Preparing to Speak in a Study Group

míngtiān明天wǒ我yào要zài在xuéxí学习xiǎozǔ小组fāyán发言，yǒudiǎnr有点儿dānxīn担心。

I have to speak in our study group tomorrow, and I am a little worried.

nǐ你zhǔnbèi准备shuō说shénme什么？

What are you planning to talk about?

jièshào介绍yī一běn本wǒ我xǐhuan喜欢de的shū书，dànshì但是nèiróng内容tài太duō多le了。

A book I like, but there is too much to cover.

bùyòng不用quánbù全部jièshào介绍。xiān先shuō说nǐ你wèishénme为什么xǐhuan喜欢，zài再jiǎng讲yī一gè个xiǎo小gùshi故事。

You do not have to cover everything. First say why you like it, then tell one short story.

rúguǒ如果tāmen他们wèn问de的wèntí问题wǒ我bù不huì会huídá回答ne呢？

What if they ask a question I cannot answer?

kěyǐ可以shuō说nǐ你hái还méi没xiǎng想guò过，huíqu回去zài再kàn看kàn看。

You can say you have not thought about it and will look into it later.

zhèyàng这样wǒ我jiù就méi没nàme那么jǐnzhāng紧张le了。nǐ你néng能tīng听wǒ我shuō说yī一biàn遍ma吗？

That makes me less nervous. Can you listen while I practice once?

dāngrán当然。nǐ你xiān先shuō说，wǒ我bāng帮nǐ你kàn看shíjiān时间。

Of course. Go ahead, and I will keep track of the time.