Conversation A : At a Beach?
SUE: Daddy, when are you going to come in the water??
MARTIN: Not now. Maybe later.
SUE: May I go in the water??
MARTIN: Where is Alan? Is he in the water??
SUE: No, he's talking to that girl.?
MARTIN: Which one??
SUE: The tall girl.?
MARTIN: They are all tall. Which one??
SUE: She's the one with black hair.?
MARTIN: Who is that girl??
SUE: She's in Alan's class at school.?
MARTIN: Do we know her??
SUE: I know her.?
MARTIN: Do I know her parents? What's her name??
SUE: I don't know her name.?
MARTIN: Where is your mother??
SUE: She's talking to those women.?
MARTIN: Where??
SUE: Over there. See? She's talking to that short woman.?
MARTIN: I see. Yes, that woman is very short. I don't know her.?
SUE: Mama works with her.?
MARTIN: Oh. Where are your friends??
SUE: They're not here.?
MARTIN: When are they coming??
SUE: They're coming this morning. But they're not here yet. See that man? He's my teacher.?
MARTIN: Which man??
SUE: He's the tall one. He has blue eyes.?
MARTIN: I can’t see his eyes. What color is his hair??
SUE: His hair is brown.?
MARTIN: I see two men with brown hair. Is he thin??
SUE: No, he's very big. He's big and tall.?
MARTIN: And he has brown hair. I see him. What color is his swim suit? ?
SUE: It's red.?
EILEEN: Hello. You aren't swimming, Sue.?
SUE: Daddy doesn't want to swim.?
EILEEN: Can't you watch, Martin??
MARTIN: I don't want to move.?
SUE: Mama, you come in the water.?
EILEEN: Wait a minute. Who is that girl??
MARTIN: Which girl??
EILEEN: The girl is talking to Alan.?
MARTIN: Which girl is talking to Alan?
EILEEN: The tall one.?
MARTIN: Does she have black hair??
EILEEN: Yes.?
MARTIN: She's a girl in Alan's school.?
EILEEN: She's very pretty.?
SUE: She's beautiful. I want black hair.?
EILEEN: Your hair is very pretty.?
MARTIN: Yes, your hair is nice.?
SUE: When can we go in the water??
EILEEN: Let's go now.?
Practice 1:依照會話A回答下列問題:?
1.What is Alan doing??
2.What does the girl with Alan look like??
3.What is Sue's mother doing??
4.How do you describ the woman Sue's mother is talking about??
5.How does Sue' mother know her??
6.When are Sue' friends coming??
7.What does Sue's teacher look like??
8.What color is Sue’s teacher’s swim suit?
Practice 2:用形容詞來描述人的外表。?
Examples:
SUE: The tall girl.?
MARTIN: They are all tall.
SUE: She's the one with black hair.?
She's talking to that short woman.?
MARTIN: Yes, that woman is very short.?
SUE: He's the tall one. He has blue eyes.?
MARTIN: What color is his hair??
SUE: His hair is brown.?
MARTIN: Tall. Tall girl. Black. Black hair.?
Short. Very short. Very short woman.?
Tall. Tall one. Blue. Blue eyes.?
Brown. Brown hair.?
會話A : 在沙灘上?
蘇 :爸爸,你什么時候下水啊??
馬 丁:現在不下,也許過一會兒下。?
蘇 :我可以下水嗎??
馬 丁:艾倫在哪兒?他在水里嗎??
蘇 :不,他在跟那個女孩說話。?
馬 丁:哪個??
蘇 :那個高個兒的女孩。?
馬 丁:她們個兒都高。哪一個??
蘇 :就是那個黑頭發的。?
馬 丁:那個女孩是誰??
蘇 :她和艾倫同班。?
馬 丁:我們認識她嗎??
蘇 :我認識她。?
馬 丁:我認識她父母嗎?她叫什么名??
蘇 :我不知道她的名字。?
馬 丁:你媽在哪兒??
蘇 :她在跟那些女人說話。?
馬 丁:哪兒??
蘇 :那邊兒。看見了?她在跟那個矮個子的女人說話。?
馬 丁:看見了。對,那個女的很矮,我不認識她。?
蘇 :媽媽跟她在一塊兒工作。?
馬 丁:哦。你的朋友們在哪兒??
蘇 :他們不在這兒。?
馬 丁:他們什么時候來??
