来自世界不同地方的六位学生在美国相遇。他们都是交换学生，到美国大学就读一个学期，学习英语，了解美国文化，同时修专业课程。英语“日常会话” (Everyday Conversations)系列围绕这六位学生在美国的经历展开。这套材料适于中级或中级以上英语水平的学生使用。

三个学生 (Akinyi, Jana and Lucía)在博物馆参观时交谈。

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 largecollection 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 civilizationsfrom 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.

让我们来学习一些词语（也可阅读英文解释）：

A collection：（一批）收藏品

An artifact：过去某一时代或时期人们使用的实物，如工具或装饰，往往能够反映当时的历史或文化。

Indigenous：本土的，原住的

A relic：遗物，遗迹

A custom：风俗

An anthropologist：人类学家

Ancient civilization：古文明

词组at heart用于形容一个人的内心本质。例如： “He has a lot of friends, but he is a shy, private person at heart.” （他有很多朋友，但他实际上是一个腼腆和注重隐私的人。）

有兴趣听更多英语对话吗？请浏览“英语学习”专题网页。

American English 网站提供可供英语学生和教师免费使用的多种英语资源。American English Facebook网页提供每天更新的英语学习资料。

“日常会话”由美国国务院教育与文化事务局英语语言项目处（Office of English Language Programs, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs）资深项目官员海蒂·豪兰（Heidi Howland）编写。