实战口语情景对话 第1061期:Tacoma is home 家乡塔科马

Shirley: So Josh, where do you come from?
雪莉：乔什，你来自哪里？

Josh: I come from Tacoma.
乔什：我来自塔科马。

Shirley: Tacoma.
雪莉：塔科马。

Josh: Yeah.
乔什：对。

Shirley: I've never heard of that. It's in America, right.
雪莉：我从来没听说过这个地方。那是在美国，对吧？

Josh: Yes, it's in Washington State, really close to Seattle.
乔什：对，位于华盛顿州，离西雅图很近。

Shirley: Oh, okay, Seattle. I've heard of that. Well, tell me about Tacoma.
雪莉：哦好，西雅图。我知道西雅图。给我介绍下塔科马吧。

Josh: Well, Tacoma is smaller than Seattle but it has many great things to do too.
乔什：好，塔科马比西雅图小，不过也有很多事情可以做。

Shirley: Okay. So give me some examples.
雪莉：好。举几个例子吧。

Josh: Well, there's a great park right in the center and at that park, there's a botanical garden.
乔什：嗯，市中心有一家非常棒的公园，公园里有一个植物园。

Shirley: Wow. So a little bit like Melbourne, in Australia.
雪莉：哇哦。有点像澳大利亚的墨尔本。

Josh: Yeah, it is.
乔什：对，没错。

Shirley: Okay. What about shopping?
雪莉：好。那购物呢？

Josh: Shopping? There's really one place for the best shopping, and that's the Tacoma Mall.
乔什：购物？塔科马有一个最佳的购物去处，那就是塔科马购物中心。

Shirley: Mall. Hmm, what's a mall?
雪莉：购物中心。嗯，那是什么？

Josh: It's a big indoor shopping center.
乔什：就是大型的室内购物中心。

Shirley: Oh, it's all indoor.
雪莉：哦，室内。

Josh: Yeah.
乔什：对。

Shirley: Wow that must be a really big building.
雪莉：哇哦，那一定是一座大型建筑。

Josh: It's huge.
乔什：非常大。

Shirley: Okay. What kind of shops do they have there?
雪莉：好。那里都有哪些商店？

Josh: Everything. They have lots of clothing shops, and they also have two sport shops and they have a food court where you can buy any kind of food you want.
乔什：应有尽有。那里有很多服装店，也有体育用品商店，还有美食广场，你可以在里面吃到你想吃的任何食物。

Shirley: Wow. Well, that sounds convenient.
雪莉：哇哦。听起来很方便。

Josh: It is.
乔什：是的。

Shirley: Okay. Well, how about traveling around the city. What's the public transport system like?
雪莉：好，那在城市里游览呢？公共交通系统怎么样？

Josh: Mostly, we travel by car. But there's buses too.
乔什：基本上我们都开车出行。当然城市里也有公交系统。

Shirley: Okay. So not so much public transport.
雪莉：好。没有太多公共交通。

Josh: Not really. The buses stop early in the evening.
乔什：不太多。公交车的末班车时间太早了。

Shirley: Okay. I see. What about sports because, you know, in Australia, we have lots of places to play to sport. We really like our sport. So what about Tacoma? Are there many places to play sport?
雪莉：好，我知道了。那体育活动呢？像我们澳大利亚有很多地方可以进行体育活动。我们非常喜欢体育运动。那塔科马呢？进行体育活动的地方多吗？

Josh: Mostly, we have parks that have baseball fields and tracks. And those are the best places. But as far as professional sports, you have to go to Seattle.
乔什：我们的公园都建有棒球场和田径跑道。这些地方都非常不错。至于职业运动，那就要去西雅图了。

Shirley: Oh, okay. What about tennis courts?
雪莉：哦，好。那有网球场吗？

Josh: Tennis courts, I think there's one. But it's really expensive.
乔什：网球场，我想我们有一个。不过非常贵。

Shirley: Really?
雪莉：是吗？

Josh: Really.
乔什：对。

Shirley: You know, in Australia, we have lots of tennis courts everywhere.
雪莉：澳大利亚有很多网球场，几乎各个地方都有。

Josh: That must nice. I love tennis.
乔什：那一定很棒。我喜欢网球。

Shirley: Yeah. It's kind of fun. What about eating in Tacoma because it sounds like it's a little bit of a small town, so is there any good place to go and eat food?
雪莉：对，很有乐趣。那塔科马的饮食呢？听起来塔科马是一座小城镇，那有没有美食餐厅？

Josh: That's one strong point. There's lots of restaurants. The best restaurant is actually near my house, and it's a barbecue restaurant.
乔什：那是我们的其中一个强项。塔科马有很多餐厅。最棒的餐厅离我家很近，是家烤肉餐厅。

Shirley: Okay, lucky for you.
雪莉：好，你真幸运。

Josh: Yeah.
乔什：对啊。

Shirley: Tacoma sounds like a nice friendly place to live.
雪莉：听起来塔科马是一个适宜居住的地方。

Josh: It is.
乔什：没错。