美语三级跳(goenglish)007b讲-你是哪里人中级课程

professor:kevinandjosearenewroommateswhoaremeetingeachotherforthefirsttime.joseisfrommexico,andistellingkevinabouthisexperiencecomingtoamerica.

professorbowman,不知道jose对美国印象如何？

professor:let`slistenandfindout,winnie.

inthefirstpart,listenforthephrase"everywalkoflife,"meaning"frommanydifferentbackgrounds."

kevin:sojose,whatdoyouthinkofamerica?

jose:ilikehowfriendlythepeopleare,andialsolikethefactthatamericaissodiverse.

kevin:that`strue,americaisverydiverse.youcanfindpeopleherefromeverywalkoflife.

jose:iknow!forexample,inlosangelestherearelotsoflatinamericancommunities,butthereisalsoabigchinatownwithlotsofchinese.

kevin:yes.youknow,intheyear2000,36percentofthepeoplelivinginlosangeleswerebornoverseas.

36%人都是在外国出生的？那洛杉矶可绝对是一个国际化的大都市。

professor:that`sright,andit`sbecomingevenmorediverse.whatelsedoesjoselikeaboutamerica?

jose还觉得美国人特别友好。

professor:rightagain.nowlet`sfindoutwhatjosethoughtwasverysurprisingaboutamerica.

kevin:didyouhaveanycultureshock?weretherethingsinamericayouthoughtwerereallystrange?

jose:well,icouldn`tbelievehowbigallthecarswere.whydopeopleneedsuchbigcars?

kevin:hmm...maybebecausetheyhavelotsofchildren?

jose:maybesomedo,butithinkmostpeoplejustthinktheylookcooldrivingahugetruck.

professor:sowinnie,didyouhearkevinaskjoseaboutcultureshock?whatdoyouthinkthatis?

cultureshock就是文化冲击的意思。美国人喜欢开大车，让jose觉得很奇怪。

professor:exactly.sowinnie,didyouhaveanycultureshockwhenyoucametoamerica?

当然有啊。美国人喜欢往地上坐。

professor:don`tchinesepeoplesitontheground?

中国人不太往地上坐。还是让我们继续听kevin跟jose的对话吧。

kevin:doyouevergethomesick?

jose:igethomesickfromtimetotime.butwhenigethomesick,icansendmyfamilyanemailortalktothemonthephone.

kevin:sure,ithinkit`snaturaltogethomesicknowandthen.butwithtoday`stechnology,it`seasytokeepintouch.

jose:yes.myhometownwillalwayshaveaspecialplaceinmyheart.

可怜的jose，说自己会想家，homesick.可我不太明白的是，他说fromtimetotime是什么意思啊？

professor:thephrase"fromtimetotime"means"sometimes."youcanalsosay"nowandthen."

哦，我知道了，就是有时候的意思。那keepintouch呢？意思是保持联系吗？

professor:yes.inthenextsection,we`llfindoutwhatwashardforjosewhenhecametoamerica.

kevin:whatwasthehardestpartaboutmoving?

jose:ihadahardtimegettingusedtomynewlife.i`musedtohavinglotsoffamilytosupportme,butinamericaihavetodothingsbymyself.

kevin:yeah,thatsoundshard.whatdoyoudotodealwiththehomesickness?doyouwatchspanish-languagetv?

jose:no,thatjustmakesmemorehomesick.usuallyijuststudyalotsoidon`thavetimetothinkaboutit.

kevin:yes,sometimeshearingnewsaboutyourhomecountrymakesyouevenmorehomesick.

professor:winnie,didyouhearhowjosedealswithhishomesickness?

他说自己埋头学习，这样就没有时间想家了，否则越看西班牙语的电视节目，就会越想家。

professor:that`sright.andwhatisdifferentaboutlifeinamericaforjose?

他在墨西哥周围有很多亲人可以帮他，但是到了美国，他就要学会独立。hehasto"getusedto"beingonhisown.

professor:that`sright,itisoftenhardtogetusedtolifeinanewcountry.tuneinnexttimetolearnmoreaboutmovingtoamerica.