I had an amusing experience last year. After I had left a small village in the south of France, I drove on to 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 spoke 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!
1 1 drove on to 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”的意思。
2 on the way, 在途中。
3 ask for a lift, 要求搭车。
4 apart from, 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。