【话匣子英语】凯迪是个语言学习能手

凯迪是怎样成为一个语言学习能手的呢，会讲那么多种语言。

 

Maura: Thank you so much for letting us interview you.

Katie: I’m actually very happy to be here so thank you.

Maura: OK great. So, Katie is a friend of mine that I met in university. And Katie has moved around quite a bit. She is Canadian, like most of us at Culips, and she grew up in Prince Edward Island and she moved around a little bit, she studied in Spain for a semester¹ and now she just moved to Montreal. So how are you liking² Montreal so far?

Katie: Well, I love Montreal so far actually. It’s a great city and it’s beautiful. I love the architecture³ and I’m lucky to have friends that already live here, so I’ve gotten to spend a lot of time with them as well.

Maura: OK great. And you speak French also, correct? So you’ve had some chance to practice your French while you’re here.

Katie: Yes, I have. I just actually moved here from Ottawa, and in Ottawa it is a bilingual city, but I found that I didn’t use my French as much as I could have because most people in Ottawa speak English, so coming here I find that I’m forcing myself to use the language a lot more and I’m definitely⁴ improving even though it can be a little frustrating⁵ sometimes.

Maura: Yup, for sure. So, let’s start at the beginning. You grew up in Prince Edward Island, which if you haven’t heard of that, it’s a province in Canada. It’s the smallest province, it’s an island, it’s on the East Coast, and it’s really a unique place in Canada. One more thing I have to tell you is that the full name of this province is Prince Edward Island, but most people call it PEI.

1 semester   

n.一学期，半学年，六个月的时间

参考例句：

• A student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester.每个学生一学期可能要修四五门课程。
• I had an especially rough time during my first semester.我第一个学期的日子难受极了。

2 liking   

n.爱好；嗜好；喜欢

参考例句：

• The word palate also means taste or liking.Palate这个词也有“口味”或“嗜好”的意思。
• I must admit I have no liking for exaggeration.我必须承认我不喜欢夸大其词。

3 architecture   

n.建筑学，建筑术；建筑物；组织，结构

参考例句：

• I'm interested in classical architecture.我喜爱古典建筑风格。
• She studied architecture and art history at the university.她在大学里学习建筑和艺术史。

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 frustrating   

adj.产生挫折的，使人沮丧的，令人泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的现在分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's frustrating to have to wait so long. 要等这么长时间，真令人懊恼。
• It was a demeaning and ultimately frustrating experience. 那是一次有失颜面并且令人沮丧至极的经历。 来自《简明英汉词典》