英文原版对话1000个:854 Island Home

Todd: So, Ivan, can I ask you about Indonesia²?

Ivan: Yes, sure.

Todd: Now, Indonesia has many islands.

Ivan: Yes.

Todd: So, what island is your favorite³ in Indonesia?

Ivan: Well, I think maybe most Indonesians will say that it’s Bali, but as¹ for myself⁴ I think that, yeah I think the most favorite one is the island where I was⁶ born⁷, Bangka Island because, I don’t know, it’s just that it is a nice feeling⁸ if you’ve been to the place where you were born and then you just get the feeling that… you, I mean like, you get to know the real⁹ you.

Todd: Right.

Ivan: Yeah, and that’s the most important¹⁰ thing that I have. And recently¹¹ I went there after, like, 15 years and then, really, I felt that kind of thing. I felt that this is my roots¹² of myself and even¹³ though¹⁴ I stayed in Jakarta for the past 12 years or so but really being¹⁵ there is really my home.

Todd: Ah⁵, you went home for the first time in 15 years?

Ivan: Yes, that’s true¹⁶. The last time I went there was like, well it’s not 15 years, but actually¹⁷ the last time I went there’s like in ’95 so it’s like 12 years.

Todd: That’s a long time ago.

Ivan: Yeah, it’s a really long time ago. But you know what, I have a driver over there and then when I went there in the last holiday I came¹⁸ to see him. And it’s just so nice to see… well, he’s getting older of course¹⁹, he’s really old like 70 years or so but he still remembers me and how do I behave²⁰ when I was a child and all. Like, I was hard to eat something and he had²¹ to take me around to make me finish my food. He still remembers the small things and it’s really giving me, like, a recall²² to my past and get to know who I am, who I was when I was small, so...
 

1 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

2 Indonesia   

n.印度尼西亚

参考例句：

• You see,I stayed in Indonesia for eight years.你知道，我在印度尼西亚呆了8年。
• Indonesia has more active volcanoes than any other country.印尼是世界上活火山最多的国家。

3 favorite   

n.特别喜爱的(人)物；adj.特别喜爱的

参考例句：

• Spring and autumn are my favorite seasons.春秋是我喜欢的季节。
• Her most favorite fruit is orange.她最喜欢的水果是桔子。

4 myself   

pron.我自己

参考例句：

• Should I do it myself?我应该自己做吗？
• I woke up to find myself in the hospital.我醒来发现自己在医院里。

5 ah   

int. 啊!呀!嗳!哈!(表现痛苦，感叹，惊奇，怜惜，厌弃，欢喜等)

参考例句：

• Ah!This is a waste of time!啊，真是浪费时间！
• Ah,I've got it.哦，我想起来了。

6 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

7 born   

v.动词bear的过去分词；adj.出生的，与生俱来的

参考例句：

• The baby can cry as soon as he is born.婴儿生下来就会哭。
• I feel as if I had been born again.我有一种再生之感。

8 feeling   

n.感觉，知觉，感情

参考例句：

• I am feeling better now.我现在觉得好些了。
• I'm feeling kind of tired.我感到有点累。

9 real   

adj.真实的；非虚构的；真正的；非常的

参考例句：

• You know her real name?你知道她的真正名字？
• The real world does not look that way!现实世界不是这样的！

10 important   

adj.重要的；重大的；严重的

参考例句：

• It's important to find out what he is doing.弄清他在干什么是重要的。
• This is a very important problem.这个问题很重要。

11 recently   

adv.近来，最近

参考例句：

• The book was published as recently as last week.这本书上周刚出版。
• The weather has been very snowy recently.近来天气多雪。

12 roots   

n.根( root的名词复数 )；根源；词根；（数学用语）方根v.（指植物）生根成长，种植（植物）( root的第三人称单数 )；翻寻；铲除；使（某事物）深深扎根

参考例句：

• the grass roots of the party 党的基层成员
• the knotty roots of the old oak tree 盘根错节的老橡树根

13 even   

adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当

参考例句：

• It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
• He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。

14 though   

conj.虽然，尽管；即使；可是，不过，然而；adv.可是，不过，然而

参考例句：

• It's quite pleasant today,though the wind is rather cool.尽管风有点凉，今天天气还是很不错的。
• I will have a try even though I should fail.哪怕失败，我也要试一下。

15 being   

n.存在；生存；生命存在，生命，人， 本质；art.在，有，是

参考例句：

• Can you explain to me the purpose of being?你能对我解释一下存在的目的吗？
• What is the purpose of our being?我们生存的目的是什么？

16 true   

a.真实，不假的；忠实，可靠的；正确无误的

参考例句：

• He who doesn't reach the Great Wall is not a true man.不到长城非好汉。
• I will come and see if it is true.我要来了解一下，是否真有其事。

17 actually   

adv.实际上，事实上，竟然，居然，如今

参考例句：

• he looks young, but she's actually 50.她看上去年轻，可是实际上已五十岁了。
• Actually,that's not quite right.实际上，那不完全对。

18 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

19 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。

20 behave   

vt./vi.举动；举止；行为表现

参考例句：

• The children behave well.孩子们行为良好。
• Not all kings behave in a kingly way.并非所有国王都有王者风范。

21 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

22 recall   

n.回忆，召回，取消；vt.回想起，召回，与...相似，恢复

参考例句：

• As you may recall, he was in the army then.你可能记得当时他正在从军。
• We demand that you recall your army from our border.我们要求你们撤回在我们边境的部队。