Lesson 26 Leisure Time Activities

消遣活动

 

Things to Know  学前必读   

火车车厢分为头等和二等。头等车厢叫做 pullman，就是卧铺，每位旅客都订有专供睡觉休息用的铺位(berth)。二等车厢就是 coach，是一般的普通座位。在横跨美国大陆的长途火车上，另外设有二层的了望车厢(vista-dome car)、餐车(dinning car)、自助餐车(buffet car)和交谊餐车(club lounge car)等。为了方便外国旅客观光游览，铁路公司特别出售铁路优待证(USA Rail Pass)，价格相当低廉。  

 美国最大的铁路公司叫 Amtrak (the National Railway Passenger Corporation 国家铁路客运公司)，它是由国会在1971年创建，用以改善城市间铁路客运。今天，Amtrak 系统已经覆盖美国44州500多个城市，铁路线长达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 引导的过去时的特殊疑问句，回答时常用过去的时间短语，如“five years ago(一段时间名词+ago)，last year(last+点时间名词)”。

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.

 

会话 A : 在火车上

女    ：下午好，我可以坐这儿吗?

马  丁：当然可以，请坐。

女    ：我是达里詹·默莫利什维利医生。

马  丁：我叫马丁·勒纳。

女    ：勒纳先生，你去纽约吗?

马  丁：是的，我去那里办点事。

女    ：你做什么工作?

马  丁：我是记者。

女    ：很好。

马  丁：你做什么工作?

女    ：我是医生。马  丁：你是医生吗?

女    ：是的，我是儿科医生。

马  丁：好极了!你去纽约吗?

女    ：是的。

马  丁：你去那里办事吗?

女    ：不是，我去度假。

马  丁：你是哪儿的人?

女    ：我是格鲁吉亚人。

马  丁：你是亚特兰大人吗?你听起来不像乔治亚人。

女    ：不，我不是来自美国的乔治亚，我是来自欧洲的格鲁吉亚。

马  丁：你是格鲁吉亚什么地方的人?

女    ：第比利斯人。

马  丁：你在第比利斯工作吗?

女    ：有时在，我上月在莫斯科工作，我去年在基辅工作。

马  丁：你在纽约有朋友吗?

女    ：有，我在纽约工作过。

马  丁：你在纽约工作了多久?

女    ：仅一年。

马  丁：你什么时候在纽约工作的?

女    ：五年前，但我过去也去过纽约。

马  丁：你过去什么时候去过纽约?

女    ：10年前，3年前，还有去年。

马  丁：作去拜访谁?

女    ：我去拜访我的医生朋友，我参观医院。

马  丁：你是度工作假期。

女    ：不错，我曾在亚特兰大工作。

马  丁：亚特兰大，乔治亚?美国的乔治亚?

女    ：对，美国的乔治亚。

马  丁：你什么时候去过乔治亚?

女    ：我上周去过乔治亚，去参观防疫中心。

马  丁：你去拜访谁?

女    ：去开个会，会见儿科医生，讨论儿科疾病。

马  丁：你们什么时候开会的?

女    ：我们上周四和周五开会。

 

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 引导的过去时的特殊疑问句结构是：“when+did+主语+动词原形+其它”。

Examples:  FEMALE: I studied in Moscow.

MARTIN: When did you study in Moscow?

根据上述句型提问：

MARTIN: I visited California.

YOURSELF: _______________________________?

MARTIN: I worked in Washington.

YOURSELF: _______________________________?

MARTIN: I traveled to New York.

YOURSELF: _______________________________?

MARTIN: I played baseball.

YOURSELF: _______________________________?

 

会话 B

马  丁：你什么时候到美国来的?

女    ：我上个月来的。

马  丁：你来纽约做什么?

女    ：我将拜访朋友，并且参观医院。

马  丁：你什么时候探亲呢?

女    ：我在美国没有亲戚。

马  丁：你什么时候看望格鲁吉亚的亲戚?

女    ：我在假期探亲。

马  丁：你的假期是什么时候?

女    ：有时我的假期在夏天。

马  丁：你上一次是在什么时候探亲的?

女    ：去年夏天，我去年在基辅工作，我是在假期探亲的。

马  丁：在假期你都喜欢做什么?

女    ：我喜欢游泳，在山里散步。

马  丁：你们格鲁吉亚有山吗?

女