【英语口语练习册】阿德莱德

 Todd: OK. Hello!

 

Sophie: Hello!

 

Todd: Hi. Could¹ you say your name please?

 

Sophie: Sophie Wilkins.

 

Todd: Sophie Wilkins. Sophie, where are you from?

 

Sophie: I'm from Adelaide, South Australia.

 

Todd: Oh, nice. Adelaide. What's Adelaide like?

 

Sophie: It's a big country town, although³ it is actually⁴ a capital⁵ city of South Australia.

 

Todd: OK. Is it like over a million⁶ people or?

 

Sophie: It's about 1.8 million people.

 

Todd: Oh, that's pretty big. Nice. How long have you lived there?

 

Sophie: I've lived there for about six years.

 

Todd: Six years!

 

Sophie: Mm!

 

Todd: OK. So, you weren't born⁷ there?

 

Sophie: No, no. I was⁸ actually born on a farm in mid-north South Australia.

 

Todd: Oh, nice. Farmer girl.

 

Sophie: Yeah!

 

Todd: That's cool. OK. So what, what do you think about Australia?

 

Sophie: I love it. I love the space, how clean it is, the health⁹, the lifestyle¹⁰. It's very healthy, and the people as² well.

 

Todd: OK. Great, so after Japan are you going¹¹ to go back to Australia?

 

Sophie: Temporarily¹² I think yes. For a couple¹³ of months and then hopefully come back to Japan.

 

Todd: OK. Great. Thanks.

 

Sophie: Alright.

1 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

2 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

3 although   

conj（=though）虽然，即使，纵然，尽管

参考例句：

• Although my car is very old,It'still runs very well.我的汽车虽然很旧，但仍然跑得很快。
• Although he worked hard,he failed in the exam.虽然他很努力，但他考试没有及格。

4 actually   

adv.实际上，事实上，竟然，居然，如今

参考例句：

• he looks young, but she's actually 50.她看上去年轻，可是实际上已五十岁了。
• Actually,that's not quite right.实际上，那不完全对。

5 capital   

n.资本，资金，资方；首都，首府，中心；大写字母；adj.主要的；资本的；大写的

参考例句：

• Beijing is the capital of china.北京是中国的首都。
• We don't have enough capital.我们没有足够的资金。

6 million   

num.百万，100万；n.无数，大众

参考例句：

• I've seen it a million times.我在书上看过无数遍了。
• What will you do if you had a million dollars?如果你有一百万美元，你会干什么？

7 born   

v.动词bear的过去分词；adj.出生的，与生俱来的

参考例句：

• The baby can cry as soon as he is born.婴儿生下来就会哭。
• I feel as if I had been born again.我有一种再生之感。

8 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

9 health   

n.健康；健康状况

参考例句：

• Are you in good health?你的身体好吗？
• I wish you good health and a long life.祝您健康长寿。

10 lifestyle   

n.生活方式

参考例句：

• She had to change her lifestyle and eating habits.她必须改变生活方式和饮食习惯。
• She had come to enjoy Roberto's luxurious lifestyle.她渐渐地喜欢上了罗伯托奢侈的生活方式。

11 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

12 temporarily   

ad.暂时地，临时地

参考例句：

• When things get a bit too much,she simply tunes out temporarily.碰到事情太棘手时，她干脆暂时撒手不管。

13 couple   

n.对，夫妇，数个；v.加倍，成双，连结

参考例句：

• I have a couple of things to do.我有几件事要做。
• I'll come again in a couple of days.我过两天再来。