美語情景對話 第31期:武術(shù) Martial Arts

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Todd: Hey, Victor, I hear you're going home tomorrow.
    嗨,維克多,我聽說你明天要回家了。
    Victor: Yes, I am.
    是的。
    Todd: Ah, that's too bad.....So how long have you been here?
    啊,太遺憾了……你在這兒待多久了?
    Victor: I've been here for two weeks.
    我來這里兩周了。
    Todd: I'm sorry, I was never sure. Why did you come to Japan?
    不好意思,我想問。你為什么來日本?
    Victor: Came to Japan to study martial arts. Budo-Jujitsu is the art that we study.
    我來日本學(xué)習(xí)武術(shù)。我在日本學(xué)習(xí)日本柔術(shù)。
    Todd: Oh! OK, cool! So are like a black belt?
    哦!酷!你達(dá)到黑帶級別了?
    Victor: Yes, yes!
    是的!
    Todd: Oh, really! Wow, how long have you been doing your martial arts?
    哦,真的!哇,你學(xué)習(xí)武術(shù)多長時間了?
    Victor: I've been studying this art for about 18 years I guess.
    我學(xué)武術(shù)大約18年了。
    Todd: Really!
    真的!
    Victor: A long time.
    很長時間了。
    Todd: That's a long time. You're a young looking guy. You like 18 years.
    很長時間了。你看上去很年輕。你看上去就只有18歲。
    Victor: Well, I'm an old guy.
    我已經(jīng)不年輕了。
    Todd: Well, so when you go back to the states you also train.
    你什么時候還會回來繼續(xù)訓(xùn)練嗎?
    Victor: Yes, yes! We have a group that we train in martial arts there as sort of a hobby. It's sort of a way of life also. But I have a real job. I'm a civil engineer.
    是的!我們有一個訓(xùn)練武術(shù)的小團(tuán)隊,武術(shù)已經(jīng)成為了我們的一種愛好。也是我們的一種生活習(xí)慣。但我還有一份工作。我是一名土木工程師。
    Todd: So, actually what does a civil engineer do?
    土木工程師都要做什么?
    Victor: In America a civil engineer designs things. In my case, I work on buildings, buildings that have structural problems, and I work on repair plans.
    在美國,土木工程師的工作是要設(shè)計東西。拿我來說,我要設(shè)計的是建筑,建筑都會有結(jié)構(gòu)問題,我要做的就是修復(fù)這些問題。
    Todd: OK. Sounds like a tough job.
    好的,聽起來是個艱苦的工作。
    Victor: It's OK. It's interesting. All buildings need repairs and it's fun.
    還好。這份工作很有趣。所有的建筑都需要修葺,這很有趣。
    Todd: Great, thanks a lot, Victor. Have a safe trip tomorrow.
    很好,謝謝你,維克多。明天一路順風(fēng)。
    Victor: Well, thank you very much.
    好的,謝謝你。