走遍美国电子书.docx

1、走遍美国电子书EPISODE 1 “46 Linden Street”“林登大街46号” Useful Languageintroduce yourself：自我介绍My name is Im ask for permission：征求同意May I take a picture of you and your little boy? introduce a conversation：引出话题By the way thank someone：向人道谢I appreciate your help. Thank you.Thanks again. respond to someone thanki

2、ng you：回答别人的道谢My pleasure. Youre welcome. start talking to a stranger：与陌生人攀谈Excuse me. say good-bye after meeting someone for the first time：首次见面后道别It was nice meeting you. It was a pleasure meeting you. describe something：描述事、物A small canvas bag. compliment someone：赞美别人I think it looks terrific on

3、you. make suggestions：提出建议Try this (sweater). How about green? apologize：道歉Im sorry Im so late.Im really sorry.ask for help：请求协助Can you help me? reassure someone：为人打气Dont worry. ask if someone found something：询问别人是否捡到东西Did anyone find a small canvas bag? introduce someone：介绍别人Let me introduce you. T

4、his is respond to an introduction：介绍后回答How do you do? Its nice to meet you. correct yourself：改正言辞错误Its Richards film! I mean, Alexandra Pappas. offer：善意帮忙Would you like something to eat? Would you like to call home? Can I drive you home? thank someone：向人道谢Im so glad you took the time and trouble to

5、return (the bag). respond to thanks：回答别人的道谢It was no trouble. accept an offer：接受别人好意Id appreciate that. refuse an offer：婉拒别人好意No, thanksRichard：Excuse me. 1 My name is 2 Richard Stewart Im a photographer3. May I 4 take a picture of you and your little boy? Mrs. Vann：Whats it for? 5 Richard：Its for a

6、 book. Mrs. Vann：Youre writing a book? Richard：Its a book of pictures 6. I call it Family Album, U.S.A. Mrs. Vann：Oh, thats a nice idea Well, its fine if you take our picture. Im Martha vann. She offers her hand.7 Richard：Thank you. I appreciate your help. 8 to the little boyIm 9 Richard. Whats your

7、 name? Gerald：Gerald. Richard：How old are you, Gerald? Gerald：Five. Richard：And where do you live? Mrs. Vann：We live in California10. Richard：Well, welcome to New York.11 OK, just a second. 12 He takes out a reflector 13 to have more light for his photographs. Im almost ready here. Alexandra, a sixt

8、een-year-old girl, is watching. Alexandra：Can I help you? Richard：Oh, please. He gives her the reflector to hold. Then he speaks to Mrs. Vann and her son. Hold Geralds hand, please. Great! Now point14 to the buildings. Terrific! 15 Give Mommy a kiss, 16 Gerald. Nice! Thank you, Gerald. And thank you

9、, Mrs. Vann. Mrs. Vann：Oh, my pleasure 17 Well be looking for your book.18 Richard：Thank you. Good-bye.Bye,19 Gerald.to AlexandraThanks 20 again. Alexandra：Oh, youre welcome 21. Richard：Hey, 22 let me take your picture! Alexandra：Wonderful. Please.Richard：Are you from New York? Alexandra：No, Im from

10、 Greece23. Im an exchange student24. Richard：When did you come here? Alexandra：Three months ago. Richard：Your English is very good. Alexandra：Thanks. 25 I studied English in school. They sit on a bench. Richard：Would you like some coffee? Alexandra：No, thank you. Tell me about your book. Richard：Oh,

11、 its not finished yet, but I have some of the pictures. Would you like to see them? Alexandra：Yes. Id like that. Richard：Here they are. 26He opens his bag and takes out a photo album27.Family Album, U.S.A. Its an album of pictures of the United States：the cities, the special places, and the people.

12、He shows her the photos. And these are pictures of people working：steelworkers, 28 bankers,29 police, street vendors, 30 ambulance drivers,31 doctors Oh, this is my father. Hes a doctor. This is my mother.“Its an album of pictures of the United States.”Alexandra：Whats her name? Richard：Ellen. My you

13、nger brother, Robbie. He goes to high school. This is my sister Susan. She works for a toy32 company. Heres my grandfather. He lives in Florida. And this is my wife Marilyn. Alexandra：Oh, shes very pretty. Richard：Thanks. 33 And what about34 your family? Alexandra：They are in Thessaloniki. Thats a l

14、arge city in northern Greece. But now Im living in the Bronx35. Richard：With a Greek-American family? Alexandra：No. Hispanic. 36Richard：He hears a foghorn. Oh no! Its five thirty37. Will you excuse me? I have to meet my wife. Alexandra：It was nice meeting you.38 Richard：It was a pleasure meeting you

15、,39 too. Thanks for your help. And good luck! Ive got to go. 40 By the way, 41 Im Richard. Whats your name? Alexandra：Alexandra. Richard：Bye-bye, Alexandra. Thanks. Alexandra：Bye-bye. Richard hurries off the boat. Alexandra sees that he forgot one of his bags. She takes it and begins to follow him.

