1.我周末去了日月潭。

　　Wow, it was beautiful!

　　哇，真漂亮!

　　Reminds me of the country around Lake Geneva where I grew up.

　　它让我想起了日内瓦湖的附近地区，我就是在那里长大的。

　　We stayed in this lovely hotel and had a delicious dinner there.

　　我们在一家很不错的旅馆，并在那里享用了一顿美味的晚餐。

　　What a great weekend!

　　这个周末真开心!

　　2. I remember when I was a student in San Francisco, we were all much more politically active in those days.

　　2.还记得我在旧金山上学的时候，我们都对政治很热衷，

　　Now we just care about making money.

　　但现在我们只顾着赚钱。

　　I guess that's how having a family of your own changes you: you become more aware of your responsibilities, right?

　　我想我们是因为有了自己的家庭才变成这个样子。我们变得更了解自己的责任，对吧?

　　3. I used to play the piano when I was young.

　　3.我年轻时弹钢琴。

　　In fact I studied it quite seriously for about twelve years or so.

　　事实上，我学得很认真，前后大概学了12年。

　　Actually my first job was playing for dance classes in a dance academy!

　　我的第一份工作是在舞蹈学院的舞蹈课上弹琴。

　　Those were the days: beautiful dancers to look at. Every day!

　　在那段日子里，每天都有美丽的舞者可看!

　　I never thought I'd end up doing what I do now.

　　我从来没想过最后我会做目前的工作。

　　4. I swim about 1.5 kilometers every day.

　　我每天都游泳，大概游1.5公里。

　　I find it's really good exercise, especially for my back,

　　我觉得这项运动相当好，尤其是对我的背。

　　which I had some trouble with a few years ago, so I need to watch out with it.

　　我的背在前几年出了点毛病，所以我得小心一点。