Step 1 ~ Text ~

MOTHER: What's the matther, children?

母亲：怎么啦，孩子们？

GIRL: We're tired ...

女孩：我们累了……

BOY: ... and thirsty, Mum.

男孩：……口也渴，妈妈。

MOTHER: Sit down here. Are you all right now?

母亲：坐在这儿吧。你们现在好些了吗？

BOY: No, we aren't.

男孩：不，还没有。

MOTHER: Look! There's an ice cream man. Two ice creams please. Here you are, children.

母亲：瞧！有个卖冰淇淋的。请拿给我两份冰淇淋。拿着，孩子们。

CHILDREN: Thanks, Mum.

孩子们：谢谢，妈妈。

GIRL: These ice creams are nice.

女孩：这些冰淇淋真好吃。

MOTHER: Are you all right now?

母亲：你们现在好些了吗？

CHILDREN: Yes, we are, thank you!

孩子们：是的，现在好了，谢谢您！

 Step 2 ~ Notes on the text ~

What's the matter? 怎么啦？

相当于What's wrong? 或 Tell me what's wrong。这个句型通常用来询问发生了什么事。假如要特别提及某人，可以在后面加上介词with，如：

What's the matter with you? 你怎么啦？

What's the matter with Claire? 克莱尔怎么啦？

Mum，儿语中小孩子对母亲的称呼。

与此相似，dad 是对父亲的儿语称呼。

There's = There is。

它表示“有”、“存在”，为there + be 结构的一般现在时缩略形式。

Two ice creams please. 请拿两份冰淇淋。

这是一个省略形式的祈使句，完整的句子应为：Give me two ice creams, please.。口语中，在语镜明确的情况下通常可省略动词和间接宾语，这我们在Lesson 3的课文帖中就已经有讲过了。

ice creams 是物质名词。物质名词前加不定冠词a或基数词表示一种、一份、一客、一类、一阵等

  Step 3 ~ Grammar in use ~

there + be 结构（1）

在说明或询问人、物等的存在时即可使用there + be 结构。说There's an ice cream man 比如 An ice cream is there 更合乎习惯，也更为自然。there + be 结构可将重要的新信息置于句末，以示强调。此结构中的实际主语是be后面的名词。因此，假如该名词是单数就用is，如是复数则为are。

人称代词与be

英文中系动词be（是）必须根据不同的人称代词作相应的变化。具体请看下表：

  Step 5 ~ Word study ~

thirsty adj.

 渴的，口干的

We're tired and thirsty. 我们又累又渴。

 （土地等）干旱的

a dry and thirsty land 干旱的土地

 渴望的，渴求的（for，after）

The students there are thirsty for knowledge. 那里的学生有强烈的求知欲。

matter n.

 事情，事件

It's a private matter. 这是件私事。

He's not very interested in financial matters. 他对财政方面的事情并不太感兴趣。

 麻烦事，困难

What's the matter, Anna? 怎么了，安娜？

What's the matter with Steven? 史蒂文是怎么回事？

  Step 5 ~ Exercises ~

一、What do you say in these situations? 根据以下情景写出你应该说的话。（必做）

 You see a little boy or girl crying. You want to know what's wrong. What do you say?

 You ask a man for two ice creams. Which polite word do you add?

二、Write questions and answers. 模仿例句提问并回答。（选做）

Example:

his shoes/(dirty)/clean

Are his shoes dirty or clean?

They're not dirty. They're clean.

1. the children/(tired)/thirsty

2. the postmen/(cold)/hot

3. the hairdressers/(thin)/fat

4. the shoes/(small)/big

5. the shops/(shut)open

6. his cases/(heavy)/light

7. grandmother and grandfather/(young)/old

8. their hats/(old)/new

9. the policemen/(short)/tall

10. his trousers/(short)/long

三、Complete these sentences using am, is or are. 抄写以下句子，用am，is或are填空。（必做）

Example:

Those children        thirsty. —— Those children are thirsty.

 Those children       tired.

 Their mother       tired, too.

 That ice cream man       very busy.

 His ice creams       very nice.

 What's the matter, children? We       thirsty.

 What's the matter, Tim? I       tired.


英语听力：新概念英语第一册Lesson 19 Tied and thirsty 又累又渴（附mp3下载）: http://www.insuns.com/english/2006/1104/4677.html