初級美語 Lesson 26:Leisure Time Activities 消遣活動

Conversation A : On the Train?

FEMALE: Good afternoon. May I sit here??
MARTIN: Of course. Please.?
FEMALE: I am Dr Darejan Mamoulishvili.?
MARTIN: I'm Martin Learner.?
FEMALE: Are you going to New York, Mr Learner??
MARTIN: Yes, I am. I have some work there.?
FEMALE: What do you do??
MARTIN: I'm a reporter.?
FEMALE: Very nice.?
MARTIN: What do you do??
FEMALE: I'm a doctor.?
MARTIN: Are you a medical doctor??
FEMALE: Yes. I'm a children's doctor.?
MARTIN: Wonderful! Are you going to New York??
FEMALE: Yes, I am.?
MARTIN: Do you have work there??
FEMALE: No, I don't. I am on vacation.?
MARTIN: Where are you from??
FEMALE: I am from Georgia.?
MARTIN: Are you from Atlanta? You don't sound Georgian.?
FEMALE: No, I am not from Georgia in America. I am from Georgia in Europe.
MARTIN: Where are you from in Georgia??
FEMALE: I'm from Tbilisi.?
MARTIN: Do you work in Tbilisi??
FEMALE: Sometimes. I worked in Moscow last month.
FEMALE: I worked in Kiev last year.?
MARTIN: Do you have friends in New York??
FEMALE: Yes, I do. I worked in New York.?
MARTIN: How long did you work in New York.?
FEMALE: Only one year.?
MARTIN: When did you work in New York??
FEMALE: Five years ago. But I visited New York, too.?
MARTIN: When did you visit New York??
FEMALE: Ten years ago. Three years ago. And last year.?
MARTIN: Who do you visit??
FEMALE: I visit my doctor friends. I visit hospitals.?
MARTIN: You have a working vacation.?
FEMALE: That's right. I was working in Atlanta.?
MARTIN: Atlanta, Georgia? Georgia in the United States??
FEMALE: That's right. Georgia in America.?
MARTIN: When were you in Georgia??
FEMALE: I was in Georgia last week. I visited the Centers for Disease Control.
MARTIN: Who did you visit??
FEMALE: It was a meeting. I met with children's doctors. We talked about children's diseases.?
MARTIN: When did you meet??
FEMALE: We met last Thursday and Friday.?

Practice 1：when 引導的過去時的特殊疑問句，回答時常用過去的時間短語，如“five years ago(一段時間名詞+ago)，last year(last+點時間名詞)”。?
Examples: MARTIN: When did you work in New York??
FEMALE: Five years ago. But I visited New York, too.?
MARTIN: When did you visit New York.?
FEMALE: Ten years ago.?
MARTIN: When were you in Georgia??
FEMALE: I was in Georgia last week.?
MARTIN: When did you meet??
FEMALE: We met last Thursday.?

會話 A : 在火車上?
女 ：下午好，我可以坐這兒嗎??
馬 丁：當然可以，請坐。?
女 ：我是達裏詹·默莫利什維利醫生。?
馬 丁：我叫馬丁·勒納。?
女 ：勒納先生，你去紐約嗎??
馬 丁：是的，我去那裏辦點事。?
女 ：你做什麼工作??
馬 丁：我是記者。?
女 ：很好。?
馬 丁：你做什麼工作??
女 ：我是醫生。?馬 丁：你是醫生嗎?
女 ：是的，我是兒科醫生。?
馬 丁：好極了!你去紐約嗎??
女 ：是的。?
馬 丁：你去那裏辦事嗎??
女 ：不是，我去度假。?
馬 丁：你是哪兒的人??
女 ：我是格魯吉亞人。?
馬 丁：你是亞特蘭大人嗎?你聽起來不像喬治亞人。?
女 ：不，我不是來自美國的喬治亞，我是來自歐洲的格魯吉亞。?
馬 丁：你是格魯吉亞什麼地方的人??
女 ：第比利斯人。?
馬 丁：你在第比利斯工作嗎??
女 ：有時在，我上月在莫斯科工作，我去年在基輔工作。?
馬 丁：你在紐約有朋友嗎??
女 ：有，我在紐約工作過。?
馬 丁：你在紐約工作了多久??
女 ：僅一年。?
馬 丁：你什麼時候在紐約工作的?
女 ：五年前，但我過去也去過紐約。?
馬 丁：你過去什麼時候去過紐約??
女 ：10年前，3年前，還有去年。?
馬 丁：作去拜訪誰??
女 ：我去拜訪我的醫生朋友，我參觀醫院。?
馬 丁：你是度工作假期。?
女 ：不錯，我曾在亞特蘭大工作。?
馬 丁：亞特蘭大，喬治亞?美國的喬治亞??
女 ：對，美國的喬治亞。?
馬 丁：你什麼時候去過喬治亞??
女 ：我上週去過喬治亞，去參觀防疫中心。?
馬 丁：你去拜訪誰??
女 ：去開個會，會見兒科醫生，討論兒科疾病。
馬 丁：你們什麼時候開會的??
女 ：我們上週四和週五開會。?

