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 Kerys: OK. Let's go. Take two!

Todd: OK. Hello!

 

Kerys: Hi!

 

Todd: Hi! What's your name?

 

Kerys: Kerys.

 

Todd: Kerys, what's your last name?

 

Kerys: Williams.

 

Todd: Williams. OK. And how do you spell Kerys?

 

Kerys: K-E-R-Y-S.

 

Todd: Oh, OK! Oh..that's quite unique. And where are you from?

 

Kerys: I'm from Manchester in the North of England.

 

Todd: OK. What is Manchester like?

 

Kerys: It's quite boring, quite gray, quite rainy, not a lot of things for, to do, not a lot of things to do.

 

Todd: OK. And how long have you lived in Manchester?

 

Kerys: I don't live there.

 

Todd: Oh, OK. So not anymore, OK. I'm sorry!

 

Kerys: No. Not anymore.

 

Todd: OK. Um..what other places have you lived?

 

Kerys: I've lived in Thailand, I've lived in Spain, and France, and I now live in Japan.

 

Todd: OK. What's your favorite country so far?

 

Kerys: I love Thailand.

 

Todd: Yeah, Thailand's great.

 

Kerys: Yep!

 

Todd: What did you like about Thailand?

 

Kerys: I love the fact that people smile all the time.

 

Todd: That's true. The land of smiles.

 

Kerys: Yep.

 

Todd: Alright. Thanks Kerys.

 

Kerys: No worries.

 

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take two

 

Let's go. Take two!

 

The phrase¹ 'take two' basically² means³ to try again.  This comes from phrases⁴ used by directors⁵ making movies.  Every time there is a mistake they have to try the scene again it is a 'take.'   Notice the following:

 

We will do take two, take three and take four if we have to.

Let's try take two.

last name

 

What's your last name, Kerys?

 

Your 'last name' is your family name given to you by your parents.  In some countries, people have two last names, one from their mother's side and one from their father's side.  Notice the following:

 

Is your last name spelled correctly?

Did she change her last name after she got married?

gray

 

Manchester is boring, gray and rainy.

 

'Gray' is a color which is a combination⁶ of white and black.  It can be like silver, or like a very light black.  Notice the following:

 

The sky has been gray all week.

Gray is my favorite color.

not anymore

 

I don't live there, not anymore.

 

We use the phrase 'not anymore' when something used to be true in the past but it isn't now.  Notice the following:

 

We aren't together now, not anymore.

I don't work there anymore.

land of smiles

 

Thailand is the land of smiles, because people smile all the time.

 

This is a phrase is used to describe Thailand.  It means the country where everyone smiles.  Notice the following:

 

I really felt like Cambodia was the land of smiles.

Is your country like the land of smiles?

 

 

1 phrase   

n.短语，词组；成语，习语

参考例句：

• The phrase was caught on and immediately became popular.这个短语被采用后很快就流行了。
• That's exactly the phrase I was looking for.这就是我一直找的那个短语。

2 basically   

adv.基本上，从根本上说

参考例句：

• His heart is basically sound.他的心脏基本上健康。
• Basically I agree with your plan.我基本上同意你的计划。

3 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

4 phrases   

n.短语( phrase的名词复数 )；成语；说法；乐句

参考例句：

• Sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 体育解说员翻来覆去说着同样的词语，真叫人腻烦。
• Television sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 电视体育解说员说来说去就是那么几句话，令人厌烦。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 directors   

n.主管( director的名词复数 )；董事；负责人；导演

参考例句：

• I have had the good fortune to work with some brilliant directors. 我有幸与一些卓越的主管人员共事。
• one of the most exciting directors of the Australian new wave 澳大利亚新浪潮派中最为振奋人心的导演之一

6 combination   

n.组合，合并，联合；

参考例句：

• He carried on the business in combination with his friends.他与朋友们合伙做生意。
• The materials can be used singly or in combination.这些材料可以单独使用也可以混合用。