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Conversation A : An Accident

CAST: Look out! Did you see that? Stand back. What happened? Is anyone hurt? Where did he come from?
POLICEMAN: All right, all right. Stand back. Move. Stand back.ALEXANDER: Who are you?
POLICEMAN: I'm a policeman. Did you see the accident?
CAST: Yes, I did. Sure. I was standing right herr. Well. I think so.POLICEMAN: I want your names and addresses. OK. Who are you?
PAULA: I am Paula Roberts.
POLICEMAN: Where do you live?
PAULA: I live at fifty-five Georgia Street.
POLICEMAN: Where do you work?
PAULA: I work at Johnson's.
POLICEMAN: What is the address?
PAULA: Three-oh-seven California Street.
POLICEMAN: Thanks. OK. Who are you?
MARTIN: I'm Martin Learner. I'm a reporter.
POLICEMAN: Where do you live?
MARTIN: I live in Baltimore.
POLICEMAN: Where do you live in Baltimore?
MARTIN: I live at fourteen-twenty-seven Grant Street.
POLICEMAN: OK. Who are you?
NANCY: I'm Nancy Kim.
POLICEMAN: Where do you live?
NANCY: I live at sixteen Carter Street.
POLICEMAN: Where do you work?
NANCY: I work at the Arizona Hotel.
POLICEMAN: What is the address?
NANCY: The address is ten-eighty Arizona Street.
POLICEMAN: Good. Now. Who are you?
ALEXANDER: I'm Alexander Macrakis.
POLICEMAN: Please spell it for me.
ALEXANDER: M-A-C-R-A-K-I-S.
POLICEMAN: Where do you live?
ALEXANDER: I live in Chicago.
POLICEMAN: Where do you live in Chicago?
ALEXANDER: I live at nine-three-eight North Florida Street.
POLICEMAN: Where do you work?
ALEXANDER: I'm a student.
POLICEMAN: Where are you a student?
ALEXANDER: At the Mills Institute of Technology.

Practice 1： 美国人说地址的方法与中国人不同，是由小到大的顺序，即由门牌号到街再到城市的顺序。住在哪一号要用介词 at。
Examples: POLICEMAN: Where do you live?
PAULA: I live at fifty-five Georgia Street.
POLICEMAN: Where do you live?
MARTIN: I live at fourteen-twenty-seven Grant Street.
POLICEMAN: Where do you live?
NANCY: I live at sixteen Carter Street.
POLICEMAN: Where do you live?
ALEXANDER: I live at nine-three-eight North Florida Street.

会话A : 一起事故
众 ：当心!你看到了吗?往后站。发生了什么?有人受伤了吗?他是哪儿的人?警 察：好了，好了，往后站，让一让，往后站。
亚历山大：你是什么人?
警 察：我是警察，你看到这起事故了吗?
众 ：是的，我看到了，当然，我就站在这儿，嗯，我想是这样。发生得太快了。
警 察：我要你的姓名和地址。好，你叫什么名字?
普 拉：我叫普拉·罗伯茨。
警 察：你住哪儿?
普 拉：我住在佐治亚街55号。
警 察：你在哪儿工作?
普 拉：我在约翰逊公司工作。
警 察：地址呢?
普 拉：加利福尼亚街307号。
警 察：谢谢。好了，你是干什么的?
马 丁：我是马丁·勒纳。我是记者。
警 察：你住在哪儿?
马 丁：我住在巴尔的摩。
警 察：在巴尔的摩住哪儿?
马 丁：我住在格兰特街1427号。
警 察：你好。你是哪位?
南 希：我叫南希·基姆。
警 察：你住在哪儿?
南 希：我住在卡特街16号。
警 察：你在哪儿工作?
南 希：我在亚利桑那宾馆工作。
警 察：地址是什么?
南 希：地址是亚利桑那街1080号。
警 察：好。那么你是哪位?
亚历山大：我是亚历山大·马克拉奇斯。
警 察：请拼给我看。
亚历山大：马-克-拉-奇-斯。
警 察：你住在哪儿?
亚历山大：我住在芝加哥。
警 察：你住在芝加哥的什么地方?
亚历山大：我住佛罗里达北街938号。
警 察：你在哪儿工作?
亚历山大：我是学生。
警 察：你在哪儿学习?
亚历山大：在米尔斯工学院。


