English USA Lesson 40 Describing People(Ⅳ) 描述人物(四2

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Conversation C?
    MARTIN: May I talk to some of the shoppers??
    MANAGER: Of course.?
    MARTIN: Excuse me. May I ask some questions??
    MANAGER: This is Martin Learner. He's a reporter.?
    FEMALE: OK.?
    MARTIN: Do you like this clothing??
    FEMALE: Yes.?
    MARTIN: What do you like??
    FEMALE: I like the shirts. I like the pants. I like the skirts. I like everything.
    MARTIN: Do you like the colors??
    FEMALE: Yes. See this blue dress. It's very nice.?
    MANAGER: You look wonderful in blue.?
    FEMALE: I'm very big. I'm tall and I'm big. I like the outdoors. This clothing is good outdoors.?
    MANAGER: The clothing is strong.?
    FEMALE: And I'm strong.?
    MARTIN: Are you a farmer??
    FEMALE: No, but I work outdoors. I'm a gardener. I like to work in my garden.
    MARTIN: Do you wear this in the garden??
    FEMALE: Not only in the garden.?
    MARTIN: Thanks.?
    Practice 4:照會(huì)話C回答下列問題:?
    1.What kind of Western clothing does the female shopper like??
    2.How does the shopper talk about herself??
    3.What does she do??
    4.Does she wear Western clothing only in the garden??
    會(huì)話C?
    馬 丁:我可以和一些顧客談?wù)剢??
    經(jīng) 理:當(dāng)然。?
    馬 ?。簩?duì)不起,我可以問幾個(gè)問題嗎??
    經(jīng) 理:這是馬丁·勒納,他是記者。?
    女 :好。?
    馬 ?。耗阆矚g這種服裝嗎??
    女 :喜歡。?
    馬 ?。合矚g什么??
    女 :我喜歡這種襯衫,我喜歡這種褲子,我喜歡這種裙子,我喜歡(這兒的)一切。?
    馬 ?。耗阆矚g這些顏色嗎??
    女 :喜歡。看這條藍(lán)裙子,很好看。?
    經(jīng) 理:你穿藍(lán)色真漂亮。?
    女 :我長得很大,我又高又大。我喜歡戶外活動(dòng),這種服裝很適合在戶外。
    經(jīng) 理:這種服裝很結(jié)實(shí)。?
    女 :我也很結(jié)實(shí)。?
    馬 ?。耗闶寝r(nóng)民嗎??
    女 :不是,但我在戶外干活。我是園藝師,我喜歡在自己的園子里干活。?
    馬 ?。耗阍趫@子里就穿這嗎??
    女 :不只在園子里穿。?
    馬 丁:謝謝。?
    Conversation D?
    MANAGER: Good morning. May I help you??
    MAN: Yes. I want a hat.?
    MANAGER: Let me show you these hats.?
    MARTIN: Excuse me. I'm a reporter. I want to ask some questions.?
    MAN: A reporter!?
    MANAGER: He's writing a story about Western clothing.?
    MARTIN: That's right. Do you wear Western clothing??
    MAN: Sometimes. It's good casual clothing. I want a Western hat.?
    MANAGER: Do you like this one??
    MAN: I have a large head.?
    MANAGER: This is a large hat.?
    MAN: Let me try it.?
    MARTIN: Do you like it??
    MAN: No, I don't. My face is very round. I don't like the hat.?
    MANAGER: Try this one.?
    MAN: My head looks very big.?
    MARTIN: You look tall.?
    MAN: I like that. I'm not very tall.?
    MANAGER: You're not very short.?
    MAN: I'm average.?
    MARTIN: I'm only average. We're both average. Do you like this clothing??
    MAN: Yes.?
    MARTIN: Are you a cowboy??
    MAN: A cowboy! I'm not a cowboy.?
    MARTIN: Are you a farmer??
    MAN: I'm a lawyer. My home is in the city. This is casual clothing. It isn't clothing for work. How do I look? ?
    MANAGER: You look very nice.?
    MAN: My head is very big. I'm not very tall. My arms are short. My legs are short and I'm fat, but the hat is nice.?
    Practice 5:依照會(huì)話D回答下列問題:
    1.Does the man wear Western clothing??
    2.Why doesn't the man like the hat the manager has chosen for him??
    3.How tall is the man??
    4.Is the man a cowboy or a farmer since he likes Western clothing so much??
    Practice 6:描述自己?
    Examples:
    FEMALE: I'm very big. I'm tall and big. I'm strong.?
    MAN: My head is very big. I'm not very tall. My arms are short.?
    My legs are short. And I'm fat.?
    會(huì)話D?
    經(jīng) 理:早晨好,我能幫你什么嗎??
    男 :是的,我想買一頂帽子。?
    經(jīng) 理:讓我拿這些帽子給你看。?
