Names 姓名
英語姓名的次序和漢語姓名剛好相反
GIVEN NAME SURNAME
John Warnock
Barbara Frawley
Brian Harrison
SURNAME GIVEN NAME
Wang Enxi
在介紹別人的時候,可以介紹全名,例如:This is Brian Harrison;this is Judy Warnock.但是通常人們都只提名字,不提姓,年輕人之間尤其是這樣,例如:This is Brian;This is Judy.即使在年紀較大.年齡相仿的人之間,在同時之間,這樣介紹也很普通.
但是如果向一位年長的人介紹一位年輕的人,那么在提到那位長者的時候一般都要加個稱呼.
姓是極少單獨用的,不提名字的時候,一定要在前面加個稱呼.
Mr Lee 稱呼男子
Mrs Lee 稱呼已婚婦女
Miss Lee 稱呼未婚婦女
Ms Lee 稱呼已婚或未婚婦女均可
Ms 是最近幾年在英語國家流行起來的,因為許多婦女要求象男子一樣,有一個"中性"的稱呼,和結婚與否沒有關系.Ms在書面語中用得較多,例如信封上的姓名前,在口語中用的較少.

PROGRAMME 2
PART 1.The Dialogues
在這一講里,你將聽到幾段短小的對話.聽的時候,請集中精力聽,盡可能不看下面的資料.
Dialogue1
有人在公共汽車站上向一位陌生人打聽情況.
MAN:
Ah...excuse me,..can you tell me when the next bus is due,please?
WOMAN:
Ah,it's due in 5 minutes.
Dialogue2
這兩個素不相識的人接著談了起來,談的是天氣.
MAN:
Nice day,isn't it?
WOMAN:
Very nice.It's warmer than yesterday.
MAN:
Yes,it was cold yesterday morning.
Dialogue3
這段對話和上面的對話相似
MAN:
Excuse me,can you tell me when the next bus is due?
WOMAN:
Mm.Yes,in 10 minutes.
MAN:
Mm.It's a bit chilly today,isn't it?
WOMAN:
Yes,It is...it might rain later...
MAN:
Yes...there are a few clouds about.
Dialogue4
一群年輕人在游泳池旁邊聊天.Steve正在問一位護士Helen的工作情況.
STEVE:
What do you do for a living,Helen?
HELEN:
I'm a nurse.
STEVE:
Oh,are you?Where do you work?
HELEN:
At the Children's Hospital.
STEVE:
Do you like your job?
HELEN:
Yes.It's good.
Dialogue5
Steve 和Helen互相道別.
HElEN:
Well,I'd better go.Steve.
STEVE:
O.K.Helen.See you later.
HELEN:
See you later.Steve.Bye.
PART 2 .Vocabulary
The ABC
(The Australian Broadcasting Corporation)澳大利亞廣播公司(原來叫澳大利亞廣播委員會,The Australian Broadcasting Commission,1988年改用新名字).
an actor 男演員
the Children's Hospital 兒童醫院
a nurse 護士
small talk 閑聊
Can you tell me when the next bus is due?請問下一趟車什么時候到?
Excuse me 對不起 (這句話用來引起別人的注意,例如在這一講里就是這樣用的.在人多的地方請人騰出位子或讓路也可以說這句話).
I'd better go 我馬上得走
I must fly 我馬上得飛
It might rain later.可能要下雨
It's a bit chilly .天氣有點涼
It's getting late. 時間不早了
It's warmer than (yesterday/last week,etc.)
今天比(昨天/上星期等等)暖和
See you later 再見
There are a few clouds about. 天上有點云彩
What do you do for a living?
你是干什么工作的?(for a living 本來是謀生的意思).
ah 發這個聲音有時候表示講話前的猶豫.
mm 這個聲音表示"讓我想想"的意思
NAMES:
Steve (男子名;是Stephen的昵稱)
Helen (女子名)
PART 3 .The Lesson
1.ASKING STRANGERS FOR INFORMATION 向陌生人打聽情況
向陌生人打聽情況可以用好幾種客套話,最普通的是:
引起對方注意+表示請求的客套話+要打聽的情況

Excuse me + can you tell me + when/what/how..etc.
EXAMPLES
Excuse me,can you tell me when the next bus is due?
Excuse me,can you tell me which bus goes to the school?
Excuse me,can you tell me what the time is?
請注意上面例句里的語序.在"表示請求的套語"部分用疑問句語序,在"要打聽的情況"部分用陳述句語序.
2.MAKING SMALL TALK
有時候我們感到有必要和別人應酬幾句,例如在公共汽車站上向一位陌生人打聽了什么情況之后,或者在坐公共汽車,火車去上班的途中偶爾認識了一個人之后,按理都要說幾句話.這一類的閑談英語叫small talk,話題往往是"中性"的,就是說無關緊要的,而且很少牽涉到個人.最普通的一個話題就是天氣.在這種談話里,常用反意疑問句(question tags),要求對方作出反應,使談話不致中斷.
EXAMPLES
A . Hot (day/morning etc),isn't it?
B . Yes,it is./Yes,it is,isn't it/Yes,isn't it?
A . It was cold (last night/yesterday),wasn't it?
B . Yes it was./Yes,it was,wasn't it?/Yes,wan't it?
3.GETTING TO KNOW A PERSON BETTER進一步了解對方的情況
了解對方的工作情況,可以這樣問:
What do you do for a living?
Where do you work?
Do you like your job?
4.BRINGING A CONVERSATION TO AN END 結束談話
在說good-bye之前,有不少詞句可以用來引導,例如:
I'd better go/I have to go(now)/It's getting late/I must fly.
PRONUNCIATION CORNER
這一講里有三個語音問題,請你在聽廣播時注意:
a) 下列詞語第一個音節需重讀:
manager elephant yesterday isn't it
b) 一個詞最后一個輔音和下一個詞開頭的元音連續,例如:
It's a nice day,isn't it?
c) 一個詞最后一個元音和下一個詞開頭的元音連續,例如:
It's a nice day,isn't it?
連續過程中有一個微弱的[j]音把兩者連接起來.
PART 4 -Exercise
請你和一位朋友一起朗讀上面的對話,特別注意節奏和語調.別忘了,你們兩人輪換練習問和答的部分,這樣每個人都有問和答的機會.
PROGRAMME 3
PART 1 - The dialogues
你將在這一講里聽到下列三小段對話.廣播快結束的時候這三段連在一起聽,成了一長段會話.聽的時候,集中精力聽,最后不要邊聽邊看下面的材料.材料是相當容易的.你試試看.
Dialogue 1
兩位年輕的朋友Anne和Jane,都只有十幾歲,正在安排周末的活動.Anne想約Jane到海灘去玩,不過她首先要知道Jane有沒有空.
ANNE:
Jane,are you doing anything on the weekend?
JANE:
Sorry,I'm tied up on Saturday afternoon,too.
ANNE:
Well,Have you got anything on on Sunday?
JANE:
I've got something on on Sunday morning,I'm afraid,but I'm free in the afternoon.
ANNE:
Good.Well,why don't we go to the beach?