作者:城市网 来源:城市网学院 更新日期:2013-3-20
Small Talks A:Hi there,I''m Steve Saunders.What''s your name? B:I''m Patti Whitney.Isn''t this convention great? A:Yes it is,better than I expected it would be.The presenters have been first rate.Is this the first conference you''ve been to? B:No,I''ve been #ing for the last 3 years.Each year keeps getting better. Where are you from? A:I''m from Long Island,New York.What about yourself? B:I''m from the other side of the coast--Los Angeles. A:Wow.I really like California…the weather there is much better than the East Coast. B:Have you been to California? A:Just once.Quite a few years ago we took the kids to Disneyland on our vacation.They had a blast. B:How many kids do you have? A:Two,a boy and a girl.They're already grown now. B:Well,California's changed over the last little while.You should #e back out sometime. 你好,我叫史蒂夫。桑德斯。你叫什么名字? 我叫保罗。惠特尼。这次大会开得很成功,不是吗? 没错,很成功,比我预想的要好。主持会议的人都是一流的人物。这是你第一次参加这样的会议吧? 不是,最近三年的会我都参加了。一年比一年好。你是哪里人? 我是纽约长岛人。你呢? 我是洛杉矶的,在海岸另一边。 哇,我非常喜欢加利福尼亚。那儿的气候比东海岸好多了。 你去过加利福尼亚吗? 只去过一次,那是好多年前,我们度假时带孩子们去过迪士尼乐园。他们玩得开心极了。 你有几个孩子? 两个,一男孩,一女孩。现在他们都长大了。 噢,加利福尼亚最近变化很大,什么时间你应该再回来看看。 A:Can I get you something to drink? B:No,that''s okay,I already have a coke.Why don''t you have a seat,you look like you''ve been on your feet all day. A:I guess I could take a break.So,how do you like Denver? B:It''s great! The mountains here are beautiful and the skiing is spectacular.Have you been here for a long time? A:About six years… B:What do you do for a living? A:I manage one of the ski lodges.It''s a great job, I can spend a lot of my time outdoors,and I also get to ski for free all season. B:Wow,talk about job perks! That''s great.I would like to do something exciting like that.But I am only an accountant.Not too much excitement there.huh? A:That''s okay.If it weren''t for you accountants,nobody would have the money to go skiing! 要我给你拿点饮料吗? 不用了,我已经有可乐了。你为什么不坐下,好像你一整天都站着。 我想我可以休息一下了。哦,你认为丹佛怎么样? 很不错!这儿的山很漂亮,滑雪场面更是壮观。你在这儿待了很长时间吗? 大约6年了… 你做什么工作? 我经营一家滑雪旅馆。这工作太棒了,我大部分时间都待在户外,而且还能在滑雪季节享受免费滑雪。 哇,有好多工作特权!那真是太好了。我也想干点儿令人兴奋的事。可我只是个会计,没有那么多新鲜事! 那也不错啊。如果没有你们会计的话,谁也别想弄到钱去滑雪
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