美语情景对话 第351期:The Neighborhood 邻近地区

Todd: OK, Keith, we're back here in the city. I'm going to ask you some questions about where you live. First, is there a libray by your house?

托德：凯斯，现在我们回到城市了。我要问你一些有关你的居住地的问题。第一个问题，你家附近有图书馆吗？

Keith: No, no libraries near me.

凯斯：没有，我家附近没有图书馆。

Todd: No, that's too bad. Do you like to read?

托德：哦，那太糟了。你喜欢阅读吗？

Keith: Sure, I love to read.

凯斯：当然，我喜欢阅读。

Todd: OK. Where do you get you books?

托德：好。你都从哪儿买书呢？

Keith: Well, I usually buy them at Tower Records or I order them through

凯斯：通常我从淘儿唱片店买书，还有亚马逊网站。

Todd: OK. Note: this is not an advertisement. OK. Next one, is there a park by your house.

托德：好。注意：这不是打广告。好，下一个问题，你家附近有公园吗？

Keith: Park, yeah, there's actually two small ones.

凯斯：公园，有，有两个小公园。

Todd: Do you go there very often?

托德：你经常去公园吗？

Keith: No, not too often, because usually I don't get home from work until pretty late. Not a lot of part-time in my schedule.

凯斯：不，不是经常去，因为一般我下班回家非常晚。我的时间安排中没有很多业余时间。

Todd: OK. So hang on. We've got to let the car go by here. Actually, lots of cars here. Lots of traffic. Is there lot of traffic where you live?

托德：好。等等。我们要让车从这边过去。实际上，这里有太多车了。交通流量太大。你家附近交流流量大吗？

Keith: Oh, yeah, in the day time cause there's a lot of shops around my apartment, or near my apartment. But at night time it's pretty quiet.

凯斯：对，白天交通很繁忙，因为我的公寓附近有许多商店。不过晚上的时候非常安静。

Todd: OK. Great. Thanks Keith.

托德：那很好。谢谢你，凯斯。

Keith: You're welcome.

凯斯：不客气。

重点讲解：
1. like/love to do sth.
喜欢做某事；
eg. When I get home from work I like to relax with the newspaper.
我下班回到家里，喜欢看看报纸，放松一下。
eg. I love to watch live games.
我喜欢看现场比赛。
2. part-time
业余时间；
eg. In her part-time, she practises the guitar.
她在业余时间练吉他。
eg. At the part time, I usually go swimming with my friends.
在业余时间，我通常和我的朋友们去游泳。
3. hang on
等一会儿；稍等；
eg. Hang on, I have just get to think about this.
等一等，这事我得考虑一下。
eg. Hang on a minute while I look it up.
你稍等一下，等我查查看。