初级美语会话：关于谈论家庭（一）

Conversation A : On a Farm?

LISA: Let's sit here, Mr Learner.?

MARTIN: Please call me Martin. May I ask some questions??

LISA: Of course.?

MARTIN: May I record your answers??

LISA: Yes.?

MARTIN: Do you have a family??

LISA: Yes, I have a husband.?

MARTIN: What is your husband's name??

LISA: Eric.?

MARTIN: Eric. That's right. We've met. Do you have children??

LISA: Yes. We have two children.?

MARTIN: Are they boys or girls??

LISA: We have one boy and one girl.?

MARTIN: Wonderful. You have a son and a daughter. Are your mother and father living??

LISA: Yes, they are.?

MARTIN: Do they live here??

LISA: No, they don't. They live in town.?

MARTIN: Do you have a large farm??

LISA: Oh, yes. It's a very large farm. The farm was my father's farm.?MARTIN: And you have a very large house.?

LISA: It's a wonderful house. The house is old. Here's Eric.?

ERIC: Hello, Martin??

MARTIN: That's right.?

ERIC: How are you??

MARTIN: Fine, thanks. How are you??

ERIC: Fine, thanks.?

LISA: We're talking about families.?

ERIC: I have a large family.?

MARTIN: Are your parent's living??

ERIC: My mother is living. My father isn't living.?

MARTIN: Where does your mother live??

ERIC: She lives in California.?

MARTIN: Do you have brothers and sisters??

ERIC: I have three brothers and two sisters.?

MARTIN: Where do they live??

ERIC: Two brothers live in town. One lives on a farm.?

MARTIN: What do they do? One is a farmer??

ERIC: That's right. Two brothers have businesses in town.?

MARTIN: Lisa, do you have brothers and sisters??

LISA: I have a sister.?

MARTIN: Where does she live??

LISA: She lives in Texas.?

MARTIN: Is she married??

LISA: No, she isn't.?

MARTIN: What does she do??

LISA: She's in the army.?

MARTIN: Are your sisters married, Eric??

ERIC: One sister lives in Montana. She's married to a rancher. One lives in California. My mother lives with this sister.?

MARTIN: What does this sister do??

ERIC: She has a business.?

LISA: She's a photographer.?

MARTIN: That's interesting.?

Practice 1：询问对方是否有某物或人，诸如家庭、孩子、父母等，用：

“Do you have……?”回答：Yes, I do. 或 No, I don't.?

Examples:  MARTIN: Do you have a family??

LISA: Yes, I do.?

MARTIN: Do you have children??

LISA: Yes, we do.?

MARTIN: Do you have brothers and sisters??

ERIC: Yes, I do.?

MARTIN: Are your parents living??

LISA: Yes, they are.??

会话A : 在农场?

丽  莎：让我们坐这里吧，勒纳先生。?

马  丁：叫我马丁好了。我能问你几个问题吗??

丽  莎：当然可以。?

马  丁：我可以把你的回答录下来吗??

丽  莎：可以的。?

马  丁：你成家了吗??

丽  莎：是的，我有丈夫。?

马  丁：你丈夫叫什么名字??

丽  莎：埃里克。?

马  丁：埃里克。对了，我们见过。你有孩子吗??

丽  莎：是的。我们有两个孩子。?

马  丁：男孩还是女孩??

丽  莎：一男一女。?

马  丁：太好了。你有一个儿子和一个女儿。你的父母还健在吗?

丽  莎：是的。?

马  丁：他们住在这儿吗??

丽  莎：不，他们住在城里。?

马  丁：你有一个大农场吗??

丽  莎：噢，是的，那是个很大的农场，曾经是我父亲的。?

马  丁：你还有一所大房子。?

丽  莎：是一个很棒的房子。这个房子很古老。埃里克来了。?

埃里克：你好，马丁??

马  丁：不错。?

埃里克：你怎么样??

马  丁：很好，谢谢。你怎么样??

埃里克：很好，谢谢。?

丽  莎：我们正在谈论家庭。?

埃里克：我有一个大家庭。?

马  丁：你父母还健在吗??

埃里克：我母亲还健在，父亲不在了。?

马  丁：你的母亲住在哪儿??

埃里克：她住在加利弗福尼亚。?

马  丁：你有兄弟姐妹吗??

埃里克：我有三个兄弟和两个姐妹。?

马  丁：他们住在哪儿??

埃里克：两兄弟住城里，一个在农场。?

马  丁：他们做什么工作?有一个是农民吗??

埃里克：是的，另两个兄弟在城里做生意。?

马  丁：丽莎，你有兄弟姐妹吗??

丽  莎：我有个姐姐。?

马  丁：她住哪儿??

丽  莎：她住在德克萨斯。?

马  丁：她结婚了??

丽  莎：没有。?

马  丁：她做什么工作的??

丽  莎：她在军队工作。?

马  丁：埃里克，你的姐妹们结婚了吗??

埃里克：一个住在蒙大拿州，她嫁给了一个农场主。一个住在加利福尼亚，我母

亲同她住在一起。?

马  丁：这个姐姐做什么工作??

埃里克：她经商。?

丽  莎：她是个摄影家。?

马  丁：很有意思。