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I: Good morning my name is Jancy. Could you tell me your full name, please?
早上好，我是詹西。可以告诉我你的全名吗？
C: My name is Xiao Ying. But you can call me Margaret.
我是小樱。但是你可以叫我玛格丽特。
I: That’s great and who gave you that name?
那太好了。谁给你起的这个名字？
C: My former English teacher gave that to me. She said I reminded her of Margaret Thatcher.
我以前的一位英语老师给我取得这个名字。她说，我让她想起了玛格丽特.撒切尔。
I: Interesting. Can you tell me where you are from?
有意思。能告诉我你来自哪里吗？
C: Sure. I am from Beijing.
当然。我来自北京。
I: May I see your identification please?
我可以看一下你的证件吗？
C: Here you go.
请看。
I: Now just to start out, I’d like to ask a few questions about you. Are you currently working or are you a student?
现在正式开始。我想问一些关于你的问题。你现在是在职，还是在读？
C: I am currently a student at University.
我现在是一名在读大学生。
I: Right and what is your major?
好的。你学的什么专业？
C: My major is in Engineering.
我的专业是工程学。
I: Why did you choose to study engineering? Did you make the choice by yourself?
为什么选择工程学这个专业呢？你是自己选的这个专业吗？
C: Well in a way but I was also steered that way by my parents. They wanted me to have a good technical job.
可以说是我自己选的，但也是我的父母驱使我选择这个专业。他们希望我能有一份很好的技术工作。
I: Well, even though you were influenced by them, do you still like your major?
好的。那即使你是受父母影响选的这个专业，你现在还喜欢你的专业吗？
C: Yes I do. An engineer is a creator and a manager at the same time. I like learning about how to solve new problems.
是的，我喜欢。一名工程师既是发明家，也是管理者。我喜欢学习解决新问题的方法。
I: Is there anything about your major that you don’t particularly like?
在你的专业中，你有没有特别讨厌的东西？
C: Well at times I found it a bit tedious, because you have to study a lot of technical terms and information.
有时我会感到很累，因为我需要学习许多专业技术名词和知识。
I: Well how about when you are not studying. Let’s now talk about what you like doing in your spare time? Do you have any hobbies and interests?
那么你在学习的时候怎么样呢？现在让我们来谈谈你在课余时间的活动吧？你有哪些爱好和兴趣呢？
C: Yes one thing I enjoy doing is playing bridge.
好的。其中的一个兴趣就是打桥牌。
I: Really I didn’t know Bridge was popular in China. How did you get yourself interested in this game?
是吗？我不知道桥牌在中国也很流行。你是如何爱上这一游戏的？
C: Well I learned it, actually, when I was a teenager.
实际上我十几岁的时候就学会打桥牌了。
My uncle had learned it while he was a college student and he enjoys playing it quite regularly.
我的叔叔在高中时代就学会了打桥牌，他经常打桥牌。
So whenever he came to our house, he would play with my father and mother. And one day he allowed me to join them.
所以每次他来我们家的时候，他就会和我父母一起玩牌。有一天他让我也和他一起打桥牌。
I: When you do get time off from school during your holidays, what do you usually do?
你从学校放假之后的时间，经常做什么？
C: Uh, well different things. I mean, sometimes, I go traveling. I think the main thing I try to do is to catch up on sleep.
会做各种事情。我的意思是，我有时出去旅游。我想我主要做的事情还是抓紧时间睡觉。
I: You say you sometimes go traveling. Well let’s talk about a little bit about traveling and transport. If you are going on a long trip, how do you prefer to travel?
你说你有时候出去旅游？那就让我们谈一谈旅游和交通吧？如果你要去长途旅行，你会选择什么样的旅游方式？
C: To tell you the truth, I’m a bit scared of planes, and of course they are more expensive. So I guess my favorite way is to go by train, so long as the train is not too crowded.
说实话，我有点害怕坐飞机，当然，坐飞机的费用也很贵。所以我想我最喜欢的方式应该是坐火车，只要火车上不太拥挤就行。
I: In your country what do people prefer using for long trips?
在你的家乡，人们喜欢什么样的长途旅行方式？
C: Planes are getting more popular, but the problem is that they are still so expensive. Of course, a train is still the most effective way. A lot of people are using rented car and vans now. But you sometimes need permission to drive from one place to another.
飞机越来越受欢迎，但问题是价格一直很贵。当然，火车也是一种最有效的方式。现在许多人开始租汽车和敞篷车旅行。但是有时候开车从一个地方到另一个地方需要通行证。
I: Has transportation changed much in the past 20 years?
在过去的20年间，交通方式变化大吗？
C: Well in China people are very crazy about cars and so if you go to any major city in China, you will see a lot more cars on the road than there were ever used to be.
在中国，人们对汽车都很狂热，所以如果你去中国任何一个主要城市，你会看到与以前相比数量激增的车辆。
