美国之音口语经典教程Describing People （Ⅳ） 描述人物（四）

Lesson 40Describing People (Ⅳ)

描述人物(四)

 

Things to Know  学前必读

美国的“cowboy”(牛仔)是内战后向西开发广阔的美国中部大平原的产物。由于“Western”(西部)小说和电影的大力渲染，“cowboy”已成为家喻户晓的传奇人物。他们善于骑术、套马及其它放牧活动。现在的牛仔已配备了对讲机、吉普车，但西部开拓时期牛仔们的那种坚强、沉默、独立与勤劳的浪漫和传奇精神在今天仍为人们津津乐道。

 

Conversation A: In a Western Clothing Store

MARTIN: Hello, I'm Martin Learner. I phoned this morning. I want to speak to the manager.

MANAGER: Good afternoon. I'm the manager.

MARTIN: I'm happy to meet you. I want to talk to you about your clothing store. I'm writing a story.

MANAGER: You told me. Are you writing about the store?

MARTIN: I write about people. I want to write about the shoppers in your store.

MANAGER: Fine. What do you want to know?

MARTIN: What's your name?

MANAGER: I'm Penny Byrd.

MARTIN: May I call you Penny?

MANAGER: Of course.

MARTIN: Thanks. Do you sell men's clothing?

MANAGER: Yes. We sell women's and men's clothing. The men's clothing is over there.

MARTIN: What do you sell?

MANAGER: We sell only Western clothing.

MARTIN: Western clothing. What does that mean?

MANAGER: The Western United States. People in the Western United States wear this clothing. Now many people like it.

MARTIN: Do all people wear this clothing?

MANAGER: No. Only some people wear this clothing. It's casual clothing.

MARTIN: Is it cowboy clothing?

MANAGER: Sometimes. Cowboys wear some of this clothing.

MARTIN: OK. Now, let's look at some shoppers. Do you see that tall woman?

MANAGER: Yes, I know her. She shops here often. She likes Western clothing. She's tall and thin. She looks very nice in Western shirts and pants.

MARTIN: She doesn't look like a cowboy.

MANAGER: No, she doesn't.

MARTIN: Do you know the other woman?

MANAGER: Yes, that's her daughter.

MARTIN: She's very pretty.

MANAGER: She works in a jewelry store. She likes long dresses for work. Her legs are long. She's very tall. She's big. She likes Western clothing. Come see the men's clothing.

MARTIN: This shirt is nice.

MANAGER: Do you like these things? Do you wear Western clothing?

MARTIN: No. I'm not tall and thin.

MANAGER: You're not short. And you're not fat.

MARTIN: I'm average. I'm not tall and I'm not short. I'm not thin and I'm not fat.

MANAGER: You have nice hair.

MARTIN: It's average. It's not dark and it's not light. It's average brown. I'm only average.

 

Practice 1：依照会话A回答下列问题：

1.Why does Martin come to the store?

2.What does Martin want to write in his story?

3.What does the manager sell?

4.Do only cowboys wear Western clothing?

5.What does she look like?

6.Where does she work?

 

会话A : 在一家西部服装店

马  丁：你好。我是马丁·勒纳，我今早打过电话，我想和经理谈谈。

经  理：下午好。我就是经理。

马  丁：见到你很高兴。我想和你谈谈你的服装店，我在写一篇报导。

经  理：你告诉过我。你要写我这个店吗?

马  丁：我写有关人的报导，我想写你们店里的顾客。

经  理：好。你想知道些什么?

马  丁：你叫什么名?

经  理：我叫彭尼·伯德。

马  丁：我可以叫你彭尼吗?

经  理：当然。

马  丁：谢谢。你们卖男装吗?

经  理：卖。我们男女装都卖，男装在那边。

马  丁：你们都卖什么?

经  理：我们只卖西部服装。

马  丁：西部服装，什么意思?

经  理：美国西部，美国西部的人穿这种服装，现在很多人都喜欢这种服装。

马  丁：所有人都穿这种服装吗?

经  理：不，只有一些人穿这种服装，这种服装很随便。

马  丁：这是不是牛仔服装。

经  理：有时候是。牛仔们穿一部分这类服装。

马  丁：好了，现在咱们看一看顾客。你看见那位高个儿女子了吗?

经  理：看见了，我认识她，她常在这儿买东西。她喜欢西部服装，她又高又瘦她穿西部衬衫和裤子很好看。

马  丁：她不像牛仔。

经  理：不，她不像。

马  丁：你认识另一个女的吗?

