A Hi. Chuck. Nice to see you back at work. How was your trip to China?
你好，查克，很高兴看到你回来上班。你的中国之行怎么样啊？
B It was so great that I wish I could stay longer.
简直太棒了！我希望我能在那儿再待一段时间．
A What impressed you the most?
中国令你印象最深的是什么？
B Everything was wonderful. The people, the food, the sceneries.I loved it all. But I was impressed by the Chinese language.
所有东西都很棒，我喜欢那儿的人、食物、景致……我觉得最神奇的是他们的语言。
A Really? How come?
真的吗？怎么会呢？
B Yes, it sounds very beautiful. Don't you think so?
对，汉语特别好听，你不觉得吗？
A But I believe it's rather difficult. Did you happen to pick up some phrases?
但我知道汉语很难，你有没有学上几句呢？
B Well, how about Nihao and Xiexie?
嗯，我会说“你好”和“谢谢”．
A Let me guess. You mean nice to meet you?
我猜你的意思是--很高兴见到你”。
B Oh. not exactly. Nihao means hello in English while Xiexie, means thank you.
不完全正确，‘你好’就是英语里的‘hello”而“谢谢’就是‘thank you’．
A Wow. Can you say something else? How about a longer sentence?
哇，你还会说什么？能说个长点的句子吗？
B Well, to be honest that's all I'm able to remember now. The Chinese pronunciation is very difficult than English !
哦，老实说，我只记得这些了．汉语的发音和比英语的难多了。
A It certainly is.
确实是。
B Oh, Katherine, I've bought you a gift from China.
凯瑟琳，我从中国给你带了礼物。
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