Lesson 39 Ring Up or Call?
第39课 打电话是ring up还是call？
It's evening.
现在是晚上。
Brian is chatting online with David,a new friend from New York.
布莱恩在网上和他来自纽约的新朋友大卫聊天。
Hi Brian!How are you doing?
嗨，布莱恩！最近怎么样？
Good, thanks!
很好，谢谢！
We have been asked to write a report on Asia.
我们这周要写一篇关于亚洲的文章！
I would like to ask my Chinese friend some questions about colours in China.
我想问问我的中国朋友一些关于中国的颜色的问题。
Maybe I'll ring him up tonight.
我今晚可能给他打电话。
Ring up?What do you mean?
打电话？你是什么意思？
Phones don't go up when they ring.
铃声响起的时候，电话不会起来。
They can't fly!
他们不会飞！
"To ring up someone" is the British way of saying to call someone on the phone.
这是英国的说法，表示给某人打电话。
That's different.
非常不同。
There are quite a few differences between your English and my English.
你的英语和我的英语有很多不同。
That's true.
是的。
Sometimes we describe the same thing in different ways or use different words.
有时候我们用不同的方式或使用不同的词语来描述相同的事情。
We say "in a team",while you say "on a team".
我们说“in a team”，而你们说“on a team”。
And you use "washroom" or "bathroom" instead of "toilet".
而卫生间你们使用“washroom”或“bathroom”，而不用“toilet”。
You have "autumn" instead of "fall",and you spell color "c-o-l-o-u-r".
秋天我们用“autumn”，不用“fall”。而且你们拼写颜色是“c-o-l-o-u-r”。
There are also some differences in pronunciation and even in grammar.
在发音甚至语法上，还有一些不同处。
I remember asking my cousin to translate things for me when I first came to Canada.
我记得当我第一次来加拿大时，让我的表兄帮我翻译。
"Are we speaking the same language?" I asked myself.
“我们是在说同一种语言吗？”我问自己。
Ha ha! Did you know that there is American English,British English, Australian English and even African English?
哈哈！你知道这儿有美式英语、英式英语、澳大利亚英语甚至非洲英语吗？
They are different,but they are all English.
它们不相同，但是它们都是英语。
By the way, some Canadians use the word "eh" at the end of their sentences.
顺便说一下，一些加拿大人在他们的句子后面使用单词“eh”。
It's pronounced like the letter "A".
它的发音同字母“A”一样。
What does it mean?
它是什么意思？
It is a friendly way of saying
这是一种礼貌的表达
"Do you understand?" or "Do you agree?"
“你明白了吗？”或“你同意吗？”的方式。
Oh,I see.That's interesting,eh?
哦，我知道了。那很有趣，是吗？
