初级美语Lesson35:ExpressingBothSpecificandGenera

Conversation A : Buying Tickets
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MALE: Good morning.
MARTIN: Good morning. I want to buy a train ticket to Baltimore. What time is the train?
MALE: There is a train at four-fifteen. There is another train at six forty-five.
MARTIN: I want the six forty-five train. What time does it arrive in Baltimore?
MALE: At eight-thirty. Here you are.
FEMALE: Good afternoon. May I help you?
MARTIN: Hello. I want to buy some tickets to the concert.
FEMALE: What night do you want?
MARTIN: Next Wednesday please.
FEMALE: How many tickets do you want?
MARTIN: I want four tickets.
FEMALE: I don't have tickets for Wednesday night. Do you want another night?
MARTIN: Do you have tickets for Thursday night?
FEMALE: Let me see. Yes, I have four tickets for Thursday night?
MARTIN: Where are the seats?
FEMALE: Look here. They are right here.
MARTIN: That's very good. I want those tickets. What time is the concert?
FEMALE: At eight o'clock.
MARTIN: What time does the concert finish?
FEMALE: At ten-fifteen. Here are your tickets.
MARTIN: Thanks.
MARTIN: Hello.
MALE: Hi.
MARTIN: I want some tickets for the ball game.
MALE: When?
MARTN: For next week.
MALE: What day?
MARTIN: For Sunday.
MALE: Sunday afternoon? 
MARTIN: Yes.
MALE: How many?
MARTIN: Three.
MALE: Let me see. OK. I have three tickets for Sunday afternoon.
MARTIN: Where are the seats?
MALE: Right here. Behind the batter. Is that OK?
MARTIN: Good. I want those. What time is the game on Sunday?
MALE: It's at twelve-thirty.
MARTIN: What time does the game finish?
MALE: I don't know. Maybe it will finish at four or four-thirty.
MARTIN: OK. Thanks.
MALE: Wait! Here are your tickets.

Practice 1： What time (=when)用来询问确切的时间。
Example One:
MARTIN: What time is the train?
MALE: At four-fifteen.
MARTIN: What time does it arrive in Baltimore?
MALE: At eight-thirty.
MARTIN: What time is the concert?
FEMALE: At eight o'clock.
MARTIN: What time does the concert finish?
FEMALE: At ten- fifteen.
MARTIN: What time is the game on Sunday?
MALE: At twelve-thirty.
MARTIN: What time does the game finish?
MALE: At four or four-thirty.
Example Two:
MARTIN: I'm going to the concert on Thursday.
FEMALE: What time is the concert?

会话A : 买票
男    ：早上好。
马  丁：早上好，我想买张去巴尔的摩的火车票。火车是几点的?
男    ：4点15分有一趟，6点45分还有一趟。
马  丁：我要坐6点45分那趟火车，什么时间到达巴尔的摩?
男    ：八点半。给你票。
女    ：下午好，你要买票吗?
马  丁：你好，我想买几张音乐会的票。
女    ：你要哪天晚上的?
马  丁：请要下周三的?
女    ：你要买多少张票?
马  丁：我买4张票。
女    ：我没有周三晚上的票，你要另外一个晚上的票吗?
马  丁：你有周四晚上的票吗?
女    ：让我看看。有，我有四张周四晚上的票，你要吗?
马  丁：什么座位?
女    ：看这，座位就在这儿。
马  丁：那很好，我就要那些票了。音乐会什么时间开始?
女    ：8点。
马  丁：音乐会什么时间结束?
女    ：10点15分。给你票。
马  丁：谢谢。
马  丁：你好。
男    ：你好。
马  丁：我想买几张球票。
男    ：什么时间的?
马  丁：下周的。
男    ：哪一天的?
马  丁：星期天的。
男    ：星期天下午吗?
马  丁：是的。
男    ：多少张?
马  丁：3张。
男    ：让我看看。好的，我有3张星期天下午的票，你要吗?
马  丁：什么座位?
男    ：就在这儿，出球手的后面，可以吗?
马  丁：好，我要了。星期天的球赛是在什么时间?
男    ：12点半。
马  丁：球赛什么时间结束?
男    ：我说不准，可能在4点或4点30分结束。
马  丁：好吧，谢谢。
男    ：等一下，给你票。
 

