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Dashan: Kathy, let us clear the table for you.
大山：让我们来替你收拾桌子吧。

Kathy: Oh, thanks.
凯西：啊，谢谢你们。

Christopher: Mom, I'm going to watch TV in the family room, okay?
克里斯托弗：妈妈，我到客厅去看电视，行吗？

Kathy: Christopher, aren't you going to work on your project for school?
凯西：克里斯托弗，你不去完成你的学校项目吗？

Christopher: Do I have to? I'm going to finish it tomorrow night.
克里斯托弗：我必须去做吗？ 我想明天晚上把它做完。

Kathy: You won't have time tomorrow night. You have a hockey practice. Remember?
凯西：明天晚上你就没空了，你们要练冰球，还记得吗？

Christopher: Yeah, you're right.
克里斯托弗：对，您说得对。

Rumei: Kathy, where do you want me to put these dishes?
如梅：凯西，你看我把盘子放在什么地方？

Kathy: Stack them on the counter, please.
凯西：堆在平台上就行。

Rumei: What a beautiful kitchen. It's so modern.
如梅：厨房真漂亮啊。真现代化啊。

Kathy: Oh, thanks. We remodelled it last year.
凯西：是吗？谢谢。我们去年改建的。

Rumei: Oh, really.
如梅：是嘛？

Kathy: Our old kitchen wasn't big enough for the three of us and two cats and two dogs.
So, we decided to add an eating area.
凯西：原来的厨房不够大，容不下我们三个人，两只猫还有两条狗。所以，我们就
决定扩建出了吃饭的地方。

Yunbo: Kathy, where do you want me to put the leftover lasagna?
云波：凯西，你看我把剩下的面条搁在什么地方好？

Kathy: You can put it in a plastic container. Then put it in the fridge, please. Glen, can
you get Yunbo a plastic container?
凯西：你可以把它放进一个塑料盒里，然后请把它放进冰箱。格伦，你给云波拿一
个塑料盒来，好吗？

Glen: No problem.
格伦：没问题。

Kathy: And the other waste food can go into the container for the composter. I use the
compost from the composter to fertilize the flowers in my garden.
凯西：其他吃剩的东西搁到一个袋子里准备放进堆肥器。我用堆肥器里堆出的肥料
给花园的花儿施肥。

Rumei: Here, let me wash the dishes.
如梅：来，让我来帮你洗盘子吧。

Kathy: Thanks, Rumei, but I'm going to wash them in the dishwasher. Here, let me do it for you.
凯西：谢谢你，如梅，不过我要把盘子放进洗碟机里。来，让我来帮你。

Rumei: Kathy, what do you use these boxes for?
如梅：凯西，这些盒子是做什么用的？

Kathy: Oh, these boxes are for recycling. Our family is trying to help the environment.
凯西：盒子是用来回收废物的。我们全家人都在为保护环境出力。

Rumei: What do you mean?
如梅：我没有听懂你的意思。

Kathy: Well, we want to save our natural resources for the next generation. You know...
Clean air, clean water and rich forest and wildlife.
凯西：是这样。我们希望为下一代保护自然资源。你知道，我指的是洁净的空气，
干净的水，丰富的森林资源以及野生动植物。

Dashan: Canadians are trying to use their natural resources carefully, so there will be
plenty left for the future generations.
大山：加拿大人现在对自然资源的开发和利用非常谨慎，这都是为了保证将来我们
的子孙后代也会有足够的资源。

Kathy: Dashan, please speak English. I can't understand you.
凯西：大山，请你讲英语，我听不懂你在说什么。

Dashan: Sorry, Kathy. I wanted to tell Rumei about your family's concern for the
environment. All Canadians want to have enough resources for the future.
大山：抱歉，凯西。我刚才是想跟如梅讲讲你们家人对保护环境的关注。所有
加拿大人都想为未来保留足够的自然资源。

Yunbo: What do Canadians do in their home to help the environment?
云波：在保护环境方面，加拿大人在自己家里都做了哪些事呢？

Kathy: Well, we reduce our garbage by recycling paper, glass and metal and by
composting our kitchen scraps.
凯西：这个，我们通过回收纸张、玻璃、金属以及将残羹剩饭堆成肥等措施来减少垃圾。

Glen: We also conserve energy by keeping our homes neither too hot in the winter nor
too cold in the summer.
格伦：冬天我们使室内温度保持不要过热，夏天我们使室内温度不要过凉，我们靠这种
办法节省能源。

Kathy: And, we're careful about our water. We try not to waste it.
凯西：还有，我们注意节约用水。尽量不浪费水。

Yunbo: Oh, I understand.
云波：哦，我明白了。

Rumei: Well, we learned a lot about Canadian life by spending time with you tonight. Thank
you again for inviting us.
如梅：今天晚上跟你们在一起，使我们了解了不少加拿大人的生活。再一次感谢你们的
盛情邀请。