美语情景对话 第683期:Oregon People 俄勒冈人
Jeff: So where are you from?
杰夫：你来自哪里？Tim: I'm from Oregon. It's right above California. It's on the West Coast of America.
蒂姆：我来自俄勒冈州。俄勒冈州位于加利福尼亚州北面。是美国西海岸的一个州。Jeff: So the State of Oregon.
杰夫：俄勒冈州。
Tim: It's on the West Coast between California and Washington.
蒂姆：是美国西海岸的一个州，位于加州和华盛顿州之间。Jeff: So you're neighbor states, say California in the south, do you guys get along? Are you good neighbors?
杰夫：加州在俄勒冈州的南面，这两个是相邻的州，你们两个州的人相处的好吗？你们是相处不错的邻居吗？Tim: Well, we get along a little bit with Northern California. They have similar thinking. But Souther California, they kind of have different thinking. They think a bit more about money. And also, they are moving a lot up into Oregon, and they have different thinking and they are moving into Oregon and they are kind of changing things.
蒂姆：我们和北加州的人相处的不错。我们有相似的想法。不过南加州的人和我们有不同的想法。他们更看重钱。而且他们中有很多人搬到了俄勒冈州居住，因为他们的想法不同，所以他们搬来以后，改变了一些事情。Jeff: So do you get a lot.... are you patriotic towards your own state of Oregon?
杰夫：那你们……你们爱你们的家乡州俄勒冈州吗？Tim: A little bit. We just like to keep things the way they are just a little bit. Californians move up because they can sell their homes in California for a lot of money. They move up there and then they tend to be more conservative.
蒂姆：有点。我们希望维持现状。可是加州人搬了过来，他们高价卖出了他们在加州的房子。他们搬来俄勒冈州生活，他们更保守一些。Jeff: So, if I was to meet you and call you a Californian, would you get mad at me?
杰夫：如果我见到你以后称你是加州人，你会不会生我的气？Tim: I wouldn't get mad at you, no. I would think that he must think I was from Northern California.
蒂姆：我不会生你的气。我会想你一定是认为我来自北加州。Jeff: So do the Californians feel the same way about the people from Oregon? Is that a mutual emotion to dislike the Oregon people as well?
杰夫：那加州人也和俄勒冈州人持一样的想法吗？加州人会不会也不喜欢俄勒冈州人？Tim: I don't think so because there's been a lot of them moving up. You know they move up there to retire and they move their kids up there, so I think they like Oregon and Oregonians tend to be pretty friendly.
蒂姆：我不这么想，因为有很多人搬到俄勒冈州来生活。他们在退休后搬来俄勒冈州，也会把孩子带过来，所以我认为他们喜欢俄勒冈州，而且俄勒冈州人一向很友好。Jeff: And how about the North, your northern neighbor? Washington?
杰夫：那你们北边的邻居呢？华盛顿州怎么样？Tim: Washington and Oregon are pretty similar as far a culturally.
蒂姆：华盛顿州和俄勒冈州在文化上很相似。Jeff: So if I call you a Washington — if I say your are from Washington you don't mind as much as being called Californian?
杰夫：那如果我说你来自华盛顿州，你是不是不会像被称为加州人那样介意？Tim: Ah, that's true. Yeah, that's for sure.
蒂姆：嗯，没错。的确是这样。
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重点讲解：
1. get along （与…）和睦相处；
例句：I think so. Yes. They get along so well.
我也觉得是这样。他们相处得很好。
2. get mad at sb. 对……生气；
例句：It is not worthwhile getting mad at him!
我犯不上跟他生气！
3. how about （用于引出相关的新话题）怎么样，如何；
例句：By the way, I'll be free this evening. How about going to see a film?
另外，我今天晚上有空，我们去看电影怎么样？
4. for sure 无疑；肯定；
例句：If no one produces them,people won't smoke. That's for sure.
如果没人生产的话，人们就不会吸烟了，这是肯定无疑的。
