美國之音口語經典教程Activities in the Future 將來的活動

Lesson 24 Activities in the Future

將來的活動

 

Things to Know  學前必讀   

有人說如果中國人是教育狂，那么美國人就是運動狂。美國整天都有全國性的運動比賽(national tournaments)，春天有籃球比賽，夏天有棒球賽，秋冬天有美式橄欖球賽，人們隨時可以親自到運動場(the sports arenas)和體育館(gymnasium)觀看比賽，或者通過電視、收音機、報紙得知各種比賽的消息。很多美國人是運動迷，最受歡迎的兩項運動是美式橄欖球(football)和棒球(baseball)。

 

Conversation A : In the Office

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.

 

會話 A  在辦公室

霍華德：對不起，馬丁。

馬  ?。涸缟虾茫羧A德。早上好，瓦利德。

霍華德：我們能和你談話嗎?

馬  ?。寒斎豢梢裕堖M來。

瓦利德：我們今晚去看棒球賽，你能和我們一起去嗎?

馬  ?。航裢聿恍?，我要帶孩子們去他們外祖父家。

霍華德：他們沒在芝加哥嗎?

馬  ?。何腋改冈谥ゼ痈纾移拮拥母改冈诖笱蟪?，我們要去大洋城。

瓦利德：孩子們將在大洋城呆一段時間嗎?

馬  ?。菏堑?，他們將呆五天。

霍華德：很好。

瓦利德：你兒子愿意嗎?

馬  丁：噢，是的。他有朋友在那兒。

瓦利德：我兒子不愿意去他祖父母那兒，他們住在鄉(xiāng)下。

馬  丁：他的朋友在這里。

瓦利德：不錯。

霍華德：他不喜歡他祖父家嗎?

瓦利德：不是的，他喜歡他們，他也喜歡他的朋友。

霍華德：你今晚不能跟我們去了。

瓦利德：你周四能去嗎?

馬  丁：當然能。

瓦利德：好的，我們周四去。

馬  丁：你們今晚去看嗎?

霍華德：當然，而且我們周四也去看。

瓦利德：再見。

馬  丁：再見。

卡  拉：你好，馬丁。我可以進來嗎?

馬  丁：當然可以。

卡  拉：你和你妻子喜歡游泳嗎?

馬  丁：喜歡。

卡  拉：你們喜歡看游泳嗎?

馬  ?。涸陔娨暽蠁?/span>?

卡  拉：不是的，我女兒周六將在巴爾的摩游泳，你們能來觀看嗎?

馬  ?。菏怯斡颈荣悊?/span>?

卡  拉：是的，她今晚也參加游泳比賽。

馬  ?。赫堊?，我給我妻子打個電話，問一下。

卡  拉：謝謝。

馬  ?。何梗?，我們周六將做什么?卡拉的女兒周六將在巴爾的摩游泳。

馬  ?。嚎ɡ谙挛鐔?/span>?

卡  拉：對，她在下午參加游泳比賽。

馬  ?。核谙挛缬斡?，是場游泳比賽。好，再見。

馬  丁：我們周六能來。

卡  拉：你們的女兒能來嗎?

馬  丁：不能，她還在大洋城的外公家。你們比賽后能到我家嗎?

卡  拉：謝謝你，不能。我們得回家，她星期天在這還有一場比賽。

馬  丁：好的。

卡  拉：謝謝。

馬  丁：周六再見。

瓦利德：馬丁，霍華德和我要去吃飯，你能來嗎?

馬  丁：好的，我以后再完成這篇報導。

 

Conversation B : In a Restaurant

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 結構回答將要發(fā)生的事情或活動。

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.

 

會話 B : 在飯店里

霍華德：你要吃什么?

瓦利德：我想吃一個三明治。

霍華德：馬丁，你要吃什么?

馬  ?。何乙韧霚＊?/span>

霍華德：你要喝什么飲料。

瓦利德：我要喝咖啡。

馬  ?。何乙埠瓤Х?。

霍華德：我們坐這兒吧。

瓦利德：你在星期五晚上打壘球嗎?

霍華德：不，我想在星期六早上打壘球，我兒子在星期五晚上打，你星期五晚上做什么?

瓦利德：我去看場電影?

馬  ?。耗阆矚g電影?

瓦利德：我喜歡電影。

霍華德：你昨晚看電影了嗎?

瓦利德：是的，看了。

霍華德：我和兒子星期六去看的。

瓦利德：你們喜歡那部電影嗎?

霍華德：他喜歡，我不喜歡。

馬  ?。耗慵胰嗽谀膬?，瓦利德?<