【英语趣味课堂】她为什么选择住在那里-Why She Choose to Live There?

Nabeel: So, Ginger¹, I hear you have a new apartment.

 

Ginger: Yes, it's great. I just moved in last week.

 

Nabeel: Nice. Where is it?

 

Ginger: It's near Victory Monument. Do you know where that is?

 

Nabeel: Yeah, I do. How do you get to work from there?

 

Ginger: Well, I take the Sky Train.

 

Nabeel: Oh, that's really convenient. It is. It is. It's just a five minute walk. And what's the neighborhood like?

 

Ginger: It's a crowded neighborhood. There are a lot of people. Lots of cars. Just lots of energy in general.

 

Nabeel: And is it conveniently located?

 

Ginger: It's very convenient. It's about a five minute walk to the Sky Train station.

 

Nabeel: Why did you decide to move?

 

Ginger: Well, it's near a park, and I love living near a park and it's also just a five minute walk to my gym.

 

Nabeel: And have you made any new friends in that neighborhood?

 

Ginger: I have. I've met a couple of new people in my apartment building, and I've gotten to know a person who owns a restaurant across the street. There's some great restaurants on the street also.

 

Nabeel: Oh, what kind of restaurants?

 

Ginger: Well, most Thai restaurants. A lot of Thai people live in the area, but there's also a Western restaurant and a Japanese.

 

Nabeel: And is it a safe neighborhood?

 

Ginger: I feel very safe there. I've heard that there's some thefts on some of the quiet streets where the motorbikes will snatch² your bag off your shoulder, but I've never actually seen it myself, and I feel very safe sleeping there.

 

Nabeel: What about traffic?

 

Ginger: There is a lot of traffic.

 

Nabeel: Oh, no!

 

Ginger: Yes. the traffic ... and a lot of street traffic too. Lots of people walking on the streets, so it can be tough to get around. But there's still a lot of excitement in the area so it's fun to be out and people watch.

 

Nabeel: It doesn't sound like a quiet neighborhood.

 

Ginger: No, it's not quiet at all. Unless you go into the park, and then it's very quiet.

 

Nabeel: How often do you go to the park?

 

Ginger: Almost every night. Every night after work I'll take a walk in the park and there's a pond with a water display with music, so it can be very soothing³.

1 ginger   

n.姜，精力，淡赤黄色；adj.淡赤黄色的；vt.使活泼，使有生气

参考例句：

• There is no ginger in the young man.这个年轻人没有精神。
• Ginger shall be hot in the mouth.生姜吃到嘴里总是辣的。

2 snatch   

n.抢夺，碎片，一阵，一瞬间，一点点；v.夺取，抢劫，抓住

参考例句：

• The magazine was snatch from my hand before I could read it.我还没来得及看那期杂志，就被从我手里抢走了。
• He had a snatch of sleep sitting in his chair.他坐在椅子里稍睡片刻。

3 soothing   

adj.慰藉的；使人宽心的；镇静的

参考例句：

• Put on some nice soothing music.播放一些柔和舒缓的音乐。
• His casual, relaxed manner was very soothing.他随意而放松的举动让人很快便平静下来。