I had an amusing1 experience last year. After I had left a small village in the south of France, I drove2 on the next town. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for a lift. As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning to him in French and he replied in the same language. Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all. Neither of us spoke3 during the journey. I had nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowly, ‘Do you speak English?’ As I soon learnt, he was English himself!
课文注释
1.I drove on the next town.我继续驶往下一个城镇。
句中的副词 on 有“继续地”，“不停顿地”意思。
2.on the way,在途中。
3.ask for a lift,要求搭车。
4.apart form,除了……以外。
5.As I soon learnt,he was English himself!我很快就知道，他自己就是个英国人。
参考译文
去年我有过一次有趣的经历。在离开法国南部的一个小村庄后，我继续驶往下一个城镇。途中，一个青年人向我招手。我把车停下，他向我提出要求搭车。他一上车，我就用法语向他问好，他也同样用法语回答我。除了个别几个单词外，我根本不会法语。旅途中我们谁也没讲话。就要到达那个镇时，那青年突然开了口，慢慢地说道“你会讲英语吗？” 我很快了解到，他自己就是个英国人！
