1-- Hi, I'm Ron from Hawaii. I'm here with Mari from Japan. Today we will be talking about abilities. So, Mari, are you a good cook?
2-- I like to cook, more specifically, I like to cook for people. I like to have people over and eat with people. I don't really like to eat alone, so I don't like to cook for myself. I like to cook for other people, but more than cooking I like to bake.
1-- Baking. What do you like to bake?
2-- Cookies and brownies and cake.
1-- That sounds very good. I would like to eat one of your brownies. OK, next, are you a good singer?
2-- I am terrible at singing. I don't like going to karaoke and I don't like to sing. I like music, but I can't sing for my life. I, yesterday, or I guess in class it was a students birthday and I made my students sing Happy Birthday but they wouldn't start so I had to start them off singing and my voice was so bad, they started laughing at me, so I'm just a terrible singer.
1-- That's funny. OK, next. Are you a good dancer?
2-- No, I'm not a good dancer. I can't dance at all. I used to when I was younger, my parents would enroll me in ballet classes, so I did ballet for six years but I am not very good at dancing.
1-- So, you're a teacher now right? So, were you a good student when you were a student?
2-- I was a good student because I'm a dork. No, yeah, I think I was a good student. I tried hard in all of my classes. I always did my homework. I was always focused and took notes during class. If I didn't understand something, I would either ask questions in class or speak to the teacher or professor after class. I always really liked learning and so I think that's why I was a really good student.
1-- And athletics? Were you a good athlete, and are you a good athlete now?
2-- That's a tricky question. I like sports, and I like playing sports. I don't think I'm a very good athlete, probably compared to you, I'm probably not, but I really enjoy playing sports. In high school, I played soccer. I ran cross-country. I played ice-hockey and a little bit of lacrosse.
1-- And which one was your favorite sport?
2-- My favorite sport was ice-hockey.
1-- Interesting.
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注解：
1.specifically具体地
2.professor教授
3.athletics体育
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译文：
1-- 嗨，我是来自夏威夷的Ron。这是来自日本的Mari。今天我们讨论的话题叫能力。Mari，你很会做饭吗？
2--我喜欢做饭，更具体地说是给人做饭。我喜欢大家聚在一起吃饭。我不喜欢一个人吃饭。因此我不喜欢一个人做饭，喜欢给别人做饭。但是和做饭相比，我较喜欢烘烤。
1-- 烘烤。你喜欢烘什么啊？
2--饼干，巧克力和蛋糕。
1--听起来很好。我想吃块你烤的饼干。接下来，你是个唱歌好听的歌手吗？
2--我唱歌很糟糕。我不喜欢去卡拉OK里唱歌。我喜欢音乐，但我唱歌要命。我想想啊，昨天，有个学生过生日，为了愉悦我学生，我们唱生日快乐歌。但是他们都不起唱，我只好带头唱歌，我的嗓音太差了，他们开始笑。所以我唱歌很糟糕。
1--挺有趣的，下一个，你是个好的舞者吗？
2--不，我不是个好的舞者，根本就不会跳。我过去小时候，父母让我报名参加了一个芭蕾舞班，学了六年的芭蕾舞。但是我不是很擅长舞蹈。
1--因此，你现在是个老师？你读书时，是个好学生吗？
2--我是个好学生，因为我是个书呆子。不，是我认为我是个好学生。我没门功课都很用功。经常做作业，上课也很认真的听讲记笔记。若遇到不懂的地方，我要么课堂上举手提问，要么课后问老师或教授。我一直都很喜欢学习，这就是我为什么说自己是个好学生。
1--体育呢？你以前是个好的体育运动员吗？现在呢？
2--这个问题很棘手啊，我喜欢运动，爱做运动。我认为我不是个好运动员，可能和你相比，我不是。但是我真的很喜欢运动。高中时，我踢足球，跨界跑。我打曲棍球，长曲棍球。
1--哪一个是你的最爱呢？
2--我最爱曲棍球。
1--很有趣。
2-- I like to cook, more specifically, I like to cook for people. I like to have people over and eat with people. I don't really like to eat alone, so I don't like to cook for myself. I like to cook for other people, but more than cooking I like to bake.
