Conversation A : At a Concert?

CARA: That was beautiful. Did you like it, Martin??
MARTIN: It was wonderful.?
CARA: Did you like it, Howard??
HOWARD: Of course.?
CARA: Now, Howard, which one is your sister??
HOWARD: That woman playing the violin.?
CARA: Which one?
HOWARD: She has a black dress.?
MARTIN: They all have black dresses.?
HOWARD: She has red hair.?
CARA: Oh, I see. She has beautiful hands. She has long fingers.?
MARTIN: Yes, she does. I like her hair. Your hair isn't red.?
HOWARD: Our father's hair is red. He doesn't like his red hair.?
CARA: Does your sister like her hair??
HOWARD: Yes, she does.?
CARA: It's very nice.?
MARTIN: Is her violin old??
HOWARD: Yes, it is. It's very old.?
CARA: Martin, who is that man over there??
MARTIN: Which man?
CARA: He's sitting behind that tall man.?
MARTIN: The man with white hair??
CARA: No, no. Look to the right. Do you see that tall man??
MARTIN: Maybe.?
CARA: Who is the man sitting behind the tall man??
MARTIN: I can't see his face.?
CARA: Now look.?
HOWARD: Is he the man with the large head??
CARA: Yes. He has a round face and brown hair.?
MARTIN: He's a Senator.?
HOWARD: What's his name??
MARTIN: I don't know.?
CARA: Where is he from??
MARTIN: I don't know.?

Practice 1：依照会话A回答下列问题：?
1.How do they like the music??
2.How is Howard's sister different from other players.?
3.Does Howard have red hair like his sister??
4.What color is Howard's father's hair??
5.Is his sister's violin new or old??
6.What does the Senator look like??

会话A : 在音乐会上?
卡 拉：刚才那首曲子很优美。你喜欢吗?马丁。?
马 丁：非常美。?
卡 拉：你喜欢吗?霍华德??
霍华德：当然。?
卡 拉：霍华德，现在告诉我，哪一个是你姊妹??
霍华德：拉小提琴的那个。?
卡 拉：哪一个??
霍华德：她穿着黑色礼裙。?
马 丁：她们都穿着黑色礼裙。?
霍华德：她长着红头发。?
卡 拉：啊，我看见了。她的手很美，手指很长。?
马 丁：是的。我喜欢她的头发，你的头发并不红。?
霍华德：我们父亲的头发是红的，他不喜欢自己的红头发。?
卡 拉：你姊妹喜欢自己的头发吗??
霍华德：是的，她喜欢。?
卡 拉：很漂亮。?
马 丁：她的小提琴有年头了吧??
霍华德：是的，有年头了。?
卡 拉：马丁，那边的那个男的是谁??
马 丁：哪个??
卡 拉：他坐在那个高个儿男的后面。?
马 丁：那个白头发男的吗??
卡 拉：不，不，往右看，你看见那个高个儿男的了吗??
马 丁：差不多。?
卡 拉：坐在高个儿男的后面的那个男的是谁??
马 丁：我看不见他的脸。?
卡 拉：现在看。?
霍华德：是不是头挺大的那个男的??
卡 拉：是的。他长着圆脸，棕色头发。?
马 丁：他是参议员。?
霍华德：他叫什么名字??
马 丁：我不知道。?
卡 拉：他从哪儿来??
马 丁：我不知道。?

Conversation B?

MARTIN: Your sister is wonderful, Howard.?
CARA: Yes, she is. She's very pretty, too.
HOWARD: Thank you.?
CARA: Is she very tall??
HOWARD: Yes, she is.?
CARA: She has long arms and long fingers.?
MARTIN: You're not tall. Is your father tall??
HOWARD: No, he's short. My mother is short. I'm short, too. HOWARD:But my sister and brother are tall.?
CARA: What color are her eyes??
HOWARD: They are blue.?
CARA: I like red hair and blue eyes.?
HOWARD: Don't you like my hair??
MARTIN: You don't have any hair.?
HOWARD: I have some hair.?
CARA: You have very nice blue eyes, too.?

