英文原版对话1000个:637 Irish Life

Joel: I'm sorry, what was your name again?

Ruth: My name is Ruth Archibald.

Joel: Ruth. OK, where are you from?

Ruth: I'm from Ireland.

Joel: Ireland. OK. I can notice your accent a little bit. I've never been to Ireland before. What's famous about Ireland that you can tell me about?

Ruth: Probably the most famous things are Guinness and whiskey, they're alcoholic¹ drinks from

Joel: I've heard that it's a pretty rough crowd in Ireland too. Is that true for women as well?

Ruth: No, I don't think so. I think it depends on where you go in Ireland. In the capitol, yes, maybe people are a bit more rough, but in the countryside they're very friendly.

Joel: OK, but for men, so if I went to a bar in Ireland, would I be in trouble?

Ruth: I don't think so. I don't think so. No. No. It's really good.

Joel: And where are you from?

Ruth: I'm from a place called Bray², which is maybe one hours drive from the capitol of Dublin.

Joel: OK, one-hours drive so what is the geography like?

Ruth: It's pretty flat. There are some mountains but none of them are very high and the area around the city is very, it's very built up but once you get outside the city it's mainly countryside. There's a lot of farming and country, particularly beef and dairy³ products and also sheep. There's lots of sheep.

Joel: When are you going to be going back?

Ruth: I've just gone back. I went back in December for three weeks, so at the moment I have no plans to go home in the near future, but maybe sometime in September so maybe in another six or seven weeks.

Joel: I'm going to have to go out and visit sometime.

Ruth: Definitely⁴. It's really good. It's a really nice place to visit.

Joel: Alright. Thanks.

Ruth: You're welcome.

 

1 alcoholic   

adj.（含）酒精的，由酒精引起的；n.酗酒者

参考例句：

• The alcoholic strength of brandy far exceeds that of wine.白兰地的酒精浓度远远超过葡萄酒。
• Alcoholic drinks act as a poison to a child.酒精饮料对小孩犹如毒药。

2 bray   

n.驴叫声, 喇叭声；v.驴叫

参考例句：

• She cut him off with a wild bray of laughter.她用刺耳的狂笑打断了他的讲话。
• The donkey brayed and tried to bolt.这头驴嘶叫着试图脱缰而逃。

3 dairy   

n.牛奶场，乳品店；adj.乳制品的

参考例句：

• The yogurt sold by this dairy is delicious.这家乳品店出售的酸奶非常好喝。
• He kept a few dairy cows.他养了几头奶牛。

4 definitely   

adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。