英语访谈对话 222 Pittsburg
时间：2019-01-30 作者：英语课 分类：英语访谈对话
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Todd: OK, hello!
Alex: Hi!
Todd: Hi, what's your name?
Alex: Alex Cromer.
Todd: Cromer!
Alex: Yes, sir.
Todd: And how do you spell that?
Alex: C-R-O-M-E-RTodd: OK, and where are you from Alex?
Alex: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Todd: OK, what's Pittsburgh like?
Alex: Pittsburgh is, let's see, it is very quiet. It's medium 1 size 2, so there's not a lot of people but enough to make it fun but you know, it's very quiet.
Todd: OK, what's the best thing about Pittsburg?
Alex: Ooh, the best thing? I'd have to say, Oakland! Oakland is a part 3 of Pittsburgh. It's where Pittsburgh University 4 main 5 campus 6 is. And there's lots of stuff 7 to do. Lots of college 8 kids 9 around. It's fun to hang 10 out.
Todd: OK, did 11 you go to the University of Pittsburg?
Alex: No sir. I go to Penn State 12.
Todd: Oh, Penn State!
Alex: Yeah!
Todd: OK, are they a rival 13 universities 14?
Alex: Very much.
Todd: OK, what's the worst 15 thing about Pittsburgh?
Alex: Oh, well the fact 16 that it's kind of quiet sometimes, makes it, kind of a bit 17 boring 18. I mean, sometimes there is not a lot of things to do. But other than that it's OK.
Todd: What's the weather like?
Alex: Ooh, it depends 19 really. It gets really cold in winter and really hot in the summer, so it's kind of mixed.
n.媒体，方法，媒介；adj.适中的，中等的
- He was a man of medium height.他是个中等个子的男子。
- Do you have the medium size?您有中号的吗？
n.尺寸，大小；v.按大小排列或分类
- I think I can find the right size for you.我想我能给你找到合适的尺码。
- This room is twice the size of that one.这间屋子有那间两个大。
n.部份，零件；角色，部位；vt.分开，分离，分配；vi.分离，离开；adv.部份地；adj.分离的
- This is the broken part.这就是损坏的部件。
- Which part do you play?你演哪一个角色？
n.大学
- She teaches English at the University of Wales.她在威尔士大学教英语。
- I'm going to enter a university.我要上大学。
adj.主要的；重要的
- The building is the main object of his interest.他最感兴趣的是这栋建筑物。
- This is the main purpose of my coming here.这就是我到这儿来的主要目的。
n.大学校园，学校校园；大学
- They spoke of the old days on the campus.他们谈起昔日的校园生活。
- The campus covers an area of twenty square kilometres.这个校园占地二十平方公里。
n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱
- We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
- He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。
n.学院；高等专科学校
- The college drama society is going to put on a play.大学戏剧协会正准备上演一个剧目。
- I was hot on playing basketball when I was in college.我上大学时热衷于打篮球。
n.小孩( kid的名词复数 )；年轻人；小山羊；小山羊皮
- My funny drawings amused the kids. 我的滑稽图画把孩子们逗乐了。
- The neighbours' kids are the bane of my life . 街坊邻居的孩子让我生活得很不安宁。
v.处…绞刑，把吊…起，悬挂
- Why don't you hang up your clothes?你怎么不把衣服挂起来？
- Hang the picture on the wall.把画挂到墙上。
v.动词do的过去式
- How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
- Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？
n.州，国，情形；adj.国家的，州的，正式的；vt.说，陈述，声明，规定
- I'm worried about her state of health.我担心她的身体状况。
- Each state of the United States has a capital.美国每一个州都有一个首府。
n.竞争对手，敌手；vt.与…相匹敌，比得上
- None of us can rival him in strength.我们谁也没他劲大。
- She defeat all her rival for the job with nonchalant ease.她从容不迫地击败求职的所有竞争者。
n.大学( university的名词复数 )
- The open approach contrasts favourably with the exclusivity of some universities. 这种开放式的方法与一些大学的封闭排外形成了有利的对比。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- She is responsible for liaison with researchers at other universities. 她负责与其他大学的研究人员联系。 来自《简明英汉词典》
adj.（bad的最高级）最坏的，最恶劣的，最不利的；n.最坏，最坏的时候；adv.最坏，最糟
- She is the worst singer I know.她是我所知道的最糟糕的歌手。
- The storm is at its worst.正是暴风雨最猛烈的时候。
n.事实，实情，论据
- It is close to fact.这更接近于事实。
- I'm going there tomorrow,as a matter of fact.其实，我明天是准备去那里。
n.一点儿，少量；钻头；马嚼子；辅币，位，比特(二进位制信息单位)；v.控制
- I'm just going out for a bit.我正打算出去一会儿。
- When did you change the bit?什么时候换的钻头？