English: I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter.

Chinese: 我不知道去旅馆的路，所以我问了一位搬运工。


English: I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well.

Chinese: 我说英语时不仅很认真，而且也很清楚。


English: The porter, however, could not understand me.

Chinese: 可是那位搬运工听不懂我说的话。


English: I repeated my question several times and at last he understood.

Chinese: 我把问题重复了好几次，他最后终于听懂了。


English: He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly.

Chinese: 他回答了我，可是他说得既不慢也不清楚。


English: “I am a foreigner,” I said.

Chinese: “我是个外国人，”我说。


English: Then he spoke slowly, but I still could not understand him.

Chinese: 然后他说得慢了一些，但我还是听不懂他。


English: My teacher never spoke English like that!

Chinese: 我的老师从来没有那样说过英语！


English: The porter and I looked at each other and smiled.

Chinese: 我和那位搬运工互相看了看，然后笑了。


English: Then he said something and I understood it.

Chinese: 然后他说了一句话，我听懂了。


English: “You’ll soon learn English!” he said.

Chinese: “你很快就会学会英语的！”他说。


English: In England, each person speaks a different language.

Chinese: 在英国，每个人说的都像是不同的语言。


English: The English understand each other, but I don’t understand them!

Chinese: 英国人彼此能听懂，可是我听不懂他们！


English: Did the writer arrive at a railway station in London?

Chinese: 作者到达了伦敦的一个火车站吗？


English: Yes, the writer arrived at a railway station in London.

Chinese: 是的，作者到达了伦敦的一个火车站。


English: Could he understand the writer?

Chinese: 他能听懂作者的话吗？


English: No, he could not understand the writer at first.

Chinese: 不能，一开始他听不懂作者的话。


English: Yes, he understood the writer at last.

Chinese: 是的，最后他听懂了作者的话。


English: Could the writer understand his answer?

Chinese: 作者能听懂他的回答吗？


English: No, the writer could not understand his answer.

Chinese: 不能，作者听不懂他的回答。


English: Did the writer’s teacher ever speak English like that?

Chinese: 作者的老师曾经那样说过英语吗？


English: No, the writer’s teacher never spoke English like that.

Chinese: 没有，作者的老师从来没有那样说过英语。


English: What did the porter say to the writer?

Chinese: 那位搬运工对作者说了什么？


English: “You’ll soon learn English.”

Chinese: “你很快就会学会英语的。”


English: The porter said, “You’ll soon learn English.”

Chinese: 那位搬运工说：“你很快就会学会英语的。”


English: Does each person in England speak a different language?

Chinese: 在英国，每个人说的都是不同的语言吗？


English: The English understand each other.

Chinese: 英国人彼此听得懂。


English: Does the writer understand them?

Chinese: 作者听得懂他们吗？


English: The writer does not understand them.

Chinese: 作者听不懂他们。