美国之音口语经典教程Activities in the Present and in the Past 过去和现在的活

Lesson 17Asking About People's Homes

询问住处

 

Things to Know  学前必读

在美国很多人居住在“单门独户”的房子(house)里，这种房子有前、后院、花园、车库及栅栏。在些人住在公寓楼(apartment)里。还有些人住在“大篷车”(mobile home)里，“大篷车”是装有车轮的活动房，可用车牵引，房内生活设施齐全。

 

Conversation A : Visiting a Musician

MARTIN: Thank you. Thank you very much. That was wonderful.

MUSICIAN: You're welcome. Do you like the violin?

MARTIN: I love the violin.

MUSICIAN: Would you like some coffee or tea?

MARTIN: No, thanks. I want to ask you some questions.

MUSICIAN: OK.

MARTIN: You're a young musician. How old are you?

MUSICIAN: I'm twenty-one years old.

MARTIN: Do you have a family?

MUSICIAN: I have a family in Finland. I don't have a family here.

MARTIN: Do you work? Do you have a job?

MUSICIAN: I'm a musician. I don't work now. I'm a student.

MARTIN: Do you study at the university?

MUSICIAN: Yes, I do.

MARTIN: Do you Practice at the university?

MUSICIAN: Yes. I Practice at home, too.

MARTIN: Where do you live?

MUSICIAN: I live here. This is my home. Where do you live?

MARTIN: I live in Baltimore.

MUSICIAN: Do you live in an apartment?

MARTIN: Yes, I do.

MUSICIAN: This apartment is very small.

MARTIN: I live in a small apartment, too. It's my home.

MUSICIAN: I live in a big house in Finland. But this is my home here.MARTIN: Did you play the violin in Finland?

MUSICIAN: Oh, yes, I did. I played for many years.

MARTIN: Where did you play?

MUSICIAN: I played at school. And I played at home. My mother played the violin.

MARTIN: Did you play another musical instrument?

MUSICIAN: First, I played the piano. My father played the piano.

MARTIN: Do you play the piano now?

MUSICIAN: No, I don't. I don't study. I don't Practice the piano now.

MARTIN: When did you play the piano?

MUSICIAN: When I lived in Finland.

MARTIN: How long did you play?

MUSICIAN: Ten years.

MUSICIAN: Excuse me. Hello, Manny. Come in.

MANNY: Hi.

MARTIN: Hello, I'm Martin Learner. How are you?

MANNY: Hi, I'm Manny.

MUSICIAN: Mr. Learner is a reporter. Manny is my friend.

MARTIN: I'm happy to meet you.

MANNY: Thanks.

MARTIN: Where is your home?

MANNY: Here.

MARTIN: You live here in this apartment?

MANNY: No, no. I don't live in this apartment. I live here in Bloomington. My home is in Bloomington.

MUSICIAN: My home is very small.

MANNY: My home is very small, too.

 

Practice 1：“home”是指你居住的地方，它可能是一所房子，也可能是一间公寓。询问你居住在哪，一般用：Where do you live? 你住在哪儿?回答是：I live... 我住在……

Examples:  MARTIN: Where do you live?

MUSICIAN: I live here. This is my home.

MARTIN: Where do you live?

MANNY: I live in Bloomington.

MUSICIAN: Where do you live?

MARTIN: I live in an apartment.

根据自己的情况完成下列对话：

MARTIN: Where do you live?

YOURSELF: ______________________________.

MARTIN: Where do you live?

YOURSELF: ______________________________.

 

会话A : 拜访音乐家

马  丁：谢谢!非常感谢你。太棒了。

音乐家：不客气!你喜欢小提琴吗?

马  丁：我喜爱小提琴。

音乐家：你喝点咖啡或是茶吗?

马  丁：不，谢谢。我想问你些问题。

音乐家：好的。

马  丁：你是个年轻的音乐家。你多大了?

音乐家：我21岁。

马  丁：你成家了吗?

音乐家：我家人在芬兰。我在这儿没有家庭。

马  丁：你工作吗?你有工作吗?

音乐家：我是个音乐家。我现在还没有工作。我是个学生。

马  丁：你在大学里学习吗?

音乐家：是的。

马  丁：你在大学里练习吗?

音乐家：是的。我也在家里练习。

马  丁：你住在哪儿?

