英文原版对话1000个:746 Oregon Beauty

Jeff: So where are you from?

Tim: I'm from Oregon.

Jeff: Oregon.

Tim: Yeah. It's on the West Coast of America, above California and below Washington. It has the coast. It has the mountains and a lot of different regions² really.

Jeff: Really, so which is your favorite of those for regions, which do you like the best?

Tim: Well, that's difficult. I like the coast a lot. The coast of Oregon is really, really rocky. It's really natural. In Washington it's really, really developed and in California as well, but in Oregon it's really, really natural - really rocky. There's beaches and you go out there and it's just nature.

Jeff: Swimming? Fishing?

Tim: It's cold so there's not a lot of swimming. There's surfing. There's really good fishing. People fish. They take boats out. It's really nice, but...

Jeff: Sounds good. So you have the ocean and then you can move inland to the woods.

Tim: Yeah, from the ocean you move inland and you've got a real green area. In fact, in gets some of the most rain in all of America really.

Jeff: So it is a rain forest.

Tim: Well, there are areas that are considered a rain forest. One of the biggest rain forests in America is there, but it's real wet, real green and really mossy. There's moss³ hanging off the trees. It's beautiful. The greenest place you've ever seen.

Jeff: And then, so you had the beach, the ocean. You had the woodland. Is there any other types of regions or landscapes?

Tim: Well, you got the real green area I talked about and then from there you go to the mountains, and the mountain kind of traps all the rain. On the other side, it's really dry. It's called kind of a dessert region¹. Lots of cattle ranchers. Real dry. It gets snow. It's good for outdoor sports, but hardly any rain really.

Jeff: And that is mostly, you say farmland?

Tim: Yes. It's farmland. Ranching⁴ land.

Jeff: Are there any cowboys?

Tim: There's lots of cowboys, actually. Lots of cowboys. Lots of people think of Oregon as a real liberal⁵ area but on the other side of the mountains it's real conservative⁶. So really two types of people.

Jeff: So, you have those three regions. Do you have any big cities?

Tim: We have Portland Oregon. It's a pretty big city. It's got a basketball team. It is a real nice city. It's got good public transportation.

Jeff: So would you like to live in Portland?

Tim: I'd like to live in Portland. It's be OK, but there's two college towns that I think would be really good: Corvalis, Oregon and Eugene, Oregon. Real liberal college towns. They've got really good places to eat and friendly people. A little more liberal and laid-back, so it's my type of place.

Jeff: So that sounds like a pretty good place to live. It has a little bit of everything.

Tim: Yeah, I think so.

Jeff: Maybe I'll move there.

 

1 region   

n.地区，地带，区域；范围，幅度

参考例句：

• The students went to study the geology of that region.学生们去研究那个地区的地质情况。
• It is unusual to see snow in this region.这个地区难得见到雪。

2 regions   

n.地区( region的名词复数 )；[数学]区域；（艺术、科学等的）领域；行政区

参考例句：

• A flying doctor service operates in remote regions. 在偏远地区有飞行医生服务。
• More powers are gradually being devolved to the regions. 正逐步向地方下放更多的权力。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 moss   

n.苔，藓，地衣

参考例句：

• Moss grows on a rock.苔藓生在石头上。
• He was found asleep on a pillow of leaves and moss.有人看见他枕着树叶和苔藓睡着了。

4 ranching   

adj.放牧的

参考例句：

• They cleared large tracts of forest for farming, logging and ranching. 他们清除了大片的森林以经营农耕、采伐与畜牧。
• This is a trade center in a ranching and oil-producing region. 这是一个牧场与产油区的贸易中心。

5 liberal   

adj.心胸宽阔的；自由(主义)的；慷慨的

参考例句：

• He has a liberal attitude to divorce and remarriage.他对离婚和再婚看得很开。
• This country adopts a liberal foreign policy.该国采用的是开放的外交政策。

6 conservative   

adj.保守的，守旧的；n.保守的人，保守派

参考例句：

• He is a conservative member of the church.他是一个守旧教会教友。
• The young man is very conservative.这个年轻人很守旧。