第一课：关于其它国家的人民/about the People in Other Country

【C＝Chinese, W=Westerner】

1. C: Do most people in your country value their family or career more?

　　你们国家大多数的人是以家庭为重还是以事业为重？

　　W1: Personally, I value my career more. But I think most people give family and career equal value.

　　就我个人来说，我更重视事业。但是我觉得大部分人都是事业与家庭并重。

　　W2: It´s hard to say. Everyone is different.

　　很难说。每个人都不一样。

2.C: What do the people my age love to do the most in your country?

　　你们国家像我这样年纪的人最喜欢做什么？

　　W1: They love to have fun. They love to have parties and spend time with their friends.

　　他们爱玩，喜欢各种聚会，跟朋友们在一起。

　　W2: They are crazy about sports. They love to practice them and they love to watch them.

　　他们热爱体育运动，喜欢观看也喜欢参与其中。

3.C:How are the people in your country different from the people in China?

　　你们国家的人和中国人有什么不同？

　　W:The people here care about their families more than people in my country do.

　　中国人比我们国家的人更顾家。

4. C: What´s the population of your city?

　　你所在城市的人口是多少？

　　W1: I really don´t know.

　　我真的不知道。

　　W2:About four million. It seems small compared to Beijing.

　　大约有四百万吧。跟北京的人口比起来恐怕要少。