A：Hi, Mary. How've things been?
      你好，玛丽。你过得怎样？

B：I haven't heard anything about your English investigation for weeks.What're you studying now?
      我有好几个星期没听到有关你研究英语的情况了。 你正在学习什么？

A：Now it's negative-"no"and"not", to be specific. There's nothing particularily unusual about "no"and"not", is there?
      现在正在学否定词--"No"和"Not"。对于"No"和"Not"没有什么特别要注意的地方，是吗？

English

B：Not a lot, really.
      的确没有什么。

A：The main thing seems to be that "not" is used with verbs, and "no" everywhere else.
      看来主要点在于"Not"和动词连用，而在其他地方用"No"。

A：Today I had my first English class.
      今天我上了第一堂英语课。

B：How was it?
      课上得怎样？

A：It was interesting.The teacher gave us three ways to help ourselves learn the language. First, stop talking anything except English. Then learn many complete sentences by heart.Finally, have American friends tell us how they say things we have trouble with, and always imitate them.
      很有意思。老师告诉我们有三种方法可帮助我们学习语言。首先，除英语外不要用其他语言谈话。其次。背下大量完整的句子。最后请美国朋友告诉我们，我们在口语中感到困难的那些句子，他们是怎样表达的，并且要一直模仿他们。

A：Bonjour!
      早上好。（法语）

B：What?
      你说什么？

A：I said, “Bonjour!”
      我说：早上好。

B：What’s wrong with you, Ted?
      你怎么了，特德。

A：I’m speaking French. Don’t you know anything?
      我在说法语，你不知道吗？

B：What’s wrong with speaking English?
      说英语有什么不好吗?

A：Well, I just got back from my language school. We have to speak French all day there. No English allowed!
      哦，我刚刚从语言学校回来。在那里我们成天说法语，不准说英语。

B：What are you doing that for?
      为什么要这样呢？

A：I’m trying to learn new skills. It makes me more qualified for a good job.
      我想学一点新的技能。这可以让我更有资格胜任一个好的工作。

B：Good for you.
      好得很。

1. 英格兰的;英国的;英格兰人的;英国人的;英语的
    English means belonging or relating to England, or to its people or language. It is also often used to mean belonging or relating to Great Britain, although many people object to this.

    e.g. ...the English way of life...
           英国人的生活方式
    e.g. English students are forced to learn too much too soon.
           英国学生被迫在极短的时间内学习太多的东西。

2. 英语
    English is the language spoken by people who live in Great Britain and Ireland, the United States, Canada, Australia, and many other countries.

    e.g. Their knowledge of written English is certainly better...
           他们的书面英语显然更好。
    e.g. He uses tapes of this program to teach English.
           他用这个节目的录像带教授英语。