芝加哥英语口语 第 7 课:Getting Acquainted 结识他人 - 2 Conversation : At the Coffee Shop 在咖啡馆
MARTIN: First, tell me your full name.首先,告诉我你的全名。
STEFAN: My name is Stefan Nowak(Novak)我的名字叫史蒂芬·诺瓦克。
MARTIN: I want to get it right. Please spell it for me.我想搞准确,请给我拼出来。
STEFAN: S-T-E-F-A-N N-O-W-A-K.史-蒂-芬·诺-瓦-克。
MARTIN: Where are you from?你是哪儿人?
STEFAN: I am from Poland.我是波兰人。
MARTIN: I know you're from Poland. What city are you from? Warsaw?我知道你是波兰人,你是从哪个城市来的?华沙吗?
STEFAN: No, I'm not from Warsaw. I am from Cracow. Where are you from?不,我不是华沙人,我是克拉科夫人。你是哪儿的人?
MARTIN: I'm from Chicago. But I live in Baltimore now.我是芝加哥人,但我现在住在巴尔的摩。
STEFAN: I lived in Warsaw, too.我以前也在华沙住过。
MARTIN: Before I lived in Baltimore, I lived in many cities. I lived in Washington, San Francisco, Paris and Berlin.在我住到巴尔的摩之前,我在很多城市居住过。我在华盛顿、旧金山、巴黎和柏林居住过。
STEFAN: That's many places!地方真不少。
MARTIN: Well, I write news stories and reports. Reporters go where there is news. 嗯,我写新闻和报导。哪儿有新闻,记者就到哪儿。
WAITRESS: More coffee?再来杯咖啡吗?
MARTIN: Yes, please.好的,请。
STEFAN: Thank you. Excuse me, where are you from?谢谢你,对不起,你是哪儿人。
WAITRESS: Here.这儿的。
STEFAN: Where?哪儿的?
WAITRESS: Here. I'm from Baltimore. Where're you from?这儿的,我是巴尔的摩人,你是哪儿人?
STEFAN: I live in Baltimore.我住在巴尔的摩。
WAITRESS: I lived in Florida last year. I lived in California. I lived in Texas. I lived in Ohin, New York, Washington...我去年住在佛罗里达州。我在加利弗尼亚州住过。我在得克萨斯州住过。我在俄亥俄州、纽约州、华盛顿州……住过。