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在这一讲里,你将听到几段短小的对话。听的时候,请集中精力听,尽可能不看下面的材料。
Dialogue 1
有人在公共汽车站上向一位陌生人打听情况。
MAN:Ah…excuse me,…can you tell me when then ext bus is due, please?
WOMAN:Ah.it's due in 5 minutes.
Dialogue 2
这两个素不相识的人接着谈了起来,谈的是天气。
MAN: Nice day,isn't it?
WOMAN: Very nice. It's warmer than yesterday.
MAN:Yes, it was cold yesterday morning.
Dialogue 3
这段对话和上面的对话相似。
MAN:Excuse me, can you-tell me when the next bus is due?
WOMAN:Mm. Yes, in 10 minutes.
MAN:Mm. It's a bit chilly today, isn't it?
WOMAN:Yes, it is…it might rain later…
MAN:Yes…there are a few clouds about.
Dialogue 4
一群年轻人在辨泳池旁边聊天。Steve正在问一位护士Helen的工作情况。
STEVE:What do you do for a living, Helen?
HELEN:I'm a nurse.
STEVE:Oh, are you? Where do you work?
HELEN:At the Children's Hospital.
STEVE:Do you like your job?
HELEN:Yes. It's good.
Dialogue 5
Steve和 Helen互相告别。
HELEN:Well, I'd better go, Steve.It's getting late.
STEVE:O.K. Helen. See you later.
HELEN:See you later, Steve. 'Bye.

PART II - Vocabulary
the ABC [ði: 'ei 'bi: 'si:] (The Australian Broadcasting Corporation) 澳大利亚广播公司。(原来叫澳大利亚广播委员会,The Australian Broadcasting Commission,1988年改用新名称。)
an actor ['æktə] 男演员
the Children's Hospital [ðə 'ʧildrənz 'hɔspətəl] 儿童医院
a nurse [nə:s] 护士
small talk ['smɔ:l tɔ:k] 闲聊
Can you tell me when the next bus is due? [kən ju:'tel mi: wen ðə 'neks(t)' bus əz 'dju:] 请问下一趟车什么时候到?
Excuse me [ik’skju:z mi:] ,对不起。 这句话用来引起别人的注意,例如在这一讲里就是这样用的。在人多的地方请人腾出位子或让路也可以说这句话。)
I'd better go [aid 'beta' gəu] 我得走了
I must fly [ 'ai məst 'flai] 我马上得走
It might rain later. [it 'mait 'rein 'leitə] 可能要下雨
It's a bit chilly [its ə 'bit 'ʧili:] 一天气有点凉
It's getting late [its 'getiŋ leit] 时间不早了
It's warmer than(yesterday/last week,etc.) [its 'wɔ:mə ðən...] 今天比(昨天/上星期等等)暖和
See you later ['si: jə 'leitə] 再见
There are a few clouds about [ð(ɛ)ər ər ə'fju: 'klaudz a'baut] 天上有点云彩
What do you do for a living? [wɔt də jə 'du: fər ə 'liviŋ] 你是干什么工作的?(for a living本来是谋生的意思。)
Ah [a:] 发这个声音有时侯表示讲话前的犹豫。
mm [m] 这个声音表示“让我想想”的意思。
NAMES:
Steve [sti:v](男子名;是Stephen['sti:vən]的昵称)
Helen ['helən](女子名)
PART III - The Lesson
1. ASKING STRANGERS FOR INFORMATION向陌生人打听情况 向陌生人打听情况可以用好几种客套话,最普通的是:
引起 + 表示 + 要打听
对方注意 请求 的情况
Excuse me + can you tell me + what.../when.../how...etc.
Excuse me, can you tell me
when the next bus is due?
Excuse me, can you tell me
which bus goes to the school?
Excuse me, can you tell me
what the time is?
请注意上面例句里的语序。在“表示请求的套语”部分用疑问句语序,在“要打听的情况”部分用陈述句语序。

2.MAKING SMALLTALK 闲谈有时候我们感到有必要和别人应酬几句,例如在公共汽车站上向一位陌生人打听了什么情况之后,或者在坐公共汽车、火车去上班的途中偶尔认识了二个人之后,按理都要说几句话。这一类的闭谈英语叫small talk,话题往往是“中性”的,就是说无关紧要的,而且很少牵涉到个人。‘最普遍的一个话题是天气。在这种谈话里,常用反意疑问句(question tags),要求对方作出反应,使谈话不致中断。
EXAMPLES
A Hot (day/morning etc.),isn't it?
B. Yes it is./Yes, it is isn't it?/ Yes, isn't it?
A. It was cold (last night /yesterday), wasn't it?
B. Yes it was./Yes, it was, wasn't it?/ Yes, wasn't it?
3. GETTING TO KNOW A PERSON BETTER进一步了解对方的情况
了解对方的工作情况,可吼以这样问:
What do you do for a living?
Where do you work?
Do y ou like your job?
4. BRINGING A CONVERSATION TO AN END结束谈话在说goad-bye之前,有不少的词句可以用来引导,例如:I'd better go/l have to go (now)/It's getting late/I must fly.
PRONUNCIATION CORNER
这一讲里有三个语音问题,请你在听广播肘注意:
a) 下列各词语第一个音节需重读:
manager elephant yesterday isn’t it

b) 一个词最后一个辅音和下一个词开头的元音连读,例如:
It’s a nice day,isn’t it?
c) 一个词最后一个元音和下一个词开头的音连读,例如:
It's a nice day, isn't it?
连读过程中有一个微弱的[j]音把两者连接起来。
PART IV – Exercise
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