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     据新加坡《联合早报》报道，中国国庆长假期间，各地英语培训学校人满为患。中国家长将只有三四岁的孩子送去学英语，专家却发现，很多大学生学了十几年英语后只能应付考试，95%外语学习者无法实现无障碍交流。
　　据新华网报道，英语教育的低龄化趋势近年来持续加剧。武汉十几家英语培训机构大多设有“少儿英语”课程，其中一家今年还针对三四岁的孩子开设了早教班。
　　云南亨德森外国语学校则要求学龄前儿童学完相关课程后，“至少达到小学毕业英语水平，初步学会1000个单词/词组及其所构成的句子和对话体课文”。
　　与此同时，上海外国语大学的研究表明，在学英语或其他外语的人中，真正能学会一门外语并能用外语流利表达、进行无障碍跨文化交流的，最多不会超过5%。

大嘴: Our country has many minorities,they have languages of their own .
中华民族有很多民族，而且都有各自不同的语言。

脸盆: Yeah ,but we use unified Putonghua.
是啊，但是我们现在统一使用普通话。

大嘴: Putonghua has actually resulted from the mergence of various ethnic groups and it was over a long period of time.
普通话是在历史长时间冶炼，多民族多方交融的结果。

脸盆: The mergence of various ethnic groups was so important to the formation and development of Putonghua .
民族交融对于普通话的形成发展至关重要。

汤姆: I`ve been learning English for a long time, but I still can`t speak English well. I really get disheartened.
我学英语好久了.可我还是说不好英语.我都灰心了.

罗斯: Take your time. Rome wasn`t built in a day.
慢慢来.罗马又不是一天建成的.

汤姆: Can you make any suggestions?
你能给我点建议吗?

罗斯: OK. English is becoming an international language. It`s really important. But like everything else, you really need to practice and practice before you can speak it well.
好的.英语是一种国际语言.它非常重要.可就像任何事情一样.在说好它之前你需要大量的练习.

司机: Your Chinese handwriting is wonderful!
你的汉语字写得真不错

乘客: Really?
真的吗？

司机: Really,it is!
千真万确。

乘客: I practice everyday!
我天天练习！

罗斯: What type of study has she done so far in English?
目前为止，她怎么样学习英语？

比尔: She`s been studying English at another language center, but she wants to change because there are too many students in her want s to change because there are too many students in her class.
她一直在另一家语言中心学英语.但她想换个学校. 因为她那个班上的学生太多了.

罗斯: I see! So she already has an F-1 Visa?
明白了!这么说她已经有F-1签证了?

比尔: Yes, she does.
对.她有.

司机: I wish I would speak better English.
我希望我的英语能说得更好。

乘客: I think you speak very well.
我觉得你说的很好

司机: English is a very difficult language.
英语是门很难学的语言

乘客: Oh,Chinese is even harder!
哦，汉语更难！

店员: Sir! We have that DVD in stock now.
先生！我们现在有这部DVD.

顾客: Good. What subtitles does it have? What language is it in?
好。这部DVD有什么（语言的）字幕？是什么语言（配音）的？

店员: It has English, French, and Spanish subtitles. The spoken language is Chinese.
有英语、法语和西班牙语的字幕。语言是中文。

苏珊: Are you studying any languages here?
你在这学习语言吗?

迈克: Yes, I`m studying in the Foreign Language Department.
是的.我在外语系学习.

苏珊: What are you majoring in?
你的专业是什么?

迈克: I`m majoring in English.
我的专业是英语.

艾伯特: Hello, I`m Albert. I read in the poster that you`re looking for a student to work as a language assistant.
嗨.你好.我叫艾伯特.我看了你们要招学生做语言助手的海报.

爱丽丝: Yes, we are. Are you interested in the job?
是的.你对这个工作感兴趣吗?

艾伯特: I think so. But before I apply, could you tell me more about the work?
是的.我很感兴趣.但在我申请之前.你能否让我了解更多的情况呢?

爱丽丝: Have you ever worked with tape recorders before?
你以前曾做过磁带录音工作吗?

WILLLE: Pete, how many languages can you speak?
Pete, 你会讲几种语言？

PETE: To speak franky,I only speak one, English. But I also can speak a little French.and at present I'm learning Chinese.
说真的，我只会讲一种：那就是英语。但我也会讲一点法语，目前正在学习中文。

WILLLE: That's good! Are you able to read and write it as well as to speak it?
太好了！ 你在读写和口语方面一样好吗？

PETE: I'm trying! But I have got very far with reading and writing skills, I'm afraid. What about you? Do you speak several languages?
我正努力！但是我的阅读和写作还需要提高。你会讲几种语言呢？

Michael: You come around these bleachers again,it's gonna be more than just words we're exchanging.
你要是再到露天看台来的话，我们交流的就不止是语言了

Lincoln: Just have a little faith.
活得有信念点！

朱尔: I`m doing a research paper on Cross-cultural communication. Could you give me some suggestions on where I should go to find some good information?
我在写关于跨文化交流的研究论文.你能给我建议一下我该到哪儿找些有用的资料吗?

罗斯: Will you be looking for general information or have you selected a more definite topic?
你是要找一般性资料.还是已经选定了具体的题目?

朱尔: I need some general information.
我想要些一般性资料.

罗斯: For general information on cross-cultural communication, you should go to the section with numbers from 780-810. You do understand the Dewey decimal system, don`t you?
找有关跨文化交流的一般性资料.可以到编号780-810的书架去.杜威图书十进分类法你明白吗?

大嘴: Some famous scenic spots in the world will disappear ,do you know ?
世界上有快要消失的著名景点，知道吗？

脸盆: Why will they disappear ?
什么原因导致这些景点会消失呢？

大嘴: The main reason is the climate .
大部分是因为气候原因。

脸盆: where are they ?
都有哪些呢？

面试官: Have you obtained any certificate of technical qualifications or license?
你获得过技术资格证书或者执照吗?

面试者: Yes, I have received an Engineer`s Qualification Certificate and a driver`s license.
是.我有工程师资格证书和驾照.

面试官: How many years have you had the driver`s license?
你获得驾照多长时间了?

面试者: I have two years` driving experience.
我已经有两年的驾龄了.

Jake: Hey, look at you now. You are just fabulous. I heard you hooked up a rich idiot.
好啊，看你。真是太棒了。听说你钓了一个有钱的蠢货。

Maggie: He is a real scientist, moron. But he has a limo.
他是一个真正的科学家，笨蛋。但是他有一辆豪华轿车。

Jake: A stupid science man with a limo. How ironic! So what is he studying now? Will he win the Nobel Prize this year, Mrs. Nobel?
一个有着豪华轿车的笨蛋科学家。真讽刺！那么他在研究什么呢？诺贝尔夫人，请问他会得诺贝尔奖吗？

Maggie: His subject now is 2012. The prophecies of Mayan. How does that sound to you?
他在研究2012。玛雅人的预言。你觉得怎么样？

大嘴: A beautiful women teacher came to our class today.
今天我们班来了一位漂亮的女老师。

脸盆: Teaching what ?
教什么的？

大嘴: She’s an English teacher ,and we are very excited.
是英语老师，同学们都很高兴。

脸盆: Did she teach well ?
课讲得很精彩吧？