原版英语口语情景对话第0281集：介绍德克萨斯和日本的不同.doc

1、Ivan来自德克萨斯，跟他一起讨论家乡和日本的食物、天气等方面的不同吧。Todd: So, Ivan, where are you from?Ivan: Im from Texas. Todd: Texas!Ivan: Yep Todd: OK, whats the difference between Texas and Japan?Ivan: Texas is big and Japan is little. Todd: Yeah, how about the food?Ivan: The food! In Texas we eat a lot of steak, we eat a lot

2、 of meat, a lot of beans, a lot of bad stuff for you, but it tastes good. Todd: Yeah, what kind of food do you prefer?Ivan: You know its funny. I go back to Texas sometimes and I cant eat that anymore. Im so used to the lighter meals: the fish and stuff here. Um, what do I like more? Sometimes I lik

3、e chili, sometimes I like sushi. Todd: Yeah, how does the weather compare with Texas and Japan?Ivan: Ah, Im from Houston, Texas which is in the south and thats just hot, hot, hot. Never had a white Christmas in Houston. The average is about 41, 41 degrees in the summer. Todd: Whoa!Ivan: Yeah, so it

4、rains a lot more here too. I still cant get used to all the rain. Todd: So, Houston is pretty close to Mexico, right?Ivan: Yeah, actually, its a nine hour drive, well not nine, maybe six. I used to go down there back in high school. Me and my buddies would go. Theres no drinking age in Mexico. Beer

5、is about 25 cents or 30 yen over there. Todd: Yeah, what do you remember about your trips to Mexico?Ivan: Not much, which is why we went. We just went. It was called a border town. Basically they just exist to take care of high school and college kids that want to party for a couple of nights. Its not really nice but its cheap and its fun.