Lesson 31Events and Activities That You Don't Like
不喜歡的事件和活動
Things to Know 學(xué)前必讀
典型的美國家庭是由父母及他們未婚的孩子構(gòu)成的一種核心家庭。一對美國夫婦有兩三個孩子,甚至更多些,都是很常見的。美國人的獨立意識很強,每個成年人都應(yīng)有自立的能力,特別是經(jīng)濟上。小孩高中畢業(yè)就不依靠父母生活。有些成年人即使與父母生活在同一城市里,他們也愿意另找住房生活,從不在經(jīng)濟上依靠父母。有不少高中生甚至初中生在晚上或周末打工賺零錢,以支持社交或生活所需的費用。許多大學(xué)生讀大學(xué)也是靠自己假期打工賺回生活費來完成學(xué)業(yè)的。如果一位已工作的成年人還與父母同住的話,他會被伙伴們嘲笑。
美國人對子女的愛,體現(xiàn)方式與中國人不同,他們注重孩子獨立生活能力的培養(yǎng),父母的責(zé)任就是把孩子培養(yǎng)成有自立能力的人。
Conversation A : At Home
MARTIN: Alan! Alan!
ALAN: What?
MARTIN: Turn off that music. I don't like that music. I'm working.
EILEEN: Did you call, Martin?
MARTIN: No, I didn't. I mean I called Alan. I didn't call you.
EILEEN: Do you want Alan?
MARTIN: No, I don't want him. I wanted him to turn off the music. I'm working. I'm writing. I didn't want that music.
EILEEN: You often play music.
MARTIN: I don't play that music. I don't like that music.
EILEEN: OK. I'm going to tell him.
MARTIN: I told him. He turned off the music.
EILEEN: Oh, yes, he did. I'm going to make some tea. Do you want some?
MARTIN: No, thanks. May I have some coffee? I don't like tea in the morning.
EILEEN: I'm going to bring coffee.
MARTIN: Sue! Sue! Eileen!
EILEEN: Did you call?
MARTIN: Is Sue listening to television?
EILEEN: Yes. She often listens on Saturday morning.
MARTIN: May I speak to her?
EILEEN: Of course. I'm going to get her.
SUE: Did you want me, Daddy?
MARTIN: Yes, I did. What are you doing?
SUE: I'm watching TV.
MARTIN: Do you like TV.
SUE: Of course. Don't you like TV?
MARTIN: I don't like loud TV. I want to work today. I can't work with loud TV.
SUE: Do you want me to turn off the TV?
MARTIN: No, I don't want you to turn it off. Can you turn it down? I cant' write with loud TV.
SUE: What are you writing?
MARTIN: I'm writing a story about football.
SUE: You wrote about baseball. You wrote about tennis. Now you're writing about football.
MARTIN: Don't you like sports?
SUE: I don't like some sports.
MARTIN: What sports don't you like?
SUE: I don't like ball games.
MARTIN: What sports do you like?
SUE: I like swimming. What sports don't you like?
MARTIN: I don't like racing.
SUE: You don't like horses?! Yes, you do.
MARTIN: I don't like car racing.
SUE: Oh.
MARTIN: And I don't like loud TV.
SUE: TV isn't a sport!
MARTIN: I don't like it.
SUE: OK. Is it too loud now?
MARTIN: No, it isn't. I want to finish this story today.
EILEEN: Here's the coffee. Do you want some cake?
MARTIN: No, thanks. Only coffee.
Practice 1:“不喜歡”的表達法 don't like sth.
Examples:
MARTIN: I don't like that music.
I don't like tea in the morning.
I don't like loud TV.
I don't like racing.
根據(jù)上述句型回答下列問題:
MARTIN: I don't like loud music. Do you like loud music?
YOURSELF: _______________________________.
MARTIN: I don't like loud TV. Do you like loud TV?
YOURSELF: _______________________________.
MARTIN: I don't like car racing. Do you like car racing?
YOURSELF: _______________________________.
會話A : 在家里
馬 丁:艾倫!艾倫!
艾 倫:什么?
馬 ?。喊岩魳逢P(guān)掉,我不喜歡那音樂,我在工作。
艾 琳:馬丁,你叫誰了嗎?
馬 丁:沒有,我是說我叫艾倫來著,我沒叫你。
艾 琳:你要找艾倫嗎?
馬 ?。翰唬也徽宜?。我要他關(guān)掉音樂。我在工作,我正在寫報導(dǎo),我不想聽那音樂。
艾 琳:你經(jīng)常放音樂聽。
馬 ?。何也环拍欠N音樂,我不喜歡那種音樂。
艾 琳:好的,我去告訴他。
馬 ?。何腋嬖V過他了,他關(guān)掉了音樂。
艾 琳:噢,是的,他關(guān)掉了。我要去煮茶,你要些茶嗎?
馬 ?。翰唬x謝。我可以喝些咖啡嗎?我在上午不喜歡喝茶。
艾 琳:我去拿些咖啡。
馬 ?。禾K!蘇!艾琳!
艾 琳:你叫誰了嗎?
馬 ?。禾K在聽電視嗎?
艾 琳:是的,她經(jīng)常在星期六上午聽。
馬 ?。何腋?wù)労脝?/span>?
