英语访谈对话 31 Martial Arts
时间：2019-01-02 作者：英语课 分类：英语访谈对话
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Todd: Hey, Victor, I hear you're going home tomorrow.
Victor: Yes, I am.
Todd: Ah, that's too bad.....So how long have you been here?
Victor: I've been here for two weeks.
Todd: I'm sorry, I was never sure. Why did you come to Japan?
Victor: Came to Japan to study martial 1 arts. Budo-Jujitsu is the art that we study.
Todd: Oh! OK, cool! So are like a black belt 2?
Victor: Yes, yes!
Todd: Oh, really! Wow, how long have you been doing your martial arts?
Victor: I've been studying this art for about 18 years I guess.
Todd: Really!
Victor: A long time.
Todd: That's a long time. You're a young looking guy. You like 18 years.
Victor: Well, I'm an old guy.
Todd: Well, so when you go back to the states you also train
Victor: Yes, yes! We have a group that we train in martial arts there as sort 3 of a hobby. It's sort of a way of life also. But I have a real job. I'm a civil 4 engineer.
Todd: So, actually what does a civil engineer do?
Victor: In america a civil engineer designs things. In my case, I work on buildings, buildings that have structural 5 problems, and I work on repair plans.
Todd: OK. Sounds like a tough 6 job.
Victor: It's OK. It's interesting. All buildings need repairs and it's fun.
Todd: Great, thanks a lot, Victor. Have a safe trip tomorrow.
Victor: Well, thank you very much.
adj.战争的，军事的，尚武的，威武的
- The sound of martial music is always inspiring.军乐声总是鼓舞人心的。
- The officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.这名军官在军事法庭上被判犯了擅离职守罪。
n.带子，皮带，腰带；v.系腰带，抽打
- You should put on your seat belt.你应该系好安全带。
- I want a black belt.我想要一条黑色腰带。
v.排序，挑选，分拣；n.种类，类别，性质，程度
- She was a strange sort of person.她这个人有些古怪。
- I don't much care for that sort of man.我不太喜欢那种人。
adj.公民的，市民的；国内的，民间的；文职的；有礼貌的，文明的
- It was a civil case.这是一起民事案件。
- He made a very civil bow to me.他对我彬彬有礼地鞠了一躬。
adj.构造的，组织的，建筑（用）的
- The storm caused no structural damage.风暴没有造成建筑结构方面的破坏。
- The North American continent is made up of three great structural entities.北美大陆是由三个构造单元组成的。