音乐家：我住这儿。这儿是我的家。你住哪儿?

马  丁：我住在巴尔的摩。

音乐家：你住公寓吗?

马  丁：是的。

音乐家：这个公寓太小了。

马  丁：我也住一个小公寓。那是我的家。

音乐家：我在芬兰住一所很大的房子。但这儿是我的家。

马  丁：你在芬兰拉小提琴吗?

音乐家：噢，是的。我演奏许多年了。

马  丁：你在哪儿演奏?

音乐家：我在学校里演奏，在家里演奏，我妈妈拉小提琴。

马  丁：你演奏过其他乐器吗?

音乐家：最开始我弹钢琴。我爸爸弹钢琴。

马  丁：你现在还弹吗?

音乐家：不。我不学钢琴。我现在不练习钢琴。

马  丁：你什么时候弹钢琴?

音乐家：在我住在芬兰的时候。

马  丁：你弹了多久?

音乐家：十年。

音乐家：对不起。你好，马尼。请进。

马  尼：你好!

马  丁：你好，我是马丁·勒纳。你怎么样?

马  尼：嗯!我叫马尼。

音乐家：勒纳先生是个记者。马尼是我的朋友。

马  丁：很高兴认识你。

马  尼：谢谢。

马  丁：你家在哪儿?

马  尼：在这儿。

马  丁：你在这个公寓里住?

马  尼：不，不，我不在这个公寓住。我在布鲁明顿住。

音乐家：我的家里很小。

马  尼：我的家里也很小。

 

Conversation B

MARTIN: Manny, where do you live in Bloomington?

MANNY: I live at five-twenty-six Hamilton Street.

MARTIN: Do you live in a house?

MANNY: No, I don't.

MARTIN: Do you live in a dormitory?

MANNY: No, I don't.

MARTIN: Do you live in an apartment?

MANNY: Yes, I do. It's very small.

MARTIN: How many rooms does it have?

MANNY: It has one large room and one very small room.

MARTIN: That was beautiful.

MANNY: He's very good.

MUSICIAN: Thanks.

MARTIN: Manny, what do you do?

MANNY: I'm a musician, too.

MARTIN: Are you a student?

MANNY: Yes, I am. I study at the university.

MARTIN: Do you play the violin?

MANNY: No, I don't.

MUSICIAN: Yes, he does.

MANNY: No, I don't.

MUSICIAN: Yes, he does. But he's very bad.

MANNY: Yes, I'm very bad.

MARTIN: Where are you from?

MANNY: I'm from Brooklyn. My family is from Russia. It was their home.MARTIN: Did you live in Russia?

MANNY: No, I didn't. My home was in Brooklyn.

MARTIN: Did you play the violin in Brooklyn?

MANNY: Yes. I was very bad.

MARTIN: What do you play now?

MANNY: I play the clarinet.

MARTIN: Did your father play the clarinet?

MANNY: No, he didn't. He was a chemist.

MARTIN: Did your mother play the clarinet?

MANNY: No, she didn't. But she was a musician. She was a singer.

MARTIN: Do you play another musical instrument?

MANNY: Yes, I do. I play the guitar.

MUSICIAN: He plays the mandolin, too.

MUSICIAN: Excuse me. Teresa! Hi.

THERESA: Hi.

MUSICIAN: This is Teresa.

MANNY: Hi, Teresa.

MARTIN: Hello. I'm Martin. Are you a musician?

TERESA: No. I'm a teacher.

MUSICIAN: She teaches at the high school.

MARTIN: Do you live in Bloomington?

TERESA: Yes, I do.

MUSICIAN: She lives in the apartment downstairs.

TERESA: Manny, do you have your guitar?

MANNY: Yes, I do.

TERESA: Play for us.

MANNY: OK.

 

Practice 2：询问对方是否住在一所房子里或一间宿舍里，用：Do you live in a(n)...? 你住在……里吗?

Examples:  MARTIN: Do you live in a house?

MANNY: No, I don't.

MARTIN: Do you live in a dormitory?

MANNY: No, I don't.

MARTIN: Do you live in an apartment?

MANNY: Yes, I do.

MARTIN: Do you live in an apartment?

MUSICIAN: Yes, I do.

MARTIN: Did you live in a house?

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