Conversation A : At a Family Reunion?
MARTIN: Why do you have the family reunion, Mr. Kessler??
CHUCK: We have a large farm. We have a large house, too.?
MARTIN: Is the family reunion very large??
CHUCK: We have thirty or forty families. Have you met my wife, Martin??MARTIN: No, I haven't. Good morning, Mrs. Kessler.?
YVONNE: Call me Yvonne. I'm happy to meet you. You're a reporter.?MARTIN: Yes, I am. I want to meet these men and women.?
YVONNE: We have about forty men and women.?
CHUCK: We have about sixty children.?
YVONNE: It's a large reunion.?
CHUCK: Come meet some Kesslers.?
MARTIN: Are these men and women all Kesslers??
CHUCK: Some are married to Kesslers. This is my father.?
MARTIN: Hello, Mr. Kessler.?
FATHER: Hello. Are you a Kessler??
MARTIN: No, I'm not. I'm Martin Learner. I'm a reporter.?
FATHER: Have you met my wife??
MARTIN: Hello, Mrs. Kessler. I'm happy to meet you.
MARTIN: What do you do, Mrs. Kessler?
MOTHER: I'm a housewife.?
MARTIN: Do you have more children??
MOTHER: Only there. We have two daughters and one son.?
MARTIN: Where do they live??
MOTHER: Our son, Chuck, lives here, of course. One daughter lives in St Louis. One daughter lives in Fargo.?
MARTIN: What do you do, Mr. Kessler?
FATHER: I'm a salesman.?
MARTIN: What do you sell??
FATHER: I sell seed corn.?
MARTIN: I'm happy to meet you. Excuse me, I want to meet more Kesslers.?MARTIN: Hello. I'm Martin Learner. Are you a Kessler??
KAREN: Of course. I'm Karen Kessler. This is my sister.?
KENDRA: I'm Kendra. How are you??
MARTIN: Fine, thanks.?
KAREN: Are you married to a Kessler??
MARTIN: No, I'm not.?
KENDRA: Are you married??
MARTIN: Yes, I am.?
KAREN: What do you do??
MARTIN: I'm a reporter. May I ask you some questions??
KAREN: OK.?
MARTIN: Do you have any brothers??
KAREN: No, I have only my sister.?
MARTIN: Are you married??
KAREN: No, I'm not. Kendra is married.?
Practice 1:询问别人家庭情况的一个常用句型是 Do you have...。?
Examples: MARTIN: Do you have a wife??
CHUCK: Yes, I have a wife.?
MARTIN: Do you have children??
MOTHER: We have two daughters and one son.?
MARTIN: Do you have any brothers??
KAREN: No, I have only my sister.?
会话 A 在一个家庭聚会上?
马 丁:凯斯勒先生,你为什么举办这个家庭聚会呢??
查 克:我们有个大农场,我们的房子也很大。?
马 丁:这次的家庭聚会规模很大吗??
查 克:有三四十个家庭参加。马丁,你见过我妻子伊冯了吗??
马 丁:没有,早上好,凯斯勒太太。?
伊 冯:叫我伊冯好了。很高兴见到你,你是记者吧。?
马 丁:是的。我想见见这些先生和女士们。?
伊 冯:这里大约有40位。?
查 克:这里大约有60个孩子。?
伊 冯:这是个大型聚会。?
查 克:来和一些凯斯勒家族成员见见面。?
马 丁:这些人都是凯斯勒家族成员吗??
查 克:一些是与凯斯勒家族成员联姻的。这是我父亲。?
马 丁:你好,凯斯勒先生。?
父 亲:你好,你是凯斯勒家族成员吗??
马 丁:不,我不是。我叫马丁·勒纳,我是记者。?
父 亲:你见过我妻子了吗??
马 丁:你好,凯斯勒太太,很高兴见到你,凯斯勒太太做什么工作??
母 亲:我是家庭妇女。?
马 丁:你的孩子多吗??
母 亲:仅有三个,我们有两个女儿一个儿子。?
马 丁:他们住在哪里??
母 亲:我儿子查克自然住在这儿了,一个女儿住在圣路易斯,一个女儿住在法哥。?
马 丁:你做什么工作,凯斯勒先生??
父 亲:我是推销员。?
马 丁:你卖什么??
父 亲:我卖玉米种子。?
马 丁:见到你很高兴。对不起,我想多见些凯斯勒家族成员。?
马 丁:你好,我叫马丁·勒纳,你是凯斯勒家族成员吗??
卡 伦:当然了,我叫凯伦·凯斯勒,这是我姐姐。?
卡德拉:我叫卡德拉,你好吗??
马 丁:我很好,谢谢。?
卡 伦:你是娶了凯斯勒家族的成员吗??
马 丁:不,不是。?
卡德拉:你结婚了吗??
马 丁:是的。?
卡 伦:你做什么工作。?
马 丁:我是记者。我可以问你一些问题吗??
卡 伦:可以。?
马 丁:你有兄弟吗??
卡 伦:没有,我只有个姐姐。?
马 丁:你结婚了吗??
卡 伦:没有,肯德拉结婚了。?