English USA Lesson 38 Describing People (Ⅱ) 描述人物(二

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Conversation A : At a Concert?
    CARA: That was beautiful. Did you like it, Martin??
    MARTIN: It was wonderful.?
    CARA: Did you like it, Howard??
    HOWARD: Of course.?
    CARA: Now, Howard, which one is your sister??
    HOWARD: That woman playing the violin.?
    CARA: Which one?
    HOWARD: She has a black dress.?
    MARTIN: They all have black dresses.?
    HOWARD: She has red hair.?
    CARA: Oh, I see. She has beautiful hands. She has long fingers.?
    MARTIN: Yes, she does. I like her hair. Your hair isn't red.?
    HOWARD: Our father's hair is red. He doesn't like his red hair.?
    CARA: Does your sister like her hair??
    HOWARD: Yes, she does.?
    CARA: It's very nice.?
    MARTIN: Is her violin old??
    HOWARD: Yes, it is. It's very old.?
    CARA: Martin, who is that man over there??
    MARTIN: Which man?
    CARA: He's sitting behind that tall man.?
    MARTIN: The man with white hair??
    CARA: No, no. Look to the right. Do you see that tall man??
    MARTIN: Maybe.?
    CARA: Who is the man sitting behind the tall man??
    MARTIN: I can't see his face.?
    CARA: Now look.?
    HOWARD: Is he the man with the large head??
    CARA: Yes. He has a round face and brown hair.?
    MARTIN: He's a Senator.?
    HOWARD: What's his name??
    MARTIN: I don't know.?
    CARA: Where is he from??
    MARTIN: I don't know.?
    Practice 1:依照會(huì)話A回答下列問(wèn)題:?
    1.How do they like the music??
    2.How is Howard's sister different from other players.?
    3.Does Howard have red hair like his sister??
    4.What color is Howard's father's hair??
    5.Is his sister's violin new or old??
    6.What does the Senator look like??
    會(huì)話A : 在音樂(lè)會(huì)上?
    卡 拉:剛才那首曲子很優(yōu)美。你喜歡嗎?馬丁。?
    馬 ?。悍浅C馈?
    卡 拉:你喜歡嗎?霍華德??
    霍華德:當(dāng)然。?
    卡 拉:霍華德,現(xiàn)在告訴我,哪一個(gè)是你姊妹??
    霍華德:拉小提琴的那個(gè)。?
    卡 拉:哪一個(gè)??
    霍華德:她穿著黑色禮裙。?
    馬 ?。核齻兌即┲谏Y裙。?
    霍華德:她長(zhǎng)著紅頭發(fā)。?
    卡 拉:啊,我看見了。她的手很美,手指很長(zhǎng)。?
    馬 ?。菏堑摹N蚁矚g她的頭發(fā),你的頭發(fā)并不紅。?
    霍華德:我們父親的頭發(fā)是紅的,他不喜歡自己的紅頭發(fā)。?
    卡 拉:你姊妹喜歡自己的頭發(fā)嗎??
    霍華德:是的,她喜歡。?
    卡 拉:很漂亮。?
    馬 丁:她的小提琴有年頭了吧??
    霍華德:是的,有年頭了。?
    卡 拉:馬丁,那邊的那個(gè)男的是誰(shuí)??
    馬 ?。耗膫€(gè)??
    卡 拉:他坐在那個(gè)高個(gè)兒男的后面。?
    馬 丁:那個(gè)白頭發(fā)男的嗎??
    卡 拉:不,不,往右看,你看見那個(gè)高個(gè)兒男的了嗎??
    馬 ?。翰畈欢?。?
    卡 拉:坐在高個(gè)兒男的后面的那個(gè)男的是誰(shuí)??
    馬 丁:我看不見他的臉。?
    卡 拉:現(xiàn)在看。?
    霍華德:是不是頭挺大的那個(gè)男的??
    卡 拉:是的。他長(zhǎng)著圓臉,棕色頭發(fā)。?
    馬 ?。核菂⒆h員。?
    霍華德:他叫什么名字??
    馬 ?。何也恢馈?
    卡 拉:他從哪兒來(lái)??
    馬 ?。何也恢?。?
    Conversation B?
    MARTIN: Your sister is wonderful, Howard.?
    CARA: Yes, she is. She's very pretty, too.
    HOWARD: Thank you.?
    CARA: Is she very tall??
    HOWARD: Yes, she is.?
    CARA: She has long arms and long fingers.?
    MARTIN: You're not tall. Is your father tall??
    HOWARD: No, he's short. My mother is short. I'm short, too. HOWARD:But my sister and brother are tall.?
    CARA: What color are her eyes??
    HOWARD: They are blue.?
    CARA: I like red hair and blue eyes.?
    HOWARD: Don't you like my hair??
    MARTIN: You don't have any hair.?
    HOWARD: I have some hair.?
    CARA: You have very nice blue eyes, too.?
    Practice 2:描述人的外貌特征。?
    Examples:
    HOWARD: She has red hair.?
    CARA: She has beautiful hands. She has long fingers.?
    MARTIN: Your hair isn't red.?
    HOWARD: My father's hair is red.
    HOWARD: Is he the man with the large head??
