DIALOGUE 73:Where Were You Born?

1--Where were you born?

2--I was born in Sydney.

1--Is that where you lived all your childhood?

2--Yes, I lived there all my childhood.

1--Mmm. How long have you been in Britain?

2--Ooh--I've been here since 1972.

1--Why did you come here?

2--I married an Englishman! It was quite a romantic

situation. We were both in France, and we met

and married there.

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注解；

1）Sydney：悉尼，澳大利亞港市。

2）childhood：童年，幼年時代。

3）a romantic situation：富有浪漫色彩的境遇。

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譯文：

1--你出生在什么地方？

2--我出生在悉尼。

1--你是在那兒度過了你的童年時代嗎？

2--是的，我的童年都是在那兒度過的。

1--那，你來英國多長時間了？

2--噢，從1972年以來我就住在這兒了。

1--你為什么要移居到英國來？

2--我嫁給了一個英國人！說起來挺有點兒羅曼蒂克。

那時我們倆都在法國。在那兒我們相識并結了婚。