英文原版对话1000个:845 Fred's Year

Sabriya: Hi, Fred.

Fred: Hi, Sabriya.

Sabriya: So, we're going to be celebrating New Year's soon. Tell me how was your year?

Fred: Wow. My year. 2007. It was a great year for me I have to say. I feel like I've grown so much as a person. I've done so many things this year that made me become I feel a much more responsible¹ person, a more mature² man. I've been working quite a bit at the school, but I've also been doing a few things outside of school, such as working with children as well. I've been working in a camp where we teach kids for twelve days English. Well, actually we don't really teach them. What we do is we spend twelve days with them and during those twelve days, the children that don't speak English come to this camp and have to only speak English for twelve days and we do all kinds of different activities with them.

Sabriya: So how do you teach the children without communicating with them?

Fred: That's the beauty³ of it. I understand that English is really important, but however we have this saying during the camp that our hearts speak as one and so we understand each other without using so many words, but of course the children have some basis⁴ in English and so we can understand each other.

Sabriya: OK, that's very beautiful. Going back to the topic we were discussing right now, tell me what was the best thing that happened to you this year?

Fred: The best thing that happened to me this year? I have to say that the best thing that happened to me this year was when I went back to Canada, I had the opportunity⁵ of spending lots of time with my grandmother, and you see, when I was growing up as a child she practically⁶ raised me, and so I have a special relationship⁷ with her. I do love everybody from my family, but my relationship with my grandmother is really great and spending two months with her was great for me.

Sabriya: Well, I can relate⁸ to that too since my grandmother raised me as well, so I hope you have another great year next year.

Fred: Thank you very much.
 

1 responsible   

adj.有责任的，应负责的；可靠的，可信赖的；责任重大的；vi.休息，睡；静止，停止

参考例句：

• He must be responsible to me for this matter.这件事他必须对我负责。
• The police are responsible for the preservation of law and order.警察负责维持法律与秩序。

2 mature   

adj.成熟的，到期的，充分考虑的；vt.使成熟；vi.成熟，到期

参考例句：

• This is a dress shop for mature women.这是一家成年妇女服装店。
• It's a mature plan.这是个深思熟虑的计划。

3 beauty   

n.美；美景；美好的人或事物

参考例句：

• We enjoyed the beauty of nature.我们欣赏大自然的美。
• She was famous for her beauty.她以美丽而出名。

4 basis   

n.基础，主要成分

参考例句：

• We can't accept that as a basis for a decision.我们不能同意以此为基础来做出决定。
• What is the basis of your opinion?你这样看的根据是什么？

5 opportunity   

n.机会；时机

参考例句：

• It's a pity that Mike passed up such a good opportunity.迈克错过了这么好的一个机会,真是可惜。
• I love the country,but I have less opportunity of seeing it.我热爱乡村,但我几乎没有机会见到它。

6 practically   

adv.差不多；几乎；实际地，从实际角度

参考例句：

• He solved the problem very practically.他很实事求是地解决了这个问题。
• She's practically always late for school.她上学几乎总是迟到。

7 relationship   

n.关系，联系；家属关系，亲属关系

参考例句：

• Is there any relationship between them?它们之间有联系吗?
• Robert has a friendly relationship with his customers.罗伯特和他的客户之间关系处得很好。

8 relate   

v.讲，叙述，使联系，有关系

参考例句：

• It is difficult to relate these results with any known cause.很难把结果与任何已知原因联系起来。
• The professor told his students to relate theory with practice.教授要学生们理论联系实际。