老外最想聊的100個英語口語話題（50)：漢語熱

　　Learning Chinese “漢語熱”

　　dialogue 1

　　Katbottno: Hi. Chuck. Nice to see you back at work. How was your tnp to China?

　　你好，查克，很高興看到你回來上班。你的中國之行怎么樣啊?

　　Chuck: It was so great that I wish I could stay longer.

　　簡直太棒了!我希望我能在那兒再待一段時間.

　　K: What impressed you the most?

　　中嗣令你印象最深的是什么?

　　C: Everything was wonderful. The peoplc, the food the sceneries-- I loved it all. But I was

　　所有東西都很棒，我喜歡那兒的人、食物、景致……我覺得最神奇的是他們的語言。

　　K: Really? How come?

　　真的嗎?怎么會呢?

　　C: Yes, it sounds very beautifu1. Don't you think so?

　　對，漢語特別好聽，你不覺得嗎7

　　K: But I bclieve it's rather difficult. Did you bappcn to pick up phrascs?

　　但我知道漢語很難，你有沒有學(xué)上幾句呢?

　　C:WelI. how about "Nihao and Xicxic '?

　　嗯，我會說搿你好”和-謝謝”.

　　K: Let me gueSS. You mean "nice to meet yuu ?

　　我猜你的意思是_很高興見到你”。

　　C: Oh. not exactly. "Nihao" mcans "hcllo- in English whilc "Xicxie, means "thank you .

　　不完全正確，‘你好’就是英語里的‘bcllo”而“謝謝’就是‘thank yuu’.

　　X: Wow. Can you say something clSc? How about a longer sentence?

　　哇，你還會說什么?能說個長點的句子嗎?

　　C: Well. to be honest that's all I'm abtc to rcmcmbcr now. The Chiness pronunciation is very diffcrcnt than English !

　　C：哦，老實說，我只記得這些了.漢語的發(fā)青和英語完全不—樣.

　　K: It certainly is.

　　確實是.

　　C: Oh, Kathcriac, I've bought you a gift from China.

　　凱瑟琳，我從中國給你帶禮

　　dialogue 2

　　K: Are you ok, Chuck? You look pale.

　　查克，你沒事吧?你臉色看起來不太好.

　　C: I'm fine, Katherine. I just stayed up latc last nigbt working on my Chincse.

　　我沒事，凱瑟琳，就是昨天晚上熬夜學(xué)漢語，很晚才睡.

　　K: Oh, poor you. You know what? I found a new way to lcam Chinese and it works very wel1.

　　真可令.你知道嗎，我發(fā)現(xiàn)一個學(xué)漢語的新方法，還挺有效的呢.

　　C: You did? Do tell mc. I'vc spcnt all thcse months trying to learn somcthing about it, but I've madc littlc progress!

　　是嗎?你可一定要告訴我。我這幾個月~一直在學(xué)，可幾乎什么都沒學(xué)到.

　　K: Sure. I'm learning Chinese through songs.

　　當(dāng)然可以啦，我的方法就是“唱歌學(xué)中文”

　　c: So yuu're leamins Chinese songs?

　　那你就是在學(xué)中文歌啦?

　　K: You can say tbat I can actually sing me of thcm now.

　　沒錯!我現(xiàn)在都會唱幾首

　　C: That's a rcal achicvemcnt. Hcw did you do that?

　　真了不起!你是怎么學(xué)會的

　　K: I start by listening to the stong a few times and after sereral times I am able to follow the sirrger.

　　一開始，我先聽聽，幾遍下來，我就能鼴、卜節(jié)奏啦.

　　C: It makes sensc.

　　挺有道理的。

　　K: It does. I've Iearned some Chinese follc songs this way. They are clearly presented and casy to follow.

　　是啊。我這么學(xué)了幾首中國民歌，這些歌都唱得很清楚，很好學(xué).

　　C: Can Ijoin you, Katherine? I do want to have a try.

　　凱瑟琳，我照跟你～塊兒嗎?我也想試試這個方法.

　　K: Why not? I downloaded a bcauti sortg the other day. We can learn it togcth now.

　　當(dāng)然.可以l我撕院日F耄盯L酋好聽的歌，我們可以—塊兒學(xué).

　　C: Great. Do you think we need a Chiness dictionary?

　　太好了.我們要帶本漢語字典嗎?

　　K: Yes, just in case we run into me new cha:racters.

　　帶吧，要是我們遇上生字，可以查一查。

　　c: Ok. I will bring it with me.

　　好的，我把我的字典帶上.