初级美语会话：谈论人们的工作场所(1)

Conversation A : In a Small Town

MARTIN: Good afternoon. I'm Martin Learner.?

ASSISTANT: Good afternoon, Mr. Learner. I'm Mayor Walker's assistant. The Mayor is expecting you. Please go in.?

MARTIN: Thank you. Good afternoon, Mayor Walker.?

MAYOR: Hello. How are you??

MARTIN: Fine, thanks, How are you??

MAYOR: Fine, thanks. What can I do for you??

MARTIN: I'm a reporter. I want to talk about the work people do in this town.?MAYOR: Fine.?

MARTIN: How long have you been mayor of Greentown??

MAYOR: Three years.?

MARTIN: How many people live in Greentown??

MAYOR: Thirteen thousand.?

MARTIN: Let's talk about the work people do. What do they do??

MAYOR: They work in small factories. They work in small businesses.?MARTIN: How many factories do you have??

MAYOR: We have five small factories.?

MARTIN: What do they make??

MAYOR: Look at these pictures. See these people??

MARTIN: Yes.?

MAYOR: They work in the battery factory. They make batteries.?

MARTIN: What do they make??

MAYOR: They work in the tire factory. They make tires.?

MARTIN: What do they make??

MAYOR: They work in the glass factory. They make windows and windshields.

MARTIN: What do they make??

MAYOR: They make bottles. And they make plastic bags. Come see the town.

MARTIN: Thank you, I'd like that.?

MAYOR: Do you see those people? They work on the roads and streets.?MARTIN: I see. How many teachers do you have??

MAYOR: About one-hundred. They teach in the schools. Look at that school.

MARTIN: Is it a new school??

MAYOR: Yes, it is. Twenty teachers teach in that school.?

MARTIN: Is that a hospital??

MAYOR: Yes, it is. It's small. Twenty-three nurses work in the hospital.

Practice 1：询问对方的工作地点，我们通常用：?

Where do you work? 你在哪工作??

其回答方式是：“I work+地点介词短语”. 我在……工作。

Examples:  MARTIN: Where do they work??

MAYOR: They work in small businesses.?

MARTIN: Where do they work??

MAYOR: They work in the battery factory.?

MARTIN: Where do they work??

MAYOR: They work in the tire factory.?

MARTIN: Where do they work??

MAYOR: They work in the glass factory.?

MARTIN: Where do they work??

MAYOR: They work on the roads and streets.?

会话A : 在小镇

马  丁：下午好!我是马丁·勒纳。?

助  手：下午好，勒纳先生。我是沃克市长的助手。市长正等你呢!请进。?

马  丁：谢谢。下午好。沃克市长。?

市  长：你好，你怎么样??

马  丁：很好，谢谢。你怎么样??

市  长：很好，谢谢。我能为你做什么??

马  丁：我是个记者，我想和你谈谈这个城市的人们所做的工作。?

市  长：好的。?

马  丁：你担任格林市市长有多久了??

市  长：3年了。?

马  丁：格林市有多少居民??

市  长：一万三千人。?

马  丁：让我们谈谈他们的工作吧。他们都做什么工作呢??

市  长：他们在小工厂里上班。他们在小企业上班。?

马  丁：你们有多少厂子??

市  长：我们有5个小厂。?

马  丁：生产什么??

市  长：看看这些照片，看到这些人了??

马  丁：是的。?

市  长：他们在电池厂工作，生产电池。?

马  丁：他们做什么??

市  长：他在轮胎厂工作，生产轮胎。?

马  丁：他们生产什么??

市  长：他们在玻璃厂工作，生产窗玻璃和挡风玻璃。?

马  丁：他们生产什么??

市  长：他们生产瓶子。他们生产塑料袋。来看看这座城市。?

马  丁：谢谢。我很愿意。?

市  长：看到那些人了吗?他们在街道上作业。?

马  丁：我看到了。你们有多少教师??

市  长：大约100.他们在学校教书。看那所学校。?

马  丁：是所新学校吗??

市  长：是的。有20名教师在那里教书。?

马  丁：那是个医院吗??

市  长：是的。小医院。有23名护士。