0150 初级美语 Lesson 15:Talking About What People Do

2013-2-27

1. The property has gone into the hands of a joint stock company. 这笔资产已由一个合资公司接收了过来。
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2. Johnson's Design is a big partnership. 约翰逊设计是一个大型合资公司。
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3. Yes. I've got a job in a joint venture company there. 是的。我在那儿的一家合资公司找到了一份工作。

初级美语 Lesson 15:Talking About What People Do

MARTIN: Where do you live??
CELIA: I live at 12 Coolidge Street.?

MARTIN: What do you do??
CELIA: I'm a sales person. I sell things.?

MARTIN: When do you work??
KRISTIE: I work everyday-Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.?
MARTIN: That's a lot.?
KRISTIE: I only work two hours a day.?

MARTIN: Where do you go to school??
DON: I go to school at Northwest High School.?

MARTIN: When do you work??
DON: I work on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. I work at a supermarket on Saturday.?

on day /in  winter

New Words and Expressions 生词和短语
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sales person n. 售货员?
general store n. 杂货店?
candy n. 糖果?
high school n. 中学?
lifeguard n. 救生员?
swimmer n. 游泳者?
supermarket n. 超级市场?
stockboy v. 货品管理员
stable n. 马棚?

Proper Nouns 专有名词?

Coolidge Street 柯立芝街
Frontier Restaurant
Monroe Street 门罗街
St. Mary's High School 圣玛丽中学?

Language Points 语言要点?

1 . I work on Friday. 我星期五工作。?
在星期几前要用介词 on，例如：on Sunday, on Monday, on Tuesday, on Wednesday, on Thursday, on Friday, on Saturday.?
2 . I don't work on Monday. 我星期一不工作。?
don't＝do not 是助动词 do 的否定形式，与动词一起构成否定句。?
例如：?
I don't know. 我不晓得。?
I don't like animals. 我不喜欢动物。?
3 . Why not? 为什么不呢??
这是口语中常用来强调肯定语气的话，可灵活翻译。例如：?
A: Come see the horses now. 来看看这些马吧。?
B: Why not? 没问题。?
A: Let's go to the park right now. 咱们现在就去公园吧。?
B: Why not? 可以呀。?

Cultural Notes 文化注释

美国人崇尚自立。许多年轻人在课余时间做临时工作(part-time job)，有些学生还能够挣钱交纳部分学费。这样既减轻了家长的经济负担，又证明了自己的能力。美国青年把自食其力看做是光彩的事。
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