美国之音口语经典教程Talking About Occupations 谈论职业
Lesson 15Talking About Part-time Jobs
谈论业余工作
Things to Know 学前必读
美国人崇尚自立。许多年轻人在课余时间做临时工作(part-time job)，有些学生还能够挣钱交纳部分学费。这样既减轻了家长的经济负担，又证明了自己的能力。美国青年把自食其力看做是光彩的事。
Conversation A : At an Amusement Park
MARTIN: Good afternoon. How are you?
CAST: Fine, thanks. OK. Good afternoon. Hi. How are you? Great.
MARTIN: I'm happy to meet you. Thank you for coming this afternoon. Tell me about your jobs. Let's start with you. Who are you?
CELIA: I'm Celia Chan.
MARTIN: Where do you live?
CELIA: I live at 12 Coolidge Street.
MARTIN: What do you do?
CELIA: I'm a sales person. I sell things.
MARTIN: Where do you sell things?
CELIA: I work at the General Store.
MARTIN: What do you sell?
CELIA: Oh-candy-T-shirts.
MARTIN: Thank you, Celia. Now, who are you?
RALPH: I'm Ralph Beck.
MARTIN: How old are you, Ralph?
RALPH: I'm sixteen years old.
MARTIN: Celia, how old are you?
CELIA: I'm sixteen.
MARTIN: Ralph, where do you work?
RALPH: I work at the Frontier Restaurant.
MARTIN: What do you do?
RALPH: I'm a waiter.
MARTIN: When do you work?
RALPH: I work on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
MARTIN: Celia, when do you work?
CELIA: I work on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
MARTIN: Thanks. And who are you?
DON: I'm Don Tharp.
MARTIN: Where do you live?
DON: I live at six twenty-eight Monroe Street.
MARTIN: How old are you?
DON: I'm seventeen years old.
MARTIN: Where do you go to school?
DON: I go to school at Northwest High School.
MARTIN: Ralph, where do you go to school?
RALPH: At Central High School.
MARTIN: Celia, where do you go to high school?
CELIA: I go to school at South High School.
MARTIN: Thanks. Don, what do you do?
DON: I'm a lifeguard.
MARTIN: You're a swimmer?
DON: Yes, I'm a good swimmer.
MARTIN: Wonderful! When do you work?
DON: I work on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. I work at a supermarket on Saturday.
MARTIN: What do you do at the supermarket?
DON: I'm a stock boy. I put things on the shelves.
MARTIN: Who are you?
KRISTIE: I'm Kristie Wasserman.
MARTIN: When do you work?
KRISTIE: I work everyday-Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
MARTIN: That's a lot.
KRISTIE: I only work two hours a day.
Practice 1：询问对方的工作时间时可用：
When do you work? 你何时工作?
回答时可用 I work+时间短语。
Examples: MARTIN: When do you work?
RALPH: I work on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
MARTIN: When do you work?
CELIA: I work on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
MARTIN: When do you work?
DON: I work on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday.
根据上面句型完成下列对话：
YOURSELF: ______________________________?
RALPH: I work on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
YOURSELF: ______________________________?
CELIA: I work on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
YOURSELF: ______________________________?
DON: I work on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday.
YOURSELF: ______________________________?
KRISTIE: I work everyday-Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
KRISTIE: Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
会话A : 在娱乐公园
马 丁：下午好!你们好吗?
众 ：很好，谢谢。不错。下午好。你好，你怎么样?非常好。
马 丁：幸会。感谢你们今天下午能来。告诉我你们的工作。从你开始吧!你是哪位?
西 莉 亚：我叫西莉亚·陈。
马 丁：你住哪儿?
西 莉 亚：我住柯立芝街12号。
马 丁：你做什么工作?
西 莉 亚：我是个售货员。我卖东西。
马 丁：你在哪儿售货呢?
西 莉 亚：在杂货店。
马 丁：你卖什么呢?
西 莉 亚：噢!糖果，T恤衫。
马 丁：谢谢你，西莉亚。
马 丁：那么，你是哪位?
拉 尔 夫：我叫拉尔夫·贝克。
马 丁：你多大了?拉尔夫。
拉 尔 夫：我16了。
马 丁：西莉亚，你多大?