Conversation B

LIEUTENANT: Good afternoon, officer.
POLICEMAN: Good afternoon, Lieutenant.
LIEUTENANT: Who are these people?
POLICEMAN: I have names and addresses, Lieutenant.
LIEUTENANT: I want to ask some questions. Excuse me, where are you from?
ALEXANDER: I'm from Chicago.
LIEUTENANT: What do you do?
ALEXANDER: I'm a student.
LIEUTENANT: OK. Who are you?
NANCY: I'm Nancy Kim.
LIEUTENANT: Where do you live?
NANCY: I live at sixteen Carter Street.
LIEUTENANT: You, please. Where are you from?
MARTIN: I'm from Baltimore.
POLICEMAN: Look out.
LIEUTENANT: OK, OK. Move along.
POLICEMAN: Step aside. Watch your step.
MARTIN: Hello. I'm Martin Learner. I'm a reporter. I want to ask you some questions.
ALEXANDER: OK.
MARTIN: You're a student.
ALEXANDER: Yes, I'm a student. I'm Alexander Macrakis.
MARTIN: Alexander Macrakis. Please write it for me.
ALEXANDER: OK.
MARTIN: Where are you from?
ALEXANDER: I'm from Chicago.
MARTIN: Hello. I'm Martin Learner. Who are you?
NANCY: Hi. I'm Nancy Kim.
MARTIN: Where do you live?
NANCY: I live at sixteen Carter Street. Where do you live?
MARTIN: I live in Baltimore. This is Alexander Macrakis.
NANCY: Hi. I'm Nancy. What do you do?
ALEXANDER: Hi, Nancy. I'm a student. I'm from Chicago.
PAULA: Excuse me, where is a telephone?
MARTIN: Sorry. I don't know. I'm from Baltimore.
ALEXANDER: I don't know. I'm from Chicago.
NANCY: Hi. I'm Nancy Kim.
PAULA: Hello. Where is a telephone?
NANCY: Go straight ahead. Turn left on Michigan Street. There is a telephone at the coffee shop.
PAULA: Thanks. By the way, I'm Paula Roberts.
NANCY: He's Martin.
MARTIN: Martin Learner.
PAULA: What do you do?
MARTIN: I'm a reporter. What do you do?
PAULA: I'm a lawyer.
MARTIN: Where are you from?
PAULA: Here. I live here.
NANCY: I live here, too. He lives in Chicago. And he lives in Baltimore.PAULA: Let's see. You're Alexander. You're Nancy. And you're Martin.MARTIN: Wonderful.
PAULA: But the telephone. Where is the telephone?
NANCY: Go straight ahead. Turn left on Michingan Street. Then go to the coffee shop.
PAULA: Thank you very much. Goodbye.
ALL: Goodbye, bye, bye-bye.
POLICEMAN: Thank you for your time.
CAST: That's all right. No trouble, don't mentionit glad to help.
MARTIN: Well, goodbye, Alexander. Goodbye, Nancy.
ALEXANDER: Goodbye. Mr. Learner.
NANCY: Bye, Martin.
ALEXANDER: Nancy.
NANCY: Yes.
ALEXANDER: Please call me Alex.
NANCY: OK, Alex.
ALEXANDER: Where do you work, Nancy?
NANCY: I work at the Arizona Hotel.
ALEXANDER: Where is the Arizona Hotel.
NANCY: Straight ahead. Do you see that tall, glass building? That's the Arizona Hotel.
ALEXANDER: What do you do?
NANCY: I'm an accountant. What are you studying?
ALEXANDER: I'm studying computers.
NANCY: That's wonderful. I like computers.
ALEXANDER: Do you like coffee?
NANCY: Yes, I like coffee. I'm going to go to work.


Practice 3：用 Who are you? 询问别人姓名
Examples:POLICEMAN: Who are you?
PAULA: I'm Paula Roberts.
POLICEMAN: Who are you?
MARTIN: I'm Martin Learner.
POLICEMAN: Who are you?
NANCY: I'm Nancy Kim.
POLICEMAN: Who are you?
ALEXANDER: I'm Alexander Macrakis.

