dialogue 1
Mary: hi, Larry, how was your weekend?
嘿,拉里,周末过得怎么样?
Larry: not bad. We had a get-together with friends from college. I haven't seen many of them since gradution. How about you?
挺不错的,我和大学同学聚会了,其中好多人毕业后我就没见过.你呢?
M: great. I hung out with jo all day shopping, and the went out for dinner together.
挺好的.我个乔一起过的,我们俩先去逛了商场,然后一起吃了晚饭.
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.
听起来不错.你知道吗,我一直觉得你和乔差别那么大还能成为好朋友感到特别不可思议.
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,我也没有想到我们俩能成为好朋友.我们两个之间有很多不同,她更外向,做事也更积极,而我更内向安静.可是我们俩在一起的时候相处非常好,我们能聊各种话题,一聊就是几个小时.
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分钟就无法忍受对方了.
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.
我和乔在一起时,也总是争论,但那正是有意思的地方.而且我知道当我又需要的时候,她总会支持我,她也知道我总会支持她.
L: it seems you two bring out the best of one another.
看来你们俩能互相激励出对方最好的一面.
M: exactly. Having Jo as my friend is one of the best things that's ever happened to me.
是这样,能有乔做朋友,是我经历的最好的事情之一.
L: yeah, you are so lucky to have found each other.
嗯,你们真的很幸运,能成为这样的好朋友.
M: thanks, I think so too.
谢谢,我也这么认为.
dialogue 2
L: hey, Mary, what's up?
嗯,玛丽,最近怎么样?
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.
还行吧,昨天晚上在酒吧里遇到一个特别好的人,我们玩得非常开心,于是决定今天晚上再见一面.
L: oh, that's exciting. What's this guy like? Is he hot?
哦,真不错.这个人长什么样啊,帅吗?
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.
我刚开始的时候不觉的,可是聊起天来,我发现他特别风趣诙谐,他讲的笑话让我笑得不停.而且我们还有很多共同点,我们喜欢相同的运动队,相同的音乐,最不可思议的是,我们都喜欢中国菜!我觉得我们会成为很好的朋友的.
L: it seems you two are a good match. What qualities do you look for in a friend?
看来你们俩还挺般配的.你找朋友时注重什么品质呢?
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.
我觉得并不是非要有特别的品质.我没有什么特别的要求,但是当我第一次遇见一个人时,我通常能知道他能不能成为我的好朋友.我好像有一个雷达,帮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.
还没听过这个说法呢,但是要我说什么是朋友最重要的品质,我觉得就是诚实.
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.
我同意你的说法,和一个不诚实的人在一起肯定不会有深层次的交流,他们往往会在你需要的时候离你而去.
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,患难见真情,我不想要只能共甘不能共苦的朋友
