新概念英语第二册课文Lesson 14 Do you speak English?你会讲英语吗？

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新概念英语第二册课文Lesson 14 Do you speak English?你会讲英语吗？

Did the young man speak English?

I had an amusing experience last year. After I had left a small village in the south of France, I drove on to the next town. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for a lift. As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning to him in French and he replied in the same language. Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all. Neither of us spoke during the journey. I had nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowly, ‘Do you speak English?’As I soon learnt, he was English himself!

New words and expressions 生词和短语

amusing(1. 1)/ə'mjuziŋ/adj. 好笑的，有趣的

reply(1. 5)/ri'plai/v. 回答

experience(1. 1)/ik'spiəriəns/n. 经历

language(1. 5)/'læŋgwidʒ/n. 语言

wave(1. 3)/weiv/v. 招手

journey(1. 7)/'dʒә:ni/n. 旅行

lift(1. 4)/lift/n. 搭便车

Notes on the text 课文注释

1 1 drove on to the next town. 我继续驶往下一个城镇。

句中的副词on有“继续地”;“不停顿地”的意思。

2 on the way, 在途中。

3 ask for a lift, 要求搭车。

4 apart from, 除了……以外。

5 As I soon learnt, he was English himself!我很快就知道，他自己就是个英国人。

参考译文

去年我有过一次有趣的经历。在离开法国南部的一个小村庄后，我继续驶往下一个城镇。途中，一个青年人向我招手。我把车停下，他向我提出要求搭车。他一上车，我就用法语向他问早上好，他也同样用法语回答我。除了个别几个单词外，我根本不会法语。旅途中我们谁也没讲话。就要到达那个镇时，那青年突然开了口，慢慢地说道“你会讲英语吗?”

我很快了解到，他自己就是个英国人!

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