Lesson 14 Do you 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
' 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
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