Conversation B?

MARTIN: When did you come to the United States??
FEMALE: I came last month.?
MARTIN: What are you going to do in New york??
FEMALE: I'm going to visit friends. And I'm going to visit hospitals.?
MARTIN: When do you visit family??
FEMALE: I don't have any family in America.?
MARTIN: When do you visit family in Georgia??
FEMALE: I visit family during my vacation.?
MARTIN: When is your vacation??
FEMALE: Sometimes my vacation is in the summer.?
MARTIN: When did you visit your family??
FEMALE: I visited my family last summer. I worked in Kiev last year I visited my family during my vacation.?
MARTIN: What do you like to do during your vacation??
FEMALE: I like to swim. I like to walk in the mountains.?
MARTIN: Do you have mountains in Georgia??
FEMALE: Of course. We have many mountains and rivers.
FEMALE: When do you go on vacation?
MARTIN: I go on vacation during the summer.
MARTIN: Sometimes I go during the winter.?
FEMALE: What do you like to do??
MARTIN: I like to walk in the mountains, too. My wife likes to hear music and see plays.
FEMALE: When does she see plays??
MARTIN: She went to see a play last week.?
FEMALE: Where did she see the play??
MARTIN: She saw the play in Baltimore. We live in Baltimore. She saw the play in New York, too.?
FEMALE: When??
MARTIN: Last month.?
FEMALE: Do you like music??
MARTIN: Yes, I do.?
FEMALE: When do you listen to music??
MARTIN: I listen on the radio. I go to concerts.?
FEMALE: When do you go to concerts??
MARTIN: I went to a concert last month.?
FEMALE: Do you like sports??
MARTIN: Yes, I do. I like baseball. Do you like baseball.?
FEMALE: No, I don't. When do you go to baseball.?
MARTIN: We say baseball games.?
FEMALE: You go to baseball games.?
MARTIN: That's right.?
FEMALE: When do you go to baseball games??
MARTIN: In the summer.?
FEMALE: Did you go last summer??
MARTIN: Of course. I went with my family. I went with my friends, too.?FEMALE: Do you like reading??
MARTIN: Yes, I do.?
FEMALE: I like reading very much.?
MARTIN: When do you like to read??
FEMALE: I like to read in the winter. I read Tolstoy in Kiev.?
MARTIN: When did you read Tolstoy??
FEMALE: Last winter.?
MARTIN: Do you read English books??
FEMALE: Sometimes. I like American books. I read Mark Twain.?
MARTIN: When did you read Mark Twain??
FEMALE: Oh. Fifteen years ago. I was in school.?
FEMALE: When did you play baseball??
MARTIN: Last summer. I played with my son and his friends. Do you like to travel?
FEMALE: Yes, I do. I meet new friends. I study. I work with new children. I like to travel.?
MARTIN: Do you like sports??
FEMALE: Yes, I do. I like to play tennis.?
MARTIN: I like to play tennis, too. When do you play??
FEMALE: I play when I travel. I played in Atlanta. I'm going to play in New York.
MARTIN: Would you like some coffee??
FEMALE: No, thank you. I don't like coffee.?

Practice 2：when 引導的過去時的特殊疑問句結構是：“when+did+主語+動詞原形+其它”。
Examples: FEMALE: I studied in Moscow.?
MARTIN: When did you study in Moscow??

