初级美语Lesson16:TalkingAboutWherePeopleWork&nbs

Conversation B

MARTIN: Mayor Walker, how many small businesses do you have?
MAYOR: About two-hundred twenty. People work in stores and shops. They work in banks. They work in restaurants and bars. They work in the Post Office. They work in bakeries.
MARTIN: What do they make in the bakeries?
MAYOR: They bake bread and cakes. Do you see that man there?
MARTIN: Yes.
MAYOR: He's a writer.
MARTIN: Where does he write?
MAYOR: He writes for the newspaper.
MARTIN: I see a photographer.
MAYOR: Yes, she works for the newspaper.
MARTIN: Who are those women?
MAYOR: They're workers.
MARTIN: Where do they work?
MAYOR: They work at the plastic factory.
MARTIN: What do they make?
MAYOR: They make plastic bags.
MARTIN: Who are those men?
MAYOR: They're workers too.
MARTIN: Where do they work?
MAYOR: They work at the tire factory.
MARTIN: Who are they?
MAYOR: They're students.
MARTIN: Where do they study?
MAYOR: They study at the high school.
MARTIN: They're good musicians, too! Who are those children?
MAYOR: They're students, too. They're going to sing.
MAYOR: Do you see those men?
MARTIN: Yes. Who are they?
MAYOR: They're carpenters.
MARTIN: Oh, yes. I see.
MAYOR: We have many carpenters.
MARTIN: Those men work on the roads and streets.
MAYOR: Yes.
MARTIN: Who are those women?
MAYOR: They're workers.
MARTIN: Where do they work?
MAYOR: They work in the glass factory.
MARTIN: What do they make?
MAYOR: They make windows and windshields.
MARTIN: Where do they work?
MAYOR: They work in the bottle factory.
MARTIN: What do they make?
MAYOR: They make bottles.
MARTIN: Where do they work?
MAYOR: They work in the tire factory.
MARTIN: What do they make?
MAYOR: They make tires. Where do you work?
MARTIN: I work at the“Voice of America”. Thank you for your time, Mayor Walker.

Practice 2：再练习一下关于工作和工作地点的对话。
Examples:  MAYOR: He's a writer.           
MARTIN: Where does he write?           
MAYOR: He writes for the newspaper. They are workers.            MARTIN: Where do they work?           
MAYOR: They work at the factory. She's a photographer.            MARTIN: Where does she work?        
MAYOR: She works for the newspaper.
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会话B  在小镇

马  丁：沃克市长，你们有多少家小企业。
市  长：大约220家。人们在商店里工作，在银行里工作，
市  长：在餐馆里和酒吧里工作，在邮局工作，在面包店工作。
马  丁：他们在面包店里做什么?
市  长：他们烤面包和蛋糕，你看见那个男的了吗?
马  丁：是的。
市  长：他是个作家。
马  丁：他在哪儿写稿?
市  长：他为一家报纸撰稿。
马  丁：我看见一个摄影师。
市  长：是的，他为报社工作。
马  丁：那些妇女做什么工作?
市  长：她们是工人。
马  丁：她们在哪儿工作?
市  长：她们在塑料厂工作。
马  丁：她们生产什么?
市  长：她们生产塑料袋。
马  丁：那些男子是干什么的?
市  长：他们也是工人。
马  丁：他们在哪儿工作?
市  长：他们在轮胎厂工作。
马  丁：他们是谁?
市  长：他们是学生。
马  丁：他们在哪儿学习?
市  长：他们在高中学习。
马  丁：他们也是优秀的乐手呢!那些孩子是谁?
市  长：他们也是学生，他们正准备唱歌。
市  长：看见那些男子了吗?
马  丁：看见了。他们是谁?
市  长：他们是木匠。
马  丁：噢!是的，我知道了。
市  长：我们这儿有许多木匠。
马  丁：就是那些在马路上工作的人吧。
市  长：是的。
马  丁：那些妇女是干什么的?
市  长：她们是工人。
马  丁：她们在哪儿工作?
市  长：她们在玻璃厂工作。
马  丁：她们生产什么?
市  长：她们制造玻璃窗和挡风玻璃。
马  丁：他们在哪儿工作?
市  长：在制瓶厂。
马  丁：他们生产什么?
市  长：他们生产瓶子。
马  丁：他们在哪儿工作?
市  长：他们在轮胎厂工作。
马  丁：他们生产什么?
市  长：他们生产轮胎，你在哪儿工作?
马  丁：我在美国之音工作。谢谢你为我花的时间，沃克市长。
 

New Words and Expressions 生词和短语

mayor   n. 市长
expect   v. 等待，期望
business   n. 企业
battery   n. 电池
tire   n. 轮胎
glass   n. 玻璃
windshield   n. 挡风玻璃
plastic   n. 塑料
bakery   n. 面包房
bake   v. 烤
 

Language Points 语言要点

1 . The Mayor is expecting you. 市长在等你。
expect 是期待的意思，例如：
I'm expecting a letter from him. 我在盼望他回信。 
2 . I'd like that. 我愿意那样。
I'd＝I would
would like 是愿意的意思。

Cultural Notes  文化注释

美国发展成一个富裕的工业化发达GJ，与工人的劳动是分不开的，和其它GJ的工人相比，美国工人的生活相当富裕。但是新的时代面临着新的问题，高度分工的机械化生产使工作成为单调、无意义的重复劳动，如何改善工作环境和形式，以适应工人心理需要，进而提高生产率，已成为当代社会的一个重要研究课题。

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