中级美国英语Lesson38:动词词组[二]

下面我们用 take 加上介词 up, u-p, up 来表示 "从事某项工作". 比方亨利跟凯 特对手工艺品很感兴趣, 亨利就对凯特说: "你为什么不学纺织呢?" 这句话英 文可以这样说: Why don't you take up weaving?下面我们作一组代换练习, 一 方面练习语法, 一方面学学各种手工艺的名称, 比方 " 木 刻" woodcarving, "针织" knitting, "缝纫" sewing 等等. 请你先跟着老师把第一个句子重复一遍, 然后把老师提出的词组代换到原来的句子里, 每作完一句老师就会把句子再 念一遍给你听.

M: Why don't you take up weaving?

M: woodcarving

F: Why don't you take up woodcarving?

M: knitting

F: Why don't you take up knitting?

M: drawing

F: Why don't you take up drawing?

M: sewing

F: Why don't you take up sewing?

M: oil painting

F: Why don't you take up oil painting?

四.听短文回答问题

今天我们要听一篇介绍美国的手工艺品的文章. 在美国很多家庭主妇以作手 工艺品作副业, 每隔一段时间就拿到定期举行的手工艺品交易会上去卖. 很 多人觉得这种手工艺品各有特色, 价廉物美, 比工厂里用机器作出来的大批 成品要好.

现在老师先用正常速度把文章念一遍. 请你注意听.

For a long time Americans preferred things which were mass produced in factories.

But recently many Americans have taken up crafts of various kinds. They make things out of wood, metal, glass, wax, leather and cloth. They usually design the things they make themselves and often they sell what they make too. The work of these crafts people has become very good and very popular.

These people's crafts are sold at craft fairs. These are usually community sponsored events. Some fairs are small, bringing together a dozen or so people. Such fairs are held in shopping centers or churches. At large fairs, several hundred crafts people assemble their works for people to admire and buy. These fairs are held in public parks or on county grounds.

Crafts fairs are usually held on weekends when people are free from work and looking for things to do. The fairs are directed toward families. They offer rides and shows for the children to keep them busy while the parents look at the crafts. The crafts people buy include things to decorate their homes, clothes for their children, and gifts for their friends for holidays, weddings or special occasions. People go to craft fairs rather than shopping at stores because they look for things that are different and original. They also look out for bargains. The prices for works of art at craft fairs are usually very reasonable.

现在我们先听老师把今天测验的三个问题念一遍.

第一个问题是:

M: What are some of the things one can find in a craft fair?

第二个问题是:

M: Where are craft fairs held?

第三个问题是:

M: Why do people go to craft fairs?

现在我们再听老师用慢速度把整篇文章再念一遍.

For a long time Americans preferred things which were mass produced in factories.

But recently many Americans have taken up crafts of various kinds. They make things out of wood, metal, glass, wax, leather and cloth. They usually design the things they make themselves and often they sell what they make too. The work of these crafts people has become very good and very popular.

These people's crafts are sold at craft fairs. These are usually community sponsored events. Some fairs are small, bringing together a dozen or so people. Such fairs are held in shopping centers or churches. At large fairs, several hundred crafts people assemble their works for people to admire and buy. These fairs are held in public parks or on county grounds.

Crafts fairs are usually held on weekends when people are free from work and looking for things to do. The fairs are directed toward families. They offer rides and shows for the children to keep them busy while the parents look at the crafts. The crafts people buy include things to decorate their homes, clothes for their children, and gifts for their friends for holidays, weddings or special occasions. People go to craft fairs rather than shopping at stores because they look for things that are different and original. They also look out for bargains. The prices for works of art at craft fairs are usually very reasonable.

现在请你回答刚听过的三个问题. 回答之后老师会念出正确答案给你听.

第一个问题是:

M: What are some of the things one can find in a craft fair?

F: One can find things made of wood, metal, glass, wax, leather and cloth there.

第二个问题是:

M: Where are craft fairs held?

F: They are held in shopping centers, churches, public parks or county fair grounds.

第三个问题是:

M: Why do people go to craft fairs?

F: They go to buy things that are different, original and not expensive.