美國之音口語經(jīng)典教程Talking About the Past and the Present 談?wù)撨^去和現(xiàn)在

Lesson 18Talking About Homes and Farming

談?wù)撟√幒娃r(nóng)活

 

Things to Know  學(xué)前必讀   

美國大約有250萬個(gè)農(nóng)場，大多數(shù)農(nóng)場只生產(chǎn)一兩種商業(yè)性產(chǎn)品，比如：玉米、雞蛋或牛奶。美國是世界上最大的玉米生產(chǎn)國，玉米也是美國產(chǎn)量最大的谷物，主要產(chǎn)于美國中部的玉米生產(chǎn)帶(corn belt)。最初種玉米的是美洲印第安人，他們稱玉米為 maize。

 

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：下面是一些關(guān)于“家”的對(duì)話，學(xué)習(xí)它們的問答方式。

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.

根據(jù)自己的情況完成下列對(duì)話：

MARTIN: Do you live in the city?

YOURSELF: ______________________________.

MARTIN: Do you live in a house?

YOURSELF: ______________________________.

 

會(huì)話A : 拜訪農(nóng)家

馬  丁：你好，我叫馬丁·勒納。

威爾特：我叫威爾特·布勞沃。你好嗎?

馬  ?。汉芎?，謝謝。你好嗎?

威爾特：很好，謝謝。這是布勞沃夫人。

馬  ?。和砩虾谩２紕谖址蛉?。

艾米莉：我叫艾米莉。勒納先生，你做什么工作?

馬  丁：我是記者。我能問些問題嗎?

威爾特：當(dāng)然。

馬  ?。耗闶寝r(nóng)民嗎?

威爾特：是的。

馬  丁：這些男士也是農(nóng)民嗎?

威爾特：是的。

艾米莉：一些婦女也是農(nóng)民。

威爾特：艾米莉是個(gè)很好的農(nóng)民。

艾米莉：是的，我們倆都是農(nóng)民。喝點(diǎn)咖啡嗎?

馬  ?。汉玫摹＊?/span>

艾米莉：跟我來。

馬  ?。褐x謝。

艾米莉：不客氣，你見過查克·凱斯勒嗎?

馬  ?。簺]有。你好嗎?

查  克：很好，謝謝。你叫什么?

馬  丁：馬丁·勒納。你是個(gè)農(nóng)民嗎?

查  克：噢，是的，我們都是農(nóng)民。

馬  丁：你在哪兒住?

查  克：我在農(nóng)村住。

艾米莉：他和凱斯勒夫人住在離這兒東邊的一所大房子里。

馬  ?。耗阍谀膬鹤?，艾米莉?

艾米莉：我住在這兒的南邊。我住在一所小房子里。

查  克：你住哪兒?你住在農(nóng)場嗎?

馬  丁：不。我住在巴爾的摩。我住在一所公寓里。

查  克：你喜歡城市嗎?

馬  ?。菏堑?。我也喜歡農(nóng)村。但我家在城市里。

馬  丁：這咖啡很不錯(cuò)。

艾米莉：謝謝。你見過麗莎·詹庫斯基嗎?

馬  丁：沒有。

麗  莎：我叫麗莎。你好嗎?

馬  ?。汉芎?。謝謝。你好嗎?

麗  莎：很好，謝謝。

馬  丁：你是個(gè)農(nóng)民嗎?

麗  莎：不是。我是個(gè)家庭婦女。

馬  ?。耗阕≡谶@個(gè)城鎮(zhèn)里嗎?

麗  莎：不。我家在農(nóng)村。

馬  ?。何壹以诔抢?。

麗  莎：你住在一棟房子里嗎?

馬  丁：不，我住在公寓里。

麗  莎：我家在這兒的西邊。我住在一所大房子里。

麗  莎：你好，威爾特。這是馬丁。

馬  ?。何覀円娺^面，威爾特，你的房子在哪兒?

威爾特：在這兒的南邊。

馬  丁：我能參觀你的農(nóng)場嗎?

威爾特：當(dāng)然可以，你能在星期一來嗎?

馬  丁：不行。

威爾特：星期二來行嗎?

馬  ?。汉玫?，我想在星期二問你些問題。

威爾特：好的，再見。

麗  莎：再見，威爾特。你好，埃里克，這是馬丁。

埃里克：你好，我叫埃里克·詹庫斯基。

馬  ?。耗闶躯惿恼煞騿?/span>?

埃里克：是的。

馬  丁：你是農(nóng)民嗎?

埃里克：是的，所有這些人都是農(nóng)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.

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