Conversation A : At a Parent and Teachers Meeting?
MRS WEAVER: Good evening, Mr. Learner. How are you??
MARTIN: Fine, thanks. How are you??
MRS WEAVER: Fine, thanks. This is Mrs. Bane.?
MRS BANE: Hello. I'm Robin's mother.?
MRS WEAVER: Mr. Learner is a reporter.?
MARTIN: Robin is making a picture book.?
MRS WEAVER: That's right. Come see, Mrs. Bane.?
HAL: Hello, Mr. Learner.?
MARTIN: Hello. Call me Martin.?
HAL: Martin, this is Wendy Silver. She's a teacher, too.?
MARTIN: Good evening.?
WENDY: Hi. I teach third grade.?
HAL: Martin visited my room today.?
MARTIN: Yes, I saw the geography lesson.?
WENDY: You're a reporter.?
MARTIN: Yes, I write stories for the Voice of America. I'm writing a story about schools.
HAL: Martin, this is Mrs. Bane.?
MRS. Bane: We've met.?
HAL: And this is Mr. Bane.?
MARTIN: Hello.?
MR BANE: Hello. You're a teacher??
MARTIN: No, I'm a reporter.?
MR BANE: A reporter??
MARTIN: I'm writing a story about schools.?
MR BANE: I see.?
MARTIN: What do you do??
MR BANE: I'm a contractor. I build schools.?
MARTIN: Wonderful.?
WENDY: Martin, come meet Mrs. Steele.?
MARTIN: Excuse me, Mr. Bane, Mrs. Bane.?
WENDY: This is Jessica.?
MARTIN: Good evening. I'm Martin Learner.?
MRS STEELE: I'm happy to meet you.?
MARTIN: What's that??
MRS STEELE: It's a dress from Romania. It was my grandmother's dress.?WENDY: Mrs. Steele is Roberta's mother.?
MARTIN: Fifth grade geography??
MRS STEELE: That's right.?
MARTIN: What do you do, Mrs. Steele??
MRS STEELE: I'm a housewife. I'm raising three young children. I studied nursing.
HAL: Martin, this is Melissa's mother.?
MARTIN: Hello. I'm Martin Learner.?
MRS ROBERTSON: Good evening. I'm Rachel Robertson.?
MARTIN: I'm happy to meet you. This is Mrs. Steele, Roberta's mother.?
MRS ROBERTSON: We've met, thank you.?
MARTIN: What do you do, Mrs. Robertson.?
MRS ROBERTSON: I'm a farmer.?
MARTIN: A farmer!?
MRS ROBERTSON: Yes, I farm five-hundred acres.?
MARTIN: Wonderful! What's that??
MRS ROBERTSON: Corn. Soybeans. And wheat. I grow them.?
WENDY: Mrs. Robertson is Becky's mother, too. Becky's in third grade.?
MRS ROBERTSON: They are studying food.?
MARTIN: I see.?
PAT: Hello, I'm Pat Bryan. Who are you??
MARTIN: I'm Martin Learner. I'm a reporter.?
PAT: Where are you from, Martin??
MARTIN: I'm from Baltimore. What do you do??
PAT: I'm a farmer. And I'm a mechanic, too. I farm a hundred acres. And I fix tractors.?
MARTIN: What's that??
PAT: I have a boy in the third grade. It's beans.?
MARTIN: Soybeans??
PAT: No. Red beans. I grow soybeans, red beans, and white beans. Last year I grew green beans and peas.?
会话A : 在教师家长会上?
韦弗夫人:晚上好,勒纳先生,你好吗??
马 丁:很好,谢谢,你好吗??
韦弗夫人:很好,谢谢,这是贝恩夫人。?
贝恩夫人:你好,我是罗宾的母亲。?
韦弗夫人:勒纳先生是记者。?
马 丁:罗宾在做图画书。?
韦弗夫人:对,过来,看一看,贝恩夫人。?
哈 尔:你好,勒纳先生。?
马 丁:你好,叫我马丁吧。?
哈 尔:马丁,这是温迪·谢尔弗,她也是老师。?
马 丁:晚上好。?
温 迪:你好,我教三年级。?
哈 尔:马丁今天来我教室了。?
马 丁:对,我看到了地理课。?
温 迪:你是记者。?
马 丁:是的,我为“美国之音”写报导,我在写一篇有关学校的报导。?
哈 尔:马丁,这是贝恩夫人。?
贝恩夫人:我们见过。?
哈 尔:这是贝恩先生。?
马 丁:你好。?
贝恩先生:你好,你是教师吗??
马 丁:不是,我是记者。?
贝恩先生:记者??
马 丁:我在写一篇有关学校的报导。?
贝恩先生:我明白了。?
马 丁:你做什么工作??
贝恩先生:我是承包商,建学校。?
马 丁:太好了。?
温 迪:马丁,来见见斯梯尔夫人。?
马 丁:对不起,贝恩先生,贝恩夫人。?
温 迪:这是杰西卡·斯梯尔。?
马 丁:晚上好,我叫马丁·勒纳。?
斯梯尔夫人:幸会。?
马 丁:那是什么??
斯梯尔夫人:这是从罗马尼亚带来的衣服,我祖母的衣服。?
温 迪:斯梯尔夫人是罗伯塔的母亲。?
马 丁:五年级地理课上的那个吗??
斯梯尔夫人:对。?
马 丁:你做什么工作,斯梯尔夫人。?
斯梯尔夫人:我是家庭主妇,有3个小孩,我学过护理。?
哈 尔:马丁,这是梅利莎的母亲。?
马 丁:你好,我叫马丁·勒纳。?
罗伯森夫人:晚上好,我是雷切尔·罗伯森。?
马 丁:很高兴见到你,这是斯梯尔的夫人,梅利莎的母亲。?
罗伯森夫人:我们见过面,谢谢。?
马 丁:你做什么工作,罗伯森夫人。?
罗伯森夫人:我是农民。?
马 丁:农民!?
罗伯森夫人:是的,我有500英亩地。?
马 丁:太好了,那是什么??
罗伯森夫人:玉米、黄豆、还有小麦,我种这些作物。?
温 迪:罗伯森夫人还是贝奇的母亲,贝奇在三年级。?
罗伯森夫人:她们在学习烹调。?
马 丁:我明白了。?
派 特:你好,我是派特·布瑞恩,你是哪位??
马 丁:我叫马丁勒纳,我是记者。?
派 特:你从哪里来?马丁??
马 丁:我从巴尔的摩来,你做什么工作??
派 特:我是农民,还是个机械师,种100英亩地,还修理拖拉机。?
马 丁:那是什么??
派 特:我有个儿子在三年级,那是豆子。?
马 丁:黄豆??
派 特:不,是红豆。我种大豆、红豆和白豆,去年,我种了豆角和豌豆。?