dialogue 1

Mary: hi, Larry, how was your weekend?

嘿,拉里,周末過(guò)得怎么樣?

Larry: not bad. We had a get-together with friends from college. I haven't seen many of them since gradution. How about you?

挺不錯(cuò)的,我和大學(xué)同學(xué)聚會(huì)了,其中好多人畢業(yè)后我就沒(méi)見(jiàn)過(guò).你呢?

M: great. I hung out with jo all day shopping, and the went out for dinner together.

挺好的.我個(gè)喬一起過(guò)的,我們倆先去逛了商場(chǎng),然后一起吃了晚飯.

L: sounds a good weekend. You know it always amazes me that two people as different as you and Jo can become such close friends.

聽(tīng)起來(lái)不錯(cuò).你知道嗎,我一直覺(jué)得你和喬差別那么大還能成為好朋友感到特別不可思議.

M: yeah, I never thought we could be good friends either. We have our differences. She's more outgoing and active while I am more quiet and reversed, but we still get along extremely well. We can talk for hours about anything.

嗯,我也沒(méi)有想到我們倆能成為好朋友.我們兩個(gè)之間有很多不同,她更外向,做事也更積極,而我更內(nèi)向安靜.可是我們倆在一起的時(shí)候相處非常好,我們能聊各種話(huà)題,一聊就是幾個(gè)小時(shí).

L: that's great. I know people who can't stand each other for even five minutes.

真好,我知道有的人在一起5分鐘就無(wú)法忍受對(duì)方了.

M: when Jo and I are together, we argue a lot, but that's also part of the fun. Besides, I know she will always be there for me when I need her, and she knows I'll be there for her.

我和喬在一起時(shí),也總是爭(zhēng)論,但那正是有意思的地方.而且我知道當(dāng)我又需要的時(shí)候,她總會(huì)支持我,她也知道我總會(huì)支持她.

L: it seems you two bring out the best of one another.

看來(lái)你們倆能互相激勵(lì)出對(duì)方最好的一面.

M: exactly. Having Jo as my friend is one of the best things that's ever happened to me.

是這樣,能有喬做朋友,是我經(jīng)歷的最好的事情之一.

L: yeah, you are so lucky to have found each other.

嗯,你們真的很幸運(yùn),能成為這樣的好朋友.

M: thanks, I think so too.

謝謝,我也這么認(rèn)為.

dialogue 2

L: hey, Mary, what's up?

嗯,瑪麗,最近怎么樣?

M: not much. Last night I met this great guy at the bar and we had such a wonderful time that we decided to meet again tonight.

還行吧,昨天晚上在酒吧里遇到一個(gè)特別好的人,我們玩得非常開(kāi)心,于是決定今天晚上再見(jiàn)一面。

L: oh, that's exciting. What's this guy like? Is he hot?

哦,真不錯(cuò).這個(gè)人長(zhǎng)什么樣啊,帥嗎?

M: well, I ddin't think so at first. But as we started talking, I found his extremely funny and witty. I couldn't stop laughing at his jokes! We have so much in common. We like the same teams, music, and most amazingly, we both love Chinese food! I have the feeling that we are going to be great friends.

我剛開(kāi)始的時(shí)候不覺(jué)的,可是聊起天來(lái),我發(fā)現(xiàn)他特別風(fēng)趣詼諧,他講的笑話(huà)讓我笑得不停.而且我們還有很多共同點(diǎn),我們喜歡相同的運(yùn)動(dòng)隊(duì),相同的音樂(lè),最不可思議的是,我們都喜歡中國(guó)菜!我覺(jué)得我們會(huì)成為很好的朋友的。

L: it seems you two are a good match. What qualities do you look for in a friend?

看來(lái)你們倆還挺般配的.你找朋友時(shí)注重什么品質(zhì)呢?

M: there's nothing definite I think. I don't have a list or anything, but when I first meet somebody, I can usually tell whether or not that person is going to be a good friend. It seems I have radar helping me spot new friends.

我覺(jué)得并不是非要有特別的品質(zhì).我沒(méi)有什么特別的要求,但是當(dāng)我第一次遇見(jiàn)一個(gè)人時(shí),我通常能知道他能不能成為我的好朋友.我好像有一個(gè)雷達(dá),幫助我在人群中找到我的朋友。

L: well, that's something I've never heard of. But if you as me what I value most in a friend, I would have to say honesty.

還沒(méi)聽(tīng)過(guò)這個(gè)說(shuō)法呢,但是要我說(shuō)什么是朋友最重要的品質(zhì),我覺(jué)得就是誠(chéng)實(shí)。

M: I agree. You can't expect a close relationship with a dishonest person. Those are the people that will turn their back on you when you are in need.

我同意你的說(shuō)法,和一個(gè)不誠(chéng)實(shí)的人在一起肯定不會(huì)有深層次的交流,他們往往會(huì)在你需要的時(shí)候離你而去。

L: yeah, I know. A friend in need is a friend indeed. I don't need fair-weather friends either.

是的,我知道,患難見(jiàn)真情,我不想要只能共甘不能共苦的朋友。