Lesson 18 Talking About Homes and Farming 谈论住处和农活

Lesson 18 Talking About Homes and Farming 谈论住处和农活

Conversation A : At a Farmer's Meeting?

MARTIN: Hello. I'm Martin Learner.?
WILT: I'm Wilt Brauer. How are you??
MARTIN: Fine, thanks. How are you??
WILT: Fine, thanks. This is Mrs. Brauer.?
MARTIN: Good evening, Mrs. Brauer.?
EMILY: I'm Emily. What do you do, Mr. Learner??
MARTIN: I'm a reporter. May I ask some questions??
WILT: Of course.?
MARTIN: Are you a farmer??
WILT: Yes, I am.?
MARTIN: Are all these men farmers??
WILT: Yes, they are.?
EMILY: Some women are farmers, too.?
WILT: Emily is a good farmer.?
EMILY: Yes, we're both farmers. Would you like some coffee??
MARTIN: Yes, please.?
EMILY: Come with me.?
MARTIN: Thank you.?
EMILY: You're welcome. Have you met Chuck Kessler??
MARTIN: No, I haven't. Hello, how are you??
CHUCK: Fine, thanks. Who are you??
MARTIN: Martin Learner. Are you a farmer??
CHUCK: Oh, yes. We're all farmers.?
MARTIN: Where do you live??
CHUCK: I live in the country.?
EMILY: He and Mrs. Kessler live in a big house east of here.?
MARTIN: Where do you live, Emily??
EMILY: We live south of here. We live in a small house.?
CHUCK: Where do you live? Do you live on a farm??
MARTIN: No, I don't. I live in Baltimore. I live in an apartment.?
CHUCK: Do you like the city??
MARTIN: Yes. I like the country, too. But my home is in the city.?
MARTIN: This is good coffee.?
EMILY: Thanks. Have you met Lisa Jankusky??
MARTIN: No, I haven't.?
LISA: I'm Lisa. How are you??
MARTIN: Fine, thanks. How are you??
LISA: Fine, thanks.?
MARTIN: Are you a farmer??
LISA: No, I'm not. I'm a housewife.?
MARTIN: Do you live here in town??
LISA: No, I don't. My home is in the country.?
MARTIN: My home is in the city.?
LISA: Do you live in a house??
MARTIN: No, I live in an apartment.?
LISA: My home is west of here. I live in a big house.?
LISA: Hi, Wilt. This is Martin.?
MARTIN: We've met. Wilt, where is your house??
WILT: It's south of here.?
MARTIN: May I visit your farm??
WILT: Of course. Can you come on Monday??
MARTIN: No, I can't.?
WILT: Can you come on Tuesday??
MARTIN: Yes. I want to ask you some questions on Tuesday.?
WILT: OK. Good-bye.?
LISA: Good-bye, Wilt. Hi, Eric. This is Martin.?
ERIC: Hi. I'm Eric Jankusky.?
MARTIN: Are you Lisa's husband??
ERIC: Yes, I am.?
MARTIN: Are you a farmer??
ERIC: Yes, I am. All these men are farmers.?

Practice 1：下面是一些关于“家”的对话，学习它们的问答方式。?
Examples:  MARTIN: Do you live in the city??           
EMILY: No, I don't. My home is in the country.?           
MARTIN: Do you live in a house??          
EMILY: Yes, I do.?          
            LISA: Do you live in the country??           
MARTIN: No, I don't. I live in the city.?           
LISA: Do you live in a house??           
MARTIN: No, I don't. I live in an apartment.?