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会话B
中 尉：下午好!警官。
警 察：下午好!中尉。
中 尉：这些人是谁?
警 察：我正在录姓名和地址，中尉。
中 尉：我想提些问题，对不起，你是哪儿的人?
亚历山大：我是芝加哥人。
中 尉：你做什么工作?
亚历山大：我是学生。
中 尉：好了。你是哪位?
南 希：我是南希·基姆。
中 尉：你住在哪儿?
南 希：我住在卡特街16号。
中 尉：请问你呢?你从哪儿来?
马 丁：我从巴尔的摩来。
中 尉：好了，好了。请便吧。
警 察：小心。请让开。注意脚下。
马 丁：你好。我叫马丁·勒纳。我是记者。我想问你几个问题。
亚历山大：好的。
马 丁：你是学生。
亚历山大：是的，我是学生，我叫亚力山大·马克拉奇斯。
马 丁：亚力山大·马克拉奇斯。请写给我看。
亚历山大：好的。
马 丁：你是哪儿的人?
亚历山大：我是芝加哥人。
马 丁：你好，我叫马丁·勒纳，你是哪位?
南 希：你好，我叫南希·基姆。
马 丁：你住在哪儿?
南 希：我住在卡特街16号。你在哪儿住?
马 丁：我住在巴尔的摩。这是亚历山大·马克拉奇斯。
南 希：你好，我叫南希。你做什么工作。
亚历山大：你好，南希。我是学生，我是芝加哥人。
普 拉：对不起，哪儿有电话?
马 丁：对不起，我不知道。我是巴尔的摩人。
亚历山大：我不知道。我是芝加哥人。
南 希：你好，我叫南希·基姆。
普 拉：你好，哪儿有电话?
南 希：一直向前走。在密执安街向左转。那个咖啡馆里有电话。
普 拉：谢谢。顺便说一句，我叫普拉·罗伯茨。
南 希：他叫马丁。
马 丁：马丁·勒纳。
普 拉：你做什么工作?
马 丁：我是记者。你做什么工作。
普 拉：我是律师。
马 丁：你是哪儿的人?
普 拉：这儿，我住在这儿。
南 希：我也住在这儿。他住在芝加哥。他住在巴尔的摩。
普 拉：咱们看看。你是亚力山大，你是南希。你是马丁。
马 丁：好极了。
普 拉：但是电话，电话在哪儿?
南 希：一直向前走。在密执安街向左转。然后进咖啡馆。
普 拉：非常感谢，再见。
全 体：再见。
警 察：感谢你们为我花的时间。
众 ：别客气。
马 丁：那么，再见，亚历山大。再见，南希。
亚历山大：再见，勒纳先生。
南 希：再见，马丁。
亚历山大：南希。
南 希：是的。
亚历山大：请叫我阿里克斯。
南 希：好的，阿里克斯。
亚历山大：你在哪儿工作，南希?
南 希：我在亚利桑那宾馆工作。
亚历山大：亚利桑那宾馆在哪儿?
南 希：一直向前走。看到那栋高层玻璃建筑了吗?那就是亚利桑那宾馆。
亚历山大：你做什么工作?
南 希：我是会计。你在学习什么?
亚历山大：我在学计算机。
南 希：好极了。我喜欢计算机。
亚历山大：你喜欢咖啡吗?
南 希：是的。我喜欢咖啡。我要去上班了。

New Words and Expressions 生词和短语

policeman n. 警察
accident n. 事故
lieutenant n. 中尉
telephone n. 电话
lawyer n. 律师

Proper Nouns 专有名词
Georgia Street 佐治亚街
Grant Street 格兰特街
Carter Street 卡特街
Arizona Street 亚利桑那街
Michigan Street 密执安街
Mills Institute of Technology 米尔斯理工学院


Language Points 语言要点

1 . I want to ask you some questions. 我想问你几个问题。
want(想要)是表示意愿的及物动词，其后可接动词不定式(to+动词原形)作宾 语。例如：
I want to go to the coffee shop. 我想去咖啡馆。
I want to study computers. 我想学习计算机。
2.That's all right. 别客气。这是在别人感谢你时，你应回答的一句话，相当于汉语的不用谢，别客气。类似的用法还有：
You are welcome.It's my pleasure.Don't mention it.No trouble. Any time. It was nothing.With pleasure. Glad to help.Not at all.
3.本课中出现了一些祈使句，一般是由动词短语构成，例如：
Look out! 小心!(或者说 Watch out!) Step aside. 靠边。
Stand back. 往后站。
Watch your step. 小心脚下。
Turn left on Michigan Street. 在密执安街向左转。
Move along. 继续走。
Go straight ahead. 一直向前走。

Cultural Notes 文化注释

是一个“汽车王国”，交通非常发达，高速公路网四通八达，但是交通事故(traffic accident)率也很高。在驾车时如果与别人撞车，千万不要马上向对方道歉，因为这样会被认为是你违反交通规则，与你不利；也不要吵闹，争执谁是谁非，而要等待警察来处理。 [本文点击数：]