初级美语Lesson37:DescribingPeople描述人物[1]

Conversation A : At a Beach

SUE: Daddy, when are you going to come in the water?
MARTIN: Not now. Maybe later.
SUE: May I go in the water?
MARTIN: Where is Alan? Is he in the water?
SUE: No, he's talking to that girl.
MARTIN: Which one?
SUE: The tall girl.
MARTIN: They are all tall. Which one?
SUE: She's the one with black hair.
MARTIN: Who is that girl?
SUE: She's in Alan's class at school.
MARTIN: Do we know her?
SUE: I know her.
MARTIN: Do I know her parents? What's her name?
SUE: I don't know her name.
MARTIN: Where is your mother?
SUE: She's talking to those women.
MARTIN: Where?
SUE: Over there. See? She's talking to that short woman.
MARTIN: I see. Yes, that woman is very short. I don't know her.
SUE: Mama works with her.
MARTIN: Oh. Where are your friends?
SUE: They're not here.
MARTIN: When are they coming?
SUE: They're coming this morning. But they're not here yet. See that man? He's my teacher.
MARTIN: Which man?
SUE: He's the tall one. He has blue eyes.
MARTIN: I can’t see his eyes. What color is his hair?
SUE: His hair is brown.
MARTIN: I see two men with brown hair. Is he thin?
SUE: No, he's very big. He's big and tall.
MARTIN: And he has brown hair. I see him. What color is his swim suit? 
SUE: It's red.
EILEEN: Hello. You aren't swimming, Sue.
SUE: Daddy doesn't want to swim.
EILEEN: Can't you watch, Martin?
MARTIN: I don't want to move.
SUE: Mama, you come in the water.
EILEEN: Wait a minute. Who is that girl?
MARTIN: Which girl?
EILEEN: The girl is talking to Alan.
MARTIN: Which girl is talking to Alan?
EILEEN: The tall one.
MARTIN: Does she have black hair?
EILEEN: Yes.
MARTIN: She's a girl in Alan's school.
EILEEN: She's very pretty.
SUE: She's beautiful. I want black hair.
EILEEN: Your hair is very pretty.
MARTIN: Yes, your hair is nice.
SUE: When can we go in the water?
EILEEN: Let's go now.

Practice 1：依照会话A回答下列问题：
1.What is Alan doing?
2.What does the girl with Alan look like?
3.What is Sue's mother doing?
4.How do you describ the woman Sue's mother is talking about?
5.How does Sue' mother know her?
6.When are Sue' friends coming?
7.What does Sue's teacher look like?
8.What color is Sue’s teacher’s swim suit?

Practice 2：用形容词来描述人的外表。
Examples:
SUE: The tall girl.
MARTIN: They are all tall.
SUE: She's the one with black hair.
She's talking to that short woman.
MARTIN: Yes, that woman is very short.
SUE: He's the tall one. He has blue eyes.
MARTIN: What color is his hair?
SUE: His hair is brown.
MARTIN: Tall. Tall girl. Black. Black hair.
Short. Very short. Very short woman.
Tall. Tall one. Blue. Blue eyes.
Brown. Brown hair.

