Part 1
F: I like being in the countryside, but I’m always happy to come back to the city. How about you?
M1: I actually really love the countryside. I grew up on a farm.
W1: I love being in London. I have loved my time in London, but as I’m getting older, I increasingly want to visit the countryside more and more.
M2: It’s nice; it’s, it’s quiet – you know, you can forget about the city.
W2: I love it. I was brought up in the countryside.
M3: I love being in the countryside. I love the quiet; I love the fresh air. It’s great.
W3: I love being in the countryside. Um, I’ve come, I come from Hertfordshire, so, although it’s not … where I live isn’t actually directly in the countryside. If you drive for 10 minutes, you’re in it and it’s beautiful.
W4: I love the countryside. It’s a nice change to living in London and I enjoy taking weekends out. Um I enjoy camping.
M4: I enjoy the countryside because I’ve, I’ve lived there for about 37 years. And particularly I enjoyed (enjoy) gardening – growing a lot of vegetables.
1.Weird /wɪəd/ very strange and unusual, unexpected, or not natural
怪异的;不寻常的;出乎意料的;超自然的
Her boyfriend's a bit weird but she's nice.她的男朋友有点怪,不过她倒很正常。
2. increasingly adverb
UK /ɪnˈkriː.sɪŋ.li/ US /ɪnˈkriː.sɪŋ.li/
B2 more and more
越来越多地,不断增加地to be increasingly important/common越来越重要/普遍