会话A : 拜访农家?
马  丁：你好，我叫马丁·勒纳。?
威尔特：我叫威尔特·布劳沃。你好吗??
马  丁：很好，谢谢。你好吗??
威尔特：很好，谢谢。这是布劳沃夫人。?
马  丁：晚上好。布劳沃夫人。?
艾米莉：我叫艾米莉。勒纳先生，你做什么工作??
马  丁：我是记者。我能问些问题吗??
威尔特：当然。?
马  丁：你是农民吗??
威尔特：是的。?
马  丁：这些男士也是农民吗??
威尔特：是的。?
艾米莉：一些妇女也是农民。?
威尔特：艾米莉是个很好的农民。?
艾米莉：是的，我们俩都是农民。喝点咖啡吗??
马  丁：好的。?
艾米莉：跟我来。?
马  丁：谢谢。?
艾米莉：不客气，你见过查克·凯斯勒吗??
马  丁：没有。你好吗??
查  克：很好，谢谢。你叫什么??
马  丁：马丁·勒纳。你是个农民吗??
查  克：噢，是的，我们都是农民。?
马  丁：你在哪儿住??
查  克：我在农村住。
艾米莉：他和凯斯勒夫人住在离这儿东边的一所大房子里。?
马  丁：你在哪儿住，艾米莉??
艾米莉：我住在这儿的南边。我住在一所小房子里。?
查  克：你住哪儿?你住在农场吗??
马  丁：不。我住在巴尔的摩。我住在一所公寓里。?
查  克：你喜欢城市吗??
马  丁：是的。我也喜欢农村。但我家在城市里。?
马  丁：这咖啡很不错。?
艾米莉：谢谢。你见过丽莎·詹库斯基吗??
马  丁：没有。?
丽  莎：我叫丽莎。你好吗??
马  丁：很好。谢谢。你好吗??
丽  莎：很好，谢谢。?
马  丁：你是个农民吗??
丽  莎：不是。我是个家庭妇女。?
马  丁：你住在这个城镇里吗??
丽  莎：不。我家在农村。?
马  丁：我家在城里。?
丽  莎：你住在一栋房子里吗?
马  丁：不，我住在公寓里。?
丽  莎：我家在这儿的西边。我住在一所大房子里。
丽  莎：你好，威尔特。这是马丁。?
马  丁：我们见过面，威尔特，你的房子在哪儿??
威尔特：在这儿的南边。?
马  丁：我能参观你的农场吗??
威尔特：当然可以，你能在星期一来吗??
马  丁：不行。?
威尔特：星期二来行吗??
马  丁：好的，我想在星期二问你些问题。?
威尔特：好的，再见。?
丽  莎：再见，威尔特。你好，埃里克，这是马丁。?
埃里克：你好，我叫埃里克·詹库斯基。?
马  丁：你是丽莎的丈夫吗??
埃里克：是的。?
马  丁：你是农民吗??
埃里克：是的，所有这些人都是农民。?
 

Conversation B?

WILT: Here we are. This is our home. Come inside the house. Emily!??EMILY: Good morning.?
MARTIN: Good morning. How are you today??
EMILY: Fine, thanks.?
MARTIN: You have an interesting house.?
EMILY: Thank you. It's old.?
WILT: It's about one-hundred years old.?
EMILY: It's a wonderful home.?
MARTIN: Do you have a big farm??
WILT: Yes, it's very big.?
MARTIN: Who does all the work??
EMILY: He does.?
WILT: No, I don't. She works, too.?
MARTIN: Who makes the garden??
WILT: She does.?
MARTIN: What do you grow??
EMILY: Now, I have onions and peas.?
WILT: She has beans and squash.?
EMILY: I'm going to have tomatoes and potatoes.?
WILT: And she's going to have corn, too. Come see the farm.?
MARTIN: Do you have two tractors??
WILT: Yes, we do. We have a big tractor and a small tractor.?
MARTIN: Do you have animals??
WILT: We only have horses.?
EMILY: We ride the horses. Can you see the horses??
MARTIN: Yes, I can.?
EMILY: We ride over the farm. Can you ride??
MARTIN: No, I can't.?
WILT: Yes, you can. Come see the horses.?
WILT: You can ride this old horse.?
MARTIN: OK.?
WILT: We're going to ride over there. Can you ride there??
MARTIN: Maybe.?
WILT: We can ride slowly.?
MARTIN: OK.?
MARTIN: I see corn. What other things do you grow??
WILT: I grow wheat, too. Look there. I grew wheat there last year.?
MARTIN: Let's ride there.?
WILT: Can you ride there??
MARTIN: Yes, I can. I want to ask more questions.?
MARTIN: What's this??
WILT: It's soybeans. Let's ride south of here.?
MARTIN: Can we stop here? It's wonderful!?
WILT: Look to the west. That's the river.?
MARTIN: Yes, I can see the river.?
WILT: Now look to the north. Can you see the town??
MARTIN: Yes, I can. Is that your farm??
WILT: No. My farm stops at the river. That farm is Les Danzig's farm.
WILT: He has a small farm.?
MARTIN: I can't see a house.?
WILT: No, you can't. His home is in town. Can you see my house??
MARTIN: Yes, I can.?
WILT: Let's ride there.?

