初級美語 Lesson 18:Talking About Homes and Farming&nbs

Conversation A : At a Farmer's Meeting?

MARTIN: Hello. I'm Martin Learner.?
WILT: I'm Wilt Brauer. How are you??
MARTIN: Fine, thanks. How are you??
WILT: Fine, thanks. This is Mrs. Brauer.?
MARTIN: Good evening, Mrs. Brauer.?
EMILY: I'm Emily. What do you do, Mr. Learner??
MARTIN: I'm a reporter. May I ask some questions??
WILT: Of course.?
MARTIN: Are you a farmer??
WILT: Yes, I am.?
MARTIN: Are all these men farmers??
WILT: Yes, they are.?
EMILY: Some women are farmers, too.?
WILT: Emily is a good farmer.?
EMILY: Yes, we're both farmers. Would you like some coffee??
MARTIN: Yes, please.?
EMILY: Come with me.?
MARTIN: Thank you.?
EMILY: You're welcome. Have you met Chuck Kessler??
MARTIN: No, I haven't. Hello, how are you??
CHUCK: Fine, thanks. Who are you??
MARTIN: Martin Learner. Are you a farmer??
CHUCK: Oh, yes. We're all farmers.?
MARTIN: Where do you live??
CHUCK: I live in the country.?
EMILY: He and Mrs. Kessler live in a big house east of here.?
MARTIN: Where do you live, Emily??
EMILY: We live south of here. We live in a small house.?
CHUCK: Where do you live? Do you live on a farm??
MARTIN: No, I don't. I live in Baltimore. I live in an apartment.?
CHUCK: Do you like the city??
MARTIN: Yes. I like the country, too. But my home is in the city.?
MARTIN: This is good coffee.?
EMILY: Thanks. Have you met Lisa Jankusky??
MARTIN: No, I haven't.?
LISA: I'm Lisa. How are you??
MARTIN: Fine, thanks. How are you??
LISA: Fine, thanks.?
MARTIN: Are you a farmer??
LISA: No, I'm not. I'm a housewife.?
MARTIN: Do you live here in town??
LISA: No, I don't. My home is in the country.?
MARTIN: My home is in the city.?
LISA: Do you live in a house??
MARTIN: No, I live in an apartment.?
LISA: My home is west of here. I live in a big house.?
LISA: Hi, Wilt. This is Martin.?
MARTIN: We've met. Wilt, where is your house??
WILT: It's south of here.?
MARTIN: May I visit your farm??
WILT: Of course. Can you come on Monday??
MARTIN: No, I can't.?
WILT: Can you come on Tuesday??
MARTIN: Yes. I want to ask you some questions on Tuesday.?
WILT: OK. Good-bye.?
LISA: Good-bye, Wilt. Hi, Eric. This is Martin.?
ERIC: Hi. I'm Eric Jankusky.?
MARTIN: Are you Lisa's husband??
ERIC: Yes, I am.?
MARTIN: Are you a farmer??
ERIC: Yes, I am. All these men are farmers.?

Practice 1：下面是一些關於“家”的對話，學習它們的問答方式。?
Examples: MARTIN: Do you live in the city??
EMILY: No, I don't. My home is in the country.?
MARTIN: Do you live in a house??
EMILY: Yes, I do.?
LISA: Do you live in the country??
MARTIN: No, I don't. I live in the city.?
LISA: Do you live in a house??
MARTIN: No, I don't. I live in an apartment.?

