听力题
M: So you''re visiting San Francisco?
W: Yes, I just got here yesterday. And you?
M: I''m a native.
W: Oh, really? Everyone else I''ve met so far has been a tourist like us. I was beginning to think that there were no natives. .
M: Well. San Francisco has a lot of different ethnic groups so you might think you''re seeing a lot of foreigners. But actually, the city has a population of about 700,000.
W: What are the different ethnic groups?
M: After whites, the largest one is black.
W: I thought it was Chinese.
M: It''s true that San Francisco has the largest Chinese community outside of Asia. But there are many more blacks here than Chinese.
W: That''s interesting. Don''t most of the Chinese people live in China-town?
M: Well, no. they live all over the city, but China-town is definitely the center of Chinese culture here. That''s where you''ll find the best Chinese restaurants, bookstores, art, theaters and things like that.
W: What about the Japanese? Doesn''t San Francisco have a large Japanese population too?
M: Actually there are only about 12,000 Japanese people here, but we do have an area called "Japan-town" that has Japanese restaurants and bookstores.
W: You seem to know a lot about this city.
M: Well, most San Franciscans think their city is pretty special. We like to talk about it. Besides, I teach ethnic history at the university here.
W: No wonder you know so much.