Paul has several friends in each country. One of his best friends lives near Mount Fuji. His friend lives near a beautiful lake about 3 hours from Tokyo. His friend is a great cook and owns a little restaurant. The restaurant is located on a hill above the lake. It has a wonderful view, and the food is wonderful. Paul is looking forward to eating there. Then he will spend the night at his friend’s house.
保罗在每个国家都有朋友。有个好朋友住在富士山附近的一个美丽的湖边，离东京大约3小时路程。他的朋友是个很棒的厨师，开了一家小餐馆。餐馆位于湖边的一座小山上，风景优美，食物美味。保罗盼望着在那吃饭，然后在朋友家过夜。
One way to get to his friend’s house is to go by train. If he takes a train, his friend will meet him at the train station. There's a train station about half an hour from his friend’s house. On the other hand, he may decide to go by car. He can rent a car for a few days and see more of the country. He can use a GPS to help him with directions. He doesn’t speak Japanese, so the directions need to be in English.
去朋友家的一种方式是乘火车。如果乘火车，他的朋友将在火车站接他，火车站离他朋友家大约半小时路程。不过他可能决定开车去，他可以这几天租辆车，多看看这个国家。他可以用GPS导航，
他不会说日语，所以导航得用英语。
In China, Paul has a good friend who lives in Beijing. They studied at the same university in Canada more than 15 years ago. His Chinese friend wants to help Paul with his business. His friend has lots of business experience. His friend can help Paul learn about doing business in China. Paul knows there is a lot to learn. He will certainly need his friend’s help.
在中国，保罗有一个好朋友住在北京，15年前他们在加拿大同一所大学上学。他的中国朋友想帮助保罗做生意，他有很多商业经验，可以帮助保罗学习如何在中国做生意。保罗知道有很多东西要学，他当然需要朋友的帮助。
While in Beijing, they plan to visit several Italian restaurants. They may meet with some of the owners too, but it isn’t certain yet. Most of the owners are Chinese. One or two of them may want to do business with Paul. If he has time, he may go to the Great Wall of China. It’s a few hours outside of Beijing by car.
在北京期间，他们计划参观几家意大利餐馆。他们也可能会见一些餐馆老板，但目前还不确定。 大多数老板是中国人，其中一两个可能想和保罗做生意。保罗如果有时间，可能去中国的长城，离北京城有几小时的车程。
Altogether, the trip may take 3 or more weeks. Paul still isn’t sure how long he will stay in each country. He may spend a week in Japan and two weeks in China. He may decide to stay longer. Everything depends on his friends. He expects to get more information from them in the next day or two.
这趟旅行总共可能需要三周或更长时间。保罗还不确定他会在每个国家待多久，他可能在日本呆一周，在中国呆两周，也可能会呆得更久，这一切取决于他的朋友。他希望在一两天内从他们那里得到更多的信息。
