English USA Lesson 16 Talking About Where People W

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Conversation A : In a Small Town
    MARTIN: Good afternoon. I'm Martin Learner.?
    ASSISTANT: Good afternoon, Mr. Learner. I'm Mayor Walker's assistant. The Mayor is expecting you. Please go in.?
    MARTIN: Thank you. Good afternoon, Mayor Walker.?
    MAYOR: Hello. How are you??
    MARTIN: Fine, thanks, How are you??
    MAYOR: Fine, thanks. What can I do for you??
    MARTIN: I'm a reporter. I want to talk about the work people do in this town.?MAYOR: Fine.?
    MARTIN: How long have you been mayor of Greentown??
    MAYOR: Three years.?
    MARTIN: How many people live in Greentown??
    MAYOR: Thirteen thousand.?
    MARTIN: Let's talk about the work people do. What do they do??
    MAYOR: They work in small factories. They work in small businesses.?MARTIN: How many factories do you have??
    MAYOR: We have five small factories.?
    MARTIN: What do they make??
    MAYOR: Look at these pictures. See these people??
    MARTIN: Yes.?
    MAYOR: They work in the battery factory. They make batteries.?
    MARTIN: What do they make??
    MAYOR: They work in the tire factory. They make tires.?
    MARTIN: What do they make??
    MAYOR: They work in the glass factory. They make windows and windshields.
    MARTIN: What do they make??
    MAYOR: They make bottles. And they make plastic bags. Come see the town.
    MARTIN: Thank you, I'd like that.?
    MAYOR: Do you see those people? They work on the roads and streets.?MARTIN: I see. How many teachers do you have??
    MAYOR: About one-hundred. They teach in the schools. Look at that school.
    MARTIN: Is it a new school??
    MAYOR: Yes, it is. Twenty teachers teach in that school.?
    MARTIN: Is that a hospital??
    MAYOR: Yes, it is. It's small. Twenty-three nurses work in the hospital.
    Practice 1:詢問對(duì)方的工作地點(diǎn),我們通常用:?
    Where do you work? 你在哪工作??
    其回答方式是:“I work+地點(diǎn)介詞短語”. 我在……工作。
    Examples: MARTIN: Where do they work??
    MAYOR: They work in small businesses.?
    MARTIN: Where do they work??
    MAYOR: They work in the battery factory.?
    MARTIN: Where do they work??
    MAYOR: They work in the tire factory.?
    MARTIN: Where do they work??
    MAYOR: They work in the glass factory.?
    MARTIN: Where do they work??
    MAYOR: They work on the roads and streets.?
    會(huì)話A : 在小鎮(zhèn)
    馬 丁:下午好!我是馬丁·勒納。?
    助 手:下午好,勒納先生。我是沃克市長(zhǎng)的助手。市長(zhǎng)正等你呢!請(qǐng)進(jìn)。?
    馬 ?。褐x謝。下午好。沃克市長(zhǎng)。?
    市 長(zhǎng):你好,你怎么樣??
    馬 ?。汉芎?,謝謝。你怎么樣??
    市 長(zhǎng):很好,謝謝。我能為你做什么??
    馬 ?。何沂莻€(gè)記者,我想和你談?wù)勥@個(gè)城市的人們所做的工作。?
    市 長(zhǎng):好的。?
    馬 ?。耗銚?dān)任格林市市長(zhǎng)有多久了??
    市 長(zhǎng):3年了。?
    馬 ?。焊窳质杏卸嗌倬用??
    市 長(zhǎng):一萬三千人。?
    馬 ?。鹤屛覀冋?wù)勊麄兊墓ぷ靼?。他們都做什么工作??
    市 長(zhǎng):他們?cè)谛」S里上班。他們?cè)谛∑髽I(yè)上班。?
    馬 丁:你們有多少?gòu)S子??
    市 長(zhǎng):我們有5個(gè)小廠。?
    馬 ?。荷a(chǎn)什么??
    市 長(zhǎng):看看這些照片,看到這些人了??
    馬 ?。菏堑?。?
    市 長(zhǎng):他們?cè)陔姵貜S工作,生產(chǎn)電池。?
    馬 ?。核麄冏鍪裁??
    市 長(zhǎng):他在輪胎廠工作,生產(chǎn)輪胎。?
