EPISODE1“46LindenStreet”“林登大街46號”ACTIOnaferryboatinNewYorkHarbor.WecanseetheStatueofLiberty.RichardStewart,30,istakingpictures.Richard：Excuseme.1Mynameis2RichardStewartI'maphotographer3.MayI4takeapictureofyouandyourlittleboy?Mrs.Vann：What'sitfor?5Richard：It'sforabook.Mrs.Vann：You'rewritingabook?Richard：It'sabookofpictures6.IcallitFamilyAlbum,U.S.A.Mrs.Vann：Oh,that'saniceideaWell,it'sfineifyoutakeourpicture.I'mMarthavann.[Sheoffersherhand.]7Richard：Thankyou.Iappreciateyourhelp.8[tothelittleboy]I'm9Richard.What'syourname?Gerald：Gerald.Richard：Howoldareyou,Gerald?Gerald：Five.Richard：Andwheredoyoulive?Mrs.Vann：WeliveinCalifornia10.Richard：Well,welcometoNewYork.11OK,justasecond.12[Hetakesoutareflector13tohavemorelightforhisphotographs.]I'malmostreadyhere.[Alexandra,asixteen-year-oldgirl,iswatching.]Alexandra：CanIhelpyou?Richard：Oh,please.[Hegivesherthereflectortohold.ThenhespeakstoMrs.Vannandherson.]HoldGerald'shand,please.Great!Nowpoint14tothebuildings.Terrific!15GiveMommyakiss,16Gerald.Nice!Thankyou,Gerald.Andthankyou,Mrs.Vann.Mrs.Vann：Oh,mypleasure17We'llbelookingforyourbook.18Richard：Thankyou.Good-bye.Bye,19Gerald.[toAlexandra]Thanks20again.Alexandra：Oh,you'rewelcome21.Richard：Hey,22letmetakeyourpicture!Alexandra：Wonderful.Please.Richard：AreyoufromNewYork?Alexandra：No,I'mfromGreece23.I'manexchangestudent24.Richard：Whendidyoucomehere?Alexandra：Threemonthsago.Richard：YourEnglishisverygood.Alexandra：Thanks.25IstudiedEnglishinschool.[Theysitonabench.]Richard：Wouldyoulikesomecoffee?Alexandra：No,thankyou.Tellmeaboutyourbook.Richard：Oh,it'snotfinishedyet,butIhavesomeofthepictures.Wouldyouliketoseethem?Alexandra：Yes.I'dlikethat.Richard：Heretheyare.26[Heopenshisbagandtakesoutaphotoalbum27.]FamilyAlbum,U.S.A.It'sanalbumofpicturesoftheUnitedStates：thecities,thespecialplaces,andthepeople.[Heshowsherthephotos.]Andthesearepicturesofpeopleworking：steelworkers,28bankers,29police,streetvendors,30ambulancedrivers,31doctors...Oh,thisismyfather.He'sadoctor.Thisismymother.“It'sanalbumofpicturesoftheUnitedStates.”Alexandra：What'shername?Richard：Ellen.Myyoungerbrother,Robbie.Hegoestohighschool.ThisismysisterSusan.Sheworksforatoy32company.Here'smygrandfather.HelivesinFlorida.AndthisismywifeMarilyn.Alexandra：Oh,she'sverypretty.Richard：Thanks.33Andwhatabout34yourfamily?Alexandra：TheyareinThessaloniki.That'salargecityinnorthernGreece.ButnowI'mlivingintheBronx35.Richard：WithaGreek-Americanfamily?Alexandra：No.Hispanic.36Richard：[Hehearsafoghorn.]Ohno!It'sfivethirty37.Willyouexcuseme?Ihavetomeetmywife.Alexandra：Itwasnicemeetingyou.38Richard：Itwasapleasuremeetingyou,39too.Thanksforyourhelp.Andgoodluck!I'vegottogo.40Bytheway,41I'mRichard.What'syourname?Alexandra：Alexandra.Richard：Bye-bye,Alexandra.Thanks.Alexandra：Bye-bye.[Richardhurriesofftheboat.Alexandraseesthatheforgotoneofhisbags.Shetakesitandbeginstofollowhim.]Richard!Richard!Youleftyourbag!ENDOFACTI第一算第希Excuseme.對不起，麻煩你。Usethisexpressiontogetsomeone'sattention.這是一個用于在與別人交談時引起對方注意的慣用短語。Mynameis…我名叫 。Usethisphrasetointroduceyourself.自我介紹時所用的短語。photographer：Aphotographer'sjobistotakepictureswithacamera.攝影師。MayL..=CanI…？我可以 嗎？Use“MayI”or“CanI”toaskforpermission.Mayismorepolitethancan.