英语访谈对话 45 Great State

 　　Todd: OK. Hey, hello!

　　Tim: Hey, how's it going?

　　Todd: Doing pretty good. Could you introduce yourself please?

　　Tim: Yeah, I'm Tim Peterson. I'm from Oregon in the United States.

　　Todd: Oh, nice. You're from Oregon.

　　Tim: Yeah.

　　Todd: OK, and were you born there?

　　Tim: Yes, I was born there.

　　Todd: Oh, really, did you ever live in any other states or..?

　　Tim: Uh, I lived in Wyoming for a really short time.

　　Todd: Oh, really.

　　Tim: And, I've lived in California for a short time too.

　　Todd: OK. Of those three states, which one is the best?

　　Tim: Oregon.

　　Todd: Really? Why?

　　Tim: It's got lots of nature. It's really beautiful, I think. In the United States probably Oregon and Washington state are the most beautiful.

　　Todd: Oh, OK.

　　Tim: Lots, lots of green stuff¹ and the lots of nature. Good mountains, good streams good water.

　　Todd: Wow! Well, what about Wyoming?

　　Tim: Wyoming is nice but it is really dry. And it's really sort of dark.

　　Todd: Oh. OK. Wow, so when you grow old and retire someday, you're a very guy, but when you grow old, would you like to live in Oregon?

　　Tim: Ah, Oregon or Washington. Maybe Alaska.

　　Todd: Yeah! Not California?

　　Tim: No!

　　Todd: Man, the Golden State.

　　Tim: Yeah, too many people.

　　Todd: Alright, Yeah! Ok. Thanks a lot.

1 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。