日常聊天口语对话14篇-(11) The Average American Woman.doc

日常聊天口语对话14篇:(11) the average american woman smith sensei: in todays english class, well be talking about the average american. to begin with, the average u.s. citizen is a married woman age 32. thats because about 51.2% of the population are women and 32 is the median age.yamada: interesting. and how many children does the average woman have?smith sensei: she has 2.1 children.yamada: how do you get the point one?smith sensei: very funny.yamada: just kidding. so how tall is the average woman?smith sensei: she is 5 feet 4 inches. i dont know what that is in centimeters.yamada: thats okay. i can figure it out. so what else can you tell me about the average american woman?smith sensei: she is slightly overweight, about 143 pounds and dieting. her dress size is size 10 or 12.yamada: wow! that sure isnt the median size in japan. japanese women are much smaller!smith sensei: yes, but as japan adopts the american lifestyle, dress sizes will begin to increase in japan as well.yamada: how true. so, keep going. tell us more . how about religion?smith sensei: she doesnt go to church on sunday, but she believes in god.yamada: how about money?smith sensei: she makes less than $20,000 a year from her white collar job. she lives in the state where she was born and spends a third of her income on housing.yamada: does she ever move?smith sensei: yes, as a matter of fact. shell move an average of 11 times in her life. but nearly all her moves will be within her home state.yamada: tell us some personal informationsmith sensei: she wear contacts （隐形眼镜）or glasses, makes 6 phone calls a day and ahs a tv, vcr （video cassette recorder) , stereo, or radio on 11 hours a day.yamada: how about crime?smith sensei: you mean will she be arrested?yamada: no. how is she affected by crime?smith sensei: shell be a victim of crime an average of 3 times in her life.yamada: how about love and marriage?smith sensei: she has a 50% chance of divorce.yamada: thats not very encouraging. so whats the single most important fact that you can tell us about the average american woman?smith sensei: well, she has 10 credit cards.yamada: i should have known. hey, do you know any americ