美語(yǔ)咖啡屋 Lesson 28: Dianne, the Italian Opera Lover

Y:各位聽眾好，歡迎您到美語(yǔ)咖啡屋。我是楊晨。

J: Hello I'm Jody and welcome to the American Cafe.

Y: Jody, 聽說你下星期是不是要到意大利去？

J: Yes and I can't wait! I just bought some new clothes for the trip but more importantly I'm learning a little Italian. Piacere!

Y: 聽著很好聽，是什么意思？

(Pause)

J: Um, just a minute, (flipping through a book) hold on...

Y: Jody, 我看你以前一定沒好好學(xué)你的意大利語(yǔ)。

J: You're absolutely right. I'll try harder.

Y: 我記得你好象是意大利人后裔，是嗎？

J: Yes, I am of Italian heritage H-E-R-I-T-A-G-E, and most of my family comes from Italy.

Y: 你是意大利人后裔，可是卻不會(huì)說意大利語(yǔ)？

J: I know, unfortunately, my father's mother and father...

Y: (Translate)你是說你的爺爺、奶奶...

J: ...right. only spoke English in the home.

Y: 他們?cè)诩夜庹f英語(yǔ)。

J: I think during that era, that time period, it was very common for European immigrants to speak English.

Y: 他們那時(shí)候都急著要學(xué)好英語(yǔ)。

J: But you know the best way to broaden your horizons is to learn a foreign language.

Y: 你說到"broaden your horizons"，你記不記得我們上次在意大利文化節(jié)上碰見到的那個(gè)女孩Diane?

J: Oh right, Dianne.

Y: 她也是這么說的。下面就讓大家來認(rèn)識(shí)一下Diane:

實(shí)錄1: Diane: I'm Diane Adleberg and I live in Falls Church, Virginia. I'm on my second Italian class and I am not of Italian heritage but I love languages. And I think it's nice for Americans to broaden their horizons and learn a foreign language.

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