I’m a basketball coach.

我是一位棒球教练。

A What work do you do in the States?

A 你在美国做什么工作？

B I work in a school. I’m a basketball coach.

B 我在一所学校工作。我是一位棒球教练。

A That’s a good job. Basketball is really popular in China!

A 那是一份好工作。棒球在中国很受欢迎。

B Yes, I know. There are some fantastic players in China.

B 是的，我知道。在中国有很多优秀的球手。

A We have a good team for the Olympics.

A 我们有一支参加奥运会的优秀球队。

B Yes, I think you could win the Gold medal.

B 是的，我想你们可能赢得金牌。

Notes注释

1 You can ask and talk about what people do in various ways, eg: What work do you do in the States? / What work do you do in the States?

你可以用不同的方法询问和讨论人们做什么工作。例如：What work do you do in the States? /你在美国做什么工作？

2 You can describe the nature of your work in various ways, eg: I work in a school. I’m a basketball coach. / I work in a school. I’m a basketball coach.

你可以用不同的方法描述你的工作性质。例如：I work in a school. I’m a basketball coach. /我在一所学校工作。我是一位 棒球教练。

3 Remember you can use could / could to talk about possibilities, eg: You could win the Gold medal / You could win the Gold medal.

记住你可以用could /可能来谈论可能性。例如：You could win the Gold medal /你们可能得金牌。

Key phrases and sentences

What work do you do the States?

I work in a school.

I’m a basketball coach.

That’s a good job.

Basketball is really popular in China.

Yes, I know. There are some

fantastic players in China.

We have a good team for the

Olympics!

Yes, I think you could win the Gold

medal.

你在美国做什么工作？

我在一所学校工作。

我是一位棒球教练。

那是一份好工作。

棒球在中国很受欢迎。

是的，我知道。在中国有很多优秀

的球手。

我们有一支参加奥运会的优秀球队。

是的，我想你们可能赢得金牌。