoy??
FEMALE: Last winter.?
MARTIN: Do you read English books??
FEMALE: Sometimes. I like American books. I read Mark Twain.?
MARTIN: When did you read Mark Twain??
FEMALE: Oh. Fifteen years ago. I was in school.?
FEMALE: When did you play baseball??
MARTIN: Last summer. I played with my son and his friends. Do you like to travel?
FEMALE: Yes, I do. I meet new friends. I study. I work with new children. I like to travel.?
MARTIN: Do you like sports??
FEMALE: Yes, I do. I like to play tennis.?
MARTIN: I like to play tennis, too. When do you play??
FEMALE: I play when I travel. I played in Atlanta. I'm going to play in New York.
MARTIN: Would you like some coffee??
FEMALE: No, thank you. I don't like coffee.?
Practice 2:when 引導的過去時的特殊疑問句結構是:“when+did+主語+動詞原形+其它”。
Examples: FEMALE: I studied in Moscow.?
MARTIN: When did you study in Moscow??
會話 B?
馬 ?。耗闶裁磿r候到美國來的??
女 :我上個月來的。?
馬 ?。耗銇砑~約做什么??
女 :我將拜訪朋友,并且參觀醫(yī)院。?
馬 ?。耗闶裁磿r候探親呢??
女 :我在美國沒有親戚。?
馬 ?。耗闶裁磿r候看望格魯吉亞的親戚??
女 :我在假期探親。?
馬 丁:你的假期是什么時候??
女 :有時我的假期在夏天。?
馬 丁:你上一次是在什么時候探親的??
女 :去年夏天,我去年在基輔工作,我是在假期探親的。?
馬 ?。涸诩倨谀愣枷矚g做什么??
女 :我喜歡游泳,在山里散步。?
馬 ?。耗銈兏耵敿獊営猩絾??
女 :當然有,我們那兒有山有河。你什么時候度假??
馬 ?。何以谙奶於燃?,有時在冬天度假。?
女 :你喜歡干什么??
馬 ?。何乙蚕矚g在山里散步,我妻子喜歡聽音樂,看戲。?
女 :她什么時候看戲??
馬 丁:她上周看了一場戲。?
女 :她在哪兒看的戲??
馬 丁:她在巴爾的摩看的,我們住在巴爾的摩,她還在紐約看過戲。?
女 :什么時候?
馬 ?。荷蟼€月。?
女 :你喜歡音樂嗎??
馬 丁:喜歡。?
女 :你在哪兒聽音樂??
馬 丁:我用收音機聽音樂,去音樂會聽音樂。?
女 :你什么時候去聽音樂會的??
馬 丁:上個月。?
女 :你喜歡體育嗎??
馬 ?。合矚g,我喜歡棒球,你喜歡棒球嗎??
女 :不喜歡,你什么時候去看棒球??
馬 丁:我們說成(看)棒球賽。?
女 :你去看棒球賽。?
馬 ?。簩Α?
女 :你什么時候去看棒球賽??
馬 ?。涸谙奶臁?
女 :你去年夏天去了嗎??
馬 ?。寒斎唬沂呛臀业募胰艘黄鹑サ?,也和朋友們一起去。?
女 :你喜歡讀書嗎??
馬 ?。菏堑?。喜歡。?
女 :我非常喜歡讀書。?
馬 ?。耗阆矚g什么時候讀書??
女 :我喜歡在冬天讀書,我在基輔讀了托爾斯泰的作品。?
馬 丁:你什么時候讀的托爾斯泰作品??
女 :去年冬天??
馬 ?。耗憧从⒄Z書嗎??
女 :有時看,我喜歡美國書,我讀過馬克·吐溫的作品。?
馬 丁:你什么時候讀的馬克·吐溫的作品。?
女 :噢,15年前,我在上學的時候。?
女 :你上次是什么時候打棒球的??
馬 ?。喝ツ晗奶?,我和我兒子還有他的朋友一起打的。你喜歡旅行嗎??
女 :是的,喜歡。我結識新朋友,學習,給陌生的小孩看病,我喜歡旅行。
馬 ?。耗阆矚g體育嗎??
女 :是的,喜歡。我喜歡打網(wǎng)球。?
馬 丁:我也喜歡打網(wǎng)球,你什么時候打網(wǎng)球??
女 :我旅行的時候打網(wǎng)球,我在亞特蘭大打過,我還將在紐約打網(wǎng)球。?
馬 丁:你要些咖啡嗎??
女 :不要,謝謝。我不喜歡咖啡。
New Words and Expressions 生詞和短語
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leisure n. 空閑;閑暇?
medical adj. 醫(yī)學的?
vacation n. 假期;休假?
Europe n. 歐洲?
hospital n. 醫(yī)院?
disease n. 疾病?
control n. 控制?
Center for Disease Control 防疫站;防疫中心?
concert n. 音樂會?
Proper Nouns 專有名詞?
Georgia(n.) (美)喬治亞(人);(蘇)格魯吉亞(人)?
Atlanta 亞特蘭大市?
Tbilisi 第比利斯市?
Moscow 莫斯科市?
Kiev 基輔市?
Tolstoy 托爾斯泰?
Mark Twain 馬克·吐溫?
Language Points 語言要點?
1 . be on vacation 度假,go on vacation 去度假,working vacation 工作假期, during one's vacation 在假期期間。?
2 . when 引導的特殊疑問句,可以詢問過去的活動,也可詢問現(xiàn)在經(jīng)常進行的活動。它問的是個時間點,若問段時間,就得用 how long。?
例如:?
When did you work in New York? 你什么時候在紐約工作的??
Five years ago. 5年前。?
When do you like to read? 你什么時候喜歡讀書??
I like to read in the winter. 我喜歡在冬季讀書。?
How long did you work in New York? 你在紐約工作多久??
Only one year. 只有一年。?
3.“喜歡做某事”有兩種表達法:“l(fā)ike+動名詞(v-ing) like+不定式(to do sth.)”。例如:
I like reading very much. 我非常喜歡讀書。?
I like to walk in the mountains. 我喜歡在山間散步。?
4.doctor 可以是“醫(yī)生”,也可以是“博士”。只說 doctor,在英語中分不出是哪個,故馬丁問是不是 medical doctor,是想問誰是不是醫(yī)生。?
5.Georgia 在漢語中,根據(jù)不同國家譯成兩個名字,其實,是一個單詞。碰巧,該地名在前蘇聯(lián)和美國都有,這種重名現(xiàn)象,導致了馬丁問是美國的 Georgia,還是前蘇聯(lián)的 Georgia。
Cultural Notes 文化注釋
火車車廂分為頭等和二等。頭等車廂叫做 pullman,就是臥鋪,每位旅客都訂有專供睡覺休息用的鋪位(berth)。二等車廂就是 coach,是一般的普通座位。在橫跨美國大陸的長途火車上,另外設有二層的了望車廂(vista-dome car)、餐車(dinning car)、自助餐車(buffet car)和交誼餐車(club lounge car)等。為了方便外國旅客觀光游覽,鐵路公司特別出售鐵路優(yōu)待證(USA Rail Pass),價格相當?shù)土?
美國的鐵路公司叫 Amtrak (the National Railway Passenger Corporation 國家鐵路客運公司),它是由國會在1971年創(chuàng)建,用以改善城市間鐵路客運。今天,Amtrak 系統(tǒng)已經(jīng)覆蓋美國44州500多個城市,鐵路線長達25,000英里。?

