簡單英語口語對話：講述跨國婚姻Mark的夫人是日本人，要成就一個完滿的跨國婚姻真是經受了重重磨難啊。

Todd:So,Mark,um,youmentionedthatyourwifeisJapanese.

Mark:That’sright.

Todd:Ok,andhowlonghaveyoubeenmarried?

Mark:WefinallygotmarriedinAprilof1998butittookusawhiletogettothatstage.

Todd:Ok,well,what’sitlikebeinginaninternationalmarriage?

Mark:Ireallyenjoyit.Therearedifferentchallenges,Imeananymarriagehasgotchallenges,andjusthavingdifferentculturesanddifferentbackgroundsanddifferentlanguages,despitethefactthatwebothspeakbothourfirstlanguages.Yeah,ithasdifferentchallengesbutthatmakesitfun.

Todd:YousaidthatyourwifespeakstoyouinJapaneseandyouspeaktoherinEnglish?

Mark:Noit’sfifty-fiftyreally.Itreallydependsonwhatwe’retalkingabout:ifwe’rewatchinganEnglishmovieorsomethingonTVinEnglishwe’llspeakinEnglish;ifwe’rereadingtheJapanesenewspaperandwefindsomethinginterestingwewillprobablyspeakinJapanese.

Todd:Ok,well,actually,howdidyoumeet?

Mark:ThroughmyroommateinJapan,howmanyyearsagonow,probablyabout15yearsago…

Todd:Awhileback

Mark:…introducedus.Yeah,it’sbeenalongtime.

Todd:That’scool.Isthereanythingthat’shardabouthavinganinternationalmarriage?

Mark:Isupposeitmeansthatyou’realwaysawayfromoneperson’sfamily.Isupposethat’sthehardestthing.I’minJapannowsoI’malongwayfrommyfamily;whenwelivedinNewZealandbefore,mywifewasalongwayfromherfamily.

Todd:That’stough,thatistough.SohowlongdidyoulivetogetherinNewZealand?

Mark:Wewerethereforabout4years,…Ithink.Yeah,yeah,approximately4yearsinNewZealand.

Todd:Now,haveyoulivedinanyothercountriestogether?

Mark:No,no,nottogether,it’seitherbeenJapanorNewZealand.

Todd:Doyouhaveanyplansastowhichcountryyou’regoingtosettlein?

Mark:Nowthatsound