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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。

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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 collectionof 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.

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。）

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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 collectionof 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.

Now let’s review the vocabulary.

A collection is a group of objects (often of the same type) that has been brought together in one place.

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.

Indigenous: living naturally in a certain place or region; native.

A relic is something, such as an object or tradition, that is from a past time, place or culture.

A custom is an accepted way of behaving that is usual and traditional in a society or community.

An anthropologist is a person who studies cultures, customs, societies and the human race.

Ancient civilization: a society, and its culture and traditions, that existed thousands of years in the past.

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.”

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