英语访谈对话 250 Mexico

 　　Todd: So, Adrienne, you said you lived in Mexico for awhile?

　　Adrienne: Mm, I studied there.

　　Todd: Really! You studied in Mexico?

　　Adrienne: I did. I studied Spanish.

　　Todd: Wow, so what was it like being a student in Mexico?

　　Adrienne: Ah, it was interesting. The weather was really hot the entire time I was there. Um, and it was very confusing, cause I didn't know the language very well when I first arrived but I learned¹ quickly because I was living in the situation every day where I had to use language so that was really helpful in the end.

　　Todd: So, what were the people like? What was the city like?

　　Adrienne: The city was small. 1 million people, and that's pretty small. The architecture is very colonial² style. It's interesting. Very beautiful, old, a lot of wood and stone and the food was great. Very spicy³.

　　Todd: Mexican food's the best.

　　Adrienne: I think so tooTodd: Yeah, and the people?

　　Adrienne: The people are really friendly, really, really friendly. Big families and they're always inviting⁴ you over for dinner, lunch and breakfast, and tea and coffee and chocolate and it's really, it's really a very familial environment.

　　Todd: What was your favorite place in Mexico?

　　Adrienne: My favorite place, still, is a town called Cholula. It's a very small town. That has a pyramid, and Aztec pyramid with a cathedral on top of it and it has views of the mountains, the volcano⁵ and, um, just beautiful landscape all around. It's a great place to watch the sunset.

　　Todd: What volcano?

　　Adrienne: Po! They call it Popo, but the full name I think is Popocatepetl. It's an Aztec name.

　　Todd: Oh, sounds like a nice place.

　　Adrienne: It's beautiful.

　　Todd: Any plans to go back to Mexico soon?

　　Adrienne: Of course. I always want to go back but whether I actually make it in the next year or two, I don't know.

1 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

2 colonial   

adj.殖民地的，关于殖民的；n.殖民地，居民

参考例句：

• The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。
• The people of Africa have successfully fought against colonial rule.非洲人民成功地反抗了殖民统治。

3 spicy   

adj.加香料的；辛辣的，有风味的

参考例句：

• The soup tasted mildly spicy.汤尝起来略有点辣。
• Very spicy food doesn't suit her stomach.太辣的东西她吃了胃不舒服。

4 inviting   

adj.诱人的，引人注目的

参考例句：

• An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
• The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。

5 volcano   

n.火山

参考例句：

• The volcano unexpectedly blew up early in the morning.火山一早突然爆发了。
• It is most risky to go and examine an active volcano.去探察活火山是非常危险的。