人 物:小販(p) 英國男孩(b)John 中國女孩(g)ning ning 朋友(f)

PART1

旁白:A day in 2007 ,an English boy and his friend come to China,it is raining,they want to buy an umbrella,in a market,he sees a peddler.

P:look look,see,see,you say how much is how much,

F:What does he mean?

B:I don’t know,let’s ask him,hi,what did you say?

P:wh…what?你好,是要買傘嗎?我這兒有許多傘,紅的,綠的,還有卡通的呢.你喜歡哪一種?

B:oh,the umbrellas are very beautiful!Iwould like a cartoon umbrella.

P:請問你在說什么?wh,,,what?

F:we want an umbrella.

P:嗯?(抓頭)你是要蘿卜呀!sorry,我這兒沒有,蘿卜是在前面那條街賣的(指著說there,there,)

F:I think,he doesn’t speak English,he speaks some foreign language,but not Chinese.

B:I think so,let’s go away.

P:你們到別處買吧,我實在聽不懂你們在說什么

(兩位客人離開)

P:唉,為什么我不會英語呢,白白丟失一樁生意.

PART2

旁白:The boy is writing an e-mail to her Chinese friend,a girl called ningning.

G:hello,John,how are you?

B:I’m fine thank you.I went to China several months ago,but when I wanted to buy an umbrella,the peddler can’t understand me.

G:oh,maybe he can’t speak English.but ,the Olympic games will hold in Beijing this year,many people are learning to speak English.one policeman in Beijing can speak nine foreign languages.

B:Really?Chinese people are so great!