【英语趣味课堂】说英语？-Speak English?

 Brian: Hey Fanny.

Fanny: Hey, Brian.

 

Brian: How's it going¹?

 

Fanny: Not bad.

 

Brian: Alright, so we're asking each other questions about our countries, and last question that I asked was³ "when is the best time to visit?" but I have another question to ask if you don't mind⁴.

 

Fanny: Yeah, sure go ahead⁵.

 

Brian: As² you might⁶ have noticed⁷ I'm not Chinese, and I don't speak any Chinese.

 

Fanny: OK.

 

Brian: Is it going to be hard for someone⁸ who only speaks English to travel⁹ in your country?

 

Fanny: Yeah, that's a good question. You know, I mean if you go to China and now if you cannot speak Chinese, of course¹⁰ it will be a little bit¹¹ difficult for you because you know there will be 2008 Olympic¹² games, in Beijing right, 2008 so there are a lot of Chinese people who can speak English right there so I think they can help you.

 

Brian: See, I don't know if I would¹³ be going during¹⁴ the Olympic Games because, like, maybe it's really crowded¹⁵ and really kind of busy. I'm thinking¹⁶ to go like maybe before that when it may be a bit quieter.

 

Fanny: Hmmm ... sorry. I think maybe I made¹⁷ you confused¹⁸, I mean because people are getting ready for the Olympic Games,so people are just, you know, learn English to communicate¹⁹ with foreigners²⁰ to help them and to guide²¹ them ... I mean, what I meant, you can find a lot of people who can speak English there.

 

Brian: Oh, so because of the games many people are learning²² English ... but I could²³ still ... even²⁴ if I didn't go during that time, English people are still around.

 

Fanny: Right, right exactly²⁵. If you go to the shops most people there can already²⁶ speak English, Japanese²⁷ or Korean²⁸.

 

Brian: Oh really?

 

Fanny: Yeah, so ...

 

Brian: Very talented people in your country.

 

Fanny: Yeah, we can say that.

1 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

2 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

3 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

4 mind   

n.思想，主意，心意；v.介意，照顾，留心

参考例句：

• I've changed my mind.我一经转变主意。
• You really don't mind?你真的不介意？

5 ahead   

adv.在前，向前，提前，在前面

参考例句：

• We have to go ahead to find a garage.我们得到前边找个修车厂。
• Youth looks ahead and age backward.青年人向前看，老年人向后看。

6 might   

aux./v.(may的过去式)可能；可以，允许

参考例句：

• It looks as if it might snow.看起来好像要下雪了。
• Might I ask a question?我能问个问题吗？

7 noticed   

v.介绍( notice的过去式和过去分词 )；关注；关照；说到

参考例句：

• I noticed a certain hesitancy in his voice. 我注意到他的声音有点犹豫。
• She cast a sidelong glance at Eric to see if he had noticed her blunder. 她偷偷斜扫了埃里克一眼，看他有没有留意到她的错误。

8 someone   

pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
• Someone wants to see her.有人找她。

9 travel   

n.旅行，游历，进行；vi.旅行，行进，移动，被传播；vt.旅行，通行于，使移动

参考例句：

• We can now travel by air.现在我们可以坐飞机旅行。
• Autumn is the best season for travel.秋天是旅行的最好季节。

10 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。

11 bit   

n.一点儿，少量；钻头；马嚼子；辅币，位，比特(二进位制信息单位)；v.控制

参考例句：

• I'm just going out for a bit.我正打算出去一会儿。
• When did you change the bit?什么时候换的钻头？

12 Olympic   

adj.奥林匹克的；n.奥林匹克运动会

参考例句：

• The 1984 Olympic Games was held in Los Angeles.1984年奥林匹克运动会在洛杉矶举行。
• In the Olympic Games the winner will get a gold medal.在奥运会上优胜者得到一枚金牌。

13 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

14 during   

prep.在…期间，在…时候

参考例句：

• What did you do with yourself during the summer holidays?暑假你是怎样度过的？
• London is full of visitors during May and June.五六月间伦敦挤满了游客。

15 crowded   

adj.拥挤的，塞满的

参考例句：

• Earth is becoming more and more crowded.地球变得越来越拥挤。
• Guangzhou is a crowded city!广州是个拥挤的城市！

16 thinking   

n.思考，思想；adj.思考的，有理性的；vbl.想，思考

参考例句：

• All thinking men will protest against it.凡是有思想的人都会抗议这件事。
• Thinking is mainly performed with words and other symbols.思想主要是用言语和其他符号来表达的。

17 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。

18 confused   

adj.困惑的，烦恼的

参考例句：

• They asked so many questions that they confused me.他们问了许多问题，都把我弄糊涂了。
• A wise man is never confused.智者不惑。

19 communicate   

vt.传达，传播；vi.交流，沟通，联通

参考例句：

• I'm afraid we just don't communicate.恐怕我们没法交流。
• Parents communicate with school by internet.家长通过因特网和学校联系。

20 foreigners   

外国人( foreigner的名词复数 )； 外来人，外地人； 老外； 蕃

参考例句：

• Foreigners take some time to adjust to our way of life. 外国人要花一些时间才能适应我们的生活方式。
• The emperor issued an edict forbidding doing trade with foreigners. 皇帝颁布了一项不得和外国人做生意的敕令。

21 guide   

n.向导；指南，手册；导游者

参考例句：

• I guide him in his studies.我辅导他学习。
• A trained dog can act as a guide to a blind person.经过训练的狗能担任盲人的向导。

22 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。

23 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

24 even   

adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当

参考例句：

• It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
• He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。

25 exactly   

adv.准确地；严格地

参考例句：

• What I want is exactly this one.我要的就是这一个。
• I beg your pardon,what you say is not exactly correct.对不起，你说的话并不完全对。

26 already   

adv.已经

参考例句：

• We have eaten already.我们已经吃过了。
• I've been there already,so I don't want to go again.我早已去过那里了，所以我不想再去了。

27 Japanese   

n.日本人；日语；日文；adj.日本的；日本语的

参考例句：

• This is of Japanese make.这是日本制造的。
• He began to learn Japanese three years ago.3年前他开始学日语。

28 Korean   

n.韩国人，韩国语文；adj.韩国人的，韩国语文的

参考例句：

• I'm crazy about Korean TV plays.我非常喜欢韩国电视剧。
• I was singing an old Korean love song.我刚才唱的，是一首旧的韩国情歌。