美國之音口語經(jīng)典教程Asking about Occupations 詢問職業(yè)

Lesson 3Asking about Occupations

詢問職業(yè)

 

Things to Know  學(xué)前必讀   

在美國，5%的人從事農(nóng)業(yè)、漁業(yè)和礦業(yè)勞動。大約25%的人從事生產(chǎn)和建筑業(yè)，其余的人則從事服務(wù)業(yè)，例如：教學(xué)、推銷和醫(yī)療等。

 

Conversation A   Visiting a Tractor Factory

MELANIE: Good morning, Mr Learner. We've met. I'm Melanie Montgomery.

MARTIN: Good morning, Mrs Montgomery. How are you?

MELANIE: Fine, thanks. How are you?

MARTIN: Fine, thanks.

MELANIE: Come inside.

MELANIE: This is Tim Wang.

MARTIN: Hello. I'm Martin Learner. I'm a reporter.

TIM: Good morning. How are you?

MARTIN: Fine, thanks.

MELANIE: Tim is a designer.

MARTIN: I'm happy to meet you.

TIM: Thanks.

MELANIE: And this is Dinah Cosby.

DINAH: Hello.

MARTIN: Good morning. I'm Martin Learner.

DINAH: How are you?

MARTIN: Fine, thanks. How are you?

DINAH: Fine, thanks.

MELANIE: Mr Learner is a reporter for the Voice of America.

DINAH: Oh, good.

MARTIN: What do you do?

DINAH: I'm a supervisor.

MARTIN: I'm happy to meet you.

MELANIE: Good morning, Raj. This is Rajesh Sharma.

MARTIN: Hello.

MELANIE: This is Martin Learner. He's a reporter.

RAJESH: How are you?

MARTIN: Fine, thanks. How are you?

RAJESH: Fine, thanks.

MARTIN: Rajesh, what do you do?

RAJESH: Pardon?

MELANIE: He's a painter.

RAJESH: Oh, yes. I'm a painter.

MARTIN: I'm happy to meet you.

RAJESH: Thanks.

MELANIE: Hello, David.

DAVID: Pardon?

MELANIE: Hello!

DAVID: Oh, good morning.

MELANIE: This is Martin Learner.

DAVID: Hello, I'm David Shaw. How are you?

MARTIN: Fine, thanks. How are you?

DAVID: Fine, thanks.

MELANIE: He's a reporter.

DAVID: I'm happy to meet you.

MARTIN: Thanks. What do you do?

MELANIE: He's a mechanic.

MARTIN: Pardon?

DAVID: I'm a mechanic.

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Practice 1：What do you do? 用來詢問對方的職業(yè)。

Examples: DAVID: Hello, I'm David Shaw.

MARTIN: What do you do?

DAVID: I'm a mechanic.

DINAH: I'm Dinah Cosby.

MARTIN: What do you do?

DINAH: I'm a supervisor.

RAJESH: Hello, I'm Rajesh Sharma.

MARTIN: What do you do?

RAJESH: I'm a painter.

模仿上述句型，用 What do you do? 提問：

DAVID: Hello, I'm David Shaw.

YOURSELF: ____________________?

DAVID: I'm a mechanic.

DINAH: Hello, I'm Dinah Cosby.

YOURSELF: ____________________?

DINAH: I'm a supervisor.

RAJESH: Hello, I'm Rajesh Sharma.

YOURSELF: ____________________?

RAJESH: I'm a painter.

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會話A : 參觀拖拉機廠

梅勒妮：早上好，勒納先生。我們見過面，我叫梅勒妮·蒙哥馬利。

馬  ?。涸缟虾茫筛珩R利夫人。你好嗎?

梅勒妮：很好，謝謝。你好嗎?

馬  丁：很好，謝謝。

梅勒妮：請到這邊來。

梅勒妮：這是提姆·王。

馬  ?。耗愫?，我叫馬丁·勒納，我是記者。

提  姆：早上好，你怎么樣?

馬  ?。汉芎?，謝謝。

梅勒妮：提姆是設(shè)計師。

馬  丁：見到你很高興。

提  姆：謝謝。

梅勒妮：這是黛娜·考茨比。

黛  娜：你好。

馬  丁：早上好，我叫馬丁·勒納。

黛  娜：你好嗎?

馬  ?。汉芎?，謝謝。你好嗎?

黛  娜：很好，謝謝。

梅勒妮：勒納先生是“美國之音”的記者。

黛  娜：噢，很好。

馬  丁：你做什么工作?

黛  娜：我是名主管

馬  ?。阂姷侥愫芨吲d。

梅勒妮：早上好，拉杰什。 這是拉杰什·沙默。

馬  ?。耗愫?。

梅勒妮：這是馬丁·勒納，他是記者。

拉杰什：你好嗎?

馬  ?。汉芎?，謝謝。你好嗎?

拉杰什：很好，謝謝。

馬  ?。豪苁玻阕鍪裁垂ぷ?/span>?

