走遍加拿大 Lesson 17:VISITING A CANADIAN FAMILY[2]（在线收听） |
| LESSON 9 VISITING A CANADIAN FAMILY Dashan: Kathy, let us clear the table for you. 大山：让我们来替你收拾桌子吧。 Kathy: Oh, thanks. 凯西：啊，谢谢你们。 Christopher: Mom, I’m going to watch TV in the family room, okay? 克里斯托弗：妈妈，我到客厅去看电视，行吗？ Kathy: Christopher, aren’t you going to work on your project for school? 凯西：克里斯托弗，你不去完成你的学校项目吗？ Christopher: Do I have to? I’m going to finish it tomorrow night. 克里斯托弗：我必须去做吗？ 我想明天晚上把它做完。 Kathy: You won’t have time tomorrow night. You have a hockey practice. Remember? 凯西：明天晚上你就没空了，你们要练冰球，还记得吗？ Christopher: Yeah, you’re right. 克里斯托弗：对，您说得对。 Rumei: Kathy, where do you want me to put these dishes? 如梅：凯西，你看我把盘子放在什么地方？ Kathy: Stack them on the counter, please. 凯西：堆在平台上就行。 Rumei: What a beautiful kitchen. It’s so modern. 如梅：厨房真漂亮啊。真现代化啊。 Kathy: Oh, thanks. We remodelled it last year. 凯西：是吗？谢谢。我们去年改建的。 Rumei: Oh, really. 如梅：是嘛？ Kathy: Our old kitchen wasn’t big enough for the three of us and two cats and two dogs. So, we decided to add an eating area. 凯西：原来的厨房不够大，容不下我们三个人，两只猫还有两条狗。所以，我们就 决定扩建出了吃饭的地方。 Yunbo: Kathy, where do you want me to put the leftover lasagna? 云波：凯西，你看我把剩下的面条搁在什么地方好？ Kathy: You can put it in a plastic container. Then put it in the fridge, please. Glen, can you get Yunbo a plastic container? 凯西：你可以把它放进一个塑料盒里，然后请把它放进冰箱。格伦，你给云波拿一 个塑料盒来，好吗？ Glen: No problem. 格伦：没问题。 Kathy: And the other waste food can go into the container for the composter. I use the compost from the composter to fertilize the flowers in my garden. 凯西：其他吃剩的东西搁到一个袋子里准备放进堆肥器。我用堆肥器里堆出的肥料 给花园的花儿施肥。 Rumei: Here, let me wash the dishes. 如梅：来，让我来帮你洗盘子吧。 Kathy: Thanks, Rumei, but I’m going to wash them in the dishwasher. Here, let me do it for you. 凯西：谢谢你，如梅，不过我要把盘子放进洗碟机里。来，让我来帮你。 Rumei: Kathy, what do you use these boxes for? 如梅：凯西，这些盒子是做什么用的？ Kathy: Oh, these boxes are for recycling. Our family is trying to help the environment. 凯西：盒子是用来回收废物的。我们全家人都在为保护环境出力。 Rumei: What do you mean? 如梅：我没有听懂你的意思。 Kathy: Well, we want to save our natural resources for the next generation. You know... Clean air, clean water and rich forest and wildlife. 凯西：是这样。我们希望为下一代保护自然资源。你知道，我指的是洁净的空气， 干净的水，丰富的森林资源以及野生动植物。 Dashan: Canadians are trying to use their natural resources carefully, so there will be plenty left for the future generations. 大山：加拿大人现在对自然资源的开发和利用非常谨慎，这都是为了保证将来我们 的子孙后代也会有足够的资源。 Kathy: Dashan, please speak English. I can’t understand you. 凯西：大山，请你讲英语，我听不懂你在说什么。 Dashan: Sorry, Kathy. I wanted to tell Rumei about your family’s concern for the environment. All Canadians want to have enough resources for the future. 大山：抱歉，凯西。我刚才是想跟如梅讲讲你们家人对保护环境的关注。所有 加拿大人都想为未来保留足够的自然资源。 Yunbo: What do Canadians do in their home to help the environment? 云波：在保护环境方面，加拿大人在自己家里都做了哪些事呢？ Kathy: Well, we reduce our garbage by recycling paper, glass and metal and by composting our kitchen scraps. 凯西：这个，我们通过回收纸张、玻璃、金属以及将残羹剩饭堆成肥等措施来减少垃圾。 Glen: We also conserve energy by keeping our homes neither too hot in the winter nor too cold in the summer. 格伦：冬天我们使室内温度保持不要过热，夏天我们使室内温度不要过凉，我们靠这种 办法节省能源。 Kathy: And, we’re careful about our water. We try not to waste it. 凯西：还有，我们注意节约用水。尽量不浪费水。 Yunbo: Oh, I understand. 云波：哦，我明白了。 Rumei: Well, we learned a lot about Canadian life by spending time with you tonight. Thank you again for inviting us. 如梅：今天晚上跟你们在一起，使我们了解了不少加拿大人的生活。再一次感谢你们的 盛情邀请。 |
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