实战口语情景对话 第57期:加拿大 Canada

 Todd: OK. Hello! 你好！

Jamie: Hi! 你好！

Todd: Hi! Can you introduce yourself please? 你能介绍一下自己吗？

Jamie: My name is Jamie. I'm living here in Japan, and I'm from Canada. 我的名字叫杰米。我现在住在日本，我来自加拿大。

Todd: OK. Where are you from in Canada? 你来自加拿大的哪里？

Jamie: Vancouver, Canada, British Columbia. 我来自加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省的温哥华。

Todd: Oh, nice. Were you born there? 真棒。你出生在那里吗？

Jamie: I was born in British Columbia, in Victoria. 我出生在不列颠哥伦比亚省的维多利亚。

Todd: OK. 好的。

Jamie: But I spent my adult working life in Vancouver and Japan. 但我成年后一直在温哥华和日本工作生活。

Todd: OK. How long have you been in Japan? 你在日本待了多久了？

Jamie: Let's see, four years right now, and a grand¹ total of six years. 我想想，这次待了4年了，总共有六年了。

Todd: Wow. How much longer do you plan to stay in Japan? 你打算在日本待多久？

Jamie: That's a good question. I ask myself that on a daily basis. 问得好。这也是我每天都要问自己的问题。

Todd: Yeah. Yeah. Me, too. OK. So we'll go ahead and pass on that one.... What do you think about Cananda? 我也是。那我们继续下面的，忽略这个问题。你觉得加拿大怎么样？

Jamie: Canada is a great place. It's a..you know being Canadian of course. I'm pretty, fairly² nationalistic about it, but it's not a perfect place, obviously³. A lot of high taxes. Not always the job that you want is available but ultimately⁴ it's , you know, it's a pretty good place. 加拿大是个很棒的地方。在加拿大生活很棒，对于这点我是个坚定的民族主义者。但加拿大也不是那么完美，那里税收很高。就业机会有限，你很可能做不了自己想做的工作，但加拿大还是个不错的地方。

Todd: OK. So when you get gray and old, is Canada the place you'll settle⁵ down in? 那么等你老了，你会选择加拿大养老吗？

Jamie: Settle down, that's kind of a hard call as well, but I certainly think of Canada as being a place I'd like to, I'd like to take it easy on a regular basis. 稳定下来对我来说还很困难，但加拿大绝对是我喜欢的地方之一。我想轻松一些看待这个问题，但我会定期去加拿大。

Todd: OK. Great. Thanks a lot Jamie. 很棒。十分感谢你，杰米。

Jamie: OK. My Pleasure. 我的荣幸。

1 grand   

adj.豪华的，宏伟的，壮丽的，主要的，重大的；n.(美俚)一千美元

参考例句：

• The pianist played several pieces of music on a grand piano.钢琴家在一架大钢琴上弹了几首乐曲。
• Come on,I'll give you the grand tour of the backyard.跟我来，我带你去后院来一次盛大的旅游。

2 fairly   

adv.公正地，正当地；相当；完全，简直

参考例句：

• I think I was quite fairly treated by the police.我认为警察对我非常公正。
• It fairly destroyed the machine.它将那部机器完全毁了。

3 obviously   

adv.显然；明白地

参考例句：

• Obviously they were putting him to a severe test.显然他们是在给他以严峻的考验。
• Obviously he was lying.显然他是在撒谎。

4 ultimately   

adv.最后地，最终地，首要地，基本地

参考例句：

• It was a demeaning and ultimately frustrating experience.那是一次有失颜面并且令人沮丧至极的经历。
• Vitamin C deficiency can ultimately lead to scurvy.缺乏维生素C最终能道致坏血病。

5 settle   

vi.安家；定居；停留；vt.使定居；安排；解决

参考例句：

• I have to settle my affairs before leaving here.离开这儿以前，我得把一些私人的事情安排妥当。
• She has decided how she should settle the matter.她已做出决定如何来了解这件事。