I have some difficulty in pronouncing some of the words in English.

我有些英语单词发音不好。

Yes. It sounded like a train that was going under my house.

是的。这响声听起来像是一列火车在从我的房子下面驶过。

Would you like another piece of beancurd?

再吃一块豆腐好吗？

Hello, Zhou Lan. Can I ask you for some advice?

你好，周兰。我想征求一下你的建议，可以吗？

Right. Let me examine you. Does it hurt here? Here? Here?

好。我来给你检查检查。这儿痛吗？这儿？这儿？

No. The next development was to carve the characters on a piece of wood.

是的，不象。下一步的发展是将汉字刻在一片木板上。