原版英语口语情景对话第0286集：讨论同音不同义现象.doc

1、当说到kiwi时，不同语言对应不同的意思，你最先想到的是什么呢？一起和Leo讨论吧。Todd: OK, Leonard, now, when most people think of Kiwi, at least Americans, we think of the fruit. Leo: Right, right. Also in Japan as well.Todd: Oh, really! OK. But, uh, people from New Zealand are called Kiwis not because of the fruit I take it. Leo: Thats

2、 right. Thats right. The nickname for New Zealanders is Kiwi, and actually the Kiwi bird. Kiwi is actually a Maori name, and Maori are the native people of New Zealand.Todd: Oh, wow! Leo: And so Kiwi, the pronunciation of Kiwi K-I-W-I KEE-WEE, Maori has similar pronunciation to the Japanese language

3、, ah, ee, uu, eh, oh. They pronounce the vowels.Todd: OK. Im.what is Kiwi? Leo: A kiwi is a nocturnal bird, which only walks, it doesnt fly.Todd: OK. So nocturnal means it only comes out at night. Leo: Right. Right. And in the deep forest. Actually, youd never see a Kiwi if you went to New Zealand,

4、unless you went to the zoo.Todd: Oh, really! Leo: Right!Todd: OK. Leo: And the brown Kiwi is the most, uh, rarest of them all. Theyre only I think, there are less than one thousand brown kiwis left.Todd: Wow. So. Leo: It can only be found in New Zealand.Todd: Ok. OK. maybe I missed it but can it fly

5、. Leo: No, no it cant.Todd: It cant fly. Leo: It can only walk.Todd: Wow, so it only comes out at night.in the deep forest and it cant fly. Leo: Youd be surprised. If you go to New Zealand, uh, there are over twenty different types of birds that walk.Todd: Really! Thats fascinating. Well, thanks for telling us about the Kiwi. Leo: Youre welcome.