初級美語 Lesson 16:Talking About Where People Work&nbs

Conversation A : In a Small Town

MARTIN: Good afternoon. I'm Martin Learner.?
ASSISTANT: Good afternoon, Mr. Learner. I'm Mayor Walker's assistant. The Mayor is expecting you. Please go in.?
MARTIN: Thank you. Good afternoon, Mayor Walker.?
MAYOR: Hello. How are you??
MARTIN: Fine, thanks, How are you??
MAYOR: Fine, thanks. What can I do for you??
MARTIN: I'm a reporter. I want to talk about the work people do in this town.?MAYOR: Fine.?
MARTIN: How long have you been mayor of Greentown??
MAYOR: Three years.?
MARTIN: How many people live in Greentown??
MAYOR: Thirteen thousand.?
MARTIN: Let's talk about the work people do. What do they do??
MAYOR: They work in small factories. They work in small businesses.?MARTIN: How many factories do you have??
MAYOR: We have five small factories.?
MARTIN: What do they make??
MAYOR: Look at these pictures. See these people??
MARTIN: Yes.?
MAYOR: They work in the battery factory. They make batteries.?
MARTIN: What do they make??
MAYOR: They work in the tire factory. They make tires.?
MARTIN: What do they make??
MAYOR: They work in the glass factory. They make windows and windshields.
MARTIN: What do they make??
MAYOR: They make bottles. And they make plastic bags. Come see the town.
MARTIN: Thank you, I'd like that.?
MAYOR: Do you see those people? They work on the roads and streets.?MARTIN: I see. How many teachers do you have??
MAYOR: About one-hundred. They teach in the schools. Look at that school.
MARTIN: Is it a new school??
MAYOR: Yes, it is. Twenty teachers teach in that school.?
MARTIN: Is that a hospital??
MAYOR: Yes, it is. It's small. Twenty-three nurses work in the hospital.

Practice 1：詢問對方的工作地點，我們通常用：?
Where do you work? 你在哪工作??
其回答方式是：“I work+地點介詞短語”. 我在……工作。
Examples: MARTIN: Where do they work??
MAYOR: They work in small businesses.?
MARTIN: Where do they work??
MAYOR: They work in the battery factory.?
MARTIN: Where do they work??
MAYOR: They work in the tire factory.?
MARTIN: Where do they work??
MAYOR: They work in the glass factory.?
MARTIN: Where do they work??
MAYOR: They work on the roads and streets.?

會話A : 在小鎮
馬 丁：下午好!我是馬丁·勒納。?
助 手：下午好，勒納先生。我是沃克市長的助手。市長正等你呢!請進。?
馬 丁：謝謝。下午好。沃克市長。?
市 長：你好，你怎麼樣??
馬 丁：很好，謝謝。你怎麼樣??
市 長：很好，謝謝。我能爲你做什麼??
馬 丁：我是個記者，我想和你談談這個城市的人們所做的工作。?
市 長：好的。?
馬 丁：你擔任格林市市長有多久了??
市 長：3年了。?
馬 丁：格林市有多少居民??
市 長：一萬三千人。?
馬 丁：讓我們談談他們的工作吧。他們都做什麼工作呢??
市 長：他們在小工廠裏上班。他們在小企業上班。?
馬 丁：你們有多少廠子??
市 長：我們有5個小廠。?
馬 丁：生產什麼??
市 長：看看這些照片，看到這些人了??
馬 丁：是的。?
市 長：他們在電池廠工作，生產電池。?
馬 丁：他們做什麼??
市 長：他在輪胎廠工作，生產輪胎。?
馬 丁：他們生產什麼??
市 長：他們在玻璃廠工作，生產窗玻璃和擋風玻璃。?
馬 丁：他們生產什麼??
市 長：他們生產瓶子。他們生產塑料袋。來看看這座城市。?
馬 丁：謝謝。我很願意。?
市 長：看到那些人了嗎?他們在街道上作業。?
馬 丁：我看到了。你們有多少教師??
市 長：大約100。他們在學校教書。看那所學校。?
馬 丁：是所新學校嗎??
市 長：是的。有20名教師在那裏教書。?
馬 丁：那是個醫院嗎??
市 長：是的。小醫院。有23名護士。

?

Conversation B?

