A：Eric, how long will you be in China?

Eric，你要在中國(guó)呆多久?

B：I don't know. Well, my contract here is for one year, and I don't know what I should do after that. Maybe going around for a while.

不知道，我在這里的合同是一年的，我也不知道之后該干點(diǎn)什么，也許會(huì)四處走走。

A：Well, have you ever thought about learning some Chinese?

有沒(méi)有想過(guò)學(xué)點(diǎn)漢語(yǔ)?

B：Actually, I am learning that now. But it's too hard for me. You know the four tones and the stuff. It really freaks me out.

事實(shí)上，我正在學(xué)，但對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)那太難了。你知道四聲那些東西，真夠煩的。

A：Don't worry. All things are difficult before they are easy.

別擔(dān)心，萬(wàn)事開(kāi)頭難嘛。

B：You hit the nail right on the head.

你說(shuō)得有道理。

A：Well, are you intested in some language-exchange program?

你有興趣參加語(yǔ)言交換活動(dòng)嗎?

B：What is it?

什么意思?

A：It's where I teach you Chinese, and in exchange you teach me English.

在這個(gè)活動(dòng)中，我教你漢語(yǔ)然后你教我英語(yǔ)。

B：Awesome. I've been giving this a lot of thought. When can we do this?

太好了，我一直在想這個(gè)問(wèn)題，什么時(shí)候開(kāi)始?

A：How about this sunday?

星期天怎么樣?

B：Ok, cool.

好啊。

A：Good. I'll give you a call tonight.

好，我今晚給你打電話。

B：No problem.

沒(méi)問(wèn)題。

A：Bye.

再見(jiàn)。

注釋?zhuān)?/p>

句子“All things are difficult before they are easy.”和“You hit the nail right on the head.”都是英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)。前一句的意思是“萬(wàn)事開(kāi)頭難。”;后一句的意思是“你說(shuō)到點(diǎn)子上了。”，完全可以把它和“You hit the point.”這句話一起理解。