老外想聊的100個英語口語話題（50)：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.
