Lesson 9 How are you today?
今天好嗎？
Listen to the tape then answer this question. How is Emma?
聽錄音，然后回答問題。�，斏眢w好嗎？
STEVEN: Hello, Helen.
HELEN: Hi, Steven.
STEVEN: How are you today?
HELEN: I'm very well, thank you.
And you?
STEVEN: I'm fine, thanks.
STEVEN: How is Tony?
HELEN: He's fine, thanks.
How's Emma?
STEVEN: She's very well, too, Helen.
STEVEN: Goodbye, Helen.
Nice to see you.
HELEN: Nice to see you, too, Steven.
Goodbye.
New Word and expressions 生詞和短語
hello
int. 喂（表示問候）
hi
int. 喂，嗨
today
adv. 今天
well
adj. 身體好
fine
adj. 美好的
thanks
int. 謝謝
goodbye
int. 再見
see
v. 見
參考譯文
史蒂文：你好，海倫
海 倫：你好，史蒂文
史蒂文：你今天好嗎？
海 倫：很好，謝謝你。你好嗎？
史蒂文：很好，謝謝。
史蒂文：托尼好嗎？
海 倫：他很好，謝謝。�，敽脝�？
史蒂文：她也很好，海倫。
史蒂文：再見，海倫。見到你真高興。
海 倫：我見到你也很高興，史蒂文。再見。
自學導讀
1．How are you today？你今天好嗎？
這是朋友或相識的人之間見面時問對方身體情況的寒暄話，一般回答語為：
Fine, thank you.
很好，謝謝。
I'm fine, thank you.
很好，謝謝。
I'm very well, thank you.
很好，謝謝。
如問及對方的先生或太太的情況，可以說 How is Tony？或How's Emma？等。
相應的回答可為 He's fine，thanks 或 She's very well，thankyou等。
2．And you？你好嗎？
是And how are you？的簡略說法。在回答對方問候健康的話之后反問時用。
3．數字21與22的英文寫法
21-twenty-one 22-twenty-two
語法 Grammar in use
1．How…？
的一些社交上的用法
how 是一個表示"如何"的疑問詞，可以用來引導一些用于社交場合的套話：
（1）用于詢問健康狀況或一般生活情況：
How are you?
你好嗎？
How is Helen today?
海倫今天好嗎？
How have you been?
你一向可好？
�。�2）How do you do？（你好嗎？）是正式介紹中的一句套話，從不用來詢問健康：
�。�3）how 經常用在詢問目前狀況的疑問句里，如：
How's life?
生活如何？
How are things?
情況怎樣？
How's work?
工作怎么樣？
2．形容詞的意義與作用
�。�1）形容詞修飾名詞所指的人、物等。我們用形容詞說明人、物等是什么樣或看上去是什么樣的。例如，形容詞可以表示質量、大小、新舊、溫度、形狀、顏色、產地。
�。�2）許多形容詞可用以回答 What…like？這樣的問題，并可根據上下文給出籠統(tǒng)的或確切的信息。例如：
�。�3）英語中形容詞作定語時一般置于名詞之前，如：
a young nurse 一位年輕的護士
an old mechanic 一位老機械師
a lazy housewife 一個懶惰的家庭主婦
a thin woman 一個瘦瘦的女人
詞匯學習 Word study
1．look v.
（1）看，瞧，觀，望：
Look at that man. Is he thin?
瞧那個男人。他瘦嗎？
Look carefully before you cross the street.
過馬路前要仔細看清來往車輛。
�。�2）面向，朝向：
The room looks on the sea.
房間面向大海。
Two windows look to the south.
兩扇窗子朝南。
2．fine adj.
�。�1）健康的；舒適的：
How is Steven today?
史蒂文今天怎么樣？
�。�2）極好的，優(yōu)秀的：
a fine view 美好的景色
a fine teacher 一位優(yōu)秀教師
（3）優(yōu)雅的，雅致的：
He is a man with fine manners.
他是一個舉止優(yōu)雅的男人。
練習答案 Key to written exercises
Lesson 10
A
1 Mr. Blake isn't a student. He's a teacher.
2 This isn't my umbrella. It's your umbrella.
3 Sophie isn't a teacher. She's a keyboard operator.
4 Steven isn't cold. He's hot.
5 Naoko isn't Chinese. She's Japanese.
6 This isn't a German car. It's a Swedish car.
B
1 Look at that man. He's very fat.
2 Look at that woman. She's very thin.
3 Look at that policeman. He's very tall.
4 Look at that policewoman. She's very short.
5 Look at that mechanic. He's very dirty.
6 Look at that nurse. She's very clean.
7 Look at Steven. He's very hot.
8 Look at Emma. She's very cold.
9 Look at that milkman. He's very old.
10 Look at that air hostess. She's very young.
11 Look at that hairdresser. He's very busy.
12 Look at that housewife. She's very lazy.
課堂筆記
how，怎樣
how many, how much, how long, how often, how far, how soon
how many多少，后面總是跟一個可數名詞的復數
how much多少，也可以問價格，價錢，后面總是跟不可數名詞
how long多長時間：How long have you been to China?
how often表示多經常，問的是頻率：How often do you come here to study English?
how far表示問距離多遠
how soon問多久：How soon will you come back?
how come, you are very sure about sth.但是那件事情沒有成功
how goes it = how is it going近怎么樣？
Today is the first day of the rest of your life. 今天是你生命中的第一天。
look強調看的動作：Look at the blackboard.
see表示看見的結果：I saw the boy in the street.
watch觀看，畫面都是移動的，watch TV
How are you?
How is she?
How is he?
How is Emma/Jim?
I'm fine, thanks.
She's fine. He's fine.
