美语口语交流.doc

1.Omelet
Todd : Oh, hey, Keri! You cook, right! You're a pretty good cook.
你好，Keri！今天你来烹饪！你一定是位好厨师。
Keri : I'm OK. 是的。
Todd : OK. I want to make an omelet, so actually this is really silly, I've never made one before. How do you make an omelet?
我想要做煎蛋卷，但这实际上很愚蠢，因为我从来没有做过。你是怎么做的？

Keri : OK, Well, I can teach you how I make them, which is the same way my father and grandmother make them, which is a little special.
好的，我能够教会你如何制作煎蛋卷，这是我祖母传给我父亲，我父亲再传给我的做法，它真的很有特色。

Todd : OK. Yeah! Yeah! 哦，好的！
Keri: First you take some eggs and crack them into a bowl, and whisk them up, quite, so they're quite high and fluffy, and in a hot pan, and you need a pan that's that's kind of small, that the sides go up at an angle. You put some oil and heat it up, so it's quite hot, and then you take your whipped up eggs, or whisked up eggs, and pour them into the pan, and as it's cooking, if you take a spatula, and push the bottom layer of the egg, to the side, to the sides, and then to the middle, so the uncooked egg gets to the bottom of the pan.
首先，你敲碎几个鸡蛋到碗里，快速搅匀，因此蛋液有许多泡沫。接着，你需要平底锅，就是那种很小的，两边与锅底有一定角度的平底锅。记得在平底锅内加入油，等油热了，搅拌并倒入蛋液。让蛋液充分加热成型，如果你有小平铲，用铲子将锅底的蛋液推向锅的边缘，推满锅的边缘，最后是锅中央，这样生的蛋液就在锅底加热成型。
Todd : Oh, OK. Wow! 哇哦！
Keri : OK. And keep doing that until most of the egg is cooked so you should have a nice thickomelet and then flip it over, you'll only have to cook that side lightly. Put your fillings on the top and fold it over and let it sit just long enough to melt the cheese.
接下来持续倒入蛋液，推平，这样你才能获得厚厚的可以卷起的蛋饼，你只需要用小火煎蛋的一面即可。煎好蛋饼后，把馅儿放在蛋饼上，把蛋饼两端合在一起，放置几分钟，让馅儿里面的奶酪融化。
Todd : Wow. That sounds really good.
哇，听上去真不错。
Keri : Mm, it is. 是的
Todd : Wow. What fillings do you recommend? 哇。那么你推荐什么食材做馅儿呢？
Keri : Um, well, if you want to do a real simple one, you can just use some pre-made salsa and cheese, and that's easy, or you can do something like cut up some ham and cheese, onions, tomatoes, mushrooms, anything that you like. If you want to make a spinach omelet then you have to add the cooked spinach to the egg mixture. So it's actually cooked in it. It's inside bacon and sour cream is nice and Jack cheese.
如果你想吃得简单点儿，只要放点儿莎莎酱和奶酪就行了，这很简单，或者你可以切点儿而火腿，奶酪，洋葱，番茄，蘑菇或者其他你喜欢的食材。如果你想吃菠菜蛋卷，那你就得做点儿菠菜鸡蛋包在里面，还可以加点儿培根，酸奶酪，杰克芝士 。
Todd : Oh, OK. I'll have to give that a try. 好的，我要尝试一下。
Keri : OK. Sure. 好的。

salsa 莎莎酱，在西班牙文里原指一种酱料，是拉丁美洲人特别喜爱、带有辛辣味的蕃茄酱汁。
crack the egg 打鸡蛋
whisk 快速搅拌
at an angle 有坡度，不垂直
whipped up 搅拌
flip sth. over 合上

2. Double-decker bus
Todd : OK. Steven, you're looking at a picture. Please describe what you see!
Steven，你能描述一下你看到的这张图片吗？
Steven : Uh, I can see a red double-decker bus. It's the kind of bus you'll see very often in London. In fact I know this bus is from London because I can see the names: Chelsea, Sloan Square, Victoria, Herring Cross. These are all areas in London. Um, so obviously the bus is in London.
我看到的是一辆双层巴士。它在伦敦随处可见。事实上，这辆巴士来自伦敦是一目了然的，切尔西，斯隆广场，维多利亚，Herring Cross，这些都是伦敦的地名。所以这辆车一定是伦敦的。

