Kentaro: My name is Kentaro. 我叫健太郎?
Todd: Kentaro. And what is your full name? 健太郎。你的全名是?
Kentaro: My full name is Kentaro Sugimori. 我的全名是健太郎杉森。
Todd: Sugimori. 杉森。
Kentaro: Mm-hm. 嗯。
Todd: OK. And where are you from? 你来自哪里?
Kentaro: I'm originally from Hamamatsu city. Which is in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. 我来自日本静冈县浜松市。
Todd: Oh, really. Shizuoka is a nice place. 真的。静冈县是个好地方。
Kentaro: Oh, really!Have you been there? 真的!你去过那里吗?
Todd: Yeah! I used to live there. 是的!我曾在那里住过。
Kentaro: Oh. Great! 太棒了!
Todd: Tell me about Japan. 跟我说说日本。
Kentaro: Well, Japan is, compared to the states, it's small, homogeneous, however and it's also has it's own culture. 和其他国家相比，日本很小，民族种类单一，但日本有自己的文化。
Todd: OK. Yeah. Yeah. I agree. Japanese culture is very, very unique. 是的。日本文化非常独特。
Kentaro: Mm-hm. 嗯。
Todd: What is the capital city of Japan? 日本的首都是哪里?
Kentaro: Tokyo. 东京。
Todd: Tokyo. 东京。
Kentaro: I believe so. 我想是的。
Todd: OK! Yeah, and who is the leader of the country? 好的!谁是日本的领导人?
Kentaro: Well, our political leader is Mr. Prime Minister Koizumi Junichiro. 我们的政治领导人是首相小泉纯一郎。
Todd: OK. 好的。
Kentaro: But our psychological leader will be our Emperor. 但我们的精神领袖是天皇。
Todd: OK. Nice, and do you like the Prime Minister? 好的，你喜欢日本首相吗?
Kentaro: Yes, I like him. 是的，我很欣赏他。
Todd: OK. Yeah, me too. Alright. Thanks. 我也是。好的，谢谢。
