實(shí)戰(zhàn)口語(yǔ)情景對(duì)話(huà)：Quito 基多

Todd: Jose, what is Quito like?

托德：何塞，基多是什么樣子的?

Jose: Quito, we say Quito is like the face of God.

何塞：基多，我們將基多稱(chēng)為“上帝的臉”。

Todd: No kidding! The face of God?

托德：不是開(kāi)玩笑吧!上帝的臉?

Jose: Yes, yes, yes!

何塞：對(duì)，對(duì)，沒(méi)錯(cuò)!

Todd: Because?

托德：原因呢?

Jose: Because, you know,at least for us, it's such a beautiful downtown, very old, and actually, UNESCO also has Quito as one the sites like, treasure for the world, I don't know exactly the definition, like Kyoto. Quito is..

何塞：因?yàn)?，你知道，至少?duì)我們來(lái)說(shuō)，那是個(gè)非常漂亮的城鎮(zhèn)，非常古老，實(shí)際上聯(lián)合國(guó)教科文組織將它列為世界寶藏之一，我不太清楚準(zhǔn)確的定義，就像京都一樣，基多也有這個(gè)頭銜。

Todd: Oh, because it is so beautiful with the architecture.

托德：哦，因?yàn)樗慕ㄖ亮恕?/p>

Jose: Yes! Very, very beautiful.

何塞：沒(méi)錯(cuò)!真的非常非常漂亮。

Todd: How many people live there?

托德：那里有多少人居住?

Jose: 1.5 million people.

何塞：150萬(wàn)人。

Todd: Oh, that's not too bad.

托德：哦，那還不算太擁擠。

Jose: Not too bad. But of course you know, we have many problems social problems and yeah, you have many different points of view and if you come to Quito, we protect you. We have many friends. They can go with you everywhere, but you have to be careful.

何塞：不太糟。不過(guò)，當(dāng)然你也知道，我們有許多問(wèn)題，有許多社會(huì)問(wèn)題，你會(huì)產(chǎn)生很多不同的看法，如果你來(lái)基多，我們會(huì)保護(hù)你。我們有許多朋友。他們可以陪你去所有地方，但是你必須要小心。

Todd: Oh, it's a little violent?

托德：哦，那里會(huì)有暴力事件嗎?

Jose: It depends on the place. Depends on the place. Depends on the area. Depends on the time.

何塞：這取決于地點(diǎn)。取決于地方。取決于區(qū)域。取決于時(shí)間。

Todd: I mean, well, the US is the same. We have cities in America where it is incredibly dangerous.

托德：我是說(shuō)，嗯，美國(guó)也是一樣。我們美國(guó)也有城市極其危險(xiǎn)。

Jose: Yes, yes, yes. Of course but, usually I think Ecuadorian people are very kind, very nice, and you can, you'll have a great time. Just let me know and you can stay at my house

何塞：對(duì)對(duì)，是的。當(dāng)然，通常我認(rèn)為厄瓜多爾人很友好，非常好，你可以，嗯，你會(huì)度過(guò)愉快的時(shí)光的。你要是來(lái)旅游一定要告訴我，你可以住在我家。

Todd: That's sweet!

托德：那真是太好了!

Jose: No, really, really. You could. I have a house. My folks live there and I, I mean, 90% of the house is empty, so.

何塞：不，沒(méi)什么，沒(méi)什么。你可以過(guò)來(lái)。我有個(gè)房子。我朋友們住在那里，嗯，房子的90%都是空的。

Todd: Well, I want to go.

托德：嗯，我想去看看。

Jose: Please, please come!

何塞：一定要來(lái)玩啊!