美国之音口语经典教程lTraveling 旅行

Lesson 25Traveling

旅  行

 

Things to Know  学前必读

在美国乘飞机旅行非常方便，价格也比其它任何地方便宜。美国的州际及国际航空公司有几百家，全都是私营，各航空公司之间的竞争很激烈。据国际民航组织1986年统计，美国有3200架民航飞机，占世界总数的五分之一，占世界总航行里程的46.7%，占世界总旅客人数的64.7%。世界上10个最繁忙的机场中，美国占了8个。其顺序排列为：Chicago-O'Hare International(1), Atlanta(2), Los Angeles(3), Dallas-Fort Worth(4), New York-Kennedy International(6), Newark, New Jersey(7), Denver(8)和 San Francisco International(10)。      

在波士顿(Boston)、纽约(New York)和华盛顿(Washington)间的航班，不须预订，不须办理行李手续，甚至不须买票，可直接在飞机上买票，每小时都有航班。

 

Conversation A : On the Plane

ATTENDANT: Please fasten your seat belt. May I take those for you?MARTIN: Yes, please. Thanks.

ATTENDANT: You're welcome.

MARTIN: Good morning. I'm Martin Learner.

KARL: Good morning. I'm Karl Musholt.

MARTIN: Where are you going?

KARL: I'm going to San Antonio. Where are you going?

MARTIN: I'm going to Dallas.

KARL: Do you live in Dallas?

MARTIN: No, I live in Baltimore. I'm going to write a story.

KARL: About Dallas?

MARTIN: No, I'm going to write a story about football.

KARL: Ah-the Dallas Cowboys.

MARTIN: That's right.

KARL: Do you like airplanes?

MARTIN: Umm-They're OK.

KARL: I don't like airplanes. They make me nervous.

KARL: Do they make you nervous?

MARTIN: No, they don't.

KARL: Do you fly very often?

MARTIN: Yes, I do. I travel very often.

KARL: What do you do?

MARTIN: I'm a reporter. What do you do?

KARL: I'm a coach.

MARTIN: Are you OK?

KARL: Yes. I'm OK.

MARTIN: That wasn't too bad.

ATTENDANT: Would you like something to drink?

KARL: Yes, please.

ATTENDANT: What would you like?

KARL: Coffee.

MARTIN: Coffee, please. What do you coach?

KARL: I coach track. I coach runners.

MARTIN: Where are you from?

KARL: I'm from Germany. But I live in Colorado now.

MARTIN: Do you coach at a university?

KARL: No, I don't. I have a camp for runners.

MARTIN: Do you travel very often?

KARL: Yes. I do.

MARTIN: Do you like to travel?

KARL: Yes, I do. I don't like to fly.

MARTIN: Where do you like to travel?

KARL: I like to visit family.

MARTIN: How do you travel?

KARL: I travel by car very often. My family lives in the West.

MARTIN: Do you like to drive?

KARL: Yes. My children like to drive, too.

KARL: They often drive. Do you like to travel?

MARTIN: I have to travel.

KARL: I have to travel, too.

MARTIN: I like to travel in the country. I live in the city. My home is in Baltimore.

KARL: My home is in the country. My camp is in the country. How do you travel

MARTIN: I travel by train very often.

 

Practice 1：用 how 来提问旅行方式。常用结构是：How do you travel?Examples:  MARTIN: How do you travel?           

KARL: I travel by car very often. How do you travel?           

MARTIN: I travel by train very often.

 

会话 A : 在飞机上

服务员：请系好安全带，那些我给你拿好吗?

马  丁：好的，请。谢谢。

服务员：不客气。请系好安全带，准备好，要起飞了。

马  丁：早上好，我叫马丁·勒纳。

卡  尔：早上好，我叫卡尔·马肖尔特。

马  丁：你去哪儿?

卡  尔：我去圣安东尼市，你去哪儿?

马  丁：我去达拉斯。

卡  尔：你住在达拉斯?

马  丁：不是，我住在巴尔的摩，我将写篇报导。

卡  尔：有关达拉斯吗?

马  丁：不是，我写篇有关足球的报导。

卡  尔：啊，达拉斯牛仔队。

马  丁：不错。

卡  尔：你喜欢坐飞机吗?

马  丁：嗯，还可以吧。

卡  尔：我不喜欢坐飞机，飞机使我紧张。你坐飞机紧张吗?

马  丁：不紧张。

卡  尔：你常坐飞机吗?

马  丁：是的，我常出差旅行。

卡  尔：你做什么工作?

