美國之音口語經(jīng)典教程Describing People （Ⅳ） 描述人物（四）

Lesson 40Describing People (Ⅳ)

描述人物(四)

 

Things to Know  學(xué)前必讀

美國的“cowboy”(牛仔)是內(nèi)戰(zhàn)后向西開發(fā)廣闊的美國中部大平原的產(chǎn)物。由于“Western”(西部)小說和電影的大力渲染，“cowboy”已成為家喻戶曉的傳奇人物。他們善于騎術(shù)、套馬及其它放牧活動(dòng)。現(xiàn)在的牛仔已配備了對(duì)講機(jī)、吉普車，但西部開拓時(shí)期牛仔們的那種堅(jiān)強(qiáng)、沉默、獨(dú)立與勤勞的浪漫和傳奇精神在今天仍為人們津津樂道。

 

Conversation A: In a Western Clothing Store

MARTIN: Hello, I'm Martin Learner. I phoned this morning. I want to speak to the manager.

MANAGER: Good afternoon. I'm the manager.

MARTIN: I'm happy to meet you. I want to talk to you about your clothing store. I'm writing a story.

MANAGER: You told me. Are you writing about the store?

MARTIN: I write about people. I want to write about the shoppers in your store.

MANAGER: Fine. What do you want to know?

MARTIN: What's your name?

MANAGER: I'm Penny Byrd.

MARTIN: May I call you Penny?

MANAGER: Of course.

MARTIN: Thanks. Do you sell men's clothing?

MANAGER: Yes. We sell women's and men's clothing. The men's clothing is over there.

MARTIN: What do you sell?

MANAGER: We sell only Western clothing.

MARTIN: Western clothing. What does that mean?

MANAGER: The Western United States. People in the Western United States wear this clothing. Now many people like it.

MARTIN: Do all people wear this clothing?

MANAGER: No. Only some people wear this clothing. It's casual clothing.

MARTIN: Is it cowboy clothing?

MANAGER: Sometimes. Cowboys wear some of this clothing.

MARTIN: OK. Now, let's look at some shoppers. Do you see that tall woman?

MANAGER: Yes, I know her. She shops here often. She likes Western clothing. She's tall and thin. She looks very nice in Western shirts and pants.

MARTIN: She doesn't look like a cowboy.

MANAGER: No, she doesn't.

MARTIN: Do you know the other woman?

MANAGER: Yes, that's her daughter.

MARTIN: She's very pretty.

MANAGER: She works in a jewelry store. She likes long dresses for work. Her legs are long. She's very tall. She's big. She likes Western clothing. Come see the men's clothing.

MARTIN: This shirt is nice.

MANAGER: Do you like these things? Do you wear Western clothing?

MARTIN: No. I'm not tall and thin.

MANAGER: You're not short. And you're not fat.

MARTIN: I'm average. I'm not tall and I'm not short. I'm not thin and I'm not fat.

MANAGER: You have nice hair.

MARTIN: It's average. It's not dark and it's not light. It's average brown. I'm only average.

 

Practice 1：依照會(huì)話A回答下列問題：

1.Why does Martin come to the store?

2.What does Martin want to write in his story?

3.What does the manager sell?

4.Do only cowboys wear Western clothing?

5.What does she look like?

6.Where does she work?

 

會(huì)話A : 在一家西部服裝店

馬  丁：你好。我是馬丁·勒納，我今早打過電話，我想和經(jīng)理談?wù)?。?/span>

經(jīng)  理：下午好。我就是經(jīng)理。

馬  ?。阂姷侥愫芨吲d。我想和你談?wù)勀愕姆b店，我在寫一篇報(bào)導(dǎo)。

經(jīng)  理：你告訴過我。你要寫我這個(gè)店嗎?

馬  丁：我寫有關(guān)人的報(bào)導(dǎo)，我想寫你們店里的顧客。

經(jīng)  理：好。你想知道些什么?

馬  丁：你叫什么名?

經(jīng)  理：我叫彭尼·伯德。

馬  丁：我可以叫你彭尼嗎?

經(jīng)  理：當(dāng)然。

馬  丁：謝謝。你們賣男裝嗎?

經(jīng)  理：賣。我們男女裝都賣，男裝在那邊。

馬  丁：你們都賣什么?

經(jīng)  理：我們只賣西部服裝。

馬  ?。何鞑糠b，什么意思?

經(jīng)  理：美國西部，美國西部的人穿這種服裝，現(xiàn)在很多人都喜歡這種服裝。

馬  ?。核腥硕即┻@種服裝嗎?

經(jīng)  理：不，只有一些人穿這種服裝，這種服裝很隨便。

馬  丁：這是不是牛仔服裝。

經(jīng)  理：有時(shí)候是。牛仔們穿一部分這類服裝。

馬  ?。汉昧耍F(xiàn)在咱們看一看顧客。你看見那位高個(gè)兒女子了嗎?

經(jīng)  理：看見了，我認(rèn)識(shí)她，她常在這兒買東西。她喜歡西部服裝，她又高又瘦她穿西部襯衫和褲子很好看。

馬  丁：她不像牛仔。

經(jīng)  理：不，她不像。

馬  丁：你認(rèn)識(shí)另一個(gè)女的嗎?

