英语访谈对话 27 Montreal

 　　Todd: Hello, Ann! How are you doing?

　　Ann: I'm fine.

　　Todd: Ann, could you introduce yourself and tell people where you are from?

　　Ann: Yeah, my name's Ann Hutchingson and I'm from Montreal, Canada. And right now I'm an English teacher in Tokyo, Japan.

　　Todd: Mm. OK. What's Montreal like?

　　Ann: Montreal is a really nice city. It's just very cold in the wintertime. It is..uh, it has four seasons, and the nicest season is the summertime because it's really warm and people play a lot of sports, and there are some parks in Montreal, and you can go swimming and hiking¹ and biking and rollerblading. It's a very interesing city.

　　Todd: Wow! Were you born in Montreal?

　　Ann: I was born in Montreal and I can speak two languages. English is my first language but I also studied French in high school.

　　Todd: So, were you in a submersion program, or all your subjects in French.

　　Ann: No, I went to an English high school but a lot of people in Montreal are in immersion² programs.

　　Todd: OK. Since you learned³ French, what do you think is the best way to learn language?

　　Ann: I think that you have to like learning⁴ another language and if you have a possitive attitude then you can find learning another language fun rather than stressful so I think that I had a few French friends and we would practice and they would be very patient and I liked the fact that I could communicate using another language cause then you have another identity⁵.

　　Todd: You have your French identity?

　　Ann: I do.

　　Todd: OK. So what's your name in French?

　　Ann: "Mono e Ann"

　　Todd: Wow! I need to get myself a French name?

　　Ann: Todd.

　　Todd: OK. Thanks a lot Ann.

　　Ann: You're welcome. Nice speaking with you.

1 hiking   

n.徒步旅行

参考例句：

• He has been hiking round Scotland for a month.他围着苏格兰徒步旅行了一个月。
• Hiking is not yet popular in China.徒步旅行在中国还不流行。

2 immersion   

n.沉浸；专心

参考例句：

• The dirt on the bottom of the bath didn't encourage total immersion.浴缸底有污垢，不宜全身浸泡于其中。
• The wood had become swollen from prolonged immersion.因长时间浸泡，木头发胀了。

3 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

4 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

5 identity   

n.身份，本体，特征；同一(性)，一致

参考例句：

• He never revealed his identity.他从未暴露过自己的身份。
• He showed his identity card and went in.他把工作证亮了一下就进去了。