美国之音口语经典教程Activities in the Future 将来的活动

Lesson 24 Activities in the Future

将来的活动

 

Things to Know  学前必读   

有人说如果中国人是教育狂，那么美国人就是运动狂。美国整天都有全国性的运动比赛(national tournaments)，春天有篮球比赛，夏天有棒球赛，秋冬天有美式橄榄球赛，人们随时可以亲自到运动场(the sports arenas)和体育馆(gymnasium)观看比赛，或者通过电视、收音机、报纸得知各种比赛的消息。很多美国人是运动迷，最受欢迎的两项运动是美式橄榄球(football)和棒球(baseball)。

 

Conversation A : In the Office

HOWARD: Excuse me, Martin.

MARTIN: Good morning, Howard. Good morning, Waleed.

HOWARD: Can we talk to you? 

MARTIN: Sure. Come in.

WALEED: We're going to watch baseball tonight. Can you go with us?MARTIN: Not tonight. I'm going to take the children to their grandparents.HOWARD: Aren't they in Chicago?

MARTIN: My parents are in Chicago. My wife's parents are in Ocean City. We’re going to Ocean City.

WALEED: Are the children going to stay in Ocean City? 

MARTIN: Yes. They're going to stay for five days.

HOWARD: That's nice.

WALEED: Does your son like that?

MARTIN: Oh, yes. His friends are there.

WALEED: My son doesn't like visiting his grandparents. They live in the country.

MARTIN: His friends are here.

WALEED: That's right.

HOWARD: Doesn't he like his family?

WALEED: Yes, he likes them. He likes his friends, too.

HOWARD: You can't go with us tonight.

WALEED: Can you go on Thursday.

MARTIN: Sure.

WALEED: OK. Let's go on Thursday?

MARTIN: Are you going to watch tonight?

HOWARD: Sure. And we're going to watch on Thursday.

WALEED: See you later.

MARTIN: Good-bye.

CARA: Hello, Martin. May I come in?

MARTIN: Of course.

CARA: Do you and your wife like swimming?

MARTIN: Yes.

CARA: Do you like to watch swimming?

MARTIN: On television?

CARA: No. My daughter is going to swim in Baltimore on Saturday. Can you come to watch?

MARTIN: Is it a swim meet?

CAREA: Yes, it is. She's going to swim tonight, too.

MARTIN: Sit down. Please. I'm going to phone my wife.

CARA: Thanks.

MARTIN: Hello, Eileen. What are we going to do on Saturday? Cara's daughter is going to swim in Baltimore on Saturday. Cara, in the afternoon?

CARA: Yes, she's going to swim in the afternoon.

MARTIN: She's going to swim in the afternoon. It's a swim meet. OK. Good-bye.

MARTIN: We can come on Saturday.

CARA: Can your daughter come?

MARTIN: No, she's visiting her grandparents in Ocean City. Can you come to our house after the meet?

CARA: No, thank you. We have to come home. She has a meet here on Sunday.

MARTIN: OK.

CARA: Thank you.

MARTIN: See you on Saturday.

WALEED: Martin, Howard and I are going to eat. Can you come?

MARTIN: Yes. I'm going to finish this story later.

 

会话 A  在办公室

霍华德：对不起，马丁。

马  丁：早上好，霍华德。早上好，瓦利德。

霍华德：我们能和你谈话吗?

马  丁：当然可以，请进来。

瓦利德：我们今晚去看棒球赛，你能和我们一起去吗?

马  丁：今晚不行，我要带孩子们去他们外祖父家。

霍华德：他们没在芝加哥吗?

马  丁：我父母在芝加哥，我妻子的父母在大洋城，我们要去大洋城。

瓦利德：孩子们将在大洋城呆一段时间吗?

马  丁：是的，他们将呆五天。

霍华德：很好。

瓦利德：你儿子愿意吗?

马  丁：噢，是的。他有朋友在那儿。

瓦利德：我儿子不愿意去他祖父母那儿，他们住在乡下。

马  丁：他的朋友在这里。

瓦利德：不错。

霍华德：他不喜欢他祖父家吗?

瓦利德：不是的，他喜欢他们，他也喜欢他的朋友。

霍华德：你今晚不能跟我们去了。

瓦利德：你周四能去吗?

马  丁：当然能。

瓦利德：好的，我们周四去。

马  丁：你们今晚去看吗?

霍华德：当然，而且我们周四也去看。

瓦利德：再见。

马  丁：再见。

卡  拉：你好，马丁。我可以进来吗?

马  丁：当然可以。

卡  拉：你和你妻子喜欢游泳吗?

马  丁：喜欢。

卡  拉：你们喜欢看游泳吗?

马  丁：在电视上吗?

卡  拉：不是的，我女儿周六将在巴尔的摩游泳，你们能来观看吗?

马  丁：是游泳比赛吗?

