Lesson 37 Describing People (Ⅰ) 描述人物(一)

Lesson 37 Describing People (Ⅰ) 描述人物(一)

Conversation A : At a Beach?

SUE: Daddy, when are you going to come in the water??
MARTIN: Not now. Maybe later.
SUE: May I go in the water??
MARTIN: Where is Alan? Is he in the water??
SUE: No, he's talking to that girl.?
MARTIN: Which one??
SUE: The tall girl.?
MARTIN: They are all tall. Which one??
SUE: She's the one with black hair.?
MARTIN: Who is that girl??
SUE: She's in Alan's class at school.?
MARTIN: Do we know her??
SUE: I know her.?
MARTIN: Do I know her parents? What's her name??
SUE: I don't know her name.?
MARTIN: Where is your mother??
SUE: She's talking to those women.?
MARTIN: Where??
SUE: Over there. See? She's talking to that short woman.?
MARTIN: I see. Yes, that woman is very short. I don't know her.?
SUE: Mama works with her.?
MARTIN: Oh. Where are your friends??
SUE: They're not here.?
MARTIN: When are they coming??
SUE: They're coming this morning. But they're not here yet. See that man? He's my teacher.?
MARTIN: Which man??
SUE: He's the tall one. He has blue eyes.?
MARTIN: I can’t see his eyes. What color is his hair??
SUE: His hair is brown.?
MARTIN: I see two men with brown hair. Is he thin??
SUE: No, he's very big. He's big and tall.?
MARTIN: And he has brown hair. I see him. What color is his swim suit? ?
SUE: It's red.?
EILEEN: Hello. You aren't swimming, Sue.?
SUE: Daddy doesn't want to swim.?
EILEEN: Can't you watch, Martin??
MARTIN: I don't want to move.?
SUE: Mama, you come in the water.?
EILEEN: Wait a minute. Who is that girl??
MARTIN: Which girl??
EILEEN: The girl is talking to Alan.?
MARTIN: Which girl is talking to Alan?
EILEEN: The tall one.?
MARTIN: Does she have black hair??
EILEEN: Yes.?
MARTIN: She's a girl in Alan's school.?
EILEEN: She's very pretty.?
SUE: She's beautiful. I want black hair.?
EILEEN: Your hair is very pretty.?
MARTIN: Yes, your hair is nice.?
SUE: When can we go in the water??
EILEEN: Let's go now.?

Practice 1：依照会话A回答下列问题：?
1.What is Alan doing??
2.What does the girl with Alan look like??
3.What is Sue's mother doing??
4.How do you describ the woman Sue's mother is talking about??
5.How does Sue' mother know her??
6.When are Sue' friends coming??
7.What does Sue's teacher look like??
8.What color is Sue’s teacher’s swim suit?

Practice 2：用形容词来描述人的外表。?
Examples:
SUE: The tall girl.?
MARTIN: They are all tall.
SUE: She's the one with black hair.?
She's talking to that short woman.?
MARTIN: Yes, that woman is very short.?
SUE: He's the tall one. He has blue eyes.?
MARTIN: What color is his hair??
SUE: His hair is brown.?
MARTIN: Tall. Tall girl. Black. Black hair.?
Short. Very short. Very short woman.?
Tall. Tall one. Blue. Blue eyes.?
Brown. Brown hair.?

