实战口语情景对话 第392期:Germany 德国

 　　I am going to talk about the time I have spent in Germany and also in France. I did a degree in French and German and as part of my degree it was compulsory¹ to spend one year abroad. I decided² to go to Germany because my German was not as good as my French. When I got to Germany, I found that people were really hospitable³. People often invited me out and they invited me to their houses and they would often take me out to different places and sometimes we would go to cafes⁴ and have coffee and cake.

　　我要谈谈我在德国和法国度过的时光。我在法国和德国都修了学位，我所修的学位要求我必须去海外上一年学。我决定去德国，因为我的德语没有法语说得那么好。我到德国的时候，发现那里的人们非常好客。人们经常邀请我一起外出，他们会邀请我去他们的家，他们也会带我去不同的地方游览，有时我们会去咖啡厅享用咖啡和蛋糕。

　　Some of my German friends used⁵ to think that British people have coffee - sorry - have tea and cake and scones⁶ at 4 o'clock every day. I think that's really funny, because I don't know anybody in Britain who has tea and scones and cake at 4 o'clock every day.

　　我有一些德国朋友曾经认为英国人喝咖啡，抱歉，是认为英国人每天下午4点喝茶并享用英式松饼和蛋糕。我认为这真的很好笑，因为我都不知道英国有人会每天下午4点喝茶，并享用英式松饼和蛋糕。

　　One day when I was in Germany I went for a walk. I lived in a village and I went just for a wander⁷ about really and I found myself in France and I was really surprised because I didn't know I was living quite so close the border.

　　我在德国的时候，有一天我去散步。当时我住在乡村，我只是在周围闲逛，突然我发现自己竟然在法国，我当时非常惊讶，因为我都不知道原来我住的地方离德法边境那么近。

　　And that year, really, I really fell in love with France and Germany. I love croissants and I've got some really good friends in France and I also have a pen friend. I think I also like the French weather because it seems to be so much warmer and sunnier than the weather in Britain, so I really like that too.

　　那一年，我真的爱上了法国和德国。我喜欢吃牛角包，我在法国结交了一些非常亲密的朋友，同时我还交了个笔友。我想我喜欢法国的天气，因为那里的天气比英国的天气温暖又充满阳光，我非常喜欢那种天气。

1 compulsory   

n.强制的，必修的；规定的，义务的

参考例句：

• Is English a compulsory subject?英语是必修课吗？
• Compulsory schooling ends at sixteen.义务教育至16岁为止。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 hospitable   

adj.好客的；宽容的；有利的，适宜的

参考例句：

• The man is very hospitable.He keeps open house for his friends and fellow-workers.那人十分好客，无论是他的朋友还是同事，他都盛情接待。
• The locals are hospitable and welcoming.当地人热情好客。

4 cafes   

n.咖啡馆，小餐厅（cafe的复数形式）

参考例句：

• They idled before cafes. 他们在餐馆前闲逛。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The pier has cafes and restaurants. 码头上有咖啡馆和饭馆。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

6 scones   

n.烤饼，烤小圆面包( scone的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• scones and jam with clotted cream 夹有凝脂奶油和果酱的烤饼
• She makes scones and cakes for the delectation of visitors. 她烘制了烤饼和蛋糕供客人享用。 来自辞典例句

7 wander   

vi.漫步，徘徊；迷路，迷失方向；偏离正题，胡扯

参考例句：

• It was unsafe to wander there.在那边闲逛是不安全的。
• Don't let your mind wander while working.工作时思想不能开小差。