会话A : 在沙滩上
苏    ：爸爸，你什么时候下水啊?
马  丁：现在不下，也许过一会儿下。
苏    ：我可以下水吗?
马  丁：艾伦在哪儿?他在水里吗?
苏    ：不，他在跟那个女孩说话。
马  丁：哪个?
苏    ：那个高个儿的女孩。
马  丁：她们个儿都高。哪一个?
苏    ：就是那个黑头发的。
马  丁：那个女孩是谁?
苏    ：她和艾伦同班。
马  丁：我们认识她吗?
苏    ：我认识她。
马  丁：我认识她父母吗?她叫什么名?
苏    ：我不知道她的名字。
马  丁：你妈在哪儿?
苏    ：她在跟那些女人说话。
马  丁：哪儿?
苏    ：那边儿。看见了?她在跟那个矮个子的女人说话。
马  丁：看见了。对，那个女的很矮，我不认识她。
苏    ：妈妈跟她在一块儿工作。
马  丁：哦。你的朋友们在哪儿?
苏    ：他们不在这儿。
马  丁：他们什么时候来?
苏    ：他们今天上午来，不过他们还没到。看见那个男的没有?他是我的老师。
马  丁：哪个男的?
苏    ：那个高个儿的，他长着蓝眼睛。
马  丁：我看不见他的眼睛，他的头发是什么颜色的?
苏    ：他的头发是棕色的。
马  丁：我看见两个人长棕色头发。他长得瘦吗?
苏    ：不，他块头儿很大，他又高又大。
马  丁：他还长着棕色头发，我看见他了。他的游泳裤是什么颜色的?
苏    ：是红色的。
艾  琳：嘿，苏，你没有游泳。
苏    ：爸爸不想游。
艾  琳：你不能只看吧，马丁?
马  丁：我不想动。
苏    ：妈妈，你下水来。
艾  琳：等一会儿。那个女孩是谁?
马  丁：哪个女孩?
艾  琳：跟艾伦讲话那个女孩。
马  丁：哪个女孩在跟艾伦讲话?
艾  琳：那个高个子的。
马  丁：她长着黑头发吗?
艾  琳：是的。
马  丁：她和艾伦同校。
艾  琳：她很漂亮。
苏    ：她很美。我想要黑头发。
艾  琳：你的头发很漂亮。
马  丁：是的，你的头发不错。
苏    ：咱们什么时候下水?
艾  琳：现在就下。


Conversation B

ALAN: Hi, Dad. Where is Sue?
MARTIN: She's with your mother. They went swimming.
ALAN: I'm too late.
MARTIN: Yes, you are.
ALAN: Where you they?
MARTIN: Look out there. Can you see them?
ALAN: Where?
MARTIN: Can you see two people there?
ALAN: Maybe. Oh, yes. I see Sue's blonde hair.
MARTIN: Sue's a good swimmer.
ALAN: And mother is, too.
MARTIN: Who were those girls?
ALAN: Which girls?
MARTIN: The girls over there. You were talking to them.
ALAN: They're friends.
MARTIN: Are they from your school?
ALAN: Some are from school.
MARTIN: Which ones?
ALAN: Do you see the tall girl? She has black hair. She has a small head and big brown eyes.
MARTIN: Were you talking to her?
ALAN: Yes, I was.
MARTIN: Yes, I see her.
ALAN: She's in my class at school. Do you see that woman behind the girls?
MARTIN: Is she sitting?
ALAN: Yes, she is. She's sitting with a little boy. She's that girl's mother. And the boy is her brother.
MARTIN: Where is the father?
ALAN: He's bringing food. Do you see that short girl?
MARTIN: The one with brown hair?
ALAN: No, the one with blonde hair.
MARTIN: Yes. She's standing beside the tall girl.
ALAN: She's in my school, too. She's not in my class. Her mother and father are here too. Do you know them?
MARTIN: I don't know. who are they?
ALAN: Mr. and Mrs Kovisar.
MARTIN: I know the name. Where are they?
ALAN: Mr. Kovisar is that fat man.
MARTIN: He's not very fat! He's only big.
ALAN: He's fat. He's short and fat.
MARTIN: Which woman is Mrs. Kovisar?
ALAN: I don't see her.
MARTIN: Who are the other girls?
ALAN: They're not from my school. I only met them today. Do you want to swim?
MARTIN: Maybe later. You go. Sue likes swimming with you.
ALAN: OK. See you later.

Practice 3：依照对话B回答下列问题：
1.Where is Sue?
2.What are Sue and her mother doing?
3.Who were those girls Alan was talking to?
4.How does Alan describe one of the girls?
5.What does Alan say about her family?
6.How is Martin's opinion different from his son's about Mr. Kovisar's phsical characteristics?
7.Who are the other girls?
8.Does Martin want to swim this time?

Practice 4：用形容词描述人的整体或部位。
Examples:
 ALAN: I see Sue's blonde hair.
Do you see the tall girl?
She has black hair.
She has a small head amd big brown eyes.
She's sitting with a little boy.
Do you see that short girl?
The one with blonde hair.
Mr Kovisar is that fat man.
He's short and fat.
MARTIN: Blonde. Blonde hair.
Tall. Tall girl. Black. Black hair.
Small. Small head.
Big. Brown. Big brown eyes.

