3. Don is walking on the street. She saw someone in front walking like her American friend Kate. She is going to come up and say hello.
Don: Hi, Kate.
Kate: Hi, Don. What a surprise!
Don: Yeah, I saw someone walking like you, but I wasn’t sure. We haven’t seen each other for how long? Almost three months? But you look quite different now.
Kate: Have you noticed what has changed?
Don: Oh, you look quite slender and more vivacious8. What have you been taking? Are you on a diet?
Kate: Yes. I’m on a diet, but I’ve not taken anything. I just eat less and exercise more. And it really worked in the past three months. I’ve lost twelve pounds.
Don: Wow! That’s great. I sincerely want to achieve9 my weight loss10 goals, but it’s difficult for me to keep up the exercise. Also you know, old habits are hard to break.
Kate: What kind of exercise do you think I do? I just go to dance everyday after work. I’m taking an amateur11 dance class. I dance two hours everyday.
Don: Dance? You only go dancing? That’s not hard. I can do that.
Kate: Sure. Join my class next week.
【译文】
——嗨,凯特。
——嗨,唐。真是意想不到啊!
——是啊,我看见有人走路像你,但我不敢肯定。我们多久没见面了?差不多三个月吧?但是现在你看起来很不同了。
——你注意到了有什么变化没有?
——哦,你看起来苗条多了,也精神多了。你在服什么?你在减肥吗?
——是。我在减肥,但是没有服任何东西。我只是吃得少,多做运动。而在过去的三个月里真的生效了。我减了十二英磅。
——哇!那太好了。我真想实现我的减肥计划,但是我很难坚持运动。而且你知道的,老习惯很难改。
——你认为我做什么运动?我只是每天下班后去跳舞。我在上一个业余舞蹈课。我每天跳两个小时。
——跳舞?你只是去跳舞?那不难。我可以做。
——那当然。下周来我们班吧。
4. Mr. Zhang wants his American friend Shirley to help him date an American girl. He is coming to Shirley’s apartment.
Shirley: Hi, Mr. