初级美语Lesson23:ActivitiesinthePresentand

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Conversation B

MOTHER: Hello.
MARTIN: Hello, mother.
MOTHER: Martin! This is a nice surprise!
MARTIN: How are you?
MOTHER: Fine. How are you?
MARTIN: Fine, thanks. How is father?
MOTHER: He's fine.
MARTIN: Is he there?
MOTHER: Yes. How is Eileen?
MARTIN: She's fine.
MOTHER: How are the children?
MARTIN: They're fine.
MOTHER: May I talk to them?
MARTIN: No. I'm not at home.
MOTHER: Where are you?
MARTIN: I'm in Boston. I'm writing a story about baseball.
MOTHER: That's very nice. Did you talk to the players?
MARTIN: Yes, I did. What are you doing?
MOTHER: We're painting the house.
MARTIN: Who is painting?
MOTHER: Your father is painting outside. I'm painting inside.
MARTIN: Can you do that?
MOTHER: Yes. It's small house.
MARTIN: But you're not young.
MOTHER: Your brother Philip is coming on Saturday. He's going to help.MARTIN: That's good. Did you go to the park last week?
MOTHER: No, we didn't. It's too expensive. We worked in the garden.MARTIN: I phoned on Saturday. Where were you?
MOTHER: We went shopping.
MARTIN: What did you buy?
MOTHER: We bought paint.
MARTIN: May I talk to father?
MOTHER: Yes. Here he is.
FATHER: Hello, Martin.
MARTIN: Hello, how are you?
FATHER: Fine. Are you coming to visit?
MARTIN: No. I'm working.
FATHER: Where are you?
MARTIN: I'm in Boston. I'm writing a story about baseball.
FATHER: Boston? I like Chicago.
MARTIN: I know. Did you see the baseball game on Saturday?
FATHER: Yes. I watched the game on television.
MARTIN: Did you like the game?
FATHER: No!!
FATHER: Martin, how are the children? 
MARTIN: They're fine.
FATHER: How is Eileen?
MARTIN: She's fine. How is Philip?
FATHER: He's OK. He's coming on Saturday. We're going to paint.
MARTIN: Are you painting?
FATHER: Yes, I am.
MARTIN: Can you do that?
FATHER: Yes, I can. I'm fine. Philip's going to help. Did you go to California?
MARTIN: No, I didn't.
FATHER: Did you go to Nebraska?
MARTIN: No, I didn't. I went to Iowa.
FATHER: You went to lowa, but didn't come to Chicago?
MARTIN: I came to the airport. I was going to Iowa.
FATHER: You didn't phone.
MARTIN: No, I didn't.
FATHER: Excuse me. Your mother wants to talk. Here she is. Good-bye.MARTIN: Good-bye, father.
MOTHER: Martin, tell Eileen to phone.
MARTIN: You can phone her.
MOTHER: Is she working?
MARTIN: Of course. She doesn't work in the evening.
MARTIN: You can phone in the evening.
MOTHER: OK. Can I phone this evening?
MARTIN: Sure.
MOTHER: OK. Good-bye.
MARTIN: Good-bye.

会话 B
母  亲：喂。
马  丁：喂，母亲。
母  亲：马丁!这真是意外的惊喜!
马  丁：你怎么样?
母  亲：很好，你怎么样?
马  丁：很好，谢谢。父亲好吗?
母  亲：他很好。
马  丁：他在吗?
母  亲：在，艾琳好吗?
马  丁：她很好。
母  亲：孩子们都好吗?
马  丁：他们很好。
母  亲：让孩子们听电话，好吗?
马  丁：不成，我不是在家打的电话。
母  亲：你在哪儿?
马  丁：我在波士顿，我在写有关棒球的报导。
母  亲：很好，你跟运动员谈话了吗?
马  丁：谈了，你在做什么?
母  亲：我们在粉刷房子。
马  丁：谁在做?
母  亲：你父亲在外面刷，我在里面刷。
马  丁：你们能行吗?
母  亲：行，是个小房子。
马  丁：但你们年纪都很大了。
母  亲：你兄弟菲利普星期六来，他来帮忙。
马  丁：那很好，上周你们去公园了吗?
母  亲：没有，太贵了，我们在花园里干活了。
马  丁：我周六打了电话，你们去哪儿了?
母  亲：我们去买东西了。
马  丁：买什么了?
母  亲：买涂料。
马  丁：让父亲听电话好吗?
母  亲：好的，他来了。
父  亲：喂，马丁。
马  丁：喂，你好吗?
父  亲：很好，你要来家看看吗?
马  丁：不，我在工作。
父  亲：你在哪儿?
马  丁：我在波士顿，我正在写有关棒球的报导。
父  亲：波士顿?我喜欢芝加哥。
马  丁：我知道，你看了周六那场棒球赛吗?
父  亲：看了，我在电视上看了那场比赛。
马  丁：你喜欢这场比赛吗?
父  亲：不!!
父  亲：马丁，孩子们好吗?
马  丁：他们很好。
父  亲：艾琳好吗?
马  丁：她很好，菲利普好吗?
父  亲：他还可以，他周六来，我们要一起刷房子。
马  丁：你也刷房子吗?
父  亲：是的。
马  丁：你能行吗?
父  亲：行，我很好，菲利普来帮忙。你去加利福尼亚了吗?
马  丁：没有。
父  亲：你去内布拉斯加州了吗?
马  丁：不，我去了衣阿华州。
父  亲：你去了衣阿华州，但没来芝加哥?
马  丁：我到了机场，我是去衣阿华州。
父  亲：你也没打电话。
马  丁：没打。
父  亲：对不起，你母亲要说话，她来了，再见。
马  丁：再见，父亲。
母  亲：马丁，告诉艾琳打电话来。
马  丁：你可以给她打电话。
母  亲：她上班吗?
马  丁：当然，她晚上不上班，你可以在晚上打电话。
母  亲：好的，我今晚打电话可以吗?
马  丁：当然可以。
母  亲：好的，再见。
马  丁：再见。
 

New Words and Expressions 生词和短语

watch television   v. 看电视
baseball game   n. 棒球赛
just a minute 稍等一会儿
go to the movies   去看电影
go swimming   去游泳
pizza   n. 意大利烤馅饼
shopping mall   n. 购物中心；商业区
museum   n. 博物馆
surprise   n. 出乎意料的事；惊讶
expensive   adj. 贵

Proper Nouns 专有名词

Boston   波士顿
California   加利福尼亚州
Nebraska   内布拉斯加州
Iowa   衣阿华州
 

Language Points 语言要点
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对话中出现的打电话用语归纳如下：
Hello. 喂。
May I speak to (the children)?请让(孩子们)听电话好吗?
May I talk to (Sue)?请让(苏)听电话好吗?
Just a minute. 请等一下。
(Your mother) wants to talk.(你妈妈)想和你讲话。
Here (she) is. (她)来讲话。
Bye/Good-bye. 再见。
类似的常用语还有：
Who's speaking, please? 请问您是哪位?
Just a moment, please. 请等一下。
Could you speak up as I can't hear you well?能否说大声些，我听不清楚。  He's on the other line. 他正在接别的电话。
You have the wrong number. 你打错电话了。
This is he (she). 我就是。
Sorry. He's not in right now. 对不起，他不在。

Cultural Notes  文化注释

美国的电话系统为私营公司所有，最有名的公司是贝尔电话公司(the Bell Telephone Company)。 美国的电话普及率高达百分之八十以上，几乎每个家庭和办公室都有至少一部电话。

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