Lesson 24 Activities in the Future 将来的活动

Lesson 24 Activities in the Future 将来的活动

Conversation A : In the Office
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HOWARD: Excuse me, Martin.?
MARTIN: Good morning, Howard. Good morning, Waleed.?
HOWARD: Can we talk to you? ?
MARTIN: Sure. Come in.?
WALEED: We're going to watch baseball tonight. Can you go with us??MARTIN: Not tonight. I'm going to take the children to their grandparents.?HOWARD: Aren't they in Chicago??
MARTIN: My parents are in Chicago. My wife's parents are in Ocean City. We’re going to Ocean City.?
WALEED: Are the children going to stay in Ocean City? ?
MARTIN: Yes. They're going to stay for five days.?
HOWARD: That's nice.?
WALEED: Does your son like that??
MARTIN: Oh, yes. His friends are there.?
WALEED: My son doesn't like visiting his grandparents. They live in the country.
MARTIN: His friends are here.?
WALEED: That's right.?
HOWARD: Doesn't he like his family??
WALEED: Yes, he likes them. He likes his friends, too.?
HOWARD: You can't go with us tonight.?
WALEED: Can you go on Thursday.??
MARTIN: Sure.?
WALEED: OK. Let's go on Thursday??
MARTIN: Are you going to watch tonight??
HOWARD: Sure. And we're going to watch on Thursday.?
WALEED: See you later.?
MARTIN: Good-bye.?
CARA: Hello, Martin. May I come in??
MARTIN: Of course.?
CARA: Do you and your wife like swimming??
MARTIN: Yes.?
CARA: Do you like to watch swimming??
MARTIN: On television??
CARA: No. My daughter is going to swim in Baltimore on Saturday. Can you come to watch?
MARTIN: Is it a swim meet??
CAREA: Yes, it is. She's going to swim tonight, too.?
MARTIN: Sit down. Please. I'm going to phone my wife.?
CARA: Thanks.?
MARTIN: Hello, Eileen. What are we going to do on Saturday? Cara's daughter is going to swim in Baltimore on Saturday. Cara, in the afternoon??
CARA: Yes, she's going to swim in the afternoon.?
MARTIN: She's going to swim in the afternoon. It's a swim meet. OK. Good-bye.?
MARTIN: We can come on Saturday.?
CARA: Can your daughter come??
MARTIN: No, she's visiting her grandparents in Ocean City. Can you come to our house after the meet??
CARA: No, thank you. We have to come home. She has a meet here on Sunday.?
MARTIN: OK.?
CARA: Thank you.?
MARTIN: See you on Saturday.?
WALEED: Martin, Howard and I are going to eat. Can you come??
MARTIN: Yes. I'm going to finish this story later.?

会话 A  在办公室?
霍华德：对不起，马丁。?
马  丁：早上好，霍华德。早上好，瓦利德。
霍华德：我们能和你谈话吗??
马  丁：当然可以，请进来。?
瓦利德：我们今晚去看棒球赛，你能和我们一起去吗??
马  丁：今晚不行，我要带孩子们去他们外祖父家。?
霍华德：他们没在芝加哥吗??
马  丁：我父母在芝加哥，我妻子的父母在大洋城，我们要去大洋城。?
瓦利德：孩子们将在大洋城呆一段时间吗??
马  丁：是的，他们将呆五天。
霍华德：很好。?
瓦利德：你儿子愿意吗??
马  丁：噢，是的。他有朋友在那儿。?
瓦利德：我儿子不愿意去他祖父母那儿，他们住在乡下。?
马  丁：他的朋友在这里。?
瓦利德：不错。?
霍华德：他不喜欢他祖父家吗??
瓦利德：不是的，他喜欢他们，他也喜欢他的朋友。?
霍华德：你今晚不能跟我们去了。?
瓦利德：你周四能去吗??
马  丁：当然能。?
瓦利德：好的，我们周四去。?
马  丁：你们今晚去看吗??
霍华德：当然，而且我们周四也去看。?
瓦利德：再见。?
马  丁：再见。?
卡  拉：你好，马丁。我可以进来吗??
马  丁：当然可以。?
卡  拉：你和你妻子喜欢游泳吗??
马  丁：喜欢。?
卡  拉：你们喜欢看游泳吗??
马  丁：在电视上吗??
卡  拉：不是的，我女儿周六将在巴尔的摩游泳，你们能来观看吗??
马  丁：是游泳比赛吗??
卡  拉：是的，她今晚也参加游泳比赛。?
马  丁：请坐，我给我妻子打个电话，问一下。?
卡  拉：谢谢。?
马  丁：喂，艾琳，我们周六将做什么?卡拉的女儿周六将在巴尔的摩游泳。
马  丁：卡拉，在下午吗?
卡  拉：对，她在下午参加游泳比赛。?
马  丁：她在下午游泳，是场游泳比赛。好，再见。?
马  丁：我们周六能来。?
卡  拉：你们的女儿能来吗??
马  丁：不能，她还在大洋城的外公家。你们比赛后能到我家吗??
卡  拉：谢谢你，不能。我们得回家，她星期天在这还有一场比赛。?
马  丁：好的。?
卡  拉：谢谢。?
马  丁：周六再见。?
瓦利德：马丁，霍华德和我要去吃饭，你能来吗??
马  丁：好的，我以后再完成这篇报导。?
 