Practice 2：描述人的外貌特征。?
Examples:
HOWARD: She has red hair.?
CARA: She has beautiful hands. She has long fingers.?
MARTIN: Your hair isn't red.?
HOWARD: My father's hair is red.
HOWARD: Is he the man with the large head??
CARA: Yes. He has round face and brown hair.?
会话B?
马 丁：你姊妹演奏得真棒，霍华德。?
卡 拉：是啊。而且她也很漂亮。?
霍华德：谢谢。?
卡 拉：她个儿很高吗??
霍华德：是的，她很高。?
卡 拉：她的手臂和手指修长。?
马 丁：你并不高，你父亲高吗??
霍华德：不，他个儿矮。我母亲个儿也矮，我个儿也矮，但我姐妹、兄弟们个儿高。?
卡 拉：她的眼睛是什么颜色的??
霍华德：是蓝色的。?
卡 拉：我喜欢红头发、蓝眼睛。?
霍华德：你不喜欢我的头发吗??
马 丁：你根本就没头发。?
霍华德：我还长了几根头发。?
卡 拉：你还长着很漂亮的蓝眼睛。?

Conversation C?

CARA: Howard, your sister is very beautiful. Is your brother handsome??
HOWARD: Of course. We're all handsome. But he has hair.
MARTIN: Would you like a drink??
CARA: Yes, please. Anything.?
HOWARD: May I help??
MARTIN: No, thanks. I'm going to get them.?
CARA: Howard, do you see that large woman??
HOWARD: The one behind Martin??
CARA: No, no. The one with brown hair.?
HOWARD: The one with the white dress??
CARA: Yes. Who is she??
HOWARD: She works in our building.?
CARA: Where does she work??
HOWARD: Upstairs. She knows Martin. They're talking.?
CARA: Do you know her??
HOWARD: Yes. She's very interesting.?
MARTIN: How are you, Helen??
HELEN: Fine, thanks. Do you like the concert??
MARTIN: Yes. Very much. Do you like the music??
HELEN: Yes, I do. Who is that woman with Howard??
MARTIN: She's Cara Guiterrez.?
HELEN: She has a very nice face. But she's very thin.?
MARTIN: Come meet her.?
MARTIN: Here you are.?
CARA: Thank you, Martin.?
HOWARD: Thanks.?
MARTIN: Cara, this is Helen Stockdale.?
CARA: Hello. I'm Cara Guiterrez.?
HELEN: Martin told me. I'm happy to meet you. Hello, Howard. How are you??
HOWARD: Fine, thanks. How are you??
HELEN: Fine, thanks. Do you like the concert, Howard??
HOWARD: I love it.?
CARA: His sister is playing.?
HELEN: That's wonderful. Which one is she??
MARTIN: She plays the violin.?
HOWARD: She's very tall. She has red hair and blue eyes.?
CARA: She has long arms and long fingers.?
HELEN: Yes, I know.?
CARA: Helen, do you know that man? He has gray hair and gray eyes.?
HELEN: I don't see him.
CARA: He's behind that fat woman.?
HELEN: Is she short??
CARA: Yes. She has a very round face.?
MARTIN: What color are her eyes??
CARA: I can't see her eyes.?
HELEN: Does she have black hair??
CARA: Yes, she does.?
HELEN: That's Mrs. Van Wolk. She has a cafe on M Street.?
CARA: Oh, yes. Now I see.?
HELEN: I don't know the man.?
CARA: When is the concert finished??
HOWARD: At 10：30.?

Practice 3：依照对话C回答下列问题。?
1.Are Howard's sister and brother and he himself all good-looking??
2.Who is going to get some drinks??
3.How does Howard comment on the large woman??
4.Who is the large woman??
5.Do Helen and Martin both like the concert? ?
6.What does Helen think of Cara's look??
7.Who is the fat woman??
8.What does she do??

Practice 4：描述人的外貌特征。?
Examples:?
CARA: Howard, your sister is very beautiful. Is your brother handsome??
HOWARD: We're all handsome.?
CARA: Do you see that large woman? The one with brown hair?
HELEN: She has a very nice face. But she is very thin.?
CARA: She has long arms and fingers.?
HOWARD: She has red hair and blue eyes.?
CARA: He has gray hair and gray eyes.?

