PROGRAMME 50

第一部分对话：遇见老朋友

Jill和Norma是老朋友，多年不见了。有一天，在上班的路上，在火车站碰上了。她们互相问起最近的工作情况。

Dialogue 1
英语情景对话1

JILL: ...Say! Have you got time for a quick cup of coffee?
NORMA: Ah... sorry, Jill, but I can't. I'd love to but I'm off to work.
JILL: Really? Off to work, eh? That's interesting. What are you doing?
NORMA: I'm a nurses aide, actually.
JILL: Oh? Do you like it?
NORMA: Not bad - a bit boring sometimes.
JILL: How long have you been at the hospital?
NORMA: Only this year. Since Jason's been at pre-school. I only do it part-time.
JILL: Oh - that's good.
NORMA: Mm... three days. I'd get too bored otherwise.
JILL: Yes, I suppose it's pretty hard work.
NORMA: I'll say. You're on your feet all day. Fetching and carrying... helping the nurses lift heavy patients... you never stop.
JILL: Sounds awful.
NORMA: Yeah, when you consider it, it's not the best job in the world. What about you, Jill? Still a housewife?
JILL: Oh, no! Now that the children have grown up a bit, I go to work.
NORMA: Really? That's nice. What sort of job?
JILL: I'm a tour organizer. It's fascinating. I'm off to China next month!

第二部分：英语词汇表达

a brick 砖
a housewife 家庭妇女
a nurses' aide 护士的助手，助理护士
a patient 病人
a pre-school 学前教育中心(完整的说法是pre-school kindergarten)
a tour organizer 旅行团的组织者
bore 使人厌烦
excite 使人兴奋
interest 使人感兴趣
interrupt 打断别人的话，插嘴
lift 扶起，抬起
milk 挤奶
boring 枯燥
exhausting 非常累人
exhilarating 使人感到精神振奋
fascinating 很有吸引力
frustrating 使人感到沮丧
handy 方便
rude 粗鲁，不礼貌
otherwise 否则
pretty （副词）相当地
Day in - day out 天天，每天不断地
Fetching and carrying 干杂活
I'II say 说得对呀
I'm off to work 我正要上班去
It can't be helped 没有办法
It's been ages (since we last met) 咱们可好久不见了
It's not the best job in the world 这可真不是个好工作
Just around the corner 一拐弯儿就到
(He's a)lovely big boy for his age 这孩子长得真好，个子真不小
My feet are killing me 我的脚疼死了
Now that the children have grown up 因为孩子都大了
Out in the fresh air 在外两呼吸新鲜空气
We've just moved in 我们刚搬到这儿来
What a surprise! 哎呀，真没想到
What's that you were saying? 你刚才在谠什么？
Where are you off to? 你上哪儿去呀？
You're on your feet all day 一天到晚不停脚

NAMES：

Jill (female)
Norma (female)
Jason (male)

第三部分：课程

TALKING ABOUT JOBS怎样谈论工作
a) What do you do?
当有人问What do you do?或What do you do for a living?的时候，他们希望你说出自己的职业。例如：
What do you do for a living?
-I'm a teacher
-I'm a fireman
-I'm a housewife
注意：
也可以用What are you doing?来提问。不过这个问句强调现在，而且意味着自上次见面以后，对方的工作有变化。
b) What's your job/it like?
如果有入问What's your job like?或How do you like your job?的时候，他们希望你说明工作的情况。例如：
How do you like your job/it?
It's/I find it interesting
It's/I find it boring
It's/I find it fascinating
It's/I find it tiring
或
It's interesting
It's exhausting
It's fascinating job
It's boring
It's hard
或
It's a/an interesting
It's a/an exhausting
It's a/an fascinating job
It's a/an boring
It's a/an hard
注意：
Work是不可数名词，所以只能用单数。job是可数名词，可以用单数a job，也可以用复数jobs．例如：
Peter's a doctor; his wife's a teacher.
Both have interesting jobs.
带- ing的动词经常用作形容词。
Grammar bores me.→ It's boring
Geography interests her.→ She finds it interesting，
“全时工作”和“部分时间工作”可以这样来表示：
He's got a full-time job.
She's got a part-time job.
She works part- time．

第四部分：练习

Exercise 1
和一位朋友或同学用这一讲所学的说法谈论你们的工作。
Exercise 2
在下面这段对话的空白处填上适当的词语，并重抄一遍。画实线的空白怎样填，可以由你自己决定。画虚线的空白则需从下列词语中选择适当的来填充。
Actually, it's been ages; I'm off now; What's it like?; Where are
you off to?; What are you doing these days?
所填词语一定要符合上下文。例如：
A: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _？
B: I'm going to the post office.
在这个上下文里，回答的入提到他要去的地方。要填充这个空白，便只能从上面所列词语中选择Where are you off to?
A: Oh, hullo,(Lao Wang)._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _？
B: I'm off to(the post office), (actually)．
A: I haven't seen you for a while.
B: Yes，_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. I've been away in the country.
A: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _？
B：I'm(a clerk).
A: Oh, I see. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _？
B: Well, it's quite (interesting). What about you?
A：I'm（a nurse）．
B：Do you like it?
A：Yes，but it's rather（tiring）．
B：I suppose it must be．Well. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
A: Yes,I must be going too. See you again）．
Exercise 3
请先读下面这段对话，然后回答后面的问题。
PETER：Oh，David，hullo! Fancy seeing you here！
DAVID：It's been years, hasn't it? What are you doing here?
PETER: I live here, actually - just round the corner.
DAVID: Oh, I thought you lived some distance away.
PETER: We've just moved.In fact, we've just moved into our new house. What are you doing these days?
DAVID: I'm still a cleaner. It's not the best job in the world, but it's O.K. What about you?
PETER: Well, I finished my course and I'm a tourist guide now.
DAVID: Oh, that sounds fascinating. Do you like it?
PETER: Yes, I do. It's quite hard work at times, but it's certainly very interesting.
DAVID: I'm sure it is. Oh, I've got to catch a train I must be off.
PETER: Yes, so must I. Well, see you again, David.
DAVID: See you.
问题:
1.Is Peter surprised t.o meet David?
2.How long is it since they last met?
3.Where does Peter live?
4.What does David do?
5.What does Peter do?
6.How does Peter like his job?
7.How does David like his job?
8.Why does David have to hurry away?