Conversation A : At a Beach

SUE: Daddy, when are you going to come in the water?
MARTIN: Not now. Maybe later.
SUE: May I go in the water?
MARTIN: Where is Alan? Is he in the water?
SUE: No, he's talking to that girl.
MARTIN: Which one?
SUE: The tall girl.
MARTIN: They are all tall. Which one?
SUE: She's the one with black hair.
MARTIN: Who is that girl?
SUE: She's in Alan's class at school.
MARTIN: Do we know her?
SUE: I know her.
MARTIN: Do I know her parents? What's her name?
SUE: I don't know her name.
MARTIN: Where is your mother?
SUE: She's talking to those women.
MARTIN: Where?
SUE: Over there. See? She's talking to that short woman.
MARTIN: I see. Yes, that woman is very short. I don't know her.
SUE: Mama works with her.
MARTIN: Oh. Where are your friends?
SUE: They're not here.
MARTIN: When are they coming?
SUE: They're coming this morning. But they're not here yet. See that man? He's my teacher.
MARTIN: Which man?
SUE: He's the tall one. He has blue eyes.
MARTIN: I can’t see his eyes. What color is his hair?
SUE: His hair is brown.
MARTIN: I see two men with brown hair. Is he thin?
SUE: No, he's very big. He's big and tall.
MARTIN: And he has brown hair. I see him. What color is his swim suit? 
SUE: It's red.
EILEEN: Hello. You aren't swimming, Sue.
SUE: Daddy doesn't want to swim.
EILEEN: Can't you watch, Martin?
MARTIN: I don't want to move.
SUE: Mama, you come in the water.
EILEEN: Wait a minute. Who is that girl?
MARTIN: Which girl?
EILEEN: The girl is talking to Alan.
MARTIN: Which girl is talking to Alan?
EILEEN: The tall one.
MARTIN: Does she have black hair?
EILEEN: Yes.
MARTIN: She's a girl in Alan's school.
EILEEN: She's very pretty.
SUE: She's beautiful. I want black hair.
EILEEN: Your hair is very pretty.
MARTIN: Yes, your hair is nice.
SUE: When can we go in the water?
EILEEN: Let's go now.

Practice 1：依照會話A回答下列問題：
1.What is Alan doing?
2.What does the girl with Alan look like?
3.What is Sue's mother doing?
4.How do you describ the woman Sue's mother is talking about?
5.How does Sue' mother know her?
6.When are Sue' friends coming?
7.What does Sue's teacher look like?
8.What color is Sue’s teacher’s swim suit?

Practice 2：用形容詞來描述人的外表。
Examples:
SUE: The tall girl.
MARTIN: They are all tall.
SUE: She's the one with black hair.
She's talking to that short woman.
MARTIN: Yes, that woman is very short.
SUE: He's the tall one. He has blue eyes.
MARTIN: What color is his hair?
SUE: His hair is brown.
MARTIN: Tall. Tall girl. Black. Black hair.
Short. Very short. Very short woman.
Tall. Tall one. Blue. Blue eyes.
Brown. Brown hair.

