My daughter would love to be a volunteer at the Olympics.

我女儿想当一名奥运会志愿者。

A My daughter would love to be a volunteer at the Olympics.

A 我女儿想当一名奥运会志愿者。

B Can she speak Chinese?

B 她会说汉语吗？

A Yes, a bit. She’s not perfect, but she can speak basic Chinese.

A 是的，会一点。她说得不是非常好，但是她能说一些基本的话。

B Well, she should apply. They need thousands of volunteers.

B 哦，那她可以申请。他们需要数千名志愿者。

A She knows Beijing well and she also speaks French and a little Spanish.

A 她对北京很了解，而且她还能说法语和一点西班牙语。

B Well, they need volunteers of all nationalities and people who can speak different languages, so she should apply.

B 哦，他们需要来自各国的志愿者，能讲多种语言的志愿者，所以她应该申请。

Notes 注释

1 When you talk about someone’s language skills, you can say various things, eg: She can speak basic Chinese / She can speak basic Chinese: She speaks French and a little Spanish / She speaks French and a little Spanish.

当你谈论某人的语言技能时，你可以说不同的方面。例如：She can speak basic Chinese /她能讲一些基本的汉语。She speaks French and a little Spanish /她讲法语和一点西班牙语。

2 You can use should / should when you suggest something, eg: She should apply / She should apply.

当你提出建议做某事时可以用should /应该。例如：She should apply /她应该申请。

Key phrases and sentences

My daughter would love to be a volunteer at the Olympics.

Can she speak Chinese?

Yes, a bit. She’s not perfect, but

she can speak basic Chinese.

Well, she should apply.

They need thousands of volunteers.

She knows Beijing well and she

also speaks French and a little Spanish.

Well, they need volunteers of all

nationalities and people who can

speak different languages, so she should apply.

我女儿想当一名奥运会志愿者。她会说汉语吗？

是的，会一点。她说得不是非常

好，但是她能说一些基本的话。

哦，那她可以申请。

他们需要数千名志愿者。

她对北京很了解，而且她还能说珐语和一点西班牙语。

哦，他们需要来自各国的志愿者，能讲多种语言的志愿者，所以她应该申请。