美國之音口語經(jīng)典教程Asking About People's Homes 詢問住處
Lesson 17Asking About People's Homes
詢問住處
Things to Know 學(xué)前必讀
在美國很多人居住在“單門獨戶”的房子(house)里，這種房子有前、后院、花園、車庫及柵欄。在些人住在公寓樓(apartment)里。還有些人住在“大篷車”(mobile home)里，“大篷車”是裝有車輪的活動房，可用車牽引，房內(nèi)生活設(shè)施齊全。
Conversation A : Visiting a Musician
MARTIN: Thank you. Thank you very much. That was wonderful.
MUSICIAN: You're welcome. Do you like the violin?
MARTIN: I love the violin.
MUSICIAN: Would you like some coffee or tea?
MARTIN: No, thanks. I want to ask you some questions.
MUSICIAN: OK.
MARTIN: You're a young musician. How old are you?
MUSICIAN: I'm twenty-one years old.
MARTIN: Do you have a family?
MUSICIAN: I have a family in Finland. I don't have a family here.
MARTIN: Do you work? Do you have a job?
MUSICIAN: I'm a musician. I don't work now. I'm a student.
MARTIN: Do you study at the university?
MUSICIAN: Yes, I do.
MARTIN: Do you Practice at the university?
MUSICIAN: Yes. I Practice at home, too.
MARTIN: Where do you live?
MUSICIAN: I live here. This is my home. Where do you live?
MARTIN: I live in Baltimore.
MUSICIAN: Do you live in an apartment?
MARTIN: Yes, I do.
MUSICIAN: This apartment is very small.
MARTIN: I live in a small apartment, too. It's my home.
MUSICIAN: I live in a big house in Finland. But this is my home here.MARTIN: Did you play the violin in Finland?
MUSICIAN: Oh, yes, I did. I played for many years.
MARTIN: Where did you play?
MUSICIAN: I played at school. And I played at home. My mother played the violin.
MARTIN: Did you play another musical instrument?
MUSICIAN: First, I played the piano. My father played the piano.
MARTIN: Do you play the piano now?
MUSICIAN: No, I don't. I don't study. I don't Practice the piano now.
MARTIN: When did you play the piano?
MUSICIAN: When I lived in Finland.
MARTIN: How long did you play?
MUSICIAN: Ten years.
MUSICIAN: Excuse me. Hello, Manny. Come in.
MANNY: Hi.
MARTIN: Hello, I'm Martin Learner. How are you?
MANNY: Hi, I'm Manny.
MUSICIAN: Mr. Learner is a reporter. Manny is my friend.
MARTIN: I'm happy to meet you.
MANNY: Thanks.
MARTIN: Where is your home?
MANNY: Here.
MARTIN: You live here in this apartment?
MANNY: No, no. I don't live in this apartment. I live here in Bloomington. My home is in Bloomington.
MUSICIAN: My home is very small.
MANNY: My home is very small, too.
Practice 1：“home”是指你居住的地方，它可能是一所房子，也可能是一間公寓。詢問你居住在哪，一般用：Where do you live? 你住在哪兒?回答是：I live... 我住在……
Examples: MARTIN: Where do you live?
MUSICIAN: I live here. This is my home.
MARTIN: Where do you live?
MANNY: I live in Bloomington.
MUSICIAN: Where do you live?
MARTIN: I live in an apartment.
根據(jù)自己的情況完成下列對話：
MARTIN: Where do you live?
YOURSELF: ______________________________.
MARTIN: Where do you live?
YOURSELF: ______________________________.
會話A : 拜訪音樂家
馬 ?。褐x謝!非常感謝你。太棒了。
音樂家：不客氣!你喜歡小提琴嗎?
馬 ?。何蚁矏坌√崆佟＊?/span>
音樂家：你喝點咖啡或是茶嗎?
馬 ?。翰?，謝謝。我想問你些問題。
音樂家：好的。
馬 ?。耗闶莻€年輕的音樂家。你多大了?
音樂家：我21歲。
馬 ?。耗愠杉伊藛?/span>?
音樂家：我家人在芬蘭。我在這兒沒有家庭。
馬 ?。耗愎ぷ鲉?/span>?你有工作嗎?
音樂家：我是個音樂家。我現(xiàn)在還沒有工作。我是個學(xué)生。
馬 ?。耗阍诖髮W(xué)里學(xué)習(xí)嗎?
音樂家：是的。
馬 ?。耗阍诖髮W(xué)里練習(xí)嗎?
音樂家：是的。我也在家里練習(xí)。
馬 ?。耗阕≡谀膬?/span>?
