初级美语Lesson39:DescribingPeople描述人物[3]

Conversation A : At a Football Game

MARTIN: Hello, Lee. How are you?
LEE: Fine, thanks. How are you?
MARTIN: Fine, thanks. You're early. Who was that young man with you?
LEE: He's my son.
MARTIN: How old is he? He's very big.
LEE: He's fifteen. He wants to play football.
MARTIN: Does he play now?
LEE: Yes, he does. He plays in school. He's sitting with my brother.
MARTIN: Which man is your brother?
LEE: He has curly brown hair.
MARTIN: Is he on the left?
LEE: Yes, he's the one.
MARTIN: His hair is black.
LEE: No, it's dark brown. Here's Waleed.
WALEED: Hi.
MARTIN: Good afternoon, Waleed.
LEE: How are you?
WALEED: Fine, thanks. How are you, Lee?
LEE: Fine.
WALEED: How are you, Martin?
MARTIN: I'm OK. Sit here, Waleed.
WALEED: Thanks. Who is that?
LEE: Which one?
WALEED: Do you see that very tall man?
LEE: I see two tall men. Which one?
WALEED: He has light brown hair.
LEE: Does he have very big feet?
WALEED: Yes, he does! He has very big feet.
LEE: Is that the coach?
MARTIN: Yes, it is.
WALEED: Where is the other coach?
LEE: He's over there. Do you see that man with blond hair?
WALEED: Is he short?
LEE: Yes. He has a black book.
WALEED: Yes, I see. Is your son here?
LEE: Yes, he is. he's sitting with my brother.
WALEED: Where?
LEE: Over there.
WALEED: What does he look like?
MARTIN: He's big.
WALEED: How old is he?
LEE: He's fifteen years old.
MARTIN: He has dark brown hair.
LEE: No, he doesn't. He has black hair. My brother has dark brown hair.
MARTIN: He has straight black hair. 
WALEED: Is it long?
LEE: It's not very long.
WALEED: What does your brother look like?
MARTIN: He has curly brown hair.
LEE: That's right.
WALEED: I see them. Your son is very handsome.
LEE: Thanks. He wants to play football.

Practice 1：
1.How old is Lee's son?
2.What does he want to do?
3.What color is Lee's brother's hair?
4.Where is he sitting?
5.Who is the very tall man with light brown hair and big feet?
6.Does the other coach also have light brown hair?
7.Is he tall or short?
8.What does he have with him?

Practice 2：问某人长相如何可用：What does he/she look like?他/她长得什么样?
Examples:
WALEED: What does he look like?
MARTIN: He's big.
WALEED: What does your brother look like?
MARTIN: He has curly brown hair.

会话A : 在橄榄球赛场
马  丁：嘿，李。你好吗?
李    ：很好，谢谢。你好吗?
马  丁：很好，谢谢。你早。刚才和你在一起那个男的是谁?
李    ：他是我儿子。
马  丁：他多大了?他长得很大。
李    ：他15岁，他想打橄榄球。
马  丁：他现在打橄榄球吗?
李    ：是的，他打。他在学校打橄榄球，他和我兄弟在一起。
马  丁：哪个是你兄弟?
李    ：他长着棕色卷发。
马  丁：他在左边吗?
李    ：是的，就是他。
马  丁：他的头发是黑的。
李    ：不，是深棕色。这是瓦利德。
瓦利德：嘿。
马  丁：下午好，瓦利德。
李    ：你好吗?
瓦利德：很好，谢谢，你好吗，李?
李    ：很好。
瓦利德：你好吗，马丁?
马  丁：还可以。坐这儿，瓦利德。
瓦利德：谢谢。那人是谁?
李    ：哪个?
瓦利德：你看见那个高个儿男的了吗?
李    ：我看见两个高个儿男的，哪一个?
瓦利德：他长着淡棕色头发。
李    ：他的脚很大吗?
瓦利德：是的，他的脚很大，他长着大脚。
李    ：那人是教练吗?
马  丁：是的。
瓦利德：另一个教练是谁?
李    ：他在那边。你看见长着金黄色头发那个男的了吗?
瓦利德：他个子矮吗?
李    ：是的。他拿着一本黑色的书。
瓦利德：是，我看见了。你儿子在这儿吗?
李    ：是的，他在。他和我兄弟坐在一起。
瓦利德：哪儿?
李    ：那边。
瓦利德：他长得什么样?
马  丁：他长得很大。
瓦利德：他多大了?
李    ：他15岁。
马  丁：他长着深棕色头发。
李    ：不对，他长着黑头发。我兄弟长着深棕色头发。
马  丁：他长着黑直头发。
瓦利德：长吗?
李    ：不很长。
瓦利德：你兄弟长得什么样?
马  丁：他长着卷曲的棕色头发。
李    ：对。
瓦利德：我看见他们了。你儿子很英俊。
李    ：谢谢。他想打橄榄球。
 

