奥运志愿者英语培训教程－谈论人民
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。