美國(guó)之音口語(yǔ)經(jīng)典教程Leisure Time Activities 消遣活動(dòng)

Lesson 26 Leisure Time Activities

消遣活動(dòng)

 

Things to Know  學(xué)前必讀   

火車車廂分為頭等和二等。頭等車廂叫做 pullman，就是臥鋪，每位旅客都訂有專供睡覺休息用的鋪位(berth)。二等車廂就是 coach，是一般的普通座位。在橫跨美國(guó)大陸的長(zhǎng)途火車上，另外設(shè)有二層的了望車廂(vista-dome car)、餐車(dinning car)、自助餐車(buffet car)和交誼餐車(club lounge car)等。為了方便外國(guó)旅客觀光游覽，鐵路公司特別出售鐵路優(yōu)待證(USA Rail Pass)，價(jià)格相當(dāng)?shù)土＊?/span>  

 美國(guó)最大的鐵路公司叫 Amtrak (the National Railway Passenger Corporation 國(guó)家鐵路客運(yùn)公司)，它是由國(guó)會(huì)在1971年創(chuàng)建，用以改善城市間鐵路客運(yùn)。今天，Amtrak 系統(tǒng)已經(jīng)覆蓋美國(guó)44州500多個(gè)城市，鐵路線長(zhǎng)達(dá)25,000英里。

 

 

Conversation A : On the Train

FEMALE: Good afternoon. May I sit here?

MARTIN: Of course. Please.

FEMALE: I am Dr Darejan Mamoulishvili.

MARTIN: I'm Martin Learner.

FEMALE: Are you going to New York, Mr Learner?

MARTIN: Yes, I am. I have some work there.

FEMALE: What do you do?

MARTIN: I'm a reporter.

FEMALE: Very nice.

MARTIN: What do you do?

FEMALE: I'm a doctor.

MARTIN: Are you a medical doctor?

FEMALE: Yes. I'm a children's doctor.

MARTIN: Wonderful! Are you going to New York?

FEMALE: Yes, I am.

MARTIN: Do you have work there?

FEMALE: No, I don't. I am on vacation.

MARTIN: Where are you from?

FEMALE: I am from Georgia.

MARTIN: Are you from Atlanta? You don't sound Georgian.

FEMALE: No, I am not from Georgia in America. I am from Georgia in Europe.

MARTIN: Where are you from in Georgia?

FEMALE: I'm from Tbilisi.

MARTIN: Do you work in Tbilisi?

FEMALE: Sometimes. I worked in Moscow last month.

FEMALE: I worked in Kiev last year.

MARTIN: Do you have friends in New York?

FEMALE: Yes, I do. I worked in New York.

MARTIN: How long did you work in New York.

FEMALE: Only one year.

MARTIN: When did you work in New York?

FEMALE: Five years ago. But I visited New York, too.

MARTIN: When did you visit New York?

FEMALE: Ten years ago. Three years ago. And last year.

MARTIN: Who do you visit?

FEMALE: I visit my doctor friends. I visit hospitals.

MARTIN: You have a working vacation.

FEMALE: That's right. I was working in Atlanta.

MARTIN: Atlanta, Georgia? Georgia in the United States?

FEMALE: That's right. Georgia in America.

MARTIN: When were you in Georgia?

FEMALE: I was in Georgia last week. I visited the Centers for Disease Control.

MARTIN: Who did you visit?

FEMALE: It was a meeting. I met with children's doctors. We talked about children's diseases.

MARTIN: When did you meet?

FEMALE: We met last Thursday and Friday.

 

Practice 1：when 引導(dǎo)的過去時(shí)的特殊疑問句，回答時(shí)常用過去的時(shí)間短語(yǔ)，如“five years ago(一段時(shí)間名詞+ago)，last year(last+點(diǎn)時(shí)間名詞)”。

Examples:  MARTIN: When did you work in New York?

FEMALE: Five years ago. But I visited New York, too.

MARTIN: When did you visit New York.

FEMALE: Ten years ago.

MARTIN: When were you in Georgia?

FEMALE: I was in Georgia last week.

MARTIN: When did you meet?

FEMALE: We met last Thursday.

 

會(huì)話 A : 在火車上

女    ：下午好，我可以坐這兒?jiǎn)?/span>?

馬  ?。寒?dāng)然可以，請(qǐng)坐。

女    ：我是達(dá)里詹·默莫利什維利醫(yī)生。

馬  ?。何医旭R丁·勒納。

女    ：勒納先生，你去紐約嗎?

馬  ?。菏堑?，我去那里辦點(diǎn)事。

女    ：你做什么工作?

馬  ?。何沂怯浾摺＊?/span>

女    ：很好。

馬  ?。耗阕鍪裁垂ぷ?/span>?

女    ：我是醫(yī)生。馬  丁：你是醫(yī)生嗎?

女    ：是的，我是兒科醫(yī)生。

馬  ?。汉脴O了!你去紐約嗎?

女    ：是的。

馬  ?。耗闳ツ抢镛k事嗎?

女    ：不是，我去度假。

馬  ?。耗闶悄膬旱娜?/span>?

女    ：我是格魯吉亞人。

馬  丁：你是亞特蘭大人嗎?你聽起來(lái)不像喬治亞人。

女    ：不，我不是來(lái)自美國(guó)的喬治亞，我是來(lái)自歐洲的格魯吉亞。

馬  ?。耗闶歉耵敿獊喪裁吹胤降娜?/span>?

女    ：第比利斯人。

馬  ?。耗阍诘诒壤构ぷ鲉?/span>?

女    ：有時(shí)在，我上月在莫斯科工作，我去年在基輔工作。

馬  丁：你在紐約有朋友嗎?

