实战口语情景对话 第65期:美国生活 American Life

 Todd: OK, Yoko! 洋子!

Yoko: Hi! 你好！

Todd: We're going¹ to talk about your trip to America. 我们来聊聊你在美国的旅行。

Yoko: Trip to America. OK. 美国的旅行，好的。

Todd: OK. When did² you go to the U.S.? 你什么时候去的美国？

Yoko: It's about 4 years ago. 大约4年前。

Todd: And what did you do? 你都做了什么？

Yoko: Actually³, I went to Michigan and I worked as⁴ a volunteer⁵ teacher in public⁶ school. 事实上，我去了密歇根州，在一所公立学校中做志愿者老师。

Todd: OK. What was⁷ the public school like? 那所公立学校怎么样？

Yoko: It was not big, and so it was not big. I don't know how to say that, so what should I say.... 不大，那所学校不是很大，我不知道怎么说，我该怎么说呢……

Todd: It was just a small school? 那是一间小学校？

Yoko: Yeah. Small school. So only maybe 200 students I think. 是的，一所很小的学校。大概只有200名学生。

Todd: Oh, really! 真的！

Yoko: Yeah, it was really small. 是的，真的很小。

Todd: Wow, that is small. 哇，很小啊。

Yoko: Yeah, yeah. 是的。

Todd: Did you know all the students? 你认识那儿所有的学生吗？

Yoko: I don't think so. I just visited some classes. Yes. 我不这么认为。我只是去了几节课。

Todd: So what did you think of America? 你对美国有什么看法？

Yoko: I think it is a great country for many people who wants to try new things. 我认为美国是一个伟大的国家，在美国，人们想要尝试一些新的东西。

Todd: OK. 好的。

Yoko: You know, so for example I did not have any special skills⁹ to teach, but they let me to work there as a volunteer, and they gave¹⁰ me a great oppurtunity to meet a lot of students, who are really nice I think. 例如，我没有教书的特殊技能，但校方允许我作为志愿者在那里工作，他们给了我一个机会去接触那里的学生们，学生们都很友好。

Todd: Ah⁸, OK. I agree¹¹. What were your students like? 哦，好的，我同意。你的学生怎么样？

Yoko: They were really motivated¹² to learn Japanese¹³, but they didn't learn a lot. They just, they just wanted to play with me, from other countries. Who is from, sorry! 他们对学习日语很积极，但他们并没有学多少。他们只是想和我玩，和来自其他国家的人玩。

Todd: OK. Do you have any special memories¹⁴ from your trip? 你对这次美国之旅有没有留下什么特殊的记忆？

Yoko: Yes, I visited lots of places by myself¹⁵ and I was really afraid of speaking English to people there but they tried to understand me, and they helped me a lot and I really think OK, they are lots of people who are nice all over the world. 是的。我自己去了很多地方。我真的很害怕和当地人说英语，但他们总是努力地理解我，他们帮了我很多很多，这让我觉得全世界有很多好心人。

1 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

2 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？

3 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。

4 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

5 volunteer   

n.志愿者；adj.志愿的；v.志愿

参考例句：

• She works as a volunteer in the hospital.她在医院里当志愿者。
• That man is a volunteer fireman in this town.那个人是这个镇里的志愿消防队员。

6 public   

adj.公开的，众所周知的，公众的；n.公共场合，公众，同好者

参考例句：

• Most children go to public school.大多数孩子上的是公立学院。
• She is shy of speaking in public.她怯于在公众面前讲话。

7 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。

8 ah   

int. 啊!呀!嗳!哈!(表现痛苦，感叹，惊奇，怜惜，厌弃，欢喜等)

参考例句：

• Ah!This is a waste of time!啊，真是浪费时间！
• Ah,I've got it.哦，我想起来了。

9 skills   

技能( skill的名词复数 )； 熟练； 巧妙； 擅长

参考例句：

• They were inducted into the skills of magic. 他们被传授魔术。
• manipulative skills such as typing and knitting 诸如打字、编织这样的技能

10 gave   

vbl.（give的过去式）给予，产生，发表

参考例句：

• He asked for money and I gave him some.他要钱，我给了他一些。
• I gave you a map so you wouldn't get lost. 我给你一张地图，这样你就不会迷路了。

11 agree   

vi.同意，赞成，承认，适合；vt.同意

参考例句：

• I totally agree with you.我完全同意你的看法。
• They could not agree about who should do the work.对于谁该做这项工作，他们意见不一致。

12 motivated   

adj.有积极性的

参考例句：

• His actions were motivated by greed. 他的作为是贪婪之心所驱使的。
• He is motivated entirely by self-interest. 他做事完全出于私利。

13 Japanese   

n.日本人；日语；日文；adj.日本的；日本语的

参考例句：

• This is of Japanese make.这是日本制造的。
• He began to learn Japanese three years ago.3年前他开始学日语。

14 memories   

n.记忆力( memory的名词复数 )；记忆中的事物；记忆系统；记忆容量

参考例句：

• My memories of childhood are hazy and episodic. 我儿时的回忆是一些朦朦胧胧的松散片段。
• The music evoked memories of her youth. 这乐曲勾起了她对青年时代的回忆。

15 myself   

pron.我自己

参考例句：

• Should I do it myself?我应该自己做吗？
• I woke up to find myself in the hospital.我醒来发现自己在医院里。