英语访谈对话 51 Home away from Home

 　　Kerys: OK. Let's go. Take two!

　　Todd: OK. Hello!

　　Kerys: Hi!

　　Todd: Hi! What's your name?

　　Kerys: Kerys.

　　Todd: Kerys, what's your last name?

　　Kerys: Williams.

　　Todd: Williams. OK. And how do you spell Kerys?

　　Kerys: K-E-R-Y-S.

　　Todd: Oh, OK! Oh..that's quite unique¹. And where are you from?

　　Kerys: I'm from Manchester in the North of England.

　　Todd: OK. What is Manchester like?

　　Kerys: It's quite boring³, quite gray⁴, quite rainy, not a lot of things for, to do, not a lot of things to do.

　　Todd: OK. And how long have you lived in Manchester?

　　Kerys: I don't live there.

　　Todd: Oh, OK. So not anymore⁵, OK. I'm sorry!

　　Kerys: No. Not anymore.

　　Todd: OK. Um..what other places have you lived?

　　Kerys: I've lived in Thailand, I've lived in Spain⁶, and France, and I now live in Japan.

　　Todd: OK. What's your favorite⁷ country so far?

　　Kerys: I love Thailand.

　　Todd: Yeah, Thailand's great.

　　Kerys: Yep!

　　Todd: What did⁸ you like about Thailand?

　　Kerys: I love the fact⁹ that people smile all the time.

　　Todd: That's true¹⁰. The land² of smiles.

　　Kerys: Yep.

　　Todd: Alright. Thanks Kerys.

　　Kerys: No worries.

1 unique   

adj.独一无二的，独特的；罕见的

参考例句：

• The paths must be unique.路径必须是唯一的。
• This stamp is unique;there are no others like it.这张邮票是独一无二的，再也没有象这样的了。

2 land   

n.陆地，国土，土地；v.登陆，登岸，卸货

参考例句：

• Farmers work on the land.农民在土地上干活。
• How long is it before we land?我们还有多长时间降落？

3 boring   

adj.无聊的；令人生厌的

参考例句：

• It is a boring film.这是一部枯燥乏味的电影。
• This story is kind of boring.这个故事有点无聊。

4 gray   

n.灰色；adj.灰色的，阴沉的；v.变灰色；（计算机）灰色

参考例句：

• She was dressed in gray.她穿着灰色的衣服。
• His hair was gray and he was short and fat.他头发灰白，长得又矮又胖。

5 anymore   

adv.不再， 再也不

参考例句：

• She doesn't live here anymore.她已不在这里住了。
• He doesn't come here anymore.他再也不到这儿来。

6 Spain   

n.西班牙

参考例句：

• Spain lies in the south of Europe.西班牙位于欧洲的南部。
• I spent a week in Spain this summer.今年夏季我在西班牙度过了一星期。

7 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。

8 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

9 fact   

n.事实，实情，论据

参考例句：

• It is close to fact.这更接近于事实。
• I'm going there tomorrow,as a matter of fact.其实，我明天是准备去那里。

10 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。