Where Were You Born?

DIALOGUE 73

1--Where were you born?
2--I was born in Sydney.
1--Is that where you lived all your childhood?
2--Yes, I lived there all my childhood.
1--Mmm. How long have you been in Britain?
2--Ooh--I've been here since 1972.
1--Why did you come here?
2--I married an Englishman¹! It was quite a romantic
   situation. We were both in France, and we met
   and married there.

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注解；
1）Sydney：悉尼，澳大利亚港市。
2）childhood：童年，幼年时代。
3）a romantic situation：富有浪漫色彩的境遇。

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译文：

1--你出生在什么地方？
2--我出生在悉尼。
1--你是在那儿度过了你的童年时代吗？
2--是的，我的童年都是在那儿度过的。
1--那，你来英国多长时间了？
2--噢，从1972年以来我就住在这儿了。
1--你为什么要移居到英国来？
2--我嫁给了一个英国人！说起来挺有点儿罗曼蒂克。
那时我们俩都在法国。在那儿我们相识并结了婚。

1 Englishman   

n.(pl.Englishmen)英国人；英国男人

参考例句：

• I was astonished that he was not an Englishman.我很惊讶,他竟不是英国人。
• She stared thoughtfully at the Englishman across the table.她若有所思地盯着桌子对面的那个英国人。