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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