Conversation A : At Yellowstone National Park GUIDE: Good morning. I'm Judy. I'm your guide. This is Martin. He's a reporter. He's writing a story about visitors to the park. He's going to ask some questions. MARTIN: Good morning. GROUP: Good morning. Hi. How are you? Hello. GUIDE: We are going to walk for three hours this morning. Are you ready? GROUP: Yes. OK. Let's go. GUIDE: Please stay together. I want to see all of you. Let's go. MARTIN: Judy, do you like your work? GUIDE: Of course. I like the country. I like the forests. I like the mountains and rivers. I like the clean air. MARTIN: Where are you from? GUIDE: I'm from Los Angeles. I don't like cities. I don't like hot places. MARTIN: When did you come here? GUIDE: Four years ago. I lived in Denver for two years. I didn't like Denver. It's a very big city. MARTIN: Do you like being a guide? GUIDE: Very much. I'm outside all day. I don't like being inside. MARTIN: Where do you live? GUIDE: I live near the park. Please stay with me. MARTIN: I'm going to talk to some of the other people. See you later. MARTIN: Hi. Is this your first visit to the park? MALE: Yes, it is. MARTIN: Do you like parks? MALE: Yes, we like parks. We live in the East, but we like the parks in the West. This is my wife. MARTIN: Hello. How are you? FEMALE: Fine, thanks. MARTIN: What do you like here? FEMALE: I like the animals. MARTIN: What don't you like? FEMALE: I don't like the people. MALE: There are many people. FEMALE: I don't like the bugs. MARTIN: What don't you like? MALE: I don't like camping. FEMALE: But I like camping. Do you like camping? MARTIN: No, I don't like camping. FEMALE: Men like camping. MALE: I don't. MARTIN: I don't.
Practice 1:动词 like 表示“喜欢”,“不喜欢”就是 don't like。 Examples: GUIDE: I don't like cities. I don't like hot places. I don't like Denver. I don't like being inside. MARTIN: What don't you like? FEMALE: I don't like the people. I don't like bugs. Do you like camping? MARTIN: No, I don't like camping.
会话A :在黄石国家公园 导 游:早上好,我叫朱迪。我是你们导游。这是马丁。他是记者,他正在写有关黄石国家公园游客的报导,他将问些问题。 马 丁:早上好。 众 :早上好。你好,你好吗?你好。 导 游:今天上午我们步行游览3小时,你们准备好了吗? 众 :当然了,出发吧,是的,好了。 导 游:请大家会聚在一起,不要散开走失,出发。 马 丁:朱迪,你喜欢你的工作吗? 导 游:当然了,我喜欢乡下,我喜欢森林, 导 游:我喜欢山川和河流,我喜欢清新的空气。 马 丁:你是哪儿的人? 导 游:我是洛杉矶人,我不喜欢城市,我不喜欢炎热的地方。 马 丁:你什么时候到这来工作的? 导 游:四年前,我在丹佛住过两年,我不喜欢丹佛,它是个很大的城市。 马 丁:你愿意当导游吗? 导 游:非常愿意。我整天都呆在户外,我不喜欢呆在屋内。 马 丁:你住在哪儿? 导 游:我住在公园附近,请别走散。 马 丁:我要和其他的一些人谈谈,再见。 马 丁:你好,这是你第一次到公园来吗? 男 :是的。 马 丁:你喜欢公园吗? 男 :是的,喜欢。我们住在东部,但我们喜欢西部的公园。这是我妻子。 马 丁:你好,你怎么样? 女 :很好,谢谢。 马 丁:你喜欢这里的什么? 女 :我喜欢动物。 马 丁:你不喜欢什么? 女 :我不喜欢人多。 男 :这里人很多。 女 :我不喜欢虫子。 马 丁:你不喜欢什么? 男 :我不喜欢宿营。 女 :但我喜欢宿营,你喜欢宿营吗? 马 丁:不,我不喜欢宿营。 女 :男人喜欢宿营。 男 :我不喜欢。 马 丁:我不喜欢。
Conversation B