会话C?
卡 拉：霍华德，你姊妹长得很美，你兄弟也英俊吗??
霍华德：当然。我们都英俊，但他有头发。?
马 丁：你想喝点什么吗??
卡 拉：请来点，什么都行。?
霍华德：我可以帮忙吗??
马 丁：不必了，谢谢。我去弄些来。?
卡 拉：霍，你看见那个大块头女的了吗??
霍华德：马丁后面的那个吗??
卡 拉：不，不。棕色头发的那个。?
霍华德：穿白裙子的那个吗??
卡 拉：是的。她是谁??
霍华德：她在我们楼里工作。?
卡 拉：她在哪儿工作??
霍华德：楼上。她认识马丁，他们在交谈。?
卡 拉：你认识她吗??
霍华德：认识。她很有意思。?
马 丁：你好吗，海伦??
海 伦：很好，谢谢。你喜欢这场音乐会吗??
马 丁：很喜欢。你喜欢这音乐吗??
海 伦：我喜欢。跟霍在一起的那个女的是谁??
马 丁：她是卡拉·克蒂埃勒兹。?
海 伦：她的脸蛋儿很漂亮，但她很瘦。?
马 丁：来见见她。?
马 丁：给你。?
卡 拉：谢谢，马丁。?
霍华德：谢谢。?
马 丁：卡拉，这是海伦·斯托克代尔。?
卡 拉：你好。我叫卡拉·克蒂埃勒兹。?
海 伦：马丁告诉过我，很高兴见到你。你好，霍。你怎么样??
霍华德：不错，谢谢。你好吗??
海 伦：不错，谢谢。爸爸喜欢这场音乐会吗，霍??
霍华德：我很喜欢。?
卡 拉：他姊妹参加了演奏。?
海 伦：好极了。她是哪一位??
马 丁：她拉小提琴。?
霍华德：她个儿很高，长着红头发、蓝眼睛。?
卡 拉：她的手臂和手指修长。?
海 伦：我知道了。?
卡 拉：海伦，你认识那个人吗?他长着灰白头发，灰眼睛。?
海 伦：我看不见他。?
卡 拉：他在那个胖女人的后面。?
海 伦：那个女的个儿矮吗??
卡 拉：是的。她长着圆脸。?
马 丁：她的眼睛是什么颜色的??
卡 拉：我看不见她的眼睛。?
海 伦：她长头黑头发吗??
卡 拉：是的。?
海 伦：那是范·沃尔克太太，她在M街开了家咖啡馆。?
卡 拉：噢，是啊。现在我知道了。?
海 伦：我不认识那个人。?
卡 拉：音乐会什么时候结束??
霍华德：10点30分。

New Words and Expressions 生词和短语?

violin n. 小提琴?
senator n. 参议员?
handsome adj. 英俊的?
gray adj. 灰色的?

Language Points 语言要点?

1.That woman playing the violin. 拉小提琴的那个女的。?
playing the violin 是动词的现在分词短语，为 that woman 的定语，相当于 That woman who is playing the violin. 再如：?
Who is the man sitting behind the tall man??
坐在高个儿男的旁边的男子是谁??
The girl talking to Alan has blonde hair.?
跟艾伦讲话的那个女孩长着金黄色的头发。?
There are some students chatting and laughing in the corridor.?
走廊里有几个学生聊着，笑着。?
2. Look to the right. 朝右看。?
to the right/left 表示朝右/左方向，on the right/left 表示在右/左面某个位置，其它常用的方位词还有 next to, behind, in front of, above, under 等。?
3. Come meet her. 来见见她。?
此为口语表达法，相当于 Come and meet her. 或 Come to meet her.?

Cultural Notes 文化注释

美国是个移民国家，有全世界各种族的人，常被称为 melting pot(大熔炉)或更确切地被称为 salad bowl(色拉钵)，因为各种族的人既是美国人，同时还保留了一些本族的文化特点。其中有欧洲白人(whites)、黑人(blacks)、拉美移民(the Hispanic)、印第安人(Indians)、东方人(Orientals)等等。这使得美国人在皮肤、头发及眼睛的颜色上彼此呈现出很大的差异。以白人为例，其头发就有 bolnde, brown, black, red 等，眼睛有 blue, brown, gray, green 等。白人女子可分为 a blonde (金发女子)，a brunette (黑发女子)，a redhead (红发女子) 等。?