面试英语口语脱口而出 第73期:第二外语

 1.What other foreign languages do you know in addition to English?

除了英语，你还懂其他的外语吗？

2.Do you understand any other foreign languages besides English?

除了英语，你懂其他的外语吗？

3.I know a little about French and German.

我懂得一点法语和德语。

4.I know a little about Japanese which is similar to Chinese not only in culture but in language itself.

我知道一点点日语，日语和汉语不仅文化相似，而且文字本身也很相似。

5.I took part in a lot of speech contests and I won many rewards.

我参加过很多演讲比赛，并得过很多奖。

6.Hrst, gift in language learning is inevitable；second, I must say, perseverance¹ is a decisive factor.

第一，学语言的天分必不可少；第二，坚持不懈的精神起着决定性的作用。

7.Russian is my second foreign language and I excelled the rest of my class in Russian because my father is a Russian.

俄语是我的第二外语，我比班上其他同学都学得好，因为我父亲是俄国人。

8.I have a good command of both English and Portuguese².

我的英语和葡萄牙语都很熟练。

9.No, I can wily make small talk and simple conversations.

不能，我只会简单的对话。

10.I may have some difficulty in learning some respects, but I do have a talent in acquiring new languages.

虽然我在学某些东西时有些困难，但是我确实有学语言的天分。

dialogue 1对话 1A: Do you understand any other foreign languages besides English?

A: 除了英语，你懂其他的外语吗？

B: Yes, I know a little about Japanese which is similar to Chinese not only in culture but in language itself.

B: 我知道一点点日语，日语和汉语不仅文化相似，而且文字本身也很相似。

A: What band did you pass in Japanese Language Proficiency³ Test?

A: 你通过日语能力测试等级几级了？

B: I passed lhe Band two in JLPT, bill I will try to achieve Band one which is ihe highest level.

B: 我通过日本语能力测试二级了，不过我将争取考过一级，一级是最高级别。

dialogue 2对话 2A: The language used in this multinational⁴ company is mainly about English; do you think you can manage to handle that?

A: 这个跨国公司主要用英语作为办公语言，你的英语水平行吗?

B: Yes. I am sure I can. I was an English major in college.

B: 是的，我确定可以。大学时我 学的就是英语专业。

A: What about your second foreign language since you were an English major?

A:既然你学的是英语业，那你的第二外语如何?

B: Russian is my second foreign language and I excelled Ihe resi of my class in Russian because my father is a Russian.

B:俄语是我的第二外语，我比班上其他同学都学得好，因为我父亲是俄国人。

1 perseverance   

n.坚持不懈，不屈不挠

参考例句：

• It may take some perseverance to find the right people.要找到合适的人也许需要有点锲而不舍的精神。
• Perseverance leads to success.有恒心就能胜利。

2 Portuguese   

n.葡萄牙人；葡萄牙语

参考例句：

• They styled their house in the Portuguese manner.他们仿照葡萄牙的风格设计自己的房子。
• Her family is Portuguese in origin.她的家族是葡萄牙血统。

3 proficiency   

n.精通，熟练，精练

参考例句：

• He plied his trade and gained proficiency in it.他勤习手艺，技术渐渐达到了十分娴熟的地步。
• How do you think of your proficiency in written and spoken English?你认为你的书面英语和口语熟练程度如何？

4 multinational   

adj.多国的，多种国籍的；n.多国籍公司，跨国公司

参考例句：

• The firm was taken over by a multinational consulting firm.这家公司被一个跨国咨询公司收购。
• He analyzed the relationship between multinational corporations and under-developed countries.他分析了跨国公司和不发达国家之间的关系。