英語訪談對話 357 Painting

　　Richard: I do. Very much. Yes.

　　Todd: OK. Um, what kind of art do you like?

　　Richard: OK. Well, I like all kinds of art.

　　Todd: OK.

　　Richard: When I was young I used to enjoy painting.

　　Todd: OK. What did you paint?

　　Richard: OK. When I was a kid, I was in art class, so it was all fairly sort of basic standard stuff like country scenes.

　　Todd: Country scenes! So in a country scene, what can you see?

　　Richard: OK, I can see a red house, with a chimney, billowing smoke..um..green fields , luscious green grass in England.

　　Todd: Wow, so is your..is your home like that in England?

　　Richard: Actually, no! No, It's not in the....we're in the suburbs of London, we're not really in the country.

　　Todd: Oh!

　　Richard: And I used to paint sort of idyllic countryside scenes.

　　Todd: OK. Which do you prefer, the country of the city?

　　Richard: To paint or to live in?

　　Todd: Uh..to paint.

　　Richard: To paint! To paint I prefer the country.

　　Todd: OK. Great.

　　Richard: To live in, I think it is more convenient being, being near a big city.

　　Todd: OK. Great. Thanks.