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第 27 课: Welcome to the City of Angels!欢迎来到天使之城!

Ocean: Welcome to the City of Angels! How was the flight? 欢迎来到天使之城!搭这趟飞机还好吧?

Tiff: Not bad-watched movies I'd seen a million times before. Is everything on track? 不错——看了几部早看过一百万遍的电影。一切都还上轨道吧?

Ocean: Yes. The sun is shining; the air is fresh. My two dear new friends from the Orient have arrived. 没错。阳光普照,空气清新。两位东方的新朋友远道而来。

Tiff: It's, uh...nice to meet you, too. Our boss Mr. Lee told us good things about you. 呃……我也很高兴认识你。我们的老板李先生曾经向我们赞美你。

Ocean: Yes, Charlie and I go way back. He and I used to surf together in the 60s, back when he studied here. 是啊,查理跟我是老交情了。六○年代当他在这里读书时,我们常常一起冲浪。

Ocean: Here, you should take some melatonin for your jet lag. 拿去,你们有时差,应该吃点退黑激素。

Kai: Thanks. We're really hungry. Could you take us out for a real American hamburger? 谢谢。我们觉得好饿。可以带我们去吃个道地的美式汉堡吗?

Ocean: Hey, I haven't eaten an animal since JFK died. Eating meat is murder, you know! 嘿,我上次吃肉是在肯尼迪总统过世那个时候。你可知道吃肉是在杀生!

Kai: Sorry. I didn't mean to offend you. Maybe we could have something else? 抱歉,我无意冒犯。或许我们可以吃点别的?

Ocean: Sure. I'll take you out for an organic tofu-burger. Let's get you settled. We'll do some last-minute prep at the convention center tomorrow. 当然,我会带你们去吃有机的豆腐汉堡。先把你们安顿好。我们明天还要到会场做些最后的准备。