"I just want to ask something, don't be nervous, just treat me as a passerby."
Tang Ye made a tentative sentence in Chinese, and at the same time he was also observing whether the other party could speak Chinese. If not, he would be forced to use his half-baked English level to have a friendly communication with the other party. Of course, if the other party did not even know English, then
There is no need to waste time, maybe he
It's time to go back to the father and son. The other party also knows a little English, but judging from the tone of voice, the father's English level doesn't seem to be much higher than mine. Maybe he has frequent contact with foreigners and understands more English vocabulary than I do. Basically,
Communication is still barely possible.
After hearing Tang Ye's words, the man tilted his head. The expression on his face was familiar to Tang Ye. Obviously, the other party did not understand Chinese.
In desperation, he could only repeat the sentence in English: "Do you know Chinese?"
The man looked at Tang Ye, understood this English sentence, and nodded. At present, it seems that Tang Ye really has no ill intentions towards him, but he has not completely relaxed his vigilance. The steel pipe in his hand has been pointed at Tang Ye to prevent the other party from doing so.
Suddenly violent and hurtful, Tang Ye also looked at this man.
He was wearing a coat full of patches. Many holes could be seen in the collar, and part of the cotton wool had come out of the holes. Inside the coat was a lining, which was supposed to match the formal suit. It was obvious that this man
He should have been an upper-class person in the Taiping years, but now, the inner garment has become not only stained with dirt, but also has a large amount of fabric missing from the chest, exposing the skin underneath.
He was wearing wide overalls on his lower body, with many pockets for storing things. The steel pipe in his hand used to protect Tang Ye was polished, and it was obvious that he was holding it in his hand, and the quilt was rounded.
Judging from the scene where the other party was being chased by the two men with guns, it seemed that the man, like the first person Tang Ye met, was also a wanderer, relying on searching for supplies in the city to survive.
The second wanderer Tang Ye met looked at Tang Ye for a while, and then said something in English.
Tang Ye didn't hear the previous paragraph clearly, but he heard the question, probably asking what he wanted to do.
Taking a deep breath, Tang Ye began to organize English sentences in his mind to answer the other party's questions. However, this was very troublesome for a person who did not understand English. After a while, he slowly uttered a syllable.
"This...where is...this place?"
After hemming and hawing for a long time, Tang Ye finally said what he wanted to ask in English. However, this was only the first question, and there were many more questions to follow.
Wanderer No. 2 frowned. What Tang Ye said with extremely poor English skills made Wanderer No. 2 unable to understand it for a while. However, after thinking about it for a while, he roughly understood what it meant and immediately replied.
: "This is Camberlite."
Of course, Tang Ye didn't understand his answer at all. Maybe the other party's speaking speed was a bit too fast for him, and he only heard "Kabulite"?
"ah?"
Tang Ye expressed doubts to him, and the other party tilted his head again, seeming to realize that Tang Ye's English level was simply not enough to communicate with him normally.
"What is this place?"
Tang Ye repeated what he just said in English again. This time he hoped that the other party's answer would be slower so that he could understand what exactly this place was.
The No. 2 Ranger patiently replied again: "Camberlite! Our current place is called Camberlite, do you understand? OK? Man?"
There was no surprise at all. Tang Ye still got a general idea. The other party repeated a few syllables in his words, which was "Kabrit". According to normal logic, this should be the name of this city.
It is a pity that Tang Ye has not heard of the name of this city. Whether it is before the end of the world or during the end of the world, this city is very small, and its scale is enough to show that this city will not be too famous before the end of the world.
Now that he knew the name of this city, Tang Ye did not continue to struggle with this issue and quickly organized an English sentence for the next question in his mind, but this was more difficult.
Not long after Tang Ye put on the pain mask, he suddenly remembered that he had forgotten a function on his mobile phone. He quickly took out his mobile phone, called up the voice system, opened the translation, and then entered a paragraph in the input box.
【What happened here?】
The interface of the mobile phone translation function started to load, but the next second, it showed five words "No network connection".
"grass!"
Tang Ye cursed loudly, and as he cursed, the No. 2 homeless man in front of him actually said something. Tang Ye didn't understand the first words, but he heard three lame pronunciations of Chinese characters at the end of the sentence.
"Where's Cao?..."
After glancing at this guy, Tang Ye shook his head. This may be a common problem among all human beings. No matter what language it is, it takes some time to learn it, and he must make sure that he can remember some vocabulary necessary for communicating with others. In these vocabulary
In Chinese, the most common words that can be easily understood are curse words.
Looking at the question on the other person's face, Tang Ye shook his head and said "NO" a few times. He pointed at his mobile phone and said that the sound he just made was because of the content on his mobile phone. Tramp No. 2 saw
He hesitated for a while, but still came over and took a closer look. After seeing the boxy mobile phone in Tang Ye's hand, he had a puzzled look on his face and spoke to Tang Ye in English.
Asked: "What is this?"
Tang Ye heard his words clearly, and immediately thought of the English pronunciation of mobile phone in his mind, and said: "Mobile phone! This is a mobile phone! Mobile phone!"
"cell phone?"
Tramp No. 2 repeated it, and then looked at the phone in Tang Ye's hand. Like a curious baby, he kept looking at the phone. He wanted to reach out and touch it several times, but he was worried about Tang Ye, so he didn't do so.
Do.
Tang Ye also noticed his expression. He stopped moving his hands and narrowed his eyes when he looked at the man in front of him. Such an expression on the other person's face is very informative. Smartphones have already become popular in the 21st century.
, although there was a war in this city called Camberlite, but you would have seen it even if you haven’t used it, right?
The expression on the other person's face was as if he had never heard of such a thing, let alone used it. Tang Ye could tell from the repetition of the word mobile phone that he was unfamiliar with such a thing.
This is very strange. Tang Ye immediately asked: "You...forget it! Time! Time! Time? Do you understand? Time? Time, Time!"
"Time?" The man repeated the word again. He wanted to say something, but he quickly shut his mouth. He remembered that Tang Ye couldn't understand most English.