英语访谈对话 110 Wales

 　　Todd: OK, Kevin, we're back. Could¹ you talk a little bit² about Wales³.

　　Kevin: Yeah, Wales is quite a small country. It's west of England. There are about four million⁵ people who live in Wales. It's a bit like Japan. It's quite cold in the winter. Not much snow. But lots of sheep there. And the people are quite friendly⁶. I suppose⁷ it is quite a poor area⁸. Not many rich people. A lot of people are farmers. And a lot of people are miners⁹. They coal¹⁰..they mine for coal. But it is a very beautiul land⁴. Lots of mountains. So I like it. The weather is cold. Even¹¹ in summer it is not too hot. So if you do surfing¹² or windsurfing, which I do, you have to be very very brave¹³. Yeah, but please come and visit Wales.

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 bit   

n.一点儿，少量；钻头；马嚼子；辅币，位，比特(二进位制信息单位)；v.控制

参考例句：

• I'm just going out for a bit.我正打算出去一会儿。
• When did you change the bit?什么时候换的钻头？

3 Wales   

n.威尔士(在大不列颠岛西南部)

参考例句：

• The company are opening up a new factory in Wales.公司将在威尔士开一家新工厂。
• She teaches English at the University of Wales.她在威尔士大学教英语。

4 land   

n.陆地，国土，土地；v.登陆，登岸，卸货

参考例句：

• Farmers work on the land.农民在土地上干活。
• How long is it before we land?我们还有多长时间降落？

5 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？

6 friendly   

adj.友好的，和气的

参考例句：

• He's not friendly to others.他对别人不友好。
• People here are very friendly.这儿的人很友好。

7 suppose   

v.料想，猜测；假定，以为；（祈使句）让，设

参考例句：

• I suppose he will be back by eight o'clock.我想他八点钟以前会回来。
• Suppose he can't come,who will do the work?如果他不能前来，谁来做这项工作呢？

8 area   

n.地区，区域，面积，方面

参考例句：

• John is the london area manager.约翰是伦敦地区经理。
• The farm covers a large area.这农场面积很大。

9 miners   

矿工( miner的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The coal miners have come out for about two weeks. 煤矿工人已罢工约两周了。
• The roof of the cave dropped in on the miners, trapping them. 洞穴的顶部坍了下来，砸在矿工身上。

10 coal   

n.煤，煤块

参考例句：

• There is plenty of coal in this area.这个地区有丰富的煤。
• Put some more coal on the fire.再往火里加点煤。

11 even   

adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当

参考例句：

• It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
• He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。

12 surfing   

n.冲浪运动v.冲浪(surf的ing形式)

参考例句：

• Hawaii was the birthplace of surfing. 夏威夷是冲浪运动的发源地。
• If the waves are big enough, we'll go surfing. 如果海浪大，我们就去冲浪。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 brave   

adj.勇敢的；v.勇敢地面对(危险等)；抵抗

参考例句：

• He is a brave soldier.他是一位勇敢的战士。
• I think you are very brave.我认为你非常勇敢。