Unit 42 What do you know about him?

第四十二课 你知道他些什么？

本课重点：用间接引语的形式谈论第三人的情况

A. Texts & Notes

1. Do you know anything about him?

 (Mrs Betty James likes to talk about other people. She is much too interested in the stories of others. Now, she is with Mrs Joan Archer in a library and asking her about her new neighbour.)
 Joan: That's our neighbour over there. He's the man next door.
 Betty: Oh! Do you know anything about him?
 Joan: Well, I know he's married, and his wife looks very nice. And I know they've got two children—two girl.
 Betty: Do you know where come from?
 Joan: I'm not sure, but I think they used to live in Oxford.
 Betty: And do you know what he does? What's his job?
 Joan: I don't know.
 Betty: Perhaps … perhaps he hasn't got a job.
 Joan: Oh, I'm sure he has.
 (Betty goes on to ask how old he is. And she says it's difficult if he's looking for a new job at the age of forty or forty-five. she asks, "what about your wife?" She thinks the assistant in the library is his wife. She's inventing a story.)

 （贝蒂▪詹姆斯太太喜欢谈论别人，她对别人的情况过分感兴趣了。现在，她在图书馆里遇到琼▪阿切尔太太，向她打听新邻居的情况。）
 琼：那边那个人就是我们的新邻居，他就是住在隔壁的那个男的。
 贝蒂：啊！你知道他的情况吗？
 琼：嗯，我知道他结婚了，他的妻子长得很不错。我知道他们有两个孩子——两个女孩。
 贝蒂：你知道他们是哪里人吗？
 琼：我不太清楚，不过我想他们发前是住在牛津。
 贝蒂：你知道他是干什么的吗？他的职业是什么？
 琼：我不知道。
 贝蒂：也许……也许他没有职业。
 琼：喔风肯定他有职业。
 （贝蒂接着问他年纪多大了。他说他这样四十或四十五岁的人要找工作是困难的。她就问道：“他的妻子怎么样？”好以为那个图书管理员是他的妻子呢。她正在编故事。）

 注1. 谈论别人的事，常以下列形式开始：
 I know … （我知道……）
 I think …（我想……}
 I'm sure …（我肯定……）
 I'm certain …（我肯定……）
 I see …（我知道……）
 I'm afraid …（恐怕……）
 I mean …（我是说……）
这就是用间接引语的形式作间接的叙述方式（参见第三十三课注7和15）。如：
 A: Do you know if Ted's got any children?
 B: I'm not sure. I think he has.
 A: He's quite old, isn't he?
 B: I don't know how old he is.
又如：
 I mean he's not at work.（我是说他不在工作。）
 I see what you mean.（我知道你是什么意思了。）
 I'm sure she's a very nice woman.（我肯定她是个很好的妇女。）
 I see you like stories.（我看你喜欢故事。）
 I'm afraid he's not in today.（恐怕他今天不在。）
 I thought I saw him in the canteen.（我还以为我在食堂里看见他了呢。）
 注2. 间接提问常用 Do you know (think) … 或 Are you sour (certain) … 开始，后面跟一个从句。如：
 Do you know if your neighbour watches Follow me?（你知道你的邻居看《跟我学》吗？）
 Are you sour she is his wife？（你肯定她是他的妻子？）
试比较直接提问和间接提问的词变化：

 注3. next door 是一个短语，意思是隔壁。如：如：
 the man next door （住在隔壁的那人）
 the famliy next door （隔壁那家人）
 They live next door.（他们住在隔壁。）
我们学过 next to …，表示“隔壁”，也可以说 next door to …
 注4. Do you know him? 意思是：你认识他吗？Do you know anything about him? 意思是：你知道他的情况吗？

