美语情景对话 第1267期:When you hear motherland what comes to mind? 在听到祖国这个词时你会想到什么

Vitalis: This is Vitalis from Uganda.

维塔利斯：我是维斯利斯，来自乌干达。

David: And my name is David from Kenya.

大卫：我是大卫，来自肯尼亚。

Vitalis: David, what comes to your mind, when you hear of 'motherland'?

维塔利斯：大卫，当你听到“祖国”这个词的时候你会想到什么？

David: A lot comes into my mind. The first thing is where I was born and it reminds me of who gave birth to me. That's my mom who I really love, and the third things that comes into my mind when I hear about motherland is Africa. For me, I'm an African. That's my roots and that's what I relate to so when I hear motherland that's the first, that's one of things that comes to mind. Yeah, I'm proud to be an African.

大卫：我想到了很多。首先，那是我出生的地方，第二，那让我想起了生下我的母亲。我非常爱我的妈妈，我在听到“祖国”这个词时想到的第三件事是非洲。对我来说，我是非洲人。我的根在非洲，那是和我有联系的地方，所以当我听到“祖国”这个词时，我会想到这些事情。我为身为非洲人而骄傲。

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重点讲解：
1. hear of 听见；听到；
例句：I can't help laughing when I hear of it.
我听说此事时，禁不住笑起来。
2. come to mind 突然想起；(想法)一下子冒出来；
例句：Furniture and flooring usually come to mind when we think of ways to use bamboo.
一想到竹子的用途时，脑海里浮现的往往是竹制家具和竹制地板。
3. remind sb. of sth. 使想起；使记起；提醒；
例句：This reminds me of Christmas parties.
这让我想起圣诞聚会。
4. give birth to 生（孩子）；分娩；生育；
例句：And mothers who were exposed to unusually high levels of stress during pregnancy are more likely to give birth to a left-handed child.
母亲在怀孕时承受不同寻常的高强度压力，更容易生出左撇子的孩子。