英语访谈对话 260 The Scarf

 　　Gabrielle: Hi, Annili! How are you today?

　　Anili: Oh, I'm fine.

　　Gabrielle: Good! Hey, I love your scarf!

　　Anili: Oh, my scarf!

　　Gabrielle: Yeah, where did¹ you get it?

　　Anili: Oh, I bought this scarf in Sydney.

　　Gabrielle: Oh, OK. So, Sidney is your hometown²?

　　Anili: Yeah, That's right.

　　Gabrielle: Oh, and how long have you been in Japan?

　　Anili: Oh, I've only been in Japan for three months.

　　Gabrielle: Oh, OK. So, when are you going³ home?

　　Anili: I'm going home in two weeks actually⁴.

　　Gabrielle: Are you excited⁵?

　　Anili: Very!

　　Gabrielle: Yeah! And have you enjoyed your time in Japan?

　　Anili: Yes, I really, I really have enjoyed being⁶ in Japan but I'm also looking forward⁷ to going home.

　　Gabrielle: Sure, Sure. So it will be a little warmer!

　　Anili: That's right, it'll be summer and at the moment it is very cold here in Japan.

　　Gabrielle: So, how hot does it get in Sydney during⁸ the summer?

　　Anili: Oh, not too hot! I'd say average⁹ temperature¹⁰ is around 26 degrees¹¹.

　　Gabrielle: Sounds nice

1 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？

2 hometown   

n.故乡；家乡

参考例句：

• Australia is the hometown of kangaroos.澳大利亚是袋鼠的故乡。
• My hometown is 100 miles away from here.我的家乡离这里有一百英里路。

3 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

4 actually   

adv.实际上，事实上，竟然，居然，如今

参考例句：

• he looks young, but she's actually 50.她看上去年轻，可是实际上已五十岁了。
• Actually,that's not quite right.实际上，那不完全对。

5 excited   

adj.激动的；兴奋的

参考例句：

• He was so excited that he could not speak.他太兴奋，连话都说不出来了。
• The excited children forgot to take the presents to the party.孩子们兴奋得忘了把礼物带到聚会上了。

6 being   

n.存在；生存；生命存在，生命，人， 本质；art.在，有，是

参考例句：

• Can you explain to me the purpose of being?你能对我解释一下存在的目的吗？
• What is the purpose of our being?我们生存的目的是什么？

7 forward   

adj.向前的，早的，迅速的，前锋；v.转交，促进，运送；adv.向前地

参考例句：

• Please move your car forward.请你把汽车住前开。
• Please forward my mail to me.请把我的邮件转寄给我。

8 during   

prep.在…期间，在…时候

参考例句：

• What did you do with yourself during the summer holidays?暑假你是怎样度过的？
• London is full of visitors during May and June.五六月间伦敦挤满了游客。

9 average   

n.平均数，平均水平；adj.一般的，通常的，平均的；v.取平均值，达到平均水平

参考例句：

• He spends on the average two hours a day on reading.他平均每天用两小时读书。
• The average flow of the river is 200 cubic metres per second.这条河平均流量为每秒二百立方米。

10 temperature   

n.温度

参考例句：

• The temperature is very low.温度非常低。
• The temperature is going up.气温正逐渐上升。

11 degrees   

n.度( degree的名词复数 )；程度；学位；（组织损伤的）深度

参考例句：

• It will be a mild night, around nine degrees Celsius. 晚间天气温和，温度约九摄氏度。
• a temperature of 40 degrees centigrade 40摄氏度的温度