Having Trouble Communicating 沟通有困难
A = Alex M = Mary
A: Mary, Pam and I are going to the mall later to buy some new clothes. Do you want to come?
亚力士:玛丽,我和潘等一下要去购物中心买几件新衣服。你想去吗?
M: Can you say it again slowly?
玛 丽:你可以慢慢地再说一遍吗?
A: Pam and I are wondering if you'd like to go to the mall with us.
亚力士:我和潘想知道你要不要和我们一起去购物中心。
M: Oh, I see. I'll have to sink about it.
玛 丽:喔,我听懂了。我必须相一下。
A: Sink?
亚力士:相一下?
M: Oops. I meant, "think."
玛 丽:哦,抱歉。我是说『想一下』。
A: Mary, you're going to have to work on your pronunciation.
亚力士:玛丽,你得加强你的发音。
M: I know.
玛 丽:我知道。
A: But give yourself some time. You just got here.
亚力士:不过,给你自己一点时间。你才刚来美国。
注释:
wondering:v. 想知道
例句:I was wondering how you feel about that?
我想知道你是怎么看待这个问题的?
pronunciation:n. 发音;读法
例句:She gave the word its French pronunciation.
她给出了这个单词的法语发音。