Conversation A: At a Reception
MARTIN: Hello, I'm Martin Learner.?
DEBBIE: I'm Debbie Johnson.?
MARTIN: Pardon?
DEBBIE: I'm Debbie Johnson. This is Mr O'Brien.?
MARTIN: Hello. I'm Martin Learner. I'm a reporter.?
DEBBIE: Mr O'Brien is a reporter!
MARTIN: Good. I'm happy to meet you.?
DEBBIE: Mr Learner. This is Mrs Montgomery. She's an engineer.?
MARTIN: Hello.?
MELANIE:Good afternoon. I'm Melanie Montgomery. I'm happy to meet you.?
MARTIN: Thank you. You're an engineer?
MELANIE: Yes, I'm an engineer.?
MARTIN: This is Mr O'Brien.?
JIM: Hello. I'm Jim O'Brien. How are you?
MELANIE: Fine, thanks.?
MARTIN: He's a reporter.?
JIM: He's a reporter, too.?
MELANIE: Hello, Valerie.?
VALERIE: Melanie! How are you?
MELANIE: Fine, thanks. How are you?
VALERIE: Fine, thanks. ?
MELANIE: Valerie, this is Jim O'Brien.
VALERIE: Hello.?
JIM: Good afternoon.?
MELANIE: And this is Martin Learner.?
MARTIN: Good afternoon. We've met.?
VALERIE: Oh, yes. At the airport.?
MARTIN: How are you?
VALERIE: Fine, thanks.?
MELANIE: Valerie is an accountant.?
JIM: At the airport?
VALERIE: Yes.?
MELANIE: Mr O'Brien is a reporter. And Mr Learner is a reporter, too.?
MARTIN: (together with Jim)
JIM: That's right. We're both reporters.
Practice 1:too 表示“也”,一般放在句尾,其前加逗号。both 表示“两个都”,
如谓语是 be 动词时,放其后;谓语是行为动词时放其前。Examples: I speak Chinese. You speak Chinese, too.
We both speak Chinese.
Mary is an American. Lucy is an American, too.?
They are both Americans.?
Mary is an accountant. Lucy is an accountant, too.?
They are both accountants.?
Mary speaks English. Lucy speaks English, too.?
They both speak English.
会话A:会上?
马 丁:你好,我是马丁·勒纳。?
黛 比:我是黛比·约翰逊。?
马 丁:对不起,请再说一遍。?
黛 比:我叫黛比·约翰逊,这是奥布赖恩先生。?
马 丁:你好,我叫马丁·勒纳,我是记者。?
黛 比:奥布赖恩先生是名记者。?
马 丁:好,见到你很高兴。?
黛 比:勒纳先生,这是蒙哥马利夫人,她是工程师。?
马 丁:你好。?
梅勒妮:下午好,我叫梅勒妮·蒙哥马利,见到你很高兴。?
马 丁:谢谢,你是工程师??
梅勒妮:对,我是工程师。?
马 丁:这是奥布赖恩先生。?
吉 姆:你好,我叫吉姆·奥布赖恩,你好吗??
梅勒妮:很好,谢谢。?
马 丁:他是记者。?
吉 姆:他也是记者。?
梅勒妮:你好,瓦莱丽。?
瓦莱丽:梅勒妮!你好吗??
梅勒妮:很好,谢谢。你好吗??
瓦莱丽:很好,谢谢。?
梅勒妮:瓦莱丽,这是吉姆·奥布赖恩。?
瓦莱丽:你好。?
吉 姆:下午好。?
梅勒妮:这是马丁·勒纳。?
马 丁:下午好。我们见过面。?
瓦莱丽:噢,是的,在飞机场。?
马 丁:你好吗??
瓦莱丽:很好,谢谢。?
梅勒妮:瓦莱丽是会计。?
吉 姆:在飞机场??
瓦莱丽:是的。?
梅勒妮:奥布赖恩先生是记者,勒纳先生也是记者。?
马 丁:(和吉姆一起)?
吉 姆:对,我们都是记者。
Conversation B
DEBBIE: Mr O'Brien. This is Miss Genaux.?
JIM: Pardon?
DEBBIE: This is Miss Genaux.?
JIM: We've met.?
DEBBIE: Oh, well, this is Mr Greer.?
JIM: Pardon?
DEBBIE: This is Mr Greer.?
JIM: Hello, I'm Jim O'Brien. How are you?
PETER: I'm Peter. Peter Greer. I'm fine, thanks.?
DEBBIE: Mr Greer is an accountant.?
JIM: Miss Genaux is an accountant, too.
PETER: Pardon?
JIM: Miss Genaux is an accountant, too.?
VALERIE: Yes, I'm an accountant.
Practice 3:Pardon? 表示没听清对方说话,请对方重复。还可以说“I beg your
pardon?”或“Pardon me?”注意:说的时候要用升调。
“Introduction of Others”介绍他人
This is ___________. 这是____________。
Pardon? 对不起,请再说一遍好吗??
Examples: DEBBIE: This is Miss Genaux.?
JIM: Pardon?
DEBBIE: This is Miss Genaux. And this is Mr Greer.? JIM: Pardon?
DEBBIE: This is Mr Greer.