A How are your Chinese lessons going?
你的中文课进展得如何了?
B Oh I’m learning very slowly. I think Chinese is more difficult than English.
噢,我学的非常慢。我觉得中文比英文要难学。
A Well I guess you have fewer characters but I think Chinese grammar is easier.
我想英文里的字母是更少一些,不过中文里的语法更容易一些。
B Maybe, but I think people usually learn English more quickly than Chinese.
也许,不过我认为人们学习英文一般都比中文要快。
A Yes, I guess basic speaking in the English is easier.
是,我想在基本会话方面可能确实是更容易一些。
B Maybe that’s why your English is much better than my Chinese.
也许这就是为什么你的英文比我的中文要好。