    馬 丁:對(duì)不起,我是記者,我想問幾個(gè)問題。?
    男 :記者!?
    經(jīng) 理:他在寫一篇有關(guān)西部服裝的報(bào)導(dǎo)。?
    馬 丁:對(duì)。你穿西部服裝嗎??
    男 :有時(shí)候。這是很好的便裝,我想買一頂西部帽子。?
    經(jīng) 理:你喜歡這一頂嗎??
    男 :我的頭長得很大。?
    經(jīng) 理:這是頂大號(hào)帽子。?
    男 :我來試試。?
    馬 ?。耗阆矚g嗎??
    男 :我不喜歡。我的臉很圓,我不喜歡這頂帽子。?
    經(jīng) 理:試這一頂。?
    男 :我的頭看起來很大。?
    馬 ?。耗憧雌饋韨€(gè)頭高。?
    男 :我喜歡那個(gè)。我并不很高。?
    經(jīng) 理:你不矮。?
    男 :我中等(個(gè)兒)。?
    馬 丁:我也只是中等,咱倆都是中等。你喜歡這種服裝嗎??
    男 :喜歡。?
    馬 丁:你是牛仔嗎??
    男 :牛仔!我不是牛仔。?
    馬 丁:你是農(nóng)場(chǎng)主嗎??
    男 :我是律師,我家在城里。這是便裝,不是上班穿的。我看起來怎樣??
    經(jīng) 理:你很好看。?
    男 :我的頭很大,我不很高,我的胳膊短。我的腿短,我很胖,但帽子不錯(cuò)。?
    Conversation E?
    MANAGER: Mr. Learner, do you see that woman over there??
    MARTIN: I see three women. Which one??
    MANAGER: Do you see the one with small feet??
    MARTIN: Small feet? Maybe.?
    MANAGER: She has small feet and small hands.?
    MARTIN: Is she short??
    MANAGER: Yes, she is. She has a small face. It's not a round face.?
    MARTIN: Does she have blonde hair??
    MANAGER: Yes, that's the woman. She is on television.
    MANAGER: She reads the news on television.?
    MARTIN: And she likes Western clothing.?
    MANAGER: Of course.?
    Practice 7:依照會(huì)話E回答下列問題:?
    1.What does the woman the manager is referring to look like??
    2.What is her profession? ?
    會(huì)話E?
    經(jīng) 理:勒納先生,你看見那邊那個(gè)女的了嗎??
    馬 ?。何铱匆?個(gè)女的,哪一個(gè)??
    經(jīng) 理:你看見那個(gè)長著小腳的人了嗎??
    馬 丁:小腳?也許(看見了)。?
    經(jīng) 理:她腳長得小,手也小。?
    馬 ?。核齻€(gè)長矮嗎??
    經(jīng) 理:她個(gè)兒矮,她臉長得小,臉不圓。?
    馬 ?。核L著金黃色頭發(fā)嗎??
    經(jīng) 理:對(duì),就是那個(gè)女的。她在電視上播音,她在電視上播新聞。?
    馬 丁:她也喜歡西部服裝。?
    經(jīng) 理:當(dāng)然。?
    New Words and Expressions 生詞和短語?
    Western adj. 西方的,美國西部的。?
    jewelry n. 珠寶首飾?
    average adj. 一般的,普通的?
    outdoors adj. & n. 在室外,室外?
    gardener n. 園丁?
    Language Points 語言要點(diǎn)?
    1. She doesn't look like a cowboy. 她看起來不像牛仔。?
    look like 看起來像……?
    sound like 聽起來像……?
    smell like 聞起來像……?
    taste like 嘗起來像……?
    feel like (觸)摸起來像……?
    2. Come see the men's clothing. 來看看男式服裝。?
    come see 為口語表達(dá)法,相當(dāng)于 come and see,或 come to see,再比如:come look at the shoes. 來看看鞋。Let's go buy a shirt. 咱們?nèi)ベI件襯衣。?
    3. I like the outdoors. 我喜歡在室外。?
    outdoors 在此是名詞,表示戶外、室外,它也可是副詞,例如:I work outdoors. 我在室外工作。其形容詞為 outdoor,例如:I like outdoor activities. 我喜歡室外活動(dòng)。?
    Cultural Notes 文化注釋
    美國的“cowboy”(牛仔)是內(nèi)戰(zhàn)后向西開發(fā)廣闊的美國中部大平原的產(chǎn)物。由于“Western”(西部)小說和電影的大力渲染,“cowboy”已成為家喻戶曉的傳奇人物。他們善于騎術(shù)、套馬及其它放牧活動(dòng)。現(xiàn)在的牛仔已配備了對(duì)講機(jī)、吉普車,但西部開拓時(shí)期牛仔們的那種堅(jiān)強(qiáng)、沉默、獨(dú)立與勤勞的浪漫和傳奇精神在今天仍為人們津津樂道。?