會話A : 在沙灘上
蘇    ：爸爸，你什么時候下水啊?
馬  丁：現(xiàn)在不下，也許過一會兒下。
蘇    ：我可以下水嗎?
馬  丁：艾倫在哪兒?他在水里嗎?
蘇    ：不，他在跟那個女孩說話。
馬  丁：哪個?
蘇    ：那個高個兒的女孩。
馬  丁：她們個兒都高。哪一個?
蘇    ：就是那個黑頭發(fā)的。
馬  丁：那個女孩是誰?
蘇    ：她和艾倫同班。
馬  丁：我們認識她嗎?
蘇    ：我認識她。
馬  丁：我認識她父母嗎?她叫什么名?
蘇    ：我不知道她的名字。
馬  丁：你媽在哪兒?
蘇    ：她在跟那些女人說話。
馬  丁：哪兒?
蘇    ：那邊兒。看見了?她在跟那個矮個子的女人說話。
馬  丁：看見了。對，那個女的很矮，我不認識她。
蘇    ：媽媽跟她在一塊兒工作。
馬  丁：哦。你的朋友們在哪兒?
蘇    ：他們不在這兒。
馬  丁：他們什么時候來?
蘇    ：他們今天上午來，不過他們還沒到。看見那個男的沒有?他是我的老師。
馬  丁：哪個男的?
蘇    ：那個高個兒的，他長著藍眼睛。
馬  丁：我看不見他的眼睛，他的頭發(fā)是什么顏色的?
蘇    ：他的頭發(fā)是棕色的。
馬  丁：我看見兩個人長棕色頭發(fā)。他長得瘦嗎?
蘇    ：不，他塊頭兒很大，他又高又大。
馬  丁：他還長著棕色頭發(fā)，我看見他了。他的游泳褲是什么顏色的?
蘇    ：是紅色的。
艾  琳：嘿，蘇，你沒有游泳。
蘇    ：爸爸不想游。
艾  琳：你不能只看吧，馬丁?
馬  丁：我不想動。
蘇    ：媽媽，你下水來。
艾  琳：等一會兒。那個女孩是誰?
馬  丁：哪個女孩?
艾  琳：跟艾倫講話那個女孩。
馬  丁：哪個女孩在跟艾倫講話?
艾  琳：那個高個子的。
馬  丁：她長著黑頭發(fā)嗎?
艾  琳：是的。
馬  丁：她和艾倫同校。
艾  琳：她很漂亮。
蘇    ：她很美。我想要黑頭發(fā)。
艾  琳：你的頭發(fā)很漂亮。
馬  丁：是的，你的頭發(fā)不錯。
蘇    ：咱們什么時候下水?
艾  琳：現(xiàn)在就下。


Conversation B

ALAN: Hi, Dad. Where is Sue?
MARTIN: She's with your mother. They went swimming.
ALAN: I'm too late.
MARTIN: Yes, you are.
ALAN: Where you they?
MARTIN: Look out there. Can you see them?
ALAN: Where?
MARTIN: Can you see two people there?
ALAN: Maybe. Oh, yes. I see Sue's blonde hair.
MARTIN: Sue's a good swimmer.
ALAN: And mother is, too.
MARTIN: Who were those girls?
ALAN: Which girls?
MARTIN: The girls over there. You were talking to them.
ALAN: They're friends.
MARTIN: Are they from your school?
ALAN: Some are from school.
MARTIN: Which ones?
ALAN: Do you see the tall girl? She has black hair. She has a small head and big brown eyes.
MARTIN: Were you talking to her?
ALAN: Yes, I was.
MARTIN: Yes, I see her.
ALAN: She's in my class at school. Do you see that woman behind the girls?
MARTIN: Is she sitting?
ALAN: Yes, she is. She's sitting with a little boy. She's that girl's mother. And the boy is her brother.
MARTIN: Where is the father?
ALAN: He's bringing food. Do you see that short girl?
MARTIN: The one with brown hair?
ALAN: No, the one with blonde hair.
MARTIN: Yes. She's standing beside the tall girl.
ALAN: She's in my school, too. She's not in my class. Her mother and father are here too. Do you know them?
MARTIN: I don't know. who are they?
ALAN: Mr. and Mrs Kovisar.
MARTIN: I know the name. Where are they?
ALAN: Mr. Kovisar is that fat man.
MARTIN: He's not very fat! He's only big.
ALAN: He's fat. He's short and fat.
MARTIN: Which woman is Mrs. Kovisar?
ALAN: I don't see her.
MARTIN: Who are the other girls?
ALAN: They're not from my school. I only met them today. Do you want to swim?
MARTIN: Maybe later. You go. Sue likes swimming with you.
ALAN: OK. See you later.

Practice 3：依照對話B回答下列問題：
1.Where is Sue?
2.What are Sue and her mother doing?
3.Who were those girls Alan was talking to?
4.How does Alan describe one of the girls?
5.What does Alan say about her family?
6.How is Martin's opinion different from his son's about Mr. Kovisar's phsical characteristics?
7.Who are the other girls?
8.Does Martin want to swim this time?

Practice 4：用形容詞描述人的整體或部位。
Examples:
 ALAN: I see Sue's blonde hair.
Do you see the tall girl?
She has black hair.
She has a small head amd big brown eyes.
She's sitting with a little boy.
Do you see that short girl?
The one with blonde hair.
Mr Kovisar is that fat man.
He's short and fat.
MARTIN: Blonde. Blonde hair.
Tall. Tall girl. Black. Black hair.
Small. Small head.
Big. Brown. Big brown eyes.

