实战口语情景对话 第43期:日式生活 Japanese Life

 Todd: OK. I'm back here with Kanade. 在我旁边的是Kanade。

Kanade: Yes. 是的。

Todd: So, Kanade, why don't you talk about where you're from! 那么，Kanade，我们来谈谈你来自哪里吧！

Kanade: OK. I'm from Akita, which is Northern¹ Japan. And there is a lot of mountains and you can see changing color in the fall and in my home Yashima town, there are only six thousand people in there and there is a waterfall³ called "Hotonedake", which is the best one hundred fall in Japan. 好的。我来自日本北部的秋田市。在那里有很多的山，你可以看到秋天叶子颜色的变换，我的家乡矢岛只有6千人口，那里还有一座瀑布叫做“Hotonedake”，它是日本一百座瀑布中最好的一座。

Todd: Wow! That's cool. 哇！太酷了。

Kanade: Yeah, Cool! 是的，酷！

Todd: So you've seen⁴ it. 那么你去参观过？

Kanade: Yes! 是的！

Todd: So how high is this amazing⁵ waterfall? 这座壮观的瀑布高多少？

Kanade: Uh, I don't really know. It's really big. 嗯……我不知道具体高度，但真的很壮观。

Todd: Really. So is it famous⁶ because it's really tall or cause⁷ it's really wide⁸? 真的。这座瀑布的最有名的是它的高度还是宽度？

Kanade: Could⁹ be both. 可能两者兼有。

Todd: Oh, really, that's a big waterfall. OK. When is the last time you went home? 好的，那真是座大瀑布。好的，你上一次回家是什么时候？

Kanade: Last week. 那是上周。

Todd: Uh-huh. Really! Both you're parents still live there? 啊哈。真的！你的父母还住在那里？

Kanade: Yes. 是的。

Todd: OK. And were your parents born¹⁰ there? 你的父母都在那里出生吗？

Kanade: Yes, but different town. My father is from Yashima, same hometown¹¹, same home as² my home, but my mom is from Nigaho, next town from Yashima. 是的，但他们出生在不同的镇子。我父亲来自矢岛，也就是我家现在所在的城市，我家现在还住在原来的房子里，但我母亲来自Nigaho——挨着矢岛的镇子。

Todd: Oh, OK. Do you have a lot of childhood¹² memories¹³. 哦，好的。你还记得童年时候的事儿吗？

Kanade: Yes, uh, actually¹⁴ but my dad was¹⁵ really busy, so my mom took¹⁶ me, took me many, many places...as a child. 是的，事实上我父亲一直很忙碌，所以小时候我母亲带着我去了很多地方……

Todd: Oh, that's sweet. Well, you're a good daughter. 真贴心。你一定是个好女儿。

Kanade: I think, I think so. Yeah! 我想是这样的。

Todd: OK. Thanks a lot. 好的。谢谢。

1 northern   

adj.在北方的；北方的

参考例句：

• The park is in the northern part of the city.公园位于该城市的北部。
• That's a large city in northern Greece.那是希腊北部的一个大城市。

2 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

3 waterfall   

n.瀑布

参考例句：

• Let's have our picnic by the waterfall.咱们在瀑布旁野餐吧！
• Climbing such a small waterfall was a piece of cake.爬这个小瀑布小意思啦。

4 seen   

vbl.(see的过去分词)看见

参考例句：

• Since I left college, I have not seen him.自从我离开大学以后，就没有见过他了。
• I hope to have seen the film next week.我希望下星期能看到这部电影。

5 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。

6 famous   

adj.著名的，驰名的，闻名遐迩的；极好的；擅长的

参考例句：

• The hotel is famous for its suppers.那个酒店以晚餐而著称。
• He is famous for his learning.他以有学问而出名。

7 cause   

pron.造成，使发生

参考例句：

• Bad teeth often cause pain.坏牙常引起疼痛。
• Unhappiness is the root cause of his illness.不开心是他生病的根源。

8 wide   

adj.广泛的，宽阔的；adv.广大地，全部地

参考例句：

• It is fifty meter wide.它有五十米宽。
• This box is too wide.这个盒子太宽了。

9 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

10 born   

v.动词bear的过去分词；adj.出生的，与生俱来的

参考例句：

• The baby can cry as soon as he is born.婴儿生下来就会哭。
• I feel as if I had been born again.我有一种再生之感。

11 hometown   

n.故乡；家乡

参考例句：

• Australia is the hometown of kangaroos.澳大利亚是袋鼠的故乡。
• My hometown is 100 miles away from here.我的家乡离这里有一百英里路。

12 childhood   

n.孩童时；童年时代

参考例句：

• She looks as if she got back to her childhood again.她似乎又回到了她的童年时代。
• The photo calls up the story of my childhood.这张照片使我想起童年时代。

13 memories   

n.记忆力( memory的名词复数 )；记忆中的事物；记忆系统；记忆容量

参考例句：

• My memories of childhood are hazy and episodic. 我儿时的回忆是一些朦朦胧胧的松散片段。
• The music evoked memories of her youth. 这乐曲勾起了她对青年时代的回忆。

14 actually   

adv.实际上，事实上，竟然，居然，如今

参考例句：

• he looks young, but she's actually 50.她看上去年轻，可是实际上已五十岁了。
• Actually,that's not quite right.实际上，那不完全对。

15 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。

16 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。