【话匣子英语】采访罗斯

 今天安德鲁采访的是他的朋友罗斯，罗斯向我们介绍了他自己.....

Andrew: Today I have my friend Ross here with me and I would like to welcome you to the show, Ross.

 

Ross: Hi Andrew. Thanks.

 

Andrew: No problem. How are you doing today?

 

Ross: Oh, pretty good.

 

Andrew: Ross, I know that you are not originally¹ from Montreal. I was just hoping that you could tell us when you moved to Montreal, and why you came here, and also where you’re from originally.

 

Ross: Sure, OK. Well I first moved to Montreal about 4, 4 and a half years ago. I’m originally from Calgary, or near… a small town near Calgary. And I moved here after living in Calgary for maybe 7 years. I moved with my wife. She was doing her master’s in English at McGill. So, I was working from home at the time. And we moved and after a couple of years of living here, studying French, I decided² to enrol³ in the program at Concordia, actually. And I have been there now for almost… almost 2 years, maybe.

 

Andrew: Very cool. So you’re originally from wild rose country.

 

Ross: Yeah. A small town called Didsbury, actually.

 

Andrew: Didsbury. That’s the provincial⁴ slogan⁵ of Alberta, right? Wild Rose Country?

 

Ross: Yeah. I think so, yeah. Wild Rose Country. It’s on the licence⁶ plate.

 

Andrew: Yeah. I like that. That’s a good slogan. Cool, so you’ve been here for several years now. And do you enjoy Montreal?

 

Ross: Yeah. I love it here, actually. I have a hard time imagining being⁷ somewhere else. You know, the opportunity⁸ to meet a lot of different people, speak a lot of different languages, experience a pretty lively culture, and the walkability is probably one of my favourite things. You know, living and being able to walk to coffee shops and stores and everything easily is a nice benefit⁹.

 

Andrew: Yeah. That’s true. Montreal is a very walkable city. And now, it’s funny, Ross, that you mention walking because I know that you’ve travelled a lot and during some of your travels, you’ve had some interesting walking experiences. Do you mind telling us a little bit about those?

1 originally   

adv.本来，原来，最初，就起源而论，独创地

参考例句：

• Originally I didn't want to go.我本意不想去。
• After much discussion they settled on the plan originally proposed.他们讨论了很久，然后确定了原来提出的那个计划。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 enrol   

v.（使）注册入学，（使）入学，（使）入会

参考例句：

• I like your institute but I do not want to enrol.我喜欢你们学院但我不想报名去你院。
• They decided to enrol him as a member of the society.他们决定吸收他成为会社的成员。

4 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

5 slogan   

n.呐喊声，标语，口号

参考例句：

• Such a slogan will bind our hand and foot.这个口号会约束我们的手脚。
• "service with a smile”is the store's slogan.“微笑服务”是那家商店的口号。

6 licence   

n.证书；许可证，执照；v.许可；批准

参考例句：

• The restaurant applied for a licence to sell wine.那家餐厅申请售酒许可证。
• He hadn't paid his television licence fee.他尚未缴纳电视机使用许可费。

7 being   

n.存在；生存；生命存在，生命，人， 本质；art.在，有，是

参考例句：

• Can you explain to me the purpose of being?你能对我解释一下存在的目的吗？
• What is the purpose of our being?我们生存的目的是什么？

8 opportunity   

n.机会；时机

参考例句：

• It's a pity that Mike passed up such a good opportunity.迈克错过了这么好的一个机会,真是可惜。
• I love the country,but I have less opportunity of seeing it.我热爱乡村,但我几乎没有机会见到它。

9 benefit   

n.好处，益处，福利；vt.有益于，对…有益；vi.受益于

参考例句：

• The money is to be used for the benefit of the poor.这笔钱用来为穷人谋福利。
• He thought he would benefit from going to school.他认为上学对他有好处。