实战口语情景对话 第1191期:My English Town 我的英国家乡

Todd: So, Katie, you are from England, correct?
托德：凯蒂，你来自英格兰，对吧？

Katie: Uh-hmm, that's right.
凯蒂：嗯，没错。

Todd: Are you from a big town?
托德：你来自大城市吗？

Katie: I'm from a very small town.
凯蒂：我来自一个非常小的城市。

Todd: Oh, what's the name?
托德：哦，那个城市叫什么？

Katie: It's in the southwest. It's called Torquay.
凯蒂：托基，位于英格兰西南部。

Todd: Torquay.
托德：托基。

Katie: Uh-hmm.
凯蒂：嗯嗯。

Todd: OK. Is it a fun place to live?
托德：好。在那里生活有意思吗？

Katie: I think so. It's, it's very famous in the UK because we lots of beautiful beaches.
凯蒂：我认为很有趣。托基市在英国非常有名，因为那里有很多美丽的海滩。

Todd: Oh, that's nice.
托德：哦，真不错。

Katie: Hmm.
凯蒂：嗯。

Todd: So, in your town, where is a good place to go food shopping?
托德：那在你家乡，哪里是购买食物的好去处？

Katie: There are a lot of supermarkets that you can go to. Most of them you need to go by car.
凯蒂：有很多超市可以去。大部分超市都需要开车过去。

Todd: Oh, that's a problem.
托德：哦，那是个问题。

Katie: It's difficult to walk to a close supermarket. But I'm lucky because there is one very close to my house that I can go to.
凯蒂：很难走到附近的超市去。不过我很幸运，因为我家附近有一个超市，我可以去那里。

Todd: OK. And can you recommend a good restaurant in your town? Where is a good place to eat dinner?
托德：好。你能推荐一个你家乡的美味餐厅吗？哪里是吃晚餐的好去处？

Katie: There are lots of amazing restaurants along the sea front. So, you can sit in a restaurant and you can look at the beach at the same time.
凯蒂：海边有很多很棒的餐厅。你可以坐在餐厅里欣赏海滩。

Todd: Oh, that's nice.
托德：哦，那不错。

Katie: Uh-hmm.
凯蒂：嗯嗯。

Todd: How romantic.
托德：太浪漫了。

Katie: It's beautiful
.凯蒂：很漂亮。

Todd: Is it expensive?
托德：价格贵吗？

Katie: It depends what restaurant you go to. If you go to an Italian restaurant, that's going to be expensive.
凯蒂：那要看你去什么餐厅了。如果去意大利餐厅，那价格会很贵。

Todd: What kind of foods do they have?
托德：有哪些食物？

Katie: They have all kinds of foods, but the most popular food in my home town is Italian food and Chinese food.
凯蒂：各种各样的食物，不过我家乡最受欢迎的是意大利美食和中国美食。

Todd: OK. No British food?
托德：好。没有英国美食吗？

Katie: Not really. (laughs)
凯蒂：没有。（笑）

Todd: OK. We don't have American food either except hamburgers.
托德：好。除了汉堡，我们也没有美国食物。

Katie: They're good though.
凯蒂：不过那很好。

Todd: In your town, where is a good place to exercise?
托德：在你家乡，哪里是适合锻炼的地方？

Katie: It depends on what kind of exercise you like. But we have lots of parks and people are always playing football in the parks.
凯蒂：这取决于你喜欢哪种运动。我们有很多公园，人们经常在公园里踢足球。

Todd: So, there's a, is there a big park in the middle of town?
托德：城市中央有一个大公园？

Katie: Uh-hmm.
凯蒂：嗯。

Todd: OK. Is it easy to get to?
托德：好。方便去吗？

Katie: It's pretty easy to get to. Most people can walk there.
凯蒂：很方便。大多数人都可以走过去。

Todd: So, that brings us to nature. Where's a good place to see nature?
托德：这个话题把我们引向了自然。那哪里是欣赏自然景色的好地方？

Katie: Well, you can see beautiful beaches wherever you look. There are so many beautiful beaches in Torquay. But there are also lots of beautiful gardens and you can see lots of flowers.
凯蒂：无论在哪里，都可以看到美丽的海滩。托基有非常多美丽的海滩。当然托基也有很多漂亮的花园，你可以看到很多花。

Todd: OK. Nice.
托德：好，真好。

Katie: It's very nice. Yeah.
凯蒂：非常不错。

Todd: That is nice. So, are there walking trails on the beach?
托德：那真好。海滩上有步行道吗？

Katie: Uh-hmm, and in the gardens too there are walking paths that you can take. And you can go in the mountains—
凯蒂：有，花园也有步行道。你还可以去山区……

Todd: Oh, beautiful.
托德：哦，真美。

Katie: —and see stuff there too.
凯蒂：欣赏山区的景色。

Todd: That's lovely. So, in your town, where is a good place to meet people?
托德：那太美了。在你家乡，哪里是结识人们的地方？

Katie: Well, I keep saying the beach but lots of people from all over the UK come to Torquay to see the beach, so you can meet lots of different. People come for their holidays.
凯蒂：我一直在回答海滩，不过来自英国各地的人都会去托基欣赏海滩，你可以见到很多人。人们都会去托基度假。

Todd: OK. So, you can meet new people.
托德：好。可以认识新朋友。

Katie: Lots of new people. Yeah.
凯蒂：许多新朋友。对。

Todd: That's cool.
托德：那太酷了。

Katie: You can make lots of new friends.
凯蒂：你可以结交很多新朋友。

Todd: Now, what about a quiet place? Where's a good place to study or read or just relax?
托德：那安静的地方呢？哪里是适合学习或放松的地方？

Katie: Well, we have lots of cafés that you can go to if you want to just have a quiet moment or just to read some books. You can go to a café.
凯蒂：托基有很多咖啡厅，你可以去咖啡厅享受宁静的时光或是看书。你可以去咖啡厅。

Todd: OK. And are the cafés easy to find?
托德：好。咖啡厅好找吗？

Katie: They're very easy to find. And we have lots of famous café brands as well.
凯蒂：非常好找。托基还有很多著名的咖啡厅。

Todd: OK. Are there cafés on the beach, too?
托德：好。海滩上有咖啡厅吗？

Katie: No. They're in the town center but the town center is very close to the beach.
凯蒂：没有。咖啡厅都在市中心，不过市中心离海滩很近。

Todd: OK. Now, when is a good time to visit your town?
托德：好。那什么时候适合去你家乡游玩？

Katie: Well...
凯蒂：嗯……

Todd: So, you say the beach, so summer?
托德：你提到了海滩，是应该夏天去吗？

Katie: Yeah. I would say summer is a good time. But in England, there is not usually a good time because it's raining almost every day. But if you want to go to the beach, probably summer is a good time.
凯蒂：对。我想夏天是适宜时间。不过在英格兰，其实没有适合游玩的时间，因为几乎每天都在下雨。不过如果你想去海滩，那可能夏天是适宜时间。

Todd: OK. What about the fall?
托德：好。那秋天呢？

Katie: I mean, the fall is okay. Winter is good. Lots of people go to, go swimming on Christmas Day.
凯蒂：秋天也可以。冬天也不错。许多人在圣诞节去游泳。

Todd: Well, I definitely want to go there.
托德：我一定要去那里玩。

Katie: Yes. It's a lovely place.
凯蒂：嗯。托基是个很不错的地方。