艾 琳:當(dāng)然,我去叫她。
蘇 :爸爸,你找我嗎?
馬 ?。菏堑模艺夷?。你在做什么?
蘇 :我在看電視。
馬 ?。耗阆矚g看電視嗎?
蘇 :當(dāng)然,你不喜歡看電視嗎?
馬 丁:我不喜歡電視聲音太大,我今天想工作,電視聲音太大,我無法工作。
蘇 :你要我關(guān)掉電視嗎?
馬 丁:不,我不是讓你把電視關(guān)掉,你能把音量調(diào)小些嗎? 電視聲音太大,我無法寫作。
蘇 :你在寫什么?
馬 丁:我在寫有關(guān)橄欖球的報導(dǎo)。
蘇 :你寫過有關(guān)棒球的報導(dǎo),你寫過有關(guān)網(wǎng)球的報導(dǎo),你現(xiàn)在正在寫橄欖球的報導(dǎo)。
馬 ?。耗悴幌矚g運動嗎?
蘇 :有些運動項目我不喜歡。
馬 丁:你不喜歡什么運動?
蘇 :我不喜歡球類運動。
馬 ?。耗阆矚g什么運動?
蘇 :我喜歡游泳,你不喜歡什么運動?
馬 丁:我不喜歡賽車。
蘇 :你喜不喜歡賽馬?!
馬 丁:我不喜歡的是賽車(不是賽馬)。
蘇 :噢。
馬 丁:我還不喜歡電視聲音太大。
蘇 :電視播放的不是體育運動項目。
馬 ?。何也幌矚g。
蘇 :好吧,現(xiàn)在聲音還太大嗎?
馬 ?。翰?,不大。我想今天寫完這篇報導(dǎo)。
蘇 :咖啡來了,你要些蛋糕嗎?
馬 丁:不,謝謝。只要咖啡。
Conversation B
SUE: Daddy, can we go to the movies today?
MARTIN: I don't know. I want to write this story today. I don't like to go on Saturday. Can we go tomorrow?
SUE: No, I can't. I want to go to Jennifer's house tomorrow.
MARTIN: I don't like to stop my work. Can your mother take you?
SUE: I didn't ask.
MARTIN: Please ask her. I don't want to ask now.
SUE: She's making lunch.
MARTIN: Now? I don't want to eat now. I don't want to stop my writing. Please tell her.
SUE: OK.
EILEEN: Martin. Come to lunch.
MARTIN: No, thank you. I don't want to eat.
EILEEN: You have to eat!
MARTIN: I want to write.
EILEEN: You can't stop eating.
MARTIN: I don't want to stop now. I don't like to stop.
EILEEN: But you can't write all day.
MARTIN: I'm going to finish this story.
EILEEN: OK.
MARTIN: Oh, hello, mother. No, I'm not eating lunch. I don't like to stop writing. I know. I can't stop eating. I'm going to eat later. What? No, I don't like going to the office on Saturday. I like to work at home on Saturday. No, I don't like to drive on Saturday. Mother, how is father? Good. Is he at home? No, I don't like to stop work. I'm going to see him next week. OK. Good-bye.
ALAN: Hi, Dad. May I come in?
MARTIN: Yes. You are in.
ALAN: Dad, may I go to a party tonight?
MARTIN: I don't know. Where is the party?
ALAN: It's going to be at Billy's house.
MARTIN: Who is Billy?
ALAN: Billy Itoh.
MARTIN: Excuse me.
ALAN: Billy Itoh.
MARTIN: Spell it for me.
ALAN: I-T-O-H. Itoh.
MARTIN: Who is Billy Itoh?
ALAN: He's a boy in my class. His parents are from Japan.
MARTIN: What do they do?
ALAN: His father has a business downtown.
MARTIN: What kind of business?
ALAN: Electronics. Billy's mother works in the business, too.
MARTIN: When is the party?
ALAN: Tonight.
MARTIN: What time?
ALAN: Ten o'clock.
MARTIN: Ten o'clock. That's very late. I don't like late parties.
ALAN: It's Saturday night. There is no school tomorrow.
MARTIN: When is it going to finish?
ALAN: I don't know. In the morning?
MARTIN: The party is all night?! I don't like all-night parties, you are too young.
ALAN: I'm not young. I don't like to be called young.
MARTIN: You are young.
ALAN: Oh, Dad. I'm not very young. Sue is young. I'm not young.
MARTIN: Are Billy's parents going to be there?
ALAN: Of course.
MARTIN: Did you ask your mother?
ALAN: Of course.
MARTIN: What did she say?
ALAN: She doesn't like late parties. She doesn't like all-night parties.
MARTIN: Excuse me.
ALAN: She doesn't like all-night parties.
ALAN: May I go, Dad?
MARTIN: I want to talk to your mother. Please tell her.
ALAN: OK. I know you don't like parties, but I want to go.
MARTIN: Eileen, do you know the Itoh family?
EILEEN: Yes, I do. Very very nice family.
MARTIN: OK. Alan can go to the party. Please tell him.
Practice 2:模仿練習(xí)一回答:
MARTIN: What music don't you like?
YOURSELF: _______________________________.
MARTIN: What sport don't you like?
YOURSELF: _______________________________.