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http://www.sina.com.cn 2006/07/19 18:50 北京市民讲外语活动组委会 | ||
They’re European. 他们是欧洲人。 A There are so many tourists in Beijing now. A 现在北京的旅游者太多了。 B Yes, I guess it’s a really popular destination nowadays. B 是的,我想如今这里是非常受欢迎的地方。 A Look at this – the hotel is full of tourists. A 看这里——这家旅馆里满是旅游者。 B What language are they speaking? I don’t quite understand what they’re speaking. B 他们讲的是什么语言?我不太明白他们在说什么。 A I think they’re speaking lots of different languages – French, Italian, German, Spanish. A 我想他们在说各种不同的语言——法语、意大利语、德语、西班牙语。 B Ah, they’re all European. B 啊,他们都是欧洲人。 A Yes, I guess so. From France, Italy, Spain and Germany. A 是的,我想是这样。他们是法国人、意大利人、西班牙人和德国人。 Notes 注释 1 You can talk about a place in terms of tourism by using popular / popular, e.g. Beijing is a popular tourist destination now / Beijing is a popular tourist destination now; The Summer Palace is popular with visitors / The Summer Palace is popular with visitors. 你可以用popular /受欢迎的来谈论某个地方在旅游业方面的状况,例如:Beijing is a popular tourist destination now / 北京现在是最受旅游者欢迎的地方;The Summer Palace is popular with visitors /颐和园特别受观光者的欢迎。 2 Again, remember the distinction between the country or place name and the nationality (or language): Italy / Italian; Italy / Italian; Spain / Spanish; Spain / Spanish;Germany / German; Germany / German and Europe / European: Europe / European. 再次,请您记住国名、地名和国籍(或者语言)之间的区别:Italy / Italian: 意大利 / 意大利的,意大利语;Spain / Spanish: 西班牙 / 西班牙的,西班牙语;Germany / German: 德国 / 德国的,德语 以及 Europe / European:欧洲 / 欧洲的。
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