英文原版对话1000个:975 Mexico City

Enam: Oh, Katia, you're from Mexico right?

Katia: Right.

Enam: I want to know about the Mexico City? Can you tell me about it? How is Mexico City in terms of real estate¹, landscape?

Katia: Well, Mexico City is one of the biggest cities in the world and it's in a valley, so it actually had to stop growing even though it has a big population, but basically² there was no room. It was surrounded by mountains so the actual structure³ of the city is not very well designed but however we can all fit there and somewhat⁴ live comfortably.

Enam: What about the people there?

Katia: Well, I think in every big city there's always a tendency to have some kind of survival⁵ skills. When there's a lot of people, you have to make sure you're the first one to get in the bus, the first one in line, so there's a little bit of that feeling. However, everybody is, most almost everyone is kind and they will be helpful, so there's all kinds of people. It's a big city so it's very hard to say.

Enam: Really, tell me about the transportation⁶ system?

Katia: Transportation system? Well, we have a Metro⁷. We have bus, taxis, but it is quite bad. It's too many people in a small space, so yes you can get around but it's better to live close to your work and just move in one particular area otherwise it will take you a long, long time to get from one place to another.

Enam: Really, that's common like to our place. Do you go to theaters more often, like in Mexico City?

Katia: Actually, it's a part of the culture. Almost every weekend, movie theater, or a theater ... you go to a theater to watch a show so it's very common. That's part of the culture of the Mexicans in Mexico City. There's always things to see.

Enam: Is there any difference between the food you eat in Mexico City like commonly, and the food you eat like outside the city?

Katia: Well, definitely⁸ yes. Mexico City is so big, and the people that live in Mexico City came from the rural⁹ areas or other cities from Mexico City so in regards to food, variety is wide. There's many things that I go back to Mexico City and there's always something new that I haven't tried, so it's very interesting the food, and it also we have food that backs to the Mayas or the Aztecs time that Mexicans have been able to keep it and we still eat it.
 

1 estate   

n.所有地，地产，庄园；住宅区；财产，资产

参考例句：

• My estate lies within a mile.我的地产离那有一英里。
• The great real estate brokers do far more than this.而优秀的房地产经纪人做得可比这多得多。

2 basically   

adv.基本上，从根本上说

参考例句：

• His heart is basically sound.他的心脏基本上健康。
• Basically I agree with your plan.我基本上同意你的计划。

3 structure   

n.结构，构造，建筑物；v.构成；

参考例句：

• Doctors study the structure of the human body.医生研究人体构造。
• A flower has quite a complicated structure.一朵花的结构相当复杂。

4 somewhat   

pron.一些，某物；adv.多少，几分

参考例句：

• The cake we made was somewhat of a failure.我们做的蛋糕不大成功。
• The two office buildings are somewhat alike in appearance.这两座办公楼在外形上有点相似。

5 survival   

n.留住生命，生存，残存，幸存者

参考例句：

• The doctor told my wife I had a fifty-fifty chance of survival.医生告诉我的妻子，说我活下去的可能性只有50%。
• The old man was a survival of a past age.这位老人是上一代的遗老。

6 transportation   

n.运输，运输系统，运输工具

参考例句：

• The transportation of goods by air costs a lot.航空运输货物花费很高。
• He finally solved the difficulty of transportation.他终于解决了运输的困难。

7 metro   

n.地铁；adj.大都市的；(METRO)麦德隆(财富500强公司之一总部所在地德国，主要经营零售)

参考例句：

• Can you reach the park by metro?你可以乘地铁到达那个公园吗？
• The metro flood gate system is a disaster prevention equipment.地铁防淹门系统是一种防灾设备。

8 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。

9 rural   

adj.乡下的，田园的，乡村风味的

参考例句：

• He lived a rural life.他过着田园生活。
• We left the city for a rural home.我们离开城市，去农村安家。