英语听力：自然百科 圣河之旅 The Ganges 恒河—11

 As well as attending yoga classes, some residents² here volunteer to take part in service, including helping³ out with cleaning and cooking.-Hi, ladies. What brought you here? Are you resdients or are you guests?

-Yes, I'm a resident¹ here.

-How long have you been here?

-I've been here for three years. -Three years, and you live here as well?

-No, I've just come for five weeks to...

-And you've been here for?

-I've been here for six months.

-Six months. And what drew you here?

-Doing so to perform to.... Are you from Rashcash? -I'm not from Rashcash. I'm from G*.

-G*? OK. And you're from?

-London. -Speak that. I'm markably clear. I can say that. Whereabouta in London are you from?

-H*.

-From H*? OK. Why do you come here?

-I've miss ** a few times, and he's come to London as well. And I've been here with family. I just want to keep coming back.

-I think to your question of what drew you here? is... I don't think it was the decision that we took, you know. I was born and raised in America, in California⁴. And you know about the c*. Yes, my family is Indian origins and must have through Ganga in a movie or something. But it's not like an American textbook to teach you about a river called Ganga. And something brought me to Rashcash.

-How does your old American self, as it were, differ from your new self?

-You know, in America, it's always like you're working and you're going to school, and there's stress, and there is energy being expanding.

-Which is being and existing and...

-It's the next thing. It's always the next thing, and here it's just who you are, and you just be.

1 resident   

a.居住的，居留的；住校的，住院的

参考例句：

• I've been resident in this place for five years. 我已经在这个地方住了五年。
• They engaged a resident tutor. 他们聘用了一名住家的家庭教师。

2 residents   

n.居民( resident的名词复数 )；（旅馆的）住宿者

参考例句：

• Plans to build a new mall were deep-sixed after protests from local residents. 修建新室内购物中心的计划由于当地居民反对而搁浅。
• Local residents have reacted angrily to the news. 当地居民对这一消息表示愤怒。

3 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

4 California   

n.加利福尼亚(美国)

参考例句：

• He was elected governor of the state of California.他当选为加州州长。
• We were driving on a California freeway.我们正沿着加利福尼亚的一条快车道驾车行驶。