Todd : OK. Have you ever been on a double-decker bus?
好的，那么你有没有乘坐过双层巴士呢？
Steven : Yeah, yeah, yeah. many times. Many times. When I was younger, you used to get double-decker all over England but now you only tend to see them in the big cities.
是的，经常。我小时候，我经常乘坐上层巴士到伦敦的各个地方，但现在只有在大城市才能看到它。

Todd : Oh, really. Mm! How much is the fare?
真的吗！那么双层巴士的费用是多少？
Steven : Well, it depends on the journey. It's..I guess it's not too expensive, but the minimum price you would pay is, for a short journey, is about a pound.
费用多少是由乘坐的距离长短决定的。我猜想不是很贵，上车要支付的最少车费，也就是短途的车费，是1英镑。

Todd : Mm, yeah, who can you see on the bus? Can you pick out anyone on the bus who looks interesting?
你在这量巴士上看到了什么人？你觉得这辆巴士上有没有看上去有趣的人？
Steven : Hmm, yeah, well this girl here at the back, that's leaning on the door, um, she looks really bored, actually. Maybe she is going to work or something and she doesn't want to go!
是的，后面这个女孩。她依着车门，看上去很无聊。也许她正要去上班或是去她不想去的地方！

Todd : Is that how you feel on the bus? 你乘坐巴士也是这样的吗？
Steven : Uh, well, no, not really, because I haven't worked in England for a long time, so I haven't taken a bus for a long time.
不，不全是。因为我很长时间不在英国工作了，所以我很长时间没有乘坐过双层巴士了。

Todd : So, so you're British, do you missing them?
这么说，你是英国人，那你怀念双层巴士吗？
Steven : Um, yes, sometimes. Sometimes.
Todd : OK. Great. Thanks a lot. 好的，谢谢是的，有时候是的。
Steven : No problem. 没问题。