會話A : 拜訪農家?
馬 丁：你好，我叫馬丁·勒納。?
威爾特：我叫威爾特·布勞沃。你好嗎??
馬 丁：很好，謝謝。你好嗎??
威爾特：很好，謝謝。這是布勞沃夫人。?
馬 丁：晚上好。布勞沃夫人。?
艾米莉：我叫艾米莉。勒納先生，你做什麼工作??
馬 丁：我是記者。我能問些問題嗎??
威爾特：當然。?
馬 丁：你是農民嗎??
威爾特：是的。?
馬 丁：這些男士也是農民嗎??
威爾特：是的。?
艾米莉：一些婦女也是農民。?
威爾特：艾米莉是個很好的農民。?
艾米莉：是的，我們倆都是農民。喝點咖啡嗎??
馬 丁：好的。?
艾米莉：跟我來。?
馬 丁：謝謝。?
艾米莉：不客氣，你見過查克·凱斯勒嗎??
馬 丁：沒有。你好嗎??
查 克：很好，謝謝。你叫什麼??
馬 丁：馬丁·勒納。你是個農民嗎??
查 克：噢，是的，我們都是農民。?
馬 丁：你在哪兒住??
查 克：我在農村住。
艾米莉：他和凱斯勒夫人住在離這兒東邊的一所大房子裏。?
馬 丁：你在哪兒住，艾米莉??
艾米莉：我住在這兒的南邊。我住在一所小房子裏。?
查 克：你住哪兒?你住在農場嗎??
馬 丁：不。我住在巴爾的摩。我住在一所公寓裏。?
查 克：你喜歡城市嗎??
馬 丁：是的。我也喜歡農村。但我家在城市裏。?
馬 丁：這咖啡很不錯。?
艾米莉：謝謝。你見過麗莎·詹庫斯基嗎??
馬 丁：沒有。?
麗 莎：我叫麗莎。你好嗎??
馬 丁：很好。謝謝。你好嗎??
麗 莎：很好，謝謝。?
馬 丁：你是個農民嗎??
麗 莎：不是。我是個家庭婦女。?
馬 丁：你住在這個城鎮裏嗎??
麗 莎：不。我家在農村。?
馬 丁：我家在城裏。?
麗 莎：你住在一棟房子裏嗎?
馬 丁：不，我住在公寓裏。?
麗 莎：我家在這兒的西邊。我住在一所大房子裏。
麗 莎：你好，威爾特。這是馬丁。?
馬 丁：我們見過面，威爾特，你的房子在哪兒??
威爾特：在這兒的南邊。?
馬 丁：我能參觀你的農場嗎??
威爾特：當然可以，你能在星期一來嗎??
馬 丁：不行。?
威爾特：星期二來行嗎??
馬 丁：好的，我想在星期二問你些問題。?
威爾特：好的，再見。?
麗 莎：再見，威爾特。你好，埃裏克，這是馬丁。?
埃裏克：你好，我叫埃裏克·詹庫斯基。?
馬 丁：你是麗莎的丈夫嗎??
埃裏克：是的。?
馬 丁：你是農民嗎??
埃裏克：是的，所有這些人都是農民。?

Conversation B?

WILT: Here we are. This is our home. Come inside the house. Emily!??EMILY: Good morning.?
MARTIN: Good morning. How are you today??
EMILY: Fine, thanks.?
MARTIN: You have an interesting house.?
EMILY: Thank you. It's old.?
WILT: It's about one-hundred years old.?
EMILY: It's a wonderful home.?
MARTIN: Do you have a big farm??
WILT: Yes, it's very big.?
MARTIN: Who does all the work??
EMILY: He does.?
WILT: No, I don't. She works, too.?
MARTIN: Who makes the garden??
WILT: She does.?
MARTIN: What do you grow??
EMILY: Now, I have onions and peas.?
WILT: She has beans and squash.?
EMILY: I'm going to have tomatoes and potatoes.?
WILT: And she's going to have corn, too. Come see the farm.?
MARTIN: Do you have two tractors??
WILT: Yes, we do. We have a big tractor and a small tractor.?
MARTIN: Do you have animals??
WILT: We only have horses.?
EMILY: We ride the horses. Can you see the horses??
MARTIN: Yes, I can.?
EMILY: We ride over the farm. Can you ride??
MARTIN: No, I can't.?
WILT: Yes, you can. Come see the horses.?
WILT: You can ride this old horse.?
MARTIN: OK.?
WILT: We're going to ride over there. Can you ride there??
MARTIN: Maybe.?
WILT: We can ride slowly.?
MARTIN: OK.?
MARTIN: I see corn. What other things do you grow??
WILT: I grow wheat, too. Look there. I grew wheat there last year.?
MARTIN: Let's ride there.?
WILT: Can you ride there??
MARTIN: Yes, I can. I want to ask more questions.?
MARTIN: What's this??
WILT: It's soybeans. Let's ride south of here.?
MARTIN: Can we stop here? It's wonderful!?
WILT: Look to the west. That's the river.?
MARTIN: Yes, I can see the river.?
WILT: Now look to the north. Can you see the town??
MARTIN: Yes, I can. Is that your farm??
WILT: No. My farm stops at the river. That farm is Les Danzig's farm.
WILT: He has a small farm.?
MARTIN: I can't see a house.?
WILT: No, you can't. His home is in town. Can you see my house??
MARTIN: Yes, I can.?
WILT: Let's ride there.?