会话A : 在沙滩上?
苏    ：爸爸，你什么时候下水啊??
马  丁：现在不下，也许过一会儿下。?
苏    ：我可以下水吗??
马  丁：艾伦在哪儿?他在水里吗??
苏    ：不，他在跟那个女孩说话。?
马  丁：哪个??
苏    ：那个高个儿的女孩。?
马  丁：她们个儿都高。哪一个??
苏    ：就是那个黑头发的。?
马  丁：那个女孩是谁??
苏    ：她和艾伦同班。?
马  丁：我们认识她吗??
苏    ：我认识她。?
马  丁：我认识她父母吗?她叫什么名??
苏    ：我不知道她的名字。?
马  丁：你妈在哪儿??
苏    ：她在跟那些女人说话。?
马  丁：哪儿??
苏    ：那边儿。看见了?她在跟那个矮个子的女人说话。?
马  丁：看见了。对，那个女的很矮，我不认识她。?
苏    ：妈妈跟她在一块儿工作。?
马  丁：哦。你的朋友们在哪儿??
苏    ：他们不在这儿。?
马  丁：他们什么时候来??
苏    ：他们今天上午来，不过他们还没到。看见那个男的没有?他是我的老师。
马  丁：哪个男的??
苏    ：那个高个儿的，他长着蓝眼睛。?
马  丁：我看不见他的眼睛，他的头发是什么颜色的??
苏    ：他的头发是棕色的。?
马  丁：我看见两个人长棕色头发。他长得瘦吗??
苏    ：不，他块头儿很大，他又高又大。?
马  丁：他还长着棕色头发，我看见他了。他的游泳裤是什么颜色的??
苏    ：是红色的。?
艾  琳：嘿，苏，你没有游泳。?
苏    ：爸爸不想游。?
艾  琳：你不能只看吧，马丁??
马  丁：我不想动。?
苏    ：妈妈，你下水来。?
艾  琳：等一会儿。那个女孩是谁??
马  丁：哪个女孩??
艾  琳：跟艾伦讲话那个女孩。?
马  丁：哪个女孩在跟艾伦讲话??
艾  琳：那个高个子的。?
马  丁：她长着黑头发吗??
艾  琳：是的。?
马  丁：她和艾伦同校。?
艾  琳：她很漂亮。?
苏    ：她很美。我想要黑头发。?
艾  琳：你的头发很漂亮。?
马  丁：是的，你的头发不错。?
苏    ：咱们什么时候下水??
艾  琳：现在就下。?


Conversation B?

ALAN: Hi, Dad. Where is Sue??
MARTIN: She's with your mother. They went swimming.
ALAN: I'm too late.?
MARTIN: Yes, you are.?
ALAN: Where you they??
MARTIN: Look out there. Can you see them??
ALAN: Where??
MARTIN: Can you see two people there??
ALAN: Maybe. Oh, yes. I see Sue's blonde hair.?
MARTIN: Sue's a good swimmer.?
ALAN: And mother is, too.?
MARTIN: Who were those girls??
ALAN: Which girls??
MARTIN: The girls over there. You were talking to them.?
ALAN: They're friends.?
MARTIN: Are they from your school??
ALAN: Some are from school.?
MARTIN: Which ones??
ALAN: Do you see the tall girl? She has black hair. She has a small head and big brown eyes.?
MARTIN: Were you talking to her??
ALAN: Yes, I was.?
MARTIN: Yes, I see her.?
ALAN: She's in my class at school. Do you see that woman behind the girls??
MARTIN: Is she sitting??
ALAN: Yes, she is. She's sitting with a little boy. She's that girl's mother. And the boy is her brother.?
MARTIN: Where is the father??
ALAN: He's bringing food. Do you see that short girl??
MARTIN: The one with brown hair??
ALAN: No, the one with blonde hair.?
MARTIN: Yes. She's standing beside the tall girl.?
ALAN: She's in my school, too. She's not in my class. Her mother and father are here too. Do you know them??
MARTIN: I don't know. who are they??
ALAN: Mr. and Mrs Kovisar.?
MARTIN: I know the name. Where are they??
ALAN: Mr. Kovisar is that fat man.?
MARTIN: He's not very fat! He's only big.?
ALAN: He's fat. He's short and fat.?
MARTIN: Which woman is Mrs. Kovisar??
ALAN: I don't see her.?
MARTIN: Who are the other girls??
ALAN: They're not from my school. I only met them today. Do you want to swim?
MARTIN: Maybe later. You go. Sue likes swimming with you.?
ALAN: OK. See you later.?

Practice 3：依照对话B回答下列问题：?
1.Where is Sue??
2.What are Sue and her mother doing??
3.Who were those girls Alan was talking to??
4.How does Alan describe one of the girls??
5.What does Alan say about her family??
6.How is Martin's opinion different from his son's about Mr. Kovisar's phsical characteristics??
7.Who are the other girls??
8.Does Martin want to swim this time??

Practice 4：用形容词描述人的整体或部位。?
Examples:
? ALAN: I see Sue's blonde hair.?
Do you see the tall girl?
She has black hair.
She has a small head amd big brown eyes.?
She's sitting with a little boy.?
Do you see that short girl?
The one with blonde hair.?
Mr Kovisar is that fat man.
He's short and fat.?
MARTIN: Blonde. Blonde hair.?
Tall. Tall girl. Black. Black hair.?
Small. Small head.?
Big. Brown. Big brown eyes.?

