Speak English With Me: 15-Minute English Podcast (Real-Life Listening Practice) · English At The Ready
通过真实对话练习英语听力，适合想提高日常英语理解能力的学习者。涵盖多种话题，帮助你熟悉真实语境下的英语表达。
Hello, hello, and welcome to today's video.
你好，欢迎观看今天的视频。
In today's video, I'm going to give you a chance to practice your English listening skills.
在今天的视频中，我将为大家提供一个练习英语听力技能的机会。
We're gonna have a conversation.
我们得聊一聊。
I'm going to talk to you about a variety of different topics,
我打算和你们讨论各种各样的话题。
and you're going to have a chance to practice listening to an understanding real world spoken English.
你将有机会练习听懂现实生活中的英语口语表达。
This is a topic, or rather, a video that many of you have requested,
这是一个你们很多人都要求讨论的话题（或者说，是一个你们很多人都要求观看的视频）。
and I think it's a great idea, because, honestly, the more you listen to English,
我认为这是个很棒的主意。因为说实话，你听英语听得越多，……（句子似乎在这里断了，后续内容没有提供。）
the more exposure you get to the English language, the better your English will become, and the faster you will improve.
你接触英语的机会越多，你的英语水平就会越好，进步也会越快。
Now, today I'm going to tell you a bit more about myself.
今天，我想再和大家多讲一些关于我的事情。
This is not something I normally talk about on this channel.
这并不是我通常在这个频道里会讨论的话题。
The focus is normally grammar, vocabulary speaking, and pronunciation, but I know many of you are curious about my background,
教学的重点通常包括语法、词汇、口语表达以及发音。不过我知道你们中的很多人对我的背景感到好奇。
how I started teaching English, so I thought this would be a good opportunity to share a bit more about that with you.
我是如何开始教授英语的？因此，我觉得这是一个很好的机会，可以和大家分享更多关于这方面的内容。
First of all, I was born in Vancouver, Canada.
首先，我出生于加拿大的温哥华。
Vancouver is a city on the west coast of Canada.
温哥华是位于加拿大西海岸的一座城市。
It's a city on the Pacific Ocean.
这是一座位于太平洋沿岸的城市。
Very beautiful place.
非常美丽的地方。
If you've ever been to Vancouver, or you've ever seen photographs of Vancouver,
如果你曾经去过温哥华，或者看过温哥华的照片，
I'm sure you will agree with me.
我相信你会同意我的观点的。
We have the mountains, we have the ocean, we have beaches, we have forests, we have incredible nature,
我们有山脉，有海洋，有海滩，有森林，还有令人惊叹的自然景观。
very, very close to the city.
非常非常靠近城市。
So I grew up here, and I've been exposed to nature.
我在这里长大，因此一直与大自然亲密接触。
I've done outdoor activities since I was a kid, and it's something that I still enjoy today.
从我小时候起，我就一直喜欢户外活动，直到现在依然乐在其中。
I like going for hikes.
我喜欢去远足。
I like going skiing in the winter.
我喜欢在冬天去滑雪。
I like going sailing.
我喜欢去航海。
I like taking advantage of all the activities that this city has to offer.
我喜欢充分利用这座城市所提供的各种活动。
I don't know about you.
我不知道你们怎么想……
Let me know in the comments, which city are you from?
请在评论中告诉我，你来自哪个城市？
What do you have to offer, or rather, what does your city have to offer?
你们能提供什么？或者更准确地说，你们的城市能提供什么？
Do you have outdoor sports?
你们有适合在户外进行的体育运动吗？
Do you have any attractions that are of interest?
您对哪些景点感兴趣呢？
What do you like about your city?
你喜欢自己所在城市的哪些方面？
Is it hot?
天气热吗？
Is it cold?
天气冷吗？
In Vancouver, the weather is actually not too bad.
在温哥华，天气其实并没有那么糟糕。
You probably think of Canada, and you think of the snow, you think of the cold, you think of minus 40 degrees in the winter,
你可能会想到加拿大，想到那里的雪、寒冷的天气，以及冬天零下40度的低温。
and it's true that Canada is a cold country.
确实，加拿大是一个寒冷的国家。
It gets really snowy in the east and the north, but in my part of Canada, in the west,
东部和北部的降雪量非常大，而在我所在的加拿大西部地区，降雪量则相对较少。
it's actually quite mild.
其实症状相当轻微。
The winters are not too snowy,
这里的冬天降雪量并不太大。