PROGRAMME 22

PART 1 - Dialogue

你在廣播里將聽到一所房子失火的情況。說話的有房主、消防隊長、在一旁觀看的人和當地電臺記者，下面是記者和消防隊長的一段對話。
REPORTER:
Was there anyone inside?
FIREMAN:
No... no one.
REPORTER:
And have you got the fire under control?
FIREMAN:
Yes,we have.
REPORTER:
Well,did you have any difficulties?
FIREMAN:
Not really...
REPORTER:
What about that paint shed?
Were you worried about it?
FIREMAN:
Yes...a little ... but it's O.K. now.

PART 2 - Vocabulary

a fire 一場火災
a fire brigade 消防隊
flammable material 易燃物品
(有人喜歡說inflammable material,意思相同.)
the occupier of the house 住在房子里的人
(可能是房子的主人,也可能是房客.)
an owner 所有者,主人
paint 油漆
turps 松節油 (是turpentine的簡稱)
inside 里面
certain 肯定
dangerous 危險
happen 發生
Have you got the fire under control?
火勢控制住了嗎?
He's around here somewhere 他就在附近
No,that's not really true 不,不完全對
Not really 不完全是這樣
What's happened? 發生了什么事?
What I mean is.. 我的意思是...

PART 3 - The Lesson

ASKING FOR AND GIVING INFORMATION 了解情況與提供情況

1. ASKING FOR INFORMATION 了解情況
用特殊疑問句:
What's happened?
Where's the fire?
When did it start?
Whose house is it?
Who lives here?
用一般疑問句
Did you see the fire?
Has the fire brigade arrived yet?
Was there anyone inside?
(要了解情況,也不限于使用這兩種問句,但這兩種問句用得最多.)

2. GIVING INFORMATION 提供情況
現在看一看上面有些問題可以怎樣回答.
What's happened?
There's a fire.

Where's the fire?
Over there!

When did it start?
Five minutes ago.

Whose house is it?
I don't know.

Who lives here?
That man - over there.

3. WAYS TO CHECK,CLARIFY AND CORRECT INFORMATION
核實情況,進一步說明情況,糾正錯誤說法
a) Checking Information 核實情況
What do you mean?
Are you sure/certain?
用反意疑問句,例如:
He's the owner,isn't he? (反意疑問句還有其他用途)
b) Clarifying Information 進一步說明情況
I mean...
What I mean is...
c) Correcting Information
No,that's not really ture.

CONVERSATIONAL DEVICES

What I mean is.../I mean...
這兩個說法常在會話中用來表示要作進一步說明.例如:
a) BARBARA:
I don't like black. What I mean is, it isn't my favourite colour.
b) JOHN:
I'm not hungry. I mean I don't feel like eating.

PRONUNCIATION CORNER

在廣播里可以聽到英語問句使用的兩個主要語調:
1. 特殊疑問句,末尾通常用降調:
Who came?
When did it happen?
2. 一般疑問句,末尾通常用升調:
Do you know?
Is she coming?
Has he finished?

PART 4 - Exercise
請看下面的十個句子，并辨別說話的人是在了解情況(asking)、提供情況(giving)核實情況(checking)、 進一步說明清況(clarifying)，還是在糾正錯誤說法(correcting)。必要時可以參看本講第3部分。請將答案寫在短旬后面的括號里。
1. What do you mean? (...)
2. We always have dinner a 6.(...)
3. Do you know the answer? (...)
4. Are you sure? (...)
5. What I mean is ...(...)
6. No,that's not really ture.(...)
7. What time is it? (...)
8. It's 8 o'clock.(...)
9. I'm not late,am I? (..)
10.She's fond of him,isn't she? (...)