实战口语情景对话 第229期:Life in England 英格兰的生活
时间：2019-02-12 作者：英语课 分类：实战口语情景对话
英语课
Todd: OK, hello!
托德：你好！
Sarah: Hello!
萨拉：你好！
Todd: Hi, what's your name?
托德：嗨，你叫什么名字？
Sarah: My name is Sarah.
萨拉：我的名字是萨拉。
Todd: OK, and Sarah where are you from?
托德：好的，萨拉，你来自哪里？
Sarah: I'm from the north of England, Newcastle.
萨拉：我来自英格兰北部的纽卡斯尔。
Todd: OK, so Newcastle, how far is that from London?
托德：好，那纽卡斯尔离伦敦有多远？
Sarah: Um, it's about 300 miles 2.
萨拉：嗯，大约300英里。
Todd: Uh-huh, do you go to London a lot or have you been to London before?
托德：啊，你经常去伦敦吗，或者说你以前去过伦敦吗？
Sarah: I live in London. I've lived in London for the past seven years.
萨拉：我住在伦敦。我过去七年一直住在伦敦。
Todd: Oh, really?
托德：哦，这样啊？
Sarah: Almost 3 seven years, yeah.
萨拉：差不多七年的时间了，对。
Todd: OK. Which do you prefer 4, London or Newcastle?
托德：好的。那你更喜欢哪里，伦敦还是纽卡斯尔？
Sarah: Um, like them both. I prefer Newcastle because it's smaller, so it's easier to get around and it's also cheaper. London is very expensive.
萨拉：嗯，两个地方我都喜欢。我喜欢纽卡斯尔是因为那里很小，所以很容易四处游玩，而且物价也相对便宜。伦敦物价非常贵。
Todd: So all your family is in Newcastle?
托德：那你家人还在纽卡斯尔吗？
Sarah: Um, pretty much yeah.
萨拉：嗯，差不多是这样。
Todd: So are they always trying to get you to go back and move back to Newcastle?
托德：那他们会劝你搬回纽卡斯尔住吗？
Sarah: Ah 1, no, no, because most of the jobs are in the south, anyway 5 for younger 6 people so it's quite difficult to get a job in the north in teaching 7.
萨拉：嗯，不会，不会，因为大部分适合年轻人的工作机会都在南方，在北方找到一份与教育相关的工作非常难。
Todd: OK. Um, what do you like about London?
托德：好的。嗯，你喜欢伦敦的什么地方？
Sarah: Ah, it's a very busy place, there's lots of things going 8 on all the time. There's also lots of things I don't like about London, but all my friends live there lots of job opportunities 9.
萨拉：嗯，伦敦是一个非常忙碌的城市，有许多事情同时在进行。当然伦敦也有许多我不喜欢的地方，但是我所有的朋友都在那边，而且那里工作机会也多。
Todd: OK, what were you doing before you came 10 to Japan in London?
托德：好，你来日本之前，在伦敦是做什么工作的？
Sarah: Ah, I was 11 in Austria 12 for a year. I was teaching in Austria, and then I was in London teaching, in London for a few 13 years.
萨拉：哦，我在奥地利待了一年。我在奥地利教课，之后我回伦敦继续教课，在伦敦工作了几年的时间。
Todd: What were you teaching in London?
托德：你在伦敦教什么？
Sarah: I was teaching primary 14 school. I was a primary school teacher.
萨拉：我在小学教课。我是一名小学老师。
Todd: Kids 15!
托德：孩子！
Sarah: Yeah.
萨拉：对。
Todd: So what's it like teaching kids?
托德：教孩子的感觉怎么样？
Sarah: Um, tiring 16. Very tiring. I prefer teaching adults 17. That's my preference 18. I've mainly 19 taught 20 adults in TEFL, but in the state 21 system 22 in England it's only been children. It's fun. It's just very tiring.
萨拉：嗯，累，非常累。我喜欢教成年人。我更偏好教成年人。我主要是用英语教授成年人，不过在英格兰的体系中，那只适用于儿童。不过这很有意思。只是会很累。
int. 啊!呀!嗳!哈!(表现痛苦，感叹，惊奇，怜惜，厌弃，欢喜等)
- Ah!This is a waste of time!啊，真是浪费时间！
- Ah,I've got it.哦，我想起来了。
n.英里( mile的名词复数 )；很多；一英里赛跑；大面积
- Eight kilometres is roughly equivalent to five miles. 八公里约等于五英里。
- a fortress town enclosed by four miles of ramparts 由四英里长的城墙围着的设防城镇
adv.几乎，差不多
- The band has been on the road for almost a month. 那支乐队进行巡回演出近一个月了。
- We stay in almost every night and watch television.我们几乎每个晚上都在家里看电视。
adv.不管怎样；无论如何
- Anyway I'm free now . Let me go with you. 我反正闲着没事,就陪你走一趟吧。
- Anyway, you can try. 至少你可以试试。
adj.年轻的；n.年纪较小的人
- My younger brother hides behind the door. 我弟弟躲在门后。
- She is older than me but my other sisters are younger. 她比我大，其余都是我妹妹。
n.教学，执教，任教，讲授；(复数)教诲
- We all agree in adopting the new teaching method. 我们一致同意采取新的教学方法。
- He created a new system of teaching foreign languages.他创造了一种新的外语教学体系。
n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的
- We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
- He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。
n.机会( opportunity的名词复数 )；适当的时机；条件；就业（或晋升、进步等）的良机
- We aim to improve opportunities for the less advantaged in society. 我们的宗旨是为社会地位比较低下的人增加机会。
- endless opportunities for making money 无数挣钱的机会
v.动词come的过去式
- I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
- The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
n.奥地利(欧洲国家)
- Austria lies to the southeast of Germany.奥地利位于德国东南。
- I always confuse Australia with Austria.我总是把澳大利亚同奥地利弄混。
adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的
- There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
- I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。
n.最主要者；adj.主要的，初期的，根本的
- How long have you studied in primary school?你们在小学学习多长时间？
- The primary reason for advertising is to sell more goods.做广告的根本目的是要多出售货物。
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。
adj.引起疲劳的；累人的
- It is very tiring work.这是很累人的工作。
- I came by air and it was tiring.我坐飞机来的，很疲劳。
n.成年的人或动物( adult的名词复数 )
- Adults are often immune to German measles. 成人往往对风疹有免疫力。
- Many Chinese adults dress their children in brilliant orange, red and pink. 很多中国的成人给他们的孩子穿鲜艳的橘黄色、红色和粉色的衣服。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.偏爱，优先，优先权，优先的选择
- What is your preference?你有什么嗜好？
- A teacher should not show preference for any one of his pupils.老师不应偏爱任何一个学生。
adv.主要地，大抵，大概
- The sea water is mainly composed of water and salt.海水主要由水和盐组成。
- It is mainly because of my fault.这主要是由于我的过错。
v.teach的过去式过去分词
- Children must be taught to be careful of traffic.必须教育孩子要当心车辆。
- Miss Brown taught my daughter last year.去年是布朗小姐教我女儿的。
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。
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