What did you see?
Did you see...?
How long did you stay...?
Let's(go to .../meet at...)和对方商量到什么地方去，提出一个意见，为了征得对方同意，可以用这个
句式。Let's ...的前面往往加Then 或Well。
b) 确定见面的地点和时间
Where will I meet you?
At my place/At the station/etc.
What time?
One o'clock/Three o'clock/etc.
注意：
*问句和答句往往不用完整句；
*商量具体安排时常用will ,但在此以前不常用will。在澳大利亚，提问时一般用will I ,很少用shall I。
CONVERSATIONAL DEVICES
a) I'm afraid.
I'm afraid I'm afraid tied up on Sunday.
I'm tied up on Sunday,I'm afraid.
I'm afraid在这里没有“我害怕”的意思，只是比较客气地说明自己对某事感到遗憾，抱歉。这个短语
在会话时常用。
b) Well 有两种用法：
1）使说话的人有时考虑如何回答，相当与汉语里的“恩”“恩-”（参看Dialogue 1,Anne 的最后一句话。）
注意：
oh well ...的意思同（11） ，但通常有对目前情况认可，表示愿意接受的含意。
PRONUNCIATION CORNER
注意听广播的下列句子，听完广播后在练习：
a)凡问句的疑问词以Wh 开头的，此问句用将调。
When did he go?
Where will we meet ?
b) Are 的弱化形式是快读的[]。
What are you doing?
c)英语国家的人通常不把下面标出的辅音全部读出来：next Staturday
而往往说：[]
PART IV -Exercises
1.问你的朋友Part III第一点里的问题，请对方按照实际情况回答，然后由你朋友问，你回答。
2.和你朋友一起朗读开头的三小段对话，模仿播音员的节奏和语调。问和答由你和你朋友交替进行。
PROGRAMME 4
PART1-The Dialogues
Dialogues1
这一段和下面两段是Susan 和Peter 在澳大利亚一家中国饭馆里的对话，谈的是不同风味的中餐。
SUSAN：
Do you like Cantonese food,Perter?
PETER:
Yes ,I do.
SUSAN:
Mmm ,me too !And I love Sichuan food !What about you?
PETER:
No,it's too hot for me .I don't like hot food.
Dialogue 2
SUSAN:
Mmm .There's noodles and rice...Oh,and sweet and sour pork.
I love it ,And they've got Sichuan food ,too...but you aren't keen on
hot food ,are you?
PETER:
No.I'm not,Anyway,what are you going to have?
Dialogue 3
PETER:
Anyway,what are you going to have?
Would you prefer noodles or rice...?
SUSAN:
Well...um...Rice,please.
Dialogue 4
服务员走过来请他们点菜。
WAITER ：
Excuse me... Are you ready to order ?
PETER:
Oh...yes ,I thing so ,we'd like some sweet and sour pork ...
WAITER ：
Right,Sweet and sour pork...
PETER:
Ah...And we'd like some rice.
WAITER ：
Certainly,Would you rather have boiled rice fried rice?
SUSAN:
I'd rather have boiled rice ,please.
WAITER ：
Right,Chopsticks or spoon and fork ?
PETER:
Chopsticks,please.
SUSAN:
I'm hopeless with chopsticks!
WAITER ：
A spoon and fork for you ,then .
PART II -VOCABULARY
Chinese food 中餐
boiled/fried rice 焖饭/炒饭
Cantonese/Sichuan/hot food 广州菜/四川菜/辣的菜
noodless 面条
classical music 古典音乐
folk music 民间音乐
rock and roll 摇摆舞
摇摆舞 （口语里往往用folk 一词表示folk music ,用rock 一词表示rock and roll）
Are you ready to order ? 你可以点菜了吗？
I can't stand ... 我（对......）受不了
I hate ...我很不喜欢.....；我讨厌......;我恨....
I'm (not)keen on... 我（不怎么）喜欢 ....
I'm hopeless with chopsticks 我使筷子简直不行
It's fun 挺有趣；很好玩
It's to hot for me 这（菜）太辣，我没法吃
I think so 我想是这样的
they've got prawns 这（家饭馆）里有对虾
what about you ?你怎么样？
what are you going to have?你要什么菜？
would you prefer /rather have ...or... 你要......还是.....?
IDIOMX习语
（I'll eat them）till the cows come home
这个习语在歌中出现，意思是：香蕉吃个没完了。习语本意是：长时间地永远的。
NAMES：
Peter 男子名：简称pete
Susan 女子名：简称Sue/Susie
PART III-THE LESSON
1.LIKES AND DISLIKES
喜欢与不喜欢
表示喜欢什么 表示不喜欢什么
I like bananas I don't like music
I love prawns I'm not keen on folk
I can't stand rock
I hate rock
(这四句话，语气一个比一个强)
Do you like music? Yes ,I do
No,I don't
Does he like bananas? Yes .he does
No,he doesn't
2.PREFERENCES(CHOOSING)
选择
Would you prefer prawns or fish?
(I'd prefer)finish ,thanks
Would you rather have ....
(I'd rather have)fish
Would you like ....
(I'd like)fish ,thanks
What are you going to have?
(I'll have)fish ,thanks
在回答的时候，I'd prefer 等常可省略。
RRONUNCIATION CORENER
a)注意两种说法的区别：
I'd like 表示在特定的场合下我要什么东西，而I like 表示我一般喜欢什么东西。
此外，I'd prefer表示则特定的场合下我选择.喜欢或要什么（现在后将来）。
而I prefer 表示我一般喜欢什么。
b)练习用升调或降调问问题
Do you like bananas?
What are you going to have?
Would you prefer prawns or fish?
c) 练习将下列短语里的and 读作[]
Sweet and sour pork
Rock and roll
A spoon and fork
CONVERSATIONAL DEVICES
Anyway 在第二段对话里，Peter 用这个词，是想把话题转回来。
PART IV - THE SONG
广播开始是有一首《吃香蕉》歌，下面是歌词，也许你有兴趣学习一下吧。
I like bananas ,I like bananas,
I like to chew them when I'm sitting on my own.
I don't like honey ,or lots of money,
And fish ,for me ,has far too many bones.
I like bananas ,I like bananas,
I like them hard or soft or sweet and sour ,and so
Give me one or two or three or four,
I 'll eat them ,then I 'll eat some more ,
I'll eat them till the cows come home!
AUSTRALIA
FACTS AND FIGURES
Area: 7,683,300sq,kms.
Coastline: 36,753kms.
Highest Mountain: Mt.Kosciusko 2,2230
Longest River: Murray River 2,520kms.
Largest Lake: Lake Eyre 9,500sq.kms.
population : 16,861,200*
Major Cities:
Sydney 3,596,000**
Melbourne 3,002,300
Brisbane 1,240,000
Perth 1,118,800
Adelaide 1,023,700
Canberra 297,300
Hobart 179,900
Darwin 72,900
*Based on estimated
resident popolation
as at 30 September 1989
** Based on estimated
resident popolation
as at 30 June 1988
Source of Information:
Australian Bureau of Statistics
感谢网友“再见北极雪”利用休息时间抄录出该篇原文。---2006年5月14号。