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美丽家乡加拿大
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  A:Ben,tell me something about Canada,will ya?

  Ben,给我将点儿加拿大的事儿吧

  B:No problem.But Canada is such a big country.What do you wanna know?

  没问题,可加拿大是个大国,你想知道什么呢?

  A:Everything that makes Canada unique.

  一切让加拿大独一无二的东西。

  B:That's too hard,Cause there're a lot of them.I just can give you a rough description,You know,Canada is humongous.

  那太难了,因为东西太多了,我只能大致的给你讲一下。你也知道,加拿大地大物博。

  A:What do you mean by humongous?

  你说的humongous是什么意思?

  B:That's a Canadian word,It means Canada is a vast land and rich in resources,You see Canada is the second largest country in the world,Larger than the United Stated and even china.It's exceeded only by the Republic of Russia.

  那是个加拿大词。表示加拿大地域广大,资源丰富。你知道加拿大是世界上地二大国。比美国甚至是中国还要大。唯一超过她的国家只有俄国。

  A:What about population?

  人口呢?

  B:That's why Canada is unique,It is one of the least populated countries in the world,There are fewer than 30 million people in Canada.And more than three-quarters of the population live in urban centers,Two-thirds are concentrated within 200 kilometers of the border with the United Staes.

  那是加拿大独一无二之处。加拿大是世界上人口最少的国家之一。其人口不到三千万。四分之三的人口住在城区。这其中,三分只二的人集中在与美国交界的二百公里处/

  A:What languages do you use except English ?

  你们除了英语以外还使用什么语言?

  B:[Chuckles]Canada is in reality a country of many different languages,German,Dutch,Spanish,Polish and Chinese in all its dialects can be heard somewhere in the country,But officially,English and French are accessible to all its citizens no matter \where\ they live.

  [笑]加拿大实际上是个多语言国家。得语,荷兰语,西班牙语,波兰语还有汉语。它们带有各自的方言在加拿大的某些地方还能听到。但不管在哪,官方语言还是英语和法语。

  A:You sound like Mr know-it-all.

  你好象万事通似的。

  B:I just love Canada so much and I'm proud of being a Canadian ,Actually,I have a book about Canada,Read it and you'll become an expert too.

  我知识太喜欢加拿大了,我也为自己是个加拿大人而自豪。实际上,我有本儿关于加拿大的书,看一看,你也能成为专家的。

  Attention Please…特别提醒

  [你可以请外教反复帮你模仿/训练下面句子/词组的正宗美式发音]

  [1]It is one of the least populated countries in the world.加拿大确实属于地广人稀,每平方公里仅有三个人,加拿大地跨六个时区。从东海岸到西海岸开车要花上两周的时间

  [2]Concentrate在这里concentrate表示"集中于"。同时它还有另外一个意思,表示"集中精力"。

  Related Words…相关词汇

  以下这些词汇并未给出汉语意思,你可以用我们学到的英语问问外教它们的意思

  [ie:What does "***" mean? "***"是什么意思?]

  big wheels big money Victoria Day downhill/cross country skiing

  注:书中对话仅作参考,重要的是拿起电话,就自己喜欢的内容与老外反复练习。轻易不出口,出口必砸人。

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