初级美语Lesson3:AskingaboutOccupations询问职业

2012-06-12 08:20:48 

Conversation B

MELANIE: This is Betsy Steele.
MARTIN: Hello, I'm Martin Learner. What do you do?
BETSY: I'm a welder. What do you do?
MARTIN: I'm a reporter.
BETSY: I'm happy to meet you.
MELANIE: This is George Turner.
MARTIN: Good morning. What do you do?
GEORGE: I'm a welder, too. What do you do?
MARTIN: I'm a reporter.
MELANIE: Good morning, Andy. This is Martin Learner.
ANDY: Hi, I'm Andy Hendricks. What do you do?
MARTIN: I'm a reporter. What do you do?
ANDY: I'm a machine operator.
MARTIN: Good. I'm happy to meet you.
ANDY: Thanks.
MELANIE: This is Amy Bergman.
MARTIN: Hello. I'm Martin Learner.
AMY: Hello. How are you?
MARTIN: Fine, thanks. How are you?
AMY: Fine, thanks. How are you, Melanie?
MELANIE: Fine, thanks.
MARTIN: What do you do?
AMY: I'm a driver. What do you do?
MARTIN: I'm a reporter.
AMY: Oh. Good.

Practice 2:询问职业,可以说“What's your occupation/profession/job?”或“What
  do you do for a living?”或“What work do you do?”等,但最简单的问法就是 What do you do?
Examples:
MARTIN: What do you do?
ANDY: I'm a machine operator. What do you do?
MARTIN: I'm a reporter.

会话B
梅勒妮:这是贝特西·斯梯尔。
马  丁:你好,我叫马丁·勒纳。你做什么工作?
贝特西:我是焊工,你做什么工作?
马  丁:我是记者。
贝特西:见到你很高兴。
梅勒妮:这是乔治·特纳。
马  丁:早上好,你做什么工作?
乔  治:我也是焊工,你做什么工作?
马  丁:我是记者。
梅勒妮:早上好,安迪。这是马丁·勒纳。
安迪:你好,我叫安迪·亨德里克斯,你做什么工作?
马  丁:我是记者,你做什么工作?
安  迪:我是机器操作工。
马  丁:很好,见到你很高兴。
安  迪:谢谢。
梅勒妮:这是艾米·伯格曼。
马  丁:你好,我叫马丁·勒纳。
艾  米:你好,你好吗?
马  丁:很好,谢谢。你好吗?
艾  米:很好,谢谢。梅勒妮,你好吗?
梅勒妮:很好,谢谢。
马  丁:你做什么工作?
艾  米:我是司机。你做什么工作?
马  丁:我是记者。
艾  米:噢,很好。

Conversation C

ANY: This is Jane Guinn. She's driver, too.
MARTIN: Hello, Jane. I'm happy to meet you.
AMY: And this is Dinah Cosby. She's a supervisor.
MARTIN: We've met.
AMY: This is Raj Sharma.
MARTIN: We've met, too. Thanks.
MELANIE: Good morning, Bill. How are you?
BILL: Fine, thanks. How are you?
MELANIE: Fine, thanks. Bill, this is Martin Learner. He's a reporter.
BILL: Hello. I'm happy to meet you.
MARTIN: Good morning. I'm happy to meet you, too. What do you do?
MELANIE: He's a grinder.
MARTIN: Pardon?
MELANIE: He's a grinder.
MELANIE: Come outside. This is Joe.
MARTIN: Pardon?
MELANIE: This is Joe.
MARTIN: Pardon?
MELANIE: This is Joe.

Practice 3:回答 What do you do? 可用“I'm a (n)+职业名称”结构。例如:            I'm a teacher/farmer/clerk/doctor.
Examples:
MARTIN: Hello, I'm Martin Learner. What do you do?
BILL: I'm a grinder.
MARTIN: Hello, I'm Martin Learner. What do you do?
AMY: I'm a driver.
MARTIN: Hello, I'm Martin Learner. What do you do?
ANDY: I'm a machine operator.
MARTIN: Good morning. I'm Martin Learner. What do you do?
BETSY: I'm a welder.

Practice 4:介绍别人的职业,用“人称代词+be+a (n)+职业名称”结构。
Examples:  BETSY: Hello, I'm Betsy Steele.
MELANIE: She's welder.
ANDY: Hello, I'm Andy Hendricks.
MELANIE: He's a machine operator.

会话C
艾  米:这是简·贵,她也是司机。
马  丁:你好,简,见到你很高兴。
艾  米:这是黛娜·考茨比,她是名主管。
马  丁:我们见过面
艾  米:这是拉杰什·沙默。
马  丁:我们也见过面,谢谢。
梅勒妮:早上好,比尔。你好吗?
比  尔:很好,谢谢。你好吗?
梅勒妮:很好,谢谢。比尔,这是马丁·勒纳,他是记者。
比  尔:你好,见到你很高兴。
马  丁:早上好,我也很高兴见到你。你做什么工作?
梅勒妮:他是磨工。
马  丁:对不起,请再说一遍。
梅勒妮;他是磨工。
梅勒妮:到外边来,这是乔。
马  丁:什么?
梅勒妮:这是乔。
马  丁:什么?
梅勒妮:这是乔。
 

New Words and Expressions 生词和短语

Occupation  n. 职业
tractor n. 拖拉机
designer  n. 设计师
supervisor  n. 监督人,管理人,主管
mechanic  n. 技工,机修工
welder  n. 焊工
machine operator  n. 机器操作员
grinder  n. 磨工
 

Language Points 语言要点

本课出现了几个常用的表示人的后缀。
1.后缀 -er,例如:painter, welder, driver, grinder。
2.后缀 -or,例如:supervisor, operator, actor(演员)。
3.后缀 -ic,例如:mechanic, Catholic(天主教徒),critic(评论家)。
表示人的常用后缀还有:
4.后缀 -ese,例如:Chinese(中国人),Japanese(日本人),Cantonese(广州人)。5.后缀 -ist,例如:dentist(牙医),tourist(游客),artist(艺术家)。
6.后缀 -ent,例如:student, president(总统),patient(病人),resident(居民)
7.后缀 -ant,例如:servant(仆人),assistant(助手)。
8.后缀 -eer,例如:engineer, volunteer(志愿者)。
9.后缀 -ess,例如:actress(女演员),stewardess(女乘务员)等。   
英语单词一般都是由词根、词缀构成,掌握了它们,就可以说掌握了单词的内在构成规律,对扩大词汇量,很有益处。


Cultural Notes  文化注释 

在美国,5%的人从事农业、渔业和矿业劳动。大约25%的人从事生产和建筑业,其余的人则从事服务业,例如:教学、推销和医疗等。

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