how to talk with foreigners

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1、端午佳节的由来和风俗习惯TheDragonBoatFestival,alsocalledDoubleFifthFestival,iscelebratedonthefifthdayofthefifthmoonofthelunarcalendar.ItisoneofthemostimportantChinesefestivals,theothertwobeingtheAutumnMoonFestivalandChineseNewYear。　　TheoriginofthissummerfestivalcentersaroundascholarlygovernmentofficialnamedChu

2、Yuan.Hewasagoodandrespectedman,butbecauseofthemisdeedsofjealousrivalsheeventuallyfellintodisfavorintheemperor'scourt。　　Unabletoregaintherespectoftheemperor,inhissorrowChuYuanthrewhimselfintotheMiLowriver.BecauseoftheiradmirationforChuYuan,thelocalpeoplelivingadjacenttotheMiLoRiverrushedintotheirboa

3、tstosearchforhimwhilethrowingriceintothewaterstoappeasetheriverdragons。　　AlthoughtheywereunabletofindChuYuan,theireffortsarestillcommemoratedtodayduringtheDragonBoatFestival。Howtocommunicatewithforeigners?开始谈话ConversationStartersQ:You’rewelcometoChina.Ihopeyou’reenjoyingyourstayhere.（欢迎你到中国来。希望你在这里

4、过得愉快。）A:Thankyou.Ireallyamenjoyingmyselfhere.（谢谢你。我在这里确实过得很愉快。）Q:Whereareyoufrom?（你是从哪个国家来的？）A:I’mfromAmerica.（我从美国来。）Q:HowlonghaveyoubeeninChina?（你在中国多长时间了？）A:Onlyafewdays.（才来几天。）Onlyacoupleofdays.（才来几天。）Ijustgothereyesterday.（我昨天才来的。）Q:Howlongareyouplanningtostay?（你打算呆多久？）A:Twoweeks.（两个星期。）Untilt

5、hetradefairisover.（到交易会结束。）Q:Couldyouansweraquestionforme?Forgetitifthequestionbothersyou.（你能回答我一个问题吗？如果你不想回答，就算了。）A:Goahead.Idon’tmind.（问吧。我不介意。）Askmeanything.I’mnotthatsensitive.（什么问题都可以问。我没那么敏感。）Q:Areyouhereonbusinessorforpleasure?（你来这里是出差还是游玩？）A:I’mhereonvacation.IthasalwaysbeenmydreamtocometoC

6、hina.（我到这里来度假。我一直都梦想着来中国。）I’mhereonbusiness.IcometoChinaregularly.Actually,Ihaveafactoryhere.（我是出差到这里。我经常来中国。确切地说，我在这里有一家工厂。）关于他们的国家AboutTheirOwnCountryQ:Tellmesomethingaboutyourcountry.（给我讲讲你的国家。）A:Americaisabigandexcitingcountry.Youshouldcomeandseeitforyourselfsomeday.（美国是一个富有情趣的大国。将来什么时候你应该来亲自看一

7、看。）Q:Whatisyourhometownknown(famous)for?（你的家乡什么最有名？）A:Myhometowniswell-knownfororanges.（我的家乡盛产橘子。）MyhometownhostedtheOlympicslastyear.（我的家乡去年举办了奥运会。）Q:What’sAmericafamousfor?（美国以什么出名？）A:Americaisfamousforit