日常常用英語口語(十一)

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    日常常用英語口語(十一)
    [日期:2007-07-28] [字體:大 中 小]
    A: What about that group? They're speaking English, aren't they?
    A: 那群人呢?他們?cè)谡f英語,是嗎?
    B: Yes. Let me try and listen to the accents.
    B: 是的。讓我來聽聽他們的口音。
    A: British? American? What do you think?
    A: 英國人?還是美國人?你怎么看?
    B: No neither. They're not British or American. I think they're from Australia or New Zealand.
    B: 都不是。他們既不是英國 人也不是美國人。我想他們是澳大利亞人或者是新西蘭人。
    A: So many tourists! Beijing and China are really popular these days, especially with the Olympics coming.
    A: 這么多的游客。北京和中國現(xiàn)在都非常受歡迎,尤其是奧運(yùn)會(huì)要召開了。
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    Notes 注釋
    1. You can talk about the different accents / accents in a particular language to identify where people come from, eg: He's got an American accent / He's got an American accent. He's from London – he has a London accent / He's from London – he has a London accent: They've got Australian accents / They've got Australian accents.
    你可以談?wù)撃撤N語言的不同accents / 方言,以辨別人們是從哪里來。例如:He's got an American accent /他有美國口音。 He's from London – he has a London accent / 他從倫敦來——他有倫敦口音。They've got Australian accents / 他們有澳大利亞口音。
    2. You can talk about things in the future by using the phrase coming / coming, eg: Beijing is popular with the Olympics coming / Beijing is popular with the Olympics coming.
    你可以用 coming / 即將到來來談?wù)搶硪l(fā)生的事情。例如:Beijing is popular with the Olympics coming /隨著奧運(yùn)會(huì)即將召開北京越來越受歡迎。