【英语口语练习册】阿德莱德
时间：2018-12-27 作者：英语课 分类：英语口语练习册
英语课
Todd: OK. Hello!
Sophie: Hello!
Todd: Hi. Could 1 you say your name please?
Sophie: Sophie Wilkins.
Todd: Sophie Wilkins. Sophie, where are you from?
Sophie: I'm from Adelaide, South Australia.
Todd: Oh, nice. Adelaide. What's Adelaide like?
Sophie: It's a big country town, although 3 it is actually 4 a capital 5 city of South Australia.
Todd: OK. Is it like over a million 6 people or?
Sophie: It's about 1.8 million people.
Todd: Oh, that's pretty big. Nice. How long have you lived there?
Sophie: I've lived there for about six years.
Todd: Six years!
Sophie: Mm!
Todd: OK. So, you weren't born 7 there?
Sophie: No, no. I was 8 actually born on a farm in mid-north South Australia.
Todd: Oh, nice. Farmer girl.
Sophie: Yeah!
Todd: That's cool. OK. So what, what do you think about Australia?
Sophie: I love it. I love the space, how clean it is, the health 9, the lifestyle 10. It's very healthy, and the people as 2 well.
Todd: OK. Great, so after Japan are you going 11 to go back to Australia?
Sophie: Temporarily 12 I think yes. For a couple 13 of months and then hopefully come back to Japan.
Todd: OK. Great. Thanks.
Sophie: Alright.
1 could
v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以
- Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
- I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。
2 as
conj.按照；如同
- He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
- In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。
3 although
conj（=though）虽然，即使，纵然，尽管
- Although my car is very old,It'still runs very well.我的汽车虽然很旧，但仍然跑得很快。
- Although he worked hard,he failed in the exam.虽然他很努力，但他考试没有及格。
4 actually
adv.实际上，事实上，竟然，居然，如今
- he looks young, but she's actually 50.她看上去年轻，可是实际上已五十岁了。
- Actually,that's not quite right.实际上，那不完全对。
5 capital
n.资本，资金，资方；首都，首府，中心；大写字母；adj.主要的；资本的；大写的
- Beijing is the capital of china.北京是中国的首都。
- We don't have enough capital.我们没有足够的资金。
6 million
num.百万，100万；n.无数，大众
- I've seen it a million times.我在书上看过无数遍了。
- What will you do if you had a million dollars?如果你有一百万美元，你会干什么？
7 born
v.动词bear的过去分词；adj.出生的，与生俱来的
- The baby can cry as soon as he is born.婴儿生下来就会哭。
- I feel as if I had been born again.我有一种再生之感。
10 lifestyle
n.生活方式
- She had to change her lifestyle and eating habits.她必须改变生活方式和饮食习惯。
- She had come to enjoy Roberto's luxurious lifestyle.她渐渐地喜欢上了罗伯托奢侈的生活方式。
11 going
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。
12 temporarily
ad.暂时地，临时地
- When things get a bit too much,she simply tunes out temporarily.碰到事情太棘手时，她干脆暂时撒手不管。