加拿大的事
英语课
A:Ben,tell me something about Canada,will ya?
Ben,给我将点儿加拿大的事儿吧
B:No problem.But Canada is such a big country.What do you wanna know?
没问题,可加拿大是个大国,你想知道什么呢?
A:Everything that makes Canada unique.
一切让加拿大独一无二的东西。
B:That's too hard,Cause there're a lot of them.I just can give you a rough description,You know,Canada is humongous.
那太难了,因为东西太多了,我只能大致的给你讲一下。你也知道,加拿大地大物博。
A:What do you mean by humongous?
你说的humongous是什么意思?
B:That's a Canadian word,It means Canada is a vast land and rich in resources,You see Canada is the second largest country in the world,Larger than the United Stated and even china.It's exceeded 1 only by the Republic of Russia.
那是个加拿大词。表示加拿大地域广大,资源丰富。你知道加拿大是世界上地二大国。比美国甚至是中国还要大。唯一超过她的国家只有俄国。
A:What about population?
人口呢?
B:That's why Canada is unique,It is one of the least populated countries in the world,There are fewer than 30 million people in Canada.And more than three-quarters of the population live in urban centers,Two-thirds are concentrated within 200 kilometers of the border with the United Staes.
那是加拿大独一无二之处。加拿大是世界上人口最少的国家之一。其人口不到三千万。四分之三的人口住在城区。这其中,三分只二的人集中在与美国交界的二百公里处/
A:What languages do you use except English ?
你们除了英语以外还使用什么语言?
B:[Chuckles]Canada is in reality a country of many different languages,German,Dutch,Spanish,Polish and Chinese in all its dialects 2 can be heard somewhere in the country,But officially,English and French are accessible to all its citizens no matter where they live.
[笑]加拿大实际上是个多语言国家。得语,荷兰语,西班牙语,波兰语还有汉语。它们带有各自的方言在加拿大的某些地方还能听到。但不管在哪,官方语言还是英语和法语。
A:You sound like Mr know-it-all.
你好象万事通似的。
B:I just love Canada so much and I'm proud of being a Canadian ,Actually,I have a book about Canada,Read it and you'll become an expert too.
我知识太喜欢加拿大了,我也为自己是个加拿大人而自豪。实际上,我有本儿关于加拿大的书,看一看,你也能成为专家的。
Attention Please…特别提醒
[你可以请外教反复帮你模仿/训练下面句子/词组的正宗美式发音]
[1]It is one of the least populated countries in the world.加拿大确实属于地广人稀,每平方公里仅有三个人,加拿大地跨六个时区。从东海岸到西海岸开车要花上两周的时间
[2]Concentrate在这里concentrate表示"集中于"。同时它还有另外一个意思,表示"集中精力"。
Related 3 Words…相关词汇
以下这些词汇并未给出汉语意思,你可以用我们学到的英语问问外教它们的意思
[ie:What does "***" mean? "***"是什么意思?]
big wheels big money Victoria Day downhill/cross country skiing
Ben,给我将点儿加拿大的事儿吧
B:No problem.But Canada is such a big country.What do you wanna know?
没问题,可加拿大是个大国,你想知道什么呢?
A:Everything that makes Canada unique.
一切让加拿大独一无二的东西。
B:That's too hard,Cause there're a lot of them.I just can give you a rough description,You know,Canada is humongous.
那太难了,因为东西太多了,我只能大致的给你讲一下。你也知道,加拿大地大物博。
A:What do you mean by humongous?
你说的humongous是什么意思?
B:That's a Canadian word,It means Canada is a vast land and rich in resources,You see Canada is the second largest country in the world,Larger than the United Stated and even china.It's exceeded 1 only by the Republic of Russia.
那是个加拿大词。表示加拿大地域广大,资源丰富。你知道加拿大是世界上地二大国。比美国甚至是中国还要大。唯一超过她的国家只有俄国。
A:What about population?
人口呢?
B:That's why Canada is unique,It is one of the least populated countries in the world,There are fewer than 30 million people in Canada.And more than three-quarters of the population live in urban centers,Two-thirds are concentrated within 200 kilometers of the border with the United Staes.
那是加拿大独一无二之处。加拿大是世界上人口最少的国家之一。其人口不到三千万。四分之三的人口住在城区。这其中,三分只二的人集中在与美国交界的二百公里处/
A:What languages do you use except English ?
你们除了英语以外还使用什么语言?
B:[Chuckles]Canada is in reality a country of many different languages,German,Dutch,Spanish,Polish and Chinese in all its dialects 2 can be heard somewhere in the country,But officially,English and French are accessible to all its citizens no matter where they live.
[笑]加拿大实际上是个多语言国家。得语,荷兰语,西班牙语,波兰语还有汉语。它们带有各自的方言在加拿大的某些地方还能听到。但不管在哪,官方语言还是英语和法语。
A:You sound like Mr know-it-all.
你好象万事通似的。
B:I just love Canada so much and I'm proud of being a Canadian ,Actually,I have a book about Canada,Read it and you'll become an expert too.
我知识太喜欢加拿大了,我也为自己是个加拿大人而自豪。实际上,我有本儿关于加拿大的书,看一看,你也能成为专家的。
Attention Please…特别提醒
[你可以请外教反复帮你模仿/训练下面句子/词组的正宗美式发音]
[1]It is one of the least populated countries in the world.加拿大确实属于地广人稀,每平方公里仅有三个人,加拿大地跨六个时区。从东海岸到西海岸开车要花上两周的时间
[2]Concentrate在这里concentrate表示"集中于"。同时它还有另外一个意思,表示"集中精力"。
Related 3 Words…相关词汇
以下这些词汇并未给出汉语意思,你可以用我们学到的英语问问外教它们的意思
[ie:What does "***" mean? "***"是什么意思?]
big wheels big money Victoria Day downhill/cross country skiing
过度的,非常的
- Their total grain output still exceeded that of the previous year. 他们的粮食总产量仍超过头一年。
- In the Olympic Games Americans exceeded in basketball. 在奥运会上,美国在篮球方面领先。
方言,土语( dialect的名词复数 )
- He can speak several dialects. 他会说好几种方言。
- The region became a hodgepodge of languages and dialects, some from the east, some from the south and some from other countries entirely. 这个地区成为语言和方言的大杂烩,有些来自东部,有些来自南部,而有些完全是来自别的国家。