初级美语会话：Describing People (Ⅱ) 描述人物(2)

初级美语会话：Describing People (Ⅱ) 描述人物(2)
2007-2-28　11:57




Conversation C 　　CARA: Howard, your sister is very beautiful. Is your brother handsome? 　　HOWARD: Of course. We're all handsome. But he has hair. 　　MARTIN: Would you like a drink? 　　CARA: Yes, please. Anything. 　　HOWARD: May I help? 　　MARTIN: No, thanks. I'm going to get them. 　　CARA: Howard, do you see that large woman? 　　HOWARD: The one behind Martin? 　　CARA: No, no. The one with brown hair. 　　HOWARD: The one with the white dress? 　　CARA: Yes. Who is she? 　　HOWARD: She works in our building. 　　CARA: Where does she work? 　　HOWARD: Upstairs. She knows Martin. They're talking. 　　CARA: Do you know her? 　　HOWARD: Yes. She's very interesting. 　　MARTIN: How are you, Helen? 　　HELEN: Fine, thanks. Do you like the concert? 　　MARTIN: Yes. Very much. Do you like the music? 　　HELEN: Yes, I do. Who is that woman with Howard? 　　MARTIN: She's Cara Guiterrez. 　　HELEN: She has a very nice face. But she's very thin. 　　MARTIN: Come meet her. 　　MARTIN: Here you are. 　　CARA: Thank you, Martin. 　　HOWARD: Thanks. 　　MARTIN: Cara, this is Helen Stockdale. 　　CARA: Hello. I'm Cara Guiterrez. 　　HELEN: Martin told me. I'm happy to meet you. Hello, Howard. How are you? 　　HOWARD: Fine, thanks. How are you? 　　HELEN: Fine, thanks. Do you like the concert, Howard? 　　HOWARD: I love it. 　　CARA: His sister is playing. 　　HELEN: That's wonderful. Which one is she? 　　MARTIN: She plays the violin. 　　HOWARD: She's very tall. She has red hair and blue eyes. 　　CARA: She has long arms and long fingers. 　　HELEN: Yes, I know. 　　CARA: Helen, do you know that man? He has gray hair and gray eyes. 　　HELEN: I don't see him. 　　CARA: He's behind that fat woman. 　　HELEN: Is she short? 　　CARA: Yes. She has a very round face. 　　MARTIN: What color are her eyes? 　　CARA: I can't see her eyes. 　　HELEN: Does she have black hair? 　　CARA: Yes, she does. 　　HELEN: That's Mrs. Van Wolk. She has a cafe on M Street. 　　CARA: Oh, yes. Now I see. 　　HELEN: I don't know the man. 　　CARA: When is the concert finished? 　　HOWARD: At 10：30. 　　Practice 3：依照对话C回答下列问题。 　　1.Are Howard's sister and brother and he himself all good-looking? 　　2.Who is going to get some drinks? 　　3.How does Howard comment on the large woman? 　　4.Who is the large woman? 　　5.Do Helen and Martin both like the concert?  　　6.What does Helen think of Cara's look? 　　7.Who is the fat woman? 　　