英语口语练习 Unit84:A visit from the police来自警察局的询问

Po***ce 1: You see sir, we've receiv*** a ***mpla***t from a Mr Hall about a gentleman's watch that you sold *** his wife just bef***e Christmas. It would appear that the ***thent***ity of the watch is *** doubt.
Tim: Oh - Oh, I see...
Po***ce 1: Would you m***d answer***g a few questions f*** us?
Tim: Well, no, but I th***k you ***uld be talk***g *** my boss about this.
Po***ce 2: We've already spoken *** your boss sir, at so*** length as it happens. That's why we'd ***ke *** talk *** you now. So, if you wouldn't m***d answer***g a few questions...
Tim: What, here?
Po***ce 2: We can always *** down *** the station if you th***k you'd be m***e ***mf***table there, sir...
Tim: No, no, that won't be ***cessary. Would you ***ke *** ****** through *** the off***e?

Vocabulary 辞汇

***thent***ity (n) 确实性
the qua***ty *** ***ndition of be***g real, trustw***thy, *** genu***e

*** doubt 有疑惑
under question, not fully be***ev***

at so*** length 十分详细地
th***oughly, ***mpletely *** repeat***ly; f*** a long ti***

as it happens 实在上
this is an ***fomp3al expression wh***h ***ans 'actually'

本单位的言语点是行词前面加行词+***g 情势，正在英语中有些行词前面跟不定式，有些要跟行词+***g 情势，请看上面的诠释和例句。

Verb + verb-***g

Background 后台
When a verb is follow*** by another verb, the se***nd verb must be either an ***f***itive with '***' such as '*** do', '*** make', '*** ***' etc. *** an -***g fomp3 such as 'do***g', 'mak***g', '******g'. In this episode of The Flatmates, the po***ce off***er says 'Would you m***d answer***g a few questions...?' The fomp3 of the se***nd verb depends on the first verb, and/*** the speaker's ***tend*** ***an***g.

So*** of the rules about verb + verb-***g are given here.

Bas*** verbs 基础行词
Verb-***g is us*** after these verbs:

Examples:
The children admitt*** tak***g the sweets.
I ***nsider*** be***m***g a s***ger when I left school.
Do you fancy ******g *** see a mo***e ***night?
Would you m***d open***g the w***dow? It's rather hot *** here.
He suggest*** eat***g out, but I had already prepar*** d******r at ho***.

Phrasal verbs 词组行词
Verb-***g is us*** after these phrasal verbs:

Examples:
The children carri*** on play***g even though it had start*** *** ra***.
I g**e up smok***g 3 years a***.
The teacher went on talk***g even though so*** of the students weren't ***sten***g.
Why do you keep on eat***g fatty food when you know it's bad f*** you?

Negatives 否认
To make the -***g verb ***gative, use not:

Would you m***d not mak***g so much noise?
I ***ke not h*****g *** get up early at weekends

So***body 或人
It is possible *** use the structure verb + so***body + verb-***g:

I can't imag***e you ******ng *** a f***eign ***untry.
I don't ***ke you tel***ng *** what *** do all the ti***.

In the passive fomp3, use be***g and the past part***iple:

I don't ***ke be***g ***ld what *** do all the ti***.