英语访谈对话 356 Ecuador and Columbia

　　Katia: Hello Felipe, how are you?

　　Felipe: Hello, I'm fine.

　　Katia: Listen, I was¹ thinking³ you know a lot about Ecuador and Colombia right?

　　Felipe: Yeah.

　　Katia: What is it that you like about those two countries or what is it that you don't like that much or what would⁴ you like to change?

　　Felipe: Well, what I really love of both countries is nature⁵ because, you know, my hobby is mountain climbing so I enjoy climbing high mountains in both countries because you have that, you know that in Colombia and Ecuador there is the highlands and you have really, really high mountains so I enjoy that. And also let's say one thing that I don't like is that cities are too big, you know, and if you get lost, if you travel⁶ to Bogot·, it's huge⁷ so I don't like cities in Colombia because they're so big, they're huge and you get lost.

　　Katia: What about in Ecuador? Quito, is it also a big city?

　　Felipe: Well it is a big city but it's not as² big as Bogot·. If you think, you can travel from the south to the north in a couple⁸ of hours, maybe two hours, it's not that huge as Bogot·.

　　Katia: That is so interesting. What about something that you would like to change perhaps⁹ of Ecuador or Colombia?

　　Felipe: Well, the only thing I would like to change is something about tourism¹⁰ because you know that people overseas¹¹ outside of Colombia and Ecuador, they don't know too much about Colombia and Ecuador. So I don't know, I think the government¹² should, you know, make people overseas know more about Colombia and Ecuador so that we can attract¹³ more tourists¹⁴ to our countries.

　　Katia: That is so true¹⁵. Actually¹⁶ just by knowing more I want to go to Ecuador and Colombia.

　　Felipe: There you are, that's great.

　　Katia: So thank you Felipe.

　　Felipe: OK, you're welcome.

1 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

2 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

3 thinking   

n.思考，思想；adj.思考的，有理性的；vbl.想，思考

参考例句：

• All thinking men will protest against it.凡是有思想的人都会抗议这件事。
• Thinking is mainly performed with words and other symbols.思想主要是用言语和其他符号来表达的。

4 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

5 nature   

n.自然，自然界，自然状态；本性，天性，性质；质；性格；性；本质

参考例句：

• Man has been trying to control nature.人类一直在努力控制自然。
• It's man's nature.这是人的本性。

6 travel   

n.旅行，游历，进行；vi.旅行，行进，移动，被传播；vt.旅行，通行于，使移动

参考例句：

• We can now travel by air.现在我们可以坐飞机旅行。
• Autumn is the best season for travel.秋天是旅行的最好季节。

7 huge   

adj.巨大的，庞大的

参考例句：

• He gave me a huge apple.他给了我一个大苹果。
• His acting raised a huge laugh.他的表演引起一阵大笑。

8 couple   

n.对，夫妇，数个；v.加倍，成双，连结

参考例句：

• I have a couple of things to do.我有几件事要做。
• I'll come again in a couple of days.我过两天再来。

9 perhaps   

adv.也许，可能

参考例句：

• Perhaps it will rain in the afternoon.下午可能有雨。
• Perhaps I can help you.也许我能帮帮你的忙吧。

10 tourism   

n.旅游，观光；旅游业，观光业

参考例句：

• The city is finally realizing its tourism potential.该市终于让旅游潜力得到发挥。
• The country's economy is dependent on tourism.该国经济依赖于旅游业。

11 overseas   

adj.海外的；adv.在海外

参考例句：

• Her man has been sent overseas by his employers.她的丈夫已被雇主派往海外。
• Many firms are focusing on increasing their markets overseas.许多商行都专注于扩大国外市场。

12 government   

n.政府，当局，行政管理机构

参考例句：

• Tom works for the government.汤姆为政府机关做事。
• The new government will come into power next month.新政府将在下月开始执政。

13 attract   

v.吸引；引起注意或兴趣

参考例句：

• That will attract a big crowd of people.一定会吸引很多人。
• He shouted to attract attention.他大声叫喊以吸引注意。

14 tourists   

n.旅行者，观光客( tourist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• For the more adventurous tourists, there are trips into the mountains with a local guide. 对更愿猎奇探险的旅游者，有本地向导带领进山游览。
• tourists sunbathing on the beach 在海滩上沐浴着阳光的游客

15 true   

a.真实，不假的；忠实，可靠的；正确无误的

参考例句：

• He who doesn't reach the Great Wall is not a true man.不到长城非好汉。
• I will come and see if it is true.我要来了解一下，是否真有其事。

16 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。