Lesson 14

　　Do you speak English？

　　你会讲英语吗？

　　First listen and then answer the question.听录音，然后回答以下问题。

　　Did the young man 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！'

　　New words and expressions 生词和短语

　　amusing  adj. 好笑的，有趣的experience  n. 经历wave  v. 招手lift  n. 搭便车reply  v. 回答language  n. 语言journey  n. 旅行

　　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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