大家说英语 第521期:狗狗是怎么叫的(在线收听

Conversation A

对话A

Alex: How are you, Susie?

阿莱克斯:苏西,你还好吗?

Susie: I'm tired. I didn't sleep well.

苏西:我很疲惫。我没睡好觉。

Alex: Why didn't you sleep well?

阿莱克斯:为什么睡不好觉?

Susie: My dog was barking all night. "Woof, woof, woof." All night!

苏西:我的狗整晚都在叫。“woof、woof。”整晚啊!

Alex: That's too bad. But you know, in Chinese, dogs don't say, "woof."

阿莱克斯:太糟了。但是你知道吗,在中文里狗狗是不会“woof”这么叫的。

Susie: Oh. What do they say?

苏西:哦。那它们怎么叫?

Alex: They say, "wang."

阿莱克斯:它们是“汪汪”的叫。

Susie: That's interesting. Are other animal sounds different in Chinese?

苏西:很有趣啊。还有其他动物的叫声在中文里是不一样的吗?

Conversation B

对话B

Alex: Let me think ... Well, in English, bees buzz.

阿莱克斯:让我想想...恩,在英语里蜜蜂发出buzz的声音。

Susie: Yes. What do bees do in Chinese?

苏西:是的。那蜜蜂在中文里呢?

Alex: They weng.

阿莱克斯:它们发“嗡嗡”的声音。

Susie: Interesting. Any more examples?

苏西:好有趣。还有其他例子吗?

Alex: In English, birds tweet.

阿莱克斯:在英语里,鸟类发出tweet的声音。

Susie: And in Chinese?

苏西:那在中文里呢?

Alex: In Chinese, birds jiji.

阿莱克斯:在中文里,鸟类发出“唧唧”的声音。

Susie: That's funny! But which sound words are better: the English or Chinese?

苏西:真好玩儿!但是英文和中文里哪个发音更好听呢?

Alex: They all just sound like animal noises!

阿莱克斯:听起来都是一样的动物的声音。

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