Lesson 7Getting Acquainted
结识他人
Things to Know 学前必读
在美国,咖啡馆很多。咖啡馆一般也供应各种便餐,快而便宜。美国人非常喜欢喝咖啡。在工作或者休闲时都可以喝。与欧洲人不同,美国人在进餐时喝咖啡(欧洲人一般在餐后喝),边吃边喝。但美国人喝咖啡也有一些规矩,例如:喝咖啡时要就着杯子喝,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:当我们想知道对方从哪里来或是哪国人时,我们通常问 Where are you from? 你是哪儿的人?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.
根据上面句型完成下列对话:
MARTIN: I'm from Chicago. Where are you from?
YOURSELF: ______________________________
STEFAN: I'm from Cracow. Where are you from?
YOURSELF: ______________________________
Practice 2: 我们想知道对方住在哪儿时,通常这样问:Where do you live? 你现在住哪儿?回答是:I live in/ at... 我住在…… Where do you live? 是问现在的住址。回答时通常需明确指出城市、街道、门牌号码。Where are you from? 是问对方的籍贯。回答只需说出国家或者城市名。
Examples:MARTIN: Where do you live?
STEFAN: I live in Baltimore.
根据上面句型完成下列对话:
MARTIN: I live in Baltimore now. Where do you live?
YOURSELF: ______________________________
STEFAN: I live in Baltimore, too. Where do you live?
YOURSELF: ______________________________
会话: 在咖啡馆
马 丁:你好!史蒂芬,请坐。
史蒂芬:你好,勒纳先生。
马 丁:请叫我马丁,好吗?
史蒂芬:马丁,好的。
服务员:早上好,你们要来点儿啥?
马 丁:两杯咖啡。
服务员:就这些了吗?
史蒂芬:她说什么?
马 丁:她说“你们要来点儿什么?你们要来点啥?你们要来点什么?”
史蒂芬:啊,你们要来点儿什么?有时候,我听不懂服务员的话。
马 丁:有时候我也不懂。
服务员:给,两杯咖啡。
马 丁:谢谢,她说,“给您”。
史蒂芬:我懂了。
马 丁:史蒂芬,我正在写一篇新闻报导,是关于在美国的学生的,我想写你。史蒂芬:你要写我吗?好的。
马 丁:好。我能把你说的用录音机录下来吗?
史蒂芬:好,当然可以。
马 丁:首先,告诉我你的全名。
史蒂芬:我的名字叫史蒂芬·诺瓦克。
马 丁:我想搞准确,请给我拼出来。
史蒂芬:史-蒂-芬·诺-瓦-克。
马 丁:你是哪儿人?
史蒂芬:我是波兰人。
马 丁:我知道你是波兰人,你是从哪个城市来的?华沙吗?
史蒂芬:不,我不是华沙人,我是克拉科夫人。你是哪儿的人?
马 丁:我是芝加哥人,但我现在住在巴尔的摩。
史蒂芬:我以前也在华沙住过。
马 丁:在我住到巴尔的摩之前,我在很多城市居住过。我在华盛顿、旧金山、巴黎和柏林居住过。
史蒂芬:地方真不少。
马 丁:嗯,我写新闻和报导。哪儿有新闻,记者就到哪儿。
服务员:再来杯咖啡吗?
马 丁:好的,请。
史蒂芬:谢谢你,对不起,你是哪儿人。
服务员:这儿的。
史蒂芬:哪儿的?
服务员:这儿的,我是巴尔的摩人,你是哪儿人?
史蒂芬:我住在巴尔的摩。
服务员:我去年住在佛罗里达州。我在加利弗尼亚州住过。我在得克萨斯州住过。我在俄亥俄州、纽约州、华盛顿州……住过。
New Words and Expressions 生词和短语
acquaint[E5kweint]v. 认识,了解
report[ri5pC:t ]n. 报告
record[5rekC:d]v. 录音
tape[teip]n. 磁带
recorder[ri5kC:dE]n. 录音机
spell[spel]v. 拼写
Proper Nouns 专有名词
Poland[5pEulEnd]波兰
Warsaw[`wC:sC:]华沙
Cracow[`krAkou]克拉科夫
Chicago[Fi5kB:^Eu] 芝加哥
Baltimore[5bC:ltimC:]巴尔的摩
Washington[5wCFiNtEn]华盛顿
San Francisco[7sAnfrEn5siskEu]旧金山
Pairs[`pAris]巴黎
Berlin[bE:5lin]柏林
Ohio[Eu5haiEu]俄亥俄州
New York[5nju: 5jC:k]纽约州