Conversation B
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FEMALE: Good afternoon. May I help you?
MARTIN: Yes, please. I want to buy a ticket for the movie.
FEMALE: For today?
MARTIN: Yes. What time is the movie?
FEMALE: At two o'clock, four o'clock, seven-thirty, and nine-fifteen.
MARTIN: I want a ticket for four o'clock.
FEMALE: How many?
MARTIN: Only one.
FEMALE: For today?
MARTIN: Yes, for today, at four o'clock.
FEMALE: I'm sorry. I don't have any tickets for four o'clock. Do you want another time?
MARTIN: What time do you have tickets for?
FEMALE: Two o'clock and nine-fifteen. Do you want a ticket?
MARTIN: No, thank you.
FEMALE2: Hi. 
MARTIN: Hello. I want to buy a ticket for the movie. Do you have any tickets?
FEMALE2: Yes, I do. What time do you want?
MARTIN: What time is the movie?
FEMALE2: Twelve-thirty, three-fifteen, five-thirty, eight o'clock, and ten o'clock, What time do you want?
MARTIN: Five-thirty.
FEMALE2: Which movie do you want? 
MARTIN: Pardon?
FEMALE2: Which movie do you want? There are three movies.
MARTIN: I don't know.
MALE: May I help you?
MARTIN: Do you have tickets for tonight?
MALE: No, I don't.
MARTIN: When do you have tickets for? 
MALE: I have tickets for next week.
MARTIN: Which day? 
MALE: Tuesday night.
MARTIN: Who is playing next week?
MALE: Baltimore and New York.
MARTIN: What time is the game?
MALE: It's at eight o'clock.
MARTIN: What time does the game finish?
MALE: It sometimes finishes at ten or ten -thirty.
MARTIN: Do you have three tickets?
MALE: Of course. Do you want three tickets?
MARTIN: Yes. Where are the seats?
MALE: Here. Or here. Or here. Which seats do you want?
MARTIN: Right here. That's very good. I want three tickets.
MALE: OK. Wait a minute.
MALE2: Good evening.
MARTIN: Good evening. I want to buy a ticket.
MALE2: Where are you going?
MARTIN: I'm going to Philadelphia. What time is the train to Philadelphia?
MALE2: The next train is at two forty-five.
MARTIN: I'm not going today. What time is the train tomorrow.
MALE2: At two forty-five. The train to Philadelphia is at two forty-five every day.
MARTIN: Is that the only train?
MALE2: No.
MARTIN: What time are the other trains?
MALE2: At six-fifteen in the morning. At two forty-five in the afternoon. And ten-thirty at night. Do you want a ticket?
MARTIN: I don't want a ticket today. Thanks.
MALE2: You're welcome.

Practice 2：用 what time 询问确切时间。
Examples: 
MARTIN: What time is the movie?
What time do you have tickets for?
FEMALE: What time do you want?
MARTIN: What time is the game?
What time does the game finish?

会话B
女    ：下午好，我能为你做些什么?
马  丁：是的。我想买张电影票。
女    ：今天的吗?
马  丁：对，电影是什么时间开演?
女    ：两点，4点，7点30分，还有9点15分。
马  丁：我买一张4点的票。
女    ：多少张?
马  丁：只要一张。
女    ：今天的吗?
马  丁：对，今天的，4点的。
女    ：对不起，我没有4点的票了，你要另外时间的票吗?
马  丁：你有什么时间的票。
女    ：两点钟和9点15分的。你要一张吗?
马  丁：不要了，谢谢。
女  二：你好。
马  丁：你好，我要买张电影票，你还有票吗?
女  二：是的，有。你要几点的?
马  丁：电影都有几点的?
女  二：12：30、3：15、5：30、8点，还有10点的。你要几点的?
马  丁：5点半。
女  二：你要哪部电影的票?
马  丁：对不起，请再说一遍。
女  二：你要哪部电影的票?有3部电影。
马  丁：我不知道。
男    ：能为你效劳吗?
马  丁：你有今晚的票吗?
男    ：没有。
马  丁：你有什么时间的票?
男    ：我有下周的票。
马  丁：哪一天的?
男    ：星期二晚上的。
马  丁：下周谁参加比赛?
男    ：巴尔的摩队和纽约队。
马  丁：比赛是什么时间?
男    ：8点。
马  丁：比赛什么时间结束?
男    ：有时10点结束，有时10点30分结束。
马  丁：你有3张票吗?
男    ：当然有，你要3张票吗?
马  丁：是的，座位在哪儿?
男    ：这里，或这里，或这里。你要哪些座位?
马  丁：就这里，那很好，我要3张票。
男    ：好的，稍候。
男  二：晚上好。
马  丁：晚上好，我要买张票。
男  二：到哪儿?
马  丁：到费城，去费城的火车是几点?
男  二：下趟火车2点45分。
马  丁：我不是今天去，明天的火车是几点?
男  二：2点45分，去费城的火车是每天2点45分。
马  丁：只有那么一趟吗?
男  二：不是。
马  丁：其它的火车是什么时间?
男  二：早上6点15分，下午3点45和晚上10点30分。你想买1张吗?
马  丁：我今天不想买票，谢谢。
男  二：不用客气。
 

New Words and Expressions 生词和短语

ticket   n. 票
batter   n. 击球手

Proper Nouns 专有名词

Philadelphia   费城
 

Language Points 语言要点
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ticket 的基本含义是“票，券；入场券；车票”。对话中出现了 train ticket(火车票)，与 ticket 有关的常用名词词组还有： plane ticket(机票)，one-way ticket(单程票)，round-trip ticket(往返程票)，monthly ticket(月票)，platform ticket(站台票)，through ticket(通票)，ticket office(售票处)，ticket agency(票代售处)。
ticket 后常用介词有 to 和 for，一般表示“去某处的票”时，用 to；表示“何时或何事的票”时，常用 for。例如：train ticket to Baltimore, tickets to the concert, tickets for Wednesday, tickets for the ball game, tickets for the movie, ticket for four o'clock.

Cultural Notes  文化注释

美国国产电影分成不同的类别。G代表 general admission，即任何人都可看；PG代表 parental guidance，即小孩要看此类电影必须家长同意；R代表 restricted，18岁以下的青少年要看此类电影必须跟父母同去；X代表X-rated，18岁以下未成年人禁止看此类电影。美国电影之所以要分类是因为许多电影有暴力、恐怖及有关性方面的不健康内容，不适于未成年人看。