Conversation A On an Outing?
MELANIE: Martin! Good morning. How are you?
MARTIN: Hello. I'm fine thanks. How are you?
MELANIE: Fine, thanks. This is Dan Booth. Dan, this is Martin Learner.?
MARTIN: Hello.?
DAN: Good morning. What do you do, Martin?
MARTIN: I'm a reporter. What do you do?
DAN: I'm an engineer.?
MELANIE: We're both engineers.?
MARTIN: Wonderful.?
MELANIE: This is Yuzen Yang.?
MARTIN: Yuzen?
YUZEN: Yuzen Yang.?
MARTIN: Please write if for me. Oh. Yuzen Yang. Thank you.?
YUZEN: What do you do. Mr Learner?
MARTIN: I'm a reporter. What do you do?
YUZEN: I'm a teacher.?
DEBBIE: Hello, Martin.?
MARTIN: Good morning. How are you?
DEBBIE: Fine, thanks. How are you?
MARTIN: Fine, thanks.?
DEBBIE: This is Peter.?
PETER: We've met. I'm Peter Greer.?
MARTIN: You're an accountant.?
PETER: Yes. How are you?
MARTIN: Fine, thanks.?
PETER: This is Dr Parmeggiani.?
C.K.: C.K.Parmeggiani.C.K.is fine.?
MARTIN: I'm happy to meet you. Please write it for me.
Practice 1:在自我介紹時,有時為了不必過于正式,可讓對方直呼其名,以融
洽氣氛。常用結構是:“名字+is fine”。通常譯為:就叫我……好了。Examples:
PETER: This is C.K. Parmeggiani.?
C.K.: Parmeggiani. C.K. is fine.?
MALE: This is Martin Learner.?
MARTIN: Martin is fine.?
Practice 2:要求對方把他的姓名寫出來以便自己更好地認識他:Please write it
for me. 請為我寫出來。?
Examples:
YUZEN: I'm Yuzen Yang.?
MARTIN: Please write it for me.?
C.K. Parmeggiani: I'm C.K. Parmeggiani.?
MARTIN: Please write it for me.?
會話A 在野餐會上?
梅勒妮:馬丁!早上好。你好嗎??
馬 丁:你好。我很好,謝謝。你好嗎??
梅勒妮:很好。謝謝。這是丹·布斯。丹,這是馬丁·勒納。?
馬 丁:你好。?
丹 :早上好,你做什么工作,馬丁??
馬 丁:我是記者,你做什么工作??
丹 :我是工程師。?
梅勒妮:我們倆都是工程師。?
馬 丁:太好了。?
梅勒妮:這是楊宇真。?
馬 丁:宇真??
宇 真:楊宇真。?
馬 丁:請給我寫出來。哦,楊宇真。謝謝你。?
宇 真:你做什么工作,勒納先生。?
馬 丁:我是記者。你做什么工作??
宇 真:我是教師。?
黛 比:你好,馬丁。?
馬 丁:早上好,你好嗎??
黛 比:很好,謝謝,你好嗎??
馬 丁:很好,謝謝。?
黛 比:這是彼得。?
彼 得:我們見過面。我叫彼得·格里厄。?
馬 丁:你是會計。?
彼 得:對,你好嗎??
馬 丁:很好,謝謝。?
彼 得:這是帕爾馬吉陽尼博士。?
C K:CK·帕爾馬吉陽尼,就叫我C.K.好了。?
馬 丁:幸會。請為我寫出來吧。?