Dialogue 1
甲：我猜你是中国人。
jiǎ: wǒ cāi nǐ shì zhōng guó rén.
乙：没错。你呢，你是哪国人？
yǐ: méi cuò. nǐ ne, nǐ shì nǎ guó rén？
甲：我是美国人。我出生在洛杉矶。
jiǎ: wǒ shì měi guó rén. wǒ chū shēng zài luò shān jī.
乙：你的汉语说得真好。你在哪儿学的汉语呢？
yǐ: nǐ de hàn yǔ shuō dé zhēn hǎo. nǐ zài nǎ ér xué de hàn yǔ ne？
甲：在美国。
jiǎ: zài měi guó.
乙：真没想到。你们国家的汉语教育一定不错。
yǐ: zhēn méi xiǎng dào. nǐ mén guó jiā de hàn yǔ jiào yù yí dìng bù cuò.
A: I bet you are from China.
B: That's right. What about you? Where are you from?
A: I'm American. I was born in Los Angeles.
B: Your Chinese is excellent. Where did you learn Chinese?
A: In the United States.
B: Fancy that! Your contry must have a very good record of Chinese language education.
Dialogue 2
甲：你的英语说得真不错，先生。你是哪国人？
jiǎ: nǐ de yīng yǔ shuō dé zhēn bù cuò, xiān shēng. nǐ shì nǎ guó rén？
乙：我是法国人。
yǐ: wǒ shì fǎ guó rén.
甲：那么，你是地道的法国人，是吗？
jiǎ: nà me, nǐ shì dì dào de fǎ guó rén, shì ma？
乙：一点儿没错。可是由于我生长在美国，我大部分时间讲英语 。
yǐ: yī diǎn ér méi cuò. kě shì yóu yú wǒ shēng cháng zài měi guó, wǒ dà bù fēn shí jiān jiǎng yīng yǔ.
甲：那你有时候也说法语吗？
jiǎ: nà nǐ yǒu shí hòu yě shuō fǎ yǔ ma？
乙：当然。我在家里更喜欢和家里人说法语。
yǐ: dāng rán. wǒ zài jiā lǐ gèng xǐ huān hé jiā lǐ rén shuō fǎ yǔ.
A: Your speak very good English, sir. Where are you from?
B: I'm from France.
A: So, you are a native of France, aren't you?
B: Exactly. But as I grew up in the United States, I speak English most of the time.
A: Do you sometimes speake French?
B: Of course. I prefer speaking French with my family at home.
Dialogue 3
甲：吴小姐，你是哪里人？
jiǎ: wú xiǎo jiě, nǐ shì nǎ lǐ rén？
乙：你猜我是哪里人？
yǐ: nǐ cāi wǒ shì nǎ lǐ rén？
甲：你像南方人。
jiǎ: nǐ xiàng nán fāng rén.
乙：说对了。我是广东人。
yǐ: shuō duì le. wǒ shì guǎng dōng rén.
A: Miss Wu, where are you from?
B: Guess where I am from.
A: You look like a southerner.
B: You've got it. I'm Cantonese.
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