Conversation A : At a Family Reunion?
MARTIN: Why do you have the family reunion, Mr. Kessler??
CHUCK: We have a large farm. We have a large house, too.?
MARTIN: Is the family reunion very large??
CHUCK: We have thirty or forty families. Have you met my wife, Martin??MARTIN: No, I haven't. Good morning, Mrs. Kessler.?
YVONNE: Call me Yvonne. I'm happy to meet you. You're a reporter.?MARTIN: Yes, I am. I want to meet these men and women.?
YVONNE: We have about forty men and women.?
CHUCK: We have about sixty children.?
YVONNE: It's a large reunion.?
CHUCK: Come meet some Kesslers.?
MARTIN: Are these men and women all Kesslers??
CHUCK: Some are married to Kesslers. This is my father.?
MARTIN: Hello, Mr. Kessler.?
FATHER: Hello. Are you a Kessler??
MARTIN: No, I'm not. I'm Martin Learner. I'm a reporter.?
FATHER: Have you met my wife??
MARTIN: Hello, Mrs. Kessler. I'm happy to meet you.
MARTIN: What do you do, Mrs. Kessler?
MOTHER: I'm a housewife.?
MARTIN: Do you have more children??
MOTHER: Only there. We have two daughters and one son.?
MARTIN: Where do they live??
MOTHER: Our son, Chuck, lives here, of course. One daughter lives in St Louis. One daughter lives in Fargo.?
MARTIN: What do you do, Mr. Kessler?
FATHER: I'm a salesman.?
MARTIN: What do you sell??
FATHER: I sell seed corn.?
MARTIN: I'm happy to meet you. Excuse me, I want to meet more Kesslers.?MARTIN: Hello. I'm Martin Learner. Are you a Kessler??
KAREN: Of course. I'm Karen Kessler. This is my sister.?
KENDRA: I'm Kendra. How are you??
MARTIN: Fine, thanks.?
KAREN: Are you married to a Kessler??
MARTIN: No, I'm not.?
KENDRA: Are you married??
MARTIN: Yes, I am.?
KAREN: What do you do??
MARTIN: I'm a reporter. May I ask you some questions??
KAREN: OK.?
MARTIN: Do you have any brothers??
KAREN: No, I have only my sister.?
MARTIN: Are you married??
KAREN: No, I'm not. Kendra is married.?
Practice 1:詢問別人家庭情況的一個常用句型是 Do you have...。?
Examples: MARTIN: Do you have a wife??
CHUCK: Yes, I have a wife.?
MARTIN: Do you have children??
MOTHER: We have two daughters and one son.?
MARTIN: Do you have any brothers??
KAREN: No, I have only my sister.?
會話 A 在一個家庭聚會上?
馬 丁:凱斯勒先生,你為什么舉辦這個家庭聚會呢??
查 克:我們有個大農(nóng)場,我們的房子也很大。?
馬 丁:這次的家庭聚會規(guī)模很大嗎??
查 克:有三四十個家庭參加。馬丁,你見過我妻子伊馮了嗎??
馬 丁:沒有,早上好,凱斯勒太太。?
伊 馮:叫我伊馮好了。很高興見到你,你是記者吧。?
馬 丁:是的。我想見見這些先生和女士們。?
伊 馮:這里大約有40位。?
查 克:這里大約有60個孩子。?
伊 馮:這是個大型聚會。?
查 克:來和一些凱斯勒家族成員見見面。?
馬 丁:這些人都是凱斯勒家族成員嗎??
查 克:一些是與凱斯勒家族成員聯(lián)姻的。這是我父親。?
馬 丁:你好,凱斯勒先生。?
父 親:你好,你是凱斯勒家族成員嗎??
馬 丁:不,我不是。我叫馬丁·勒納,我是記者。?
父 親:你見過我妻子了嗎??
馬 丁:你好,凱斯勒太太,很高興見到你,凱斯勒太太做什么工作??
母 親:我是家庭婦女。?
馬 丁:你的孩子多嗎??
母 親:僅有三個,我們有兩個女兒一個兒子。?
馬 丁:他們住在哪里??
母 親:我兒子查克自然住在這兒了,一個女兒住在圣路易斯,一個女兒住在法哥。?
馬 丁:你做什么工作,凱斯勒先生??
父 親:我是推銷員。?
馬 丁:你賣什么??
父 親:我賣玉米種子。?
馬 丁:見到你很高興。對不起,我想多見些凱斯勒家族成員。?
馬 丁:你好,我叫馬丁·勒納,你是凱斯勒家族成員嗎??
卡 倫:當然了,我叫凱倫·凱斯勒,這是我姐姐。?
卡德拉:我叫卡德拉,你好嗎??
馬 丁:我很好,謝謝。?
卡 倫:你是娶了凱斯勒家族的成員嗎??
馬 丁:不,不是。?
卡德拉:你結(jié)婚了嗎??
馬 丁:是的。?
卡 倫:你做什么工作。?
馬 丁:我是記者。我可以問你一些問題嗎??
卡 倫:可以。?
馬 丁:你有兄弟嗎??
卡 倫:沒有,我只有個姐姐。?
馬 丁:你結(jié)婚了嗎??
卡 倫:沒有,肯德拉結(jié)婚了。?