英语访谈对话 352 Canada

 　　Todd: OK, hello!

　　Jeff: Hello!

　　Todd: How are you doing?

　　Jeff: Good Morning. Good.

　　Todd: Could¹ you introduce² yourself³ please?

　　Jeff: I'm Jeff Eagar.

　　Todd: Jeff. OK. And where are you from?

　　Jeff: I'm from Canada.

　　Todd: Oh, OK, where in Canada?

　　Jeff: I'm from a little island on the east coast⁴ of Canada. A small island called Cape⁵ Breton.

　　Todd: Cape Breton!

　　Jeff: Cape Breton!

　　Todd: OK. and where, where do you live now?

　　Jeff: I'm living⁶ in Japan now, in Saitama.

　　Todd: Oh, OK. Alright, um, so tell me about Canada!

　　Jeff: Mm, big, big country, very big..

　　Todd: Yeah!

　　Jeff: Nice country! Clean. Um, friendly⁷, friendly people.

　　Todd: YeahJeff: Cheap. Nice..cold, cold winters, long winters, very long.

　　Todd: Oh, OK. How much longer do you think your gonna be in Japan?

　　Jeff: In Japan? I like Japan. Nice place, and I have a Japanese⁸ girlfriend⁹ now so I'm not sure that's, with her I'm not sure what, what I'll do so it, it'll be a little while¹⁰.

　　Todd: OK.

　　Jeff: But, I like it.

　　Todd: Oh, great. All right thanks.

1 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

2 introduce   

vt.介绍；引进；提出

参考例句：

• Allow me to introduce myself.请允许我自我介绍一下。
• Let me introduce myself to you.让我向您做个自我介绍。

3 yourself   

pron.你自己

参考例句：

• I need you to do it yourself.我要你亲自做。
• Late again,Tom?I hope you can explain yourself.汤姆，又迟到了？我希望你能说明理由。

4 coast   

n.海岸，海滨，滑坡；vt.沿海岸而行；vi.下滑

参考例句：

• They're holidaying on the west coast.他们正在西海岸度假。
• There are thousands of villages on the coast.在沿海有上千座村庄。

5 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

6 living   

adj.活的，活着的，现存的；逼真的，一模一样的；生活的，维持生活的；n.生活，生计

参考例句：

• Nowadays it is very easy to earn a living.现今谋生很容易。
• I'll never forget that as long as I am living.这事我至死也不会忘记。

7 friendly   

adj.友好的，和气的

参考例句：

• He's not friendly to others.他对别人不友好。
• People here are very friendly.这儿的人很友好。

8 Japanese   

n.日本人；日语；日文；adj.日本的；日本语的

参考例句：

• This is of Japanese make.这是日本制造的。
• He began to learn Japanese three years ago.3年前他开始学日语。

9 girlfriend   

n.女朋友；女伴侣

参考例句：

• My girlfriend is a teacher.我女朋友是个老师。
• I just broke up with my girlfriend.我刚和我的女朋友分手了。

10 while   

conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿

参考例句：

• In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
• He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。