此短語用于征求對方許可時。MayI...?等于CanI...?但前者比后者更為客氣些。例如：MayItakeapictureofyouandYourlittleboy?我可以為你和你的小男孩兒拍張照片嗎？What'sitfor?（拍照片）做什么用？pictures：photographs.照片。Sheoffersherhand.她（向?qū)Ψ剑┥斐鍪?。Iappreciateyourhelp.=Thankyouforhelpingme.謝謝你的幫助。I'm…我是 。useI'mtointroduceyourself.這也是用于自我介紹的短語。California：（美）加利福尼亞州，簡稱加州。Well,welcometoNewYork.噢，歡迎你們到紐約來。OK,justasecond.好，請稍等一下。reflector：反光板。point：touseyourfingertoshowdirection.指向，指著。Terrific!Ifyousaysomethingisterrific,youmeanthatyouareverypleasedwithitorareveryimpressedbyit.［美俚］極妙，了不起的。GiveMommyakiss.親親媽媽。mypleasure：別客氣。UsethisexpressionaftersomeonesaysThankyou.這是用來回敬別人說“謝謝”的慣用語。We'llbelookingforyourbook.我們一定去買你的書。bye,=Good-bye.再見。thanks：=Thankyou.謝謝。You'rewelcome.不用謝，別客氣。UsethisexpressionaftersomeonesaysThankyou.意思及用法同：“Mypleasure”oHey.嘿！ThiswordshowsthatRichardhasanewidea.Itisaveryinformalword.Richard使用這個詞表示他有了一個新的主意。這是一個在非正式場合用的詞。Greece：希臘（歐洲）。exchangestudent：Anexchangestudentgoestoschoolinadifferentcountryforashorttimeandliveswithafamilyinthatcountry.交換學生。Thanks.不僅用于接受了別人的幫助之后，還用于聽到別人的表揚或贊揚之后。Heretheyare.=Theyarehere.就在這里。Thiswordorderiscommonwhenyoufindsomethingandwanttoshowit.當你把東西給別人看時就用這句話。單數(shù)時用Hereitis。photoalbum：abookofphotographs.相片簿，影集。steelworkers:鋼鐵工人。bankers：銀行職員；銀行家。streetvendors:街頭小販。ambulancedrivers:救護車駕駛員。toy：somethingachildplayswith.玩具。Thanks.同樣用于聽到別人表揚或贊揚你的親屬時。whatabout...=Tellmeabout...跟我談?wù)?好嗎？theBronx：oneofthefiveboroughs,orareas,ofNewYorkCity.TheotherboroughsareManhattan,Brooklyn,Queens,andStatenIsland.紐約市的五個行政區(qū)之一。Hispanic：Spanish-speaking.西班牙語系的，拉丁美洲的。Alexandra和一個講西班牙語的家庭一起生活。fivethirty:五點半。Itwasnicemeetingyou.=39。Itwasapleasuremeetingyou.很高興認識你。與新朋友第一次見面時可用此用語告別。I'vegottogo.=Imustgo.我得走了。Bytheway…：順便說一下。Usethisphrasetochangethetopicofconversation.此短語用于轉(zhuǎn)換話題時。美國生活點滴.紐約是美國最大而且最著名的國際性城市，這里的人來自世界各地，膚色雜陳，語言種類繁多，可說是整個世界的縮影。當然也有不少外國留學生在紐約求學。這些留學生有很多借住在當?shù)孛绹思抑校ㄟ^與他們的接觸來了解美國的生活。2.稱贊對方，或?qū)Ψ降募胰?，是美國人很重要的一種社交習慣，被人稱贊時，要表示樂于接受并愉快地感謝，不要急于否認或自貶，也不要表現(xiàn)得扭捏不安。下面是FocusIn的文字部分，供參考ACTIFamilyAlbum,U.S.A.He's17.It'sanalbumofpicturesoftheUnitedStates.Richardtakesmanypicturesforhisalbum.HephotographsthecitieslikeNewYorkandotherspecialplaces.Hephotographspeopleworking：police,ambulancedrivers,steelworkers,anddoctors.PhilipStewart,Richard'sfather,isadoctor.He'sapediatrician,achildren'sdoctor.AndRichard'smother,EllenStewart,isahomemakerHisbrotherRobbie,EllenStewart,isahomemaker.Richardhasonesister.HernameisSusan.SheworksforatoycompanyinNewYorkCity.MalcolmStewartisRichard'sgrandfather.He's72yearsoldandlivesinFlorida.AndthisisRichard'swife,MarilynStewart.SheisafashiondesignerandasalesclerkinaboutiqueinNewYorkCity.You'llmeetMarilynStewartandalloftheotherStewartsinFamilyAlbum,U.S.A.UsefulLanguage?introduceyourself：自我介紹Mynameis…I'm…?askforpermission:征求同意MayItakeapictureofyouandyourlittleboy??introduceaconversation：弓|出話題Bytheway…?thanksomeone：向人道謝Iappreciateyourhelp.Thankyou.Thanksagain.?respondtosomeonethankingyou:回答別人的道謝Mypleasure.You'rewelcome.?starttalkingtoastranger：與陌生人攀談Excuseme.?saygood-byeaftermeetingsomeoneforthefirsttime：首次見面后道別Itwasnicemeetingyou.Itwasapleasuremeetingyou.?describesomething：描述事、物Asmallcanvasbag.