实战口语情景对话 第31期:武术 Martial Arts

 Todd: Hey, Victor, I hear you're going home tomorrow. 嗨，维克多，我听说你明天要回家了。

Victor: Yes, I am. 是的。

Todd: Ah, that's too bad.....So how long have you been here? 啊，太遗憾了……你在这儿待多久了？

Victor: I've been here for two weeks. 我来这里两周了。

Todd: I'm sorry, I was never sure. Why did you come to Japan? 不好意思，我想问。你为什么来日本？

Victor: Came to Japan to study martial¹ arts. Budo-Jujitsu is the art that we study. 我来日本学习武术。我在日本学习日本柔术。

Todd: Oh! OK, cool! So are like a black belt²? 哦！酷！你达到黑带级别了？

Victor: Yes, yes! 是的！

Todd: Oh, really! Wow, how long have you been doing your martial arts? 哦，真的！哇，你学习武术多长时间了？

Victor: I've been studying this art for about 18 years I guess. 我学武术大约18年了。

Todd: Really! 真的！

Victor: A long time. 很长时间了。

Todd: That's a long time. You're a young looking guy. You like 18 years. 很长时间了。你看上去很年轻。你看上去就只有18岁。

Victor: Well, I'm an old guy. 我已经不年轻了。

Todd: Well, so when you go back to the states you also train. 你什么时候还会回来继续训练吗？

Victor: Yes, yes! We have a group that we train in martial arts there as sort³ of a hobby. It's sort of a way of life also. But I have a real job. I'm a civil⁴ engineer. 是的！我们有一个训练武术的小团队，武术已经成为了我们的一种爱好。也是我们的一种生活习惯。但我还有一份工作。我是一名土木工程师。

Todd: So, actually what does a civil engineer do? 土木工程师都要做什么？

Victor: In America a civil engineer designs things. In my case, I work on buildings, buildings that have structural⁵ problems, and I work on repair plans. 在美国，土木工程师的工作是要设计东西。拿我来说，我要设计的是建筑，建筑都会有结构问题，我要做的就是修复这些问题。

Todd: OK. Sounds like a tough⁶ job. 好的，听起来是个艰苦的工作。

Victor: It's OK. It's interesting. All buildings need repairs and it's fun. 还好。这份工作很有趣。所有的建筑都需要修葺，这很有趣。

Todd: Great, thanks a lot, Victor. Have a safe trip tomorrow. 很好，谢谢你，维克多。明天一路顺风。

Victor: Well, thank you very much. 好的，谢谢你。

1 martial   

adj.战争的，军事的，尚武的，威武的

参考例句：

• The sound of martial music is always inspiring.军乐声总是鼓舞人心的。
• The officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.这名军官在军事法庭上被判犯了擅离职守罪。

2 belt   

n.带子，皮带，腰带；v.系腰带，抽打

参考例句：

• You should put on your seat belt.你应该系好安全带。
• I want a black belt.我想要一条黑色腰带。

3 sort   

v.排序，挑选，分拣；n.种类，类别，性质，程度

参考例句：

• She was a strange sort of person.她这个人有些古怪。
• I don't much care for that sort of man.我不太喜欢那种人。

4 civil   

adj.公民的，市民的；国内的，民间的；文职的；有礼貌的，文明的

参考例句：

• It was a civil case.这是一起民事案件。
• He made a very civil bow to me.他对我彬彬有礼地鞠了一躬。

5 structural   

adj.构造的，组织的，建筑（用）的

参考例句：

• The storm caused no structural damage.风暴没有造成建筑结构方面的破坏。
• The North American continent is made up of three great structural entities.北美大陆是由三个构造单元组成的。

6 tough   

adj.坚硬的，咬不动的；棘手的，难办的；强健的，吃苦耐劳的；粗暴的，凶恶的

参考例句：

• The meat was so tough that I simply couldn't get it down.这肉太老了，我简直咽不下去。
• When there's a tough job,he always rushes to do it.什么时候有重活，他都抢着干。