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A: Where are you going?
B: I want to go downtown.

A: You need the number 12 bus.

B: Oh really?

A: Yes. The fare costs $1.10. Do you have the money?
B: Yes I do.

A: Do you have exact change?
B: I’m okay. Here is a dollar and here is a dime.

A: That’s great.

B: What time does the bus come?
A: The bus comes at 1 o’clock.

B: That’s in 10 minutes. I’m going to the bus stop now.

A: See you later.

B: Good-bye and thank you.

生詞

Number 12 bus 十二路汽車

fare 車費

Exact 正好

change 零錢

Come 來

Bus stop 汽車站。

練習對話

A: Hello

B: Hello, where would you like to go?

A: I’d like to go to the Blue Hotel please.

B: I don’t know where that is.

A: It is on the corner of 23rd street and Park Avenue.

B: Okay, let’s go.

A: How much is the fare?

B: It is $8.50.

A: Here is 10 dollars. Keep the change.

B: Thank you.

A: Good-bye.

生詞

keep 保留

Keep the change 把零錢留着

這
句話在你給為你服務人的錢的時候很常用。在美國給服務人員小費是個習慣。這些服務行業的人員包括餐館的招待員﹐理髮店的理髮員﹐旅館為你提行李的服務員﹑
和出租車司機。小費的數量一般是花錢總數的 15% 和 20% . 所以如果出租車的費用是 $8.50, 你給 $10 就可以了﹐如果你的理髮費是
$10 呢﹐你就交 $12. 如果你的飯錢是 $16﹐ 你給 $20
就比較合適。給餐館的服務員小費很重要﹐因為這些人掙的工資很低﹐全靠小費生活了。

對話

A: Excuse me.
B: Yes.

A: What line is this?
B: This is the green line. Where do you want to go?

A: I want to go to the Chinatown station.
B: No problem. This is the right line.

A: Thank you.
B: You’re welcome.

生詞﹕

Token 投幣

Fare card 車票

Line 鐵軌﹐路線

Station 車站

Chinatown 中國城﹐唐人街

Chinatown station 中國城車站

Right 對的﹐ 正確

Right line 對的路線

─ ─轉載自:新唐人電視台網

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對話﹕

A﹕ Hello, Lee Ren De. Where are you going?
B﹕I’m going to school.

A﹕Why?
B﹕I study Chinese everyday.
A﹕That’s interesting.

B﹕Where are you going?
A﹕I’m going downtown.

B﹕Why?
A﹕I want to buy some gifts for my friends.

B﹕Okay, See you later.
A﹕Good-bye

生詞

Gift 禮物
I want to buy some gifts for my friends 我想給我的朋友買些禮物。

Where are you going? 你去哪。

語法

現在進行時:現在正在做的事情﹐我們把這個時態叫做現在進行時。現在進行時的構成是動詞be
加上另一個動詞﹐這個動詞後面加ing. 我們以前學過be這個詞。在用be這個詞的時候﹐我們知道要根據句子前面的主語變化。比如說﹕be的變化

I am a student. 我是學生﹕

You are a student。 你是學生

He is a student. 他是學生

兩個時態比較﹕
一
般現在時﹐是指經常發生的事情﹐今天學的現在進行時﹐是指現在正在發生的事情。比如﹕I study Chinese. 我學中文。如果誰說I
study 或者you study 這就是說他們常做這件事情﹐也許他們在學校上一門課。 I’m studying Chinese.
我在學中文呢。這裡是I’m studying 而不是I study. 如果誰說“I’m studying”或 “you’re
studying”就是說這個人在我們說話的時候手裡有一本書﹐他也許是在看書或是在做作業。我們再比較一下對話裡的句子。

I go downtown 我進城

I’m going downtown 我正往城里去

練習

在句子裡"Where are you going?" 中的 be變成了are.

A﹕Hello, Lee Ren De. Where are you going?

B﹕I’m going to school.

I’m going to school的意思是我去學校或者我去上學。這裡的be又變成了am.

B﹕ Hey Ding Hui. Where are you going?

A﹕ I’m going downtown.(我進城。)

L﹕What are you doing? (你干什麼呢)

A: I'm studying English. (我在學英語)

用不同的人稱來練習一下現在進行時:

I am going to school

You are going to school

He is going to school

She is going to school

We are going to school

They are going to school.

大家注意﹐I 後面接am. You, we, 和 they 後面結 are﹐He 和 She, 和其他的單數名詞如Mary 和 George後面結 is.

用不同的地點來練習一下:

B﹕ He’s going to the library.

A﹕ They’re going to work.

B﹕ I’m going home.

A﹕ We’re going to the post office.

B﹕ They are going to the doctor’s office.

A﹕ She’s going to the hospital.

B﹕ I’m going to the train station.

A﹕ Mary’s going to the hotel.

生詞

library 圖書館

Work 工作

Home 家

Post office 郵局

Doctor’s office 醫生辦公室

Hospital 醫院

Train station 火車站

Hotel 旅館

例子﹕

A: What are you doing?
B: I’m reading a book.

A: What is he doing?
B: He is writing a letter.

A: What are they doing?
B: They are playing basketball.

A: What are we doing?
B: We are studying English.

這些都是現在正在發生的事情。學習如何表達現在正在發生的事情很有用。我們這個英語節目的設計是不斷復習以前學的內容﹐增加新的內容。如果你想學一點會一點﹐你就必須常練習﹐這樣才能學會。

─ ─轉載自:新唐人電視台網 (http://www.dajiyuan.com)

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【甘地語錄】

1. Hate the sin, love the sinner.
鄙視罪惡，但愛那犯罪的人。

2. Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
快樂是當你所想的、所說的、與所做的，都是和諧一致的。

3. I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.
我反對暴力，因為當暴力似乎有用時，那有用只是暫時的；但暴力所作的邪惡，卻是永遠的。

Mahatma Gandhi , Indian spiritual leader, 1869 – 1948