Speech Exercise - My Brother Simon

大家好， 我叫斐那，我是四十三岁。 我会说英语和一点儿汉语。
Dàjiā hǎo, wǒ jiào fěi nà, wǒ shì sìshísān suì. Wǒ huì shuō yīngyǔ hé  yīdiǎn er hànyǔ.
Hello everyone, my name is Fiona and I am 43 years old. I speak English and a little Chinese.

我有哥哥, 他和我是双胞胎。 他叫Simon.
Wǒ yǒu gēgē, tā hé wǒ shì shuāngbāotāi. Tā jiào Simon.
I have a brother, he is my twin. His name is Simon.

Simon 很高，每天他穿一条牛仔裤，头发短短的。他不戴眼镜。
Simon hěn gāo , měi tiān tā chuān yì tiáo niú zǎi kù, tóu fà duǎn duǎn de. Tā bù dài yǎn jìng.
Simon is very tall, wears jeans every day, has short hair. He does not wear glasses.

他养过一只小狗， 和一只猫。他以前养过花儿， 但是很麻烦！他现在不养花儿！
Tā yǎng guò yī zhī xiǎo gǒu, hé yī zhī māo. Tā yǐ qián yángguò huā  er, dàn shì hěn má fán! Tā xiàn zài bù yǎng huā er!
He raises a little dog and a cat。 Before he raised flowers, but too much trouble. He’s not raising flowers now！

他家附近有商店，他可以走去银行，邮局和他女儿的小学。
Tā jiā fù jìn yǒu shāng diàn, tā kě yǐ zǒu qù yín háng, yóu jú hé tā  nǚ 'ér de xiǎo xué
His home has shops nearby, he can walk to the bank, post office and his daughter’s school.

Simon 喜欢旅行,他打算去中国。他听说“不到长城非好汉”。他想当好汉，所以他登长城。
Simon xǐ huān lǚ xíng, tā dǎ suàn qù  zhōng guó. Tā tīng shuō “bù dào cháng chèng fēi hǎo hàn”.
Tā xiǎng dāng hǎo hàn, suǒ yǐ tā dēng cháng chéng.
Simon likes travelling，he is planning to go to China. He has heard “You’re not a true man if you haven’t conquered the Great Wall”. He wants to be a true man, therefore he will climb the Great Wall!

他有买一张飞机票去北京。放假以后他坐地铁去市中心。
Tā yǒu mǎi yì zhāng fēi jī piào qù běi jīng. Fàng jià yǐ hòu tā zuò dì tiě qù shì zhōng xīn.
He has purchased a plane ticket to Beijing. After he arrives he will ride subway to downtown.

Simon 很担心。他对北京不熟悉，和不会说汉语。
Simon hěn dān xīn. Tā duì běi jīng bù shúxī, hé bù huì shuō hàn yǔ.
Simon is very worried. He is not familiar with Beijing, also does not speak Chinese.

我告诉他， 不用担心， 很多中国人会说英文。他会顺利的。
Wǒ gào sù tā, bù dān xīn, hén duō zhōng guó rén huì shuō yīng wén. Tā shì huì shùn lì de.
I told him not to worry, many Chinese speak English. He will be okay.