1、Teaching Overseas在海外教学John:SoSarah,youreanEnglishteacher,right?约翰:萨拉,你是名英语老师,对吧?Sarah:Thatsright.萨拉:没错。John:Youmusthavetaughtinmanycountriesbefore.约翰:你之前一定在很多国家和地区教过英语。Sarah:Yeah,Idid.ItaughtintheUSA,inTaiwan,China,SouthKorea,JapanandEcuador.萨拉:对,没错。我在美国、台湾、中国、韩国、日本和厄瓜多尔教过英语。John:Oh,Ecuador.约翰:哦,厄瓜多
2、尔。Sarah:Yeah.萨拉:对。John:SoyoumustbeabletospeakSpanishverywell.约翰:那你一定也会说西班牙语。Sarah:Ithinkso.Istudiedreallyhard,andthenwhenIlivedinEcuador,Ispentalotoftimetalkingtopeople.萨拉:是的。我在厄瓜多尔时非常努力地学习了西班牙语,我花很多时间和当地人交谈。John:DidyouteachSpanish,too?约翰:那你也教西班牙语?Sarah:No,Ididnt.WhenIlivedinEcuadoractually,Ivolunte
3、eredfortheUnitedNations.萨拉:不教。我在厄瓜多尔生活时,我是联合国的志愿者。John:Wow.约翰:哇哦。Sarah:AndItaughtfamiliesandtheywerebeingrelocatedtoCanadabecausetheywerefleeingthedrugwarsofColombia.萨拉:我的工作是教一些家庭英语,这些家庭要逃离哥伦比亚的毒品战争,他们会被重新安置在加拿大。John:Wow.约翰:哇哦。Sarah:SoIfeltverybadlyforthesefamiliesbuttheyhadareallybrightfuture.Sotha
4、twasgood.Butthenoneweek,Ihadafamily,acoupleoffamiliesandtheywerebeingrelocatedtoSweden.萨拉:我为这些家庭感到难过,不过他们有一个非常光明的未来。这很好。不过有一周,我教了几个要被重新安置在瑞典的家庭。John:Oh.约翰:哦。Sarah:AndIsaid, IcantteachthemSwedish.AndtheUNsaid, Well,maybejustteachthemEnglish.SoIthought,theyregoingtoSweden,theydontneedtolearnEnglishrig
5、htnow.AndmyfriendatthetimeshesNorwegian,andwewerelivingtogether.Andeveryday,shehelpedmetolearnalittlebitofSwedish.JustenoughforoneclasssothatIcouldteachthesefamilies.萨拉:我说,“我不能教他们瑞典语”。联合国方面说,“你就教他们英语吧”。可是我想,他们要去瑞典,他们现在不用学英语。当时我有个朋友,她是挪威人,我们住在一起。她每天都帮助我学习一些瑞典语。足够我在当天的课上教那些家庭的。John:Wait,wait.约翰:等一下。Sa
6、rah:.someSwedish.萨拉:瑞典语。John:YouwereteachingSwedishlanguage?约翰:你教瑞典语?Sarah:Yes.萨拉:对。John:YouareanEnglishspeaker.约翰:可是你的母语是英语。Sarah:Yes.萨拉:对。John:YoulivedinEcuador.约翰:你当时在厄瓜多尔生活。Sarah:Yes.萨拉:对。John:AndaNorwegianpersontaughtyouSwedish.约翰:一个挪威人教你瑞典语。Sarah:Yes.萨拉:对。John:SoyoucouldteachSwedishtopeoplefro
7、mEcuador.约翰:所以你教厄瓜多尔人瑞典语。Sarah:FromColombia,currentlylivinginEcuador.萨拉:那些人来自哥伦比亚,他们当时住在厄瓜多尔。John:SotheycouldmovetoSweden.约翰:他们要搬去瑞典。Sarah:Yes.萨拉:对。John:Andyoudidthisasavolunteer.约翰:你志愿做这份工作。Sarah:Yeah.Iwantedtohelppeople.SoImovedtoEcuadorandIgotavolunteerjobwiththeUnitedNationstohelpteachpeoplebutI
8、neverthoughtIwouldbeteachingSwedish.萨拉:对。我想帮助别人。所以我去厄瓜多尔做联合国的志愿者,去帮助他人,我以前从来没想过我会教瑞典语。John:Wow.约翰:哇哦。Sarah:Yeah.Itwasalotoffun.萨拉:对。那很有趣。John:Iwouldliketotrythatsomeday,too.约翰:如果有机会,我也想尝试一下。Sarah:Youcandoit.萨拉:你可以的。重点讲解:1. be able to do sth. 可以的,能够的;例句:A novelist mustbe able touse the cultural heritage of his nation.小说家要善于利用他本国的文化遗产。2. a couple of 两个;几个;例句:Theyve gone down to Brighton fora couple ofdays.他们已南下到布赖顿市住两天。3. right now 立刻;立即;马上;例句:The competitionright nowis fierce.现在竞争得非常厉害。