Conversation B?
MARTIN: When did you come to the United States??
FEMALE: I came last month.?
MARTIN: What are you going to do in New york??
FEMALE: I'm going to visit friends. And I'm going to visit hospitals.?
MARTIN: When do you visit family??
FEMALE: I don't have any family in America.?
MARTIN: When do you visit family in Georgia??
FEMALE: I visit family during my vacation.?
MARTIN: When is your vacation??
FEMALE: Sometimes my vacation is in the summer.?
MARTIN: When did you visit your family??
FEMALE: I visited my family last summer. I worked in Kiev last year I visited my family during my vacation.?
MARTIN: What do you like to do during your vacation??
FEMALE: I like to swim. I like to walk in the mountains.?
MARTIN: Do you have mountains in Georgia??
FEMALE: Of course. We have many mountains and rivers.
FEMALE: When do you go on vacation?
MARTIN: I go on vacation during the summer.
MARTIN: Sometimes I go during the winter.?
FEMALE: What do you like to do??
MARTIN: I like to walk in the mountains, too. My wife likes to hear music and see plays.
FEMALE: When does she see plays??
MARTIN: She went to see a play last week.?
FEMALE: Where did she see the play??
MARTIN: She saw the play in Baltimore. We live in Baltimore. She saw the play in New York, too.?
FEMALE: When??
MARTIN: Last month.?
FEMALE: Do you like music??
MARTIN: Yes, I do.?
FEMALE: When do you listen to music??
MARTIN: I listen on the radio. I go to concerts.?
FEMALE: When do you go to concerts??
MARTIN: I went to a concert last month.?
FEMALE: Do you like sports??
MARTIN: Yes, I do. I like baseball. Do you like baseball.?
FEMALE: No, I don't. When do you go to baseball.?
MARTIN: We say baseball games.?
FEMALE: You go to baseball games.?
MARTIN: That's right.?
FEMALE: When do you go to baseball games??
MARTIN: In the summer.?
FEMALE: Did you go last summer??
MARTIN: Of course. I went with my family. I went with my friends, too.?FEMALE: Do you like reading??
MARTIN: Yes, I do.?
FEMALE: I like reading very much.?
MARTIN: When do you like to read??
FEMALE: I like to read in the winter. I read Tolstoy in Kiev.?
MARTIN: When did you read Tolstoy??
FEMALE: Last winter.?
MARTIN: Do you read English books??
FEMALE: Sometimes. I like American books. I read Mark Twain.?
MARTIN: When did you read Mark Twain??
FEMALE: Oh. Fifteen years ago. I was in school.?
FEMALE: When did you play baseball??
MARTIN: Last summer. I played with my son and his friends. Do you like to travel?
FEMALE: Yes, I do. I meet new friends. I study. I work with new children. I like to travel.?
MARTIN: Do you like sports??
FEMALE: Yes, I do. I like to play tennis.?
MARTIN: I like to play tennis, too. When do you play??
FEMALE: I play when I travel. I played in Atlanta. I'm going to play in New York.
MARTIN: Would you like some coffee??
FEMALE: No, thank you. I don't like coffee.?
Practice 2:when 引导的过去时的特殊疑问句结构是:“when+did+主语+动词原形+其它”。
Examples: FEMALE: I studied in Moscow.?
MARTIN: When did you study in Moscow??
会话 B?
马 丁:你什么时候到美国来的??
女 :我上个月来的。?
马 丁:你来纽约做什么??
女 :我将拜访朋友,并且参观医院。?
马 丁:你什么时候探亲呢??
女 :我在美国没有亲戚。?
马 丁:你什么时候看望格鲁吉亚的亲戚??
女 :我在假期探亲。?
马 丁:你的假期是什么时候??
女 :有时我的假期在夏天。?
马 丁:你上一次是在什么时候探亲的??
女 :去年夏天,我去年在基辅工作,我是在假期探亲的。?
马 丁:在假期你都喜欢做什么??
女 :我喜欢游泳,在山里散步。?
马 丁:你们格鲁吉亚有山吗??
女 :当然有,我们那儿有山有河。你什么时候度假??
马 丁:我在夏天度假,有时在冬天度假。?
女 :你喜欢干什么??
马 丁:我也喜欢在山里散步,我妻子喜欢听音乐,看戏。?
女 :她什么时候看戏??
马 丁:她上周看了一场戏。?
女 :她在哪儿看的戏??
马 丁:她在巴尔的摩看的,我们住在巴尔的摩,她还在纽约看过戏。?
女 :什么时候?
马 丁:上个月。?
女 :你喜欢音乐吗??
