实战口语情景对话 第21期:英国村庄 English Village

 Todd: OK. Hello! 你好！

Steven: Hello, there! 你好！

Todd: How are you doing today? 你今天好吗？

Steven: Pretty good. 很好。

Todd: Could¹ you please introduce² yourself³! 请你介绍一下自己！

Steven: Yeah! My name is Steven. And I come from the north of England. 好的。我的名字叫史蒂文。我来自英格兰北部。

Todd: Oh, really! Where in the north of England? 真的吗！北英格兰的哪里？

Steven: A little village called Gawsworth. 一个名叫Gawsworth的小村庄。

Todd: Mm-hm. Is it a big place? 村庄大吗？

Steven: No, it's about 10,000 people I think. 不大，大概有1万人口。

Todd: Oh, really! Do you go back there often? 真个！你经常回去吗？

Steven: Not so often. The last time I went back was⁴ Christmas. 我不经常回去。我上次回去是圣诞节。

Todd: Oh, really! OK. Did⁵ you have a good time? 真的！你在那儿而过得怎么样？

Steven: Yeah, it was very nice. I saw⁶ old friends and family and did the usual⁷ Christmas things. 我在那儿过得很好。我见了朋友和家人，过了一个愉快的圣诞节。

Todd: What actually⁸ are the usual Christmas things? 圣诞节具体要做什么？

Steven: Oh, I guess, uh, a lot of eating and a lot of drinking and a lot of laughing. Just general⁹ fun and games I guess. 圣诞节，我们大快朵颐，畅饮豪饮，大声欢笑。我们还有圣诞节的欢乐气氛和小游戏。

Todd: How many of your family members still live in this town? 你还有多少家庭成员住在那里。

Steven: Well they don't actually....my mum and dad live in the town...um, my brother and sister actually live pretty close to this town, so my family is all in that general area¹⁰. 实际上他们都搬家了，我父母住在镇上，我的兄弟姐妹住得离镇子不远。所以我家人都住在镇子附近。

Todd: Oh, OK. Great. Thanks a lot Steven. 好的。谢谢你，史蒂文。

1 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

2 introduce   

vt.介绍；引进；提出

参考例句：

• Allow me to introduce myself.请允许我自我介绍一下。
• Let me introduce myself to you.让我向您做个自我介绍。

3 yourself   

pron.你自己

参考例句：

• I need you to do it yourself.我要你亲自做。
• Late again,Tom?I hope you can explain yourself.汤姆，又迟到了？我希望你能说明理由。

4 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

5 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

6 saw   

vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯

参考例句：

• Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
• The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。

7 usual   

adj.通常的；平常的

参考例句：

• I got up at six that morning as usual.像往常一样那天早上我六点起床。
• It's usual to have a holiday in summer.夏天休假是惯例。

8 actually   

adv.实际上，事实上，竟然，居然，如今

参考例句：

• he looks young, but she's actually 50.她看上去年轻，可是实际上已五十岁了。
• Actually,that's not quite right.实际上，那不完全对。

9 general   

n.一般，将军，大体；adj. 一般的，普遍的；v.指挥，作...将军

参考例句：

• The general had a severe manner.那位将军态度严肃。
• It is general knowledge that he will come tomorrow.大家都知道他明天来。

10 area   

n.地区，区域，面积，方面

参考例句：

• John is the london area manager.约翰是伦敦地区经理。
• The farm covers a large area.这农场面积很大。