Conversation B

WALEED: Lee, does your son play football now?
LEE: Yes, he does. He plays in high school.
MARTIN: Does he want to go to college?
LEE: Yes, he does. He wants to play college football.
WALEED: Lee, who is that woman with your brother?
LEE: I can't see. What does she look like?
WALEED: She has long blonde hair.
MARTIN: She's very tall and thin.
LEE: Is she pretty?
WALEED: She's very pretty.
MARTIN: She's sitting behind your brother.
LEE: Oh. I see. That's my sister.

Practice 3：依照会话B回答下列问题：
1.Where does Lee's son play football?
2.What does she look like?

会话B
瓦利德：李，你儿子现在打橄榄球吗?
李    ：是的，他打。他在中学打橄榄球。
马  丁：他想上大学吗?
李    ：是的，他想。他想在大学打橄榄球。
瓦利德：李，和你兄弟在一起的那个女的是谁?
李    ：我看不见，她长得什么样?
瓦利德：她长着金黄色头发。
马  丁：她个儿很高，很瘦。
李    ：她漂亮吗?
瓦利德：她很漂亮。
马  丁：她坐在你兄弟的后面。
李    ：啊，我看见了。那是我姊妹。
 

Conversation C

WALEED: Lee, your son is very handsome and your sister is very pretty.
LEE: We're a handsome family.
MARTIN: Some are handsome and some are not.
LEE: Do you see that player over there?
MARTIN: The very big player?
LEE: Yes. He's the one with long legs and big arms.
WALEED: This is a football game. There are many players with long legs and big arms.
LEE: I know. Do you see that short player? Look behind the short player. Now do you see the one with long legs and big arms?
MARTIN: Maybe.
LEE: Who is he?
WALEED: He's a new player.
MARTIN: I don't know his name. He came from Dallas.
LEE: Would you like something to eat?
WALEED: Something to drink.

Practice 4：依照会话C回答下列问题：
1.Are there many players with long legs and big arms?
2.Where is the new player from?

会话C
瓦利德：李，你儿子很英俊，你姊妹很漂亮。
李    ：我们一家都漂亮。
马  丁：有些漂亮，有些不漂亮。
李    ：你看见那边那个队员了吗?
马  丁：很膀的那个队员吗?
李    ：对，他的腿长得很长，胳膊也很粗。
瓦利德：这是橄榄球赛，有很多队员长着粗胳膊长腿。
李    ：我知道。你看见那个矮个儿的队员了吗?往那个矮个儿队员后面看，现在你看见那个长腿粗胳膊的队员了吧?
马  丁：也许。
李    ：他是谁?
瓦利德：他是新队员。
马  丁：我不知道他的姓名，他从达拉斯来。
李    ：你想吃点什么吗?
瓦利德：想喝点什么。