拉杰什：對不起，請再說一遍。

梅勒妮：他是油漆工。

拉杰什：噢，是的。我是油漆工。

馬  ?。阂姷侥愫芨吲d。

拉杰什：謝謝。

梅勒妮：你好，大衛(wèi)。

大  衛(wèi)：對不起，請再說一遍。

梅勒妮：你好。

大  衛(wèi)：噢，早上好。

梅勒紀(jì)：這是馬丁·勒納。

大  衛(wèi)：你好，我叫大衛(wèi)·肖。你好嗎?

馬  丁：很好，謝謝。你好嗎?

大  衛(wèi)：很好，謝謝。

梅勒妮：他是記者。

大  衛(wèi)：見到你很高興。

馬  ?。褐x謝，你做什么工作?

梅勒妮：他是技工。

馬  ?。簩Σ黄?，請再說一遍。

大  衛(wèi)：我是技工。

 

Conversation B

MELANIE: This is Betsy Steele.

MARTIN: Hello, I'm Martin Learner. What do you do?

BETSY: I'm a welder. What do you do?

MARTIN: I'm a reporter.

BETSY: I'm happy to meet you.

MELANIE: This is George Turner.

MARTIN: Good morning. What do you do?

GEORGE: I'm a welder, too. What do you do?

MARTIN: I'm a reporter.

MELANIE: Good morning, Andy. This is Martin Learner.

ANDY: Hi, I'm Andy Hendricks. What do you do?

MARTIN: I'm a reporter. What do you do?

ANDY: I'm a machine operator.

MARTIN: Good. I'm happy to meet you.

ANDY: Thanks.

MELANIE: This is Amy Bergman.

MARTIN: Hello. I'm Martin Learner.

AMY: Hello. How are you?

MARTIN: Fine, thanks. How are you?

AMY: Fine, thanks. How are you, Melanie?

MELANIE: Fine, thanks.

MARTIN: What do you do?

AMY: I'm a driver. What do you do?

MARTIN: I'm a reporter.

AMY: Oh. Good.

 

Practice 2：詢問職業(yè)，可以說“What's your occupation/profession/job?”或“What

  do you do for a living?”或“What work do you do?”等，但最簡單的問法就是 What do you do?

Examples:

MARTIN: What do you do?

ANDY: I'm a machine operator. What do you do?

MARTIN: I'm a reporter.

用 What do you do? 提問：

YOURSELF: ___________________?

MARTIN: I'm a reporter.

 

會話B

梅勒妮：這是貝特西·斯梯爾。

馬  ?。耗愫茫医旭R丁·勒納。你做什么工作?

貝特西：我是焊工，你做什么工作?

馬  ?。何沂怯浾?。

貝特西：見到你很高興。

梅勒妮：這是喬治·特納。

馬  ?。涸缟虾茫阕鍪裁垂ぷ?/span>?

喬  治：我也是焊工，你做什么工作?

馬  丁：我是記者。

梅勒妮：早上好，安迪。這是馬丁·勒納。

安迪：你好，我叫安迪·亨德里克斯，你做什么工作?

馬  ?。何沂怯浾?，你做什么工作?

安  迪：我是機器操作工。

馬  ?。汉芎?，見到你很高興。

安  迪：謝謝。

梅勒妮：這是艾米·伯格曼。

馬  ?。耗愫?，我叫馬丁·勒納。

艾  米：你好，你好嗎?

馬  丁：很好，謝謝。你好嗎?

艾  米：很好，謝謝。梅勒妮，你好嗎?

梅勒妮：很好，謝謝。

馬  ?。耗阕鍪裁垂ぷ?/span>?

艾  米：我是司機。你做什么工作?

馬  ?。何沂怯浾摺?/span>

艾  米：噢，很好。

 

Conversation C

ANY: This is Jane Guinn. She's driver, too.

MARTIN: Hello, Jane. I'm happy to meet you.

AMY: And this is Dinah Cosby. She's a supervisor.

MARTIN: We've met.

AMY: This is Raj Sharma.

MARTIN: We've met, too. Thanks.

MELANIE: Good morning, Bill. How are you?

BILL: Fine, thanks. How are you?

MELANIE: Fine, thanks. Bill, this is Martin Learner. He's a reporter.

BILL: Hello. I'm happy to meet you.

MARTIN: Good morning. I'm happy to meet you, too. What do you do?

MELANIE: He's a grinder.

MARTIN: Pardon?

MELANIE: He's a grinder.

MELANIE: Come outside. This is Joe.

MARTIN: Pardon?

MELANIE: This is Joe.

MARTIN: Pardon?

MELANIE: This is Joe.

 

Practice 3：回答 What do you do? 可用“I'm a (n)+職業(yè)名稱”結(jié)構(gòu)。例如：            I'm a teacher/farmer/clerk/doctor.

Examples:

MARTIN: Hello, I'm Martin Learner. What do you do?

BILL: I'm a grinder.