Lesson 14 Do you speak English?你會講英語嗎?
First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
Did the young man speak English?
I had an amusing experience last year.
去年我有過有趣的經歷
After I had left a small village in the south of France,I drove on the next town.
在離開法國南部的一個小村莊后，我繼續(xù)駛往下一個城鎮(zhèn)
On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for a lift.
途中，一個青年人向我招手。我把車停下，他向我提出要求搭車
As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning to him in French and he replied in the same language.
他一上車，我就用法語向他問好，他也同樣用法語回答我
Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all. Neither of us spoke during the journey.
除了個別幾個單詞外，我根本不會法語
I had nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowly, 'Do you speak English?'
旅途中我們誰也沒講話。就要到達那個鎮(zhèn)時，那青年突然開了口， 慢慢地說道“你會講英語嗎？”
As I soon learnt, he was English himself!
我很快了解到，他自己就是個英國人！
New words and expressions 生詞和短語
amusing
adj. 好笑的，有趣的
experience
n. 經歷
wave
v. 招手
lift
n. 搭便車
reply
v. 回答
language
n. 語言
journey
n. 旅行
Notes on the text課文注釋
1 I drove on to the next town.我繼續(xù)駛往下一個城鎮(zhèn)。
句中的副詞on有“繼續(xù)地”，“不停頓地”的意思。
2 on the way，在途中。
3 ask for a lift。要求搭車。
4 apart from，除了……以外。
5 As I soon learnt, he was English himself!我很快就知道，他自己就是個英國人。