会话B?
艾  伦：嘿，爸。苏在哪儿??
马  丁：她和你妈在一起，她们去游泳了。?
艾  伦：我来得太晚了。?
马  丁：是啊，你来得太晚了。?
艾  伦：他们在哪儿??
马  丁：看那边，你能看见他们吗??
艾  伦：哪儿??
马  丁：你能看见那边两个人吗??
艾  伦：好像能。啊，是的。我看见苏的金黄色头发了。?
马  丁：苏游得很好。?
艾  伦：妈妈游得也很好。?
马  丁：那些女孩是谁??
艾  伦：哪些女孩??
马  丁：那边那些女孩，你刚才在和她们说话。?
艾  伦：她们是朋友。?
马  丁：她们和你同校吗??
艾  伦：有一些是。?
马  丁：哪一些??
艾  伦：你看见那个高个儿女孩了吗?她留着黑发，头很小，一双棕色大眼睛。
马  丁：你刚才是和她交谈吗??
艾  伦：是的。?
马  丁：是的，我看见她了。?
艾  伦：她在学校和我同班。你看见那些女孩后面的那个女的了吗??
马  丁：她坐着吗??
艾  伦：是的，她坐着。她和一个小男孩坐在一起，她是那个女孩的母亲。还有那个男孩是她的弟弟。?
马  丁：她父亲在哪儿??
艾  伦：他在拿吃的过来。你看见那个矮个儿的女孩了吗??
马  丁：棕色头发的那个??
艾  伦：不，金黄色头发的那个。?
马  丁：对了，她站在那个高个儿女孩旁边。?
艾  伦：她也在我那个学校，她不在我班上。她的父母也在这儿，你认识他们吗?
马  丁：我不认识。他们叫什么??
艾  伦：科维萨夫妇。?
马  丁：我知道这个姓。他们在哪儿??
艾  伦：科维萨先生长得很胖。?
马  丁：他并不是很胖!他只是长得壮。?
艾  伦：他胖，他又矮又胖。?
马  丁：哪一个女的是科维萨太太??
艾  伦：我没看到她。?
马  丁：其他女孩是谁??
艾  伦：她们不是我那个学校的，我今天才见到她们。你想游泳吗??
马  丁：也许过一会儿吧，你去吧，苏喜欢和你游泳。?
艾  伦：好吧，一会儿见。
 

New Words Expressions 生词和短语
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brown    adj. 棕色的?
swim suit    n. 游泳衣/裤?
pretty    adj. 漂亮的?
beautiful    adj. 美丽的?
nice    adj. 好看的?
blonde    adj. 金黄色的?
 

Language Points 语言要点?

1. She's the one with black hair. 她是那个黑头发的。?
由 with 所引导的短语形容人的自然特征，例如：?
a girl with blonde hair 金发女郎?
a boy with blue eyes 蓝眼睛小男孩?
a man with a big nose 大鼻子男人?
由 in 引导的短语一般形容人的穿戴，例如：?
a girl in a white dress 白衣少女?
a man in blue jeans 穿牛仔裤的男子?
a woman in a brown sweater 穿棕色毛衣的妇女?
2 .I can't see his eyes. 我看不见他的眼睛。?
see 表示“看见”，强调能否看得见这一结果，例如：?
Can you see two people there? 你能看见那边两个人吗??
I see Sue's blonde hair. 我看见苏的金黄色头发。?
Can't you watch, Martin? 马丁，你难道不能看(我们游)吗??
watch 表示很关注地“看”，或是“注意”，例如：?
They watched the children dancing. 他们观看孩子们跳舞。?
Watch your step, please. 请注意走好。?
Look out there. Can you see them? 往那儿看。你看见他们了吗??
look 强调“看”的动作，例如：?
I look inside the wallet, but saw nothing in it.?
我看了钱包里面，但什么也没看见。?
Look at the map. Did you see the location of the city??
看一下地图，你看见这个城市的位置了吗??
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Cultural Notes  文化注释

美国人特别喜欢户外活动(outdoor activities)，常见的有各种球类、游泳、野餐(picnic)、烧烤(barbecue)、野外宿营(camping)、日光浴(sun-bathing)，等等。