Names 姓名
英语姓名的次序和汉语姓名刚好相反
GIVEN NAME SURNAME
John Warnock
Barbara Frawley
Brian Harrison
SURNAME GIVEN NAME
Wang Enxi
在介绍别人的时候,可以介绍全名,例如:This is Brian Harrison;this is Judy Warnock.但是通常人们都只提名字,不提姓,年轻人之间尤其是这样,例如:This is Brian;This is Judy.即使在年纪较大.年龄相仿的人之间,在同时之间,这样介绍也很普通.
但是如果向一位年长的人介绍一位年轻的人,那么在提到那位长者的时候一般都要加个称呼.
姓是极少单独用的,不提名字的时候,一定要在前面加个称呼.
Mr Lee 称呼男子
Mrs Lee 称呼已婚妇女
Miss Lee 称呼未婚妇女
Ms Lee 称呼已婚或未婚妇女均可
Ms 是最近几年在英语国家流行起来的,因为许多妇女要求象男子一样,有一个"中性"的称呼,和结婚与否没有关系.Ms在书面语中用得较多,例如信封上的姓名前,在口语中用的较少.
PROGRAMME 2
PART 1.The Dialogues
在这一讲里,你将听到几段短小的对话.听的时候,请集中精力听,尽可能不看下面的资料.
Dialogue1
有人在公共汽车站上向一位陌生人打听情况.
MAN:
Ah...excuse me,..can you tell me when the next bus is due,please?
WOMAN:
Ah,it's due in 5 minutes.
Dialogue2
这两个素不相识的人接着谈了起来,谈的是天气.
MAN:
Nice day,isn't it?
WOMAN:
Very nice.It's warmer than yesterday.
MAN:
Yes,it was cold yesterday morning.
Dialogue3
这段对话和上面的对话相似
MAN:
Excuse me,can you tell me when the next bus is due?
WOMAN:
Mm.Yes,in 10 minutes.
MAN:
Mm.It's a bit chilly today,isn't it?
WOMAN:
Yes,It is...it might rain later...
MAN:
Yes...there are a few clouds about.
Dialogue4
一群年轻人在游泳池旁边聊天.Steve正在问一位护士Helen的工作情况.
STEVE:
What do you do for a living,Helen?
HELEN:
I'm a nurse.
STEVE:
Oh,are you?Where do you work?
HELEN:
At the Children's Hospital.
STEVE:
Do you like your job?
HELEN:
Yes.It's good.
Dialogue5
Steve 和Helen互相道别.
HElEN:
Well,I'd better go.Steve.
STEVE:
O.K.Helen.See you later.
HELEN:
See you later.Steve.Bye.
PART 2 .Vocabulary
The ABC
(The Australian Broadcasting Corporation)澳大利亚广播公司(原来叫澳大利亚广播委员会,The Australian Broadcasting Commission,1988年改用新名字).
an actor 男演员
the Children's Hospital 儿童医院
a nurse 护士
small talk 闲聊
Can you tell me when the next bus is due?请问下一趟车什么时候到?
Excuse me 对不起 (这句话用来引起别人的注意,例如在这一讲里就是这样用的.在人多的地方请人腾出位子或让路也可以说这句话).
I'd better go 我马上得走
I must fly 我马上得飞
It might rain later.可能要下雨
It's a bit chilly .天气有点凉
It's getting late. 时间不早了
It's warmer than (yesterday/last week,etc.)
今天比(昨天/上星期等等)暖和
See you later 再见
There are a few clouds about. 天上有点云彩
What do you do for a living?
你是干什么工作的?(for a living 本来是谋生的意思).
ah 发这个声音有时候表示讲话前的犹豫.
mm 这个声音表示"让我想想"的意思
NAMES:
Steve (男子名;是Stephen的昵称)
Helen (女子名)
PART 3 .The Lesson
1.ASKING STRANGERS FOR INFORMATION 向陌生人打听情况
向陌生人打听情况可以用好几种客套话,最普通的是:
引起对方注意+表示请求的客套话+要打听的情况

Excuse me + can you tell me + when/what/how..etc.
EXAMPLES
Excuse me,can you tell me when the next bus is due?
Excuse me,can you tell me which bus goes to the school?
Excuse me,can you tell me what the time is?
请注意上面例句里的语序.在"表示请求的套语"部分用疑问句语序,在"要打听的情况"部分用陈述句语序.
2.MAKING SMALL TALK
有时候我们感到有必要和别人应酬几句,例如在公共汽车站上向一位陌生人打听了什么情况之后,或者在坐公共汽车,火车去上班的途中偶尔认识了一个人之后,按理都要说几句话.这一类的闲谈英语叫small talk,话题往往是"中性"的,就是说无关紧要的,而且很少牵涉到个人.最普通的一个话题就是天气.在这种谈话里,常用反意疑问句(question tags),要求对方作出反应,使谈话不致中断.
EXAMPLES
A . Hot (day/morning etc),isn't it?
B . Yes,it is./Yes,it is,isn't it/Yes,isn't it?
A . It was cold (last night/yesterday),wasn't it?
B . Yes it was./Yes,it was,wasn't it?/Yes,wan't it?
3.GETTING TO KNOW A PERSON BETTER进一步了解对方的情况
了解对方的工作情况,可以这样问:
What do you do for a living?
Where do you work?
Do you like your job?
4.BRINGING A CONVERSATION TO AN END 结束谈话
在说good-bye之前,有不少词句可以用来引导,例如:
I'd better go/I have to go(now)/It's getting late/I must fly.
PRONUNCIATION CORNER
这一讲里有三个语音问题,请你在听广播时注意:
a) 下列词语第一个音节需重读:
manager elephant yesterday isn't it
b) 一个词最后一个辅音和下一个词开头的元音连续,例如:
It's a nice day,isn't it?
c) 一个词最后一个元音和下一个词开头的元音连续,例如:
It's a nice day,isn't it?
连续过程中有一个微弱的[j]音把两者连接起来.
PART 4 -Exercise
请你和一位朋友一起朗读上面的对话,特别注意节奏和语调.别忘了,你们两人轮换练习问和答的部分,这样每个人都有问和答的机会.
PROGRAMME 3
PART 1 - The dialogues
你将在这一讲里听到下列三小段对话.广播快结束的时候这三段连在一起听,成了一长段会话.听的时候,集中精力听,最后不要边听边看下面的材料.材料是相当容易的.你试试看.
Dialogue 1
两位年轻的朋友Anne和Jane,都只有十几岁,正在安排周末的活动.Anne想约Jane到海滩去玩,不过她首先要知道Jane有没有空.
ANNE:
Jane,are you doing anything on the weekend?
JANE:
Sorry,I'm tied up on Saturday afternoon,too.
ANNE:
Well,Have you got anything on on Sunday?
JANE:
I've got something on on Sunday morning,I'm afraid,but I'm free in the afternoon.
ANNE:
Good.Well,why don't we go to the beach?

感谢网友“xingbaogang”利用休息时间抄录出该篇原文。---2006年5月13号。