【英语趣味课堂】日本-Japan

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Todd: Hello, what is your name?

 

Hitoshi: My name is Hitoshi Fukuda

 

Todd: Hitoshi

 

Hitoshi: Mm-hm.

 

Todd: I'm sorry. What's your last name?

 

Hitoshi: Fukuda.

 

Todd: Fukuda.

 

Hitoshi: Mm-hm.

 

Todd: And where are you from?

 

Hitoshi: Well, I'm originally¹ from a city called Utsunomiya.

 

Todd: Uh-huh.

 

Hitoshi: It's north of Tokyo.

 

Todd: Oh, nice.

 

Hitoshi: But, when I was ten I moved to Uwara, which is in Saitama.

 

Todd: OK.

 

Hitoshi: And I've been there ever since.

 

Todd: OK. Um..tell me about your country. Tell me about Japan.

 

Hitoshi: Japan? Well, it's a very crowded country, a lot of people. And it's very small in terms of the size you know of the area. It's actually smaller than California².

 

Todd: Wow. Wow.

 

Hitoshi: And then, two-thirds of the area is covered by forests.

 

Todd: Ah..that's good. I love forests. I love forests. How many people live in Japan?

 

Hitoshi: About 120,000,000.

 

Todd: Wow.

 

Hitoshi: Yeah. Just about 125,000,000. It's about half the population of the states.

 

Todd: Man! And what is the capital city?

 

Hitoshi: It's Tokyo.

 

Todd: Tokyo. And who is the leader of the country?

 

Hitoshi: It's Koizumi.

 

Todd: Koizumi.

 

Hitoshi: The Prime³ Minister⁴. Yes.

 

 

1 originally   

adv.本来，原来，最初，就起源而论，独创地

参考例句：

• Originally I didn't want to go.我本意不想去。
• After much discussion they settled on the plan originally proposed.他们讨论了很久，然后确定了原来提出的那个计划。

2 California   

n.加利福尼亚(美国)

参考例句：

• He was elected governor of the state of California.他当选为加州州长。
• We were driving on a California freeway.我们正沿着加利福尼亚的一条快车道驾车行驶。

3 prime   

adj.首要的，主要的；最好的，第一流的

参考例句：

• The prime minister spoke of the general insecurity in the country.总理谈到了全国普遍存在的不安全。
• He met with the Prime Minister of Japan for an hour.他和日本首相会见了一个小时。

4 minister   

n.部长，牧师，公使；vi.服侍，救助，主持圣事

参考例句：

• He met with the Prime Minister of Japan for an hour.他和日本首相会见了一个小时。
• I got the minister on the ear with a potato.我用土豆打中了部长的耳朵。