    CARA: Yes. He has round face and brown hair.?
    會(huì)話B?
    馬 ?。耗沔⒚醚葑嗟谜姘?,霍華德。?
    卡 拉:是啊。而且她也很漂亮。?
    霍華德:謝謝。?
    卡 拉:她個(gè)兒很高嗎??
    霍華德:是的,她很高。?
    卡 拉:她的手臂和手指修長(zhǎng)。?
    馬 ?。耗悴⒉桓撸愀赣H高嗎??
    霍華德:不,他個(gè)兒矮。我母親個(gè)兒也矮,我個(gè)兒也矮,但我姐妹、兄弟們個(gè)兒高。?
    卡 拉:她的眼睛是什么顏色的??
    霍華德:是藍(lán)色的。?
    卡 拉:我喜歡紅頭發(fā)、藍(lán)眼睛。?
    霍華德:你不喜歡我的頭發(fā)嗎??
    馬 ?。耗愀揪蜎](méi)頭發(fā)。?
    霍華德:我還長(zhǎng)了幾根頭發(fā)。?
    卡 拉:你還長(zhǎng)著很漂亮的藍(lán)眼睛。?
    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(duì)話C回答下列問(wèn)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(huì)話C?
    卡 拉:霍華德,你姊妹長(zhǎng)得很美,你兄弟也英俊嗎??
    霍華德:當(dāng)然。我們都英俊,但他有頭發(fā)。?
    馬 丁:你想喝點(diǎn)什么嗎??
    卡 拉:請(qǐng)來(lái)點(diǎn),什么都行。?
    霍華德:我可以幫忙嗎??
    馬 ?。翰槐亓耍x謝。我去弄些來(lái)。?
    卡 拉:霍,你看見那個(gè)大塊頭女的了嗎??
    霍華德:馬丁后面的那個(gè)嗎??
    卡 拉:不,不。棕色頭發(fā)的那個(gè)。?
    霍華德:穿白裙子的那個(gè)嗎??
    卡 拉:是的。她是誰(shuí)??
    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(rèn)識(shí)馬丁,他們?cè)诮徽劇?
    卡 拉:你認(rèn)識(shí)她嗎??
    霍華德:認(rèn)識(shí)。她很有意思。?
    馬 ?。耗愫脝幔??
    海 倫:很好,謝謝。你喜歡這場(chǎng)音樂(lè)會(huì)嗎??
    馬 ?。汉芟矚g。你喜歡這音樂(lè)嗎??
    海 倫:我喜歡。跟霍在一起的那個(gè)女的是誰(shuí)??
    馬 ?。核强ɡた说侔@掌?。?
    海 倫:她的臉蛋兒很漂亮,但她很瘦。?
    馬 ?。簛?lái)見見她。?
    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(guò)我,很高興見到你。你好,霍。你怎么樣??
    霍華德:不錯(cuò),謝謝。你好嗎??
    海 倫:不錯(cuò),謝謝。爸爸喜歡這場(chǎng)音樂(lè)會(huì)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?
    霍華德:她個(gè)兒很高,長(zhǎng)著紅頭發(fā)、藍(lán)眼睛。?
    卡 拉:她的手臂和手指修長(zhǎng)。?
    海 倫:我知道了。?
    卡 拉:海倫,你認(rèn)識(shí)那個(gè)人嗎?他長(zhǎng)著灰白頭發(fā),灰眼睛。?
    海 倫:我看不見他。?
    卡 拉:他在那個(gè)胖女人的后面。?
    海 倫:那個(gè)女的個(gè)兒矮嗎??
    卡 拉:是的。她長(zhǎng)著圓臉。?
    馬 丁:她的眼睛是什么顏色的??
    卡 拉:我看不見她的眼睛。?
    海 倫:她長(zhǎng)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(rèn)識(shí)那個(gè)人。?
    卡 拉:音樂(lè)會(huì)什么時(shí)候結(jié)束??
    霍華德:10點(diǎn)30分。
    New Words and Expressions 生詞和短語(yǔ)?
    violin n. 小提琴?
    senator n. 參議員?
    handsome adj. 英俊的?
    gray adj. 灰色的?
    Language Points 語(yǔ)言要點(diǎn)?
    1.That woman playing the violin. 拉小提琴的那個(gè)女的。?
    playing the violin 是動(dòng)詞的現(xiàn)在分詞短語(yǔ),為 that woman 的定語(yǔ),相當(dāng)于 That woman who is playing the violin. 再如:?
    Who is the man sitting behind the tall man??
    坐在高個(gè)兒男的旁邊的男子是誰(shuí)??
    The girl talking to Alan has blonde hair.?
    跟艾倫講話的那個(gè)女孩長(zhǎng)著金黃色的頭發(fā)。?
    There are some students chatting and laughing in the corridor.?
    走廊里有幾個(gè)學(xué)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(gè)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(lái)見見她。?
    此為口語(yǔ)表達(dá)法,相當(dāng)于 Come and meet her. 或 Come to meet her.?
    Cultural Notes 文化注釋
    美國(guó)是個(gè)移民國(guó)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?yàn)楦鞣N族的人既是美國(guó)人,同時(shí)還保留了一些本族的文化特點(diǎn)。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(guó)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。?