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学位论文汽车专业翻译thewatercar

THEWATERCAR

AninteractivestorybyMarkWhite

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CONTENTS

1.TheUniversityStudent（“be”verbs）

2.TheBeautifulWoman（thereis/are）

3.TheDate（presentsimple）

4.TheChange（presentcontinuous）

5.TheReturnee（presentperfect）

6.Employment（“would”conditional）

7.TheBusinessDeal（future“goingto”）

8.SeeingtheBeautifulWomanagain（gerunds）

9.Brazil（adjectiveplusinfinitive）

10.TheWaterCar（comparatives）

11.TheMurderousLoggers（mixedpatterns）

12.TheBar（mixedpatterns）

13.AHappyEnding（mixedpatterns）

1.THEUNIVERSITYSTUDENT（“be”verbs）

ItisearlyinthemorninginasmallapartmentinJapan.Astudentisasleep.Hisalarmclockrings.Isitloud?

Hewakesup.Helooksattheceiling.Heisstilltired.Isheverytired?

Thestudentgoesbacktosleep.Hewakesupanhourlater.Ishestilltired?

Ishelazy?

Isheabadstudent?

Hegetsup.Hegoestothebathroom.Isitcleanordirty?

Hewasheshisface.Isthewatercold?

Hecleanshisteeth.Hecombshishair.Ishishairlong?

Whatcolorisit?

Thestudentgoestothekitchen.Heopensthefridge.Thereisacartonofjuiceinthefridge.Whatkindofjuiceisit?

Theguydrinksit.Itisbad.Itisveryold.Howoldisit?

Theguygoestothesink.Hespitsthebadjuiceintothesink.Hewasheshismouthout.Hedrinkssomewaterthenhecleanshisteeth.Whatcolorishistoothbrush?

Isitsoft,hardormedium?

Whatsortoftoothpasteisit?

Thestudentputshisclotheson.Aretheyclean?

Heleaveshisapartmentandhewalkstothestation.Howfarisit?

Whatisthenameofthestation?

Thetrainislate.Itfinallycomes.Itisveryverycrowded.Thestudenthastostandup.Finallyhegetstoschool.Heisverylateforclass.Histeacherisangry.Heshoutsatthestudent.Isthestudentsad?

Isheangry?

Afterclassthestudentgoestothecafeteria.Heeatslunch.Isitexpensive?

Isithealthy?

Heseessomefriends.Theytalk.Intheafternoontheguyhasanotherclass.Hegoestotheclassbuthefallsasleepinclass.Istheclassinteresting?

Isitimportant?

Afterclassthestudentgoeshome.Onthetrainheseesareallybeautifulwoman.Isherhairlong?

Sheisreadingabook.Whatlanguageisitin?

Isitathickbook?

ThatnightthestudentwatchesTV.Hewatchesaserial.Isitinteresting?

Isitthefirstepisode?

Istheendingexciting?

2.THEBEAUTIFULWOMAN（thereis/are）

AyoungJapaneseuniversitystudentisasleepinhisapartment.Heisdreaming.Isthereabeautifulwomaninhisdream?

Theguywakesup.Helooksoutthewindow.Itismorning.Arethereanycloudsinthesky?

Isitaniceday?

Theguygetsupandwasheshisfaceandputsonhisclothes.Hegoestothefridge.Isthereanyfoodinthefridge?

Thereisacartonofjuiceinthefridge.Itisveryold.Howoldisit?

Whatkindofjuiceisit?

Theguytipsthejuiceintothesinkthenhethrowsthecartonintothegarbagebin.Hemakesacupoftea.Whatkindofteaisit?

Atthestation,theguyseesafriend.Hetalkstothefriend.Theygetonthetrain.Therearetencarriagesonthetrain.Thetrainisreallyreallyfull.Therearenoemptyseats.Therearealotofstudentsonthetrain.Arethereanyoldpeopleonthetrain?

Arethereanybabies?

Arethereanyforeigners?

Suddenlytheguyseesabeautifulwoman.Sheisreallyreallyattractive.Sheislikeanangel.Hereyesarelikestars.Herskinislikemilk.Herhairislikecoal.Hercheeksareredlikeapples.Hersmileislikesunlight.Theguystaresather.Arethereanyotherbeautifulwomanonthetrain?

Thetrainstopsandthestudentsgototheuniversity.Theguywalkstoclass.Hecanseethewomaninfrontofhim.Shedropssomekeys.Theguyrunsahead.Hepicksthemup.Theyareonasmallkeyring.Thereisanornamentonthekeyring.Whatisit?

Howmanykeysarethereonthekeyring?

Arethereanyotherornaments?

Theguyhurriesafterthegirl.Hegivesherthekeys.Shethankshim.Heaskshertohavecoffeewithhimafterclass.Shesmilesandshesays“Yes”.

Theguygoestoclass.Howmanystudentsarethereinhisclass?

Howmanyareabsentthatday?

Howmanyarepresent?

Isitaninterestingclass?

Arethereanygirlsintheclass?

Arethereanyforeignstudents?

IstheteacherJapanese?

Afterclasstheguyhurriestothecafeteria.Isitcrowded?

Hesitsdown.Hewaitsforthebeautifulwoman.Helooksathiswatch.Whattimeisit?

Isitanexpensivewatch?

Howbigisit?

3.THEDATE（presentsimpletense）

AJapaneseguyissittingatthecafeteriaathisuniversity.Heiswaitingforabeautifulwoman.Suddenlyshearrives.Shesitsdown.Isshelate?

Sheputsherbagdown.Howmanybooksarethereinherbag?

Isitheavy?

Shesmiles.Shetalkstotheguy.Whatdotheytalkabout?

