Lesson 14
Do you speak English?
你会讲英语吗？
First listen and then answer the question.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
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 adj,好笑的，有趣的
experience n,经历
wave v,招手
lift n,搭便车
reply v,回答
language n,语言
journey n,旅行
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！
