英语访谈对话 464 City to City

 　　Ruth: So, Akane, you're from Canada, right?

　　Akane: That's right.

　　Ruth: Tell me about where you live.

　　Akane: Well, I grew up in Toronto, and it's quite a big city. In the greater Toronto area, there's about, I think3 1/2 million people just now and it's very multicultural¹ and that's one of the things that I really like about Toronto is that there're many different people from many different countries.

　　Ruth: And do you live in Toronto now?

　　Akane: No, actually, I haven't lived there for a year now I think, almost, actually more than that, because I've been travelling and working and what not.

　　Ruth: Oh, right. What's your job?

　　Akane: I'm actually a teacher.

　　Ruth: Do you teach children or adults?

　　Akane: Usually I do. I am mostly trained to teach younger children, but recently I've begun teaching² older students, or young adults, and I quite enjoy it actually.

　　Ruth: So which do you prefer?

　　Akane: Well, they both have good parts and bad parts and I think in the future I would like to do a bit of both.

　　Ruth: Do you know where you would like to live in the future?

　　Akane: I have no idea. I would like to travel to different places and maybe I'll eventually³ settle⁴ back down in Toronto, where I'm from.

　　Ruth: Do you have family in Toronto?

　　Akane: Not at the moment, no. My parents moved to Vancouver and that's where they live right now.

　　Ruth: Ah, Vancouver, is that in Canada was well?

　　Akane: That's right. It's on the West Coast⁵ of Canada and the weather is much warmer there and that's why my parents like it there.

　　Ruth: Oh, wow, it sounds nice.

1 multicultural   

adj.融合多种文化的，多种文化的

参考例句：

• Children growing up in a multicultural society.在多元文化社会中长大的孩子们。
• The school has been attempting to bring a multicultural perspective to its curriculum.这所学校已经在尝试将一种多元文化视角引入其课程。

2 teaching   

n.教学，执教，任教，讲授；(复数)教诲

参考例句：

• We all agree in adopting the new teaching method. 我们一致同意采取新的教学方法。
• He created a new system of teaching foreign languages.他创造了一种新的外语教学体系。

3 eventually   

adv.终于，最后

参考例句：

• Eventually he won the match.他终于赢得了这场比赛。
• Their marriage eventually broke up.他们的婚姻终告破裂。

4 settle   

vi.安家；定居；停留；vt.使定居；安排；解决

参考例句：

• I have to settle my affairs before leaving here.离开这儿以前，我得把一些私人的事情安排妥当。
• She has decided how she should settle the matter.她已做出决定如何来了解这件事。

5 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。