Conversation A On an Outing?
MELANIE: Martin! Good morning. How are you?
MARTIN: Hello. I'm fine thanks. How are you?
MELANIE: Fine, thanks. This is Dan Booth. Dan, this is Martin Learner.?
MARTIN: Hello.?
DAN: Good morning. What do you do, Martin?
MARTIN: I'm a reporter. What do you do?
DAN: I'm an engineer.?
MELANIE: We're both engineers.?
MARTIN: Wonderful.?
MELANIE: This is Yuzen Yang.?
MARTIN: Yuzen?
YUZEN: Yuzen Yang.?
MARTIN: Please write if for me. Oh. Yuzen Yang. Thank you.?
YUZEN: What do you do. Mr Learner?
MARTIN: I'm a reporter. What do you do?
YUZEN: I'm a teacher.?
DEBBIE: Hello, Martin.?
MARTIN: Good morning. How are you?
DEBBIE: Fine, thanks. How are you?
MARTIN: Fine, thanks.?
DEBBIE: This is Peter.?
PETER: We've met. I'm Peter Greer.?
MARTIN: You're an accountant.?
PETER: Yes. How are you?
MARTIN: Fine, thanks.?
PETER: This is Dr Parmeggiani.?
C.K.: C.K.Parmeggiani.C.K.is fine.?
MARTIN: I'm happy to meet you. Please write it for me.
Practice 1:在自我介绍时,有时为了不必过于正式,可让对方直呼其名,以融
洽气氛。常用结构是:“名字+is fine”。通常译为:就叫我……好了。Examples:
PETER: This is C.K. Parmeggiani.?
C.K.: Parmeggiani. C.K. is fine.?
MALE: This is Martin Learner.?
MARTIN: Martin is fine.?
Practice 2:要求对方把他的姓名写出来以便自己更好地认识他:Please write it
for me. 请为我写出来。?
Examples:
YUZEN: I'm Yuzen Yang.?
MARTIN: Please write it for me.?
C.K. Parmeggiani: I'm C.K. Parmeggiani.?
MARTIN: Please write it for me.?
会话A 在野餐会上?
梅勒妮:马丁!早上好。你好吗??
马 丁:你好。我很好,谢谢。你好吗??
梅勒妮:很好。谢谢。这是丹·布斯。丹,这是马丁·勒纳。?
马 丁:你好。?
丹 :早上好,你做什么工作,马丁??
马 丁:我是记者,你做什么工作??
丹 :我是工程师。?
梅勒妮:我们俩都是工程师。?
马 丁:太好了。?
梅勒妮:这是杨宇真。?
马 丁:宇真??
宇 真:杨宇真。?
马 丁:请给我写出来。哦,杨宇真。谢谢你。?
宇 真:你做什么工作,勒纳先生。?
马 丁:我是记者。你做什么工作??
宇 真:我是教师。?
黛 比:你好,马丁。?
马 丁:早上好,你好吗??
黛 比:很好,谢谢,你好吗??
马 丁:很好,谢谢。?
黛 比:这是彼得。?
彼 得:我们见过面。我叫彼得·格里厄。?
马 丁:你是会计。?
彼 得:对,你好吗??
马 丁:很好,谢谢。?
彼 得:这是帕尔马吉阳尼博士。?
C K:CK·帕尔马吉阳尼,就叫我C.K.好了。?
马 丁:幸会。请为我写出来吧。?