在异国他乡不懂外语怎么办？

Traveling to a foreign country can be daunting if you don’t know the local language, and while Fran?ois Thibault, the cellar master and co-founder of Grey Goose, speaks only French, his job requires constant travel around the world. “Over the years, I’ve learned how to navigate foreign countries with limited verbal communication,” he said.

如果您不了解当地的语言，那么去国外旅行可能会令人望而生畏。Grey Goose（知名伏特加公司）的地窖大师兼共同创始人Fran?oisThibault只会讲法语，可他的工作需要不断在世界各地旅行。 “多年来，我学会了如何通过有限的言语交流来引导外国生活，”他说。

Mr. Thibault has a number of tips to help travelers manage in a destination when they don’t speak the native tongue, based on his own experience. Here are a few of them.

根据他自己的经验，Thibault先生有许多技巧可以帮助不会说本地语言的旅行者。以下有几点。

Download a Language Translation App

下载语言翻译应用程序

Mr. Thibault tends to rely on Google Translate and suggests that travelers find an app that works for them. Ideally, find one that specializes in the language you need to translate especially if the language uses a character set you’re not familiar with, or have difficulty pronouncing.

Thibault先生倾向于依赖谷歌翻译，并建议旅客找到适合他们的应用程序。理想情况下，如果该语言使用你不熟悉的字符集，或者你对其发音有困难，那么最好找到专门针对你需要翻译的语言的软件。

Speak with Your Hands and Head

使用手势语和肢体语言

Pointing with your hands and nodding or shaking your head, Mr. Thibault said, are an easy way to communicate with locals in the country you’re in. “Gestures are almost all universally understood,” he said.

“Thibault先生说，用手指，点头或摇头，是与你所在国家的当地人进行交流的一种简单方式。“手势语几乎人人理解，”他说。

Learn a Few Key Words

学习一些关键词

Knowing basic words and phrases like “hello,” “thank you” and “I’m sorry, I don’t speak [insert the language of the country you’re visiting], do you speak English?” are a must, Mr. Thibault said. Showing that you care enough to learn some of the language before you went, and at least enough to acknowledge that you don’t know more, is a form of respect and will go a long way to endear you to locals.

会说“你好”，“谢谢”和“我很抱歉，我不会说[插入你所访问的国家的语言]，你会说英语吗？”等等基本词汇和短语是必须的，Thibault先生表示。在你去之前表明你足够有兴趣学习这些语言，并且至少承认你知道的不够，这是一种尊重，这会让你被当地人接受。

Work with a Local Travel Agent

与当地旅行社合作

If you feel particularly uncomfortable in the country you’re headed to, and you have to go anyway, relying on a local travel agent who knows both your and your destination’s language can be incredibly useful.

如果您对前往的国家感到特别不自信，却又必须继续前行，依靠当地的旅行社来了解目的地和目的地语言，可能会非常有用。

Hire a Local Tour Guide

雇用当地导游

A tour guide can help you get a better grasp of the local language and is a good person to practice words and phrases with. Whenever Mr. Thibault visits a new country, he books a sightseeing tour with a guide on the first day of his trip. “I use this day to learn about my destination and get familiar with the language,” he said.

导游可以帮助你更好地了解当地语言，他也是一个可以与你练习单词和短语的好人选。每当Thibault先生访问一个新的国家时，他都会在旅行的第一天预订一次有导游陪伴的观光旅游。 “我利用这一天来了解我的目的地并熟悉这门语言，”他说。