大家说英语 第438期:英伦访客(2)

Rob¹ interviewed² an English visitor³ yesterday. 罗布昨天采访了一位英国访客。 Yes. I met him in the afternoon. He has a nice accent⁴. 是的。我昨天下午遇到他了。他的口音很好听。 I like the way English people pronounce⁵ their words. 我喜欢英国人发音的方式。 Me, too. Although⁶, some English accents⁷ are difficult to understand. 我也是。尽管一些英国口音很难听得懂。 Have you ever⁸ been to England? 你去过英格兰吗？ Yes, I went there a few⁹ years ago. 是的，我几年前去过。 You did¹⁰? Please tell me about your trip, Susie. 你去过？给我讲讲你的旅行吧，苏西。 Well, I went to London for the 2012 Olympic¹¹ Games. 我是去伦敦看的2012年奥运会。 Susie, that's amazing¹²! 苏西，真是太棒了！ It was¹³ wonderful. 非常美妙。 What was the most exciting Olympic event¹⁴ you saw¹⁵? 你看的哪一项奥运赛事最激动人心？ I loved the traditional¹⁶ track¹⁷ and field¹⁸ events¹⁹. Those athletes²⁰ were so fit²¹ and strong. 我喜欢传统的田径赛事。那些运动员很健壮。 I watched the 2016 Summer Olympics²² back in August. The tennis events are always my favorite²³. 我八月份看了2016年夏季奥运会。网球赛事一直是我的最爱。 I also experienced²⁴ a lot of English culture²⁵ in London. 我在伦敦感受到了很浓的英国文化。 Like what? 比如说呢？ Well, I enjoyed some traditional English meals²⁶. 我喜欢一些传统的英式菜肴。 What do English people eat? 英国人都吃些什么？ Many different foods. I really liked fish and chips²⁷. I also had²⁸ afternoon tea. 有很多中不同种类的食物。我很喜欢炸鱼薯条。我还喝了下午茶。 I've heard of that! That's tea with snacks and cakes, right? 我听说过下午茶！是搭配点心和蛋糕的那种茶，对吧？ Yes. Maybe we should have afternoon tea later²⁹ today! 是的。也许我们今天晚些时候可以来个下午茶！

1 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

2 interviewed   

v.面试( interview的过去式和过去分词 )；访问；会见；（私下）提问

参考例句：

• We interviewed a number of candidates but none of them impressed us. 我们和数名申请人进行了面谈，但都没有给我们留下什么印象。
• We interviewed each individual member of the community. 我们采访了社区中的每个成员。

3 visitor   

n.参观者，访问者

参考例句：

• He has a visitor right now.他现在正好有客人。
• He is nothing but a visitor.他只是一个参观者。

4 accent   

n.口音；腔调；重音

参考例句：

• His accent is quite special.他的口音非常特别。
• He has a strong American accent.他有很重的美国口音。

5 pronounce   

v.发…音；正确、清晰地吐(字、音等)

参考例句：

• Please pronounce after me.请跟我发音。
• How do you pronounce c-l-e-r-k?你怎么念c-l-e-r-k这词？

6 although   

conj（=though）虽然，即使，纵然，尽管

参考例句：

• Although my car is very old,It'still runs very well.我的汽车虽然很旧，但仍然跑得很快。
• Although he worked hard,he failed in the exam.虽然他很努力，但他考试没有及格。

7 accents   

n.重音( accent的名词复数 )；口音；强调；读音符号（标在字母上）

参考例句：

• Makeup accents her good looks. 化妆使她显得更加美丽。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He speaks with a mixture of accents. 他说话南腔北调。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8 ever   

adv.曾经；永远；不断地；在任何时候；究竟

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to hangzhou?你曾经去过杭州吗？
• I will be young and strong and beautiful for ever.我将永远年轻、强壮，永远漂亮。

9 few   

adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的

参考例句：

• There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
• I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。

10 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

11 Olympic   

adj.奥林匹克的；n.奥林匹克运动会

参考例句：

• The 1984 Olympic Games was held in Los Angeles.1984年奥林匹克运动会在洛杉矶举行。
• In the Olympic Games the winner will get a gold medal.在奥运会上优胜者得到一枚金牌。

12 amazing   

adj.令人吃惊的；令人惊异的

参考例句：

• The news is quite amazing.这消息十分惊人。
• Our trip to the mountain was amazing.我们的登山之行真是太妙了。

13 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

14 event   

n.事变，大事件

参考例句：

• I'm surprised that you didn't know of such an important event.这么大的事你竟会不知道？
• He is the center of this event.他是这次事件的核心人物。

15 saw   

vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯

参考例句：

• Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
• The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。

16 traditional   

adj.传统的，惯例的

参考例句：

• I prefer traditional chinese music.我更喜欢传统的中国音乐。
• My mother is a traditional woman.我母亲是位传统的女人。

17 track   

n.轨道；足迹；痕迹；磁轨；途径；vt.循路而行；追踪；通过；用纤拉；vi.追踪

参考例句：

• The new race track is nearly six miles in extent.这条新跑道将近六英里长。
• The police are on his track.警察在跟踪他。

18 field   

adj.野外；n.地，田地

参考例句：

• Go into the field and clear those boys off.到田里去把那些男孩赶走。
• He is going across the field.他正穿越田野。

19 events   

n.事件；事件，大事( event的名词复数 )；运动项目

参考例句：

• Recent events had no bearing on our decision. 近期的事件与我们的决定没有关系。
• She beguiled them into believing her version of events. 她哄骗他们相信了她叙述的事情。

20 athletes   

n.运动员( athlete的名词复数 )；体育家；擅长运动的人；健儿

参考例句：

• a competition for physically challenged athletes 残疾运动员的比赛
• These athletes work out at the gym for two hours every day. 这些运动员每天都要在体育馆锻炼两个小时。 来自《简明英汉词典》

21 fit   

adj.适宜的，对的，准备好的；v.适合；安装；n.适宜；发作；一阵

参考例句：

• I am sure you can fit me in somewhere.我相信你能找个地方安排我。
• She is fit for the job.她适合做这项工作。

22 Olympics   

n.奥林匹克世界运动会(=Olympic Games)

参考例句：

• Which events is he going in for at the Olympics? 他将在奥运上参加什么项目？
• I think the Olympics will be a great success.我想奥运会将会是非常成功的。

23 favorite   

n.特别喜爱的(人)物；adj.特别喜爱的

参考例句：

• Spring and autumn are my favorite seasons.春秋是我喜欢的季节。
• Her most favorite fruit is orange.她最喜欢的水果是桔子。

24 experienced   

adj.有经验的；经验丰富的，熟练的

参考例句：

• Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather.有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况。
• Perhaps you and I had better change over;you are more experienced.也许我们的工作还是对换一下好，你比我更有经验。

25 culture   

n.文化，教养，种植；vt.培养

参考例句：

• I love the national culture very much.我非常喜欢民族文化。
• I'm learning all about Thai food and culture.我学习所有的关于泰国的食物和文化。

26 meals   

n.餐( meal的名词复数 )；进餐时间；一餐所吃的食物；谷物粗粉（用作饲料或加工面粉）

参考例句：

• Try not to eat between meals. 两餐之间尽量别吃东西。
• tasty and nutritious meals 既可口又有营养的饭菜

27 chips   

n.（口语）炸土豆条（片）

参考例句：

• Potato chips are served for the children.给儿童端上了炸薯条。
• I'd like some potato chips.我想要些炸土豆片儿。

28 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

29 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。