MARTIN: Hello. How are you? 2ND FEMALE: I don't like walking. MARTIN: Don't you like the park? 2ND FEMALE: I love the park. But I don't like walking. I like driving. 2ND MALE: She doesn't like walking. She likes sitting. 2ND FEMALE: He doesn't like the park. He likes cities. MARTIN: See you later. MARTIN: Good afternoon. GUIDE: Did you like your walk this morning? MARTIN: Yes, I did. Do you walk every day? GUIDE: Yes. I take visitors. MARTIN: Do you like it? GUIDE: Of course. I like being outside. MARTIN: Are you going to walk this afternoon. GUIDE: Yes. I'm going to take some people to the river. MARTIN: May I go with you? GUIDE: Of course. Come with me now. I'm going to meet them over there. MARTIN: Thanks. GUIDE: I don't like being late. Good afternoon. I'm Judy. I’m your guide this afternoon. We’re going to have a fast walk to the river. MALE: I can't walk fast. GUIDE: Don't you like to walk fast? MALE: I like to, but I can't walk fast. GUIDE: OK. We won't walk too fast. This is Martin. He's a reporter. MARTIN: Good afternoon. I want to ask some questions. May I walk with you? MALE: I don't like reporters. MARTIN: Oh? MALE: They ask too many questions. FEMALE: You don't know any reporters. MALE: I know the reporters on TV. I don't like them. MARTIN: What questions don't you like? MALE: I don't like questions about my family. I don't like questions about my work. FEMALE: That's everything! MARTIN: I'm not going to ask about your family or your work. MALE: Good. FEMALE: I like reporters. You can ask my anything. MARTIN: Where are you from? FEMALE: We're from St Louis. MARTIN: Do you like cities? FEMALE: I like St Louis. I don't like New York. I don't like Detroit. I like some cities. MARTIN: What do you like? MALE: I like fishing. MARTIN: Do you like fishing in the ocean? MALE: I don't like fishing in the ocean. There is no ocean is St Louis. I like fishing the river. FEMALE: He doesn't like fishing in small rivers. He likes fishing in big rivers. MARTIN: Do you like fishing in the Mississippi River? MALE: Of course. I live in St Louis. Slow down, please. GUIDE: OK. We're almost there. MALE: Where? FEMALE: At the river. MARTIN: I like this. FEMALE: It's beautiful! Isn't it beautiful? MALE: Yes, it is. Look, look at the fish! GUIDE: Do you like fishing? MALE: Yes, I do. GUIDE: I don't like fishing. I like walking. I like moving. I don't like sitting. FEMALE: I don't like fishing. I can't talk. I like talking. MARTIN: Are we going to sit here? MALE: Let's watch the river.
Practice 2:用 like 或 don't like 回答提问。 Examples: MARTIN: Do you like cities? FEMALE: No, I don't like cities. MARTIN: Don't you like St Louis? FEMALE: Yes, I do. But I don't like New York. MARTIN: What do you like? MALE: I like fishing. MARTIN: What don’t you like? MALE: I don’t like running. MARTIN: Don’t you like sports? MALE: No, I don’t.
