英语访谈对话 137 London Tour

 　　Todd: Hello, Jason. You're from England. Uh, where are you from in England?

　　Jason: I'm from South London.

　　Todd: Oh, cool. South London. Why don't you talk about that for awhile.

　　Jason: OK, well, London is a little bit colder that Japan, it's a little bit more expensive as well, so it is kind of nice to come here and spend my money.

　　Todd: So actually, you said South London right? Is that where Wimbleton is? South London?

　　Jason: Wimbleton, No! Wimbleton's in West London.

　　Todd: West London!

　　Jason: Yeah. South London isn't famous for much, really, apart¹ from rude people like me.

　　Todd: So what's the difference between South London and West London and North London?

　　Jason: Yeah, there is a big difference between all the places in London. Everyone's got different accents³. Everyone acts differently. England has a lot of different places. For example, in North England they'll have different accents, completely⁴ different accents, from South England and sometimes even different languages, like in Wales⁵ and Scotland⁶, so.

　　Todd: So your accent² is South London.

　　Jason: My accent is South London, yeah. Someone from North London would sound completely different from me, and West London and so on, so.

　　Todd: So is South London the best place to live?

　　Jason: Oh, yeah, of course. Actually, Central London would be but it is way too expensive, kind of like Tokyo.

　　Todd: OK. Were you born in South London?

　　Jason: Yeah, I was born in South London. Yeah. But, you know, I've been everywhere in England, so and believe me there's a lot of different places, everywhere is different, so .

1 apart   

adv.除去，撇开；分开；相隔，相距

参考例句：

• I helped her pull the two fighting boys apart.我帮她把两个打架的男孩拉开。
• I like to keep my work apart from my family.我不喜欢让家里人插手我的工作。

2 accent   

n.口音；腔调；重音

参考例句：

• His accent is quite special.他的口音非常特别。
• He has a strong American accent.他有很重的美国口音。

3 accents   

n.重音( accent的名词复数 )；口音；强调；读音符号（标在字母上）

参考例句：

• Makeup accents her good looks. 化妆使她显得更加美丽。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He speaks with a mixture of accents. 他说话南腔北调。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 completely   

adv.完全地，十分地，全然

参考例句：

• She never completely gave up hope.她从不完全放弃希望。
• I feel completely in the dark on this question.这件事使我感到茫然。

5 Wales   

n.威尔士(在大不列颠岛西南部)

参考例句：

• The company are opening up a new factory in Wales.公司将在威尔士开一家新工厂。
• She teaches English at the University of Wales.她在威尔士大学教英语。

6 Scotland   

n.苏格兰

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。
• Scotland is to the north of England.苏格兰在英格兰之北。