今天的这段对话,在讨论日本,
每一个国家都有自己的特点,说一说日本的情况
来听今天的讲解:
A: Hello, what is your name?
你好,你叫什么名字?
B: My name is Hitoshi Fukuda.
我叫福田仁志。
A: Hitoshi
仁志。
B: Mm-hm.
嗯。
A: I'm sorry. What's your last name?
抱歉,你的姓是什么?
B: Fukuda.
福田。
A: Fukuda.
福田。
B: Mm-hm.
嗯。
A: And where are you from?
你来自哪里?
B: Well, I'm originally from a city called Utsunomiya.
嗯,我在一个叫做宇都宫的城市出生。
A: Uh-huh.
啊哈。
B: It's north of Tokyo.
位于东京北边。
A: Oh, nice.
嗯,很好。
B: But, when I was ten I moved to Uwara, which is in Saitama.
不过我十岁的时候搬到浦和市去了,那里位于埼玉县。
A: OK.
好。
B: And I've been there ever since.
自那以后我一直在那座城市生活。
A: OK. Um..tell me about your country. Tell me about Japan.
好。嗯,跟我说说你的祖国吧。跟我说说日本的情况。
B: Japan? Well, it's a very crowded country, a lot of people. And it's very small in terms of the size you know of the area. It's actually smaller than California.
日本?嗯,这是一个非常拥挤的国家,有许多人。而且你可能听说过,领土面积很小。实际上比加州还小。
A: Wow. Wow.
哇。哇。
B: And then, two-thirds of the area is covered by forests.
还有,日本国土的三分之二被森林覆盖。
A: Ah..that's good. I love forests. I love forests. How many people live in Japan?
这很好。我喜欢森林。我喜欢森林。日本有多少人口?
B: About 120,000,000.
大约1.2亿人。
A: Wow.
哇!
B: Yeah. Just about 125,000,000. It's about half the population of the states.
对。大概1.25亿吧。是美国人口的一半。
A: Man! And what is the capital city?
那首都是哪里?
B: It's Tokyo.
东京。
A: Tokyo. And who is the leader of the country?
东京。日本领导人是谁?
B: It's Koizumi.
小泉。
A: Koizumi.
小泉。
B: The Prime Minister. Yes.
是首相。对。
每一个国家都有自己的特点,说一说日本的情况
来听今天的讲解:
A: Hello, what is your name?
你好,你叫什么名字?
B: My name is Hitoshi Fukuda.
我叫福田仁志。
A: Hitoshi
仁志。
B: Mm-hm.
嗯。
A: I'm sorry. What's your last name?
抱歉,你的姓是什么?
B: Fukuda.
福田。
A: Fukuda.
福田。
B: Mm-hm.
嗯。
A: And where are you from?
你来自哪里?
B: Well, I'm originally from a city called Utsunomiya.
嗯,我在一个叫做宇都宫的城市出生。
A: Uh-huh.
啊哈。
B: It's north of Tokyo.
位于东京北边。
A: Oh, nice.
嗯,很好。
B: But, when I was ten I moved to Uwara, which is in Saitama.
不过我十岁的时候搬到浦和市去了,那里位于埼玉县。
A: OK.
好。
B: And I've been there ever since.
自那以后我一直在那座城市生活。
A: OK. Um..tell me about your country. Tell me about Japan.
好。嗯,跟我说说你的祖国吧。跟我说说日本的情况。
B: Japan? Well, it's a very crowded country, a lot of people. And it's very small in terms of the size you know of the area. It's actually smaller than California.
日本?嗯,这是一个非常拥挤的国家,有许多人。而且你可能听说过,领土面积很小。实际上比加州还小。
A: Wow. Wow.
哇。哇。
B: And then, two-thirds of the area is covered by forests.
还有,日本国土的三分之二被森林覆盖。
A: Ah..that's good. I love forests. I love forests. How many people live in Japan?
这很好。我喜欢森林。我喜欢森林。日本有多少人口?
B: About 120,000,000.
大约1.2亿人。
A: Wow.
哇!
B: Yeah. Just about 125,000,000. It's about half the population of the states.
对。大概1.25亿吧。是美国人口的一半。
A: Man! And what is the capital city?
那首都是哪里?
B: It's Tokyo.
东京。
A: Tokyo. And who is the leader of the country?
东京。日本领导人是谁?
B: It's Koizumi.
小泉。
A: Koizumi.
小泉。
B: The Prime Minister. Yes.
是首相。对。