3.Pets

Todd : Hello, Matt! 你好，马特！
Matt : Hello, Todd! 你好，托德！
Todd : Matt, I'm going to ask you some questions about pet. (OK!) First question, do you have a pet?
马特，我将会问你几个关于宠物的问题。（好的！）第一个问题，你养宠物吗？
Matt : Yes, in fact, my mom's house we have three, three pets; two dogs and a cat. My family actually raises dogs for helping blind people.
是的，事实上，在我妈妈的房子里，我们养了三只宠物，两只狗和一直猫。我家培养的是能帮助盲人的导盲犬。
Todd : Oh, really! 哦，真的吗！
Matt : Yeah, yeah, yeah. 是的。
Todd : Wow, like how do they train the dogs?
哇，那么怎么训练导盲犬呢？
Matt : How do they train the dogs? Well, I mean, it's a long process, right...we get them when they're puppies.....and so we train them basic...you know, sit, come... really basic things...then, after they're about two year old, they go a different training school.
如何训练导盲犬？这其实是一个长期的过程。我们会带回来出生不久的幼犬。接着训练小狗基本功，比如坐下，过来这些很基本的东西。然后，等到它们两岁大，我们会送它去一家培训学校。
Todd : Oh, wow , that's great! 哇，太棒了！
Matt : Yeah, yeah! 是的。
Todd : Well, how many dogs do they train at a time?
一次训练几只导盲犬呢？
Matt : Oh, just one! We have our own dog, and then we have a dog that we have that we are training.
只有一只！我们自己养只狗，还有一只训练中的导盲犬。
Todd : Oh, OK. 好的。
Matt : Yeah, just one dog at a time. 一次只训练一只。
Todd: Do you ever see the dogs you trained, like out on the street, or anything?
你有没有偶遇自己训练过的导盲犬，例如在街上，有没有类似的重聚？
Matt : Sometimes we'll see them, they'll have like sort of conventions of reunions of the pets so, yeah, you get to see them once in awhile.
有时候我会看到它们，导盲犬和训练人相聚是约定俗成的的惯例，训练人偶尔可以看它们。
Todd : Oh, wow, that's cool. Um, why do people keep pets?
哇，太酷了。那么人们为什么要养宠物？
Matt : I guess the most important thing is companionship, right! So there is always somebody there for you that will like you no matter what.
我想最重要的一个原因就是宠物对主人的陪伴！无论如何，宠物总会围绕在主人身边，不问原因地喜爱自己的主人。
Todd : Yeah, that's true. OK, besides cats, dogs, and fish, what are some other pets people keep?
是的，确实如此。那么除了猫，狗和鱼，人们还养什么宠物？
Matt : Well, I guess if you are Sigfreid and Roy you can keep a tiger or lion. I guess all types of things don't they.
我想如果你是驯兽师Sigreid和Roy，也许你能养一只老虎或狮子。我想各种动物都能成为人类的宠物。
Todd : Yeah. 是的。
Matt : I mean, my friend has a snake....I don't know if you mention that: snake and ferrets and insects, spiders...
我的一位朋友就养了一条蛇。我忘了你是否提到过，蛇，雪貂，昆虫，蜘蛛都可以成为人类的宠物。
Todd : OK. 好的。
Matt : All kinds of things. 各种动物。
Todd : All right, yeah, like there is so many. What are some costs associated with keeping a pet?
好的，养一只宠物所需的花费是多少呢？
Matt : Food is probably the biggest cost, but also if you keep the dog, particularly a dog in your house, when they are puppies, and we have a lot of puppies they'll chew up everything they can so we're constantly replacing shoes and, you know, cleaning up pee from the carpet and things like that..so.. it can be a hassle.
食物也许是最大的开销，但如果你养的是狗，尤其是小狗，你把它放在屋里，我们曾经就把许多小狗放到屋里，它们会把屋里能咬的东西都咬了，因此我们老得换新鞋，而且还得清理地摊上的尿痕等，这些也很麻烦。
Todd : Yeah, OK. Thanks a lot, and by the way, where are you from?
好的。十分谢谢，顺便一提，你来自哪里？
Matt : I'm from the U.S.A., from Minnesota.
我来自美国，明尼苏达州。
4.Parents
Jessica : OK, my mother and father. Let's see. My mom is three years older than my dad, and they are like night and day. My mom is 5 foot 4, on a good day, 5 foot 2, I think in real life, and she is very sweet and very nice, and very caring, and very cute, everybody tells her how young she looks, and how she resembles my sister, perhaps. My father is very much completely opposite that. He is a very big man, very loud, very funny, very boisterous. He makes friends no matter where he goes. For example, sometimes he goes to Florida and makes all sorts of good friends. He'll just go off. He's kind of a magnet to people, and so my parents are completely opposite, and theycomplement each other very well. My dad has a very good sense of humor. My mom is very gentle. Very nice.
好的，我的父母。我的母亲比我父亲大三岁，他们十分不同，就像白天和黑夜的区别一样。我母亲高5.4英尺，但我认为她的真实身高只有5.2英尺。她很亲切，和蔼，很会照顾人。她很可爱，所有人都跟她说她看上去很年轻，和我像姐妹花一样。我的父亲是完全相反的一个人。他个子很大，大嗓门，风趣，爱说话。他走到哪里都能交到朋友。例如，又一次他去了弗罗里达州就交到了各种各样的好朋友。他就是简单地去了，仿佛他对人有磁力一样。因此我的父母是完全相反的两个人，他们互补得很好。我父亲很幽默，我母亲温柔和善。

Todd : When is the last time you talked to you parents?
你上次和你父母谈话时什么时候？
Jessica : I talked to them probably about two weeks ago. Yeah, everything is going well.
我上次和他们谈话是两周前。一切都进行得很顺利。
Todd : Are you going to see them soon?
你最近会去看他们吗？