MARTIN: Mayor Walker, how many small businesses do you have??
MAYOR: About two-hundred twenty. People work in stores and shops. They work in banks. They work in restaurants and bars. They work in the Post Office. They work in bakeries.?
MARTIN: What do they make in the bakeries??
MAYOR: They bake bread and cakes. Do you see that man there??
MARTIN: Yes.?
MAYOR: He's a writer.?
MARTIN: Where does he write??
MAYOR: He writes for the newspaper.?
MARTIN: I see a photographer.?
MAYOR: Yes, she works for the newspaper.?
MARTIN: Who are those women??
MAYOR: They're workers.?
MARTIN: Where do they work??
MAYOR: They work at the plastic factory.?
MARTIN: What do they make??
MAYOR: They make plastic bags.?
MARTIN: Who are those men??
MAYOR: They're workers too.?
MARTIN: Where do they work??
MAYOR: They work at the tire factory.?
MARTIN: Who are they??
MAYOR: They're students.?
MARTIN: Where do they study??
MAYOR: They study at the high school.?
MARTIN: They're good musicians, too! Who are those children??
MAYOR: They're students, too. They're going to sing.?
MAYOR: Do you see those men??
MARTIN: Yes. Who are they??
MAYOR: They're carpenters.?
MARTIN: Oh, yes. I see.?
MAYOR: We have many carpenters.?
MARTIN: Those men work on the roads and streets.?
MAYOR: Yes.?
MARTIN: Who are those women??
MAYOR: They're workers.?
MARTIN: Where do they work??
MAYOR: They work in the glass factory.?
MARTIN: What do they make??
MAYOR: They make windows and windshields.?
MARTIN: Where do they work??
MAYOR: They work in the bottle factory.?
MARTIN: What do they make??
MAYOR: They make bottles.?
MARTIN: Where do they work??
MAYOR: They work in the tire factory.?
MARTIN: What do they make??
MAYOR: They make tires. Where do you work??
MARTIN: I work at the“Voice of America”. Thank you for your time, Mayor Walker.

Practice 2：再練習一下關於工作和工作地點的對話。?
Examples: MAYOR: He's a writer.?
MARTIN: Where does he write??
MAYOR: He writes for the newspaper. They are workers.? MARTIN: Where do they work??
MAYOR: They work at the factory. She's a photographer.? MARTIN: Where does she work??
MAYOR: She works for the newspaper.?
?

會話B 在小鎮?

馬 丁：沃克市長，你們有多少家小企業。?
市 長：大約220家。人們在商店裏工作，在銀行裏工作，
市 長：在餐館裏和酒吧裏工作，在郵局工作，在麪包店工作。?
馬 丁：他們在麪包店裏做什麼??
市 長：他們烤麪包和蛋糕，你看見那個男的了嗎??
馬 丁：是的。?
市 長：他是個作家。?
馬 丁：他在哪兒寫稿??
市 長：他爲一家報紙撰稿。?
馬 丁：我看見一個攝影師。?
市 長：是的，他爲報社工作。
馬 丁：那些婦女做什麼工作??
市 長：她們是工人。?
馬 丁：她們在哪兒工作??
市 長：她們在塑料廠工作。?
馬 丁：她們生產什麼??
市 長：她們生產塑料袋。?
馬 丁：那些男子是幹什麼的??
市 長：他們也是工人。?
馬 丁：他們在哪兒工作??
市 長：他們在輪胎廠工作。?
馬 丁：他們是誰??
市 長：他們是學生。?
馬 丁：他們在哪兒學習??
市 長：他們在高中學習。?
馬 丁：他們也是優秀的樂手呢!那些孩子是誰??
市 長：他們也是學生，他們正準備唱歌。?
市 長：看見那些男子了嗎??
馬 丁：看見了。他們是誰??
市 長：他們是木匠。?
馬 丁：噢!是的，我知道了。?
市 長：我們這兒有許多木匠。?
馬 丁：就是那些在馬路上工作的人吧。?
市 長：是的。?
馬 丁：那些婦女是幹什麼的??
市 長：她們是工人。?
馬 丁：她們在哪兒工作??
市 長：她們在玻璃廠工作。?
馬 丁：她們生產什麼??
市 長：她們製造玻璃窗和擋風玻璃。?
馬 丁：他們在哪兒工作??
市 長：在制瓶廠。?
馬 丁：他們生產什麼??
市 長：他們生產瓶子。?
馬 丁：他們在哪兒工作??
市 長：他們在輪胎廠工作。?
馬 丁：他們生產什麼??
市 長：他們生產輪胎，你在哪兒工作??
馬 丁：我在美國之音工作。謝謝你爲我花的時間，沃克市長。

New Words and Expressions 生詞和短語?

mayor n. 市長?
expect v. 等待，期望?
business n. 企業?
battery n. 電池?
tire n. 輪胎?
glass n. 玻璃?
windshield n. 擋風玻璃?
plastic n. 塑料?
bakery n. 麪包房?
bake v. 烤?

Language Points 語言要點
?
1 . The Mayor is expecting you. 市長在等你。?
expect 是期待的意思，例如：?
I'm expecting a letter from him. 我在盼望他回信。 ?
2 . I'd like that. 我願意那樣。?
I'd＝I would?
would like 是願意的意思。?

Cultural Notes 文化註釋

美國發展成一個富裕的工業化發達國家，與工人的勞動是分不開的，和其它國家的工人相比，美國工人的生活相當富裕。但是新的時代面臨着新的問題，高度分工的機械化生產使工作成爲單調、無意義的重複勞動，如何改善工作環境和形式，以適應工人心理需要，進而提高生產率，已成爲當代社會的一個重要研究課題。