1.Do you speak a foreign language?

　　你會講外語嗎?

　　2.Do you read and write English?

　　你閱讀和寫作英語能力如何?

　　3.When did you begin to learn English?

　　你從何時起學(xué)英語的?

　　4.Why did you study English?

　　你為什么學(xué)英語?

　　5.Do you know the language well enough to communicate with English speaking people?

　　你的英文程度與講英語的人交談行不行?

　　6.Do you think your English is good enough to do desk work?

　　你認為你的英文程度可以做文書工作嗎?

　　7.What language do you speak other than Chinese?

　　除了中文之外，你會哪國語言?

　　8.Yes，I speak it well.

　　是的，我講得很好。

　　9.Yes，I do both well.

　　是的，我讀寫都會。

　　10.I started to learn English when I was in primary school.

　　我從小學(xué)的時候就開始學(xué)英語。

　　11.Do you speak the language well enough to communicate with English speaking people?

　　你在英語方面能與講英語的人互相交流嗎?

　　12.I think so.I used to be an interpreter.

　　我想可以，我以前做過譯員。

　　13.The amount of English I know enables me to do general desk work.

　　我的英文適宜做普通文書工作。

　　14.Other than Chinese，I speak English.I learned some French in school，but forget all of it.

　　除了中文，我會講英語，在學(xué)校時學(xué)過法語，現(xiàn)在都忘了。

　　15.Can you speak Mandarin?

　　你能說普通話嗎?

　　16.I can speak Mandarin fluently.

　　我能說流利的普通話。

　　17.Besides Mandarin，what other Chinese dialects do you understand?

　　除了普通話，你還懂中國其他方言嗎?

　　18.Shanghaiese，because my mother came from Shanghai.

　　我懂上海話，因為我母親是上海人。

　　19.I majored in English at college.

　　我上大學(xué)主修的是英語。

　　20.I got a high score on TOEFL。

　　我托福考試成績很高。

　　21.I can communicate with foreigners easily.They say my English is quite good.

　　我能輕松地與外國人溝通，他們都說我的英語相當好。

　　Dialogue A

　　(I=Interviewer主試人 A=Applicant受試人)

　　I：Do you speak a foreign language?

　　A：Yes，I speak it well.

　　I：Can you read and write English well.

　　A：I speak the language better than I read and write.

　　I：When did you begin to learn English?

　　A：I started to learn English when I was in primary school.

　　I：Do you speak the language well enough to communicate with English speaking people?

　　A：I think so.I used to be an interpreter.

　　I：Do you think your English is good enough to do desk work? A：The mount of English I know enables me to do general desk work.I believe the amount of English

　　I know is sufficient to work in an American firm.

　　I：How many languages do you speak?

　　A ：Other than Chinese，I speak English.I learned some French in school，but forget all of it.

　　I：Can you speak Mandarin?

　　A：I can speak Mandarin fluently.

　　I：Besides Mandarin，what other Chinese dialects do you under-stand?

　　A：Shanghaiese，because my mother came from Shanghai.

　　Dialogue B

　　I：How many languages do you speak?

　　A：Three.Besides Chinese，my mother tongue，I can also speak English and French.

　　I：Which band of College English Test have you passed?

　　A：Band Six.

　　I：Do you think you're proficient in both written and spoken English?

　　A：Yes，I think I'm quite proficient in both written and spoken English.I majored in English at

　　college.I got a high score on TOEFL.

　　I：Can you speak Cantonese.

　　A：I'm sorry.I can't.

　　Notes注釋

　　1.I speak the language better than I read and write.

　　我講的比讀和寫好。

　　2.I believe the amount of English I know is sufficient to work in an American firm.

　　我想我的英語水平在美資機構(gòu)做事絕對沒問題。

　　3.Besides Chinese，my mother tongue，I can also speak English and French.

　　除了我的母語漢語外，我還能講英語和法語。

　　4.Do you think you are proficient in both written and spoken English?

　　你在英語說寫方面熟練嗎?

　　5.can you speak Cantonese?

　　你會講廣東話嗎?

　　Words and Expressions

　　demand n.要求，需要

　　communicate v.交流，交換

　　interpreter n.譯員

　　sufficient a.充分的，足夠的

　　mandarin n.普通話

　　dialect n.方言，土話

　　proficient a.熟練的，精通的

　　Cantonese a.廣州話