A You have an unusual accent, Mr. Robbins. Where are you from originally? If you don’t mind me asking.
你的口音很特別,羅賓斯女士。是哪里人? 不介意我問(wèn)吧?
B Not at all. I was born in Madrid, but I came to the States when I was a teenager.
沒(méi)關(guān)系. 我在馬德里出生,但十幾歲時(shí)就到了美國(guó)。
A I guess that must be what I’m hearing, I really couldn’t place it. Do go back to Madrid often?
我聽(tīng)著也差不多,只是搞不準(zhǔn)是哪里的口音。你?;伛R德里嗎?
B No, I haven’t been back for more than ten years.
不是,我有十多年沒(méi)回去了。