Lesson 7Getting Acquainted
結(jié)識(shí)他人
Things to Know 學(xué)前必讀
在美國(guó),咖啡館很多。咖啡館一般也供應(yīng)各種便餐,快而便宜。美國(guó)人非常喜歡喝咖啡。在工作或者休閑時(shí)都可以喝。與歐洲人不同,美國(guó)人在進(jìn)餐時(shí)喝咖啡(歐洲人一般在餐后喝),邊吃邊喝。但美國(guó)人喝咖啡也有一些規(guī)矩,例如:喝咖啡時(shí)要就著杯子喝,而不能用咖啡匙喝。
Conversation : At the Coffee Shop
MARTIN: Hi, Stefan. Please sit down.
STEFAN: Hello, Mr Learner.
MARTIN: Oh, please call me Martin. OK?
STEFAN: Martin. OK.
WAITRESS: Morning. What're yu gonna have?
MARTIN: Two coffees, please.
WAITRESS: That's it!? OK.
STEFAN: What did she say?
MARTIN: She said,” What are you going to have?” What’re yu gonna have? What are you going to have?
STEFAN: Ah. What are you going to have? Sometimes, I do not understand waiters?
MARTIN: Sometimes, I do not understand!
WAITRESS: Here y'are. Two coffees.
MARTIN: Thanks. She said,“Here you are”.
STEFAN: I understand.
MARTIN: Stefan, I'm writing a news report. It’s going to be about students in the US and I want to write about you.
STEFAN: You are going to write about me!? OK.
MARTIN: Good. May I record you on this tape recorder?
STEFAN: Yes, sure.
MARTIN: First, tell me your full name.
STEFAN: My name is Stefan Nowak(Novak)
MARTIN: I want to get it right. Please spell it for me.
STEFAN: S-T-E-F-A-N N-O-W-A-K.
MARTIN: Where are you from?
STEFAN: I am from Poland.
MARTIN: I know you're from Poland. What city are you from? Warsaw?
STEFAN: No, I'm not from Warsaw. I am from Cracow. Where are you from?
MARTIN: I'm from Chicago. But I live in Baltimore now.
STEFAN: I lived in Warsaw, too.
MARTIN: Before I lived in Baltimore, I lived in many cities. I lived in Washington, San Francisco, Paris and Berlin.
STEFAN: That's many places!
MARTIN: Well, I write news stories and reports. Reporters go where there is news.
WAITRESS: More coffee?
MARTIN: Yes, please.
STEFAN: Thank you. Excuse me, where are you from?
WAITRESS: Here.
STEFAN: Where?
WAITRESS: Here. I'm from Baltimore. Where're you from?
STEFAN: I live in Baltimore.
WAITRESS: I lived in Florida last year. I lived in California. I lived in Texas. I lived in Ohin, New York, Washington...
Practice 1:當(dāng)我們想知道對(duì)方從哪里來或是哪國(guó)人時(shí),我們通常問 Where are you from? 你是哪兒的人?回答是 I'm from... 我是……的人。
Examples: MARTIN: Where are you from?
STEFAN: I'm from Poland.
MARTIN: What city are you from?
STEFAN: I'm from Cracow. Where are you from?
MARTIN: I'm from Chicago.
根據(jù)上面句型完成下列對(duì)話:
MARTIN: I'm from Chicago. Where are you from?
YOURSELF: ______________________________
STEFAN: I'm from Cracow. Where are you from?
YOURSELF: ______________________________
Practice 2: 我們想知道對(duì)方住在哪兒時(shí),通常這樣問:Where do you live? 你現(xiàn)在住哪兒?回答是:I live in/ at... 我住在…… Where do you live? 是問現(xiàn)在的住址?;卮饡r(shí)通常需明確指出城市、街道、門牌號(hào)碼。Where are you from? 是問對(duì)方的籍貫?;卮鹬恍枵f出國(guó)家或者城市名。
Examples:MARTIN: Where do you live?
STEFAN: I live in Baltimore.
