时间:2019-02-24 作者:英语课 分类:英语趣味课堂


英语课
Todd: OK, Sarah, how long have you been in Japan?
 
Sarah: I've been in Japan for two months. I came in April.
 
Todd: Again, when did you come to Japan?
 
Sarah: Two months ago.
 
Todd: OK, and what do you think about Japan?
 
Sarah: It's a very interesting country. I expected a very big culture shock when I first came here because I've never been to Asia. I've always taught in Europe and I've been to America but they were all places that weren't particularly different from England, like Japan, but I didn't have any culture shock and I don't know if it's just because I was in an environment with other English speaking people and I was in a company where it's very secure 1 and safe so there was not need to have that kind of shock but I think the differences here are just unbelievable. It's very difficult to explain it to somebody who's never been to Japan before, so talking on the phone about being here, talking to someone back in England is very difficult to explain to them how different it is here.
 
Todd: Yeah, what do you think about the food?
 
Sarah: I like the food because I like fish so I was lucky, so the food, I've tried some different things, tried to be adventurous 2.
 
Todd: And the people?
 
Sarah: Ah, the people are nice, very nice, first quite difficult to, when teaching 3, very very different than teaching Europeans, particularly the Austrian people from my experience are very loud and forthcoming 4, and at first they were very, very quite, and we've seen quite a difference now that they've got to know us, and they've opened up quite a lot and it's easier, but generally I find the people very kind in the streets. When we meet people they're always very helpful, very kind.
 
Todd: Yeah, I think Japanese people are, that's one of their best traits 5. Yeah, they're very, very sweet. OK, what do you think about the weather?
 
Sarah: Yeah, very changeable. I was quite surprised. Most people think that in England the weather is very, very bad but here it's, the rain is just unbelievable. I've never seen rain like this before. It's just very, very changeable and it can be hot for a minute and then the next day it's quite cold.
 
Todd: And now, it's very loud. You live by the train tracks. What do you think of the trains?
 
Sarah: The service, or?
 
Todd: Or just overall 6? Do you like the trains? Do you like living by the train?
 
Sarah: I'm not, I don't think about living by the trains, but I think the trains are very, they're always on time, always very frequent, very good service but I have never seen so many people get on a train before.
 
Todd: Yeah, they are very crowded. 
 
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Learn Vocabulary from the lesson
culture shock
 
I expected to have a very big culture shock, but I didn't.
 
'Culture shock' is how you feel when you move to a new location and the habits and people are very different from what you are used to.  Notice the following:
 
I didn't have culture shock when I first got there, but it was really bad when I came home.
Moving here was a complete culture shock for her.
adventurous
 
With food, I've tried to be adventurous.
 
If you are an 'adventurous' person you take risks and try new things. Notice the following:
 
You need to be more adventurous when you travel.
He has always been very adventurous and has a lot of great stories.
forthcoming
 
Austrians are usually loud and forthcoming.
 
Someone who is 'forthcoming' is direct and cooperative 7. They will help you or give you any information you ask for. Notice the following:
 
She is usually very forthcoming, but is obviously 8 uncomfortable talking about this.
We need you to be forthcoming with this information.
changeable
 
The weather is very changeable, and the rain is unbelievable.
 
If something can change a lot from one moment to the next we say it's 'changeable.' Notice the following:
 
I think my style is changeable depending on what I'm doing.
Her mood is very changeable, but you can usually tell from her actions and facial expressions.
on time
 
The trains are always on time.
 
When something happens at the time that it is supposed to then it is 'on time.' Notice the following:
 
In this country you can't expect that anything will be on time.
She is usually on time for work.
 


adj.无虑的,安心的,安全的;adj.牢靠的,稳妥的;vt.固定,获得,使...安全;vi.(海上工作人员)停止工;vi.(船)抛锚,停泊
  • He found a secure foothold and pulled himself up.他找到了一个稳固的踏脚处并爬了上去。
  • Extra men are needed to secure the camp against attack.需要增加兵力以保护军营免受攻击。
adj.爱冒险的;惊心动魄的,惊险的,刺激的 
  • I was filled with envy at their adventurous lifestyle.我很羨慕他们敢于冒险的生活方式。
  • He was predestined to lead an adventurous life.他注定要过冒险的生活。
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。
adj.即将到来的,可得到的,乐于提供消息的
  • He gave me a list of their forthcoming books.他给了我一张他们即将出版图书的目录。
  • Her letter may purport her forthcoming arrival.她的来信可能意味着她快要到了。
n.人的个性,显著的特点,特征( trait的名词复数 )
  • We do not know which behavioural traits are inherited and which acquired. 我们不知道哪些行为特征是遗传的,哪些是后天养成的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • His generosity is one of his good traits. 慷慨大方是他的好品质之一。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.工作服,工装裤;全面的,全体的
  • The shop assistant was wearing a white overall.那店员穿着白色的工作服。
  • How much will it cost overall?一共多少钱?
adj.有合作意向的,合作的;n.合作社(企业)等
  • The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作,所以工作进展顺利。
  • We decided to set up a cooperative.我们决定开办一家合作社。
adv.显然;明白地
  • Obviously they were putting him to a severe test.显然他们是在给他以严峻的考验。
  • Obviously he was lying.显然他是在撒谎。
学英语单词
acetylphosphoric acid
approbated
arteriola efferens
assembler loader package
babusar pass
basivolsella
beef stroganoffs
biosphere reserve
black teals
blandished
board bridge
breanna
calcium pyrophosphate
chemical insecticide
clear panel key
colouring book
computer forensics
cool-summer damage due to impotency
Cuproartinite
customs compound
customs supervision
decaudates
direct current source
documents-against-payment bill
DTRTT
electric resistance wire
enthalpy-entropy chart
excess mean portfolio return
firmware support
food-purchasing
four-address code
friction pressure
ghiaour
greys
Hawkins Point
hedonic price method
high-tempreature strain gauge
hovde
hyperpipecolatemia
intraploidy
job-lot production
kellwood
Keota
Koh Sla, Stung
lightly deformed crystal
lindeberg's condition
liquefaction temperature
Lloyd's anchors and chains proved
Loxwood
lymphonoduli aggregati
Madipelesa
magnaliums
mark sth up
megawatt (mw)
micromechanically
momentum cutoff
muhs
myristicic acid
nonutilized
obituarial
OGRL
Omlet
on-line cipher
orbiculately
ortho-nitraniline
Os Draconis
philosoph
piratesses
possessive pronoun
pritchie
pseudoprognathism
pulpitless
Q clearance
R. M. S.
rauca
reattend
remote sensing for atmospheric pollution
residual current operated protective device
Rhododendron mainlingense
sassen
sea language
see ... do
self-redemptions
simple HISAM data base
Skave
steam water interface
steering gear tube cam
stratum compactum of integument
stress bolt
suicide bombing
synchronization
tatouay
Thai Ridgebacks
thorotrast
turite
type of machine
varnish-treated tape
vigna angulariss
wage tax
wheeler and dealer
worm-gears