Lesson 7Getting Acquainted

结识他人

 

Things to Know  学前必读

在美国，咖啡馆很多?？Х裙菀话阋补┯Ω髦直悴停於阋?。美国人非常喜欢喝咖啡。在工作或者休闲时都可以喝。与欧洲人不同，美国人在进餐时喝咖啡(欧洲人一般在餐后喝)，边吃边喝。但美国人喝咖啡也有一些规矩，例如：喝咖啡时要就着杯子喝，而不能用咖啡匙喝。

 

Conversation :  At the Coffee Shop

MARTIN: Hi, Stefan. Please sit down.

STEFAN: Hello, Mr Learner.

MARTIN: Oh, please call me Martin. OK?

STEFAN: Martin. OK.

WAITRESS: Morning. What're yu gonna have?

MARTIN: Two coffees, please.

WAITRESS: That's it!? OK.

STEFAN: What did she say?

MARTIN: She said,” What are you going to have?” What’re yu gonna have? What are you going to have?

STEFAN: Ah. What are you going to have? Sometimes, I do not understand waiters?

MARTIN: Sometimes, I do not understand!

WAITRESS: Here y'are. Two coffees.

MARTIN: Thanks. She said,“Here you are”.

STEFAN: I understand.

MARTIN: Stefan, I'm writing a news report. It’s going to be about students in the US and I want to write about you.

STEFAN: You are going to write about me!? OK.

MARTIN: Good. May I record you on this tape recorder?

STEFAN: Yes, sure.

MARTIN: First, tell me your full name.

STEFAN: My name is Stefan Nowak(Novak)

MARTIN: I want to get it right. Please spell it for me.

STEFAN: S-T-E-F-A-N N-O-W-A-K.

MARTIN: Where are you from?

STEFAN: I am from Poland.

MARTIN: I know you're from Poland. What city are you from? Warsaw?

STEFAN: No, I'm not from Warsaw. I am from Cracow. Where are you from?

MARTIN: I'm from Chicago. But I live in Baltimore now.

STEFAN: I lived in Warsaw, too.

MARTIN: Before I lived in Baltimore, I lived in many cities. I lived in Washington, San Francisco, Paris and Berlin.

STEFAN: That's many places!

MARTIN: Well, I write news stories and reports. Reporters go where there is news.

WAITRESS: More coffee?

MARTIN: Yes, please.

STEFAN: Thank you. Excuse me, where are you from?

WAITRESS: Here.

STEFAN: Where?

WAITRESS: Here. I'm from Baltimore. Where're you from?

STEFAN: I live in Baltimore.

WAITRESS: I lived in Florida last year. I lived in California. I lived in Texas. I lived in Ohin, New York, Washington...

 

Practice 1：当我们想知道对方从哪里来或是哪国人时，我们通常问 Where are              you from? 你是哪儿的人?回答是 I'm from... 我是……的人。

Examples:  MARTIN: Where are you from?

            STEFAN: I'm from Poland.

            MARTIN: What city are you from?

            STEFAN: I'm from Cracow. Where are you from?

            MARTIN: I'm from Chicago.

根据上面句型完成下列对话：

MARTIN: I'm from Chicago. Where are you from?

YOURSELF: ______________________________

STEFAN: I'm from Cracow. Where are you from?

YOURSELF: ______________________________

 

Practice 2： 我们想知道对方住在哪儿时，通常这样问：Where do you live? 你现在住哪儿?回答是：I live in/ at... 我住在…… Where do you live? 是问现在的住址?；卮鹗蓖ǔＰ杳魅分赋龀鞘?、街道、门牌号码。Where are you from? 是问对方的籍贯?；卮鹬恍杷党龉一蛘叱鞘忻?。

Examples:MARTIN: Where do you live?

            STEFAN: I live in Baltimore.

根据上面句型完成下列对话：

MARTIN: I live in Baltimore now. Where do you live?

YOURSELF: ______________________________

STEFAN: I live in Baltimore, too. Where do you live?

YOURSELF: ______________________________

 

会话：  在咖啡馆

马  ?。耗愫?/span>!史蒂芬，请坐。

史蒂芬：你好，勒纳先生。

马  ?。呵虢形衣矶?，好吗?

史蒂芬：马丁，好的。

服务员：早上好，你们要来点儿啥?

马  丁：两杯咖啡。

服务员：就这些了吗?

史蒂芬：她说什么?

马  ?。核?ldquo;你们要来点儿什么?你们要来点啥?你们要来点什么?”

史蒂芬：啊，你们要来点儿什么?有时候，我听不懂服务员的话。

马  ?。河惺焙蛭乙膊欢?。

服务员：给，两杯咖啡。

马  丁：谢谢，她说，“给您”。

史蒂芬：我懂了。

马  ?。菏返俜?，我正在写一篇新闻报导，是关于在美国的学生的，我想写你。史蒂芬：你要写我吗?好的。

马  丁：好。我能把你说的用录音机录下来吗?

史蒂芬：好，当然可以。

马  ?。菏紫?，告诉我你的全名。

史蒂芬：我的名字叫史蒂芬·诺瓦克。

马  ?。何蚁敫阕既罚敫移闯隼?。

史蒂芬：史-蒂-芬·诺-瓦-克。

马  ?。耗闶悄亩?/span>?

史蒂芬：我是波兰人。

马  丁：我知道你是波兰人，你是从哪个城市来的?华沙吗?

史蒂芬：不，我不是华沙人，我是克拉科夫人。你是哪儿的人?

马  ?。何沂侵ゼ痈缛?，但我现在住在巴尔的摩。

史蒂芬：我以前也在华沙住过。

马  ?。涸谖易〉桨投哪χ埃以诤芏喑鞘芯幼」Ｎ以诨⒍?、旧金山、巴黎和柏林居住过。

史蒂芬：地方真不少。

马  丁：嗯，我写新闻和报导。哪儿有新闻，记者就到哪儿。

服务员：再来杯咖啡吗?

马  ?。汉玫?，请。

史蒂芬：谢谢你，对不起，你是哪儿人。

服务员：这儿的。

史蒂芬：哪儿的?

服务员：这儿的，我是巴尔的摩人，你是哪儿人?

史蒂芬：我住在巴尔的摩。

服务员：我去年住在佛罗里达州。我在加利弗尼亚州住过。我在得克萨斯州住过。我在俄亥俄州、纽约州、华盛顿州……住过。

 

New Words and Expressions 生词和短语

acquaint［E5kweint］v. 认识，了解

report［ri5pC:t ］n. 报告

record［5rekC:d］v. 录音

tape［teip］n. 磁带

recorder［ri5kC:dE］n. 录音机

spell［spel］v. 拼写

 

Proper Nouns 专有名词

Poland［5pEulEnd］波兰

Warsaw［`wC:sC:］华沙

Cracow［`krAkou］克拉科夫

Chicago［Fi5kB:^Eu］ 芝加哥

Baltimore［5bC:ltimC:］巴尔的摩

Washington［5wCFiNtEn］华盛顿

San Francisco［7sAnfrEn5siskEu］旧金山

Pairs［`pAris］巴黎

Berlin［bE:5lin］柏林

Ohio［Eu5haiEu］俄亥俄州

New York［5nju: 5jC:k］纽约州