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剑桥英语

I'mreallysorry:

Ted:

Oh,I'mreallysorry.AreyouOK?

Ana:

I'mfine.ButI'mnotverygoodatthis.

Ted:

NeitheramI.Say,areyoufromSouthAmerica?

Ana:

Yes,Iamoriginally.IwasborninArgentina.

Ted:

Didyougrowupthere?

Ana:

Yes,Idid,butmyfamilymovedhereeightyearsagowhenIwasinhighschool.

Ted:

Andwheredidyoulearntorollarblade?

Ana:

Hereinthepark.Thisisonlymysecondtime.

Ted:

Well,it'smyfirsttime.Canyougivemesomelessons?

Ana:

Sure.Justfollowme.

Ted:

Bytheway,mynameisTed.

Ana:

AndI'mAna.Nicetomeetyou.

Hey,hey!

thatwasfun

Ted:

Hey,hey!

thatwasfun.Thankyouforthelesson!

Ana:

Noproblem.So,tellmealittleaboutyourself.Whatdoyoudo?

Ted:

Iworkinatravelagency.

Ana:

Really!

Whatdoyoudothere?

Ted:

I'minchargeoftheircomputers.

Ana:

Oh,soyou'reacomputerspecialist.

Ted:

Well,sortof.Yeah,Iguessso.

Ana:

That'sgreat.ThenmaybeyoucangivemesomehelpwithacomputercourseI'mtaking.

Ted:

Oh,sure...Butonlyifyoupromisetogivemesomemorerollarbladinglessons.

Ana:

It'sadeal!

Interviewer:

Whereareyoufromoriginally,YuHong?

YuHong:

I'mfromChina...fromnearShanghai.

Interviewer:

Andwhendidyoumovehere?

YuHong:

IcamehereafterIgraduatedfromcollege.Thatwasin1992.

Interviewer:

Andwhatdoyoudonow?

YuHong:

I'matransportationengineer.

Interviewer:

Isee.Soyou'reanimmigranttotheUnitedStates.

YuHong:

Yes,that'sright.

Interviewer:

WhataresomeofdifficultiesofbeinganimmigrantintheU.S.?

YuHong:

Oh,that'snotaneasyquestiontoanswer.Therearesomanythings,really.IguessoneofthebiggestdifficultiesisthatIdon'thaveanyrelativeshere.Imean,Ihavealotoffriends,butthat'snotthesamething.InChina,ontheholidaysortheweekend,wevisitrelatives.Itisn'tthesamehere.

Interviewer:

Andwhatdoyoumissthemostfromhome?

YuHong:

Oh,that'seasy:

mymom'ssoup!

Shemakesgreatsoup.Ireallymissmymother'scooking.

Interviewer:

Whereareyoufrom,Ajay?

Ajay:

I'mfromIndia.

Interviewer:

AndwhendidyoumovetotheU.S.?

Ajay:

Itwasin1991

Interviewer:

Areyoustudyinghereatthemoment?

Ajay:

Notnow.Icamehereasastudentandgraduatedtwoyeasago.I’mwokingasacomputertechnician.

Interviewer:

Uh-huh.Andwhatwasitlikewhenyoufirstcamehere?

Wasitdifficult?

Ajay:

Yeah,itwasattimes.ThemaindifficultyIhadwaswiththeeducationalsystem.Thingsareverydifferenthere.Teachingmethods,everythingisverydifferentfromwhatIwasusedtoinIndia.

Interviewer:

AndwhatdoyoumissthemostfromIndia?

Ajay:

Totellyouthetruth,afteryou’rehereforawhile,youdon’tmissanythingverymuch.ButIguesstheweatherandmyfamilyarethethingsImiss.Andthequalityoflife.Thequalityoflifeismuchnicerbackhome,franklyspeaking.

A:

Hey!

Arethesepicturesofyouwhenyouwereakid?

B:

Yeah!

That’smeinfrontofmyuncle’sbeachhouse.WhenIwasakid,weusedtospendtwoweekseverysummer.

A:

Wow,Ibetthatwasfun!

B:

Yeah.Wealwayshadagreattime.Everydayweusedtogetupearlyandwalkalongthebeach.Ihaveagreatshellcollection.Infact,Ithinkit’sstillupintheattic!

A:

Hey,Iusedtocollectshells,too,whenIwasakid.Butmyparentsthrewthemout!

A:

YouknowwhatIremembermostaboutgrowingup?

B:

What?

A:

Visitingmygrandparent’shouse…youknow,onholidaysandstuff.Theylivedwayoutinthecountry,andmygranddadhadahorsenamedBlackie.Hetaughtmehowtoride.Ijustlovethathorse-andshelovedme,too!

Iusedtoreallyenjoyspendingtimeatmygrandparent’shouse.AndeverytimeIcameback,Blackierememberedme.

B:

Ah,memories!

A:

Whyisthereneverabuswhenyouwantone?

B:

Goodquestion.Therearen’tenoughbusesonthisroute.

A:

SometimesIfeellikewritingalettertothepaper.

B:

Goodidea.Youshouldsaythatweneedmoresubwaylines,too.

A:

Yeah.Thereshouldbemorepublictransportationingenral.

B:

Andfewercars!

There’stoomuchtraffic.

A:

Say,isthatourbuscoming?

B:

Yes,itis.Butlook.It’sfull!

A:

Oh,no!

Let’sgoandgetacupofcoffee.WecantalkaboutthisletterI’mgoingtowrite.

A:

Soyouarereallygoingtowritealettertothepaper?

B:

Sure.I’mgoingtosaysomethingaboutthebuses.They’retooold.Weneedmoremodernbuses…niceair-conditionedones.

B:

Andtheyneedtoputmorebusesontheroad.

A:

Right.Andtherearetoomanycarsdowntown,andthereisn’tenoughparking.

B:

That’sforsure.It’simpossibletofindaparkingspacedowntownthesedays.

A:

Ithinktheyshouldbanprivatecarsdowntownbetweennineandfive.

B:

Oh,youmeantheyshouldn’tallowanycarsexcepttaxisandbusesduringtheregularworkday.Hmm…thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea.

QuiteanumberofthingshavebeendonetohelpsolvetrafficproblemsinSingapore.Forexample,motoristsmustbuya