Speech Exercise - My Brother Simon

大家好， 我叫斐那，现年四十三岁。 我会说英语和我会说一点儿汉语。(我会说英语和一点点汉语)
Dàjiā hǎo, wǒ jiào fěi nà, wǒ shì sìshísān suì. Wǒ huì shuō yīngyǔ hé wǒ huì shuō 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, 他是我的双胞胎。 他叫Simon.
Wǒ yǒu gēgē, tā shì wǒ de shuāngbāotāi. Tā jiào Simon.
I have a brother, he is my twin. His name is Simon.

Simon 很高高的(他个子很高)，每天他穿一条牛仔裤，头发短短的。他不戴眼镜。
Simon hěn gāo gāo de, měitiān tā chuān yītiáo niúzǎikù, tóufǎ duǎn duǎn de. Tā bù dài yī fù yǎnjìng.
Simon is very tall, wears jeans every day, has short hair. He does not wear glasses.

他杨(养)(yang)过一只小狗， 和一只猫。他以前杨养过华(花)儿， 但是很麻烦！他现在不养(花)华儿！
Tā yángguò yī zhǐ xiǎo gǒu, hé yī zhǐ māo. Tā yǐqián yángguò huá er, dànshì hěn máfan! Tā xiànzài bù yǎng huá 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，他可以走着去银行和邮局,以及他的女儿小学。
Tā jiā fùjìn yǒu shāngdiàn, tā kěyǐ zǒu qù yínháng, yóujú hé tā de nǚ'ér xiao xue
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“不到长衬(长城Great Wall )非好汉”。他想是(当)好汉，所以他登长城。
Simon xǐhuān lǚxíng, tā dǎsuàn qùguò zhōngguó. Tā tīng shuō “bù dào cháng chèn fēi hǎohàn”.
Tā xiǎng shì hǎohàn, suǒyǐ tā dēng chángchéng.
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!

他买一张飞机票去北京。放假以后他坐地铁去市中心。
Tā yǒu mǎi yī zhāng fēijī piào qù běijīng. Fàngjià yǐhòu tā zuò dìtiě qù shì zhōngxīn.
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 dānxīn. Tā duì běijīng bù shúxī, hé bù huì shuō hànyǔ.
Simon is very worried. He is not familiar with Beijing, also does not speak Chinese.

我告诉他， 不要担心， 多说中国人会说英文。他是好的 (没事的)。
Wǒ gàosù tā, bù dānxīn, duō zhōngwén huì shuō yīngwén. Tā shì hǎo de.
I told him not to worry, many Chinese speak English. He will be okay.