英语访谈对话 58 Canada

 　　Todd: OK. Hello!

　　Jamie: Hi!

　　Todd: Hi! Can you introduce yourself please?

　　Jamie: My name is Jamie. I'm living here in Japan, and I'm from Canada.

　　Todd: OK. Where are you from in Canada?

　　Jamie: Vancouver, Canada, British Columbia.

　　Todd: Oh, nice. Were you born there?

　　Jamie: I was born in British Columbia, in Victoria.

　　Todd: OK.

　　Jamie: But I spent my adult working life in Vancouver and Japan.

　　Todd: OK. How long have you been in Japan?

　　Jamie: Let's see, four years right now, and a grand total of six years.

　　Todd: Wow. How much longer do you plan to stay in Japan?

　　Jamie: That's a good question. I ask myself that on a daily basis.

　　Todd: Yeah. Yeah. Me, too. OK. So we'll go ahead and pass on that one.... What do you think about Cananda?

　　Jamie: Canada is a great place. It's a..you know being Canadian of course. I'm pretty, fairly nationalistic about it, but it's not a perfect place, obviously¹. A lot of high taxes. Not always the job that you want is available but ultimately² it's , you know, it's a pretty good place.

　　Todd: OK. So when you get gray and old, is Canada the place you'll settle down in?

　　Jamie: Settle down, that's kind of a hard call as well, but I certainly think of Canada as being a place I'd like to, I'd like to take it easy on a regular basis.

　　Todd: OK. Great. Thanks a lot Jamie.

　　Jamie: OK. My Pleasure.

1 obviously   

adv.显然；明白地

参考例句：

• Obviously they were putting him to a severe test.显然他们是在给他以严峻的考验。
• Obviously he was lying.显然他是在撒谎。

2 ultimately   

adv.最后地，最终地，首要地，基本地

参考例句：

• It was a demeaning and ultimately frustrating experience.那是一次有失颜面并且令人沮丧至极的经历。
• Vitamin C deficiency can ultimately lead to scurvy.缺乏维生素C最终能道致坏血病。