Conversation A : Visiting a Musician

MARTIN: Thank you. Thank you very much. That was wonderful.
MUSICIAN: You're welcome. Do you like the violin?
MARTIN: I love the violin.
MUSICIAN: Would you like some coffee or tea?
MARTIN: No, thanks. I want to ask you some questions.
MUSICIAN: OK.
MARTIN: You're a young musician. How old are you?
MUSICIAN: I'm twenty-one years old.
MARTIN: Do you have a family?
MUSICIAN: I have a family in Finland. I don't have a family here.
MARTIN: Do you work? Do you have a job?
MUSICIAN: I'm a musician. I don't work now. I'm a student.
MARTIN: Do you study at the university?
MUSICIAN: Yes, I do.
MARTIN: Do you Practice at the university?
MUSICIAN: Yes. I Practice at home, too.
MARTIN: Where do you live?
MUSICIAN: I live here. This is my home. Where do you live?
MARTIN: I live in Baltimore.
MUSICIAN: Do you live in an apartment?
MARTIN: Yes, I do.
MUSICIAN: This apartment is very small.
MARTIN: I live in a small apartment, too. It's my home.
MUSICIAN: I live in a big house in Finland. But this is my home here.MARTIN: Did you play the violin in Finland?
MUSICIAN: Oh, yes, I did. I played for many years.
MARTIN: Where did you play?
MUSICIAN: I played at school. And I played at home. My mother played the violin.
MARTIN: Did you play another musical instrument?
MUSICIAN: First, I played the piano. My father played the piano.
MARTIN: Do you play the piano now?
MUSICIAN: No, I don't. I don't study. I don't Practice the piano now.
MARTIN: When did you play the piano?
MUSICIAN: When I lived in Finland.
MARTIN: How long did you play?
MUSICIAN: Ten years.
MUSICIAN: Excuse me. Hello, Manny. Come in.
MANNY: Hi.
MARTIN: Hello, I'm Martin Learner. How are you?
MANNY: Hi, I'm Manny.
MUSICIAN: Mr. Learner is a reporter. Manny is my friend.
MARTIN: I'm happy to meet you.
MANNY: Thanks.
MARTIN: Where is your home?
MANNY: Here.
MARTIN: You live here in this apartment?
MANNY: No, no. I don't live in this apartment. I live here in Bloomington. My home is in Bloomington.
MUSICIAN: My home is very small.
MANNY: My home is very small, too.

Practice 1：“home”是指你居住的地方，它可能是一所房子，也可能是一間公寓。詢問你居住在哪，一般用：Where do you live? 你住在哪兒?回答是：I live... 我住在……
Examples:  MARTIN: Where do you live?
MUSICIAN: I live here. This is my home.
MARTIN: Where do you live?
MANNY: I live in Bloomington.
MUSICIAN: Where do you live?
MARTIN: I live in an apartment.

會話A : 拜訪音樂家
馬  丁：謝謝!非常感謝你。太棒了。
音樂家：不客氣!你喜歡小提琴嗎?
馬  丁：我喜愛小提琴。
音樂家：你喝點(diǎn)咖啡或是茶嗎?
馬  丁：不，謝謝。我想問你些問題。
音樂家：好的。
馬  丁：你是個年輕的音樂家。你多大了?
音樂家：我21歲。
馬  丁：你成家了嗎?
音樂家：我家人在芬蘭。我在這兒沒有家庭。
馬  丁：你工作嗎?你有工作嗎?
音樂家：我是個音樂家。我現(xiàn)在還沒有工作。我是個學(xué)生。
馬  丁：你在大學(xué)里學(xué)習(xí)嗎?
音樂家：是的。
馬  丁：你在大學(xué)里練習(xí)嗎?
音樂家：是的。我也在家里練習(xí)。
馬  丁：你住在哪兒?
音樂家：我住這兒。這兒是我的家。你住哪兒?
馬  丁：我住在巴爾的摩。
音樂家：你住公寓嗎?
馬  丁：是的。
音樂家：這個公寓太小了。
馬  丁：我也住一個小公寓。那是我的家。
音樂家：我在芬蘭住一所很大的房子。但這兒是我的家。
馬  丁：你在芬蘭拉小提琴嗎?
音樂家：噢，是的。我演奏許多年了。
馬  丁：你在哪兒演奏?
音樂家：我在學(xué)校里演奏，在家里演奏，我媽媽拉小提琴。
馬  丁：你演奏過其他樂器嗎?
音樂家：最開始我彈鋼琴。我爸爸彈鋼琴。
馬  丁：你現(xiàn)在還彈嗎?
音樂家：不。我不學(xué)鋼琴。我現(xiàn)在不練習(xí)鋼琴。
馬  丁：你什么時候彈鋼琴?
音樂家：在我住在芬蘭的時候。
馬  丁：你彈了多久?
音樂家：十年。
音樂家：對不起。你好，馬尼。請進(jìn)。
馬  尼：你好!
馬  丁：你好，我是馬丁·勒納。你怎么樣?
馬  尼：嗯!我叫馬尼。
音樂家：勒納先生是個記者。馬尼是我的朋友。
馬  丁：很高興認(rèn)識你。
馬  尼：謝謝。
馬  丁：你家在哪兒?
馬  尼：在這兒。
馬  丁：你在這個公寓里住?
馬  尼：不，不，我不在這個公寓住。我在布魯明頓住。
音樂家：我的家里很小。
馬  尼：我的家里也很小。

《初級美語Lesson17:AskingAboutPeople'sHomes詢問住》永久閱讀地址: http://www.jiazhineng.cn/yingyu/2321/