會話 B?
馬 丁：你什麼時候到美國來的??
女 ：我上個月來的。?
馬 丁：你來紐約做什麼??
女 ：我將拜訪朋友，並且參觀醫院。?
馬 丁：你什麼時候探親呢??
女 ：我在美國沒有親戚。?
馬 丁：你什麼時候看望格魯吉亞的親戚??
女 ：我在假期探親。?
馬 丁：你的假期是什麼時候??
女 ：有時我的假期在夏天。?
馬 丁：你上一次是在什麼時候探親的??
女 ：去年夏天，我去年在基輔工作，我是在假期探親的。?
馬 丁：在假期你都喜歡做什麼??
女 ：我喜歡游泳，在山裏散步。?
馬 丁：你們格魯吉亞有山嗎??
女 ：當然有，我們那兒有山有河。你什麼時候度假??
馬 丁：我在夏天度假，有時在冬天度假。?
女 ：你喜歡幹什麼??
馬 丁：我也喜歡在山裏散步，我妻子喜歡聽音樂，看戲。?
女 ：她什麼時候看戲??
馬 丁：她上週看了一場戲。?
女 ：她在哪兒看的戲??
馬 丁：她在巴爾的摩看的，我們住在巴爾的摩，她還在紐約看過戲。?
女 ：什麼時候?
馬 丁：上個月。?
女 ：你喜歡音樂嗎??
馬 丁：喜歡。?
女 ：你在哪兒聽音樂??
馬 丁：我用收音機聽音樂，去音樂會聽音樂。?
女 ：你什麼時候去聽音樂會的??
馬 丁：上個月。?
女 ：你喜歡體育嗎??
馬 丁：喜歡，我喜歡棒球，你喜歡棒球嗎??
女 ：不喜歡，你什麼時候去看棒球??
馬 丁：我們說成(看)棒球賽。?
女 ：你去看棒球賽。?
馬 丁：對。?
女 ：你什麼時候去看棒球賽??
馬 丁：在夏天。?
女 ：你去年夏天去了嗎??
馬 丁：當然，我是和我的家人一起去的，也和朋友們一起去。?
女 ：你喜歡讀書嗎??
馬 丁：是的。喜歡。?
女 ：我非常喜歡讀書。?
馬 丁：你喜歡什麼時候讀書??
女 ：我喜歡在冬天讀書，我在基輔讀了托爾斯泰的作品。?
馬 丁：你什麼時候讀的托爾斯泰作品??
女 ：去年冬天??
馬 丁：你看英語書嗎??
女 ：有時看，我喜歡美國書，我讀過馬克·吐溫的作品。?
馬 丁：你什麼時候讀的馬克·吐溫的作品。?
女 ：噢，15年前，我在上學的時候。?
女 ：你上次是什麼時候打棒球的??
馬 丁：去年夏天，我和我兒子還有他的朋友一起打的。你喜歡旅行嗎??
女 ：是的，喜歡。我結識新朋友，學習，給陌生的小孩看病，我喜歡旅行。
馬 丁：你喜歡體育嗎??
女 ：是的，喜歡。我喜歡打網球。?
馬 丁：我也喜歡打網球，你什麼時候打網球??
女 ：我旅行的時候打網球，我在亞特蘭大打過，我還將在紐約打網球。?
馬 丁：你要些咖啡嗎??
女 ：不要，謝謝。我不喜歡咖啡。

New Words and Expressions 生詞和短語
?
leisure n. 空閒；閒暇?
medical adj. 醫學的?
vacation n. 假期；休假?
Europe n. 歐洲?
hospital n. 醫院?
disease n. 疾病?
control n. 控制?
Center for Disease Control 防疫站；防疫中心?
concert n. 音樂會?

Proper Nouns 專有名詞?

Georgia(n.) (美)喬治亞(人)；(蘇)格魯吉亞(人)?
Atlanta 亞特蘭大市?
Tbilisi 第比利斯市?
Moscow 莫斯科市?
Kiev 基輔市?
Tolstoy 托爾斯泰?
Mark Twain 馬克·吐溫?

Language Points 語言要點?

1 . be on vacation 度假，go on vacation 去度假，working vacation 工作假期， during one's vacation 在假期期間。?
2 . when 引導的特殊疑問句，可以詢問過去的活動，也可詢問現在經常進行的活動。它問的是個時間點，若問段時間，就得用 how long。?
例如：?
When did you work in New York? 你什麼時候在紐約工作的??
Five years ago. 5年前。?
When do you like to read? 你什麼時候喜歡讀書??
I like to read in the winter. 我喜歡在冬季讀書。?
How long did you work in New York? 你在紐約工作多久??
Only one year. 只有一年。?
3．“喜歡做某事”有兩種表達法：“like+動名詞(v-ing) like+不定式(to do sth.)”。例如：
I like reading very much. 我非常喜歡讀書。?
I like to walk in the mountains. 我喜歡在山間散步。?
4．doctor 可以是“醫生”，也可以是“博士”。只說 doctor，在英語中分不出是哪個，故馬丁問是不是 medical doctor，是想問誰是不是醫生。?
5．Georgia 在漢語中，根據不同國家譯成兩個名字，其實，是一個單詞。碰巧，該地名在前蘇聯和美國都有，這種重名現象，導致了馬丁問是美國的 Georgia，還是前蘇聯的 Georgia。

Cultural Notes 文化註釋

火車車廂分爲頭等和二等。頭等車廂叫做 pullman，就是臥鋪，每位旅客都訂有專供睡覺休息用的鋪位(berth)。二等車廂就是 coach，是一般的普通座位。在橫跨美國大陸的長途火車上，另外設有二層的瞭望車廂(vista-dome car)、餐車(dinning car)、自助餐車(buffet car)和交誼餐車(club lounge car)等。爲了方便外國旅客觀光遊覽，鐵路公司特別出售鐵路優待證(USA Rail Pass)，價格相當低廉。?
美國最大的鐵路公司叫 Amtrak (the National Railway Passenger Corporation 國家鐵路客運公司)，它是由國會在1971年創建，用以改善城市間鐵路客運。今天，Amtrak 系統已經覆蓋美國44州500多個城市，鐵路線長達25,000英里。?