英语访谈对话 520 Kiwi Kid

 　　Todd: So Kate, can you talk about growing up in New Zealand, what it’s like?

　　Kate: Growing up in New Zealand is very free. Kids have a lot more freedom that kids in other countries: we can.. obviously¹ we go to school from 5 years and until 16 years old you must go to school, but when we come home from school there’s our parents there. They’re very loving and caring, in general that is. And we have a lot of lawns², a lot of scenery, landscapes that we can run around on.

　　Todd: What kind of things did you do when you were little, like games and sports?

　　Kate: Sports.

　　Todd: Oh sports, what sports?

　　Kate: I started off with ballet and I got really bored with ballet. I went to gymnastics and that was my main sport when I was growing up.

　　Todd: Oh wow you were a gymnast? What events did you do?

　　Kate: Events? Well you have levels: competition levels, so you start from level 3 and I went up to level 7 and next level would have been very competitive³, it’s called ‘junior elite’. Had I continued I would have probably stopped school and concentrated on gymnastics only.

　　Todd: When you were younger was your dream to go to the Olympics?

　　Kate: Yes definitely⁴.

　　Todd: Oh ok. So do you ever - because you’re still very young - do you ever practise gymnastics still?

　　Kate: Yes I do actually. At the university that I go to I joined the club which is not gym but it’s kind of dance and I can still do some of the stuff⁵ I used to be able to do.

　　Todd: As you get older have you ever thought about becoming a coach?

　　Kate: Yes, I did think about it but it’s not a reality any more. I’ve forgotten so many things already. Just teaching⁶ for fun.

1 obviously   

adv.显然；明白地

参考例句：

• Obviously they were putting him to a severe test.显然他们是在给他以严峻的考验。
• Obviously he was lying.显然他是在撒谎。

2 lawns   

n.草地，草坪( lawn的名词复数 )；上等细棉布（或麻布）

参考例句：

• carefully tended lawns set in a girdle of trees 树木环绕、精心修整的草坪
• Every one was moving their lawns. 大家都在割自家草坪上的草。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 competitive   

adj.竞争的，比赛的，好竞争的，有竞争力的

参考例句：

• Some kinds of business are competitive.有些商业是要竞争的。
• These businessmen are both competitive and honourable.这些商人既有竞争性又很诚实。

4 definitely   

adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。

5 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。

6 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。