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第 第 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 8 页 共 NUMPAGES \* MERGEFORMAT 9 页 1 A: Oh, I’m really sorry, are you OK? B: I’m fine, but I’m not very good at this. A: Neither am　I. Say, are you from South America? B: Yes I’m originally. I was born in Argentina. A: Did you grow up there? B: Yes, I did. But my family moved here 8 years ago when I was in high school. A: And where did you learn the roller blade? B: Here in the park. This is only my second time. A: Well it’s my first time. Can you give me some lessons? B: Sure, just follow me. A: By the way, my name is Ted. B: And I’m Anna, nice to meet you. A: Heh hey, that was fun. Thanks for the lesson. B: No problem, so, tell me a little about yourself. What do you do? A: I work in a travel agency. B: Really? What do you do there? A: I’m in charge of their computers. B: Oh, so you’re a computer specialist! A: Well, sort of. Yeah, I guess so. B: That’s great. Then maybe you can give me some help with the computer course I’m taking. A: Oh, sure, but only if you promise to give me some more roller blading lessons. B: It’s a deal. 2 A: Where are you from originally, Yu Hong? B: I’m from China, from near Shanghai. A: And when did you move here? B: I came here after I graduated from college. That was in 1992. A: And what do you do now? B: I’m a transportation engineer. A: I see, so you’re an immigrant to the United States. B: Yes, that’s right. A: What are some of the difficulties of being an immigrant in the US? B: Oh, that’s not an easy question to answer. There are so many things really. I guess one of the biggest difficulties is that, I don’t have any relatives here. I mean, I have a lot of friends, but that’s not the same thing. In China, on holidays or the weekend, they visit relatives. It isn’t the same here. A: And what do you miss the most from home? B: Oh, that’s easy, my mom’s soup! She makes great soup. I really miss my mother’s cooking. 3 A: Hey, are these pictures of you when you were a kid? B: Yeah, that’s me in front of my