【英语口语练习册】曼彻斯特
时间：2018-12-27 作者：英语课 分类：英语口语练习册
英语课
托德和马苏在讨论关于曼彻斯特的情况。
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 came 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.
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 came 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.
1 grim
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。
2 reputation
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。