根據(jù)上面句型完成下列對(duì)話:
MARTIN: I live in Baltimore now. Where do you live?
YOURSELF: ______________________________
STEFAN: I live in Baltimore, too. Where do you live?
YOURSELF: ______________________________
會(huì)話: 在咖啡館
馬 ?。耗愫?/span>!史蒂芬,請(qǐng)坐。
史蒂芬:你好,勒納先生。
馬 丁:請(qǐng)叫我馬丁,好嗎?
史蒂芬:馬丁,好的。
服務(wù)員:早上好,你們要來點(diǎn)兒啥?
馬 ?。簝杀Х?。
服務(wù)員:就這些了嗎?
史蒂芬:她說什么?
馬 丁:她說“你們要來點(diǎn)兒什么?你們要來點(diǎn)啥?你們要來點(diǎn)什么?”
史蒂芬:啊,你們要來點(diǎn)兒什么?有時(shí)候,我聽不懂服務(wù)員的話。
馬 ?。河袝r(shí)候我也不懂。
服務(wù)員:給,兩杯咖啡。
馬 ?。褐x謝,她說,“給您”。
史蒂芬:我懂了。
馬 ?。菏返俜遥艺趯懸黄侣剤?bào)導(dǎo),是關(guān)于在美國(guó)的學(xué)生的,我想寫你。史蒂芬:你要寫我嗎?好的。
馬 ?。汉?。我能把你說的用錄音機(jī)錄下來嗎?
史蒂芬:好,當(dāng)然可以。
馬 ?。菏紫龋嬖V我你的全名。
史蒂芬:我的名字叫史蒂芬·諾瓦克。
馬 ?。何蚁敫銣?zhǔn)確,請(qǐng)給我拼出來。
史蒂芬:史-蒂-芬·諾-瓦-克。
馬 ?。耗闶悄膬喝?/span>?
史蒂芬:我是波蘭人。
馬 ?。何抑滥闶遣ㄌm人,你是從哪個(gè)城市來的?華沙嗎?
史蒂芬:不,我不是華沙人,我是克拉科夫人。你是哪兒的人?
馬 丁:我是芝加哥人,但我現(xiàn)在住在巴爾的摩。
史蒂芬:我以前也在華沙住過。
馬 ?。涸谖易〉桨蜖柕哪χ?,我在很多城市居住過。我在華盛頓、舊金山、巴黎和柏林居住過。
史蒂芬:地方真不少。
馬 丁:嗯,我寫新聞和報(bào)導(dǎo)。哪兒有新聞,記者就到哪兒。
服務(wù)員:再來杯咖啡嗎?
馬 ?。汉玫?,請(qǐng)。
史蒂芬:謝謝你,對(duì)不起,你是哪兒人。
服務(wù)員:這兒的。
史蒂芬:哪兒的?
服務(wù)員:這兒的,我是巴爾的摩人,你是哪兒人?
史蒂芬:我住在巴爾的摩。
服務(wù)員:我去年住在佛羅里達(dá)州。我在加利弗尼亞州住過。我在得克薩斯州住過。我在俄亥俄州、紐約州、華盛頓州……住過。
New Words and Expressions 生詞和短語(yǔ)
acquaint[E5kweint]v. 認(rèn)識(shí),了解
report[ri5pC:t ]n. 報(bào)告
record[5rekC:d]v. 錄音
tape[teip]n. 磁帶
recorder[ri5kC:dE]n. 錄音機(jī)
spell[spel]v. 拼寫?yīng)?/span>
Proper Nouns 專有名詞
Poland[5pEulEnd]波蘭
Warsaw[`wC:sC:]華沙
Cracow[`krAkou]克拉科夫
Chicago[Fi5kB:^Eu] 芝加哥
Baltimore[5bC:ltimC:]巴爾的摩
Washington[5wCFiNtEn]華盛頓
San Francisco[7sAnfrEn5siskEu]舊金山
Pairs[`pAris]巴黎
Berlin[bE:5lin]柏林
Ohio[Eu5haiEu]俄亥俄州
New York[5nju: 5jC:k]紐約州