Hello! Could I speak to the headmaster, please?
您好!我能和校长通话吗?
Hold on for a moment, please. I’m sorry he isn’t here right now. May I help you?
请稍等一下。对不起,他现在不在这里。我能帮您的忙吗?
That’s very kind of you, but I want to speak to him about my son, Jim Green.
你真好,谢谢您。不过我想和校长谈谈我儿子吉姆·格林的事情。
I would like to see him as soon as possible, please.
我想要尽快见到他。
Are you free later today, Mr. Green?
您今天晚些时候有空吗,格林先生?
Sorry. I’m free every day except today.
对不起。我每天都有空,唯独今天没空。
Are you able to come tomorrow?
明天你能来吗?
I think so. What time?
我想可以。什么时间来呢?
Between 8:00 and 9:00.
8:00-9:00之间吧。
Yes, that would be fine.
可以,这时间对我很合适。
I’ll leave a message on his desk.
我将把留言条放在他的桌子上。
Thank you very much. Goodbye!
非常感谢。再见!
Goodbye!
再见!
Come in, please!
请进!
Good morning, Mr. Zhang. I’m sorry to trouble you.
早上好,张先生。很抱歉打扰您。
Not at all! Please sit down, Mr. Green. Would you like a cup of tea?
没关系!请坐,格林先生。你喝茶吗?
No, thanks.
不喝,谢谢您。
What can I do for you?
我能为您做点什么?
It’s about my son Jim.
我想谈谈我儿子吉姆的事情。
He’s not in trouble, I hope!
我希望他没有遇到麻烦!
He’s doing well in all his lessons. He’s not lazy. He’ll do very well in the exams.
他各门功课都学得很好。他从不懒。他考试会考得很好的。
Except Chinese, I’m afraid!
恐怕除了中文差一些!
I know that he’s doing his best, but he says that he is a little weak in Chinese.
我知道他非常努力,但他说他的中文有点儿差。
Is he? I’m sorry to hear that.
是吗?对此我感到遗憾。
That’s why I’ve come to see you.
这就是我来见您的原因。
You see, we’ve been in China for over two years now, so we are travelling back to England soon for a holiday.
您知道,我们到中国已有两年多时间了,所以不久后我们就要回英国度假了。
Really? Where will you stay in England — the capital?
真的吗?你们在英国住在哪儿--首都吗?
Yes, London. The whole family’s going for two months.
对,我们住在伦敦。我们全家打算住两个月。
I’m afraid that Jim will miss a lot of his lessons.
恐怕这么一来,吉姆要缺很多课了。
I know. I can help him with most of his subjects.
我知道。我可以帮助他学习绝大多数科目。
But I’m worried about his Chinese.He may fall behind the other students when he comes back.
但我担心他的中文。等他回来后,他可能会落到其他同学后面。
He’s already a little weak in Chinese.
他的中文已经有点儿弱了。
I’m afraid that he’ll forget it if he misses so many lessons. He may even fail his Chinese exam.
如果他再缺这么多课,恐怕他会忘记很多的。他的汉语考试甚至会不及格。
It’s possible. Two months is quite a long time.
这是很有可能的。两个月是相当长的一段时间。
It’s true that he may fall behind the other students.
真的,他可能会落在其他同学的后面。
But of course, he can learn by himself. He has a book and a dictionary.
但当然,他也可以自学。他有书和词典。
I know. But even that is not enough.
我知道。即使那样也还是不够的。
I think that maybe his Chinese teacher will give Jim some work to do during the holiday.
我想吉姆的汉语老师也许会给他布置一些假期作业。
Yes, that’s possible.
可以,那是可能的。
I’ll ask Mr. Hu. I’m sure that he won’t mind. We may talk again next week.
我问问胡先生。我相信他是不会介意的。我们可以下周再谈。
All right! Thank you very much. I’ll give you a call.
好吧!非常感谢。我会给您打电话的。
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