Conversation B : In a Restaurant
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HOWARD: What are you going to eat??
WALEED: I'm going to have a sandwich.?
HOWARD: Martin, what are you going to have??
MARTIN: I'm going to have a bowl of soup.?
HOWARD: What are going to drink??
WALEED: I'm going to have coffee.?
MARTIN: I'm going to have coffee, too.?
HOWARD: Let's sit here.?
WALEED: Are you going to play softball on Friday night.?
HOWARD: No, I'm going to play on Saturday morning. My son is going to Play on Friday night. What are you going to do on Friday night??
WALEED: I'm going to a movie.?
MARTIN: Do you like movies??
WALEED: Yes, I like movies.?
HOWARD: Did you go to a movie last night??
WALEED: Yes, I did.?
HOWARD: My son and I went on Saturday.?
WALEED: Did you like it??
HOWARD: He liked it. I didn't like it.?
MARTIN: Where is your family, Waleed??
WALEED: They're in Lebanon.?
MARTIN: What are they doing there??
WALEED: My wife's family lives there. Her mother and father live there.?MARTIN: Does she have brothers and sisters??
WALEED: She has two brothers. They live in the United States.?
HOWARD: Did your children go with her??
WALEED: Yes, they went, too. They're going to come home next month. What are you going to do on Saturday, Martin??
MARTIN: I'm going to a swim meet. Cara's daughter is going to swim in Baltimore. My wife and I are going to watch. Do you like music, Waleed??
WALEED: Oh, yes. I like jazz.?
MARTIN: What are you going to do next Sunday??
WALEED: Nothing.?
MARTIN: Can you come to Baltimore? We're going to have jazz at the harbor.
WALEED: OK. In the afternoon??
MARTIN: Yes.?
WALEED: Thanks.?
MARTIN: Can you come, Howard??
HOWARD: No, I can't. We're going to visit family.?
WALEED: Where are you going??
HOWARD: We're going to visit my sister.?
WALEED: Did you go last week??
HOWARD: No, we didn't.?
MARTIN: Excuse me. I'm going to work.?
HOWARD: OK.?
WALEED: See you later.?
LEE: Excuse me, Martin. May I come in??
MARTIN: Yes. Please. Sit down.?
LEE: Listen. I have a problem.?
MARTIN: Tell me.?
LEE: My wife is singing in Dallas this week. I'm going to Miami on Saturday. Can my son come to stay with your son Saturday and Sunday??
MARTIN: My son is visiting his grandparents. Does your son like swim meets?
LEE: He likes swimming.?
MARTIN: My wife and I are going to a swim meet on Saturday. Does he like jazz??
LEE: He plays jazz in high school.?
MARTIN: We're going to hear some jazz on Sunday.?
LEE: Where??
MARTIN: At the harbor. Waleed is going to come with us. Lee, your son can come with us.?
LEE: Does Waleed like children??
MARTIN: He has two children.?

Practice 2：用 be going to 结构回答将要发生的事情或活动。?
Examples:  HOWARD: I'm going to play on Saturday.?            MARTIN: Cara's daughter is going to swim in Baltimore. My wife   and I are going to watch.?
WALEED: They're going to come home next month.?
MARTIN: I'm going to work.?

