缅因英语口语 第 57 课：languages 语言 - 1

A: which language do you speak?

B; well, I studied French at school, but I've forgotten most of it. I learnt some Russian while I was studying there and now I study Spanish in evening classes. Do you speak Japanese at home with your parents?

A; yes, I do. I'm learning Chinese now on the internet.

B; how do you find studying a language on the internet?

A: it's not easy, particularly with listening and speaking, because sometimes the connection isn't too good.

B; I bet you find the character difficult to write!

A: actually, many of the characters are the same or very similar in both Chinese and Japanese, so they're easy for me.

B; so , you can read and write much better than you speak and understand other speakers, right?

A; yes. How are the Spanish classes going?

B; in a way, it's similar to your experience of learning Chinese. Some Spanish words are very similar to English ones. But I need to practise listening to native speakers and saying the words myself.