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tour guide / 导游 / (dǎoyóu)

A: Have you heard of Teacher Liu? He is a very popular English tour guide online.

你知道刘老师吗？他是一名网上很火的英语导游。

(nǐ zhīdào liúlǎoshī ma? tāshì yīmínɡ wǎnɡshànɡ hěn huǒ de yīnɡyǔ dǎoyóu.)

B: Is it that tour guide in Yangshuo, Guilin, who sings in English?

是那个唱英文歌的桂林阳朔导游吗？

(shì nàɡè chànɡ yīnɡwénɡē de ɡuìlín yánɡshuò dǎoyóu ma?) 

A: Yup. Liu Tao, his nickname is Teacher Liu. He uploads videos on TikTok where he introduces the scenery of his hometown and sings songs. He became very popular because of his unique English accent.

没错。他在社交媒体上发布了用英文歌介绍家乡风景的视频,因为特别的英语发音而走红。

(méicuò.tāzài shèjiāo méitǐ shànɡ fābùle yònɡ yīnɡwén ɡē jièshào jiāxiānɡ fēnɡjǐnɡ de shìpín, yīnwéi tèbié de yīnɡyǔfāyīn ér zǒuhónɡ.)

B: I've seen his videos. He speaks English very confidently. I bet netizens also appreciate his confidence. 

我看过他的视频,他讲英文很自信。我想网友也是喜欢他这份自信吧。

(wǒ kànɡuò tāde shìpín, tājiǎnɡ yīnɡwén hěn zìxìn.wǒ xiǎnɡ wǎnɡyǒu yěshì xǐhuān tā zhèfèn zìxìn bā.)

A: Teacher Liu learned English on his own. He used to interact with many foreign tourists to improve his oral English and as a result he became his hometown's foreign language tour guide.

刘老师的英语是自学的,他以前还经常跟外国游客交流来提高自己的英语水平。现如今,他终于成了家乡的外语导游。

(liúlǎoshī de yīnɡyǔ shì zìxué de, tā yǐqián hái jīnɡchánɡ ɡēn wàiɡuó yóukè jiāoliú lái tíɡāo zìjǐde yīnɡyǔ shuǐpínɡ.xiàn rújīn, tā zhōnɡyú chénɡle jiāxiānɡ de wàiyǔ dǎoyóu.)

B: His videos have helped promote tourism. After watching his videos, I want to travel to Yangshuo too.

他的视频起到了很好的旅游推广效果。看了他的视频,我也想去阳朔旅游了。

(tāde shìpín qǐdàole hěnhǎode lǚyóu tuīɡuǎnɡ xiàoɡuǒ.kànle tāde shìpín, wǒ yěxiǎnɡ qù yánɡshuò lǚyóu le.)

Illustrations:Liu Rui/GT