【大家说英语】出国做义工(2)

 October 17

 

10月17日

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读读看！

Blake is telling Mark and Susie about his time in Cambodia.

布雷克正在告诉马克和苏希他在柬埔寨的日子。

He volunteered at a clinic¹, where he gave sick people medicine.

他自愿在一间诊所当义工，替病人看病开药，

It was a great experience.

那是个很棒的经验。

He got to see Angkor Wat, which is a very famous place.

他借那个机会去参观吴哥窟，那是个名胜古迹。

He also learned² a little about Cambodia's culture.

他还学到一点柬埔寨的文化，

It's very different from the culture in the USA!

远远有别于美国文化！

Conversation A (in the Jungle³ Cafe)

 

会话A（在丛林咖啡馆）

Rob⁴ had an interesting guest on the show today.

罗柏今天的节目有位很有趣的来宾，

Vic's a volunteer who works⁵ in Cambodia.

维基是一位在柬埔寨工作的义工。

Cool! I'd love to go there.

真酷！我很想去那里。

I went there during college.

我大学的时候去过，

I volunteered at a clinic there.

我自愿在一间诊所服务。

What was it like?

那是怎么样的经验？

Really fun!

非常有意思！

The language, culture and food are all really different.

那里的语言、文化和食物都非常不同。

How long did you volunteer there?

你在那里服务多久？

I was there for a year.

我在那里待了一年。

柬埔寨

 

Conversation B

 

会话B

What things did you do there?

你在那里做了哪些事？

Most of the time I helped sick people.

大部分的时间我帮助生病的人，

I gave them medicine.

替他们看病开药。

What did you like most about Cambodia?

你最喜欢柬埔寨的什么？

The people there were really nice!

那里的人民真的非常友善！

Many didn't have much money.

很多人都没什么钱，

But they welcomed me with lots of good food.

但是他们用很多好吃的食物招待我。

What did you like least?

你最不喜欢的是什么？

The weather. It was very hot and humid during the summer.

天气。 在夏天，天气又热又潮湿，

I felt sticky⁶ all summer long.

整个夏天我都因湿热而全身黏答答的。

Conversation C

 

会话C

Did you do anything for fun while you were there?

你在那里时有做些好玩的事吗？

Yes! Some friends and I traveled to Phnom Penh.

有啊！我和几个朋友去了金边，

We also saw Angkor Wat.

我们也去看了吴哥窟。

I've seen pictures of Angkor Wat. It is beautiful.

我看过吴哥窟的照片， 那里非常漂亮。

That's a very famous place.

那是个名胜。

Cambodia sounds like a great place to visit.

柬埔寨听起来是个游览的好地方。

It is. I had such a great experience there.

是啊。 我在那里有个非常棒的经验，

I want to go back someday!

有一天我想要再回去！

1 clinic   

n.诊所；临床讲课；特殊病例的分析讨论课

参考例句：

• You'd better go and see your doctor.Let me help you to the clinic.你最好去看医生，我来帮你去诊所。
• The doctor went into the clinic and began to work.医生走进诊所，开始看病。

2 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

3 jungle   

n.丛林，密林；原始林

参考例句：

• The lion is the king of the jungle.狮子是丛林之王。
• Wild animals live in the jungle.野生动物们生活在丛林中。

4 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

5 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

6 sticky   

adj.粘的，闷热的，困难的，令人不满意的

参考例句：

• This paste is not sticky enough.这糨糊不黏。
• Here is a sticky business!这事真难办！