蘇 :他們今天上午來,不過他們還沒到。看見那個男的沒有?他是我的老師。
馬 丁:哪個男的??
蘇 :那個高個兒的,他長著藍眼睛。?
馬 丁:我看不見他的眼睛,他的頭發是什么顏色的??
蘇 :他的頭發是棕色的。?
馬 丁:我看見兩個人長棕色頭發。他長得瘦嗎??
蘇 :不,他塊頭兒很大,他又高又大。?
馬 丁:他還長著棕色頭發,我看見他了。他的游泳褲是什么顏色的??
蘇 :是紅色的。?
艾 琳:嘿,蘇,你沒有游泳。?
蘇 :爸爸不想游。?
艾 琳:你不能只看吧,馬丁??
馬 丁:我不想動。?
蘇 :媽媽,你下水來。?
艾 琳:等一會兒。那個女孩是誰??
馬 丁:哪個女孩??
艾 琳:跟艾倫講話那個女孩。?
馬 丁:哪個女孩在跟艾倫講話??
艾 琳:那個高個子的。?
馬 丁:她長著黑頭發嗎??
艾 琳:是的。?
馬 丁:她和艾倫同校。?
艾 琳:她很漂亮。?
蘇 :她很美。我想要黑頭發。?
艾 琳:你的頭發很漂亮。?
馬 丁:是的,你的頭發不錯。?
蘇 :咱們什么時候下水??
艾 琳:現在就下。?
Conversation B?
ALAN: Hi, Dad. Where is Sue??
MARTIN: She's with your mother. They went swimming.
ALAN: I'm too late.?
MARTIN: Yes, you are.?
ALAN: Where you they??
MARTIN: Look out there. Can you see them??
ALAN: Where??
MARTIN: Can you see two people there??
ALAN: Maybe. Oh, yes. I see Sue's blonde hair.?
MARTIN: Sue's a good swimmer.?
ALAN: And mother is, too.?
MARTIN: Who were those girls??
ALAN: Which girls??
MARTIN: The girls over there. You were talking to them.?
ALAN: They're friends.?
MARTIN: Are they from your school??
ALAN: Some are from school.?
MARTIN: Which ones??
ALAN: Do you see the tall girl? She has black hair. She has a small head and big brown eyes.?
MARTIN: Were you talking to her??
ALAN: Yes, I was.?
MARTIN: Yes, I see her.?
ALAN: She's in my class at school. Do you see that woman behind the girls??
MARTIN: Is she sitting??
ALAN: Yes, she is. She's sitting with a little boy. She's that girl's mother. And the boy is her brother.?
MARTIN: Where is the father??
ALAN: He's bringing food. Do you see that short girl??
MARTIN: The one with brown hair??
ALAN: No, the one with blonde hair.?
MARTIN: Yes. She's standing beside the tall girl.?
ALAN: She's in my school, too. She's not in my class. Her mother and father are here too. Do you know them??
MARTIN: I don't know. who are they??
ALAN: Mr. and Mrs Kovisar.?
MARTIN: I know the name. Where are they??
ALAN: Mr. Kovisar is that fat man.?
MARTIN: He's not very fat! He's only big.?
ALAN: He's fat. He's short and fat.?
MARTIN: Which woman is Mrs. Kovisar??
ALAN: I don't see her.?
MARTIN: Who are the other girls??
ALAN: They're not from my school. I only met them today. Do you want to swim?
MARTIN: Maybe later. You go. Sue likes swimming with you.?
ALAN: OK. See you later.?
Practice 3:依照對話B回答下列問題:?
1.Where is Sue??
2.What are Sue and her mother doing??
3.Who were those girls Alan was talking to??
4.How does Alan describe one of the girls??
5.What does Alan say about her family??
6.How is Martin's opinion different from his son's about Mr. Kovisar's phsical characteristics??
7.Who are the other girls??
8.Does Martin want to swim this time??
Practice 4:用形容詞描述人的整體或部位。?
Examples:
? ALAN: I see Sue's blonde hair.?
Do you see the tall girl?
She has black hair.
She has a small head amd big brown eyes.?
She's sitting with a little boy.?
Do you see that short girl?
The one with blonde hair.?
Mr Kovisar is that fat man.
He's short and fat.?
MARTIN: Blonde. Blonde hair.?
Tall. Tall girl. Black. Black hair.?
