Conversation A : An Accident

CAST: Look out! Did you see that? Stand back. What happened? Is anyone hurt? Where did he come from?
POLICEMAN: All right, all right. Stand back. Move. Stand back.ALEXANDER: Who are you?
POLICEMAN: I'm a policeman. Did you see the accident?
CAST: Yes, I did. Sure. I was standing right herr. Well. I think so.POLICEMAN: I want your names and addresses. OK. Who are you?
PAULA: I am Paula Roberts.
POLICEMAN: Where do you live?
PAULA: I live at fifty-five Georgia Street.
POLICEMAN: Where do you work?
PAULA: I work at Johnson's.
POLICEMAN: What is the address?
PAULA: Three-oh-seven California Street.
POLICEMAN: Thanks. OK. Who are you?
MARTIN: I'm Martin Learner. I'm a reporter.
POLICEMAN: Where do you live?
MARTIN: I live in Baltimore.
POLICEMAN: Where do you live in Baltimore?
MARTIN: I live at fourteen-twenty-seven Grant Street.
POLICEMAN: OK. Who are you?
NANCY: I'm Nancy Kim.
POLICEMAN: Where do you live?
NANCY: I live at sixteen Carter Street.
POLICEMAN: Where do you work?
NANCY: I work at the Arizona Hotel.
POLICEMAN: What is the address?
NANCY: The address is ten-eighty Arizona Street.
POLICEMAN: Good. Now. Who are you?
ALEXANDER: I'm Alexander Macrakis.
POLICEMAN: Please spell it for me.
ALEXANDER: M-A-C-R-A-K-I-S.
POLICEMAN: Where do you live?
ALEXANDER: I live in Chicago.
POLICEMAN: Where do you live in Chicago?
ALEXANDER: I live at nine-three-eight North Florida Street.
POLICEMAN: Where do you work?
ALEXANDER: I'm a student.
POLICEMAN: Where are you a student?
ALEXANDER: At the Mills Institute of Technology.

Practice 1： 美國人說地址的方法與中國人不同，是由小到大的順序，即由門牌號到街再到城市的順序。住在哪一號要用介詞 at。
Examples:  POLICEMAN: Where do you live? 
PAULA: I live at fifty-five Georgia Street. 
POLICEMAN: Where do you live? 
MARTIN: I live at fourteen-twenty-seven Grant Street. 
POLICEMAN: Where do you live? 
NANCY: I live at sixteen Carter Street. 
POLICEMAN: Where do you live? 
ALEXANDER: I live at nine-three-eight North Florida Street.

會話A : 一起事故
眾    ：當(dāng)心!你看到了嗎?往后站。發(fā)生了什么?有人受傷了嗎?他是哪兒的人?警  察：好了，好了，往后站，讓一讓，往后站。
亞歷山大：你是什么人?
警  察：我是警察，你看到這起事故了嗎?
眾    ：是的，我看到了，當(dāng)然，我就站在這兒，嗯，我想是這樣。發(fā)生得太快了。
警  察：我要你的姓名和地址。好，你叫什么名字?
普  拉：我叫普拉·羅伯茨。
警  察：你住哪兒?
普  拉：我住在佐治亞街55號。
警  察：你在哪兒工作?
普  拉：我在約翰遜公司工作。
警  察：地址呢?
普  拉：加利福尼亞街307號。
警  察：謝謝。好了，你是干什么的?
馬  丁：我是馬丁·勒納。我是記者。
警  察：你住在哪兒?
馬  丁：我住在巴爾的摩。
警  察：在巴爾的摩住哪兒?
馬  丁：我住在格蘭特街1427號。
警  察：你好。你是哪位?
南  希：我叫南希·基姆。
警  察：你住在哪兒?
南  希：我住在卡特街16號。
警  察：你在哪兒工作?
南  希：我在亞利桑那賓館工作。
警  察：地址是什么?
南  希：地址是亞利桑那街1080號。
警  察：好。那么你是哪位?
亞歷山大：我是亞歷山大·馬克拉奇斯。
警  察：請拼給我看。
亞歷山大：馬-克-拉-奇-斯。
警  察：你住在哪兒?
亞歷山大：我住在芝加哥。
警  察：你住在芝加哥的什么地方?
亞歷山大：我住佛羅里達北街938號。
警  察：你在哪兒工作?
亞歷山大：我是學(xué)生。
警  察：你在哪兒學(xué)習(xí)?
亞歷山大：在米爾斯工學(xué)院。
 

