【英语趣味课堂】曼彻斯特-Manchester
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Todd: Hello, what is your name?
Mathew: My name is Mathew Gill.
Todd: Mathew, where are you from?
Mathew: I'm from England, from North of England, near Manchester.
Todd: Were you living in Manchester before you can to Japan?
Mathew: No, I was living in Bangkok, in Thailand, before I came to Japan.
Todd: Wow, world traveler.
Mathew: Yes, something like that.
Todd: Tell us about Manchester. What is Manchester like?
Mathew: Manchester's well know for being quite a
grim1, industrial town. but it's got a more modern
reputation2 as a center of arts, and there's lots of cool music that comes out of there.
Oasis3 from Manchester is the most famous band, and the Smiths, kind of fifteen years ago, came from Manchester.
Todd: Oh, that's great. I love the Smiths, actually. Do you like Manchester?
Mathew: I think it's a fantastic place, yeah.
Todd: I'd love to live there in the future. It's a great city.
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world traveler
Wow, world traveler!
A "world traveler" is a person who has been to many different countries in the world. Notice the following:
She wanted to escape the
corporate4 world and be a world traveler for a while.
He was a world traveler in his twenties.
grim
Manchester's well
known5 for being a grim town.
A "grim" town is
nasty6 and unfriendly; not a welcoming place to be. Notice the following:
He always tells very grim stories about when he was a child.
I've heard such wonderful things about Panama. I wasn't expecting it would be so grim.
reputation
Manchester has got a more modern reputation.
Your "reputation" is what people think about you. Notice the following:
She has a reputation of being a hard worker, but very difficult to work with.
center of arts
A more modern reputation as a center of arts.
A "center of arts" is a place that has recent or traditional art. Places like this attract a lot of painters, photographers, and other artists. Notice the following:
He always wanted to live in a center of arts and visit galleries or museums in his free time.
She moved to Paris because it was a center of arts.
actually
I love the Smiths, actually.
"Actually" has a similar meaning to "really" but is
frequently8 added9 to a sentence to show a different opinion than someone else. The sentence before the example sentence could be: The Smiths are terrible people. And the example sentence shows a
disagreement10. Notice the following:
It has been nice to spend some time alone, actually.
It is actually quite easy to travel in the city.
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