英语访谈对话 202 Chicago

 　　Todd: Hello! What's your name please?

　　Anna: My names's Anna.

　　Todd: Anna. OK, Anna and where are you from?

　　Anna: I'm from a suburb of Chicago, Illinois.

　　Todd: Oh, Chicago. Wow, what's Chicago like?

　　Anna: It's very windy and flat, but there's a lot to do there. We have a lot of sports teams, things to do in the summer, lots of festivals, so...

　　Todd: Uh-huh, like what kind of festivals?

　　Anna: We have a taste of Chicago festival, every summer, every year, and it's down in Grant Park, and all the food vendors¹, all the major restaurants in Chicago set up a food booth and you can buy, taste all kinds of food around the world.

　　Todd: Wow, that sounds pretty good. Ah, what kind of food do you like? What's your favorite kind of food?

　　Anna: My favorite kind of food is Mexican food.

　　Todd: Oh, yeah! And what dish in particular do you like?

　　Anna: Let me think. I like all Mexican food but I really like, like a stuffed pavlano pepper's very good.

　　Todd: Oh, really! Stuffed Pavlano pepper!

　　Anna: You stuff it with cheese or they can put meat inside of it. It's good.

　　Todd: Can you make it?

　　Anna: No! I can not make it. I can make tacos, but that's about it.

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