Conversation A : On a Farm?

　　LISA: Let's sit here, Mr Learner.?

　　MARTIN: Please call me Martin. May I ask some questions??

　　LISA: Of course.?

　　MARTIN: May I record your answers??

　　LISA: Yes.?

　　MARTIN: Do you have a family??

　　LISA: Yes, I have a husband.?

　　MARTIN: What is your husband's name??

　　LISA: Eric.?

　　MARTIN: Eric. That's right. We've met. Do you have children??

　　LISA: Yes. We have two children.?

　　MARTIN: Are they boys or girls??

　　LISA: We have one boy and one girl.?

　　MARTIN: Wonderful. You have a son and a daughter. Are your mother and father living??

　　LISA: Yes, they are.?

　　MARTIN: Do they live here??

　　LISA: No, they don't. They live in town.?

　　MARTIN: Do you have a large farm??

　　LISA: Oh, yes. It's a very large farm. The farm was my father's farm.?MARTIN: And you have a very large house.?

　　LISA: It's a wonderful house. The house is old. Here's Eric.?

　　ERIC: Hello, Martin??

　　MARTIN: That's right.?

　　ERIC: How are you??

　　MARTIN: Fine, thanks. How are you??

　　ERIC: Fine, thanks.?

　　LISA: We're talking about families.?

　　ERIC: I have a large family.?

　　MARTIN: Are your parent's living??

　　ERIC: My mother is living. My father isn't living.?

　　MARTIN: Where does your mother live??

　　ERIC: She lives in California¹.?

　　MARTIN: Do you have brothers and sisters??

　　ERIC: I have three brothers and two sisters.?

　　MARTIN: Where do they live??

　　ERIC: Two brothers live in town. One lives on a farm.?

　　MARTIN: What do they do? One is a farmer??

　　ERIC: That's right. Two brothers have businesses in town.?

　　MARTIN: Lisa, do you have brothers and sisters??

　　LISA: I have a sister.?

　　MARTIN: Where does she live??

　　LISA: She lives in Texas.?

　　MARTIN: Is she married²??

　　LISA: No, she isn't.?

　　MARTIN: What does she do??

　　LISA: She's in the army.?

　　MARTIN: Are your sisters married, Eric??

　　ERIC: One sister lives in Montana. She's married to a rancher. One lives in California. My mother lives with this sister.?

　　MARTIN: What does this sister do??

　　ERIC: She has a business.?

　　LISA: She's a photographer³.?

　　MARTIN: That's interesting.?

　　Practice 1：询问对方是否有某物或人，诸如家庭、孩子、父母等，用：

　　“Do you have……?”回答：Yes, I do. 或 No, I don't.?

　　Examples:  MARTIN: Do you have a family??

　　LISA: Yes, I do.?

　　MARTIN: Do you have children??

　　LISA: Yes, we do.?

　　MARTIN: Do you have brothers and sisters??

　　ERIC: Yes, I do.?

　　MARTIN: Are your parents living??

　　LISA: Yes, they are.?　　?

　　会话A : 在农场?

　　丽  莎：让我们坐这里吧，勒纳先生。?

　　马  丁：叫我马丁好了。我能问你几个问题吗??

　　丽  莎：当然可以。?

　　马  丁：我可以把你的回答录下来吗??

　　丽  莎：可以的。?

　　马  丁：你成家了吗??

　　丽  莎：是的，我有丈夫。?

　　马  丁：你丈夫叫什么名字??

　　丽  莎：埃里克。?

　　马  丁：埃里克。对了，我们见过。你有孩子吗??

　　丽  莎：是的。我们有两个孩子。?

　　马  丁：男孩还是女孩??

　　丽  莎：一男一女。?

　　马  丁：太好了。你有一个儿子和一个女儿。你的父母还健在吗?

　　丽  莎：是的。?

　　马  丁：他们住在这儿吗??

　　丽  莎：不，他们住在城里。?

　　马  丁：你有一个大农场吗??

　　丽  莎：噢，是的，那是个很大的农场，曾经是我父亲的。?

　　马  丁：你还有一所大房子。?

　　丽  莎：是一个很棒的房子。这个房子很古老。埃里克来了。?

　　埃里克：你好，马丁??

　　马  丁：不错。?

　　埃里克：你怎么样??

　　马  丁：很好，谢谢。你怎么样??

　　埃里克：很好，谢谢。?

　　丽  莎：我们正在谈论家庭。?

　　埃里克：我有一个大家庭。?

　　马  丁：你父母还健在吗??

　　埃里克：我母亲还健在，父亲不在了。?

　　马  丁：你的母亲住在哪儿??

　　埃里克：她住在加利弗福尼亚。?

　　马  丁：你有兄弟姐妹吗??

　　埃里克：我有三个兄弟和两个姐妹。?

　　马  丁：他们住在哪儿??

　　埃里克：两兄弟住城里，一个在农场。?

　　马  丁：他们做什么工作?有一个是农民吗??

　　埃里克：是的，另两个兄弟在城里做生意。?

　　马  丁：丽莎，你有兄弟姐妹吗??

　　丽  莎：我有个姐姐。?

　　马  丁：她住哪儿??

　　丽  莎：她住在德克萨斯。?

　　马  丁：她结婚了??

　　丽  莎：没有。?

　　马  丁：她做什么工作的??

　　丽  莎：她在军队工作。?

　　马  丁：埃里克，你的姐妹们结婚了吗??

　　埃里克：一个住在蒙大拿州，她嫁给了一个农场主。一个住在加利福尼亚，我母

　　亲同她住在一起。?

　　马  丁：这个姐姐做什么工作??

　　埃里克：她经商。?

　　丽  莎：她是个摄影家。?

　　马  丁：很有意思。

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