This is English USA on VOA. Now, Lesson 7, Part 1 ENGLISH USA, Pelajaran Ke 7, Bagian Pertama.
Dalam pelajaran ini, Anda akan mempelajari cara menanyakan seseorang tempat asalnya dan memberi tahukan seseorang tempat asal Anda. Ini berguna untuk berkenalan. Dalam pelajaran ini, Martin Learner mewawancarai Stefan Nowak di sebuah kedai kopi.
DI KEDAI KOPI PADA PAGI HARI
MARTIN: Hi, Stefan. Please, sit down.
STEFAN: Hello, Mr. Learner.
BUNYI KURSI DIGESER
MARTIN: Oh, please call me Martin, OK?
STEFAN: Martin. OK.
PELAYAN: Morning. What’re you gonna have?
MARTIN: Two coffees, please.
PELAYAN: That’s it!? OK
STEFAN: What did she say?
MARTIN: She said, “what are you going to have?” [MENIRU PELAYAN] What’re you gonna have?….. What are you going to have?
STEFAN: Ah…. What are you going to have? Sometime, I do not understand waiters.
MARTIN: Sometimes, I don’t understand!
BUNYI CANGKIR DITEMPATKAN DI MEJA
PELAYAN: Here you are. Two coffees.
MARTIN: Thanks. She said, “ Here you are.”
STEFAN: I understand.
MARTIN: Stefan, I’m writing a news report. It’s going to be about students in the United States and I want to write about you.
STEFAN: You are going to write about me!? OK.
MARTIN: Good. May I record you on this tape recorder?
STEFAN: Yes, sure.
BUNYI ALAT PEREKAM DIPASANG
MARTIN: First, tell me your full name.
STEFAN: My name is Stefan Nowak.
MARTIN: I want to get it right. Please spell it for me.
STEFAN: S-T-E-F-A-N N-O-W-A-K.
MARTIN: Where are you from?
STEFAN: I am from Poland.
MARTIN: I know you’re from Poland. What city are you from? Warsaw?
STEFAN: No, I’m not from Warsaw. I am from Cracow. Where are you from?
MARTIN: I’m from Chicago. But I live in Baltimore now.
STEFAN: I lived in Warsaw too.
MARTIN: Before I lived in Baltimore, I lived in many cities. I lived in Washington, San Francisco, Paris, and Berlin.
STEFAN: That’s many places!
MARTIN: Well, I write news stories and reports. Reporters go where there is news.
PELAYAN: More coffee?
RIUH KEDAI KOPI
Mari kita dengarkan lagi sebagian dari percakapan tadi.
MARTIN: Where are you from?
STEFAN: I’m from Poland.
MARTIN: What city are you from?
STEFAN: I’m from Cracow. Where are you from?
MARTIN: I’m from Chicago.
Sekarang, coba jawab pertanyaan-pertanyaan berikut:
MARTIN: I’m from Chicago. Where are you from?
ANDA: ………………………………………..
STEFAN: I’m from Cracow. Where are you from?
ANDA: ……………………………………..
Pertanyaan yang dimulai dengan kata “where” dan diakhiri dengan kata “from” dijawab dengan menyebutkan sesuatu tempat, sebuah negara, daerah, propinsi, negara bagian atau kota.
MARTIN: Where are you from?
STEFAN: I’m from Poland.
MARTIN: Where?
STEFAN: Poland. Where are you from?
MARTIN: I live in Baltimore now. But I’m from Chicago.
STEFAN: I live in Baltimore now too.
Anda sekarang menjawab pertanyaan-pertanyaan berikut:
MARTIN: I live in Baltimore now. Where do you live?
ANDA: …………………………………….
STEFAN: I live in Baltimore too. Where do you live?
ANDA: ………………………………………….
DI KEDAI KOPI
PELAYAN: More coffee?
MARTIN: Yes, please.
STEFAN: Thank you. Excuse me, where are you from?
PELAYAN: Here.
STEFAN: Where?
PELAYAN: Here. I’m from Baltimore. Where’re you from?
STEFAN: I live in Baltimore.
PELAYAN: I lived in Florida last year. I lived in California. I lived in Texas.
KERAMAIAN DI KEDAI KOPI
PELAYAN: I lived in Ohio, New York, Washington……..
Anda baru saja mengikuti pelajaran ENGLISH USA, Suara Amerika, Pelajaran Ke Tujuh, Bagian Pertama. Dalam pelajaran ini Anda mendengar Martin Learner, reporter kita, dan Stefan Nowak, mahasiswa itu, bercakap-cakap tentang asal mereka dan di mana mereka tinggal.