2. There's no one like him.

 Librarian: Good heavens!
 Assistant: Sorry?
 Librarian: Who's that?
 Assistant: Oh, it's all right. He comes here every day?
 Librarian: Do you know who he is？
 Assistant: Yes, Mr Williams.
 Librarian: How old is he?
 Assistant: I don't know how old he is. It's difficult to say, isn't it? Perhaps he's fifty — Perhaps he's eighty.
 Librarian: Are you sure that he's — er — all right?
 Assistant: Oh, yes. He's never a problem.
 Librarian: What's he like?
 Assistant: He's very quite, really. He comes in every day just for a minute or two, and looks for a book. His book.
 Librarian: You mean he wrote it?
 Assistant: No. I don't think he's written any books. I'm not sure. but I don't think he ever went to school.
 Librarian: Ah! But you said 'his book'.
 Assistant: Well, it's our book, really. He gave it to us about two years ago. I think it's the only book he's ever read.
 Librarian: And now he comes here and borrows it?
 Assistant: Oh, no. He never takes it home. But he wants to know if someone else has it.
 Librarian: I see.
 Assistant: He's a nice man, and I'm sure he's happy when the book isn't there.
 Librarian: Yes.
 Assistant: You see, he says the book is very good. He liked it, and he wants other peolpe to read it.
 Librarian: Well, all rigth. Tell me, are there any more readers — like Mr Williams. I mean.
 Assistant: Oh, no. There're no one else like him.

 图书馆长：天哪？
 工作人员：怎么啦？
 图书馆长：那是谁？
 工作人员：啊，没事儿。他每天都到这里来。
 图书馆长：你知道他是谁吗？
 工作人员：知道，他是威廉斯先生。
 图书馆长：他多大年纪了？
 工作人员：我不知道他多大岁数了。很难说，是不是？也许他有五十了，也许八十。
 图书馆长：你肯定——嗯——他没有问题吧？
 工作人员：哦，肯定。他从来都不是个问题。
 图书馆长：他是个什么样的人？
 工作人员：他很安静，真的。他每天就来一两分钟，找一本书，他的书。
 图书馆长：你说是他写的书？
 工作人员：不。我想没写过什么书，我不能肯定，但我想他从来没有上过学。
 图书馆长：啊！但是你说“他的书”。
 工作人员：好吧，是我们的书，真的。他两年前把那本书给了我们。我想这是他曾经读过的唯一的一本书。
 图书馆长：现在他到这里来借那本书。
 工作人员：哦，不。他从来不借回家，但是他想知道是不是别人借这本书。
 图书馆长：我明白了。
 工作人员：他是个好人，我肯定当书不在那里时，他是高兴的。
 图书馆长：是的。
 工作人员：你看，他说那本书非常好。他喜欢它，而且他想让别人都来读那本书。
 图书馆长：嗯，好的。告诉我还有没有别的读者，我的意思是，象威廉斯这样的？
 工作人员：哦，没有。再没有一个象他那样。

 注5. 间接叙述事物时，下列各分句分别表示肯定、不肯定和不知道的意思：
 (1) 肯定：

 (2) 不肯定：

 (3) 不知道：

 注6. Good heavens! 是一个感叹语，表示惊讶、害怕等情感。英语常用 heaven 和 God 来表示这种感情。如：
 Good God! My God! Oh, God! 均表示惊异、痛苦、悲哀或愤怒，意：天哪！
 Heaven knows. 或 God know. 意：天知道。
 注7. ever 用于疑问句、否定句以及表示条件和比较的从句中时，表示强调，加重语气。如：
 Have you ever been to Beijing?（你曾到过北京吗？）
 I think it's the only book he's ever read.（我想这是他曾经读过的唯一的一本书。）
 I don't think he ever went to school. （我认为他从来没上过学。）
 注8. else 常接在疑问代词和不定代词之后用，表示“别的”、“其他的”。如：
 What else do you want?（你还要什么别的吗？）
 Anything else I can do for you?（我还能为你做点别的事吗？）

