Lesson 10．About Language Abilities 关于语言能力

Key Sentence(重点句子)

146． Do you speak a foreign language?

你会讲外语吗？

147．Do you read and write English？

你阅读和写作英语能力如何？

148． When did you begin to learn English?

你从何时起学英语的？

149．Why did you study English？

你为什么学英语？

150．Do you know the language well enough to communicate with English speaking people?

你的英文程度与讲英语的人交谈行不行？

151．Do you think your English is good enough to do desk work?

你认为你的英文程度可以做文书工作吗？

152．What language do you speak other than Chinese?

除了中文之外，你会哪国语言？

153．Yes，I speak it well．

是的，我讲得很好。

154．Yes，I do both well．

是的，我读写都会。

155．I started to learn English when I was in primary school．

我从小学的时候就开始学英语。

156．Do you speak the language well enough to communicate with English speaking People?

你在英语方面能与讲英语的人互相交流吗？

157．I think so．I used to be an interpreter．

我想可以，我以前做过译员。

158．The amount of English I know enables me to do general desk work．

我的英文适宜做普通文书工作。

159． Other than Chinese，I speak English．I learned some Japanese in school，but forget all of it．

除了中文，我会讲英语，在学校时学过法语，现在都忘了。

160．Can you speak Mandarin?

你能说普通话吗？

161．I can speak Mandarin fluently．

我能说流利的普通话。

162．Besides Mandarin, what other Chinese dialects do you understand？

除了普通话，你还懂中国其他方言吗？

163． Shanghaiese , because my mother came from Shanhai.

我懂上海话，因为我母亲是上海人。

164．I majored in English at college.

我上大学主修的是英语。

165．I got a high score on TOEFL．

我托福考试成绩很高。

166. I am communicate with foreigners easily．They say my English is quite good.

我能轻松地与外国人沟通，他们都说我的英语相当好。

Dialogue A

(I＝ Interviewer 主试人 A= Applicant 受试人）

I: Do you speak a foreign language?

A: Yes ,I speak it well.

I：Can you read and write English well.

A：I speak the language better than I read and write.

I： When did you begin to learn English?

A：I started to learn English when l was In primary school．

I：Do you speak the language well enough to communicate with English speaking people?

A：I think so. I used to be an interpreter.

I：Do you think your English is good enough to do desk work?

A：The amount of English I know enables me to do general desk work． I believe the amount of English I know is sufficient to work in an American firm．

I：How many  language do you speak?

A：Other than Chinese，I speak English．I learned some French in school, but forget all of it．

I：Can you Speak Mandarin?

A：I can speak Mandarin fluently．

I： Besides Mandarin, what other Chinese dialects do you understand？

A：Shanghaiese, because my mother came from Shanghai

Dialogue B

I： How many language do you speak?

A： Three, Besides Chinese, my mother tongue, I can also speak English and French．

I： Which band of College English Test have you passed?

A： Band Six．

I： Do you think you're proficient in both written and spoken English?

A: Yes, I think I'm quite Proficient in both written and spoken English . I majored in English at college. I got a high score on TOEFL.

I： Can you Speak Cantonese．

A： I'm sorry．I can't

Notes 注释

1．I speak the language better than I read and write．

我讲的比读和写好。

2． I believe the amount of English I know is sufficient to work in an American firm．

我想我的英语水平在美资机构做事绝对没问题。

3．Besides Chinese, my mother tongue, I can also speak English and French．

除了我的母语汉语外，我能讲英语和法语。

4．Do you think you are proficient in both written and spoken English?

你在英语说写方面熟练吗？

5． Can you speak Cantonese?

你会讲广东话吗？

Words and Expressions

demand n．要求，需要

communicate v，交流，交换

interpreter n．译员

sufficient a．充分的，足够的

Mandarin n.普通话

dialect n．方言，土话

proficient a．熟练的，精通的