会话 B : 在饭店里?
霍华德：你要吃什么??
瓦利德：我想吃一个三明治。?
霍华德：马丁，你要吃什么??
马  丁：我要喝碗汤。?
霍华德：你要喝什么饮料。?
瓦利德：我要喝咖啡。?
马  丁：我也喝咖啡。?
霍华德：我们坐这儿吧。?
瓦利德：你在星期五晚上打垒球吗?
霍华德：不，我想在星期六早上打垒球，我儿子在星期五晚上打，你星期五晚上做什么??
瓦利德：我去看场电影??
马  丁：你喜欢电影??
瓦利德：我喜欢电影。?
霍华德：你昨晚看电影了吗??
瓦利德：是的，看了。?
霍华德：我和儿子星期六去看的。?
瓦利德：你们喜欢那部电影吗??
霍华德：他喜欢，我不喜欢。?
马  丁：你家人在哪儿，瓦利德??
瓦利德：他们在黎巴嫩。?
马  丁：他们在那儿在做什么??
瓦利德：我妻子的家人住在那儿，她父母住在那儿。?
马  丁：她有兄弟姐妹吗??
瓦利德：她有两个兄弟，他们住在美国。?
霍华德：你的孩子和她一起去了吗??
瓦利德：是的，他们也去了。他们下个月回来。马丁，你星期六要干什么??
马  丁：我去看游泳比赛，卡拉的女儿将在巴尔的摩游泳，我和妻子去看。瓦利德，你喜欢音乐吗??
瓦利德：噢，是的。我喜欢爵士乐。?
马  丁：你下星期天要干什么??
瓦利德：没有什么打算。?
马  丁：你能来巴尔的摩吗?我们将去港口听爵士音乐会。?
瓦利德：可以，在下午吗??
马  丁：是的。?
瓦利德：谢谢。?
马  丁：霍华德，你能来吗??
霍华德：不能，我们要去看望家人。?
瓦利德：你要去哪儿??
霍华德：我们去看望我妹妹。?
瓦利德：上周你们去了吗??
霍华德：没去。?
马  丁：对不起，我要去工作了。?
霍华德：好的。?
瓦利德：再见。?
李    ：对不起，马丁，我可以进来吗??
马  丁：可以，请进，请坐。?
李    ：听我说，我有个难题。?
马  丁：说吧。?
李    ：这周我妻子在达拉斯演唱，星期六我又去迈阿密。星期五和星期六能让我儿子跟你儿子呆在一起吗??
马  丁：我儿子还在他外公家。你儿子喜欢游泳比赛吗??
李    ：他喜欢游泳。?
马  丁：星期六我和妻子去看游泳比赛，他喜欢爵士乐吗??
李    ：他在中学里演奏爵士乐。?
马  丁：我们星期天去听爵士乐。?
李    ：在哪里??
马  丁：在港口，瓦利德将和我们一起去。李，你儿子可以和我们一起去。?李    ：瓦利德喜欢孩子吗??
马  丁：他有两个孩子呢。
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New Words and Expressions 生词和短语?

See you later.  再见!?
later   adv. 晚些时候?
sandwich   n. 三明治；夹心面包?
soup   n. 汤?
a bowl of soup  一碗汤?
softball    n. 垒球?
go to a movie  去看电影?
harbor   n. 港口?
problem   n. (疑难)问题?
 

Proper Nouns 专有名词
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Ocean City   大洋城?
the United States   美国?
Lebanon   黎巴嫩?
Dallas   达拉斯?
Miami   迈阿密
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Language Points 语言要点?   

1. See you later. 再见。可简略地说成 See you，也可在其后加时间状语，例如：See you on Saturday, See you tomorrow. 以前我们学过的表达法有：good-bye, bye-bye, bye。类似的说法还有：?
So long.?I'll be seeing you.?Good night. (晚安)?   
2. be going to 是一般将来时的一种常用结构，将来时另一种常用结构是“will/shall+动词原形”。助动词 shall 仅用于第一人称，will 可用于各种人称。例如：?
I will/shall be sixteen years old next year.?
Will you open the window??   
在将来时的句子中，一般有明显表示将来的时间状语，如对话中的 tonight(今晚)，on Thursday(周四)，on Saturday(周六)，in the afternoon(下午)，on Friday night(周五晚上)，on Saturday morning(周六早上)，next month(下月)，next Sunday(下周日)等等。?   
3. the United States 美国。美国的全称是 the United States of America，简称为 America，the States，the US 或 the USA。中国的全称是 the People's Republic of China(中华人民共和国)，也可简写为 P R China。?
 

Cultural Notes  文化注释

有人说如果中国人是教育狂，那么美国人就是运动狂。美国整天都有全国性的运动比赛(national tournaments)，春天有篮球比赛，夏天有棒球赛，秋冬天有美式橄榄球赛，人们随时可以亲自到运动场(the sports arenas)和体育馆(gymnasium)观看比赛，或者通过电视、收音机、报纸得知各种比赛的消息。很多美国人是运动迷，最受欢迎的两项运动是美式橄榄球(football)和棒球(baseball)。