卡  拉：是的，她今晚也参加游泳比赛。

马  丁：请坐，我给我妻子打个电话，问一下。

卡  拉：谢谢。

马  丁：喂，艾琳，我们周六将做什么?卡拉的女儿周六将在巴尔的摩游泳。

马  丁：卡拉，在下午吗?

卡  拉：对，她在下午参加游泳比赛。

马  丁：她在下午游泳，是场游泳比赛。好，再见。

马  丁：我们周六能来。

卡  拉：你们的女儿能来吗?

马  丁：不能，她还在大洋城的外公家。你们比赛后能到我家吗?

卡  拉：谢谢你，不能。我们得回家，她星期天在这还有一场比赛。

马  丁：好的。

卡  拉：谢谢。

马  丁：周六再见。

瓦利德：马丁，霍华德和我要去吃饭，你能来吗?

马  丁：好的，我以后再完成这篇报导。

 

Conversation B : In a Restaurant

HOWARD: What are you going to eat?

WALEED: I'm going to have a sandwich.

HOWARD: Martin, what are you going to have?

MARTIN: I'm going to have a bowl of soup.

HOWARD: What are going to drink?

WALEED: I'm going to have coffee.

MARTIN: I'm going to have coffee, too.

HOWARD: Let's sit here.

WALEED: Are you going to play softball on Friday night.

HOWARD: No, I'm going to play on Saturday morning. My son is going to Play on Friday night. What are you going to do on Friday night?

WALEED: I'm going to a movie.

MARTIN: Do you like movies?

WALEED: Yes, I like movies.

HOWARD: Did you go to a movie last night?

WALEED: Yes, I did.

HOWARD: My son and I went on Saturday.

WALEED: Did you like it?

HOWARD: He liked it. I didn't like it.

MARTIN: Where is your family, Waleed?

WALEED: They're in Lebanon.

MARTIN: What are they doing there?

WALEED: My wife's family lives there. Her mother and father live there.MARTIN: Does she have brothers and sisters?

WALEED: She has two brothers. They live in the United States.

HOWARD: Did your children go with her?

WALEED: Yes, they went, too. They're going to come home next month. What are you going to do on Saturday, Martin?

MARTIN: I'm going to a swim meet. Cara's daughter is going to swim in Baltimore. My wife and I are going to watch. Do you like music, Waleed?

WALEED: Oh, yes. I like jazz.

MARTIN: What are you going to do next Sunday?

WALEED: Nothing.

MARTIN: Can you come to Baltimore? We're going to have jazz at the harbor.

WALEED: OK. In the afternoon?

MARTIN: Yes.

WALEED: Thanks.

MARTIN: Can you come, Howard?

HOWARD: No, I can't. We're going to visit family.

WALEED: Where are you going?

HOWARD: We're going to visit my sister.

WALEED: Did you go last week?

HOWARD: No, we didn't.

MARTIN: Excuse me. I'm going to work.

HOWARD: OK.

WALEED: See you later.

LEE: Excuse me, Martin. May I come in?

MARTIN: Yes. Please. Sit down.

LEE: Listen. I have a problem.

MARTIN: Tell me.

LEE: My wife is singing in Dallas this week. I'm going to Miami on Saturday. Can my son come to stay with your son Saturday and Sunday?

MARTIN: My son is visiting his grandparents. Does your son like swim meets?

LEE: He likes swimming.

MARTIN: My wife and I are going to a swim meet on Saturday. Does he like jazz?

LEE: He plays jazz in high school.

MARTIN: We're going to hear some jazz on Sunday.

LEE: Where?

MARTIN: At the harbor. Waleed is going to come with us. Lee, your son can come with us.

LEE: Does Waleed like children?

MARTIN: He has two children.

 

Practice 2：用 be going to 结构回答将要发生的事情或活动。

Examples:  HOWARD: I'm going to play on Saturday.            MARTIN: Cara's daughter is going to swim in Baltimore. My wife   and I are going to watch.

WALEED: They're going to come home next month.

MARTIN: I'm going to work.

 

会话 B : 在饭店里

霍华德：你要吃什么?

瓦利德：我想吃一个三明治。

霍华德：马丁，你要吃什么?

马  丁：我要喝碗汤。

霍华德：你要喝什么饮料。

瓦利德：我要喝咖啡。

马  丁：我也喝咖啡。

霍华德：我们坐这儿吧。

瓦利德：你在星期五晚上打垒球吗?

霍华德：不，我想在星期六早上打垒球，我儿子在星期五晚上打，你星期五晚上做什么?

瓦利德：我去看场电影?

马  丁：你喜欢电影?

瓦利德：我喜欢电影。

霍华德：你昨晚看电影了吗?

瓦利德：是的，看了。

霍华德：我和儿子星期六去看的。

瓦利德：你们喜欢那部电影吗?

霍华德：他喜欢，我不喜欢。

马  丁：你家人在哪儿，瓦利德?<