（琼斯太太和史密斯太大在谈论邻居。）
(Mrs.Jones and Mrs.Smith are talking about their neighbors.)

琼斯太太：你和邻居处得好吗？
Mrs.Jones: Do you have friendly relations with your neighbors?

史密斯太太：和大多数邻居处得不错。
Mrs.Smith: For most of my neighbors, I get along well with them.

琼斯太太：有什么例外吗？
Mrs.Jones: Is there any exception?

史密斯太太：有，和张太太处得不好。她丈夫是个老板。她到哪儿都喜欢炫耀。
Mrs.Smith: Yes, that’s Mrs.Zhang. Her husband is a boss. She likes to show off everywhere.

琼斯太太：几乎所有的富人都喜欢炫耀。
Mrs.Jones: Almost all rich people like to show off.

史密斯太太：不仅我，我的很多邻居都和她断交了。
Mrs.Smith: Not only I, but also many of my neighbors have dropped acquaintance with her.

琼斯太太：你要对她无法忍受，这是最好的办法了。
Mrs.Jones: That’s the best way if you can’t put up with her.

史密斯太太；你的邻居怎么样？
Mrs.Smith: How about your neighbors?

琼斯太太：因为我住在别墅，我只有一个邻居，克林顿太太。她是个寡妇。
Mrs.Jones: I live in my villa, So I have only one neighbor, Mrs.Clinton. She’s a widow.

史密斯太太：你们关系如何？
Mrs.Smith: How about your relationship?

琼斯太太：她丈夫死后她耽孤身一人了，但她很乐观。她对我很好，我过生日的时候她还送给我一件礼物。我想回赠她一些什么。
Mrs.Jones: She was left alone after her husband’s death.But she is an optimistic person. She’s very kind to me. Indeed, she just sent me a present on my birthday. I want to send something in return.

史密斯太太：人类总是渴求爱与被爱。
Mrs.Smith: Human beings have a natural impulse to love and to be loved.