Lesson 14 Talking About What People Do for Work
谈论人们从事的工作
Things to Know 学前必读
购物中心(shopping mall)是美国新兴起的购物场所，一座建筑物里各种类型的专柜商店，餐厅饮食店、电影院、健身房也一应俱全。还设有免费停车场，通常 shopping mall 里有两家大百货公司，各居一端。
Conversation A : At a New Shopping Mall
KATHY: Good morning, Jeff.
JEFF: Good morning, Kathy. How are you this morning?
KATHY: Fine, thanks. How are you?
JEFF: Fine, thanks.
KATHY: What's that?
JEFF: It's the plan.
KATHY: What plan?
JEFF: For the new building. Look.
KATHY: It's interesting. What's that?
JEFF: Shops. There are ten shops.
KATHY: What's that?
JEFF: It's the cinema.
KATHY: Show me the restaurants.
JEFF: Look here. There are three restaurants.
KATHY: Show me the sports club.
JEFF: Look here...
KATHY: Martin Learner is coming this morning.
JEFF: Martin Learner?
KATHY: He's a reporter.
JEFF: Oh, yes. He's a reporter for the“Voice of America”.
KATHY: Yes.
JEFF: Please come in, Mr. Learner.
MARTIN: Thank you.
JEFF: I'm Jeff O'Neil. I'm the director of the shopping mall. How are you?MARTIN: Fine, thanks.
JEFF: Please sit down. Coffee?
MARTIN: No, thanks.
JEFF: Where are you from?
MARTIN: I'm from Baltimore, Maryland.
JEFF: I lived in Maryland. How can I help you?
MARTIN: Tell me about the shopping mall. May I record?
JEFF: Sure. That's OK. Look here.
MARTIN: What's that?
JEFF: It's the plan for the new building.
MARTIN: Show me the old building.
JEFF: Here is the old building. Here is the new building.
MARTIN: What's that?
JEFF: It's the cinema.
MARTIN: Show me the shops.
JEFF: Here is a shoe store. Here is a bicycle shop. Here is a gift shop. Here is a clothing store. There are ten shops.
MARTIN: What's that?
JEFF: It's the sports club.
MARTIN: What's that?
JEFF: It's a restaurant. There are three restaurants.
MARTIN: Show me.
JEFF: Here is a restaurant. Here is a restaurant. And here is a restaurant.
Practice 1：“here”用来指离讲话人较近的事物的位置，Here is a... 这儿有一个……
Examples: JEFF: Here is a shoe store.
Here is a bicycle shop.
Here is a gift shop.
Here is a clothing store.
Here is a restaurant.
会话A 在一个新的购物中心
凯 西：早上好，杰夫。
杰 夫：早上好，凯西，今早怎么样?
凯 西：很好，谢谢。你怎么样?
杰 夫：很好，谢谢。
凯 西：那是什么?
杰 夫：那是设计图。
凯 西：什么设计图?
杰 夫：新楼的设计图。看!
凯 西：很有趣，那是什么?
杰 夫：商店，10个商店。
凯 西：那是什么?
杰 夫：电影院。
凯 西：告诉我餐馆儿在哪儿?
杰 夫：看这儿，有3个餐馆儿。
凯 西：告诉我体育俱乐部在哪儿。
杰 夫：看这儿。
凯 西：马丁·勒纳今早要来。
杰 夫：马丁·勒纳。
凯 西：他是记者。
杰 夫：哦!是的，他是“美国之音”记者。
凯 西：是的。
杰 夫：请进，勒纳先生。
马 丁：谢谢。
杰 夫：我是杰夫·奥尼尔，购物中心经理。你怎么样?
马 丁：很好，谢谢。
杰 夫：请坐，要咖啡吗?
马 丁：不要，谢谢。
杰 夫：你是哪儿的人?
马 丁：我是马里兰州巴尔的摩市人。
杰 夫：我在马里兰州住过，我能帮什么忙吗?
马 丁：给我讲讲购物中心，可以录音吗?
杰 夫：当然可以。那没关系。看这儿。
马 丁：那是什么?
杰 夫：那是一座新楼的设计图。
马 丁：带我看看旧楼。
杰 夫：这儿是旧楼，这儿是新楼。
马 丁：那是什么?
杰 夫：电影院。
马 丁：带我看看商店?
杰 夫：这儿是鞋店，这是自行车店，这是礼品店，这是服装店，共有10家商店。
马 丁：那是什么?
杰 夫：那是体育俱乐部。
马 丁：那是什么?
杰 夫：那是餐馆，有3家餐馆。
马 丁：让我看看。
杰 夫：这是一家餐馆，这是一家餐馆，这是一家餐馆。
Conversation B
JEFF: Here is the new building.
MARTIN: What's that?
JEFF: It's the sports club.
MARTIN: Who are they?
JEFF: They're painters. They're painting the sports club.
MARTIN: What's that?
JEFF: It's the cinema. Here is the shoe store.
MARTIN: Who are they?
JEFF: They're the carpenters. They're making shelves. They're workers. They're making a road.
MARTIN: What's that?
JEFF: It's a garage. Here is the entrance.
MARTIN: Who are they?
JEFF: They're the gardeners. They're making the gardens.
MARTIN: What's that?
JEFF: It's the garage. It's the exit.
MARTIN: Good morning.
WELDER: Good morning.
MARTIN: What are you doing?
WELDER: We're welders. We're building a new building.
MARTIN: What's that?
WELDER: It's a door. We're making two large doors. Here's a window.MARTIN: That's interesting.
WELDER: We're making twelve large windows.
MARTIN: Thanks.
JEFF: Come see the old building.
MARTIN: OK.
MARTIN: Tell me about the shopping mall. I'm going to record.
JEFF: There's a clothing store. There's a jewelry store. There's a pet shop. There’s a hardware store. There's a music store.
Practice 2：“there”指离讲话人较远的事物的位置，There is a...那儿有一个……Examples: JEFF: There's a clothing store.
There's a jewelry store.
There's a pet shop.
There's a hardware store.
There's a music store.
会话B
杰 夫：这是新楼。
马 丁：那是什么?
杰 夫：那是运动俱乐部。
马 丁：那些人是谁?
杰 夫：他们是油漆工，在给俱乐部刷油漆。
马 丁：那是什么?
杰 夫：那是电影院，这儿是鞋店。
马 丁：那些人是谁?
杰 夫：他们是木匠，在做架子。他们是工人，在铺路。
马 丁：那是什么?
杰 夫：是车库，这儿是入口。
马 丁：他们是谁?
杰 夫：他们是园丁，在修花园。
马 丁：那是什么?
杰 夫：是车库，那是出口。
马 丁：早上好。
焊 工：早上好。
马 丁：你在干什么?
焊 工：我是电焊工，在建新楼。
马 丁：那是什么?
焊 工：是门，我们在做两个大门，这儿是窗子。
马 丁：有趣。
焊 工：我们要做12个大窗子。
马 丁：谢谢。
杰 夫：过来看看旧楼。
马 丁：好。
马 丁：给我讲讲购物中心，我打算录下来。
杰 夫：有1个服装店，1个珠宝店，1 个宠物店，1个五金店。1个音乐店。
Conversation C
MARTIN: What are they doing?
JEFF: They're musicians. They're playing music. It's a music store. Here’s the pet shop.
MARTIN: They're buying a dog.
CLERK: Who are you?
MARTIN: I'm a reporter.
CLERK: I'm the clerk. I work here. I sell dogs and cats.
