Words & Phrases
[L19P1 & L19P2]

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Lesson [L19P1]

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Translation[L19P1]

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Lesson [L19P2]

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Translation[L19P2]

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English USA
 

  音 L19P2J.MP3[695KB]

 

KENDRA:

Come with me, Martin. Meet my aunt.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Excuse me, Karen.

 

 

 

KAREN:

Goodbye.

 

 

 

KENDRA:

This is my aunt. Aunt Geraldine.

 

 

 

GERALD:

Is he a Kessler?

 

 

 

KENDRA:

No, he isn't.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

I'm Martin Learner.

 

 

 

GERALD:

Hello.

 

 

 

KENDRA:

He's a reporter.

 

 

 

GERALD:

I'm happy to meet you.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Thank you. Do you have a family?

 

 

 

GERALD:

Of course. I have Kendra. I'm her aunt. And Karen. Karen is Kendra's sister.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

We've met. I've met your brother too.

 

 

 

GERALD:

You've met Chuck? Have you met his wife?

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Yes, I have.

 

 

 

GERALD:

I have a sister too.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Is she here?

 

 

 

GERALD:

Yes.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Is your husband here?

 

 

 

GERALD:

Yes.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Is your sister married?

 

 

 

GERALD:

Yes.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Is her husband here?

 

 

 

GERALD:

No, he isn't. He's working.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

What do you do?

 

 

 

GERALD:

My husband and I have a small business.

 

 

 

 

 

 

KENDRA:

This is my aunt. Aunt Maxine.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Hello. How are you?

 

 

 

MAXINE:

Fine thanks. How are you?

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Fine thanks.

 

 

 

MAXINE:

Kendra, where is your mother?

 

 

 

KENDRA:

I don't know.

 

 

 

MAXINE:

Is she with your father?

 

 

 

KENDRA:

I don't know.

 

 

 

MAXINE:

Please go look for her.

 

 

 

KENDRA:

Excuse me, Martin.

 

 

 

MAXINE:

Is your family here?

 

 

 

MARTIN:

No, they aren't. They're in Baltimore.

 

 

 

MAXINE:

Oh, is your home in Baltimore?

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Yes, it is.

 

 

 

MAXINE:

I have an uncle in Baltimore. 

 

 

 

KAREN:

Martin, is your wife here?

 

 

 

MARTIN:

No, she isn't. She's in Baltimore. Our home is in Baltimore.

 

 

 

KAREN:

Do you have any children?

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Yes, I do. I have one boy and one girl.

 

 

 

KAREN:

How old is the boy?

 

 

 

MARTIN:

He's seventeen years old. My daughter is fourteen years old.

 

 

 

KAREN:

Do you live in a house?

 

 

 

MARTIN:

No, we don't. We live in an apartment. Where do you live?

 

 

 

KAREN:

I live with my mother and father.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Where is Kendra's home?

 

 

 

KAREN:

It's in town. She lives in an apartment.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

May I ask some more questions about your family?

 

 

 

KAREN:

Yes.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

I met two aunts. They are your father's sisters?

 

 

 

KAREN:

That's right.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Do you have uncles?

 

 

 

KAREN:

I have only one uncle.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

And I met your grandparents. They are your father's parents.

 

 

 

KAREN:

That's right.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Do you have more grandparents?

 

 

 

KAREN:

Yes, I do. My mother's parents are living too.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Where do they live?

 

 

 

KAREN:

They live in Florida now. They lived here. Grandfather was a farmer.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

What do you do? Are you a farmer?

 

 

 

KAREN:

No, I'm not. I work in town. I'm a secretary.

 

 

English USA L19P2J
Courtesy of Voice of America