16、Richard! Richard! You left your bag!ACT Outside the ferry building. Alexandra sees Richard leave in a taxicab. She asks a policeman for directions.Alexandra：Excuse me, officer Can you help me? Policeman：Sure. Alexandra：Can you tell me how to get to Linden Street, in Riverdale? Policeman：He reads the

17、 name tag on Richards bag. “Richard Stewart,46 Linden Street, Riverdale, New York.”1 You should take the number 1 subway.2 Alexandra：Is there a station near here? Policeman：Yes. The stations that way. You should take the number 1 train to Van Cortlandt Park. 3 Alexandra：Number 1 train to Van Cortlan

18、dt Park. Thank you. Policeman：Anytime. 4 Good luck. 5 Remember, the number 1 train. The uptown platform 6. Alexandra：Thank you. Policeman：Youre welcome. Alexandra walks toward the subway entrance. She passes the “uptown”sign. In a boutique7 . Marilyn Stewart, Richards wife, is helping a customer. Cu

19、stomer：Is this pink too bright for me? Marilyn：Mmm-hmm. It is a very bright pink. Try this. She takes a red sweater from a table. Its size eight. 8 Customer：But wear size ten. Marilyn：How about green? Its size ten. Customer：Let me9 try it on 10. Marilyn looks at her watch. Customer：Im taking too muc

20、h of your time. Marilyn：Its six oclock 11, Wheres my husband? I was expecting him here at five forty-five12. Customer：Dont worry. The traffic is very heavy13 at this hour14. Marilyn：I know. But were going to be late for dinner. Customer：Ill take this green sweater, I like the color on me, dont you?1

21、5 Marilyn：think it looks terrific on you. A little later. Richard rushes into the boutique. Richard：Im sorry Im so late. I had a really bad day.16 Marilyn：Its ten after six17. Were late. Robbies cooking tonight, and dinners at six thirty18. Richard：I know. I know. Im really sorry. I left my bag of f

22、ilm on19 the ferry20. I went back for it,21 but the ferry was gone. I lost a whole days work.22 Marilyn：Ill call the Staten Island Ferry lost-and-found office23. Richard：I didnt think of 24 that. Thanks. Marilyn：She picks up the telephone and dials25 the number for information.Hello. Yes. The number

23、, please, of the 26 Staten Island Ferry lostand-found office. Five five five zero eight zero eight. Thank you.She hangs up and dials the number. Richard：I really appreciate it, Marilyn.27 Marilyn：Hello. Did anyone find a camera bag this afternoon, a small canvas bag28, on the J. F. Kennedy Ferry? No

24、? Maybe someone will find it. The name is Stewart, Richard Stewart. And the telephone number is five five fivethree oh nine oh. Thank you.She hangs up.29 Sorry, Richard. They dont have it. Richard：Thanks, anyway.30thinkingThere was a girl on the ferry. Now maybe Marilyn：Tell me about it on the way h

25、ome. 31 END OF ACT 第二幕 1“Richard Stewart,46 Linden Street, Riverdale, New York.”这是一般地址的说法。如果写在信上，应为：Richard stewart 46 Linden Street, Riverdale, New York, N. Y. （邮政编码）U.S.A. 2You should take the number 1 subway.你应乘一路地铁。3You should take the number 1 train to Van Cortlandt Park. 你应乘一路车在Van Cortlandt P

26、ark 下车。4AnytimeMy pleasure.不用谢。Use Anytime after someone thanks you for doing something. 5Good luck. 祝你好运。一般用于与人分手时，回答也用Good luck。6uptown platform：the place to wait for trains going north. 北线月台。在纽约，地铁线有uptown 北线（向北驶）和downtown南线（向南驶）之分，在每个地铁站口都有标志。7boutique：a small store that sells clothing and other

27、 special items. （妇女）时装店。8Try this She takes a red sweater from a table. Its size eight. 试试这一件，她从桌子上拿起一件红色毛衣这是8号的。9Let mePermit me让我，允许我。The customer uses an informal pronunciation. She says Lemme. 在说这两个字时，这位顾客使用的是口语音：Lemme。10try (it) on：You try on an item of clothing to be sure that the size is corr

28、ect and that you like the way it looks. 试穿。11six oclock：6点钟。12five forty-five：5点45分。13The traffic is very heavy.There are many cars. 交通很拥挤。14hour：钟点。h不发音，它的发音同our。15I like the color on me, dont you? 我觉得我穿这颜色不错，你说呢？16I had a really bad day. 我今天真是糟透了。17ten after six：6点10分。18six thirty：6点30分。19I left m

29、y bag of film on我把装底片的包遗放在上了。20ferry：A ferry is a boat that carries passengers or vehicles across a river or a narrow bit of sea. 渡船（用来运送乘客或车辆过河或海）。21I went back for it. 我回去找（它）。22I lost a whole days work. 我把一整天的工作成果都丢了。23lost-and-found office：If you find something that doesnt belong to you, you tak

30、e it to a lost-and-found office. People can go to this office to get their lost things. 失物招领处。24think of：If you think of something, You remember it or it comes into your mind. 记起，想到。例如：“I didnt think of that.”“我就没想到这个”。25dial：拨电话。26The number, please, of the请告诉我的电话号码。用此来向查号台询问电话号码。27I really appreci

31、ate it, Marilyn. 我实在太感谢你（为我所做的这一切）了，Marilyn。28small canvas bag：小的粗帆布包。这里用了两个形容词来修饰“bag”（包）一词：small指尺寸；canvas（粗帆布）指材料。一般形容词的排列顺序是表示尺寸的放在前，表示材料的放在后。29She hangs up. 她挂上（电话机）。30Thanks, anyway. 无论如何，我还是要谢谢你。Use this expression to thank someone who tries to help but isnt able to. 当有人尽力想帮你但没帮上忙时可用此短语道谢。31Tell me about it on the way home. 在回家的路上告诉我吧。 美国生活点滴 1Alexandra是乘地铁去Richard