B. Exercise

1. 电视中和录音带中有三段情景，请听懂后做下列各题：
   (1) 根据报社和记者谈论 John Crawford Junior 的情况，改正下列各句：
    a. The reporter knows how old he is.
    b. He is here on holiday. There's a new airline opening, and he's going to see it.
    c. The editor wants the reporter to interview him on Thursday afternoon, if that's possible.
   === === ===
    Reporter: Oh, I met him at airport.
    Editor: What do you know about him? What's his name?
    Reporter: John Crawford Junior.
    Editor: How old is he?
    Reporter: 40 - 45.
    Editor: And what's he doing in England?
    Reporter: He's here on a business trip. There's a new airline opening, and he's going to discuss it.
    Editor: I see. Well. I want you to interview him for me. Tuesday morning. if that's possible.
    Reporter: Right.
   (2) 两个汽车技工谈论 Ted，请回答：
    a. Has Ted got any chlidren?
    b. How old is he?
   === === ===
    1st Mechanic: Do you know if Ted's got any children?
    2cd Mechanic: I'm not sure. I think he has.
    1st Mechanic: He's quite old, ish't he?
    2cd Mechanic: I don't know how old he is.
   (3) 两个技工谈 Mr Jones 时，说到下列各点，请判断对不对：
    a. Mr Jones is not with them today? (F)
    b. One of them is sure that he saw Mr Jones in the canteen. (F)
    c. They are sure Mr Jones is out. (F)
   === === ===
    1st Mechanic: Is Mr Jones in today?
    2cd Mechanic: Pardon?
    1st Mechanic: Is Mr Jones in today?
    2cd Mechanic: I'm not sure.
    1st Mechanic: I thought I saw him in the canteen.
    2cd Mechanic: Yeah. He was in earlier.
2. 用间接问句来问下列问题，以 Do you know … 开头：
   (1) Is she married?
    Do you konw if she is married?
   (2) Does she like dancing?
    Do you konw if she likes dancing?
   (3) Is her husband an engineer?
    Do you konw if her husband is an engineer?
   (4) Do you live near here?
    Do you konw if they live near here?
   (5) Dose he work for Wilson Brothers?
    Do you konw if he works for Wilson Brothers?
   (6) Are they interested in music?
    Do you konw if they are interested music?
   (7) Where was she born?
    Do you konw where she was born?
   (8) What's he like?
    Do you konw what he is like?
   (9) How old is he?
    Do you konw how old he is?
   (10) How many children have they got?
    Do you konw how many chlidren they have got?
   (11) Do they go to the cinema much?
    Do you konw how often they go to the cinema?
   (12) Has she got brown hair?
    Do you konw if she has got brown hair?
   (13) When did they come here?
    Do you konw when they came here?
   (14) What kind of car does he drive?
    Do you konw what kind of car he drives?
   (15) Can he play tennis?
    Do you konw if he can play tennis?
   (16) Which school did you go to?
    Do you konw which school she went to?
3. 以下是关于莎士比亚的一些问题。在回答问题之前，请不要查阅资料。回答时请用 I know …，I don't know … 或 I'm not sure but I think …
   (1) Do you know who William Shakespeare was?
   (2) Do uou konw what nationality he born?
   (3) Do you know when he was born?
   (4) Do you konw when he dided?
   (5) Do you konw if he was married?
   (6) Do you know where he was brought up?
   (7) Do you know if he had any children?
   (8) Do you konw what his last play was called?
4. 阅读下文，请挑选出哪些是作者肯定的情况，哪些是不肯定或不知道的情况，然后效仿写一段，谈谈你的一个同事的情况。
    We've got a now lady in the office. She's only been with us for a week, but I konw she's married and I'm sure she's got two children. I don't know exactly how old she is, but I think she's about 30. She's very pretty, with black hair and blue eyes.
    I have no idea what she did before, and I don't know where she lives. She hasn't told us. She qhite and doesn't say much.
    She dresses very well, so I think she's earning good money, or perhaps her husband's got a good job. She told me she know you quite well. Do you who she is?

C. Summary

1. 说法与用法

 (1) 间接提问关于其他人的事：
  Do you konw if her lives in Londan?
  Do you think he lives in Londan?
  Do you konw if he married?
 (2) 表示肯定、不肯定或不知道他人的情况：
  I'm sure / I'm certain he's married.
  I know where he lives.
  I'm not sure if he's mariied.
  I'm not sure …
  I not really know what she does.
  I don't know where she live.

2. 语法

 间接提问时，一般疑问句要用 Do you know if …；特殊疑问句用 Do you know (what …).（参阅第三十二课语法2）

I'm not sure.
I don't know.
I know he's married.
What's he like?
I don't know how old he is.

D. Words & Expressions

附：Follow me （欧洲版教材）

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