【英语口语练习册】曼彻斯特

托德和马苏在讨论关于曼彻斯特的情况。

 

Todd: Hello, what is your name?

 

Mathew: My name is Mathew Gill.

 

Todd: Mathew, where are you from?

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Todd: Wow, world traveler.

 

Mathew: Yes, something like that.

 

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

 

Mathew: Manchester's well know for being quite a grim¹, industrial town. but it's got a more modern reputation² as a center of arts, and there's lots of cool music that comes out of there. Oasis³ from Manchester is the most famous band, and the Smiths, kind of fifteen years ago, came from Manchester.

 

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

 

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

 

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

1 grim   

adj.严酷的，令人害怕的，不愉快的，讨厌的

参考例句：

• I've had a grim day.我过了不愉快的一天。
• His expression was grim when he told them they had lost their jobs.当他告诉他们说他们已被解雇时，他的表情十分冷酷。

2 reputation   

n.名誉，声誉，声望，信誉

参考例句：

• We are very anxious to keep up the reputation of the firm.我们对于保持公司的名誉非常急切。
• He has not too good a reputation in the matter of honesty.就诚实而言，他的名声不太好。

3 oasis   

n.（沙漠中的）绿洲，宜人的地方

参考例句：

• They stopped for the night at an oasis.他们在沙漠中的绿洲停下来过夜。
• The town was an oasis of prosperity in a desert of poverty.该镇是贫穷荒漠中的一块繁荣的“绿洲”。