情景英语对话：Why You Moved(3)

A: Are you new here?
B: I moved here a couple¹ weeks ago.
A: What do you think of it here?
B: I like it here. It’s very nice.
A: Where were you living² before?
B: I was³ living in El Salvador.
A: Why’d you leave?
B: I wanted to start a better life⁴ for myself⁵ here.
A: You couldn’t do that there?
B: It’s not easy to do well there.
A: It must’ve been hard for you to leave.
B: I miss home, but I’m happy to start a new life here.

 

1 couple   

n.对，夫妇，数个；v.加倍，成双，连结

参考例句：

• I have a couple of things to do.我有几件事要做。
• I'll come again in a couple of days.我过两天再来。

2 living   

adj.活的，活着的，现存的；逼真的，一模一样的；生活的，维持生活的；n.生活，生计

参考例句：

• Nowadays it is very easy to earn a living.现今谋生很容易。
• I'll never forget that as long as I am living.这事我至死也不会忘记。

3 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。

4 life   

n.生活；生命

参考例句：

• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
• At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。

5 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。