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Conversation :  At the Coffee Shop

MARTIN: OK, Stefan. You live in Baltimore now. What do you do in Baltimore?
STEFAN: I am a student.
MARTIN: Where?
STEFAN: At Johns Hopkins University. I am studying health administration.MARTIN: That's very interesting.
WAITRESS: More coffee?
STEFAN: No, thank you.
MARTIN: No, thanks. Let's listen to our tape, Stefan. Here we are.
STEFAN: My name is Stefan Nowak.
MARTIN: I want to get it right. Please spell it for me.
STEFAN: S-T-E-F-A-N N-O-W-A-K
MARTIN: Where are you from?
STEFAN: I am from Poland.
MARTIN: I know you're from Poland. What city are you from? Warsaw?STEFAN: No, I'm not from Warsaw. I'm from Cracow. Where are you from?MARTIN: I'm from Chicago.
MARTIN: That sounds good.
MARTIN: Let's go on.
MARTIN: You live in Baltimore. You're a student at Johns Hopkins University. Where did you live last year?
STEFAN: I lived in Warsaw last year. I worked in Warsaw for two years.MARTIN: What did you do?
STEFAN: I worked in a hospital. I worked in the office.
MARTIN: What did you do in the office?
STEFAN: There's my friend Susan. Susan! Sorry, Martin. I want you to meet Susan.
SUSAN: Good morning.
MARTIN: Good morning. I'm Martin Learner.
SUSAN: Hello. I'm Susan Wolf.
STEFAN: Martin is a reporter. He is writing a story about me.
SUSAN: Really!? Why?
STEFAN: Because I'm from Poland.
MARTIN: And he's a student. He's studying at the university. Where are you from, Susan?
SUSAN: I'm from Ohio.
MARTIN: What do you do?
SUSAN: I'm a student, too.
MARTIN: What do you study?
SUSAN: I study music. I'm a musician.
MARTIN: Wonderful! Do you live in Baltimore?
SUSAN: I live in Baltimore now. I lived in Washington last year.
WAITRESS: What're yu gonna have?
SUSAN: What?
STEFAN: She said,“What are you going to have?”
SUSAN: Nothing, thank you? I'm going to study now. Goodbye, Mr. Learner. Bye, Stefan.
MARTIN: Goodbye.
STEFAN: Goodbye, Susan.

Practice 1:我们学过询问对方现在住址的方法:Where do you live? 现在我们学习询问别人过去住址的方法:Where did you live? 你过去住哪儿?回答是:I lived in/at... 我过去住在……
Examples:  YANHUA: Where did Stefan live last year?
XUFENG: He lived in Warsaw.
YANHUA: Where did Susan live last year?
XUFENG: She lived in Washington.

会话 : 在咖啡馆
马  丁:好。史蒂芬。你现在住在巴尔的摩。你在巴尔的摩做什么工作?
史蒂芬:我是学生。
马  丁:在哪儿。
史蒂芬:在约翰·霍普金斯大学。我学习卫生管理。
马  丁:那真有意思。
服务员:再来点咖啡吗?
史蒂芬:不要啦,谢谢。
马  丁:不要啦,谢谢。我们听听磁带吧,史蒂芬。开始吧。
史蒂芬:我的名子是史蒂芬·诺瓦克。
马  丁:我想搞准确。请给我拼出来。
史蒂芬:史-蒂-芬·诺-瓦-克。
马  丁:你是哪儿人?
史蒂芬:我是波兰人。
马  丁:我知道你是波兰人,你是从哪个城市来的?华沙吗?
史蒂芬:不,我不是华沙人,我是克拉科夫人。你是哪儿的人?
马  丁:我是芝加哥人。
马  丁:听起来不错。
马  丁:咱们继续谈吧。
马  丁:你住在巴尔的摩。你是约翰·霍普金斯大学的学生。你去年住哪儿?史蒂芬:我去年住在华沙。我在华沙工作了两年。
马  丁:你做什么工作?
史蒂芬:我在一家医院工作。我在办公室工作。
马  丁:你在办公室做什么工作?
史蒂芬:那是我的朋友苏姗。苏姗!对不起,马丁。我想让你见见苏姗。
苏  姗:早上好。
马  丁:早上好。我是马丁。
苏  姗:你好。我是苏姗·沃尔夫。
史蒂芬:马丁是记者。他正在写一篇关于我的报道。
苏  姗:真的?为什么?
史蒂芬:因为我是波兰人。
马  丁:他是学生。他正在大学学习。你是哪儿的人,苏姗?
苏  姗:我是俄亥俄州人。
马  丁:你做什么工作?
苏  姗:我也是学生。
马  丁:你学什么?
苏  姗:我学音乐。我是乐师。
马  丁:好极了。你住在巴尔的摩吗?
苏  姗:我住在巴尔的摩。我过去住在华盛顿。
服务员:你要来点儿啥?
苏  姗:什么?
史蒂芬:她说:“你要来点什么?”
苏  姗:什么都不要,谢谢你。我现在要学习去了。再见,勒纳先生。再见,史蒂芬。
马  丁:再见。
史蒂芬:再见,苏姗。

New Words and Expressions 生词和短语
health   n. 卫生,健康
administration   n. 管理
interesting   adj. 有趣的
sound   v. 听起来
hospital   n. 医院

Proper Nouns 专有名词
Johns Hopkins University   约翰·霍普金斯大学

Language Points 语言要点

I lived in Florida last year. 我去年住在佛里达州。
这里我们学习一般过去时。
1 . 一般过去时的形式:
主语+动词的过去式。例如:
I worked in Florida.(worked 为 work 的过去式)
She said,“What are you going to have?”(said 为 say 的过去式)
2 . 一般过去时的使用方法:
一般过去时表示过去所发生的动作或状态。常常与表示过去的时间副词或短语连用。例如:He came back yesterday.Martin went to the airport at eight this morning.
3 . 动词的过去式形式的变化规则:
a. 一般的动词在词尾加-ed,例如:work-worked, want-wanted, visit-visited
b. 有些动词的过去式呈不规则变化:see-saw(看),tell-told(告诉),have-had(有)
c.    系动词 be 的过去式:am/is-was, are-were
4 .  一般过去时的否定形式:
主语+did not/didn't+动词原形
主语+was not(were not)/wasn't(weren't)...


Cultural Notes  文化注释

在美国的一些大城市里,一些主要街道是用名人的名字命名的。例如:总统、政治家、军事家、科学家的名字,用以纪念他们对人民和祖国,甚至对人类的贡献。例如Jefferson Street, Adams Street, Garter Street 等。有些街道是以美国的州名名的,例如:Georgia Street, Arizona Street, California Street.

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Lesson 35 Asking Questions About Specific Time 询问确切时间
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Lesson 33 Stating the General Time of Your Activities 表示活动的大致时间
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Lesson 31 Events and Activities That You Don't Like 不喜欢的事件和活动
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Lesson 29 Shopping 购 物