美国之音口语经典教程Asking about Occupations 询问职业

Lesson 3Asking about Occupations

询问职业

 

Things to Know  学前必读   

在美国，5%的人从事农业、渔业和矿业劳动。大约25%的人从事生产和建筑业，其余的人则从事服务业，例如：教学、推销和医疗等。

 

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? 用来询问对方的职业。

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? 提问：

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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会话A : 参观拖拉机厂

梅勒妮：早上好，勒纳先生。我们见过面，我叫梅勒妮·蒙哥马利。

马  丁：早上好，蒙哥马利夫人。你好吗?

梅勒妮：很好，谢谢。你好吗?

马  丁：很好，谢谢。

梅勒妮：请到这边来。

梅勒妮：这是提姆·王。

马  丁：你好，我叫马丁·勒纳，我是记者。

提  姆：早上好，你怎么样?

马  丁：很好，谢谢。

梅勒妮：提姆是设计师。

马  丁：见到你很高兴。

提  姆：谢谢。

梅勒妮：这是黛娜·考茨比。

黛  娜：你好。

马  丁：早上好，我叫马丁·勒纳。

黛  娜：你好吗?

马  丁：很好，谢谢。你好吗?

黛  娜：很好，谢谢。

梅勒妮：勒纳先生是“美国之音”的记者。

黛  娜：噢，很好。

马  丁：你做什么工作?

黛  娜：我是名主管

马  丁：见到你很高兴。

梅勒妮：早上好，拉杰什。 这是拉杰什·沙默。

马  丁：你好。

梅勒妮：这是马丁·勒纳，他是记者。

拉杰什：你好吗?

马  丁：很好，谢谢。你好吗?

拉杰什：很好，谢谢。

马  丁：拉杰什，你做什么工作?

拉杰什：对不起，请再说一遍。

梅勒妮：他是油漆工。

拉杰什：噢，是的。我是油漆工。

马  丁：见到你很高兴。

拉杰什：谢谢。

梅勒妮：你好，大卫。

大  卫：对不起，请再说一遍。

梅勒妮：你好。

大  卫：噢，早上好。

梅勒纪：这是马丁·勒纳。

大  卫：你好，我叫大卫·肖。你好吗?

马  丁：很好，谢谢。你好吗?

大  卫：很好，谢谢。

梅勒妮：他是记者。

大  卫：见到你很高兴。

马  丁：谢谢，你做什么工作?

梅勒妮：他是技工。

马  丁：对不起，请再说一遍。

大  卫：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：询问职业，可以说“What's your occupation/profession/job?”或“What

  do you do for a living?”或“What work do you do?”等，但最简单的问法就是 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? 提问：

YOURSELF: ___________________?

MARTIN: I'm a reporter.

 

会话B

梅勒妮：这是贝特西·斯梯尔。

马  丁：你好，我叫马丁·勒纳。你做什么工作?

贝特西：我是焊工，你做什么工作?

马  丁：我是记者。

贝特西：见到你很高兴。

梅勒妮：这是乔治·特纳。

马  丁：早上好，你做什么工作?

乔  治：我也是焊工，你做什么工作?

马  丁：我是记者。

梅勒妮：早上好，安迪。这是马丁·勒纳。

安迪：你好，我叫安迪·亨德里克斯，你做什么工作?

马  丁：我是记者，你做什么工作?

安  迪：我是机器操作工。

马  丁：很好，见到你很高兴。

安  迪：谢谢。

梅勒妮：这是艾米·伯格曼。

马  丁：你好，我叫马丁·勒纳。

艾  米：你好，你好吗?

马  丁：很好，谢谢。你好吗?

艾  米：很好，谢谢。梅勒妮，你好吗?

梅勒妮：很好，谢谢。

马  丁：你做什么工作?

艾  米：我是司机。你做什么工作?

马  丁：我是记者。

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)+职业名称”结构。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.