中级听力面向有一定英语基础的学习者。本期的听力训练会继续带来文化差异的情景话题，请结合mp3以及下方的原文和翻译，开始今天的中级听力练习吧！

听力原文及翻译

B: Sometimes I get bored with my school work and wish there was something on campus to do.

B：有时我对学校的功课感到厌倦，希望校园里能有事可做。

A: Is there anything you like better in the US than in Spain?

A：美国有什么比西班牙更让你喜欢的地方吗？

B: I've had fun taking long road trips. There are some beautiful places in the US that I didn't know

about. One of my friends lives in New York, she took me home with her when we had a study break. I was fascinated by the beautiful mountains we drove through. I was a little nervous about meeting her family though.

B：我喜欢长途旅行。美国有一些我不知道的美丽地方。我的一个朋友住在纽约，我们学习休息时，她带我回家。我们开车经过的美丽山脉让我着迷。不过，我有点紧张，不敢和她的家人见面。

A: Did it go okay?

A：那一切顺利吗？

B: Yes, actually it turned out that her mother is married to a Spanish man.

B：是的，事实上，她的母亲嫁给了一个西班牙男人。

A: Wow, what a coincidence.

A：哇，太巧了。

B: He cooked some seafood paella for us, it's hard to find that in the US. I was grateful for some familiar food.

B：他为我们做了一些海鲜饭，在美国很难找到这种饭。我很感激能吃到一些熟悉的食物。

A: I'm sure it's been tough at times, living in another country must be challenging, with so many things you're not used to.

A：我敢肯定，有时生活很艰难，在另一个国家生活一定很有挑战性，有很多你不习惯的东西。

B: Sometimes it is, but most people are polite and friendly to me. I'm feeling really optimistic about the next six months.

B：有时确实如此，但大多数人对我都很有礼貌和友好。我对接下来的六个月感到非常乐观。

A: I'm glad to hear that. I've been very impressed by you, you're really excellent at English. I know you must be annoyed at the way we do things here at times, but you act very patiently with everyone.

A：我很高兴听到这个消息。你给我留下了深刻的印象，你的英语真的很好。我知道你有时一定对我们在这里做事的方式感到恼火，但你对每个人都很耐心。

B: Thank you. I'm really thankful for your friendship, you've been so kind to me.

B：谢谢。我真的很感谢你的友谊，你对我太好了。

A: I just hope that when you get famous for being a world traveler, you'll still write to me.

A：我只是希望当你因为环游世界而出名时，你还会给我写信。

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