会话B 马 丁:你好,你怎么样? 女 二:我不喜欢走路。 马 丁:你不喜欢公园吗? 女 二:我喜爱公园,但我不喜欢走路,我喜欢开车。 男 二:她不喜欢走路,她喜欢坐着。 女 二:他不喜欢公园,他喜欢城市。 马 丁:再见。 马 丁:下午好。 导 游:你喜欢今天上午的步行游览吗? 马 丁:喜欢,你每天都步行游览吗? 导 游:是的,我带游客步行。 马 丁:你喜欢这么做吗? 导 游:当然,我喜欢呆在外面。 马 丁:你今天下午还步行游览吗? 导 游:是的,我要带些人去河边。 马 丁:我可以和你一起去吗? 导 游:当然可以,现在跟我来,我将去那边和他们见面。 马 丁:谢谢。 导 游:我不喜欢迟到。下午好,我叫朱迪,今天下午由我做你们的导游,我们将快速步行到河边。 男 :我走不快。 导 游:你不喜欢快走吗? 男 :我喜欢快走,但我走不快。 导 游:好的,我们不走太快。这是马丁,他是记者。 马 丁:下午好,我想问些问题,我可以和你们一起走吗? 男 :我不喜欢记者。 马 丁:噢? 男 :他们问题问得太多了。 女 :你不认识任何记者。 男 :我知道电视上的记者,我不喜欢他们。 马 丁:你不喜欢什么问题? 男 :我不喜欢有关我家庭的问题,我不喜欢有关我工作的问题。 女 :那就包括所有问题了。 马 丁:那我就不问你有关你家庭和工作的问题。 男 :好。 女 :我喜欢记者,你可以问我任何事情。 马 丁:你是哪儿的人? 女 :我们是圣路易人。 马 丁:你喜欢城市吗? 女 :我喜欢圣路易斯,我不喜欢纽约,我不喜欢底特律,有些城市我喜欢。 马 丁:你喜欢什么? 男 :我喜欢钓鱼。 马 丁:你喜欢在海里钓鱼吗? 男 :我不喜欢在海里钓鱼,在圣路易斯没有海,我喜欢在河里钓鱼。 女 :他不喜欢在小河里钓鱼,他喜欢在大河里钓鱼。 马 丁:你喜欢在密西西比河钓鱼吗? 男 :当然,我住在圣路易斯。请慢点走。 导 游:好了,我们快到那儿了。 男 :哪里? 女 :在河边。 马 丁:我喜欢这儿。 女 :好美啊!不是吗? 男 :是的,的确很美。看,看鱼! 导 游:你喜欢钓鱼吗? 男 :是的,喜欢。 导 游:我不喜欢钓鱼,我喜欢走步,我喜欢活动,我不喜欢坐着。 女 :我不喜欢钓鱼,我不健谈,但我喜欢谈话。 马 丁:我们要在这儿坐下吗? 男 :让我们看看这条河。
New Words and Expressions 生词和短语
national adj. 国家的 Yellowstone National Park 黄石国家公园 bug n. 虫子 camp v. 宿营 camping n. 露营;宿营 fishing n. 钓鱼
Proper Nouns 专有名词
Denver 丹佛 the Mississippi River 密西西比河
Language Points 语言要点 1.动名词是由动词加-ing 形式演变来的名词。本课出现的动名词有:being, camping, walking, driving, sitting, fishing, talking 等。英语中有些动词要求其后接动名词,一般不用不定式等其它结构,这类动词常见的有: enjoy(喜欢),avoid(避免),mind(介意),finish(完成),consider(考虑),dislike(不喜欢) 例如: I enjoy walking in the park. 我喜欢在公园散步。 We avoided driving through large cities on our trip. 我们在旅途中避免开车穿过大城市。 Would you mind coming here? 请你到这里来,可以吗? I finished reading the book last night. 我昨晚把这本书读完了。 I considered changing my job, but in the end I decided not to. 我考虑换个工作,但最后我决定不换了。 I dislike being spoken to like that. 我讨厌别人对我那样说话。 2.英语中,如果主语不是很重要时,有时可以用非人称的句子,试比较: There is one person here.=One person is here. There are three rivers in the park.=Three rivers are in the park.
Cultural Notes 文化注释
在美国有42个国家公园(National Park),每年吸引着2亿来自国内外的旅游者。许多公园仅有旅馆和餐馆,还有公共露营区(public camping areas),旅游者能在公园里游泳、钓、听各种讲座及参加许多其它的文娱活动。 Yellowstone National Park 位于怀俄明州(Wyoming)、蒙大拿州(Montana)和爱达荷州(Idaho)境内的落基山脉(the Rockies)中。黄石公园的闻名不仅是由于它引人入胜的风景和野生动物,而且也由于它的间歇泉(geysers)吸引着成千上万世界各地游客。黄石公园内最大的间歇喷泉叫“老忠诚”(Old Faithful),意思是说它总是忠于自己喷射水柱的许诺。它也是全世界最著名的间歇喷泉。 在美国,除了国家公园外,还有近31,000个州立公园(state parks)和娱乐区(recreation areas)。
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