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从零开始学英语:蹭饭的艺术

2010-03-26 21:12
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On the telephone 打电话

Tracy: Hello, can I speak to Alex.
Alex: This is Alex, who is speaking?
Tracy:你好,请找Alex。
Alex:我就是Alex,你是哪位?

Tracy: Hi, this is Tracy.
Alex: Hi Tracy. What are you doing?
Tracy:嗨,我是Tracy。
Alex:嗨,Tracy。你在干嘛?

Tracy: Oh, I'm just watching TV. What are you doing?
Alex: Well, I'm cooking dinner.
Tracy:哦,我在看电视,你在做什么?
Alex:嗯,我在烧饭。

Tracy: What are you cooking?
Alex: I'm baking some potatoes, boiling some carrots and grilling a steak.
Tracy:你在做什么?
Alex:我在烤一些土豆,煮些胡萝卜,另外再烤一块牛排。

Tracy: It sounds delicious.
Alex: What are you doing for dinner tonight?
Tracy:听起来很不错。
Alex:你今天晚上吃啥?

Tracy: Well, I don't have any plans...
Alex: Would you like to come over for dinner?
Tracy:嗯…… 还没什么打算……
Alex:要不要过来一起吃晚饭?

Tracy: Oh, I'd love to. Thanks.
Alex: Great. Mary and Jack are also coming. They are arriving at seven.
Tracy:哦,我很愿意,谢谢。
Alex:太好了,Mary 和 Jack 也会来的。他们会在七点来。

Tracy: OK, I'll be there at seven, too.
Alex: OK, see you then. Bye.
Tracy: Bye.
Tracy: 好的,我也七点到。
Alex:好的,到时候见。再见。
Tracy:再见。

关于现在进行时要注意的两个问题:

* 现在进行时只和表示动作行为的动词搭配。初学英语的朋友可以理解成需要有个动作的动词,比如跑跑跳跳之类的。但是“相信”、“喜欢”这类的词是不和现在进行时搭配的。这一点其实在汉语里也很好理解。比如我们可以说 : I am working at the moment. (我这会正在工作。)但是不能说 I'm believing you. (我正在相信你。)

* 现在进行时也可以表示一段时间内进行的事情,比如:  I'm reading 'Just in Time' this week. (我这个星期在读《准时生产》这本书。)我并不是在说话的这一刻在读这本书,而是在这段时间内在读。

Examples (例句)
Usage (用法)
What are you cooking?
Tom is studying for his exams at the moment.
It isn't raining now. We can go outside.
Actions happening at the present moment.
动作发生在现在这一时刻
What are you doing this weekend?
I'm meeting Peter tomorrow morning.
We're driving to Albany this weekend.
Planned future events (usually in the near future)
将来已经计划好的事情(近在眼前的将来)
We're currently working on the Smith account.
What classes are you taking this semester?
We're studying Greek history this month.

Actions or events happening around the present moment.
发生在说话时刻这段时间内的动作

Structure 结构
In the positive form, follow the form S To be Verb -ing. Remember that you need to conjugate the auxiliary verb 'to be'.
I am (I'm)
You are (You're)
He, She, It is (He's, She's, It's)
We, You, They are (We're, You're, They're)
eating lunch at noon.
Conjugate the helping verb 'To Be' Not Verb - ing to form negatives.
I am not (I'm not)
You are not (You aren't)
He, She, It is not (He, She, It isn't
We, You, They are not (We, You, They aren't)
coming this evening.
Conjugate the helping verb 'To Be' S Verb - ing in question forms.
Are you
we
they
listening to me?
Is he
she
it
listening to me?
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