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!'
【Text】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!'
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14.你會講英語嗎?
去年我有過一次有趣的經曆. 在離開法國南部的一個小村莊後, 我繼續駛往下一個城鎮. 途中, 一個青年人向我招手. 我把車停下, 他向我提出要求搭車. 他一上車, 我就用法語向他問早上好, 他也同樣用法語回答我. 除了個別幾個單詞外, 我根本不會法語. 旅途中我們誰也沒講話. 就要到達那個鎮時, 那青年突然開了口, 慢慢地說道 : “你會講英語嗎?”我很快了解到, 他自己就是個英國人!
