你教我来我教你
A: Eric,how long will you be in china?
Eric,你要在中国呆多久?
B: I don,t know.Well, my contract here is one year and I don,t know what I should do after that.Maybe going around for a while.
不知道,我在这的合同是一年的,我也不知道之后该干点什么,也许会出去走走。
A: Well,have you ever thought about learning some Chinese?
有没有想过学点汉语?
B: Actually,I am learning that now,but it,s too hard for me .You know the 4 tones and the stuff. It really freaks me out,
事实上,我正在学,但对我来说那太难了。你知道四声那些东西,我有点怕了。
A: Don,t worry.All things are difficult before they are easy.
别担心,万事开头难嘛!
B: You hit the nail right on the head.
你说得有道理。
A: Well,are you interested in some languageexchange program?
你有兴趣作语言交换吗?
B: What is it?
什么意思?
A: I mean I can teach you Chinese and in exchange you teach me English.
我的意思是说我教你汉语,然后你教我英语。
B: Awesome,I have been giving this a lot of thought.When can we do this?
太好了,我一直在想这个问题,什么时候开始?
A: How about this Sunday?We can go on a field trip.How about \having\ some coffee together?
星期天怎么样?我们可以出去郊游。一起唱咖啡怎么样?
B: Ok,cool.
好啊!
A: Good,I,ll call you tonight.
好,我今晚给你打电话。
B: No problem.
没问题。
A: Bye
再见。
B: Bye
再见。
Attention Please (特别提醒)
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[1]Have you thought about…是一个非常有用的句子。汉语翻译是你有没有想过……?怎么样,有没有想过交个女友?有没有想过嫁给他?一个好问题是打开话匣子的关键。
[2]It really freaks me out,表示让我不安,freak是一个口语中很常用的词,作为名词,它表示某人长相或想法很怪,比如说,He is such a freak.他这个人太怪了。
[3]All things are difficult before they are easy.万事开头难,汉语中的谚语不要按字面意思直译,否则就会闹出笑话。像我们常说的有其父必有其子就译成Like father,like son。
学好英语有经验
Student: Patric. I,ve been learning English for a long time.And I still can,t speak good English. I got really disheartened.
学生:Patric.我学英语好久了,可我还是说不好英语,我都灰心了。
Teacher: Take your time. Anyway Rome wasn,t built in a day.
老师:慢慢来Jack。毕竟冰冻三尺非一日之寒。
Student: Can you make some suggestions?
学生:你能给我点儿建议吗?
Teacher: Ok.English is becoming an international language.It,s really important.But like anything else,you really need to practice and practice before you can do it well.
老师:好的。英语是一种国际语言,它非常重要。可就像任何事情一样,在说好它之前你需要大量的练习。
Student: How?
学生:怎么练?
Teacher: Well.Let me take something for instance.You know when people first learn to drive a car.they can,t do it well.They,ll make lots of mistakes.They may sep on the gas when it,s time to stop the car.But that,s natural.That happens to everyone.
老师:我给你举个例子吧。你知道当人们学开车的时候,他们会犯很多错误。在该刹车的时候他们可能会踩油门。可那很正常,每个人都犯这种错误。
Student: I know what you mean.
学生:我懂你的意思。
Teacher: Learning Engish is just like driving a car.All you have to do is to practice and don,t be afraid of making mistakes.Cause the more mistakes you make,the quicker you can speak good English.
老师:学英语就像开车一样,你需要做的就是练习,别怕犯错。你犯的错误越多,就越能快点说好英语。
Student: It,s easy to say,but hard to do.
学生:说起来容易做起来难。
Teacher: Just take your time. I,m always glad to help and don,t forget,language is not about those words or grammer rules.Cultural background plays a vital role as well.
老师:别着急啊。我会帮你的。语言不仅仅是单词加语法,文化背景也很重要。
Student: Jesus.What could I do before I can speak good English ?
学生:老天,我该怎么办哪?
Teacher: Just pick up the phone and practice with me,I,m not God,but I,m sure I can better your English.
老师:拿起电话和我练习就好了。我可不是神,可我肯定能帮你学好英语。
Attention Please (特别提醒)
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[1]disheartened是灰心的意思。当人们没能做成事情的时候,他们会说:I,m really frustrated.我很有挫折感。口语中的另一个高频词是upset,它表示担心,外加一点儿忧伤。
[2] Rome wasn,t built in a day.冰冻三尺非一日之寒。用这句话来比喻学习英语的艰辛可谓恰当不过。不过还是要记住熟能生巧[Practice makes perfect]。这才是学习英语的最佳办法。
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