評論
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Sara: Thomas your English is so good. How did you learn it?
薩沙: 托馬斯，你的英語很好。你是怎么學的呢？
Thomas ：Well, in my country everyone has to take English starting in the first grade. I've been taking English courses for 12 years now.
托馬斯: 嗯，在我們國家，每個人都要從一年級就開始學英語。到現在為止，我學英語已經 12 年啦。
Sara： Wow, that's interesting. I remember when we took that trip last year and visited your family. It seemed like there weren't many people that could speak with me in English.
薩沙: 哇，很有趣。我記得我們去年去那兒旅游，去你們家做客。看起來好像沒有很多人能用英語和我交談。
Thomas：Oh, that's because they don't speak English that much.
托馬斯:哦，那是因為他們不經常說英語。
Sara：But they speak it in school, right? Maybe they just didn't like me so they didn't want to talk to me.
薩沙: 但是他們在學校里說， 是吧？或許他們不喜歡我， 所以他們不想和我講話。
Thomas ：No, actually they liked you a lot. They told me they thought you were very nice. They are just shy. They're not use to talking with foreigners. I remember when I first came to the U.S. I was really nervous about speaking with people.
托馬斯: 不是的。事實上他們很喜歡你。他們告訴我說他們覺得你很好。他們只是太害羞啦，他們不習慣和外國人講話。我記得我第一次來美國時，跟人們講話時我真的很緊張。
Sara：I see. I thought there were lots of Americans teaching English in your country.
薩沙: 我明白啦。我以為很多美國人在你們國家教英語呢。
Thomas：Yes, that's true. There are probably twice as many now as there were five years ago, but they are mostly in the cities. My family lives in the country.
托馬斯: 是的，沒錯兒?；蛟S現在美國老師的數量比五年前多了一倍。但是他們大多都在城市里，我家在農村。
Sara：I wonder why. Personally I prefer the country to the city. It's so quiet and peaceful. If I were to teach, I would want to teach in the country.
薩沙: 我在想是什么原因。和城市比起來，我個人倒更喜歡農村。很安靜平和。如果我去教書的話，我倒想去農村教。
Thomas ：Do you think you would want to teach someday? I know the schools around my town are looking for teachers, so if you want I can call them and get more information.
托馬斯: 你覺得你以后會去教書嗎？我知道在我家附近的一些城鎮的學校在找老師，如果你想去那兒教書的話，我可以打電話給他們，多了解一些情況。
Sara：No, I don't think so. I would need to stay there for a year, and I don't think I can take that much time off work.
薩沙: 不用啦，我不去。我還要在那兒呆一年，我覺得我休不了那么個長假。
Thomas：Well, if you change your mind, let me know. I think you would be a really great teacher.
托馬斯: 哦，如果你改變主意的話，告訴我一聲。我覺得你會成為一個很好的老師。