马 丁:喜欢。?
女 :你在哪儿听音乐??
马 丁:我用收音机听音乐,去音乐会听音乐。?
女 :你什么时候去听音乐会的??
马 丁:上个月。?
女 :你喜欢体育吗??
马 丁:喜欢,我喜欢棒球,你喜欢棒球吗??
女 :不喜欢,你什么时候去看棒球??
马 丁:我们说成(看)棒球赛。?
女 :你去看棒球赛。?
马 丁:对。?
女 :你什么时候去看棒球赛??
马 丁:在夏天。?
女 :你去年夏天去了吗??
马 丁:当然,我是和我的家人一起去的,也和朋友们一起去。?
女 :你喜欢读书吗??
马 丁:是的。喜欢。?
女 :我非常喜欢读书。?
马 丁:你喜欢什么时候读书??
女 :我喜欢在冬天读书,我在基辅读了托尔斯泰的作品。?
马 丁:你什么时候读的托尔斯泰作品??
女 :去年冬天??
马 丁:你看英语书吗??
女 :有时看,我喜欢美国书,我读过马克·吐温的作品。?
马 丁:你什么时候读的马克·吐温的作品。?
女 :噢,15年前,我在上学的时候。?
女 :你上次是什么时候打棒球的??
马 丁:去年夏天,我和我儿子还有他的朋友一起打的。你喜欢旅行吗??
女 :是的,喜欢。我结识新朋友,学习,给陌生的小孩看病,我喜欢旅行。
马 丁:你喜欢体育吗??
女 :是的,喜欢。我喜欢打网球。?
马 丁:我也喜欢打网球,你什么时候打网球??
女 :我旅行的时候打网球,我在亚特兰大打过,我还将在纽约打网球。?
马 丁:你要些咖啡吗??
女 :不要,谢谢。我不喜欢咖啡。
New Words and Expressions 生词和短语
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leisure n. 空闲;闲暇?
medical adj. 医学的?
vacation n. 假期;休假?
Europe n. 欧洲?
hospital n. 医院?
disease n. 疾病?
control n. 控制?
Center for Disease Control 防疫站;防疫中心?
concert n. 音乐会?
Proper Nouns 专有名词?
Georgia(n.) (美)乔治亚(人);(苏)格鲁吉亚(人)?
Atlanta 亚特兰大市?
Tbilisi 第比利斯市?
Moscow 莫斯科市?
Kiev 基辅市?
Tolstoy 托尔斯泰?
Mark Twain 马克·吐温?
Language Points 语言要点?
1 . be on vacation 度假,go on vacation 去度假,working vacation 工作假期, during one's vacation 在假期期间。?
2 . when 引导的特殊疑问句,可以询问过去的活动,也可询问现在经常进行的活动。它问的是个时间点,若问段时间,就得用 how long。?
例如:?
When did you work in New York? 你什么时候在纽约工作的??
Five years ago. 5年前。?
When do you like to read? 你什么时候喜欢读书??
I like to read in the winter. 我喜欢在冬季读书。?
How long did you work in New York? 你在纽约工作多久??
Only one year. 只有一年。?
3.“喜欢做某事”有两种表达法:“like+动名词(v-ing) like+不定式(to do sth.)”。例如:
I like reading very much. 我非常喜欢读书。?
I like to walk in the mountains. 我喜欢在山间散步。?
4.doctor 可以是“医生”,也可以是“博士”。只说 doctor,在英语中分不出是哪个,故马丁问是不是 medical doctor,是想问谁是不是医生。?
5.Georgia 在汉语中,根据不同国家译成两个名字,其实,是一个单词。碰巧,该地名在前苏联和美国都有,这种重名现象,导致了马丁问是美国的 Georgia,还是前苏联的 Georgia。
Cultural Notes 文化注释
火车车厢分为头等和二等。头等车厢叫做 pullman,就是卧铺,每位旅客都订有专供睡觉休息用的铺位(berth)。二等车厢就是 coach,是一般的普通座位。在横跨美国大陆的长途火车上,另外设有二层的了望车厢(vista-dome car)、餐车(dinning car)、自助餐车(buffet car)和交谊餐车(club lounge car)等。为了方便外国旅客观光游览,铁路公司特别出售铁路优待证(USA Rail Pass),价格相当低廉。?
美国最大的铁路公司叫 Amtrak (the National Railway Passenger Corporation 国家铁路客运公司),它是由国会在1971年创建,用以改善城市间铁路客运。今天,Amtrak 系统已经覆盖美国44州500多个城市,铁路线长达25,000英里。?