Conversation 1

A:嗨，吉尔，最近怎么样？

A: Hi, Jill! How’s it going?

B:唉，眼下还凑合吧。

B: Well, I am still alive and kicking.

A:你是不是马上就要去美国了？

A: Are you leaving for America soon?

B:估计是这样，也许下个星期一就走了。

B: I guess so. Perhaps next Monday.

Conversation 2

A:你最近过得怎么样？我最近很少见到你。

A: How are you getting along? I haven’t seen much of you lately.

B:忙死了。

B: Keeping busy.

A:忙什么？

A: Doing what?

B:明天我就要答辩了。

B: I am supposed to give my oral defense tomorrow.

A:哦，答辩前夕不忙就怪了。

A: Well, keeping busy before oral defense is all in the day’s work.

Conversation 3

A:天哪，是你！

A: Look, who is here!

B:杰克，真想不到在这里见到你。

B: Jack, fancy meeting you here.

A:李先生，这个世界真小啊！

A: Mr. Li, what a small world!

B:再次见到你真高兴！

B: Boy, I am glad to see you again!

A:我也是。上次在芝加哥见到你是10年前的事了。

A: Me too. It’s been almost 10 years since we last met in Chicago.

B:时间过得真快呀！你怎么样？

B: Yeah, how time flies! How are you these years?

A:好极了，你呢？

A: Couldn’t be better. And how about you?

B:不好也不坏吧。

B: Just so-so.

Conversation 4

A:史密斯先生，早上好。

A: Good morning, Mr. Smith.

B:你好，杰克。

B: Good morning, Jack.

A:您好吗？

A: How are you?

B:很好，谢谢你。你怎么样？

B: Very well, thank you. And how are you?

A:好，谢谢。您上哪儿去？

A: Fine, thanks. Where are you going?

B:我去买东西。你呢？

B: I’m going shopping. And you?

A:我回家去。

A: I’m going home.

B:哦，你应找个时间到我家来看看，见见我女儿。

B: Oh, you must come over and see us some time. I’d like you to meet my daughter.

A:您太客气了。我十分愿意。

A: That’s very nice of you. I’d be pleased to come.

B:很好。见到你太好了，杰克。再见。

B: Very good. Nice to have met you, Jack. Good bye.