    馬 ?。核麄兩a(chǎn)什么??
    市 長(zhǎng):他們?cè)诓AS工作,生產(chǎn)窗玻璃和擋風(fēng)玻璃。?
    馬 ?。核麄兩a(chǎn)什么??
    市 長(zhǎng):他們生產(chǎn)瓶子。他們生產(chǎn)塑料袋。來看看這座城市。?
    馬 ?。褐x謝。我很愿意。?
    市 長(zhǎng):看到那些人了嗎?他們?cè)诮值郎献鳂I(yè)。?
    馬 ?。何铱吹搅?。你們有多少教師??
    市 長(zhǎng):大約100。他們?cè)趯W(xué)校教書??茨撬鶎W(xué)校。?
    馬 丁:是所新學(xué)校嗎??
    市 長(zhǎng):是的。有20名教師在那里教書。?
    馬 ?。耗鞘莻€(gè)醫(yī)院?jiǎn)??
    市 長(zhǎng):是的。小醫(yī)院。有23名護(hù)士。
    ?
    Conversation B?
    MARTIN: Mayor Walker, how many small businesses do you have??
    MAYOR: About two-hundred twenty. People work in stores and shops. They work in banks. They work in restaurants and bars. They work in the Post Office. They work in bakeries.?
    MARTIN: What do they make in the bakeries??
    MAYOR: They bake bread and cakes. Do you see that man there??
    MARTIN: Yes.?
    MAYOR: He's a writer.?
    MARTIN: Where does he write??
    MAYOR: He writes for the newspaper.?
    MARTIN: I see a photographer.?
    MAYOR: Yes, she works for the newspaper.?
    MARTIN: Who are those women??
    MAYOR: They're workers.?
    MARTIN: Where do they work??
    MAYOR: They work at the plastic factory.?
    MARTIN: What do they make??
    MAYOR: They make plastic bags.?
    MARTIN: Who are those men??
    MAYOR: They're workers too.?
    MARTIN: Where do they work??
    MAYOR: They work at the tire factory.?
    MARTIN: Who are they??
    MAYOR: They're students.?
    MARTIN: Where do they study??
    MAYOR: They study at the high school.?
    MARTIN: They're good musicians, too! Who are those children??
    MAYOR: They're students, too. They're going to sing.?
    MAYOR: Do you see those men??
    MARTIN: Yes. Who are they??
    MAYOR: They're carpenters.?
    MARTIN: Oh, yes. I see.?
    MAYOR: We have many carpenters.?
    MARTIN: Those men work on the roads and streets.?
    MAYOR: Yes.?
    MARTIN: Who are those women??
    MAYOR: They're workers.?
    MARTIN: Where do they work??
    MAYOR: They work in the glass factory.?
    MARTIN: What do they make??
    MAYOR: They make windows and windshields.?
    MARTIN: Where do they work??
    MAYOR: They work in the bottle factory.?
    MARTIN: What do they make??
    MAYOR: They make bottles.?
    MARTIN: Where do they work??
    MAYOR: They work in the tire factory.?
    MARTIN: What do they make??
    MAYOR: They make tires. Where do you work??
    MARTIN: I work at the“Voice of America”. Thank you for your time, Mayor Walker.
    Practice 2:再練習(xí)一下關(guān)于工作和工作地點(diǎn)的對(duì)話。?
    Examples: MAYOR: He's a writer.?
    MARTIN: Where does he write??
    MAYOR: He writes for the newspaper. They are workers.? MARTIN: Where do they work??
    MAYOR: They work at the factory. She's a photographer.? MARTIN: Where does she work??
    MAYOR: She works for the newspaper.?
    ?
    會(huì)話B 在小鎮(zhèn)?
    馬 ?。何挚耸虚L(zhǎng),你們有多少家小企業(yè)。?
    市 長(zhǎng):大約220家。人們?cè)谏痰昀锕ぷ?,在銀行里工作,
    市 長(zhǎng):在餐館里和酒吧里工作,在郵局工作,在面包店工作。?
    馬 ?。核麄?cè)诿姘昀镒鍪裁??
    市 長(zhǎng):他們烤面包和蛋糕,你看見那個(gè)男的了嗎??
