American English at State
來和ShareAmerica一起練習的英語 #English 日常對話吧！今天的要練習的對話是："你想家了嗎?"。請聽這個網頁的錄音檔(內有英文全文): https://goo.gl/BWZH7c
讓我們來學習一些詞語：
Long time no see：好久不見。這是一種英語口語表達方式，用在與很長時間未見面的人相遇的時候。
What've you been up to? ：是英語口語的一種非正式問話，意思為“你近來在幹什麼？”
To seem or be a little down 的意思是，好像有點低沉/情緒不高。
Homesick：想家，思鄉。前面通常用“是”動詞be或者動詞feel（感覺）。例如： She is homesick. （她想家了。）I feel homesick.（我想家。）
形容詞multilingual用來指熟練掌握兩種以上語言的人。
形容詞multicultural的意思是多種文化的，可以形容融合多種文化的環境或者有多種文化背景的群體。
To acclimate: 指適應一個新地方或新環境。常見的用法是acclimate+to+地點或環境。例如：She is acclimating to the new city. （她正在適應她的新城市。）He quickly acclimates to the cultures of other countries.（他對其他國家的文化適應很快。）
在這個對話裡， nonsense表示說話人認為前面的說法完全不對。
會話逐字文:
Peter: Hi Jana. Long time no see. What’ve you been up to?
Jana: Just studying a lot.
Peter: You seem a little down. Is everything okay?
Jana: Yeah, everything is okay. Thanks for asking. Sometimes I get a little homesick and miss my family and my language. I didn’t realize how important my home language is to me. It’s really part of who I am.
Peter: I definitely understand that. Even though my parents and sisters are multilingual, we usually only speak our first language with one another.
Jana: But you don’t seem to ever miss your home language.
Peter: Of course I do! But this is a very multicultural campus and city. There are people here who speak your home language. It has helped me to find people who speak my first language. We get together every couple of weeks to talk.
Jana: I’m glad you understand. Part of me thinks I am a failure or I’m not acclimating to the U.S. if I don’t speak English all the time.
Peter: Nonsense! All of our languages are part of who we are and part of our identities. We can’t ignore that.
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