壹蘋派生活美語 尋找藏在血脈裡的根
Returning to One’s Roots
尋找藏在血脈裡的根
J: Julia W: William
Julia tells her classmate William that she chose to study in Taiwan as an exchange student to explore her family history.
J: William, do you know why I chose Taiwan for my exchange program?
W: I thought you were just attracted by Taiwanese food.
J: That’s true, but it wasn’t my only reason.
W: What else made you choose Taiwan?
J: I took a DNA ancestry test earlier this year, and it showed that some of my ancestors came from Taiwan.
W: Really? That must have been an exciting discovery. So your trip is a kind of DNA tourism, isn’t it?
J: Exactly. I’m hoping to trace my family’s roots while studying here.
茱莉亞告訴她的同學威廉,她選擇來臺灣當交換學生,是為了探索自己的家族歷史。
茱莉亞: 威廉,你知道我為什麼選擇臺灣做交換學生計畫嗎?
威 廉: 我以為妳只是被臺灣的美食吸引而已。
茱莉亞: 是沒錯,但這不是我唯一的理由。
威 廉: 還有什麼原因讓妳選擇臺灣?
茱莉亞: 今年初,我做了一次 DNA 血統測試,結果顯示我有一些祖先來自臺灣。
威 廉: 真的嗎?那一定是一項令人興奮的發現。所以你的這趟旅程算是一種 DNA 尋根旅遊,對嗎?
茱莉亞: 沒錯。我希望在這裡唸書的同時,能追溯家族的根源。
生活必備字詞:
- exchange n. 交換
- be attracted by... 被……吸引
- attract vt. 吸引
- trace vt. 追溯,追查
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本文節錄自《常春藤生活英語》雜誌,完整內容請見十一月號。
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