1-- Baking. What do you like to bake?
2-- Cookies and brownies and cake.
1-- That sounds very good. I would like to eat one of your brownies. OK, next, are you a good singer?
2-- I am terrible at singing. I don't like going to karaoke and I don't like to sing. I like music, but I can't sing for my life. I, yesterday, or I guess in class it was a students birthday and I made my students sing Happy Birthday but they wouldn't start so I had to start them off singing and my voice was so bad, they started laughing at me, so I'm just a terrible singer.
1-- That's funny. OK, next. Are you a good dancer?
2-- No, I'm not a good dancer. I can't dance at all. I used to when I was younger, my parents would enroll me in ballet classes, so I did ballet for six years but I am not very good at dancing.
1-- So, you're a teacher now right? So, were you a good student when you were a student?
2-- I was a good student because I'm a dork. No, yeah, I think I was a good student. I tried hard in all of my classes. I always did my homework. I was always focused and took notes during class. If I didn't understand something, I would either ask questions in class or speak to the teacher or professor after class. I always really liked learning and so I think that's why I was a really good student.
1-- And athletics? Were you a good athlete, and are you a good athlete now?
2-- That's a tricky question. I like sports, and I like playing sports. I don't think I'm a very good athlete, probably compared to you, I'm probably not, but I really enjoy playing sports. In high school, I played soccer. I ran cross-country. I played ice-hockey and a little bit of lacrosse.
1-- And which one was your favorite sport?
2-- My favorite sport was ice-hockey.
1-- Interesting.
===================================
注解：
1.specifically具体地
2.professor教授
3.athletics体育
===================================
译文：
1-- 嗨，我是来自夏威夷的Ron。这是来自日本的Mari。今天我们讨论的话题叫能力。Mari，你很会做饭吗？
2--我喜欢做饭，更具体地说是给人做饭。我喜欢大家聚在一起吃饭。我不喜欢一个人吃饭。因此我不喜欢一个人做饭，喜欢给别人做饭。但是和做饭相比，我较喜欢烘烤。
1-- 烘烤。你喜欢烘什么啊？
2--饼干，巧克力和蛋糕。
1--听起来很好。我想吃块你烤的饼干。接下来，你是个唱歌好听的歌手吗？
2--我唱歌很糟糕。我不喜欢去卡拉OK里唱歌。我喜欢音乐，但我唱歌要命。我想想啊，昨天，有个学生过生日，为了愉悦我学生，我们唱生日快乐歌。但是他们都不起唱，我只好带头唱歌，我的嗓音太差了，他们开始笑。所以我唱歌很糟糕。
1--挺有趣的，下一个，你是个好的舞者吗？
2--不，我不是个好的舞者，根本就不会跳。我过去小时候，父母让我报名参加了一个芭蕾舞班，学了六年的芭蕾舞。但是我不是很擅长舞蹈。
1--因此，你现在是个老师？你读书时，是个好学生吗？
2--我是个好学生，因为我是个书呆子。不，是我认为我是个好学生。我没门功课都很用功。经常做作业，上课也很认真的听讲记笔记。若遇到不懂的地方，我要么课堂上举手提问，要么课后问老师或教授。我一直都很喜欢学习，这就是我为什么说自己是个好学生。
1--体育呢？你以前是个好的体育运动员吗？现在呢？
2--这个问题很棘手啊，我喜欢运动，爱做运动。我认为我不是个好运动员，可能和你相比，我不是。但是我真的很喜欢运动。高中时，我踢足球，跨界跑。我打曲棍球，长曲棍球。
1--哪一个是你的最爱呢？
2--我最爱曲棍球。
1--很有趣。