Practice 2: 詢問對方是否能夠做某事常用：Can you+動詞原形??
回答用：Yes 或 No.?
Examples: EMILY: Can you see the horse??
MARTIN: Yes, I can.?
EMILY: Can you ride??
MARTIN: No, I can't.?
WILT: Yes, you can. You can ride this old horse.
WILT: We can ride slowly.?

會話B?

威爾特：到了。這是我們的家。請到屋裏來。艾米莉!?
艾米莉：早上好。?
馬 丁：早上好，你今天好嗎??
艾米莉：很好，謝謝。?
馬 丁：你有一所很好的房子。?
艾米莉：謝謝。房子很舊。?
威爾特：大概有100年的歷史了。?
艾米莉：這是一個很棒的家。?
馬 丁：你有一個大農場嗎??
威爾特：是的，很大。?
馬 丁：所有活都由誰來做??
艾米莉：他做。?
威爾特：不，不是。她也做。?
馬 丁：誰來整理花園。?
威爾特：她整理。?
馬 丁：你們都種些什麼??
艾米莉：現在我們種圓蔥和豌豆。?
威爾特：她種豆和南瓜。?
艾米莉：我打算種西紅市和土豆。?
威爾特：她還打算種玉米，來看農場吧。?
馬 丁：你有兩臺拖拉機嗎??
威爾特：是的，我們有一臺大的和一臺小的拖拉機。?
馬 丁：你們有牲畜嗎??威爾特：我們只有馬。?
艾米莉：我們騎馬。看見那些馬了嗎??
馬 丁：是的，看見了。?
艾米莉：我們在農場騎馬，你會騎馬嗎??
馬 丁：不，不會。?
威爾特：可以，你能騎的，來看看這些馬。?
威爾特：你可以騎這匹老馬。?
馬 丁：好吧。?
威爾特：我們騎到那邊去，你能騎到那裏嗎??
馬 丁：也許吧。?
威爾特：我們可以慢點騎。?
馬 丁：好的。?
馬 丁：我看見玉米了。你還種什麼??
威爾特：我也種小麥。看那兒。去年我在那兒種小麥。?
馬 丁：讓我們騎到那兒吧。?
威爾特：你能騎到那兒嗎??
馬 丁：能，我想再問一些問題。?
馬 丁：這是什麼??
威爾特：這是黃豆。我們往南騎吧。?
馬 丁：我們能在這停一下嗎?真是太美了。?
威爾特：往西邊看。那是一條河。?
馬 丁：是的，我看見了。?
威爾特：你現在往北看。看見城鎮了嗎??
馬 丁：看見了，那是你的農場嗎??
威爾特：不。我的農場就到河邊爲止。那個農場是萊斯·丹齊格的。
威爾特：他有一個小農場。?
馬 丁：我怎麼看不見房屋。?
威爾特：是的，看不見。他家住在城裏，你能看見我的房子嗎??
馬 丁：是的。?
威爾特：我們騎到那兒去。

New Words and Expressions 生詞和短語?

squash n. 南瓜，瓜類?
tomato n. 番茄?
potato n. 馬鈴薯?
wheat n. 小麥?

Language Points 語言要點?

I live south of here. 我在這兒的南邊住。?
south of here 這兒的南邊。其中 south 是副詞，意爲“在南邊，向南”。here 在這裏是名詞而不是副詞，類似的詞組還有 west of here, east of here, north of here 等。?

Cultural Notes 文化註釋

美國大約有250萬個農場，大多數農場只生產一兩種商業性產品，比如：玉米、雞蛋或牛奶。美國是世界上最大的玉米生產國，玉米也是美國產量最大的穀物，主要產於美國中部的玉米生產帶(corn belt)。最初種玉米的是美洲印第安人，他們稱玉米爲 maize。?