Nikky:(01-8-29) 13:11 what part of china do you live?
Brian:(01-8-29) 13:12 shanghai, have you ever heard of?
Nikky:(01-8-29) 13:12 yes i have, it is busy there yes?
Brian:(01-8-29) 13:13 it's ok, not as busy as you think, a little bit busy in the downtown.(不象你想的那么繁忙,除了市中心外)
Nikky:(01-8-29) 13:14 i have heard of it i have not been there yet but maybe some day.
Brian:(01-8-29) 13:16 u should do, how many cities here in China are in your memory besides shanghai? (试探一下这女子对中国了解多少)if some day you really can be here , you can come to see me , i am just someone who have graduated from college a year ago(我刚毕业一年)(又是一句客套话,百听不厌,所以我们要百说不断)
Nikky:(01-8-29) 13:19 peking,chungking,tientsin,hong kong(北京,重庆,天津,香港,这个Nikky还真知道不少中国城市,拼写有点怪), and I appreciated your kindness.
Brian:(01-8-29) 13:20 well, what is impressive to me is u know a lot of Chinese cities beyond my imagination , you surely know one thing or two (对…非常了解)about China and Chinese people , right?
Nikky:(01-8-29) 13:22 yes i like to learn about other cultures.
Brian:(01-8-29) 13:23 it is immediately apparent that you are the only foreign people I know who knows such a lot of cities in China,swheresdo you live, not the states again!(告诉我确切的地方,不要再说你住在美国了。口语中通常可用"States"直接表示"美国")
Nikky:(01-8-29) 13:24 i live in new york city
Brian:(01-8-29) 13:26 i don't have any idea about the big apple city(纽约又称为"大苹果城").
Nikky:(01-8-29) 13:27 it's crowded(拥挤)
Brian:(01-8-29) 13:27 traffic jam?
Nikky:(01-8-29) 13:28 no ,people
Brian:(01-8-29) 13:33 here in shanghai, a lot of people and a lot of cars, both, shanghai has become one of the most desirable places for people not only Chinese but kind of increasingly foreign people to live too.(上海已经成为中国人最令人向往的城市之一,对外国人也不例外)
Brian的小结:就象我们中国人平常打招呼一样,和老外打招呼也是非常容易的。
简单回顾,举一反三:
What part of China/America do u live?(最简单的一句话,你一定会用!)
How many cities here in China are in your memory besides……?
Shanghai/Beijing/Shenzhen has become one of the most desirable places for the Chinese people to live
If some day you really can be here , you can come to see me(很好的邀请,尽管你知道她不可能来!) |