英语访谈对话 301 Japan

 　　Todd: Hello, what is your name?

　　Hitoshi: My name is Hitoshi FukudaTodd: HitoshiHitoshi: Mm-hm.

　　Todd: I'm sorry. What's your last name?

　　Hitoshi: Fukuda.

　　Todd: Fukuda.

　　Hitoshi: Mm-hm.

　　Todd: And where are you from?

　　Hitoshi: Well, I'm originally¹ from a city called Utsunomiya.

　　Todd: Uh-huh.

　　Hitoshi: It's north of Tokyo.

　　Todd: Oh, nice.

　　Hitoshi: But, when I was ten I moved to Uwara, which is in Saitama.

　　Todd: OK.

　　Hitoshi: And I've been there ever since.

　　Todd: OK. Um..tell me about your country. Tell me about Japan.

　　Hitoshi: Japan? Well, it's a very crowded country, a lot of people. And it's very small in terms of the size you know of the area. It's actually smaller than California².

　　Todd: Wow. Wow.

　　Hitoshi: And then, two-thirds of the area is covered by forests.

　　Todd: Ah..that's good. I love forests. I love forests. How many people live in Japan?

　　Hitoshi: About 120,000,000.

　　Todd: Wow.

　　Hitoshi: Yeah. Just about 125,000,000. It's about half the population of the states.

　　Todd: Man! And what is the capital city?

　　Hitoshi: It's Tokyo.

　　Todd: Tokyo. And who is the leader of the country?

　　Hitoshi: It's Koizumi.

　　Todd: Koizumi.

　　Hitoshi: The Prime³ Minister. Yes.

1 originally   

adv.本来，原来，最初，就起源而论，独创地

参考例句：

• Originally I didn't want to go.我本意不想去。
• After much discussion they settled on the plan originally proposed.他们讨论了很久，然后确定了原来提出的那个计划。

2 California   

n.加利福尼亚(美国)

参考例句：

• He was elected governor of the state of California.他当选为加州州长。
• We were driving on a California freeway.我们正沿着加利福尼亚的一条快车道驾车行驶。

3 prime   

adj.首要的，主要的；最好的，第一流的

参考例句：

• The prime minister spoke of the general insecurity in the country.总理谈到了全国普遍存在的不安全。
• He met with the Prime Minister of Japan for an hour.他和日本首相会见了一个小时。