音樂家：我住這兒。這兒是我的家。你住哪兒?
馬 ?。何易≡诎蜖柕哪?。
音樂家：你住公寓嗎?
馬 ?。菏堑摹＊?/span>
音樂家：這個公寓太小了。
馬 ?。何乙沧∫粋€小公寓。那是我的家。
音樂家：我在芬蘭住一所很大的房子。但這兒是我的家。
馬 ?。耗阍诜姨m拉小提琴嗎?
音樂家：噢，是的。我演奏許多年了。
馬 ?。耗阍谀膬貉葑?/span>?
音樂家：我在學(xué)校里演奏，在家里演奏，我媽媽拉小提琴。
馬 ?。耗阊葑噙^其他樂器嗎?
音樂家：最開始我彈鋼琴。我爸爸彈鋼琴。
馬 ?。耗悻F(xiàn)在還彈嗎?
音樂家：不。我不學(xué)鋼琴。我現(xiàn)在不練習(xí)鋼琴。
馬 ?。耗闶裁磿r候彈鋼琴?
音樂家：在我住在芬蘭的時候。
馬 ?。耗銖椓硕嗑?/span>?
音樂家：十年。
音樂家：對不起。你好，馬尼。請進(jìn)。
馬 尼：你好!
馬 ?。耗愫茫沂邱R丁·勒納。你怎么樣?
馬 尼：嗯!我叫馬尼。
音樂家：勒納先生是個記者。馬尼是我的朋友。
馬 丁：很高興認(rèn)識你。
馬 尼：謝謝。
馬 ?。耗慵以谀膬?/span>?
馬 尼：在這兒。
馬 ?。耗阍谶@個公寓里住?
馬 尼：不，不，我不在這個公寓住。我在布魯明頓住。
音樂家：我的家里很小。
馬 尼：我的家里也很小。
Conversation B
MARTIN: Manny, where do you live in Bloomington?
MANNY: I live at five-twenty-six Hamilton Street.
MARTIN: Do you live in a house?
MANNY: No, I don't.
MARTIN: Do you live in a dormitory?
MANNY: No, I don't.
MARTIN: Do you live in an apartment?
MANNY: Yes, I do. It's very small.
MARTIN: How many rooms does it have?
MANNY: It has one large room and one very small room.
MARTIN: That was beautiful.
MANNY: He's very good.
MUSICIAN: Thanks.
MARTIN: Manny, what do you do?
MANNY: I'm a musician, too.
MARTIN: Are you a student?
MANNY: Yes, I am. I study at the university.
MARTIN: Do you play the violin?
MANNY: No, I don't.
MUSICIAN: Yes, he does.
MANNY: No, I don't.
MUSICIAN: Yes, he does. But he's very bad.
MANNY: Yes, I'm very bad.
MARTIN: Where are you from?
MANNY: I'm from Brooklyn. My family is from Russia. It was their home.MARTIN: Did you live in Russia?
MANNY: No, I didn't. My home was in Brooklyn.
MARTIN: Did you play the violin in Brooklyn?
MANNY: Yes. I was very bad.
MARTIN: What do you play now?
MANNY: I play the clarinet.
MARTIN: Did your father play the clarinet?
MANNY: No, he didn't. He was a chemist.
MARTIN: Did your mother play the clarinet?
MANNY: No, she didn't. But she was a musician. She was a singer.
MARTIN: Do you play another musical instrument?
MANNY: Yes, I do. I play the guitar.
MUSICIAN: He plays the mandolin, too.
MUSICIAN: Excuse me. Teresa! Hi.
THERESA: Hi.
MUSICIAN: This is Teresa.
MANNY: Hi, Teresa.
MARTIN: Hello. I'm Martin. Are you a musician?
TERESA: No. I'm a teacher.
MUSICIAN: She teaches at the high school.
MARTIN: Do you live in Bloomington?
TERESA: Yes, I do.
MUSICIAN: She lives in the apartment downstairs.
TERESA: Manny, do you have your guitar?
MANNY: Yes, I do.
TERESA: Play for us.
MANNY: OK.
Practice 2：詢問對方是否住在一所房子里或一間宿舍里，用：Do you live in a(n)...? 你住在……里嗎?
Examples: MARTIN: Do you live in a house?
MANNY: No, I don't.
MARTIN: Do you live in a dormitory?
MANNY: No, I don't.
MARTIN: Do you live in an apartment?
MANNY: Yes, I do.
MARTIN: Do you live in an apartment?
MUSICIAN: Yes, I do.
MARTIN: Did you live in a house?
