8.Are You Enjoying Your Stay Here
你喜歡呆在這里嗎
A: Thank you for taking the time to be interviewed. Is this your first visit to America?
謝謝你抽時間來面試。這是你第一次來美國嗎?
B: No, this is my second visit. I first came to America in July 1999. That time I was here on vacation——just sightseeing, but during that trip I decided that I would come to the United States and study English.
不,這是第二次。我第一次來是在1999年7月。那次只是觀光旅游,但是在旅游的過程中我下定決心一定要來美國學習英語。
A: How long will you be here for this time?
你這次來要呆多久?
B: I arrived in January and I’ll stay until December, 2002.
我今年1月份來的,將于2002年12月離開。
A: Are you enjoying your stay here?
你喜歡呆在這里嗎?
B: Yes and no. Some things are much better than I expected but other things are not so good. I enjoy my lessons very much but I sometimes find it difficult to practice my oral English. American people are very kind but it seems they don’t have time to talk with people from abroad.
喜歡也不喜歡。有些事情比我想象中的要好,但有些卻不盡人意。我很喜歡所上的課程,但是有時候說英語有困難。美國人很友好,但是看來他們沒有時間和一個外國人講英語。
A: Are you learning English for any particular reason?
你學英語有沒有什么特別的原因?
B: Yes. At home in China I work in advertising and many of the words we use are English, so I want to understand English better because that will help my job.
有。在中國我是做廣告的,有很多情況下要用到英語,所以我想提高英語水平,把工作做得更好。
A: Did you learn English at home in China before you came to study English here?
你來這里之前在中國學過英語嗎?
B: Sure. When I was a student in China I studied English for six years. But that was a long time ago and in the meantime I forgot all my grammar. So before I came to America I went to English classes for two hours each week for six months. Now I study 20 hours each week and sometimes I have an extra lesson.
學過。我在中國上學的時候學了6年英語。但那是很久以前的事了,語法也早就全忘光了。在來美國之前我每周去上兩個小時的英語課,一共上了半年。現在我每周學20個小時的英語,有時候還會更多。
A: What do you miss most about China while you are here in America?
你身在美國,最想念中國的什么?
B: I miss real Chinese food. I miss my mother’s cooking and of course I miss my whole family very much.
我懷念正宗的中國菜。我懷念我媽媽做的飯。當然了,我非常想念我的家人。
口語要素
★ Thank you for talking the time to be interviewed. 謝謝你抽時間來面試。
★ Is this your first visit to America? 這是你第一次來美國嗎?
★ How long will you be here for this time? 你這次來要呆多久?
★ Are you enjoying your stay here? 你喜歡呆在這里嗎?
精彩句子
★ Are you learning English for any particular reason?
你學英語有沒有什么特別的原因?
★ What do you miss most about China while you are here in America?
你身在美國,最想念中國的什么?