英语访谈对话 44 Japanese Life

 　　Todd: OK. I'm back here with Kanade.

　　Kanade: Yes.

　　Todd: So, Kanade, why don't you talk about where you're from!

　　Kanade: OK. I'm from Akita, which is Northern¹ Japan. And there is a lot of mountains and you can see changing color in the fall and in my home Yashima town, there are only six thousand people in there and there is a waterfall³ called "Hotonedake", which is the best one hundred fall in Japan.

　　Todd: Wow! That's cool.

　　Kanade: Yeah, Cool!

　　Todd: So you've seen⁴ it.

　　Kanade: Yes!

　　Todd: So how high is this amazing⁵ waterfall?

　　Kanade: Uh, I don't really know. It's really big.

　　Todd:Really. So is it famous⁶ because it's really tall or cause⁷ it's really wide⁸?

　　Kanade:Could be both.

　　Todd: Oh, really, that's a big waterfall. OK. When is the last time you went home?

　　Kanade: Last week.

　　Todd: Uh-huh. Really! Both you're parents still live there?

　　Kanade: Yes.

　　Todd: OK. And were your parents born⁹ there?

　　Kanade: Yes, but different town. My father is from Yashima, same hometown¹⁰, same home as² my home, but my mom is from Nigaho, next town from Yashima.

　　Todd: Oh, OK. Do you have a lot of childhood¹¹ memories¹².

　　Kanade: Yes, uh, actually¹³ but my dad was¹⁴ really busy, so my mom took¹⁵ me, took me many, many places...as a child.

　　Todd: Oh, that's sweet. Well, you're a good daughter.

　　I think, I think so. Yeah!

　　Kanade: OK. Thanks a lot.

1 northern   

adj.在北方的；北方的

参考例句：

• The park is in the northern part of the city.公园位于该城市的北部。
• That's a large city in northern Greece.那是希腊北部的一个大城市。

2 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。

3 waterfall   

n.瀑布

参考例句：

• Let's have our picnic by the waterfall.咱们在瀑布旁野餐吧！
• Climbing such a small waterfall was a piece of cake.爬这个小瀑布小意思啦。

4 seen   

vbl.(see的过去分词)看见

参考例句：

• Since I left college, I have not seen him.自从我离开大学以后，就没有见过他了。
• I hope to have seen the film next week.我希望下星期能看到这部电影。

5 amazing   

adj.令人吃惊的；令人惊异的

参考例句：

• The news is quite amazing.这消息十分惊人。
• Our trip to the mountain was amazing.我们的登山之行真是太妙了。

6 famous   

adj.著名的，驰名的，闻名遐迩的；极好的；擅长的

参考例句：

• The hotel is famous for its suppers.那个酒店以晚餐而著称。
• He is famous for his learning.他以有学问而出名。

7 cause   

pron.造成，使发生

参考例句：

• Bad teeth often cause pain.坏牙常引起疼痛。
• Unhappiness is the root cause of his illness.不开心是他生病的根源。

8 wide   

adj.广泛的，宽阔的；adv.广大地，全部地

参考例句：

• It is fifty meter wide.它有五十米宽。
• This box is too wide.这个盒子太宽了。

9 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。

10 hometown   

n.故乡；家乡

参考例句：

• Australia is the hometown of kangaroos.澳大利亚是袋鼠的故乡。
• My hometown is 100 miles away from here.我的家乡离这里有一百英里路。

11 childhood   

n.孩童时；童年时代

参考例句：

• She looks as if she got back to her childhood again.她似乎又回到了她的童年时代。
• The photo calls up the story of my childhood.这张照片使我想起童年时代。

12 memories   

n.记忆力( memory的名词复数 )；记忆中的事物；记忆系统；记忆容量

参考例句：

• My memories of childhood are hazy and episodic. 我儿时的回忆是一些朦朦胧胧的松散片段。
• The music evoked memories of her youth. 这乐曲勾起了她对青年时代的回忆。

13 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。

14 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。

15 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。