纯正地道美语 第100期(外教讲解):Where are you from

Daily Life - Where are you from? (C0100)

A: Where to, miss?
B: Hi! Crenshaw and Hawthorne, at the Holiday Inn that is on that corner.
A: Sure thing. So, where are you flying in from?
B: From China.
A: Really? You don’t look very Chinese to me, if you don’t mind me saying so.
B: It’s fine. I am actually from Mexico. I was in China on a business trip, visiting some local companies that manufacture bathroom products.
A: Wow sounds interesting! Excuse me if I am being a bit nosy¹ but, how old are you?
B: Don’t you know it’s rude to ask a lady her age?
A: Don’t get me wrong! It’s just that you seem so young and already doing business overseas!
B: Well thank you! In that case, I am 26 years old,and what about yourself?
A: I am 40 years old and was born and raised here in the good old U.S of A, although I have some Colombian heritage².
B: Really? That’s great! Do you speak some Spanish?
A: Uh... yeah.. of course!
B: Que bien! Entonces podemos hablar en espanol!
 

1 nosy   

adj.鼻子大的，好管闲事的，爱追问的；n.大鼻者

参考例句：

• Our nosy neighbours are always looking in through our windows.好管闲事的邻居总是从我们的窗口望进来。
• My landlord is so nosy.He comes by twice a month to inspect my apartment.我的房东很烦人，他每个月都要到我公寓视察两次。

2 heritage   

n.传统，遗产，继承物

参考例句：

• The ancient buildings are part of the national heritage.这些古建筑是民族遗产的一部分。
• We Chinese have a great cultural heritage.我们中国人有伟大的文化遗产。