马  丁：我是记者，你做什么工作?

卡  尔：我是教练。

马  丁：你没事儿吧?

卡  尔：是的，我没事。

马  丁：看起来还可以。

服务员：您要喝些什么吗?

卡  尔：好的。

服务员：您要喝什么?

卡  尔：咖啡。

马  丁：请来杯咖啡。你训练什么?

卡  尔：我训练田径，我训练赛跑运动员。

马  丁：你是哪的人?

卡  尔：我是德国人，但现在我住在科罗拉多。

马  丁：你在大学当教练吗?

卡  尔：不，不是。我是越野运动员。

马  丁：你常出去旅行吗?

卡  尔：是的。

马  丁：你喜欢旅行吗?

卡  尔：喜欢，我不喜欢乘飞机。

马  丁：你喜欢去哪儿。

卡  尔：我喜欢走亲访友。

马  丁：你怎样旅行?

卡  尔：我经常开车旅行，我家住在西部。

马  丁：你喜欢开车吗?

卡  尔：喜欢，我的孩子也喜欢开车，他们经常开车。你喜欢旅行吗?

马  丁：我不得不旅行。

卡  尔：我也不得不旅行。

马  丁：我喜欢去乡下旅行。我住在城市，我家在巴尔的摩。

卡  尔：我家在乡下，我的营地就在乡下，你坐什么旅行?

马  丁：我常坐火车旅行。

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Conversation B

ATTENDANT: What are you going to eat?

KARL: Nothing.

ATTENDANT: Would you like more coffee?

KARL: Yes, please.

ATTENDANT: What are you going to eat?

MARTIN: Nothing, thank you.

ATTENDANT: Would you like more coffee?

MARTIN: No, thank you. Do you like coaching?

KARL: Yes, I do.

MARTIN: Were you a runner?

KARL: Yes, I was. I ran in school. I was in the Olympics.

MARTIN: That's interesting.

MARTIN: Where does your family like to travel?

KARL: My wife likes cities. She likes New York and Washington D C. My children like the country. They like rivers and mountains.

MARTIN: You have rivers and mountains in Colorado.

KARL: Oh, yes. But my children like the rivers and mountains in Idaho.MARTIN: My family lives in the East. They like to travel in the West.

KARL: Does your family like to travel by plane?

MARTIN: Yes, they do. They don't travel very often.

KARL: Do they like to travel by train?

MARTIN: Yes, they do. They like to travel by car, too.

KARL: Do you travel by bus?

MARTIN: No, I don't. I live in Baltimore. I work in Washington D C.

MARTIN: The train is very good there.

KARL: We don't have a train.

MARTIN: Do you have a bus?

KARL: No, we don't. We travel by car. My daughter likes to travel by horse.MARTIN: That's very nice in the country.

KARL: It's very slow.

MARTIN: My daughter likes animals.

KARL: Does she like horses?

MARTIN: Yes, she does. We don't have a horse.

KARL: We have four horses.

KARL: Where does you wife like to travel?

MARTIN: She likes to visit her family.

KARL: Where does her family live?

MARTIN: Her mother lives in Indianapolis. Her father lives in Florida.

KARL: Does she have aunts and uncles?

MARTIN: Yes.

KARL: Where do they live?

MARTIN: New York, Boston, Los Angeles.

KARL: Do you visit them?

MARTIN: Yes, we do. My wife likes to visit family.

KARL: How do you travel to Los Angeles?

MARTIN: We travel by plane.

KARL: How do you travel to New York.

MARTIN: We take the train. It's very fast.

KARL: That's nice. How do you travel to Indianapolis?

MARTIN: We travel by car. We like to have the car with us.

ATTENDANT: May I get you something?

KARL: May I have more coffee, please?

ATTENDANT: Of course, May I get you something?

MARTIN: No, thank you.

KARL: I'm going to San Antonio for a track meet.

MARTIN: Do you have runners in the track meet?

KARL: Yes, I do.

MARTIN: How many runners do you have in the meet?

KARL: Only three. They run very well.

MARTIN: How do they travel?

KARL: They travel by plane.

MARTIN: Are they here?

KARL: No, they aren't. They're going to travel on Tuesday. You're going to write about football players. Do you write about runners?

MARTIN: I can write about runners. I write about sports often. I'm going to write about swimming.

KARL: I'm going to travel to the East.

MARTIN: Where are you going?

KARL: First, I'm going to New Jersey.

MARTIN: Come to Baltimore.

KARL: Thanks.

 

会话 B<spa