會話B
艾  倫：嘿，爸。蘇在哪兒?
馬  丁：她和你媽在一起，她們?nèi)ビ斡玖恕＊?br /> 艾  倫：我來得太晚了。
馬  丁：是啊，你來得太晚了。
艾  倫：他們在哪兒?
馬  丁：看那邊，你能看見他們嗎?
艾  倫：哪兒?
馬  丁：你能看見那邊兩個人嗎?
艾  倫：好像能。啊，是的。我看見蘇的金黃色頭發(fā)了。
馬  丁：蘇游得很好。
艾  倫：媽媽游得也很好。
馬  丁：那些女孩是誰?
艾  倫：哪些女孩?
馬  丁：那邊那些女孩，你剛才在和她們說話。
艾  倫：她們是朋友。
馬  丁：她們和你同校嗎?
艾  倫：有一些是。
馬  丁：哪一些?
艾  倫：你看見那個高個兒女孩了嗎?她留著黑發(fā)，頭很小，一雙棕色大眼睛。
馬  丁：你剛才是和她交談嗎?
艾  倫：是的。
馬  丁：是的，我看見她了。
艾  倫：她在學校和我同班。你看見那些女孩后面的那個女的了嗎?
馬  丁：她坐著嗎?
艾  倫：是的，她坐著。她和一個小男孩坐在一起，她是那個女孩的母親。還有那個男孩是她的弟弟。
馬  丁：她父親在哪兒?
艾  倫：他在拿吃的過來。你看見那個矮個兒的女孩了嗎?
馬  丁：棕色頭發(fā)的那個?
艾  倫：不，金黃色頭發(fā)的那個。
馬  丁：對了，她站在那個高個兒女孩旁邊。
艾  倫：她也在我那個學校，她不在我班上。她的父母也在這兒，你認識他們嗎?
馬  丁：我不認識。他們叫什么?
艾  倫：科維薩夫婦。
馬  丁：我知道這個姓。他們在哪兒?
艾  倫：科維薩先生長得很胖。
馬  丁：他并不是很胖!他只是長得壯。
艾  倫：他胖，他又矮又胖。
馬  丁：哪一個女的是科維薩太太?
艾  倫：我沒看到她。
馬  丁：其他女孩是誰?
艾  倫：她們不是我那個學校的，我今天才見到她們。你想游泳嗎?
馬  丁：也許過一會兒吧，你去吧，蘇喜歡和你游泳。
艾  倫：好吧，一會兒見。
 

New Words Expressions 生詞和短語

brown    adj. 棕色的
swim suit    n. 游泳衣/褲
pretty    adj. 漂亮的
beautiful    adj. 美麗的
nice    adj. 好看的
blonde    adj. 金黃色的
 

Language Points 語言要點

1. She's the one with black hair. 她是那個黑頭發(fā)的。
由 with 所引導(dǎo)的短語形容人的自然特征，例如：
a girl with blonde hair 金發(fā)女郎
a boy with blue eyes 藍眼睛小男孩
a man with a big nose 大鼻子男人
由 in 引導(dǎo)的短語一般形容人的穿戴，例如：
a girl in a white dress 白衣少女
a man in blue jeans 穿牛仔褲的男子
a woman in a brown sweater 穿棕色毛衣的婦女
2 .I can't see his eyes. 我看不見他的眼睛。
see 表示“看見”，強調(diào)能否看得見這一結(jié)果，例如：
Can you see two people there? 你能看見那邊兩個人嗎?
I see Sue's blonde hair. 我看見蘇的金黃色頭發(fā)。
Can't you watch, Martin? 馬丁，你難道不能看(我們游)嗎?
watch 表示很關(guān)注地“看”，或是“注意”，例如：
They watched the children dancing. 他們觀看孩子們跳舞。
Watch your step, please. 請注意走好。
Look out there. Can you see them? 往那兒看。你看見他們了嗎?
look 強調(diào)“看”的動作，例如：
I look inside the wallet, but saw nothing in it.
我看了錢包里面，但什么也沒看見。
Look at the map. Did you see the location of the city?
看一下地圖，你看見這個城市的位置了嗎?
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Cultural Notes  文化注釋

美國人特別喜歡戶外活動(outdoor activities)，常見的有各種球類、游泳、野餐(picnic)、燒烤(barbecue)、野外宿營(camping)、日光浴(sun-bathing)，等等。