Small. Small head.?
Big. Brown. Big brown eyes.?
會話B?
艾 倫:嘿,爸。蘇在哪兒??
馬 丁:她和你媽在一起,她們去游泳了。?
艾 倫:我來得太晚了。?
馬 丁:是啊,你來得太晚了。?
艾 倫:他們在哪兒??
馬 丁:看那邊,你能看見他們嗎??
艾 倫:哪兒??
馬 丁:你能看見那邊兩個人嗎??
艾 倫:好像能。啊,是的。我看見蘇的金黃色頭發了。?
馬 丁:蘇游得很好。?
艾 倫:媽媽游得也很好。?
馬 丁:那些女孩是誰??
艾 倫:哪些女孩??
馬 丁:那邊那些女孩,你剛才在和她們說話。?
艾 倫:她們是朋友。?
馬 丁:她們和你同校嗎??
艾 倫:有一些是。?
馬 丁:哪一些??
艾 倫:你看見那個高個兒女孩了嗎?她留著黑發,頭很小,一雙棕色大眼睛。
馬 丁:你剛才是和她交談嗎??
艾 倫:是的。?
馬 丁:是的,我看見她了。?
艾 倫:她在學校和我同班。你看見那些女孩后面的那個女的了嗎??
馬 丁:她坐著嗎??
艾 倫:是的,她坐著。她和一個小男孩坐在一起,她是那個女孩的母親。還有那個男孩是她的弟弟。?
馬 丁:她父親在哪兒??
艾 倫:他在拿吃的過來。你看見那個矮個兒的女孩了嗎??
馬 丁:棕色頭發的那個??
艾 倫:不,金黃色頭發的那個。?
馬 丁:對了,她站在那個高個兒女孩旁邊。?
艾 倫:她也在我那個學校,她不在我班上。她的父母也在這兒,你認識他們嗎?
馬 丁:我不認識。他們叫什么??
艾 倫:科維薩夫婦。?
馬 丁:我知道這個姓。他們在哪兒??
艾 倫:科維薩先生長得很胖。?
馬 丁:他并不是很胖!他只是長得壯。?
艾 倫:他胖,他又矮又胖。?
馬 丁:哪一個女的是科維薩太太??
艾 倫:我沒看到她。?
馬 丁:其他女孩是誰??
艾 倫:她們不是我那個學校的,我今天才見到她們。你想游泳嗎??
馬 丁:也許過一會兒吧,你去吧,蘇喜歡和你游泳。?
艾 倫:好吧,一會兒見。
New Words Expressions 生詞和短語
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brown adj. 棕色的?
swim suit n. 游泳衣/褲?
pretty adj. 漂亮的?
beautiful adj. 美麗的?
nice adj. 好看的?
blonde adj. 金黃色的?
Language Points 語言要點?
1. She's the one with black hair. 她是那個黑頭發的。?
由 with 所引導的短語形容人的自然特征,例如:?
a girl with blonde hair 金發女郎?
a boy with blue eyes 藍眼睛小男孩?
a man with a big nose 大鼻子男人?
由 in 引導的短語一般形容人的穿戴,例如:?
a girl in a white dress 白衣少女?
a man in blue jeans 穿牛仔褲的男子?
a woman in a brown sweater 穿棕色毛衣的婦女?
2 .I can't see his eyes. 我看不見他的眼睛。?
see 表示“看見”,強調能否看得見這一結果,例如:?
Can you see two people there? 你能看見那邊兩個人嗎??
I see Sue's blonde hair. 我看見蘇的金黃色頭發。?
Can't you watch, Martin? 馬丁,你難道不能看(我們游)嗎??
watch 表示很關注地“看”,或是“注意”,例如:?
They watched the children dancing. 他們觀看孩子們跳舞。?
Watch your step, please. 請注意走好。?
Look out there. Can you see them? 往那兒看。你看見他們了嗎??
look 強調“看”的動作,例如:?
I look inside the wallet, but saw nothing in it.?
我看了錢包里面,但什么也沒看見。?
Look at the map. Did you see the location of the city??
看一下地圖,你看見這個城市的位置了嗎??
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Cultural Notes 文化注釋
美國人特別喜歡戶外活動(outdoor activities),常見的有各種球類、游泳、野餐(picnic)、燒烤(barbecue)、野外宿營(camping)、日光浴(sun-bathing),等等。