初级美语会话：谈论过去和现在（一）

Conversation¹ A : On a Farm?

　　MARTIN: I like your farm, Walter.?

　　WALTER: Thanks. I like the farm, too. I lived in town for seven years.?MARTIN: But you liked the farm??

　　WALTER: Yes. My father was² a farmer. I was a child. And then I was a student. I lived in the country for nineteen years.?

　　MARTIN: Did³ you work with your father??

　　WALTER: Of course⁴. I worked in the morning, and I worked in the evening.?MARTIN: Did you go to school??

　　WALTER: Yes. I went to high school in town.?

　　WALTER: Some farmers don't like animals.?

　　MARTIN: You have cows??

　　WALTER: That's right. I like sheep, too.?

　　MARTIN: Do you grow corn⁵ and beans⁶??

　　WALTER: Yes. But I have cows and sheep. Do you like sheep??

　　MARTIN: I like animals. But I live in the city.?

　　WALTER: Where is your home??

　　MARTIN: I live in Baltimore.?

　　WALTER: Do you have a family??

　　MARTIN: Yes. I have a wife⁷, a son and a daughter.?

　　WALTER: Are they with you here??

　　MARTIN: No, they're in Baltimore. My wife is working.?

　　WALTER: My brother lives in Philadelphia. That's in the East.?

　　MARTIN: That's right.?

　　WALTER: My sister lives in the West. She lives in Los Angeles. She lived in San Diego last year.?

　　MARTIN: Is she married⁸??

　　WALTER: Yes, she is.?

　　MARTIN: What does she do??

　　WALTER: She makes airplanes⁹. Her husband¹⁰ makes airplanes, too.?MARTIN: Are your parents living¹¹??

　　WALTER: Yes, they are.?

　　MARTIN: Where do they live??

　　WALTER: They live in San Diego. They lived with my sister.

　　MARTIN: Was your sister married??

　　WALTER: No. She is married now. She married last year. She moved to Los Angeles. They stayed in San Diego.?

　　Practice¹² 1：did 引导过去时的一般疑问句，用以询问过去的事情。句型结构是：“Did+主语+动词原形+其它?”?

　　Examples:  MARTIN: Did you work last year??

　　WALTER: Yes, I worked with my father.?

　　MARTIN: Did she live with her parents??

　　WALTER: Yes, she lived with her parents.?

　　MARTIN: Did they walk to town??

　　WALTER: Yes, they walked to town.?

　　会话 A  在一家农场?

　　马  丁：沃尔特，我喜欢你的农场。?

　　沃尔特：谢谢，我也喜欢农场。我在城里住了7年。?

　　马  丁：但你喜欢农场??

　　沃尔特：是的，我父亲是农民，我从童年到学生时代在乡下住了19年。?

　　马  丁：你那时和你父亲在一起干活吗??

　　沃尔特：当然，我在早上和晚上干活。?

　　马  丁：你那时上学吗??

　　沃尔特：是的，我在城里的中学上学。有些农场主不喜欢动物。?

　　马  丁：你养牛??

　　沃尔特：对，我也喜欢羊。

　　马  丁：你种玉米和豆子吗??

　　沃尔特：种，但我也养牛和羊，你喜欢羊吗??

　　马  丁：我喜欢动物，但我住在城里（无法饲养动物）。?

　　沃尔特：你的家在哪儿??

　　马  丁：我住在巴尔的摩。?

　　沃尔特：你成家了吗??

　　马  丁：成了，我有妻子，儿子和女儿。?

　　沃尔特：他们和你一起来这儿了吗??

　　马  丁：没有，他们在巴尔的摩，我妻子上班。?

　　沃尔特：我兄弟住在费城，在美国东部。?

　　马  丁：不错。?

　　沃尔特：我妹妹住在西部，她住在洛杉矶，她去年住在圣地亚哥。?

　　马  丁：她结婚了吗??

　　沃尔特：结婚了。?

　　马  丁：她做什么工作??

　　沃尔特：她制造飞机，她丈夫也是造飞机的。?

　　马  丁：你的父母还健在吗??

　　沃尔特：是的。?

　　马  丁：他们住在哪儿??

　　沃尔特：他们住在圣地亚哥，他们过去和我妹妹住在一起。?

　　马  丁：那时，你妹妹结婚了吗??

　　沃尔特：没有，但她现在结婚了，她去年结的婚。她搬到了洛杉矶 ，他们现在住在圣地亚哥。