First floor or second floor?
一楼还是二楼?
Bruce and Jess are friends. They are in Class Three, Grade Five. Bruce comes from the UK and Jess comes from the USA. They live in the same building in Beijing.
布鲁斯和杰斯是朋友。他们在五年级三班。布鲁斯来自英国,杰斯来自美国。他们住在北京的同一栋大楼里。
" I’m Bruce. I’m from the UK. I live on the first floor," Bruce says.
“我是布鲁斯。我来自英国。我住在一楼。”布鲁斯说。
" I’m Jess. I’m from the USA. I live on the first floor," Jess says.
“我是杰斯。我来自美国,我住在一楼。”杰斯说。
" Oh, you live on the same floor," Lingling says.
“哦,你们住在同一层楼。”玲玲说。
" No, Jess lives on the ground floor," says Bruce.
“不,杰斯住在一楼。”布鲁斯说。
" No, Bruce lives on the second floor," says Jess.
“不,布鲁斯住在二楼。”杰斯说。
I live on the first floor.
我住在一楼。
Bruce lives on the second floor.
布鲁斯住在二楼。
Do you know why?
你知道为什么吗?
Because in the UK" the first floor" is the same as" the second floor" in the USA.
因为英国的“the first floor”与美国的“the second floor”是一样的。