会话B
艾  伦：嘿，爸。苏在哪儿?
马  丁：她和你妈在一起，她们去游泳了。
艾  伦：我来得太晚了。
马  丁：是啊，你来得太晚了。
艾  伦：他们在哪儿?
马  丁：看那边，你能看见他们吗?
艾  伦：哪儿?
马  丁：你能看见那边两个人吗?
艾  伦：好像能。啊，是的。我看见苏的金黄色头发了。
马  丁：苏游得很好。
艾  伦：妈妈游得也很好。
马  丁：那些女孩是谁?
艾  伦：哪些女孩?
马  丁：那边那些女孩，你刚才在和她们说话。
艾  伦：她们是朋友。
马  丁：她们和你同校吗?
艾  伦：有一些是。
马  丁：哪一些?
艾  伦：你看见那个高个儿女孩了吗?她留着黑发，头很小，一双棕色大眼睛。
马  丁：你刚才是和她交谈吗?
艾  伦：是的。
马  丁：是的，我看见她了。
艾  伦：她在学校和我同班。你看见那些女孩后面的那个女的了吗?
马  丁：她坐着吗?
艾  伦：是的，她坐着。她和一个小男孩坐在一起，她是那个女孩的母亲。还有那个男孩是她的弟弟。
马  丁：她父亲在哪儿?
艾  伦：他在拿吃的过来。你看见那个矮个儿的女孩了吗?
马  丁：棕色头发的那个?
艾  伦：不，金黄色头发的那个。
马  丁：对了，她站在那个高个儿女孩旁边。
艾  伦：她也在我那个学校，她不在我班上。她的父母也在这儿，你认识他们吗?
马  丁：我不认识。他们叫什么?
艾  伦：科维萨夫妇。
马  丁：我知道这个姓。他们在哪儿?
艾  伦：科维萨先生长得很胖。
马  丁：他并不是很胖!他只是长得壮。
艾  伦：他胖，他又矮又胖。
马  丁：哪一个女的是科维萨太太?
艾  伦：我没看到她。
马  丁：其他女孩是谁?
艾  伦：她们不是我那个学校的，我今天才见到她们。你想游泳吗?
马  丁：也许过一会儿吧，你去吧，苏喜欢和你游泳。
艾  伦：好吧，一会儿见。
 

New Words Expressions 生词和短语
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brown    adj. 棕色的
swim suit    n. 游泳衣/裤
pretty    adj. 漂亮的
beautiful    adj. 美丽的
nice    adj. 好看的
blonde    adj. 金黄色的
 

Language Points 语言要点

1. She's the one with black hair. 她是那个黑头发的。
由 with 所引导的短语形容人的自然特征，例如：
a girl with blonde hair 金发女郎
a boy with blue eyes 蓝眼睛小男孩
a man with a big nose 大鼻子男人
由 in 引导的短语一般形容人的穿戴，例如：
a girl in a white dress 白衣少女
a man in blue jeans 穿牛仔裤的男子
a woman in a brown sweater 穿棕色毛衣的妇女
2 .I can't see his eyes. 我看不见他的眼睛。
see 表示“看见”，强调能否看得见这一结果，例如：
Can you see two people there? 你能看见那边两个人吗?
I see Sue's blonde hair. 我看见苏的金黄色头发。
Can't you watch, Martin? 马丁，你难道不能看(我们游)吗?
watch 表示很关注地“看”，或是“注意”，例如：
They watched the children dancing. 他们观看孩子们跳舞。
Watch your step, please. 请注意走好。
Look out there. Can you see them? 往那儿看。你看见他们了吗?
look 强调“看”的动作，例如：
I look inside the wallet, but saw nothing in it.
我看了钱包里面，但什么也没看见。
Look at the map. Did you see the location of the city?
看一下地图，你看见这个城市的位置了吗?
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Cultural Notes  文化注释

美国人特别喜欢户外活动(outdoor activities)，常见的有各种球类、游泳、野餐(picnic)、烧烤(barbecue)、野外宿营(camping)、日光浴(sun-bathing)，等等。