Conversation One

第一段对话

I’ve made a new friend recently. Her name is Susan, and she’s from South Africa.

我最近交了一个新朋友sxx!nVOrYC。她叫苏珊，来自南非&-F4djbq~p4Kcm6a&O3*。

How did you meet her?

你是怎么认识她的？

We met over Wechat. She has very cool photos on her social media. The photos of her hometown look amazing.

我们是通过微信认识的zkXX=s6U%.HZEK+XWkD2。她的社交媒体上有很多很酷的照片5dKanxYqkV~Fz。她家乡的照片看起来棒极了B!JbMITr4kl!|Fl。

What’s her hometown called?

她的家乡叫什么？

It’s called Cape Town. It's in the southwest of South Africa. She says it’s very green and windy.

它叫开普敦#pcuAA!e!2[HGp2,7L0S。位于南非的西南部#1d4m=.!g,L。她说开普敦是绿色城市、风很多b=|LWbsY2)lq]jx。

The city was built by European settlers, and there’s a big mountain that overlooks the city.

这座城市是由欧洲殖民者建造的，有一座大山俯瞰着这座城市t7Nc8~ftVfb_eWy。

The mountain is called Table Mountain because it’s flat at the top.

山的名字叫桌山，因为它的山顶是平的Su[uGj0I9u)1O。

That sounds interesting. What are the people there like?

听起来很有趣D,s7az*q@JF-B。那里的人怎么样？

Well, Susan says South Africa is very mixed. There are black people and white people and Indian people.

嗯，苏珊说南非的情况很混杂Q),ok)T~9#ohedh@A。有黑人、白人和印度人~#!]iPh2eX=PxMEv]。

Susan is white. She says her ancestors were from Britain. Many languages are spoken in South Africa, but she only speaks English.

苏珊是白人lLFtu%KI,@ryD9hl.A。她说她的祖先来自英国hC5-xTs1eX]+.Cys*j+。南非有多种语言，但她只会说英语hVWPf%*A%nq2~v。

Didn’t South Africa host the Football World Cup a few years ago? They must play football a lot then, right?

南非不是几年前主办了世界杯足球赛吗？他们一定经常踢足球，对吗？

I think they play football, but it’s not as popular as rugby.

我认为他们踢足球，但足球不像橄榄球那么受欢迎d6oej37c2JLuw%n!2,ER。

Rugby? What’s rugby?

橄榄球？什么是橄榄球？

Rugby is a sport with two teams, and the players carry the ball in their arms and throw it at each other.

橄榄球是一项有两队参加的运动，队员们把球抱在怀里，相互投掷oFO0#=bJq9X。

The ball is not round, and the players push each other. I don't really understand the rules. I think it’s very complicated.

球不是圆的，球员们互相推搡w]Pz;@BGt^_e0U。我真的不懂规则9e*mDs[Mb&YU。我认为那很复杂&xJjpeSn|a#。

That sounds like a very strange sport indeed. Is it only South Africa that plays it?

听起来确实是一项非常奇怪的运动=WE6wUdLHz5[p。只有南非才有这项运动吗？

No, it’s also popular in Britain and in other former British colonies, like Australia and New Zealand.

不，在英国和其他前英国殖民地也很流行，比如澳大利亚和新西兰3cvXpib(BB30Y.jHp。

Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

请根据你刚刚听到的对话回答问题8到问题11k#kRExj3*n_d。

Question8: What does the woman say about her new friend Susan?

问题8：这个女人怎么评价她的新朋友苏珊？

Question9: What does the woman say about Table Mountain?

问题9：关于桌山，那位女士怎么说？

Question10: What do we learn from the conversation about the woman's friend, Susan?

问题10：我们从关于这位女士朋友苏珊的对话中学到了什么？

Question11: What does the woman say about rugby in South Africa?

问题11：这位女士对南非的橄榄球有什么看法？