美语情景对话 第31期:武术 Martial Arts

Todd: Hey, Victor, I hear you're going home tomorrow.

嗨，维克多，我听说你明天要回家了。

Victor: Yes, I am.

是的。

Todd: Ah, that's too how long have you been here?

啊，太遗憾了……你在这儿待多久了？

Victor: I've been here for two weeks.

我来这里两周了。

Todd: I'm sorry, I was never sure. Why did you come to Japan?

不好意思，我想问。你为什么来日本？

Victor: Came to Japan to study martiAl arts. Budo-Jujitsu is the art that we study.

我来日本学习武术。我在日本学习日本柔术。

Todd: Oh! OK, cool! So are like a black belt?

哦！酷！你达到黑带级别了？

Victor: Yes, yes!

是的！

Todd: Oh, really! Wow, how long have you been doing your martial arts?

哦，真的！哇，你学习武术多长时间了？

Victor: I've been studying this art for about 18 years I guess.

我学武术大约18年了。

Todd: Really!

真的！

Victor: A long time.

很长时间了。

Todd: That's a long time. You're a young looking guy. You like 18 years.

很长时间了。你看上去很年轻。你看上去就只有18岁。

Victor: Well, I'm an old guy.

我已经不年轻了。

Todd: Well, so when you go back to the states you also train.

你什么时候还会回来继续训练吗？

Victor: Yes, yes! We have a group that we train in martial arts there as sort of a hobby. It's sort of a way of life also. But I have a real job. I'm a civil engineer.

是的！我们有一个训练武术的小团队，武术已经成为了我们的一种爱好。也是我们的一种生活习惯。但我还有一份工作。我是一名土木工程师。

Todd: So, actually what does a civil engineer do?

土木工程师都要做什么？

Victor: In America a civil engineer designs things. In my case, I work on buildings, buildings that have structural problems, and I work on repair plans.

在美国，土木工程师的工作是要设计东西。拿我来说，我要设计的是建筑，建筑都会有结构问题，我要做的就是修复这些问题。

Todd: OK. Sounds like a tough job.

好的，听起来是个艰苦的工作。

Victor: It's OK. It's interesting. All buildings need repairs and it's fun.

还好。这份工作很有趣。所有的建筑都需要修葺，这很有趣。

Todd: Great, thanks a lot, Victor. Have a safe trip tomorrow.

很好，谢谢你，维克多。明天一路顺风。

Victor: Well, thank you very much.

好的，谢谢你。

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