初级美语会话:Requesting Help with a Map 借助地图寻求帮助(2)
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Conversation B
MARTIN: Excuse me.
CLERK: Oh, good morning. May I help you?
MARTIN: Yes, please. I m looking for the market. Where is the market?CLERK: Leave the airport. Go to the city. Look for the signs.
MARTIN: Do you have a map?
CLERK: Yes, I have a map.
MARTIN: Show me on the map, please.
CLERK: Here we are. Look at this. We are here. This is the airport. Look at this.
MARTIN: I see.
CLERK: Take this road to the city. Are you driving?
MARTIN: Yes, I m going to drive. I have a car.
CLERK: Look here. This is the market.
MARTIN: Tell me which street.
CLERK: I don t know. It s on the water. Look at this street. Take that street to the market.
MARTIN: OK. Now. Where is the harbor?
CLERK: The harbor?
MARTIN: Yes. I m going to take the ferry.
CLERK: Oh, that harbor! It s near the market.
MARTIN: Tell me which street.
CLERK: Look at the map. The market is here. The ferry is there.
MARTIN: Excuse me. Where is the market?
MAN: Over there.
MARTIN: Where?
MAN: Oh, sorry. Are you driving?
MARTIN: Yes, I have a car.
MAN: Good. Turn left. Then go for about twenty blocks. Then turn right.MARTIN: I have a map. Please show me the market on the map.
MARTIN: Good afternoon. I m Martin Learner. I m a reporter. I want to ask some questions. Who are you?
CAPTAIN: I m Kurt Adamson. I m the captain.
MARTIN: I m writing a story about the ferry.
Practice 3: 问别人是否拥有某物时常用的句型:Do you have……? 你有……吗?其肯定回答为:
Yes, I have…… 是的,我有……。
Examples: MARTIN: Do you have a map?
WOMAN: Yes, I have a map.
MAN: Do you have a car?
MARTIN: Yes, I have a car.
WOMAN: Do you have a license?
MARTIN: Yes, I have a license.
MAN: Do you have a phone number?
MARTIN: Yes, I have a phone number.
会话B
马 丁:对不起。
职 员:哦,早上好。需要帮忙吗?
马 丁:是的。我在找市场,请问市场在哪儿?
职 员:离开机场去城里,寻找路标。
马 丁:你有地图吗?
职 员:有,我有地图。
马 丁:请在地图上指给我看。
职 员:我们在这儿,看这个,我们在这儿,这是机场,看这个。
马 丁:我明白了。
职 员:从这条路去城里,你打算开车去吗?
马 丁:对,我打算开车去,我有车。
职 员:看这儿,这是市场。
马 丁:告诉我哪条街。
职 员:我不知道,它在河边,看这条街,从那条街到市场。
马 丁:好,那么,港口在哪儿?
职 员:港口?
马 丁:是的,我打算乘渡船。
职 员:哦,那个港口,在机场附近。
马 丁:告诉我哪条街。
职 员:看地图,市场在这儿,码头在这儿。
马 丁:对不起,市场在哪儿?
男 :在那边。
马 丁:哪里?
男 :哦,对不起,你开车吗?
马 丁:是的,我有车。
男 :好,向左拐,然后大约过20个街区,然后向右拐。
马 丁:我有地图,请在地图上把市场指给我看。
马 丁:下午好,我叫马丁·勒纳,我是记者,我想问几个问题,你是哪位?
船 长:我叫克特·亚当森,我是船长。
马 丁:我在写一篇关于港口的报导。
New Words and Expressions 生词和短语
market n. 市场
harbor n. 港口
ferry n. 渡口,渡船
captain n. 船长
Proper Nouns 专有名词
Seattle 西雅图市
Atlanta 亚特兰大市
Language Points 语言要点
1. I m going to drive. 我要开车去。
“主语 系动词(be) going to 动词原形”,构成一般将来时。
表示将要或打算做某事。例如:
I m going to go to the market. 我打算去市场。
He s going to take the ferry. 他准备乘轮渡。
2. .动词 take 的用法:
a. 表示拿、取等:take a recorder with him 他带着录音机。
b. .表示选择的意思:take the road 走这条路。
c. 表示乘坐某种交通工具的意思:take the ferry 乘船。
3. have 与 has 的用法
have 适用于主语是第一、二人称的单、复数和第三人称复数的情况,
例如:
I have a map. We have maps. You have a map. They have maps.
has 只适用于主语是第三人称单数的情况,例如:
He has a map. Martin has a car.
Cultural Notes 文化注释
马丁·路德·金(Martin Luther King,1929~1968)是美国黑人人权运动的领袖,是一位牧师。他一贯主张非暴利主义,1968年3月被种族主义分子枪杀。他的演讲“I Have a Dream”(我有一个梦)非常著名。