速成英语口语第六册 Lesson 17 What a Small World

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Lesson 17 What a Small World

Hiro: Ah, Steve. Welcome back to Japan. It's good to see you again.

Steve: It's good to see you as well, my friend. Tell me, how have things been going with the new branch?

Hiro: As you know, there's a huge push these days for our country to become more globalized, and our company being introduced here is no exception².

Steve: The same could be said for America. When I was a kid, we could only find American restaurants. But now? It's like the world has brought their food from everywhere.

Hiro: You'll find the same here. McDonald's and Starbucks are everywhere. English academies³ are becoming more common here than anything else.

Steve: It's like we have become one global¹ village. Just think. The more globalized we become, the less need we'll have for local languages.

Hiro: I don't know about that. There's much that can't be expressed in your language.

Steve: That's true. But between the Internet and the mass media⁴, it won't be long before we feel the effects of what's happening on the other side of the world.

Hiro: We're already there, Steve. Just by sitting here talking to each other, we're proving how small the world really is.