Todd: OK, we're here with Laura. Hello!
大家好,今天我们请到的是Laura。
Laura: Hi!
嗨!
Todd: Hi! Now, Laura, where you are from?
嗨!Laura,你来自哪里?
Laura: I'm from Hong Kong.
我来自香港。
Todd: Hong Kong. That's great. So tell us about Hong Kong.
香港。太棒了。你给我们讲讲香港吧。
Laura: Well, it's a country for people, and well, when I ask my friends would they love Hong Kong they just say, Oh well, many good cheap things to buy, what, so many, a lot of delicious dishes, what, so.
好,这是个很适合人们居住的地方。每次我问我朋友会不会爱上香港的时候他们都会回答说,哦,会,那儿的东西很便宜而且食物都很好吃。
Laura: And Hong Kong is a really big modern city, with tall, tall buildings.
而且香港是个非常大的现代化城市,有很多摩天大楼。
Todd: Do you live downtown where all the tall buildings are?
你是住在大楼遍地的市区吗?
Laura: When, I'm in the city. I live in the 24th floor.
嗯,我住在市区,我家在24层。
Todd: The 24th floor.
24层。
Laura: So my brother live in 44.
我哥哥住44层。
Todd: Wow!
哇!
Laura: It's amazing right?
很神奇吧?
Todd: Yeah, that's insane. Wow
对呀,哇,那太疯狂了。
Laura: So just for residential users we have very tall buildings.
所以说仅仅是居民区就都是高楼大厦。
Todd: Oh, OK. What's the best thing about Hong Kong?
哦,好。香港最好的部分是什么?
Laura: Well, what do you mean?
嗯,什么意思?
Todd: Like what's something that is really nice about living in Hong Kong?
就是说住在香港哪点好?
Laura: Mm!
嗯!
Todd: It's kind of hard. I'm sorry. On the spot. How about the food? Does Hong Kong have really good food?
一时间还真有点儿难说。食物?香港有很多美食吗?
Laura: Maybe a lot of choice. So you have different kind of cuisine, like Japanese food, Chinese food, Western food, well, a lot of choice.
大概会有很多选择。你会品尝到不同种类的美食,像日式菜,中餐,西餐,还有很多其他选择。
Todd: OK. And the people of Hong Kong, do they all speak different types of Chinese?
好。香港人讲各种中国方言吗?
Laura: Well, mainly Cantonese, but sometimes, well in school they usually speak English.
嗯,主要是说广东话,而在学校他们通常说英语。
Todd: Really!
是嘛!
Laura: Yes, now because well, we are a part of China, so we usually, we have to learn Mandarin as well.
是的,但现在因为我们也算是中国的一部分,所以我们不得不学普通话。
Todd: OK, so you speak Mandarin, Cantonese, and English.
好,所以说你会说普通话,广东话和英语。
Laura: Well, you can say that.
对,可以这么说。
Todd: That's amazing. OK, thanks a lot.
太棒了,好的,非常感谢。