Paul has several friends in each country.
保罗在每个国家都有几个朋友。
One of his best friends lives near Mount Fuji.
他的一个好朋友住在富士山附近。
His friend lives near a beautiful lake about 3 hours from Tokyo.
他的朋友住在离东京大约3小时路程的一个美丽的湖边。
His friend is a great cook and owns a little restaurant.
他的朋友是个很棒的厨师，开了一家小餐馆。
The restaurant is located on a hill above the lake.
这家餐馆位于湖上的一座小山上。
It has a wonderful view, and the food is wonderful.
那里风景优美，食物可口。
Paul is looking forward to eating there.
保罗盼望在那里吃饭。
Then he will spend the night at his friend’s house.
然后他将在朋友家过夜。
One way to get to his friend’s house is to go by train.
到他朋友家的一种方法是乘火车。
If he takes a train, his friend will meet him at the train station.
如果他乘火车，他的朋友将在火车站接他。
There's a train station about half an hour from his friend’s house.
离他朋友家大约半小时路程有一个火车站。
On the other hand, he may decide to go by car.
另一方面，他可能会决定开车去。
He can rent a car for a few days and see more of the country.
他可以租一辆车几天，看看这个国家更多的地方。
He can use a GPS to help him with directions.
他可以用全球定位系统帮助他确定方向。
He doesn’t speak Japanese, so the directions need to be in English.
他不会说日语，所以方向需要用英语。
In china, Paul has a good friend who lives in Beijing.
在中国，保罗有一个住在北京的好朋友。
They studied at the same university in Canada more than 15 years ago.
他们15年前在加拿大同一所大学学习。
His Chinese friend wants to help Paul with his business.
他的中国朋友想帮助保罗做生意。
He friends has lots of business experience.
他的朋友有很多商业经验。
His friend can help Paul learn about doing business in china.
他的朋友可以帮助保罗学习在中国做生意。
Paul knows there is a lot to learn.
保罗知道有很多东西要学。
He will certainly need his friend’s help.
他肯定需要朋友的帮助。
While in Beijing, they plan to visit several Italian restaurants.
在北京期间，他们计划参观几家意大利餐馆。
They may meet with some of the owners too, but it isn’t certain yet.
他们也可能会见一些业主，但目前还不确定。
Most of the owners are Chinese.
大多数业主是中国人。
One or two of them may want to do business with Paul.
他们中有一两个可能想和保罗做生意。
If he has time, he may go to the Great Wall of China.
如果他有时间，他可能去中国的长城。
It’s a few hours outside of Beijing by car.
乘汽车到北京有几个小时的路程。
Altogether, the trip may take 3 or more weeks.
这趟旅行总共可能需要3个或更多的星期。
Paul still isn’t sure how long he will stay in each country.
保罗仍然不确定他会在每个国家待多久。
He may spend a week in Japan and two weeks in China.
他可能在日本呆一周，在中国呆两周。
He may decide to stay longer.
他可能决定多呆一会儿。
Everything depends on his friends.
一切都取决于他的朋友。
He expects to get more information from them in the next day or two.
他希望在一两天内从他们那里得到更多的信息。
