Hitoshi: My name is Hitoshi Fukuda
Todd: Hitoshi
Hitoshi: Mm-hm.
Todd: I'm sorry. What's your last name?
Hitoshi: Fukuda.
Todd: Fukuda.
Hitoshi: Mm-hm.
Todd: And where are you from?
Hitoshi: Well, I'm originally from a city called Utsunomiya.
Todd: Uh-huh.
Hitoshi: It's north of Tokyo.
Todd: Oh, nice.
Hitoshi: But, when I was ten I moved to Uwara, which is in Saitama.
Todd: OK.
Hitoshi: And I've been there ever since.
Todd: OK. Um..tell me about your country. Tell me about Japan.
Hitoshi: 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.
Todd: Wow. Wow.
Hitoshi: And then, two-thirds of the area is covered by forests.
Todd: Ah..that's good. I love forests. I love forests. How many people live in Japan?
Hitoshi: About 120,000,000.
Todd: Wow.
Hitoshi: Yeah. Just about 125,000,000. It's about half the population of the states.
Todd: Man! And what is the capital city?
Hitoshi: It's Tokyo.
Todd: Tokyo. And who is the leader of the country?
Hitoshi: It's Koizumi.
Todd: Koizumi.
Hitoshi: The Prime Minister. Yes.
1 originally
adv.本来，原来，最初，就起源而论，独创地
参考例句：
Originally I didn't want to go.我本意不想去。
After much discussion they settled on the plan originally proposed.他们讨论了很久，然后确定了原来提出的那个计划。
2 California
n.加利福尼亚(美国)
参考例句：
He was elected governor of the state of California.他当选为加州州长。
We were driving on a California freeway.我们正沿着加利福尼亚的一条快车道驾车行驶。
3 prime
adj.首要的，主要的;最好的，第一流的
参考例句：
The prime minister spoke of the general insecurity in the country.总理谈到了全国普遍存在的不安全。
He met with the Prime Minister of Japan for an hour.他和日本首相会见了一个小时。
4 minister
n.部长，牧师，公使;vi.服侍，救助，主持圣事
参考例句：
He met with the Prime Minister of Japan for an hour.他和日本首相会见了一个小时。
I got the minister on the ear with a potato.我用土豆打中了部长的耳朵。
