PROGRAMME 29

第一部分對話：聊天

Kerry和Chris陪著Aunty Doris和Uncle Norm 一面喝咖啡，一面聊天。

Dialogue 1
英語情景對話1

Kerry和Chris談了他們到昆士蘭州去旅行的情況。Kerry釣了一些魚，Chris卻感冒了。下面是這段對話的一部分。

DORIS: How long were you away?
KERRY: A fortnight.
NORM: Where did you go?
CHRIS: Queensland.
DORIS: Lovely sunny Queensland.
NORM: Where did you stay?
CHRIS: In hotels.
DORIS: What were they like?
CHRIS: They were good on the whole.

Dialogue 2
英語情景對話2

隨后Kerry和Chris說他們在昆士蘭遇見了Frances和Harry。這兩個人在那里開了一家書店，生意很好。Aunty Doris和Uncle Norm也認識他們。

DORIS: And what else did you do, Kerry? Did you go shopping?
KERRY: Oh, yes.I forgot to tell you. We saw Harry and Frances. They've got a bookshop.
NORM: Harry and Frances! Fancy that! We haven't heard from them since they left here. How are they getting on these days?
KERRY: Oh, they're doing very well. It's a lovely shop.
NORM: That's good.
KERRY: They've been there for five year s now, you know.
NORM: Five years. Well, what do you know! Doesn't time fly!

第二部分：英語詞匯表達

a bookshop 書店
a fortnight 兩個星期
hospitality 熱情招待
thousands of mosquitoes 無數的蚊子
catch a cold 感冒
catch a fish 捉到一條魚
hear from sb. 收到某人的信或電報等
Did you go shop ping? 你去買東西了嗎？
How are they getting on these days? 他們近來怎么樣？
in the end 到最后
Oh, yes,I forgot to tell you 噢，對了，我忘了告訴你了
See you soon 再見
We've had a lovely time 我們玩得很愉快
we went fishing 我們去釣魚了
we went swimming 我們去游泳
Fancy that! 其沒想到
What a pity! 真可惜；真遺憾
What a shame! 真糟糕！
What a wife! 你的妻子可真行！

IDIOM:

Doesn't time fly! 時間過得真快呀！

NAMES:

Harry (male)
Frances (female)

第三部分：課程

1．ASKING FOR NEWS打聽情況
a)Chris和Kerry最近剛從昆士蘭州回來。Aunty Doris和Uncle Norm想知道他們出去旅行的情況，所以他們就問：How was the trip?
要了解別人出去旅行的情況，還可以用這兩個問句：
Where did you go?
How long were you away?
或
How long were you away for?
b)如果談到共同認識的朋友，往往先這樣問：
How's Peter getting on these days?
回答這個問題時，可以用這兩個說法：
(i) He's fine．（談Peter身體怎樣）
(ii) Very well.
He's got a bookshop now．
（談Peter其他情況）
如果想多了解他的情況，可以接著問：
Where's Pe ter working?
How long has he been there?
What's his job?
2) EXCLAMATIONS感嘆句
我們用下列各類驚嘆句對所獲得的各種消息作出反應。
Disappointing News 令人失望的消息
What a shame!
What a pity!
Bad News 不好的消息
How awful!真糟糕
I am sorry!真不幸
Good News 好消息
That's good!
That's good news!
Surprising News 令人驚訝的消息
What do you know!
Really!
Interesting News 令人感興趣的消息
Fancy that!
Really!
有些感嘆句需要結合說話的場合才能知道其含義。例如：
It's been raining for hours.
What a day!（意思是：What a wet/awful day!）
It's warm and sunny.
What a day!（意思是：What a beautiful day!）
She's very clever.
What a wife!(意思是：What a clever wife!)
She's wonderful．
What a wife!(意思是：What a wonderful wife!)
不要忘記，在書寫的時候，英語的感嘆句后面要用“！”這個標點符號。
3．FAREWELLS告辭
告辭的時候，也有一些比較固定的說法：
a)客人表示該走了
We must be leaving.
It's time we went．
It's time we were going.
b) 主人客氣地表示時間還早
Oh, don't go yet．
Stay a bit longer.
c)客人感謝主人熱情招待
Thanks for your hospitality.（非常正式）
It's been a lovely evening.
Thanks for having us.
d)主人向客人表示他們能來作客使他感到高興
Glad you could come.
Nice to have you.
Come again.
*客人在剛來的時候和告辭的時候都可以說Thanks for inviting us.但只有在告辭的時候才說Thanks for having us.

PRONUNCIATION CORNER

a) 以-ity結尾的詞，重音落在詞尾前面的那個音節上。
3-syllable words
quality
quantity
4-syllable words
equality
majority
5-syllable words
opportunity
nationality
hospitality
possibility
6-syllable words
impossibility
responsibility
b) 以-ion結尾的詞，重音也落在詞尾前面的那個音節上。
2-syllable word
nation
3-syllable words
division
opinion
4-syllable word
invitation
5-syllable words
multiplication
organisation
recommendation

第四部分：練習

這里有一段對話。先自己朗讀，然后和朋友一起練習，各人承擔一個角色，隨后交換。

BARBARA: Hi, John!
JOHN: Hullo, Barbara!
BARBARA: You O.K.?
JOHN: I'm fine. By the way, I saw Peter yesterday.
BARBARA: Oh? How's he getting on these days?
JOHN: Very well. He's working for a computer company now,you know.
BARBARA：Really?Where?
JOHN：In the City．
BARBARA：Oh…how long has he been there?
JOHN：About six months．
BARBARA：What does he do?
JOHN：He's a manager．
BARBARA：What do you know!A manager!
JOHN：Right!Anyway,I'm sorry Barbara,but I must be going now．
BARBARA：O.K．See you soon．