PETS2口語對話練習(xí)-70

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Paul and Wei step outside
    Paul: These buildings look so French.
    Wei: None of the other American cities we've visited looked quite like this.
    Paul: The history here is different. First it was a native city, then French, then Spanish, and finally American.
    Wei: How did it become American?
    Paul: The U.S. government bought it from Napoleon.
    Wei: The Louisiana Purchase! I've read about that.
    Paul: That's why there are so many French looking buildings with pretty balconies.
    Wei: Let's go inside and keep Trev company.
    (續(xù)上期)
    PETS口語對語練習(xí)匯總
    保羅跟小薇走出來
    保羅:這些建筑的外觀好有法國風(fēng)。
    小薇:跟我們?nèi)ミ^的其它美國城市看起來都不一樣。
    保羅:這里的歷史也不一樣。這里原本是原住民城市,后來歸法國,然后西班牙,最后才成為美國城市。
    小薇:它是如何變成美國的城市呢?
    保羅:美國政府是從拿破侖那里買來的。
    小薇:路易西安那購買案!我有讀過。
    保羅:所以才有那么多有漂亮陽臺的法式建筑。
    小薇:我們進(jìn)去陪崔佛吧。
    重點解說
    ★ native (a.) 原住民的,本國的,本土的
    ★ Louisiana Purchase 路易西安那購入地。美國在公元一八○三年向法國購買包括現(xiàn)今路易西安那州以及中西部等廣大土地
    ★ keep someone company 和……作伴