Howlongdotheytalkfor?

Doesthewomanhaveanotherclassthatday?

Doestheguyhaveanotherclassthatday?

Theguyreallylikesthewoman.Doesshelikehim?

Hemakesanotherdatewithher.Thatnighthethinksaboutherandhehasastrangedream.Hedreamsthatheisinabigcity.Thereisalotoftraffic.Itisnoisyanddirtyandcrowded.Suddenlythecarsstop.Everybodydies.Helooksinthecars.Allthepeoplearedead.

Theguywakesup.Howdoeshefeel?

Doesherememberhisdream?

Doyourememberyourdreams?

Doyoudreammuch?

Twodayslatertheguymeetsthewomanagain.Whattimedotheymeet?

Theygotoarestaurant.Isitexpensive?

Whatkindofrestaurantisit?

Whatdoestheguyorder?

Whatdoesthewomanorder?

Whattimedotheyarrive?

Howlongdotheystay?

Whattimedotheyleave?

Theguyandthewomantalkabouttheenvironment.Thewomanisagreenie.Shelovesnature.Sheworriesaboutpollution.IspollutionaprobleminJapan?

Sheworriesaboutthefutureofplanetearth.Isglobalwarmingabigproblem?

Sheeatsnaturalfood.Isorganicfoodcheap?

Shedoesnoteatfastfood.Isconveniencestorefoodhealthy?

Theguyisverydifferentfromher.Theguyeatsalotoffastfood.Whichconveniencestoredoeshelikebest?

Hedoesnotthinkabouttheenvironment.Helikesshopping.Wheredoeshegoshopping?

Hewatchestelevisioneverynight.Whatishisfavoriteprogram?

Afterdinnertheguyandthewomanwalkthroughthestreets.Theydonottalk.Theguyishappybutthewomanisbored.Thewomanwantstotalkbuttheguyisboring.Theguywantstoseethewomanagainbutshedoesnotwanttoseehimagain.Shedoesnotlikehim.

ThatnighttheguygoeshomelateandhewatchesTV.Whatdoeshewatch?

Isitanintelligentprogram?

4.THECHANGE（presentcontinuoustense）

ItisearlyinthemorninginaJapaneseguy’sapartment.Heisasleepinhisbed.Heisdreamingaboutglobalwarming.Theiceatthenorthpoleismelting.Theiceatthesouthpoleismelting.Thesealevelisrising.Isthesealevelreallyrising?

Therearetyphoonsandtornadoes.AretheretornadoesinJapan?

Theearthischanging.Isitgettingcooler?

Manypeoplearedying.

Suddenlytheguywakesup.Helooksoutthewindow.Thesunisshining.Isitraining?

Itisabeautifuldaybutitisveryveryhot.Theguygetsreadyforuniversitythenheleaveshishouse.Hewalkstothestation.Howlongdoesittake?

Atthestationheseesafriend.Whatisthefrienddoing?

Whatishewearing?

Dotheytalk?

Onthetraintheguyseesthebeautifulwoman.Sheiswearingacolorfulshirt.Isshewearingjeans?

Whatkindofshoesisshewearing?

Isshewearingaheadscarf?

Isshewearingmake-up?

Isshewearinganyear-rings?

Sheiswearinganecklace.Whatisonit?

Theguytalkstothewoman.Heasksherforadatebutshedoesnotwanttogoonadatewithhim.Shedoesnotlikehim.Shethinksheisboring.Sheisinterestedinenvironmentalproblemsandpoliticalproblemsbutheisonlyinterestedinshoppingandmoney.Shethinksheissuperficial.

Atschoolthatdaytheguyhasthreeclasses.Oneclassischemistry.Anotherclassisdesign.Duringtheclasshelooksaround.Alotofthestudentsaresleeping.Whatpercentageofthemaresleeping?

ThethirdclassisanEnglishclass.DuringthatclassalotofthestudentsspeakJapanese.Duringtheclasstheguythinksaboutthebeautifulwoman.Atonepointhelooksaround.SomeofthestudentsaresleepingandsomeofthemarespeakingJapanese.Theyarewastingtheirtime.OnlyafewofthemarespeakingEnglish.Onlyafewofthemareusingtheirtimewisely.Howmanypeoplearethereintheclass?

Howmanyofthemaresleeping?

HowmanyofthemarespeakingJapanese?

Afterclasstheguytalkstoanotherstudent.ThestudentspeaksreallygoodEnglish.Healwaysasksquestionsinclass.Heisdifferentfromtheothers.Heisnotlikeeverybodyelse.Areyoudifferentfromotherpeople?

5.THERETURNEE（presentperfecttense）

ItisWednesdayafternooninthecafeteriaatalargeJapaneseuniversity.Astudentissittingatatablewithaclassmate.Hehasnottalkedtotheclassmatebefore.Theclassmateisareturnee.HehasbeentoEuropeandAmericaandAustralia.HehaslivedinAustralia.Hehasstudiedthere.HespeaksgoodEnglish.

Thetwoguysaredrinking.Whatisthereturneedrinking?

Whatistheotherguydrinking?

ThereturneetalksaboutlifeinSydney.HastheotherguybeentoAustralia?

Doeshewanttogo?

HashebeentoAmerica?

Doeshewanttogothere?

HashebeentoEurope?

Doeshewanttogothere?

HashebeentoanyothercountriesinAsia?

Whichcountriesdoeshewanttogoto?

HashetraveledinJapan?

Whichprefectureshashebeento?

DoeshewanttogotoAfricaorSouthAmerica?

Thetwoclassmatestalkaboutthefuture.Thereturneehastalkedaboutthistopicalotwithhisfather.Hastheotherguytalkedab