美語情景對話 第31期:武術 Martial Arts

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 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.

我來這裏兩週了。

Todd: I'm sorry, I was never sure. Why did you come to Japan?

不好意思，我想問。你爲什麼來日本？

Victor: Came to Japan to study martial arts. Budo-Jujitsu is the art that we study.

我來日本學習武術。我在日本學習日本柔術。

Todd: Oh! OK, cool! So are like a black belt?

哦！酷！你達到黑帶級別了？

Victor: Yes, yes!

是的！

Todd: Oh, really! Wow, how long have you been doing your martial arts?

哦，真的！哇，你學習武術多長時間了？

Victor: I've been studying this art for about 18 years I guess.

我學武術大約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.

我已經不年輕了。

Todd: Well, so when you go back to the states you also train.

你什麼時候還會回來繼續訓練嗎？

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！我們有一個訓練武術的小團隊，武術已經成爲了我們的一種愛好。也是我們的一種生活習慣。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麼？

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計東西。拿我來說，我要設計的是建築，建築都會有結構問題，我要做的就是修復這些問題。

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。所有的建築都需要修葺，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。

Victor: Well, thank you very much.

好的，謝謝你。

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