初級美語 Lesson 17:Asking About People's Homes 詢問住

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。我現在還沒有工作。我是個學生。?
馬 丁：你在大學裏學習嗎??
音樂家：是的。?
馬 丁：你在大學裏練習嗎??
音樂家：是的。我也在家裏練習。?
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：我在學校裏演奏，在家裏演奏，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：你現在還彈嗎??
音樂家：不。我不學鋼琴。我現在不練習鋼琴。?
馬 丁：你什麼時候彈鋼琴??
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。?
馬 尼：你好!?
馬 丁：你好，我是馬丁·勒納。你怎麼樣??
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：你在這個公寓裏住??
馬 尼：不，不，我不在這個公寓住。我在布魯明頓住。?
音樂家：我的家裏很小。?
馬 尼：我的家裏也很小。?

Conversation B?

MARTIN: Manny, where do you live in Bloomington??
MANNY: I live at five-twenty-six Hamilton Street.?
MARTIN: Do you live in a house??
MANNY: No, I don't.?
MARTIN: Do you live in a dormitory??
MANNY: No, I don't.?
MARTIN: Do you live in an apartment??
MANNY: Yes, I do. It's very small.?
MARTIN: How many rooms does it have??
MANNY: It has one large room and one very small room.?
MARTIN: That was beautiful.?
MANNY: He's very good.?
MUSICIAN: Thanks.?
MARTIN: Manny, what do you do??
MANNY: I'm a musician, too.?
MARTIN: Are you a student??
MANNY: Yes, I am. I study at the university.?
MARTIN: Do you play the violin??
MANNY: No, I don't.?
MUSICIAN: Yes, he does.?
MANNY: No, I don't.?
MUSICIAN: Yes, he does. But he's very bad.?
MANNY: Yes, I'm very bad.?
MARTIN: Where are you from??
MANNY: I'm from Brooklyn. My family is from Russia. It was their home.?MARTIN: Did you live in Russia??
MANNY: No, I didn't. My home was in Brooklyn.?
MARTIN: Did you play the violin in Brooklyn??
MANNY: Yes. I was very bad.?
MARTIN: What do you play now??
MANNY: I play the clarinet.?
MARTIN: Did your father play the clarinet??
MANNY: No, he didn't. He was a chemist.?
MARTIN: Did your mother play the clarinet??
MANNY: No, she didn't. But she was a musician. She was a singer.?
MARTIN: Do you play another musical instrument??
MANNY: Yes, I do. I play the guitar.?
MUSICIAN: He plays the mandolin, too.?
MUSICIAN: Excuse me. Teresa! Hi.?
THERESA: Hi.?
MUSICIAN: This is Teresa.?
MANNY: Hi, Teresa.?
MARTIN: Hello. I'm Martin. Are you a musician??
TERESA: No. I'm a teacher.?
MUSICIAN: She teaches at the high school.?
MARTIN: Do you live in Bloomington??
TERESA: Yes, I do.?
MUSICIAN: She lives in the apartment downstairs.?
TERESA: Manny, do you have your guitar??
MANNY: Yes, I do.?
TERESA: Play for us.?
MANNY: OK.?

Practice 2：詢問對方是否住在一所房子裏或一間宿舍裏，用：Do you live in a(n)...? 你住在……裏嗎??
Examples: MARTIN: Do you live in a house??
MANNY: No, I don't.?
MARTIN: Do you live in a dormitory??
MANNY: No, I don't.?
MARTIN: Do you live in an apartment??
MANNY: Yes, I do.?
MARTIN: Do you live in an apartment??
MUSICIAN: Yes, I do.?
MARTIN: Did you live in a house??
MUSICIAN: Yes, I lived in a house in Finland.?

會話B?

馬 丁：馬尼，你在布魯明頓的什麼地方住??
馬 尼：我住在漢彌爾頓街526號。?
馬 丁：你住在一棟房子裏嗎??
馬 尼：不。?
馬 丁：你住宿舍嗎??
馬 尼：不。?
馬 丁：你住公寓裏嗎??
馬 尼：是的。很小的公寓。?
馬 丁：有幾間房??
馬 尼：一間大屋和一個很小的屋。?
馬 丁：很美。?
馬 尼：他很棒。?
音樂家：謝謝。?
馬 丁：馬尼，你做什麼工作??
馬 尼：我也是個音樂家。?
馬 丁：你是個學生嗎??
馬 尼：是的，我在大學裏上學。?
馬 丁：你拉小提琴嗎??
馬 尼：不。?
音樂家：是的，他拉。?
馬 尼：不。?
音樂家：是的，他演奏，不過很差勁。?
馬 尼：是的，我很差勁。?
馬 丁：你來自什麼地方??
馬 尼：我是布魯克林人。祖籍是俄羅斯，那是我家人的家。?
馬 丁：你住在俄羅斯嗎??
馬 尼：不。我家在布魯克林。?
馬 丁：你在布魯克林拉小提琴嗎??
馬 尼：是的。我很差勁。?
馬 丁：你現在幹什麼呢??
馬 尼：我吹單簧管。?
馬 丁：你父親吹單簧管嗎??
馬 尼：不。他是個化學家。?
馬 丁：你母親吹單簧管嗎??
馬 尼：不。但她是個音樂家。她是個唱歌的。?
馬 丁：你還演奏其他樂器嗎??
馬 尼：是的。我彈吉他。?
音樂家：他也演奏曼陀鈴琴。?
音樂家：對不起。特雷薩!你好!?
特雷薩：你好!?
音樂家：這是特雷薩。?
馬 尼：你好，特雷薩。?
馬 丁：你好，我叫馬丁。你是個音樂家嗎??
特雷薩：不，我是個教師。?
音樂家：她在高中教書。?
馬 丁：你住在布魯明頓嗎??
特雷薩：是的。?
音樂家：她在樓下的公寓住。?
特雷薩：馬尼，你帶吉他了嗎??
馬 尼：是的。?
特雷薩：爲我們演奏吧。?
馬 尼：好的。

New Words and Expressions 生詞和短語?

apartment n. 公寓?
instrument n. 樂器?
dormitory n. 宿舍?
clarinet n. 單簧管?
guitar n. 吉它?
mandolin n. 曼陀鈴琴?

Proper Nouns 專有名詞?
Finland 芬蘭?
Bloomington 布魯明頓?
Teresa (是 Theresa 的異體)?

Language Points 語言要點?

1 . I play the piano. 我彈鋼琴。?
在樂器前面要加定冠詞 the。例如：?
I play the guitar. 我彈吉它。?
He plays the clarinet. 我吹黑管。?
She plays the violin. 她拉小提琴。?
2 . Do you play another musical instrument??你演奏其它樂器嗎??
another 再一個，又一個，另外一個。?

Cultural Notes 文化註釋

在美國很多人居住在“單門獨戶”的房子(house)裏，這種房子有前、後院、花園、車庫及柵欄。在些人住在公寓樓(apartment)裏。還有些人住在“大篷車”(mobile home)裏，“大篷車”是裝有車輪的活動房，可用車牽引，房內生活設施齊全。?