我女儿想当一名奥运会志愿者。 A My daughter would love to be a volunteer at the Olympics.
A 我女儿想当一名奥运会志愿者。 B Can she speak Chinese?
B 她会说汉语吗？ A Yes, a bit. She’s not perfect, but she can speak basic Chinese.
A 是的，会一点。她说得不是非常好，但是她能说一些基本的话。 B Well, she should apply. They need thousands of volunteers.
B 哦，那她可以申请。他们需要数千名志愿者。 A She knows Beijing well and she also speaks French and a little Spanish.
A 她对北京很了解，而且她还能说法语和一点西班牙语。 B Well, they need volunteers of all nationalities and people who can speak different languages, so she should apply.
B 哦，他们需要来自各国的志愿者，能讲多种语言的志愿者，所以她应该申请。 Notes 注释
1 When you talk about someone’s language skills, you can say various things, eg: She can speak basic Chinese / She can speak basic Chinese: She speaks French and a little Spanish / She speaks French and a little Spanish.
当你谈论某人的语言技能时，你可以说不同的方面。例如：She can speak basic Chinese /她能讲一些基本的汉语。She speaks French and a little Spanish /她讲法语和一点西班牙语。
2 You can use should / should when you suggest something, eg: She should apply / She should apply.
当你提出建议做某事时可以用should /应该。例如：She should apply /她应该申请。
Key phrases and sentences
My daughter would love to be a volunteer at the Olympics.
Can she speak Chinese?
Yes, a bit. She’s not perfect, but
she can speak basic Chinese.
Well, she should apply.
They need thousands of volunteers.
She knows Beijing well and she
also speaks French and a little Spanish.
Well, they need volunteers of all
nationalities and people who can
speak different languages, so she should apply. 我女儿想当一名奥运会志愿者。她会说汉语吗？
是的，会一点。她说得不是非常
好，但是她能说一些基本的话。
哦，那她可以申请。
他们需要数千名志愿者。
她对北京很了解，而且她还能说珐语和一点西班牙语。
哦，他们需要来自各国的志愿者，能讲多种语言的志愿者，所以她应该申请。