Do You Speak English

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I had an amusing experience last year.

去年我有一个有趣的经历。

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

在我离开法国南部的一个小村庄后，

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I drove on to the next town.

我驱车前往下一个城镇。

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On the way, a young man waved to me.

在路上，一个年轻人向我招手。

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I stopped and he asked me for a lift.

我停了下来，他请求我搭他一程。

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As soon as he had got into the car,

他一上车，

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I said good morning to him in French and he replied in the same language.

我就用法语向他问好，他也用同样的语言回答我。

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Apart from a few words,

除了一些词语，

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I do not know any French at all.

我一点法语也不会。

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Neither of us spoke during the journey.

在旅途中，我们两人都没有说话。

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I had nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowly,

我快到城镇时，那个年轻人突然非常缓慢地说，

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'Do you speak English?'

“你会说英语吗？”

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As I soon learnt, he was English himself!

我很快了解到，他自己就是英国人！