西 莉 亚：我16。
马 丁：拉尔夫，你在哪儿工作?
拉 尔 夫：我在边塞餐馆工作。
马 丁：你做什么工作?
拉 尔 夫：服务员。
马 丁：你在什么时候工作?
拉 尔 夫：我星期一、星期三和星期六工作。
马 丁：西莉亚，你什么时候工作?
西 莉 亚：我在星期五、星期六和星期日工作。
马 丁：谢谢。你是哪位?
唐 ：我叫唐·撒普。
马 丁：你住哪儿?
唐 ：我住门罗街628号。
马 丁：你多大了?
唐 ：我17岁。
马 丁：你在哪儿上学?
唐 ：在西北高中。
马 丁：拉尔夫，你在哪儿上学?
拉 尔 夫：在中央高中。
马 丁：西莉亚，你在哪所高中上学呢?
西 莉 亚：在南方高中。
马 丁：谢谢。唐，你做什么工作呢?
唐 ：我是救生员。
马 丁：你会游泳吧?
唐 ：会，游得很好。
马 丁：太好了!你在什么时候工作?
唐 ：星期天、星期二和星期四。我星期六去一家超级商场工作。
马 丁：你在超级商场里做什么工作呢?
唐 ：我做货物管理员。我把货物放在货架上。
马 丁：你是哪位?
克里斯蒂：我叫克里斯蒂·瓦瑟门。
马 丁：你什么时候工作?
克里斯蒂：我每天都工作，星期一、二、三、四、五、六、日。
马 丁：太辛苦了。
克里斯蒂：我每天只工作两小时。
Conversation B
RALPH: Kristie, where do you go to school?
KRISTIE: I go to school at St. Mary's High School.
MARTIN: How old are you?
KRISTIE: I'm fifteen years old.
MARTIN: What do you do?
KRISTIE: I work at the stable.
CELIA: Oh, I love horses!
KRISTIE: Do you work on Monday?
CELIA: No, I don't work on Monday. I work on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.KRISTIE: Come see me on Monday.
RALPH: I like horses, too.
KRISTIE: When do you work?
RALPH: I work on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. I don't work on Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday.
KRISTIE: Come see me on Tuesday. When do you work, Don?
DON: I don't work on Monday, Wednesday or Friday.
KRISTIE: I work everyday. Come see me on Wednesday.
MARTIN: What do you do at the stable?
KRISTIE: I exercise the horses.
MARTIN: Do you like animals?
KRISTIE: No, I don't.
MARTIN: Do you like horses?
KRISTIE: Yes, I only like horses. Come see the horses now!
CAST: Can we? Great idea! Wonderful! Why not? Let's go.
MARTIN: Kristie, you work at the stable now. What did you do last year?KRISTIE: I didn't work last year.
MARTIN: Ralph, you work in a restaurant now. What did you do last year?RALPH: I worked in a music store.
MARTIN: When did you work?
RALPH: I only worked on Saturday.
MARTIN: Don. You're a lifeguard now. Where did you work last year?
DON: I worked at a supermarket.
MARTIN: When did you work?
DON: I only worked on Sunday.
MARTIN: Celia, what did you do last year?
CELIA: I was a salesperson. I worked at the General Store.
MARTIN: When did you work?
CELIA: I worked on Friday and Monday.
Practice 2：请你回答下列问题：
CELIA: I work on Sunday. When do you work?
YOURSELF: ______________________________?
RALPH: I work on Monday. When do you work?
YOURSELF: ______________________________?
DON: I work on Tuesday. When do you work?
YOURSELF: ______________________________?
KRISTIE: I work on Wednesday. When do you work?
YOURSELF: ______________________________?
DON: I work on Thursday. When do you work?
YOURSELF: ______________________________?
CELIA: I work on Friday. When do you work?
YOURSELF: ______________________________?
RAILPH: I work on Saturday. When do you work?
YOURSELF: ______________________________?
会话B
拉 尔 夫：克里斯蒂，你在哪上学?
克里斯蒂：我在圣玛丽中学上学。
马 丁：你多大了?
