7. Hearing and Writing 听和写
A: Tell me about your English class, Mary.
B: Well, yesterday the teacher wro-te some sentences on the board. The first was if you can't produce the sounds of a langua-ge acceptable, then you can't really hear them when other people make them. Next he worte, if you can't hear the sounds of a language then you probably can't write the language well. Your inadequate1 pronunciation contributes to making your writing substandard.
A: Do you think that's right?
B: I don't know, Bob. I'll tell you when the course is over.
Notes
Substandasd--unacceptable, inferior
A：玛丽，给我说说你们英语课。
B：好吧，昨天老师在黑板上写了一些句子。第一句话是对于一种语言假如你不可以正确地发音,那样当其他人发这类音时你事实上不可能听懂。然后他又写道假如你听不懂一种语言的发音，你大概也不可能非常不错地书写这种语言。你的不合格的发音将致使你的书写也不可以让人认可。
A：你觉得这对吗？
B：我不了解，鲍勃。等这门课结束时我会对你说的。
译文：
A：今天我上了第一堂英语课。
B：课上得如何？
A：非常在乎思。老师告诉大家有三种办法可帮助大家学习语言。第一,除英语外不要用其他语言谈话。第二.背下很多完整的句子。最后请美国朋友告诉大家，大家在口语中感到困难的那些句子，他们是如何表达的,并且要一直模仿他们。
