●和初次見(jiàn)面的人交談
◎您是哪里人?Where are you from?
My country has a lot of mountains... (我的家鄉(xiāng)有很多山……)
Oh, yeah? Where are you from? (哦，是嗎?您是哪兒人?)
I'm from Japan. (我是日本人。)
◎我是加拿大人。I'm from Canada.
◎我從加拿大來(lái)。I come from Canada.
*①I'm from Canada.和②I come from Canada.的意思幾乎一樣。但是②含有兩種意思：一種是“自加拿大來(lái)，但并非是加拿大籍”；另一種意思是“我是加拿大人”。
I was born in Canada. (我出生在加拿大。)
Chicago is my hometown. (我的故鄉(xiāng)是芝加哥。)
◎你覺(jué)得日本怎么樣?How do you like Japan?
= What do you think about Japan?
◎我很喜歡。I like it.
◎是個(gè)好地方。It's a good place.
◎你都去過(guò)日本的哪些地方?Where have you been in Japan?
◎你現(xiàn)在住在哪兒?Where do you live now?
◎我住在東京。I live in Tokyo.
◎您是來(lái)度假的嗎?Are you here on vacation?
*on business是“因公”，on vacation是“度假”。
= Are you vacationing?
= Are you here for a vacation?
= Is this a pleasure trip?
= Are you here on business or for pleasure? (您來(lái)這是工作還是游玩?)
◎我是來(lái)工作的。I'm here on business.
= My trip is business related. (我的旅行和工作有關(guān)。)
= I'm on a business trip.
◎您來(lái)日本多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間了?How long have you been in Japan?
I just arrived last week. (上星期剛來(lái)。)
About three years. (大概3年左右了。)
◎4個(gè)月左右。About four months.
◎你習(xí)慣日本的生活了嗎?Are you used to life in Japan?
*be used to “習(xí)慣”，注意“d”不發(fā)音。
No, not yet. (沒(méi)有，還不習(xí)慣。)
= Have you gotten used to life in Japan?
= Have you grown accustomed to Japan?
◎你在日本待到什么時(shí)候?How long will you be in Japan?
Until next month. (呆到下個(gè)月。)
= How long do you plan to stay?
◎呆到12月。Until December.
◎你說(shuō)日語(yǔ)嗎?Do you speak Japanese?
Unfortunately, no. (很遺憾，我不會(huì)。)
= Can you speak Japanese? (你能說(shuō)日語(yǔ)嗎?)
= Are you a Japanese speaker?
◎只會(huì)一點(diǎn)兒。A little.
= Just a little.
= Some. (一點(diǎn)兒。)
◎我一點(diǎn)兒都不會(huì)說(shuō)。I can't speak Japanese at all.
*not...at all “一點(diǎn)都不……”。
◎我會(huì)一點(diǎn)兒日常會(huì)話。I know (everyday) conversational Japanese.
◎你是在哪兒學(xué)的日語(yǔ)?Where did you learn Japanese?
◎在學(xué)校。At school.
◎我自學(xué)的。I learned it on my own.
*on my own “自學(xué)”、“靠自己的力量”。
= I learned it by myself.
*by oneself “一個(gè)人”、“靠自己的力量”。
◎你什么時(shí)候過(guò)生日?When's your birthday?
It's May 24th. (5月24日。)
◎您是哪里人?Where are you from?
My country has a lot of mountains... (我的家鄉(xiāng)有很多山……)
Oh, yeah? Where are you from? (哦，是嗎?您是哪兒人?)
I'm from Japan. (我是日本人。)
◎我是加拿大人。I'm from Canada.
◎我從加拿大來(lái)。I come from Canada.
*①I'm from Canada.和②I come from Canada.的意思幾乎一樣。但是②含有兩種意思：一種是“自加拿大來(lái)，但并非是加拿大籍”；另一種意思是“我是加拿大人”。
I was born in Canada. (我出生在加拿大。)
Chicago is my hometown. (我的故鄉(xiāng)是芝加哥。)
◎你覺(jué)得日本怎么樣?How do you like Japan?
= What do you think about Japan?
◎我很喜歡。I like it.
◎是個(gè)好地方。It's a good place.
◎你都去過(guò)日本的哪些地方?Where have you been in Japan?
◎你現(xiàn)在住在哪兒?Where do you live now?
◎我住在東京。I live in Tokyo.
◎您是來(lái)度假的嗎?Are you here on vacation?
*on business是“因公”，on vacation是“度假”。
= Are you vacationing?
= Are you here for a vacation?
= Is this a pleasure trip?
= Are you here on business or for pleasure? (您來(lái)這是工作還是游玩?)
◎我是來(lái)工作的。I'm here on business.
= My trip is business related. (我的旅行和工作有關(guān)。)
= I'm on a business trip.
◎您來(lái)日本多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間了?How long have you been in Japan?
I just arrived last week. (上星期剛來(lái)。)
About three years. (大概3年左右了。)
◎4個(gè)月左右。About four months.
◎你習(xí)慣日本的生活了嗎?Are you used to life in Japan?
*be used to “習(xí)慣”，注意“d”不發(fā)音。
No, not yet. (沒(méi)有，還不習(xí)慣。)
= Have you gotten used to life in Japan?
= Have you grown accustomed to Japan?
◎你在日本待到什么時(shí)候?How long will you be in Japan?
Until next month. (呆到下個(gè)月。)
= How long do you plan to stay?
◎呆到12月。Until December.
◎你說(shuō)日語(yǔ)嗎?Do you speak Japanese?
Unfortunately, no. (很遺憾，我不會(huì)。)
= Can you speak Japanese? (你能說(shuō)日語(yǔ)嗎?)
= Are you a Japanese speaker?
◎只會(huì)一點(diǎn)兒。A little.
= Just a little.
= Some. (一點(diǎn)兒。)
◎我一點(diǎn)兒都不會(huì)說(shuō)。I can't speak Japanese at all.
*not...at all “一點(diǎn)都不……”。
◎我會(huì)一點(diǎn)兒日常會(huì)話。I know (everyday) conversational Japanese.
◎你是在哪兒學(xué)的日語(yǔ)?Where did you learn Japanese?
◎在學(xué)校。At school.
◎我自學(xué)的。I learned it on my own.
*on my own “自學(xué)”、“靠自己的力量”。
= I learned it by myself.
*by oneself “一個(gè)人”、“靠自己的力量”。
◎你什么時(shí)候過(guò)生日?When's your birthday?
It's May 24th. (5月24日。)