English: I had an amusing experience last year.

Chinese: 我去年经历了一件有趣的事。


English: After I had left a small village in the south of France,

Chinese: 在我离开法国南部的一个小村庄后，


English: On the way, a young man waved to me.

Chinese: 在路上，一个年轻人向我招手。


English: I stopped, and he asked me for a lift.

Chinese: 我停下车，他请求我顺路带他一程。


English: As soon as he had got into the car,

Chinese: 他一上车，


English: I said good morning to him in French,

Chinese: 我用法语向他道了早安，


English: and he replied in the same language.

Chinese: 他也用同样的语言回答我。


English: Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all.

Chinese: 除了几句话，我一点法语也不会。


English: Neither of us spoke during the journey.

Chinese: 我们在旅途中都没有说话。


English: when the young man suddenly said very slowly,

Chinese: 这时那个年轻人突然非常慢地说，


English: As I soon learnt, he was English himself!

Chinese: 我很快就知道了，他自己是英国人！


English: Whom did the writer give a lift to in the south of France last year?

Chinese: 去年在法国南部作者让谁搭了便车？


English: The writer gave a lift to a young man in the south of France last year.

Chinese: 去年作者在法国南部让一个年轻人搭了便车。


English: Did they greet each other in English or French?

Chinese: 他们是用英语还是法语互相打招呼的？


English: They greeted each other in French.

Chinese: 他们用法语互相打招呼。


English: Does the writer speak any French?

Chinese: 作者会说法语吗？


English: The writer speaks only a few words of French.

Chinese: 作者只会几句法语。


English: Did they talk during the journey or remain silent?

Chinese: 他们在旅途中说话了还是保持沉默？


English: They remained silent during the journey.

Chinese: 他们在旅途中保持沉默。


English: What did the young man say at the end?

Chinese: 那个年轻人在最后说了什么？


English: At the end, the young man said, “Do you speak English?”

Chinese: 最后那个年轻人说，你会说英语吗？