陈琳《学英语300句》选登(二)

 

Self-introduction     自我介绍

             (1)

A  Anything I can do for you?

  有什么事需要帮忙吗?

B  Hm, thank you. I’m just looking for a place to buy a pack of cigarettes.

  啊,多谢。我只是想找个地方买包烟。

A  Oh, that’s easy.  Come with me. There’s a cigarette-stand round the corner.

  那好办。跟我来,那边拐角有个烟摊。

B  Thanks a lot….. Your English is quite good.

  太谢谢了。你的英语很不错呀!

A  Thank you, but it’s just so-so.

  谢谢,马马虎虎而已。

B  Are you a college student?

  你是个大学生吗?

A  No, I’m in senior high.

  不,我是个高中生。

B  Are you from Beijing?

  你是北京人吗?

A  Well, I was born in Nanjing. But my parents work here. So I go to school here.

  呃,我生在南京。不过我父母现在在北京工作。所以我就在北京上学。

B  I see. What do your parents do?

是这样。你父母做什么工作?

A  My father works in a government office. My mother is a school teacher.

  我爸爸在政府机关工作。我妈妈是个(中小学)老师。

B  Do you have any brothers or sisters?

  你有兄弟姐妹吗?

A  No, I’m the only child in the family.

  没有。我是个独生子(我是家里惟一的孩子)。

B  That’s because of the one-child policy, is that right?

  是由于计划生育(政策), 对吗?

A  That’s right. China has a large population you know.

  是的。中国人口太多了,您是知道的。

B  Yes. I understandl. And China has al large number of bicycles, too!

  是的,我明白。而且中国还有大量的自行车呢!

A  You’re certainly right! Oh, here we are, the cigarette-stand.

  完全正确!哦,到了,香烟摊!

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A  What brand of cigaretts do you smoke?

  你抽什么牌的烟?

B  Camel. That’s my favourite brand.

  骆驼牌。我最爱抽这种牌子的。

A  劳驾,给他来一包骆驼烟。

Vendor(摊主):6块。

A  Six yuan, RMB.

  6块人民币。

B  That’s even cheaper than in America.

比在美国还便宜呢!

A  By the way, why don’t you try a Chinese brand?

  随便问问,您干嘛不试试中国烟?

B  Well, they’re too strong for me. Do you smoke?

  它们太厉害了。你抽烟吗?

A  No, I don’t.

  不,我不会(抽烟)。

B  Are you busy with your lessons?

  你功课忙吗?

A  Oh, yes! Very busy. Are you working here in Beijing?

  挺忙的。您在北京工作吗?

B  No, I’m not. I’m a tourist. I’ve come for the Olympics.

  不,我不在北京工作。我是一个游客,我是为奥运来的。

A  Oh, so you’re an athlete. What sport….

  啊,这么说您是位运动员,您是搞 ….

B  No, no. I’m no athlete. I’m just a football fan.

  不是,不是。我可不是运动员。只是个足球迷而已。

A  Me too!

  我也是。