英语访谈对话 281 Texas

 　　Todd: So, Ivan, where are you from?

　　Ivan: I'm from Texas.

　　Todd: Texas!

　　Ivan: YepTodd: OK, what's the difference between Texas and Japan?

　　Ivan: Texas is big and Japan is little.

　　Todd: Yeah, how about the food?

　　Ivan: The food! In Texas we eat a lot of steak, we eat a lot of meat, a lot of beans, a lot of bad stuff¹ for you, but it tastes good.

　　Todd: Yeah, what kind of food do you prefer?

　　Ivan: You know it's funny. I go back to Texas sometimes and I can't eat that anymore. I'm so used to thelighter meals: the fish and stuff here. Um, what do I like more? Sometimes I like chili², sometimes I like sushi.

　　Todd: Yeah, how does the weather compare with Texas and Japan?

　　Ivan: Ah, I'm from Houston, Texas which is in the south and that's just hot, hot, hot. Never had a white Christmas in Houston. The average is about 41, 41 degrees in the summer.

　　Todd: Whoa!

　　Ivan: Yeah, so it rains a lot more here too. I still can't get used to all the rain.

　　Todd: So, Houston is pretty close to Mexico, right?

　　Ivan: Yeah, actually, it's a nine hour drive, well not nine, maybe six. I used to go down there back in high school. Me and my buddies³ would go. There's no drinking age in Mexico. Beer is about 25 cents or 30 yen⁴ over there.

　　Todd: Yeah, what do you remember about your trips to Mexico?

　　Ivan: Not much, which is why we went. We just went. It was called a border town. Basically⁵ they just existto take care of high school and college kids that want to party for a couple of nights. It's not really nice but it's cheap and it's fun.

1 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。

2 chili   

n.辣椒

参考例句：

• He helped himself to another two small spoonfuls of chili oil.他自己下手又加了两小勺辣椒油。
• It has chocolate,chili,and other spices.有巧克力粉，辣椒，和其他的调味品。

3 buddies   

n.密友( buddy的名词复数 )；同伴；弟兄；（用于称呼男子，常带怒气）家伙v.（如密友、战友、伙伴、弟兄般）交往( buddy的第三人称单数 )；做朋友；亲近（…）；伴护艾滋病人

参考例句：

• We became great buddies. 我们成了非常好的朋友。 来自辞典例句
• The two of them have become great buddies. 他们俩成了要好的朋友。 来自辞典例句

4 yen   

n. 日元；热望

参考例句：

• He wanted to convert his dollars into Japanese yen.他想将美元换成日币。
• He has a yen to be alone in a boat.他渴望独自呆在一条船上。

5 basically   

adv.基本上，从根本上说

参考例句：

• His heart is basically sound.他的心脏基本上健康。
• Basically I agree with your plan.我基本上同意你的计划。