    馬 ?。菏堑?。?
    市 長(zhǎng):他是個(gè)作家。?
    馬 ?。核谀膬簩懜??
    市 長(zhǎng):他為一家報(bào)紙撰稿。?
    馬 ?。何铱匆娨粋€(gè)攝影師。?
    市 長(zhǎng):是的,他為報(bào)社工作。
    馬 丁:那些婦女做什么工作??
    市 長(zhǎng):她們是工人。?
    馬 ?。核齻?cè)谀膬汗ぷ??
    市 長(zhǎng):她們?cè)谒芰蠌S工作。?
    馬 ?。核齻兩a(chǎn)什么??
    市 長(zhǎng):她們生產(chǎn)塑料袋。?
    馬 ?。耗切┠凶邮歉墒裁吹??
    市 長(zhǎng):他們也是工人。?
    馬 ?。核麄?cè)谀膬汗ぷ??
    市 長(zhǎng):他們?cè)谳喬S工作。?
    馬 ?。核麄兪钦l??
    市 長(zhǎng):他們是學(xué)生。?
    馬 ?。核麄?cè)谀膬簩W(xué)習(xí)??
    市 長(zhǎng):他們?cè)诟咧袑W(xué)習(xí)。?
    馬 ?。核麄円彩莾?yōu)秀的樂手呢!那些孩子是誰??
    市 長(zhǎng):他們也是學(xué)生,他們正準(zhǔn)備唱歌。?
    市 長(zhǎng):看見那些男子了嗎??
    馬 丁:看見了。他們是誰??
    市 長(zhǎng):他們是木匠。?
    馬 ?。亨?是的,我知道了。?
    市 長(zhǎng):我們這兒有許多木匠。?
    馬 ?。壕褪悄切┰隈R路上工作的人吧。?
    市 長(zhǎng):是的。?
    馬 丁:那些婦女是干什么的??
    市 長(zhǎng):她們是工人。?
    馬 丁:她們?cè)谀膬汗ぷ??
    市 長(zhǎng):她們?cè)诓AS工作。?
    馬 ?。核齻兩a(chǎn)什么??
    市 長(zhǎng):她們制造玻璃窗和擋風(fēng)玻璃。?
    馬 ?。核麄?cè)谀膬汗ぷ??
    市 長(zhǎng):在制瓶廠。?
    馬 ?。核麄兩a(chǎn)什么??
    市 長(zhǎng):他們生產(chǎn)瓶子。?
    馬 ?。核麄?cè)谀膬汗ぷ??
    市 長(zhǎng):他們?cè)谳喬S工作。?
    馬 ?。核麄兩a(chǎn)什么??
    市 長(zhǎng):他們生產(chǎn)輪胎,你在哪兒工作??
    馬 ?。何以诿绹?guó)之音工作。謝謝你為我花的時(shí)間,沃克市長(zhǎng)。
    New Words and Expressions 生詞和短語?
    mayor n. 市長(zhǎng)?
    expect v. 等待,期望?
    business n. 企業(yè)?
    battery n. 電池?
    tire n. 輪胎?
    glass n. 玻璃?
    windshield n. 擋風(fēng)玻璃?
    plastic n. 塑料?
    bakery n. 面包房?
    bake v. 烤?
    Language Points 語言要點(diǎn)
    ?
    1 . The Mayor is expecting you. 市長(zhǎng)在等你。?
    expect 是期待的意思,例如:?
    I'm expecting a letter from him. 我在盼望他回信。 ?
    2 . I'd like that. 我愿意那樣。?
    I'd=I would?
    would like 是愿意的意思。?
    Cultural Notes 文化注釋
    美國(guó)發(fā)展成一個(gè)富裕的工業(yè)化發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家,與工人的勞動(dòng)是分不開的,和其它國(guó)家的工人相比,美國(guó)工人的生活相當(dāng)富裕。但是新的時(shí)代面臨著新的問題,高度分工的機(jī)械化生產(chǎn)使工作成為單調(diào)、無意義的重復(fù)勞動(dòng),如何改善工作環(huán)境和形式,以適應(yīng)工人心理需要,進(jìn)而提高生產(chǎn)率,已成為當(dāng)代社會(huì)的一個(gè)重要研究課題。?