你好，你叫什么名字？

Mathew: My name is Mathew Gill.

我叫Mathew Gill.

Todd: Mathew, where are you from?

Mathew，你来自哪里？

Mathew: I'm from England, from North of England, near Manchester.

我来自英格兰，英格兰的北部，曼彻斯特附近。

Todd: Were you living in Manchester before you go to Japan?

在你去日本之前你住在曼彻斯特吗？

Mathew: No, I was living in Bangkok, in Thailand, before I came to Japan.

没有，我之前住在泰国曼谷。

Todd: Wow, world traveler.

哇，你就是个世界旅行者啊。

Mathew: Yes, something like that.

对呀，差不多就是这样的。

Todd: Tell us about Manchester. What is Manchester like?

给我们讲讲曼彻斯特吧。那儿什么样？

Mathew: Manchester's well known for being quite a grim, industrial town. but it's got a more modern reputation as a center of arts, and there's lots of cool music that comes out of there. Oasis from Manchester is the most famous band, and the Smiths, kind of fifteen years ago, came from Manchester.

曼彻斯特是一个冰冷的工业城镇，但却也因其艺术中心而获得了现代好评，而且还从那儿流传出了很多好听的音乐。绿洲乐队是来自曼彻斯特的著名的演唱组合，而且史密斯乐队，大概是15年前，也是来自曼彻斯特的。

Todd: Oh, that's great. I love the Smiths, actually. Do you like Manchester?

哦，那很棒啊。我非常喜欢史密斯乐队。你喜欢曼彻斯特吗？

Mathew: I think it's a fantastic place, yeah.

喜欢，我觉得那儿是个很棒的地方。

Todd: I'd love to live there in the future. It's a great city.

以后我想去那儿住，真是个不错的城市。

语言点

Oasis 绿洲乐队（OASIS），来自曼彻斯特的演唱组合，沿袭了 Stones 和 the Who的粗糙灰暗的形象，融合了 Beatles 的曲调并带有明显的英国抒情色彩的主题。他们将这一切用吉他的吼叫声串起来。

the Smiths 史密斯乐队（THE SMITHS）是80年代英国最权威的独立摇滚乐队，标志着合成乐新浪潮的结束和主宰90年代英国摇滚界的吉它摇滚的开始。

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