經(jīng)  理：認(rèn)識(shí)，那是她女兒。

馬  ?。核芷?。

經(jīng)  理：她在一家珠寶店工作，她喜歡穿長裙上班。她的腿修長，她個(gè)兒很高,她長得很大，她喜歡西部服裝。過來看看男子服裝。

馬  丁：這件襯衫很好看。

經(jīng)  理：你喜歡這些嗎?你穿西部服裝嗎?

馬  ?。翰?。我既不高也不瘦。

經(jīng)  理：你個(gè)兒不矮。再有，你也不胖。

馬  丁：我算中等兒。我不高，也不矮。我不瘦，也不胖。

經(jīng)  理：你頭發(fā)長得好看。

馬  ?。褐械葍?。既不深也不淺，中等兒棕色，我只是中等兒。

 

Conversation B

MANAGER: Do you like this shirt?

MARTIN: Yes, I do. I like blue.

MANAGER: You have blue eyes.

MARTIN: They're not blue. They're gray.

MANAGER: They look blue. Are your arms long?

MARTIN: They're not very long. They're not short. Let's talk about other people.

MANAGER: Of course.

MARTIN: Do you see that woman in the green dress?

MANAGER: Yes, she often shops here.

MARTIN: She's not very tall. And she's not fat.

MANAGER: She looks very nice.

 

Practice 3：依照會(huì)話B回答下列問題：

1.How does the manager try to persuade Martin to buy the shirt?

2.Does the woman in the green dress often shop in this store?

 

會(huì)話B

經(jīng)  理：你喜歡這件襯衫嗎?

馬  ?。何蚁矚g。我喜歡藍(lán)色。

經(jīng)  理：你長著藍(lán)眼睛。

馬  ?。翰皇撬{(lán)的，是灰的。

經(jīng)  理：看起來是藍(lán)的。你胳膊長嗎?

馬  丁：不很長，也不短。咱們談?wù)勂渌税?。?/span>

經(jīng)  理：當(dāng)然可以。

馬  丁：你看見那個(gè)穿綠裙子的婦女了嗎?

經(jīng)  理：看見了，她常在這兒買東西。

馬  ?。核齻€(gè)兒不很高。還有，她也不胖。

經(jīng)  理：她很好看。

 

Conversation C

MARTIN: May I talk to some of the shoppers?

MANAGER: Of course.

MARTIN: Excuse me. May I ask some questions?

MANAGER: This is Martin Learner. He's a reporter.

FEMALE: OK.

MARTIN: Do you like this clothing?

FEMALE: Yes.

MARTIN: What do you like?

FEMALE: I like the shirts. I like the pants. I like the skirts. I like everything.

MARTIN: Do you like the colors?

FEMALE: Yes. See this blue dress. It's very nice.

MANAGER: You look wonderful in blue.

FEMALE: I'm very big. I'm tall and I'm big. I like the outdoors. This clothing is good outdoors.

MANAGER: The clothing is strong.

FEMALE: And I'm strong.

MARTIN: Are you a farmer?

FEMALE: No, but I work outdoors. I'm a gardener. I like to work in my garden.

MARTIN: Do you wear this in the garden?

FEMALE: Not only in the garden.

MARTIN: Thanks.

 

Practice 4：照會(huì)話C回答下列問題：

1.What kind of Western clothing does the female shopper like?

2.How does the shopper talk about herself?

3.What does she do?

4.Does she wear Western clothing only in the garden?

 

會(huì)話C

馬  丁：我可以和一些顧客談?wù)剢?/span>?

經(jīng)  理：當(dāng)然。

馬  丁：對(duì)不起，我可以問幾個(gè)問題嗎?

經(jīng)  理：這是馬丁·勒納，他是記者。

女    ：好。

馬  丁：你喜歡這種服裝嗎?

女    ：喜歡。

馬  ?。合矚g什么?

女    ：我喜歡這種襯衫，我喜歡這種褲子，我喜歡這種裙子，我喜歡(這兒的)一切。

馬  丁：你喜歡這些顏色嗎?

女    ：喜歡。看這條藍(lán)裙子，很好看。

經(jīng)  理：你穿藍(lán)色真漂亮。

女    ：我長得很大，我又高又大。我喜歡戶外活動(dòng)，這種服裝很適合在戶外。

經(jīng)  理：這種服裝很結(jié)實(shí)。

女    ：我也很結(jié)實(shí)。

馬  ?。耗闶寝r(nóng)民嗎?

女    ：不是，但我在戶外干活。我是園藝師，我喜歡在自己的園子里干活。

馬  ?。耗阍趫@子里就穿這嗎?

女    ：不只在園子里穿。

馬  ?。褐x謝。

 

Conversation D

MANAGER: Good morning. May I help you?

MAN: Yes. I want a hat.

MANAGER: Let me show you these hats.

MARTIN: Excuse me. I'm a reporter. I want to ask some questions.

MAN: A reporter!

MANAGER: He's writing a story about Western clothing.

MARTIN: That's right. Do you wear Western clothing?

MAN: Sometimes. It's good casual clothing. I want a Western hat.

MANAGER: Do you like this one?

MAN: I have a large head.

MANAGER: This is a large hat.

MAN: Let me try it.

MARTIN: Do you like it?

MAN: No, I don't. My face is very round. I don't like the hat.

MANAGER: Try this one.

MAN: My head looks very big.

MARTIN: You look tall.

MA