Conversation D

WALEED: Martin, does your son play football?
MARTIN: He's not on the team. I don't want him to play football. He's too small.
WALEED: He isn't very small. He's tall.
MARTIN: But he's too thin.
WALEED: There's Lee over there. Who is that?
MARTIN: I can't see him. Is it his brother?
WALEED: No, It isn't.
MARTIN: What does he look like?
WALEED: He's not very tall.
MARTIN: What color is his hair?
WALEED: I can't see his hair. He has a cap. Come here. Can you see him now?
MARTIN: Is he the one with a red cap?
WALEED: Yes, that's the man.
MARTIN: It looks like Lee's brother.
WALEED: His brother is sitting with Lee's son.
LEE: OK. I have hot dogs.
MARTIN: What do you have to drink?
LEE: I have two beers and one coke.
WALEED: May I have the coke?
LEE: Of course.
MARTIN: Who was the man in the red cap?
LEE: That's my uncle. He loves football. He comes to every game. 
WALEED: He looks like your brother.
MARTIN: He doesn't look like you.
LEE: That's right. He's the handsome uncle. Let's eat.
MARTIN: Did you play football, Waleed?
WALEED: No. I played soccer. My family likes soccer.
LEE: My family loves football.

Practice 5：依照会话D回答下列问题：
1.Why doesn't Martin want his son to play football?
2.Is Martin's son on the football team?
3.What about Waleed's family?
4.Does Lee's family like soccer, too?

Practice 6：形容词加在“be”动词后或名词前来描述人的特征。
Examples:
MARTIN: He is very big. He is fifteen years old.
His hair is black. No, it's dark brown.
He has curly brown hair.
Do you see that very tall man?
I see two tall men.

会话D
瓦利德：马丁，你儿子打橄榄球吗?
马  丁：他不在球队，我不想让他打橄榄球，他太小了。
瓦利德：他并不小，他个子高。
马  丁：但他太瘦了。
瓦利德：李在那边。那是谁?
马  丁：我看不见他。那是他兄弟吗?
瓦利德：不，不是。
马  丁：他长得什么样?
瓦利德：他不很高。
马  丁：他的头发是什么颜色?
瓦利德：我看不见他的头发，他戴着帽子。过来，你现在能看见他了吧?
马  丁：他是不是那个戴红帽子的?
瓦利德：对，就是那个男的。
马  丁：看起来像李的兄弟。
瓦利德：他兄弟和李的儿子坐在一起。
李    ：好了。我买来热狗了。
马  丁：我买来什么喝的了?
李    ：我买了两罐啤酒一罐可乐。
瓦利德：我可以来那罐可乐吗?
李    ：当然。
马  丁：刚才戴红帽子的那个男的是谁?
李    ：那是我叔叔。他特别喜欢橄榄球。他每场都来。
瓦利德：他长得像你兄弟。
马  丁：他长得不像你。
李    ：那就对了，他是我那个漂亮叔叔。咱们吃吧。
马  丁：瓦利德，你打过橄榄球吗?
瓦利德：没有。我打过足球，我们家喜欢足球。
李    ：我们家特别喜欢橄榄球。
 

New Words and Expressions 生词和短语

football   n. 美式足球
curly   adj. 卷曲的
blond   adj. (男子)金黄头发的
straight    adj. 直的
college   n. 学院
hot dog   n. 热狗
soccer   n.足球

Proper Nouns 专有名词

Dallas   达拉斯(美国城市名)
 

Language Poirts 语言要点

1. He wants to play football. 他想玩美式足球。
英语中球类体育活动名词前不加冠词，例如：
play soccer/baseball/tennis/basketball
而在乐器名词前加冠词 the.
2. Does he want to go to college? 他想上大学吗?
college 一般指规模较小而专业单一的学院，也可泛指高等学校。university 指规模较大的综合大学，其中可包括 college, school, department 等。school 是最泛指的词，可指任何规模级别的教育机构，但常用于比较初级的学校。
3. I have two beers and one coke. 我要2个啤酒，1个可乐。
beer 是不可数名词，但这儿表示2瓶(2 bottles)或2罐(2 cans)啤酒，故加-s。

Cultural Notes  文化注释

有关美式足球或橄榄球,请参阅本书第三十课文化注释.