Practice 2:  询问对方是否能够做某事常用：Can you+动词原形??
回答用：Yes 或 No.?
Examples:  EMILY: Can you see the horse??
MARTIN: Yes, I can.?
EMILY: Can you ride??
MARTIN: No, I can't.?
WILT: Yes, you can. You can ride this old horse.
WILT: We can ride slowly.?

会话B?

威尔特：到了。这是我们的家。请到屋里来。艾米莉!?
艾米莉：早上好。?
马  丁：早上好，你今天好吗??
艾米莉：很好，谢谢。?
马  丁：你有一所很好的房子。?
艾米莉：谢谢。房子很旧。?
威尔特：大概有100年的历史了。?
艾米莉：这是一个很棒的家。?
马  丁：你有一个大农场吗??
威尔特：是的，很大。?
马  丁：所有活都由谁来做??
艾米莉：他做。?
威尔特：不，不是。她也做。?
马  丁：谁来整理花园。?
威尔特：她整理。?
马  丁：你们都种些什么??
艾米莉：现在我们种圆葱和豌豆。?
威尔特：她种豆和南瓜。?
艾米莉：我打算种西红市和土豆。?
威尔特：她还打算种玉米，来看农场吧。?
马  丁：你有两台拖拉机吗??
威尔特：是的，我们有一台大的和一台小的拖拉机。?
马  丁：你们有牲畜吗??威尔特：我们只有马。?
艾米莉：我们骑马。看见那些马了吗??
马  丁：是的，看见了。?
艾米莉：我们在农场骑马，你会骑马吗??
马  丁：不，不会。?
威尔特：可以，你能骑的，来看看这些马。?
威尔特：你可以骑这匹老马。?
马  丁：好吧。?
威尔特：我们骑到那边去，你能骑到那里吗??
马  丁：也许吧。?
威尔特：我们可以慢点骑。?
马  丁：好的。?
马  丁：我看见玉米了。你还种什么??
威尔特：我也种小麦。看那儿。去年我在那儿种小麦。?
马  丁：让我们骑到那儿吧。?
威尔特：你能骑到那儿吗??
马  丁：能，我想再问一些问题。?
马  丁：这是什么??
威尔特：这是黄豆。我们往南骑吧。?
马  丁：我们能在这停一下吗?真是太美了。?
威尔特：往西边看。那是一条河。?
马  丁：是的，我看见了。?
威尔特：你现在往北看。看见城镇了吗??
马  丁：看见了，那是你的农场吗??
威尔特：不。我的农场就到河边为止。那个农场是莱斯·丹齐格的。
威尔特：他有一个小农场。?
马  丁：我怎么看不见房屋。?
威尔特：是的，看不见。他家住在城里，你能看见我的房子吗??
马  丁：是的。?
威尔特：我们骑到那儿去。
 

New Words and Expressions 生词和短语?

squash   n. 南瓜，瓜类?
tomato   n. 番茄?
potato   n. 马铃薯?
wheat   n. 小麦?
 

Language Points 语言要点?

I live south of here. 我在这儿的南边住。?
south of here 这儿的南边。其中 south 是副词，意为“在南边，向南”。here  在这里是名词而不是副词，类似的词组还有 west of here, east of here, north of here 等。?

Cultural Notes  文化注释

美国大约有250万个农场，大多数农场只生产一两种商业性产品，比如：玉米、鸡蛋或牛奶。美国是世界上最大的玉米生产国，玉米也是美国产量最大的谷物，主要产于美国中部的玉米生产带(corn belt)。最初种玉米的是美洲印第安人，他们称玉米为 maize。