英语访谈对话 517 Exchange Host

 　　Todd: Now Kate, you said that you actually had exchange students live with you…

　　Kate: I did.

　　Todd: …in New Zealand.

　　Kate: I’ve had 3 exchange students.

　　Todd: Ok, can you talk about each one?

　　Kate: Yep, the first one, she was very young, she was 14 I think at the time, so it was quite difficult for her to come to another country by herself, but by the end of 2 weeks she was in tears when she left our family. She was just so happy and overjoyed. And we still keep in contact.

　　Todd: What was her name?

　　Kate: Ariko.

　　Todd: Oh, ok.

　　Kate: Ariko.

　　Todd: So were all the exchange students from Japan?

　　Kate: They were. Three from Japan.

　　Todd: Who else did you have come to stay with you?

　　Kate: The next one was interesting. She was from Kanto.. Kansai, near Osaka in Japan. And she actually…she was in a band, a brass¹ band, an orchestra². She actually came to New Zealand to just play in this orchestra. She was a very lovely girl. She spoke³ fluent⁴ English so we had no problems in communicating.

　　Todd: How long did she stay?

　　Kate: She stayed for 3 weeks actually. A bit longer.

　　Todd: You said there was one more…

　　Kate: One more was Ayako. She was older, she was actually more my brother’s age so she spent a lot of time with my brother rather than with me ‘cause I was going to school every day.

　　Todd: Oh, I see.

　　Kate: But we still got on very well. And my most memorable⁵ moment was going horse riding with her.

　　Todd: Oh, nice. Had she been on a horse before?

　　Kate: No, first time.

　　Todd: She must have been pretty scared of the horses!

　　Kate: Yeah she was.

1 brass   

n.黄铜；黄铜器，铜管乐器

参考例句：

• Many of the workers play in the factory's brass band.许多工人都在工厂铜管乐队中演奏。
• Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc.黄铜是通过铜和锌的熔合而成的。

2 orchestra   

n.管弦乐队；vt.命令，定购

参考例句：

• He plays the violin in an orchestra.他在管弦乐队中演奏小提琴。
• I was tempted to stay and hear this superb orchestra rehearse.我真想留下来听这支高超的管弦乐队排练。

3 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

4 fluent   

adv.流利地，流畅地

参考例句：

• She is fluent in five languages.她通晓五种语言。
• My father speaks fluent English.我父亲讲一口流利的英语。

5 memorable   

adj.值得回忆的，难忘的，特别的，显著的

参考例句：

• This was indeed the most memorable day of my life.这的确是我一生中最值得怀念的日子。
• The veteran soldier has fought many memorable battles.这个老兵参加过许多难忘的战斗。