Your English is really good.

你的英语真好。

A You know, your English is really good.

A 你知道吗，你的英语真好。

B Thanks. I wish I had more chances to use it.

B 谢谢。我希望我有更多的机会使用英语。

A Do you get the chance to use it at your work?

A 你在工作中有机会使用英语吗？

B Yes, I do, but not as much as I would like to. It’s so important now to try and speak English. It helps in the job market.

B 是的，有，但是不希望的那样多。练习说英语太重要了。它对我找工作非常有用。

A Yes, I guess so. I see a lot of jobs advertised which ask for English ability.

A 是的，我想是这样。我看到很多招工广告都要求英语能力。

B Well, it definitely helped me to get my job.

B 是，它确实对我找到现在的工作非常有帮助。

Notes 注释

1 You can take about chance / chance or chances / chances or opportunities / opportunities in many ways, e.g.: I wish I had more chances to speak English / I wish I had more chances to speak English; I wish I had the opportunity to travel / I wish I had the opportunity to travel.

你可以在很多情形下谈论chance / 机会或者chances / 机会或者 opportunities / 良机。例如：I wish I had more chances to speak English /我希望有更多的机会说英语； I wish I had the opportunity to travel /我希望有机会去旅游。

2 We can talk about how something helps / helps you, e.g.: English helps in the job market / English helps in the job market ; It helped me to get my job / It helped me to get my job; An aspirin will help you feel better / An aspirin will help you feel better.

我们可以谈论某事对你helps /有用。例如：English helps in the job market /英语对于找工作有帮助； It helped me to get my job / 它对我找到工作有用； An aspirin will help you feel better /一片阿司匹林会让你感觉好一些。

Key phrases and sentences

You know, your English is really good.

Thanks. I wish I had more chances to use it.

Do you get the chance to use it at your work?

Yes, I do, but not as much as I would like to.

It’s so important now to try and speak English.

It helps in the job market.

Yes, I guess so. I see a lot of jobs

advertised which ask for English ability.

Well, it definitely helped me to get my job.

你知道吗，你的英语真好。

谢谢。我希望我有更多的机会使用英语。

你在工作中有机会使用英语吗？

是的，有，但是不希望的那样多。

练习说英语太重要了。

它对我找工作非常有用。

是的，我想是这样。

我看到很多招工广告都要求英语能力。

是，它确实对我找到现在的工作非常有帮助。