1.What other foreign languages do you know in addition to English?
除了英语,你还懂其他的外语吗?
2.Do you understand any other foreign languages besides English?
除了英语,你懂其他的外语吗?
3.I know a little about French and German.
我懂得一点法语和德语。
4.I know a little about Japanese which is similar to Chinese not only in culture but in language itself.
我知道一点点日语,日语和汉语不仅文化相似,而且文字本身也很相似。
5.I took part in a lot of speech contests and I won many rewards.
我参加过很多演讲比赛,并得过很多奖。
6.Hrst, gift in language learning is inevitable;second, I must say, perseverance is a decisive factor.
第一,学语言的天分必不可少;第二,坚持不懈的精神起着决定性的作用。
7.Russian is my second foreign language and I excelled the rest of my class in Russian because my father is a Russian.
俄语是我的第二外语,我比班上其他同学都学得好,因为我父亲是俄国人。
8.I have a good command of both English and Portuguese.
我的英语和葡萄牙语都很熟练。
9.No, I can wily make small talk and simple conversations.
不能,我只会简单的对话。
10.I may have some difficulty in learning some respects, but I do have a talent in acquiring new languages.
虽然我在学某些东西时有些困难,但是我确实有学语言的天分。
dialogue 1
对话 1
A: Do you understand any other foreign languages besides English?
A: 除了英语,你懂其他的外语吗?
B: Yes, I know a little about Japanese which is similar to Chinese not only in culture but in language itself.
B: 我知道一点点日语,日语和汉语不仅文化相似,而且文字本身也很相似。
A: What band did you pass in Japanese Language Proficiency Test?
A: 你通过日语能力测试等级几级了?
B: I passed lhe Band two in JLPT, bill I will try to achieve Band one which is ihe highest level.
B: 我通过日本语能力测试二级了,不过我将争取考过一级,一级是最高级别。
dialogue 2
对话 2
A: The language used in this multinational company is mainly about English; do you think you can manage to handle that?
A: 这个跨国公司主要用英语作为办公语言,你的英语水平行吗?
B: Yes. I am sure I can. I was an English major in college.
B: 是的,我确定可以。大学时我 学的就是英语专业。
A: What about your second foreign language since you were an English major?
A:既然你学的是英语业,那你的第二外语如何?
B: Russian is my second foreign language and I excelled Ihe resi of my class in Russian because my father is a Russian.
B:俄语是我的第二外语,我比班上其他同学都学得好,因为我父亲是俄国人。