初级美语Lesson18:TalkingAboutHomesandFarming&nbs

Conversation B

WILT: Here we are. This is our home. Come inside the house. Emily!?EMILY: Good morning.
MARTIN: Good morning. How are you today?
EMILY: Fine, thanks.
MARTIN: You have an interesting house.
EMILY: Thank you. It's old.
WILT: It's about one-hundred years old.
EMILY: It's a wonderful home.
MARTIN: Do you have a big farm?
WILT: Yes, it's very big.
MARTIN: Who does all the work?
EMILY: He does.
WILT: No, I don't. She works, too.
MARTIN: Who makes the garden?
WILT: She does.
MARTIN: What do you grow?
EMILY: Now, I have onions and peas.
WILT: She has beans and squash.
EMILY: I'm going to have tomatoes and potatoes.
WILT: And she's going to have corn, too. Come see the farm.
MARTIN: Do you have two tractors?
WILT: Yes, we do. We have a big tractor and a small tractor.
MARTIN: Do you have animals?
WILT: We only have horses.
EMILY: We ride the horses. Can you see the horses?
MARTIN: Yes, I can.
EMILY: We ride over the farm. Can you ride?
MARTIN: No, I can't.
WILT: Yes, you can. Come see the horses.
WILT: You can ride this old horse.
MARTIN: OK.
WILT: We're going to ride over there. Can you ride there?
MARTIN: Maybe.
WILT: We can ride slowly.
MARTIN: OK.
MARTIN: I see corn. What other things do you grow?
WILT: I grow wheat, too. Look there. I grew wheat there last year.
MARTIN: Let's ride there.
WILT: Can you ride there?
MARTIN: Yes, I can. I want to ask more questions.
MARTIN: What's this?
WILT: It's soybeans. Let's ride south of here.
MARTIN: Can we stop here? It's wonderful!
WILT: Look to the west. That's the river.
MARTIN: Yes, I can see the river.
WILT: Now look to the north. Can you see the town?
MARTIN: Yes, I can. Is that your farm?
WILT: No. My farm stops at the river. That farm is Les Danzig's farm.
WILT: He has a small farm.
MARTIN: I can't see a house.
WILT: No, you can't. His home is in town. Can you see my house?
MARTIN: Yes, I can.
WILT: Let's ride there.

Practice 2:  询问对方是否能够做某事常用：Can you+动词原形?
回答用：Yes 或 No.
Examples:  EMILY: Can you see the horse?
MARTIN: Yes, I can.
EMILY: Can you ride?
MARTIN: No, I can't.
WILT: Yes, you can. You can ride this old horse.
WILT: We can ride slowly.

会话B

威尔特：到了。这是我们的家。请到屋里来。艾米莉!
艾米莉：早上好。
马  丁：早上好，你今天好吗?
艾米莉：很好，谢谢。
马  丁：你有一所很好的房子。
艾米莉：谢谢。房子很旧。
威尔特：大概有100年的历史了。
艾米莉：这是一个很棒的家。
马  丁：你有一个大农场吗?
威尔特：是的，很大。
马  丁：所有活都由谁来做?
艾米莉：他做。
威尔特：不，不是。她也做。
马  丁：谁来整理花园。
威尔特：她整理。
马  丁：你们都种些什么?
艾米莉：现在我们种圆葱和豌豆。
威尔特：她种豆和南瓜。
艾米莉：我打算种西红市和土豆。
威尔特：她还打算种玉米，来看农场吧。
马  丁：你有两台拖拉机吗?
威尔特：是的，我们有一台大的和一台小的拖拉机。
马  丁：你们有牲畜吗?威尔特：我们只有马。
艾米莉：我们骑马。看见那些马了吗?
马  丁：是的，看见了。
艾米莉：我们在农场骑马，你会骑马吗?
马  丁：不，不会。
威尔特：可以，你能骑的，来看看这些马。
威尔特：你可以骑这匹老马。
马  丁：好吧。
威尔特：我们骑到那边去，你能骑到那里吗?
马  丁：也许吧。
威尔特：我们可以慢点骑。
马  丁：好的。
马  丁：我看见玉米了。你还种什么?
威尔特：我也种小麦。看那儿。去年我在那儿种小麦。
马  丁：让我们骑到那儿吧。
威尔特：你能骑到那儿吗?
马  丁：能，我想再问一些问题。
马  丁：这是什么?
威尔特：这是黄豆。我们往南骑吧。
马  丁：我们能在这停一下吗?真是太美了。
威尔特：往西边看。那是一条河。
马  丁：是的，我看见了。
威尔特：你现在往北看。看见城镇了吗?
马  丁：看见了，那是你的农场吗?
威尔特：不。我的农场就到河边为止。那个农场是莱斯·丹齐格的。
威尔特：他有一个小农场。
马  丁：我怎么看不见房屋。
威尔特：是的，看不见。他家住在城里，你能看见我的房子吗?
马  丁：是的。
威尔特：我们骑到那儿去。
 

New Words and Expressions 生词和短语

squash   n. 南瓜，瓜类
tomato   n. 番茄
potato   n. 马铃薯
wheat   n. 小麦
 

Language Points 语言要点

I live south of here. 我在这儿的南边住。
south of here 这儿的南边。其中 south 是副词，意为“在南边，向南”。here  在这里是名词而不是副词，类似的词组还有 west of here, east of here, north of here 等。

Cultural Notes  文化注释

美国大约有250万个农场，大多数农场只生产一两种商业性产品，比如：玉米、鸡蛋或牛奶。美国是世界上最大的玉米生产国，玉米也是美国产量最大的谷物，主要产于美国中部的玉米生产带(corn belt)。最初种玉米的是美洲印第安人，他们称玉米为 maize。

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