Шесть студентов и студенток из разных стран мира – что у них общего? Все они приехали в американский университет по обмену на один семестр. Они будут изучать английский язык, культуру США, будут специализироваться в своей области. Эта серия Ежедневных диалогов посвящена жизни студентов в течение семестра в американском вузе. Диалоги рассчитаны на владеющих английским языком на среднем или более высоком уровне.
Студенты Акини, Яна и Люсия посещают музей и обсуждают экспонаты.
Lucía: Thanks for coming with me to this museum today.
Jana: Thanks for inviting us! I’m really excited to be here. This museum has a large collection of artifacts from indigenous cultures around the world.
Akinyi: Yes, and such relics can teach us so much about the customs of people from the past. They’re like storybooks.
Lucía: I didn’t know you both were so interested in this.
Jana: My father is an anthropologist, so I grew up learning about ancient civilizations from him.
Akinyi: I didn’t know that about your father. And he’s okay with you choosing to study engineering?
Jana: Sure. My parents want me to do what I love. And although this sort of stuff interests me, I’m an engineer at heart.
Lucía: I wish I knew exactly what I wanted to do with the rest of my life. But instead of worrying about that, let’s just decide what cool artifacts we’re going to see today.
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A collection is a group of objects (often of the same type) that has been brought together in one place. [Коллекция.]
An artifact is an object (such as a tool or ornament) that was made and used by people in the past and that often is interesting because of its historical or cultural meaning. [Артефакт.]
Indigenous: living naturally in a certain place or region; native. [Местный, коренное (население).]
A relic is something, such as an object or tradition, that is from a past time, place or culture. [Реликт, след.]
A custom is an accepted way of behaving that is usual and traditional in a society or community. [Традиция.]
An anthropologist is a person who studies cultures, customs, societies and the human race. [Антрополог.]
Ancient civilization: a society, and its culture and traditions, that existed thousands of years in the past. [Древняя цивилизация.]
The phrase at heart is used to say what a person is really like. For example: “He has a lot of friends, but he is a shy, private person at heart.” [В глубине души.]
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