【话匣子英语】采访艾伦

今天毛拉的姐姐来到了演播室，她曾去过很多国家，毛拉突发奇想，为什么不采访采访她的姐姐呢，来看看毛拉的姐姐都有哪些旅游趣事？

Maura: Today we are going to do a Chatterbox episode¹, and that is where we chat about all different kinds of topics. In our Chatterbox episodes² we also interview people, and that is what I’m going to do today. So today I’m going to interview my sister Erin. She is visiting so I thought “Why not interview her?” She’s actually been to so many countries and travelled around and just visited so many places. She can share some of her insights³ with us today. Since she’s my sister, her story starts off quite like mine. She was born and raised in Kitchener, Ontario, in Canada, and she still lives there. So Erin, why don’t you tell us what you’re doing in Kitchener right now?

 

Erin: I work at a local university as a project manager for health-based research⁴.

 

Maura: OK. Cool. And how do you like that?

 

Erin: It’s good. I went to school for public health so it’s related⁵ to my interests and my education.

 

Maura: So I started off by saying how much you’ve travelled. Now I want to ask you a tough⁶ question. Can you name every country that you’ve visited?

 

Erin: Let’s see. I think I can. Well I’ve lived in Canada. I’ve been to the United⁷ States. I’ve visited Belize, Dominican Republic⁸, Nicaragua, Grenada, Antigua, Ireland⁹, Uganda, Tanzania, Fiji, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam¹⁰, and Laos. Did I say Thailand? Maura: I don’t know.

 

Erin: Oh, I just remembered another country. I’ve been to Costa Rica.

 

Maura: That’s a lot. I can see that you kind of went around the world and it was a map in your head.

 

Erin: Yes it was.

 

Maura: I guess that’s the only way to really remember them.

 

Erin: Yes. It’s not the first time I’ve been asked that question. The other way I could probably think about it is the timeline. So the first country I went to, going through to the last country I’ve visited.

 

Maura: OK. So what was the first country that you visited?

 

Erin: So the first country I’ve been to was probably the United States.

 

Maura: Yeah. I think most Canadians, especially the ones who live near the border, have been to the United States at some point. And it’s not too different from Canada. The culture’s very similar and of course we can still speak English everywhere. But what’s the first country that you went to where it was actually quite different from Canada?

 

Erin: I would say that would be Costa Rica. The type of trip I went on was exploring¹¹ the country and it was a volunteer and travel experience. So we stayed up in the mountains and we did some work on landscaping¹² and we were working with animals and then we actually travelled around a little bit more. And that was a group trip.

 

1 episode   

n.（作品的一段）情节，插曲，系列事件中之一

参考例句：

• The episode was a huge embarrassment for all concerned.这段小插曲令所有有关人员都感到非常尴尬。
• This episode remains sharply engraved on my mind.这段经历至今仍深深地铭刻在我的心中。

2 episodes   

插曲，片断( episode的名词复数 )； 一集

参考例句：

• The novel deals with the romantic episodes of her early life. 小说叙述了她早期生活的浪漫插曲。
• Three episodes have been telescoped into a single programme. 把叁集的内容压缩成了一个节目。

3 insights   

洞察力( insight的名词复数 )； 洞悉； 领悟； 顿悟

参考例句：

• This is a book full of profound, original and challenging insights. 这本书充满了深刻、新颖、令人深思的见解。
• Because his judgement was prudent, his insights were central to any consultation. 因为他考虑问题很慎重，所以他的意见在每次磋商时都最受重视。

4 research   

n.探索；调查；研究 vt./vi.调查；研究

参考例句：

• Research has shown that women live longer than men.调查表明女性比男性寿命长。
• The research group is ready to start its work.这个研究小组已准备好随时开始工作。

5 related   

adj.有关系的，有关联的，叙述的，讲述的

参考例句：

• I am not related to him in any way.我和他无任何关系。
• We spent days going through all related reference material.我们花了好多天功夫查阅所有有关的参考资料。

6 tough   

adj.坚硬的，咬不动的；棘手的，难办的；强健的，吃苦耐劳的；粗暴的，凶恶的

参考例句：

• The meat was so tough that I simply couldn't get it down.这肉太老了，我简直咽不下去。
• When there's a tough job,he always rushes to do it.什么时候有重活，他都抢着干。

7 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

8 republic   

n.共和国，共和政体，团体，界

参考例句：

• The People's Republic of China was founded in 1949.中华人民共和国成立于一九四九年。
• The PRC stands for the People's Republic of China.PRE代表中华人民共和国。

9 Ireland   

n.爱尔兰(西欧国家)；爱尔兰岛(西欧)

参考例句：

• Ireland lies to the west of England.爱尔兰位于英格兰之西。
• Dublin is the capital of Ireland.都柏林是爱尔兰的首都。

10 Vietnam   

n.越南

参考例句：

• Vietnam is suffering from food shortage.越南正遭受食物短缺之苦。
• Laos is on the west of Vietnam.老挝在越南西面。

11 exploring   

n.扫描adj.探索的，探测的v.勘查，探测，勘探( explore的现在分词 )；探索，探究，仔细查看

参考例句：

• This ship was designed expressly for exploring the Arctic waters. 这艘船是为考察北极水域而特意设计的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Exploring a jungle alive with wild animals is hazardous. 探察活跃着野兽的丛林是危险的。 来自《用法词典》

12 landscaping   

n.景观美化；造园林

参考例句：

• The flooring and landscaping will be done by contractors. 地板铺设和室外美化将由承包人来做。 来自辞典例句
• Campus environment to achieve the "hardening, green, landscaping, clean up. " 校园环境实现了“硬化、绿化、美化、净化”。 来自互联网