Jessica : I am going to go home after the holidays and we're going to have a Christmas kind of in January or February. Yeah, depending on when my brother can come in.
假期过后我会回家，我们会在一月或是二月再聚在一起庆祝圣诞节，具体要看我的兄弟什么时候回来。
Todd : OK. And who are you more like, your mother or your father?
好的。你的父母，你更喜欢谁？

Jessica : I think I have traits of both, actually. I look more like my mother, except that I am about a foot taller. Yeah, I resemble my mom more. I think I have both of the characteristics of my mom and dad.
实际上，两个我都喜欢。我长得很像我母亲，虽然我比她高1英尺。是的，我像我母亲。但我兼有父母两个人的性格特征。
Todd : OK. Great. Thanks. 好的，谢谢。

5. Australia
Todd: Hello Michael. 你好，迈克尔。
Michael: Hello Todd. 你好，托德。
Todd: We're going to talk about Australia. Or your going to talk about Australia. So first of all how many people live in Australia?
我们聊聊澳大利亚。或者你来介绍一下澳大利亚。第一个问题，澳大利亚有多少人口？
Michael: Australia? Oh, there's about twenty million people in Australia right now. A little bit under, but close to twenty.
澳大利亚？目前，澳大利亚有人口两千万。不到两千万，但是很接近。
Todd: OK. What are the biggest cities?
好的，澳大利亚最大的城市是？
Michael: The biggest city? The biggest city is Sydney, then it's followed by Melbourne and then Brisbane and then I think it's Perth. But most of the big cities are on the East Coast of Australia. And Perth is on the west coast, but sort of of out there by itself.
最大的城市？澳大利亚最大的城市是悉尼，第二和第三大城市分别是墨尔本和布里斯班，第四是珀斯。大部分大城市都分布在澳大利亚东海岸，只有珀斯这个大城市在西海岸。

Todd: OK. Um, if you had to live in one place where would you live?
好的，如果你要选择一个居住的城市，你会选择哪里？
Michael: I like Brisbane. I had my teenage years in Brisbane, growing up in Brisbane, um or maybe Sidney because it is a big city, but Brisbane has got the gold coast and the sunshine.
我喜欢布里斯班。我十几岁的时候就在布里斯班，我在那里长大。不过我也可能选择悉尼，因为它是最大的城市。但布里斯班有黄金海岸和充足的阳光。
Todd: Oh, nice. Actually, what is the capital city of Australia?
好的。澳大利亚的首都是哪里？
Michael: Ah, Canberra is the capital city. But is not the biggest city. Sydney is the biggest city. Canberra was made sort of by the politicians so Sydney wouldn't get too crowded. It's a separateterritory.
堪培拉是澳大利亚的首都。但它不是最大的城市，悉尼才是。堪培拉是澳大利亚的政治中心，居住着大量政客，这样悉尼不会过于拥挤。这就是澳大利亚的城市功能的分离。

Todd: Have you been to all the major cities in Australia?
你到过澳大利亚所有的主要城市吗？
Michael: I have been to Melbourne when I was young, but yeah, I have. But yeah. Only a short time in Perth.
我以前去过墨尔本，是的，我去过。在珀斯带过很短的一段时间。
Todd: OK. What is the best thing about Australia?
好的。澳大利亚最棒的是什么？
Michael: The best thing about Australia? Ah, probably the friendly people. The relaxed attitude, and we like visitors from other cultures.
澳大利亚最棒的也许是人们的友好，放松的精神。我们喜欢来自不同文化的游客。

Todd: Oh, cool. Ah, how are Australians different than other people? How are they unique?
酷。澳大利亚人和其他地方的人有什么不同？他们有什么独特的？
Michael: How are Australians unique? Um, I would say that we're more fun-loving maybe or accepting of other people. And we don't mind making new friends actually and conversing with other people.
澳大利亚人的独特之处？我认为我们澳大利亚人更加风趣，或者是我们更能接受其他人。我们不介意结交新朋友，和其他人交谈。
Todd: Yeah, oh yeah that's good. That's nice. OK. Thanks a lot Micheal. 好的，很好。谢谢你，迈克尔
Michael: No worries. 不客气。

