Conversation A
對話A
Ben: Rob, have you been to Paris?
本:羅布,你去過巴黎嗎?
Rob: Yes I have, but it was many years ago.
羅布:是的,我去過,但是那是多年以前了。
Ben: The French people have some interesting customs, don't they?
本:法國人有些有趣的習(xí)俗,是這樣嗎?
Rob: Yes, they do. Such as when they greet each other.
羅布:是的。比如在他們相互打招呼時(shí)。
Ben: Wait. Don't people shake hands?
本:等一下。法國人不握手嗎?
Rob: They do when they first meet.
羅布:第一次見面時(shí)他們會(huì)這么做。
Ben: What's interesting about that?
本:這有什么有趣的?
Rob: Nothing. But friends greet with a kiss on each cheek.
羅布:沒有什么有趣的。但是朋友之間打招呼會(huì)互吻雙頰。
Conversation B
對話B
Ben: Do you like French food, Alex?
本:阿萊克斯,你喜歡法國菜嗎?
Alex: Yes, I do. French soups and sauces are really good.
阿萊克斯:是的,我喜歡。法國的湯和醬汁真得很不錯(cuò)。
Ben: I think I'm going to like French food. They eat a lot of bread. I love bread!
本:我想我會(huì)喜歡法國菜的。法國人吃很多面包。我喜歡面包!
Alex: French people like croissants, too.
阿萊克斯:法國人也喜歡可頌面包。
Ben: So do I! I hear chocolate croissants are delicious.
本:我也是!我聽說巧克力可頌面包很好吃。
Alex: And French people love cheese.
阿萊克斯:另外法國人也喜歡奶酪。
Ben: Yes. I read that there are more than 400 kinds of cheese in France.
本:是的。我讀到過說法國有超過400種的奶酪。
Conversation C
對話C
Taylor: So what are you going to do first in Paris, Ben?
泰勒:本,你在法國要做的第一件事是什么?
Ben: I'm going to my sister's wedding!
本:我要參加我姐姐的婚禮!
Taylor: I mean after that.
泰勒:我是說在那之后。
Ben: Well, I want to see the sights. I'll climb the Eiffel Tower. And I'll visit all the famous art museums.
本:恩,我想去看看景點(diǎn)。我要爬埃菲爾鐵塔。我還要去看所有著名的藝術(shù)博物館。
Taylor: That sounds wonderful. And you'll go shopping?
泰勒:聽起來很棒。你會(huì)去購物嗎?
Ben: Of course! Well, I'll go window shopping. I can't afford to buy too much in Paris!
本:當(dāng)然!我就是隨便看看。在巴黎我可買不起太多東西。