A:Who's that tall guy over there?
那邊那個(gè)高個(gè)子是誰?
B:Oh, that's George. He looks very drunk.
哦,那是George。他看起來醉得很厲害。
A:What's he like normally?
他平常為人怎么樣?
B:Oh, he's really reserved, normally. But, from what I hear, he's got lots of problems.
額,他平常很拘謹(jǐn)。可是據(jù)我所知,他似乎有很多問題。
A:Really? What kind of problems?
是嗎?什么樣的問題?
B:Well, off the record, of course, but I hear that he's got terrible debts. He has his own company, and it's not going very well.
哦,別告訴別人,我聽說他負(fù)債累累。他自己開公司,但經(jīng)營得不太好。
A:Really? Well, I hate to say this, but I'm not surprised.
真的嗎?我很不想這么說,不過我并不覺得意外。
B:Really? What makes you say that?
是嗎,你為什么會(huì)這么說?
A:Well, he doesn't look very honest.
哦……他似乎不太老實(shí)。
B:I know, that's the problem. He can't find any customers. It's a pity, really, because his products are very good. Oh, that reminds me. Did I tell you about my new laptop?
我知道,問題就出在這里。他根本找不到客戶。這真的很可惜,因?yàn)樗漠a(chǎn)品很好。對(duì)了,我突然想到,我有沒有跟你提過我的新筆記本電腦?
A:Oh, don't talk to me about laptops. Mine crashed on Friday and I lost everything. I hate them.
拜托,別跟我提到筆記本電腦。我的筆記本電腦星期五壞了,資料全都不見了。氣死我了。
B:Oh, really?
哦,是嗎?
A:Look, I need another drink. Do you want one?
對(duì)了,我要再喝一杯。你要嗎?
B:Yes, I'll have another cocktail.
好,我還要一杯雞尾酒。
A:Vodka martini?
伏特加馬丁尼是嗎?
B:Absolutely.
沒錯(cuò)。
A:I'll be back in a sec.
我等下就回來。
B:OK. I'll wait here for you.
好,我在這里等你。