6. Ikebana

Anili: You know any thing? 你能讲讲吗？
Reiko: Yes. Ikebana, it's an art of flowers and it's quite different from Western style flower arrangement because in Ikebana's theory you can decorate one flower, only with one flower.
好的。花道是一种花的艺术，它和西方的插花截然不同，因为花道的理论是，一个花器插一枝花。
Anili: Oh, really! 真的！
Reiko: And it's, the flower arrangement in Japan is not only decorating flowers but it's an art with flowers and space.
是的，日本的花道不仅仅是装饰花朵，而是一种用花朵展示空间的艺术。
Anili: I see. 了解。
Reiko: The air between the flowers and also the room, and everything, it shows the space or even the universe, and that.
花与花之间的空间，以至于整个花道表达了人世间的空间感，甚至整个宇宙。
Anili: What's another Japanese art?
日本还有什么其他的艺术形式？
Reiko: Japanese art? Mm, Ikebana! Tea Ceremony!
日本的艺术有花道，茶道！
Anili: Tea Ceremony! 茶道
Reiko: Tea Ceremony! 茶道！
Anili: Tea Ceremony! Tell me about Tea Ceremony. 跟我讲讲茶道。
Reiko: Tea Ceremony! It's, there's a certain way you have to make tea, not only make tea, there's a certain way to for example wipe a bowl.
茶道！茶道是一种制茶的特殊方式，不光是煮茶，还包括擦拭茶杯等步骤。
Anili: I see. 了解。
Reiko: Yes, with one piece of cloth, and you need to learn how to fold the cloth so that you use each part of the cloth only once to wipe the bowl
是的，你要学习如何折叠一片布，保证擦拭完茶具，这块布的每一面都只用过一次。
Anili: OK. 好的。
Reiko: Yeah, so it's a complicated traditional procedure in a sense but.
是的，在某种意义上说，茶道是一种传统的制茶过程。
Anili: How do you learn that? Is that something that your mother would teach you? How do people learn that?
你是如何学习这些的？是你母亲教你的吗？人们是如何学习这些艺术形式的？
Reiko: There's some professionals for both flower arrangement and tea ceremony. So you need to go to a school, yes, and learn from your teacher and their hierarchy and the organization and you need to pass each test to go, climb up the ladder in the hierarchy.
在学校有专业的插花和茶道老师。你需要去学校学习，向老师的等级和组织能力学习，你还需要通过各种考试，逐渐提升自己的水平。
Anili: I see. Fantastic. 我知道了，真是太棒了。
7. Sydney
Todd : OK, Ann, you spent quite a bit of time in Australia recently so why don't you talk about that?
好的，安，你最近在澳大利亚居住了很长时间，为什么不谈谈在澳大利亚的生活呢？
Ann : I really liked living in Australia. I was an international student and I studied education at the University of Sydney. And living in Sydney was fantastic, because I could go to the beach anytime I wanted and there was a great nightlife in Sydney. There are lots of great clubs. And people were very, very friendly and easy-going and I met a lot of international people in living Sydney.
我真的很喜欢住在悉尼。我是一名国际留学生，我在悉尼大学学习教育专业。住在悉尼真的是太棒了，因为只要我想，我能随时去海滩。悉尼的夜生活也是丰富多彩的。那里有许多很棒的酒吧。那里的人也非常友好，我在悉尼居住的时间里认识了许多国际留学生。
Todd : Mm-mm. How long were you there?
嗯，你在那里住了多久？
Ann : I was there for almost a year.
我在那里住了不到一年。
Todd : Oh, OK.
哦，好的。
Ann : And I travelled a little bit in Australia. I went up the east coast. Up to Frasier Island, which is a world heritage site. And I saw dingoes running along the beach and sharks in the water. We climbed cliffs and went through a rainforest and went camping and then we went up to the Whitsundays, which is a bit further north. And the further north you go in Australia, the hotter it gets. So we were able to go swimming in the ocean and I went diving for the first time but it was a little bit risky cause I didn