日常口语

Unit2 Talking about oneself and others

21. Hello,my name is Mark Erikson.

22. Hi,glad to meet you,Mark.

23. Where are you from, Karon?

24. I am from Huston.

25. I was born in Taiwan. But now I'm an American citizen.

26. I work for NASA(美国航空航天局).

27. Where do you work?

28. I'm an [elementary school] teacher in Auston Texas.

----(AmE)小学=(BrE) primary school

----(elementary初级的,基础的.only before noun)

29. That man with red hair in the right corner of the room is my husband, John. He is a New Yorker.

30. That tall women over there is my wife, Jane. She's a Floridion.

31. She has a little bit of southern accent.

32. I like classical literature, but Jane likes modern American literature.

33. I love romantic movies, but John loves action movies.

34. Jane was born in Indonesia.

35. She likes coffee with cream and sugar.

36. John and I both love tea with milk.

37. Jane and I both love to read science fiction.

38. We live in an apartment close to my school.

39. We live in a house far away from NASA.

40. Do you have a long [commute]?

----每天上下班的路程

Floating in English:

Introduction to Mark and Karon and their spouses(配偶,爱人)

Mark Erikson is an elementary teacher in Auston Texas. His wife, Jane Erikson, is a Floridion. So when she speaks, she has a southern accent. Jane was born in Indonesia, but grew up in Florida. Her parents are Chinese. Jane and Mark have three little children. They live in an apartment close to Mark's school. Mark likes classical literature, while Jane likes modern American literature. However they both love to read science fiction. Jane likes coffee with cream and sugar. Karen Wang lives in Huston. She is a Chinese-American working for NASA. [She has kept her maid name Wang.(1)] Her husband John is from New York. He is an astronaut. Karen and John lives in a house far away from NASA. Karen spends two hours a day driving to and from work. It's a long commute from Karen's home to NASA. Keren and John both love tea with milk. Keren loves romantic movies, but John loves action movies.

----[Note] (1)意思是没有改成她老公的姓.

_____________maid name Wang: 没结婚时的姓.

_____________maid:未婚女子,少女,女仆