经  理：认识，那是她女儿。

马  丁：她很漂亮。

经  理：她在一家珠宝店工作，她喜欢穿长裙上班。她的腿修长，她个儿很高,她长得很大，她喜欢西部服装。过来看看男子服装。

马  丁：这件衬衫很好看。

经  理：你喜欢这些吗?你穿西部服装吗?

马  丁：不。我既不高也不瘦。

经  理：你个儿不矮。再有，你也不胖。

马  丁：我算中等儿。我不高，也不矮。我不瘦，也不胖。

经  理：你头发长得好看。

马  丁：中等儿。既不深也不浅，中等儿棕色，我只是中等儿。

 

Conversation B

MANAGER: Do you like this shirt?

MARTIN: Yes, I do. I like blue.

MANAGER: You have blue eyes.

MARTIN: They're not blue. They're gray.

MANAGER: They look blue. Are your arms long?

MARTIN: They're not very long. They're not short. Let's talk about other people.

MANAGER: Of course.

MARTIN: Do you see that woman in the green dress?

MANAGER: Yes, she often shops here.

MARTIN: She's not very tall. And she's not fat.

MANAGER: She looks very nice.

 

Practice 3：依照会话B回答下列问题：

1.How does the manager try to persuade Martin to buy the shirt?

2.Does the woman in the green dress often shop in this store?

 

会话B

经  理：你喜欢这件衬衫吗?

马  丁：我喜欢。我喜欢蓝色。

经  理：你长着蓝眼睛。

马  丁：不是蓝的，是灰的。

经  理：看起来是蓝的。你胳膊长吗?

马  丁：不很长，也不短。咱们谈谈其他人吧。

经  理：当然可以。

马  丁：你看见那个穿绿裙子的妇女了吗?

经  理：看见了，她常在这儿买东西。

马  丁：她个儿不很高。还有，她也不胖。

经  理：她很好看。

 

Conversation C

MARTIN: May I talk to some of the shoppers?

MANAGER: Of course.

MARTIN: Excuse me. May I ask some questions?

MANAGER: This is Martin Learner. He's a reporter.

FEMALE: OK.

MARTIN: Do you like this clothing?

FEMALE: Yes.

MARTIN: What do you like?

FEMALE: I like the shirts. I like the pants. I like the skirts. I like everything.

MARTIN: Do you like the colors?

FEMALE: Yes. See this blue dress. It's very nice.

MANAGER: You look wonderful in blue.

FEMALE: I'm very big. I'm tall and I'm big. I like the outdoors. This clothing is good outdoors.

MANAGER: The clothing is strong.

FEMALE: And I'm strong.

MARTIN: Are you a farmer?

FEMALE: No, but I work outdoors. I'm a gardener. I like to work in my garden.

MARTIN: Do you wear this in the garden?

FEMALE: Not only in the garden.

MARTIN: Thanks.

 

Practice 4：照会话C回答下列问题：

1.What kind of Western clothing does the female shopper like?

2.How does the shopper talk about herself?

3.What does she do?

4.Does she wear Western clothing only in the garden?

 

会话C

马  丁：我可以和一些顾客谈谈吗?

经  理：当然。

马  丁：对不起，我可以问几个问题吗?

经  理：这是马丁·勒纳，他是记者。

女    ：好。

马  丁：你喜欢这种服装吗?

女    ：喜欢。

马  丁：喜欢什么?

女    ：我喜欢这种衬衫，我喜欢这种裤子，我喜欢这种裙子，我喜欢(这儿的)一切。

马  丁：你喜欢这些颜色吗?

女    ：喜欢。看这条蓝裙子，很好看。

经  理：你穿蓝色真漂亮。

女    ：我长得很大，我又高又大。我喜欢户外活动，这种服装很适合在户外。

经  理：这种服装很结实。

女    ：我也很结实。

马  丁：你是农民吗?

女    ：不是，但我在户外干活。我是园艺师，我喜欢在自己的园子里干活。

马  丁：你在园子里就穿这吗?

女    ：不只在园子里穿。

马  丁：谢谢。

 

Conversation D

MANAGER: Good morning. May I help you?

MAN: Yes. I want a hat.

MANAGER: Let me show you these hats.

MARTIN: Excuse me. I'm a reporter. I want to ask some questions.

MAN: A reporter!

MANAGER: He's writing a story about Western clothing.

MARTIN: That's right. Do you wear Western clothing?

MAN: Sometimes. It's good casual clothing. I want a Western hat.

MANAGER: Do you like this one?

MAN: I have a large head.

MANAGER: This is a large hat.

MAN: Let me try it.

MARTIN: Do you like it?

MAN: No, I don't. My face is very round. I don't like the hat.

MANAGER: Try this one.

MAN: My head looks very big.

MARTIN: You look tall.

MA