爱说英语第42期:你最爱家乡的什么?

听力训练
Answer the following questions about the video.

1) The talk about eating ________.
a) at their high school
b) on special occasions

2) The population on their city is ________ .
a) 1.8 million
b) 250 thousand

3) It is a good place to grow up because _________.
a) everyone is so close
b) the food is really healthy

本期话题
Topic:What do you like most about your hometown?
Tlo Tlo: Hi, my name is Tlo Tlo and I'm from Botwasna.

Resse: And I'm Resse from Botswana as well.

Tlo Tlo: So, our question is: what do you like most about your hometown?

Resse: I think I love the cooking.

Tlo Tlo: The cooking! What about the cooking?

Resse: I just love how so many people get together and cook such huge meals for special occasions.

Tlo Tlo: Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. It's really common back home, eh?

Resse: I know, it feels like there's so much love in any situatation like weddings, or anything else that happens that worth cooking a big meal.

Tlo Tlo: Yeah, well basically, it's a really small country where we're from. It's a popululation of 1.8 million and the capital city is like 250,000 people. I love the fact that you seem to know most people actually, like if I was to mention someone right now, he would probably know him, know that person. Yeah, I just love the fact that we all kind of seem to know each other and it's cozy and, well, it's just a warm place to be and, yeah.

Resse: It's really a good place to grow up cause everybody grows up close.

Tlo Tlo: Yeah, we're close and grow up close and like the extended family. You find that most people are really close there, so there's not much distance between us actually. Yeah. So pretty much that. It's just the warmth, getting together as families during special ocassions and obviously enjoying the festivities. Yeah.