8.What does she do? 　　Practice 4：描述人的外貌特征。 　　Examples: 　　CARA: Howard, your sister is very beautiful. Is your brother handsome? 　　HOWARD: We're all handsome. 　　CARA: Do you see that large woman? The one with brown hair? 　　HELEN: She has a very nice face. But she is very thin. 　　CARA: She has long arms and fingers. 　　HOWARD: She has red hair and blue eyes. 　　CARA: He has gray hair and gray eyes. 　　会话C 　　卡拉：霍华德，你姊妹长得很美，你兄弟也英俊吗? 　　霍华德：当然。我们都英俊，但他有头发。 　　马丁：你想喝点什么吗? 　　卡拉：请来点，什么都行。 　　霍华德：我可以帮忙吗? 　　马丁：不必了，谢谢。我去弄些来。 　　卡拉：霍，你看见那个大块头女的了吗? 　　霍华德：马丁后面的那个吗? 　　卡拉：不，不。棕色头发的那个。 　　霍华德：穿白裙子的那个吗? 　　卡拉：是的。她是谁? 　　霍华德：她在我们楼里工作。 　　卡拉：她在哪儿工作? 　　霍华德：楼上。她认识马丁，他们在交谈。 　　卡拉：你认识她吗? 　　霍华德：认识。她很有意思。 　　马丁：你好吗，海伦? 　　海伦：很好，谢谢。你喜欢这场音乐会吗? 　　马丁：很喜欢。你喜欢这音乐吗? 　　海伦：我喜欢。跟霍在一起的那个女的是谁? 　　马丁：她是卡拉·克蒂埃勒兹。 　　海伦：她的脸蛋儿很漂亮，但她很瘦。 　　马丁：来见见她。 　　马丁：给你。 　　卡拉：谢谢，马丁。 　　霍华德：谢谢。 　　马丁：卡拉，这是海伦·斯托克代尔。 　　卡拉：你好。我叫卡拉·克蒂埃勒兹。 　　海伦：马丁告诉过我，很高兴见到你。你好，霍。你怎么样? 　　霍华德：不错，谢谢。你好吗? 　　海伦：不错，谢谢。爸爸喜欢这场音乐会吗，霍? 　　霍华德：我很喜欢。 　　卡拉：他姊妹参加了演奏。 　　海伦：好极了。她是哪一位? 　　马丁：她拉小提琴。 　　霍华德：她个儿很高，长着红头发、蓝眼睛。 　　卡拉：她的手臂和手指修长。 　　海伦：我知道了。 　　卡拉：海伦，你认识那个人吗?他长着灰白头发，灰眼睛。 　　海伦：我看不见他。 　　卡拉：他在那个胖女人的后面。 　　海伦：那个女的个儿矮吗? 　　卡拉：是的。她长着圆脸。 　　马丁：她的眼睛是什么颜色的? 　　卡拉：我看不见她的眼睛。 　　海伦：她长头黑头发吗? 　　卡拉：是的。 　　海伦：那是范·沃尔克太太，她在M街开了家咖啡馆。 　　卡拉：噢，是啊。现在我知道了。 　　海伦：我不认识那个人。 　　卡拉：音乐会什么时候结束? 　　霍华德：10点30分。　　New Words and Expressions 生词和短语 　　violin n. 小提琴 　　senator n. 参议员 　　handsome adj. 英俊的 　　gray adj. 灰色的 　　Language Points 语言要点 　　1.That woman playing the violin. 拉小提琴的那个女的。 　　playing the violin 是动词的现在分词短语，为 that woman 的定语，相当于 That woman who is playing the violin. 再如： 　　Who is the man sitting behind the tall man? 　　坐在高个儿男的旁边的男子是谁? 　　The girl talking to Alan has blonde hair. 　　跟艾伦讲话的那个女孩长着金黄色的头发。 　　There are some students chatting and laughing in the corridor. 　　走廊里有几个学生聊着，笑着。 　　2. Look to the right. 朝右看。 　　to the right/left 表示朝右/左方向，on the right/left 表示在右/左面某个位置，其它常用的方位词还有 next to, behind, in front of, above, under 等。 　　3. Come meet her. 来见见她。 　　此为口语表达法，相当于 Come and meet her. 或 Come to meet her. 　　Cultural Notes 文化注释　　美国是个移民国家，有全世界各种族的人，常被称为 melting pot（大熔炉）或更确切地被称为 salad bowl（色拉钵），因为各种族的人既是美国人，同时还保留了一些本族的文化特点。其中有欧洲白人（whites）、黑人（blacks）、拉美移民（the Hispanic）、印第安人（Indians）、东方人（Orientals）等等。这使得美国人在皮肤、头发及眼睛的颜色上彼此呈现出很大的差异。以白人为例，其头发就有 bolnde, brown, black, red 等，眼睛有 blue, brown, gray, green 等。白人女子可分为 a blonde （金发女子），a brunette （黑发女子），a redhead （红发女子）等。 [1][2] 旺旺英语

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