[00:05.37]Well, I was born and raised in Minnesota, in St. Paul, Minnesota, to be exact. 
好，我出生长大在明尼苏达，准确的说是明尼苏达圣保罗。
[00:13.38]I won't say how long ago that was, but let's just say I'm no spring chicken. 
我不说那是多久以前的事儿了，但是我也不年轻了。
[00:21.62]I grew up there with my rather large family of 8 brothers and 2 sisters. 
我同我的八个兄弟和两个姐妹一起在那里长大。
[00:29.20](I was the baby of the family, but I swear I wasn't spoiled!) 
我是最小的，但是我发誓我没有被惯坏。
[00:35.74]We were 13 in all, probably the biggest family in the neighborhood, maybe in the state. 
我们家一共有13口人，可能是邻里中最大的家庭，也可能是本州最大的家庭了。
[00:44.64]I had a mostly happy childhood. 
我的童年很快乐。
[00:48.02]My father and mother didn't have a lot of money, but we were never worried about keeping up with the Joneses. 
我的父母没有很多钱，但是我们不担心攀比。
[00:58.56]I wasn't much into sports like my brothers were, but I enjoyed reading and listening to music growing up. 
我不如我的兄弟们擅长体育运动，但是我成长期喜欢读书听音乐。
[01:08.63]I went to grade school near my house, and then to a high school about 2 miles from where I lived. 
我在家附近读的小学，高中在离家2英里的地方读的。
[01:18.32]After graduating from high school, I went on to the University of Minnesota to get my bachelor's degree. 
高中毕业后，我去明尼苏达州立大学攻取学士学位。
[01:27.68]It took me a while to learn the ropes at the university, but I finally graduated nearly 6 years later. 
我花了很长时间学习大学课程，但是最终在六年后毕业了。
[01:37.42]Better late than never, as my father used to say. 
像我爸爸经常说的，迟来总比不来好。
[01:42.67]I then went to Mexico for a couple of years to teach English and to study Spanish. 
然后我去墨西哥待了几年教英语同时学习西班牙语。
[01:50.82]When I returned, I decided to become a teacher, so I went back to school to get my Master's degree. 
回国之后我决定成为一名老师，因此我重回校园攻取硕士学位。
[02:01.25]After teaching for a few years, I was offered a job in California, so I moved to Los Angeles in 1991. 
教了几年之后，我在加利福尼亚得到一份工作，于是我在1991年搬到了洛杉矶。
[02:13.94]After working here a few years, I went back to school (again!) to get my Ph.D. 
在这儿工作了几年之后，我又回到了学校获得博士学位。
[02:23.63]I was starting to become a professional student. 
我开始成为一名专业学生了。
[02:28.32]Well, I finished up my degree in four years, and then taught at the university for several years. 
然后，我在四年内完成了我的学业，然后在大学中教了几年。
[02:38.77]Now, I work at a small research organization here in L.A. 
现在，我在洛杉矶本地的一个小调查机构工作。
[02:45.70]I am happily married, and I still enjoy reading and listening to music, and, of course, hosting ESL Podcast.
我很高兴的结了婚，也一直在享受阅读和音乐，当然，主持播客节目我也很高兴。