英语访谈对话 31 Martial Arts

 　　Todd: Hey, Victor, I hear you're going home tomorrow.

　　Victor: Yes, I am.

　　Todd: Ah, that's too bad.....So how long have you been here?

　　Victor: I've been here for two weeks.

　　Todd: I'm sorry, I was never sure. Why did you come to Japan?

　　Victor: Came to Japan to study martial¹ arts. Budo-Jujitsu is the art that we study.

　　Todd: Oh! OK, cool! So are like a black belt²?

　　Victor: Yes, yes!

　　Todd: Oh, really! Wow, how long have you been doing your martial arts?

　　Victor: I've been studying this art for about 18 years I guess.

　　Todd: Really!

　　Victor: A long time.

　　Todd: That's a long time. You're a young looking guy. You like 18 years.

　　Victor: Well, I'm an old guy.

　　Todd: Well, so when you go back to the states you also train

　　Victor: Yes, yes! We have a group that we train in martial arts there as sort³ of a hobby. It's sort of a way of life also. But I have a real job. I'm a civil⁴ engineer.

　　Todd: So, actually what does a civil engineer do?

　　Victor: In america a civil engineer designs things. In my case, I work on buildings, buildings that have structural⁵ problems, and I work on repair plans.

　　Todd: OK. Sounds like a tough⁶ job.

　　Victor: It's OK. It's interesting. All buildings need repairs and it's fun.

　　Todd: Great, thanks a lot, Victor. Have a safe trip tomorrow.

　　Victor: Well, thank you very much.

1 martial   

adj.战争的，军事的，尚武的，威武的

参考例句：

• The sound of martial music is always inspiring.军乐声总是鼓舞人心的。
• The officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.这名军官在军事法庭上被判犯了擅离职守罪。

2 belt   

n.带子，皮带，腰带；v.系腰带，抽打

参考例句：

• You should put on your seat belt.你应该系好安全带。
• I want a black belt.我想要一条黑色腰带。

3 sort   

v.排序，挑选，分拣；n.种类，类别，性质，程度

参考例句：

• She was a strange sort of person.她这个人有些古怪。
• I don't much care for that sort of man.我不太喜欢那种人。

4 civil   

adj.公民的，市民的；国内的，民间的；文职的；有礼貌的，文明的

参考例句：

• It was a civil case.这是一起民事案件。
• He made a very civil bow to me.他对我彬彬有礼地鞠了一躬。

5 structural   

adj.构造的，组织的，建筑（用）的

参考例句：

• The storm caused no structural damage.风暴没有造成建筑结构方面的破坏。
• The North American continent is made up of three great structural entities.北美大陆是由三个构造单元组成的。

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。