A: What about that group? They're speaking English, aren't they?
A: 那群人呢?他们在说英语,是吗?
B: Yes. Let me try and listen to the accents.
B: 是的。让我来听听他们的口音。
A: British? American? What do you think?
A: 英国人?还是美国人?你怎么看?
B: No neither. They're not British or American. I think they're from Australia or New Zealand.
B: 都不是。他们既不是英国 人也不是美国人。我想他们是澳大利亚人或者是新西兰人。
A: So many tourists! Beijing and China are really popular these days, especially with the Olympics coming.
A: 这么多的游客。北京和中国现在都非常受欢迎,尤其是奥运会要召开了。
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Notes 注释
1. You can talk about the different accents / accents in a particular language to identify where people come from, eg: He's got an American accent / He's got an American accent. He's from London – he has a London accent / He's from London – he has a London accent: They've got Australian accents / They've got Australian accents.
你可以谈论某种语言的不同accents / 方言,以辨别人们是从哪里来。例如:He's got an American accent /他有美国口音。 He's from London – he has a London accent / 他从伦敦来——他有伦敦口音。They've got Australian accents / 他们有澳大利亚口音。
2. You can talk about things in the future by using the phrase coming / coming, eg: Beijing is popular with the Olympics coming / Beijing is popular with the Olympics coming.
你可以用 coming / 即将到来来谈论将来要发生的事情。例如:Beijing is popular with the Olympics coming /随着奥运会即将召开北京越来越受欢迎。