今天的这段对话，在讨论个人情况，

如何与第一次见的人打破坚冰

来听今天的讲解:

A: excuse me; is this seat taken?

对不起,这个座位有人吗?

B: no. It's all yours.

没有,是你的了.

A: thank you very much. My name is Ashlyn. It's nice to meet you.

非常感谢.我叫艾什琳.很高兴认识你.

B: Carson. It's nice to mee you, too.

卡尔森.我也很高兴认识你.

A: the weather is so warm for December, don't you think?

这天对于12月份来说是有点儿暖和了,对吧?

B: it is unusually warm. I balme it on global warming.

暖和的都不正常了.我觉得这应该归咎于地球变暖.

A: global warming is wreaking havoc everywhere.

地球变暖引发了全球的大灾难.

B: so sure. Are you from around here?

没错,你是本地人吗?

A: no. I'm new here. I just moved here a few months ago.

不是,我是新来的.几个月前才搬来的.

B: where are you from?

那你是哪儿的人啊?

A: I'm from China. What about you?

我是中国人.你呢?

B: I am from Texas. I was in China once, but it was a long time ago.

我来自德克萨斯州.我以前去过一次中国,不过那是很久以前的事了.

A: did you enjoy it?

你喜欢那里吗?

B: I did. I especially liked the food. What do you think about the food here?

很喜欢.尤其是喜欢那里的吃的.你觉得这儿的吃的怎么样?

A: it's very different from Chinese food, but I am getting used to it.

跟中餐不大一样,不过我正在慢慢适应.

B: Is that the Da Vinci Code that you've got there?

你拿的是《达·芬奇密码》吧.

A: yes, have you read it?

对.你看过吗?

B: no, but I saw the movie. What do you think about it?

没有,不过我看过电影.你觉得写的怎么样?

A: well,to be honest, I've only gotten though 10 pages of it. So far, though, it's interesting.

老实说,我才刚看完10页,不过目前为止,还挺有意思的.

B: well, this is my stop. it was nice talking with you.

恩.我到站了.跟你聊天很开心.

A: likewise. Bye!

我也是,再见.