女    ：有，我在紐約工作過。

馬  ?。耗阍诩~約工作了多久?

女    ：僅一年。

馬  丁：你什么時(shí)候在紐約工作的?

女    ：五年前，但我過去也去過紐約。

馬  ?。耗氵^去什么時(shí)候去過紐約?

女    ：10年前，3年前，還有去年。

馬  丁：作去拜訪誰(shuí)?

女    ：我去拜訪我的醫(yī)生朋友，我參觀醫(yī)院。

馬  ?。耗闶嵌裙ぷ骷倨?。

女    ：不錯(cuò)，我曾在亞特蘭大工作。

馬  ?。簛喬靥m大，喬治亞?美國(guó)的喬治亞?

女    ：對(duì)，美國(guó)的喬治亞。

馬  丁：你什么時(shí)候去過喬治亞?

女    ：我上周去過喬治亞，去參觀防疫中心。

馬  ?。耗闳グ菰L誰(shuí)?

女    ：去開個(gè)會(huì)，會(huì)見兒科醫(yī)生，討論兒科疾病。

馬  ?。耗銈兪裁磿r(shí)候開會(huì)的?

女    ：我們上周四和周五開會(huì)。

 

Conversation B

MARTIN: When did you come to the United States?

FEMALE: I came last month.

MARTIN: What are you going to do in New york?

FEMALE: I'm going to visit friends. And I'm going to visit hospitals.

MARTIN: When do you visit family?

FEMALE: I don't have any family in America.

MARTIN: When do you visit family in Georgia?

FEMALE: I visit family during my vacation.

MARTIN: When is your vacation?

FEMALE: Sometimes my vacation is in the summer.

MARTIN: When did you visit your family?

FEMALE: I visited my family last summer. I worked in Kiev last year I visited my family during my vacation.

MARTIN: What do you like to do during your vacation?

FEMALE: I like to swim. I like to walk in the mountains.

MARTIN: Do you have mountains in Georgia?

FEMALE: Of course. We have many mountains and rivers.

FEMALE:  When do you go on vacation?

MARTIN: I go on vacation during the summer.

MARTIN: Sometimes I go during the winter.

FEMALE: What do you like to do?

MARTIN: I like to walk in the mountains, too. My wife likes to hear music and see plays.

FEMALE: When does she see plays?

MARTIN: She went to see a play last week.

FEMALE: Where did she see the play?

MARTIN: She saw the play in Baltimore. We live in Baltimore. She saw the play in New York, too.

FEMALE: When?

MARTIN: Last month.

FEMALE: Do you like music?

MARTIN: Yes, I do.

FEMALE: When do you listen to music?

MARTIN: I listen on the radio. I go to concerts.

FEMALE: When do you go to concerts?

MARTIN: I went to a concert last month.

FEMALE: Do you like sports?

MARTIN: Yes, I do. I like baseball. Do you like baseball.

FEMALE: No, I don't. When do you go to baseball.

MARTIN: We say baseball games.

FEMALE: You go to baseball games.

MARTIN: That's right.

FEMALE: When do you go to baseball games?

MARTIN: In the summer.

FEMALE: Did you go last summer?

MARTIN: Of course. I went with my family. I went with my friends, too.FEMALE: Do you like reading?

MARTIN: Yes, I do.

FEMALE: I like reading very much.

MARTIN: When do you like to read?

FEMALE: I like to read in the winter. I read Tolstoy in Kiev.

MARTIN: When did you read Tolstoy?

FEMALE: Last winter.

MARTIN: Do you read English books?

FEMALE: Sometimes. I like American books. I read Mark Twain.

MARTIN: When did you read Mark Twain?

FEMALE: Oh. Fifteen years ago. I was in school.

FEMALE: When did you play baseball?

MARTIN: Last summer. I played with my son and his friends. Do you like to travel?

FEMALE: Yes, I do. I meet new friends. I study. I work with new children. I like to travel.

MARTIN: Do you like sports?

FEMALE: Yes, I do. I like to play tennis.

MARTIN: I like to play tennis, too. When do you play?

FEMALE: I play when I travel. I played in Atlanta. I'm going to play in New York.

MARTIN: Would you like some coffee?

FEMALE: No, thank you. I don't like coffee.

 

Practice 2：when 引導(dǎo)的過去時(shí)的特殊疑問句結(jié)構(gòu)是：“when+did+主語(yǔ)+動(dòng)詞原形+其它”。

Examples:  FEMALE: I studied in Moscow.

MARTIN: When did you study in Moscow?

根據(jù)上述句型提問：

MARTIN: I visited California.

YOURSELF: _______________________________?

MARTIN: I worked in Washington.

YOURSELF: _______________________________?

MARTIN: I traveled to New York.

YOURSELF: _______________________________?

MARTIN: I played baseball.

YOURSELF: _______________________________?

 

會(huì)話 B

馬  ?。耗闶裁磿r(shí)候到美國(guó)來(lái)的?

女    ：我上個(gè)月來(lái)的。

馬  ?。耗銇?lái)紐約做什么?

女    ：我將拜訪朋友，并且參觀醫(yī)院。

馬  丁：你什么時(shí)候探親呢?

女    ：我在美國(guó)沒有親戚。

馬  丁：你什么時(shí)候看望格魯吉亞的親戚?

女    ：我在假期探親。

馬  丁：你的假期是什么時(shí)候?

女    ：有時(shí)我的假期在夏天。

馬  丁：你上一次是在什么時(shí)候探親的?

女    ：去年夏天，我去年在基輔工作，我是在假期探親的。

馬  ?。涸诩倨谀愣枷矚g做什么?

女    ：我喜歡游泳，在山里散步。

馬  ?。耗銈兏耵敿獊営猩絾?/span>?

女