Conversation B

LIEUTENANT: Good afternoon, officer.
POLICEMAN: Good afternoon, Lieutenant.
LIEUTENANT: Who are these people?
POLICEMAN: I have names and addresses, Lieutenant.
LIEUTENANT: I want to ask some questions. Excuse me, where are you from?
ALEXANDER: I'm from Chicago.
LIEUTENANT: What do you do?
ALEXANDER: I'm a student.
LIEUTENANT: OK. Who are you?
NANCY: I'm Nancy Kim.
LIEUTENANT: Where do you live?
NANCY: I live at sixteen Carter Street.
LIEUTENANT: You, please. Where are you from?
MARTIN: I'm from Baltimore.
POLICEMAN: Look out.
LIEUTENANT: OK, OK. Move along.
POLICEMAN: Step aside. Watch your step.
MARTIN: Hello. I'm Martin Learner. I'm a reporter. I want to ask you some questions.
ALEXANDER: OK.
MARTIN: You're a student.
ALEXANDER: Yes, I'm a student. I'm Alexander Macrakis.
MARTIN: Alexander Macrakis. Please write it for me.
ALEXANDER: OK.
MARTIN: Where are you from?
ALEXANDER: I'm from Chicago.
MARTIN: Hello. I'm Martin Learner. Who are you?
NANCY: Hi. I'm Nancy Kim.
MARTIN: Where do you live?
NANCY: I live at sixteen Carter Street. Where do you live?
MARTIN: I live in Baltimore. This is Alexander Macrakis.
NANCY: Hi. I'm Nancy. What do you do?
ALEXANDER: Hi, Nancy. I'm a student. I'm from Chicago.
PAULA: Excuse me, where is a telephone?
MARTIN: Sorry. I don't know. I'm from Baltimore.
ALEXANDER: I don't know. I'm from Chicago.
NANCY: Hi. I'm Nancy Kim.
PAULA: Hello. Where is a telephone?
NANCY: Go straight ahead. Turn left on Michigan Street. There is a telephone at the coffee shop.
PAULA: Thanks. By the way, I'm Paula Roberts.
NANCY: He's Martin.
MARTIN: Martin Learner.
PAULA: What do you do?
MARTIN: I'm a reporter. What do you do?
PAULA: I'm a lawyer.
MARTIN: Where are you from?
PAULA: Here. I live here.
NANCY: I live here, too. He lives in Chicago. And he lives in Baltimore.PAULA: Let's see. You're Alexander. You're Nancy. And you're Martin.MARTIN: Wonderful.
PAULA: But the telephone. Where is the telephone?
NANCY: Go straight ahead. Turn left on Michingan Street. Then go to the coffee shop.
PAULA: Thank you very much. Goodbye.
ALL: Goodbye, bye, bye-bye.
POLICEMAN: Thank you for your time.
CAST: That's all right. No trouble, don't mentionit glad to help.
MARTIN: Well, goodbye, Alexander. Goodbye, Nancy.
ALEXANDER: Goodbye. Mr. Learner.
NANCY: Bye, Martin.
ALEXANDER: Nancy.
NANCY: Yes.
ALEXANDER: Please call me Alex.
NANCY: OK, Alex.
ALEXANDER: Where do you work, Nancy?
NANCY: I work at the Arizona Hotel.
ALEXANDER: Where is the Arizona Hotel.
NANCY: Straight ahead. Do you see that tall, glass building? That's the Arizona Hotel.
ALEXANDER: What do you do?
NANCY: I'm an accountant. What are you studying?
ALEXANDER: I'm studying computers.
NANCY: That's wonderful. I like computers.
ALEXANDER: Do you like coffee?
NANCY: Yes, I like coffee. I'm going to go to work.

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