Section 12 Making Inquiries 询问

该视频选自电影《小鬼当家5》（Home Alone 5）。5岁大的丹尼斯属于精力异常旺盛且求知欲强的孩子，他对邻居威尔逊先生的保险柜号码产生了兴趣。下面是他和威尔逊先生的一段有趣的对话。

常用句型

Could you... 你能……

Could I... 我能……

What kind of events do you organize? 你们组织什么样的活动？

Could you tell me something about the language evenings?你能给我讲讲语言晚会的情况吗？

Well, that sounds great. 哇，那听起来很棒。

Well, if you can just give me your name and address, ...那么，如果你能留下你的姓名和地址的话，……

疯狂操练

Task 1　Now watch a video for the first time and answer questions 1～2.

1. Why can not the old man forget the combination to the lock?

A) Because he wrote it down somewhere.

B) Because he wrote it in a book.

C) Because it' s a number that is similar to his.

D) Because it' s a number that he uses all the time.

2. The safe looks like books so that.

A) it can be used to keep the gold

B) it can not be recognized by the thieves if they come in

C) it is easy for the old man to use it

D) it is easy to keep valuable things

Task 2　Now watch the video twice and fill in the blanks with the words or phrases you have just heard.

1. I have only been around 5 years and there is____________________I don' t know.

2. The safe looks like books____________________if a thief does come in he won' t recognize it.

3. So he doesn' t forget it and you are just____________________him.

4. You got everything____________________, don' t you, Mr. Wilson?

5. I haven' t figured out yet how to____________________with you in the house.

听力原文

Man: Don' t do that, please.

Boy: What?

Man: The cord. Stop that tapping.

Boy: There is sure not a lot to do around the house when it is raining out. Do you want to play cards?

Man: No.

Boy: Do you want to put on your bathing suit and play war?

Man: ...

Boy: Is that pirates' gold?

Man: No.

Boy: Is it really valuable?

Man: Yes.

Boy: Is that why you keep it in your safe?

Man: Un-huh.

Boy: How come the safe looks like books?

Man: How come you ask so many questions?

Boy: I have only been around 5 years and there is a lot of stuff I don' t know.

Man: The safe looks like books so that if a thief does come in he won' t recognize it.

Boy: The thief is a robber?

Man: Yes.

Boy: Have you ever had a robber here?

Man: No.

Boy: What' s the combination to your lock?

Man: You are the last person in the word I would tell that to.

Boy: You got it written down someplace?

Man: It' s in my head.

Boy: What does that mean?

Man: It means I know it and I remember it.

Boy: What about if you forget it.

Man: I won' t forget it because it' s a familiar number, so I won' t forget it.

Boy: What does that mean?

Man: It means it' s a number that I use all the time so I won' t forget it. I use it all the time.

Boy: I bet I know what it is.

Man: I bet you won' t.

Boy: I bet it' s your address. You know how I know? My friend get a lock on his bike and he uses his address for the combination. So don' t forget. You' re just as smart as him.

Man: He.

Boy: You got everything figured out, don' t you, Mr. Wilson?

Man: I haven' t figured out yet how to get my work done with you in the house.

Boy: That' s a tough one.