Lesson 7 Getting Acquainted 结识他人
Lesson 7 Getting Acquainted 结识他人
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.?
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.?
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 v. 认识,了解?
report n. 报告?
record v. 录音?
tape n. 磁带?
recorder n. 录音机?
spell v. 拼写?
Proper Nouns 专有名词?
Poland 波兰?
Warsaw 华沙?
Cracow 克拉科夫?
Chicago 芝加哥?
Baltimore 巴尔的摩?
Washington 华盛顿?
San Francisco 旧金山?
Pairs 巴黎?
Berlin 柏林?
Ohio 俄亥俄州?
New York 纽约州?
Florida 佛罗里达州?
California 加利福尼亚州?
Texas 得克萨斯州?
Language Points 语言要点
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1.What're yu gonna have? 你想要点什么??
这是一句比较口语化的用法。为 What are you going to have? 的不规范用 yu=you, gonna=going to?
课文中类似的用法还有:Here y'are. 即 Here you are.?
2.two coffees 两杯咖啡?
coffee 这个词原为不可数名词,没有复数形式。但是如果作几杯咖啡讲时,则可变为复数,一般常用于口语中。例如:a coffee 一杯咖啡 two coffees 两杯咖啡 three coffees 三杯咖啡?
Cultural Notes 文化注释
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。