【英语时差8,16】Interview with Emmet 访谈（1）

 Feifei:So you’re about to go to University… Emmet: That’s right Feifei. I start in three weeks’time. Feifei: And what are you going to study, Emmet? Emmet: I’m going to be studying Mandarin¹ Chinese and Linguistics², a joint³ degree which is four years long. Feifei: Wow. Mandarin Chinese and Linguistics. And Emmet, have you ever been to China before? Emmet: I haven’t to be honest, so I’ve no preconceptions about the course, so I’m completely open-minded and it’s going to be a completely new experience for me. Feifei: Ok. And have you got a Chinese girlfriend? Emmet: I don’t, no. Feifei: So why are you interested in China and learning⁴ Chinese? Emmet: I’m just very interested in Chinese culture in general, in Chinese art and I mean, I watched the Beijing Olympics last year and it was just mind-blowing. And I’ve been reading up a lot about China and they say by 2027, China’s going to overtake⁵ the United States as the world’s leading economy. Feifei: So what sort of topics are you going to look at in the coming weeks? Emmet: First of all I’ll just be taking a look at student life in London in general. And what’s called Freshers’ week over here, which is, well it’s a week where enrolment takes place and you get to join a lot of new societies, sporting events and it’s an exciting time around university. Feifei: Hmmm. So Emmet, will people be able to write in to help you with your Chinese? Emmet: Absolutely. If anyone can give me any advice out there, I’d be glad to have it.

1 Mandarin   

n.中国官话，国语，满清官吏；adj.华丽辞藻的

参考例句：

• Just over one billion people speak Mandarin as their native tongue.大约有十亿以上的人口以华语为母语。
• Mandarin will be the new official language of the European Union.普通话会变成欧盟新的官方语言。

2 linguistics   

n.语言学

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• Linguistics is a scientific study of the property of language.语言学是指对语言的性质所作的系统研究。

3 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

4 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

5 overtake   

v.追上，赶过，超过；袭击，压倒

参考例句：

• I had to walk very fast to overtake you.我不得不快走才能赶过你。
• No one could overtake him.没有人能超过他。