(瓊斯太太和史密斯太大在談?wù)撪従?。?br /> (Mrs.Jones and Mrs.Smith are talking about their neighbors.)
瓊斯太太:你和鄰居處得好嗎?
Mrs.Jones: Do you have friendly relations with your neighbors?
史密斯太太:和大多數(shù)鄰居處得不錯。
Mrs.Smith: For most of my neighbors, I get along well with them.
瓊斯太太:有什么例外嗎?
Mrs.Jones: Is there any exception?
史密斯太太:有,和張?zhí)幍貌缓谩K煞蚴莻€老板。她到哪兒都喜歡炫耀。
Mrs.Smith: Yes, that’s Mrs.Zhang. Her husband is a boss. She likes to show off everywhere.
瓊斯太太:幾乎所有的富人都喜歡炫耀。
Mrs.Jones: Almost all rich people like to show off.
史密斯太太:不僅我,我的很多鄰居都和她斷交了。
Mrs.Smith: Not only I, but also many of my neighbors have dropped acquaintance with her.
瓊斯太太:你要對她無法忍受,這是最好的辦法了。
Mrs.Jones: That’s the best way if you can’t put up with her.
史密斯太太;你的鄰居怎么樣?
Mrs.Smith: How about your neighbors?
瓊斯太太:因為我住在別墅,我只有一個鄰居,克林頓太太。她是個寡婦。
Mrs.Jones: I live in my villa, So I have only one neighbor, Mrs.Clinton. She’s a widow.
史密斯太太:你們關(guān)系如何?
Mrs.Smith: How about your relationship?
瓊斯太太:她丈夫死后她耽孤身一人了,但她很樂觀。她對我很好,我過生日的時候她還送給我一件禮物。我想回贈她一些什么。
Mrs.Jones: She was left alone after her husband’s death.But she is an optimistic person. She’s very kind to me. Indeed, she just sent me a present on my birthday. I want to send something in return.
史密斯太太:人類總是渴求愛與被愛。
Mrs.Smith: Human beings have a natural impulse to love and to be loved.