DIALOGUE 73
1--Where were you born?
2--I was born in Sydney.
1--Is that where you lived all your childhood?
2--Yes, I lived there all my childhood.
1--Mmm. How long have you been in Britain?
2--Ooh--I've been here since 1972.
1--Why did you come here?
2--I married an Englishman! It was quite a romantic
situation. We were both in France, and we met
and married there.
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注解;
1)Sydney:悉尼,澳大利亞港市。
2)childhood:童年,幼年時代。
3)a romantic situation:富有浪漫色彩的境遇。
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譯文:
1--你出生在什么地方?
2--我出生在悉尼。
1--你是在那兒度過了你的童年時代嗎?
2--是的,我的童年都是在那兒度過的。
1--那,你來英國多長時間了?
2--噢,從1972年以來我就住在這兒了。
1--你為什么要移居到英國來?
2--我嫁給了一個英國人!說起來挺有點兒羅曼蒂克。
那時我們倆都在法國。在那兒我們相識并結(jié)了婚。