【英语趣味课堂】曼彻斯特-Manchester
时间：2019-02-16 作者：英语课 分类：英语趣味课堂
英语课
Todd: Hello, what is your name?
Mathew: My name is Mathew Gill.
Todd: Mathew, where are you from?
Mathew: I'm from England, from North of England, near Manchester.
Todd: Were you living in Manchester before you can to Japan?
Mathew: No, I was living in Bangkok, in Thailand, before I came to Japan.
Todd: Wow, world traveler.
Mathew: Yes, something like that.
Todd: Tell us about Manchester. What is Manchester like?
Mathew: Manchester's well know for being quite a grim 1, industrial town. but it's got a more modern reputation 2 as a center of arts, and there's lots of cool music that comes out of there. Oasis 3 from Manchester is the most famous band, and the Smiths, kind of fifteen years ago, came from Manchester.
Todd: Oh, that's great. I love the Smiths, actually. Do you like Manchester?
Mathew: I think it's a fantastic place, yeah.
Todd: I'd love to live there in the future. It's a great city.
学习内容：
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world traveler
Wow, world traveler!
A "world traveler" is a person who has been to many different countries in the world. Notice the following:
She wanted to escape the corporate 4 world and be a world traveler for a while.
He was a world traveler in his twenties.
grim
Manchester's well known 5 for being a grim town.
A "grim" town is nasty 6 and unfriendly; not a welcoming place to be. Notice the following:
He always tells very grim stories about when he was a child.
I've heard such wonderful things about Panama. I wasn't expecting it would be so grim.
reputation
Manchester has got a more modern reputation.
Your "reputation" is what people think about you. Notice the following:
According 7 to your reputation, you like to party.
She has a reputation of being a hard worker, but very difficult to work with.
center of arts
A more modern reputation as a center of arts.
A "center of arts" is a place that has recent or traditional art. Places like this attract a lot of painters, photographers, and other artists. Notice the following:
He always wanted to live in a center of arts and visit galleries or museums in his free time.
She moved to Paris because it was a center of arts.
actually
I love the Smiths, actually.
"Actually" has a similar meaning to "really" but is frequently 8 added 9 to a sentence to show a different opinion than someone else. The sentence before the example sentence could be: The Smiths are terrible people. And the example sentence shows a disagreement 10. Notice the following:
It has been nice to spend some time alone, actually.
It is actually quite easy to travel in the city.
adj.严酷的，令人害怕的，不愉快的，讨厌的
- I've had a grim day.我过了不愉快的一天。
- His expression was grim when he told them they had lost their jobs.当他告诉他们说他们已被解雇时，他的表情十分冷酷。
n.名誉，声誉，声望，信誉
- We are very anxious to keep up the reputation of the firm.我们对于保持公司的名誉非常急切。
- He has not too good a reputation in the matter of honesty.就诚实而言，他的名声不太好。
n.（沙漠中的）绿洲，宜人的地方
- They stopped for the night at an oasis.他们在沙漠中的绿洲停下来过夜。
- The town was an oasis of prosperity in a desert of poverty.该镇是贫穷荒漠中的一块繁荣的“绿洲”。
adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的
- This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
- His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。
adj.大家知道的；知名的，已知的
- He is a known artist.他是一个知名的艺术家。
- He is known both as a painter and as a statesman.他是知名的画家及政治家。
adj.令人讨厌的，困难的，恶劣的，下流的
- She got a nasty knock on the head when she fell.她跌倒时头部受到严重碰撞。
- When this material burns，it flings off a nasty smell.这种物质燃烧时发出一股难闻的气味。
adj.按照，根据
- According to the Bible we are all the seed of Adam.根据《圣经》所说的，我们都是亚当的后裔。
- We must cut our coat according to our cloth this year.今年我们必须学会量入为出。
adv.常常，屡次，经常地，频繁地
- Please write to me frequently.请经常给我来信。
- I like that you should call on me frequently.我喜欢你经常来拜访我。
adj.更多的，附加的，额外的
- They have added a new scene at the beginning.在开头他们又增加了一场戏。
- The pop music added to our enjoyment of the film.片中的流行音乐使我们对这部电影更加喜爱。
n.不一致；分歧；意见不合
- They were in disagreement about the move to Cambridge.他们在是否迁居剑桥方面有争议。
- I hope this disagreement does not divide us.我希望意见不同不至于使我们分道扬镳。