Lesson 26 Leisure Time Activities
消遣活動(dòng)
Things to Know 學(xué)前必讀
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(jué)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(guó)大陸的長(zhǎng)途火車上,另外設(shè)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(guó)旅客觀光游覽,鐵路公司特別出售鐵路優(yōu)待證(USA Rail Pass),價(jià)格相當(dāng)?shù)土?。?/span>
美國(guó)最大的鐵路公司叫 Amtrak (the National Railway Passenger Corporation 國(guó)家鐵路客運(yùn)公司),它是由國(guó)會(huì)在1971年創(chuàng)建,用以改善城市間鐵路客運(yùn)。今天,Amtrak 系統(tǒng)已經(jīng)覆蓋美國(guó)44州500多個(gè)城市,鐵路線長(zhǎng)達(dá)25,000英里。
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(dǎo)的過(guò)去時(shí)的特殊疑問(wèn)句,回答時(shí)常用過(guò)去的時(shí)間短語(yǔ),如“five years ago(一段時(shí)間名詞+ago),last year(last+點(diǎn)時(shí)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(huì)話 A : 在火車上
女 :下午好,我可以坐這兒?jiǎn)?/span>?
馬 ?。寒?dāng)然可以,請(qǐng)坐。
女 :我是達(dá)里詹·默莫利什維利醫(yī)生。
馬 丁:我叫馬丁·勒納。
女 :勒納先生,你去紐約嗎?
馬 丁:是的,我去那里辦點(diǎn)事。
女 :你做什么工作?
馬 ?。何沂怯浾摺*?/span>
女 :很好。
馬 丁:你做什么工作?
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?/span>?
女 :我是格魯吉亞人。
馬 ?。耗闶莵喬靥m大人嗎?你聽(tīng)起來(lái)不像喬治亞人。
女 :不,我不是來(lái)自美國(guó)的喬治亞,我是來(lái)自歐洲的格魯吉亞。
馬 丁:你是格魯吉亞什么地方的人?
女 :第比利斯人。
馬 ?。耗阍诘诒壤构ぷ鲉?/span>?
女 :有時(shí)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(guò)。
馬 ?。耗阍诩~約工作了多久?
女 :僅一年。
馬 ?。耗闶裁磿r(shí)候在紐約工作的?
女 :五年前,但我過(guò)去也去過(guò)紐約。
馬 ?。耗氵^(guò)去什么時(shí)候去過(guò)紐約?
女 :10年前,3年前,還有去年。
馬 ?。鹤魅グ菰L誰(shuí)?
女 :我去拜訪我的醫(yī)生朋友,我參觀醫(yī)院。
馬 丁:你是度工作假期。
女 :不錯(cuò),我曾在亞特蘭大工作。
馬 丁:亞特蘭大,喬治亞?美國(guó)的喬治亞?
女 :對(duì),美國(guó)的喬治亞。
馬 ?。耗闶裁磿r(shí)候去過(guò)喬治亞?
女 :我上周去過(guò)喬治亞,去參觀防疫中心。
馬 丁:你去拜訪誰(shuí)?
女 :去開(kāi)個(gè)會(huì),會(huì)見(jiàn)兒科醫(yī)生,討論兒科疾病。
馬 丁:你們什么時(shí)候開(kāi)會(huì)的?
女 :我們上周四和周五開(kāi)會(huì)。
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(dǎo)的過(guò)去時(shí)的特殊疑問(wèn)句結(jié)構(gòu)是:“when+did+主語(yǔ)+動(dòng)詞原形+其它”。
Examples: FEMALE: I studied in Moscow.
MARTIN: When did you study in Moscow?
根據(jù)上述句型提問(wèn):
MARTIN: I visited California.
YOURSELF: _______________________________?
MARTIN: I worked in Washington.
YOURSELF: _______________________________?
MARTIN: I traveled to New York.
YOURSELF: _______________________________?
MARTIN: I played baseball.
YOURSELF: _______________________________?
會(huì)話 B
馬 ?。耗闶裁磿r(shí)候到美國(guó)來(lái)的?
女 :我上個(gè)月來(lái)的。
馬 丁:你來(lái)紐約做什么?
女 :我將拜訪朋友,并且參觀醫(yī)院。
馬 ?。耗闶裁磿r(shí)候探親呢?
女 :我在美國(guó)沒(méi)有親戚。
馬 ?。耗闶裁磿r(shí)候看望格魯吉亞的親戚?
女 :我在假期探親。
馬 ?。耗愕募倨谑鞘裁磿r(shí)候?
女 :有時(shí)我的假期在夏天。
馬 丁:你上一次是在什么時(shí)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?/span>?
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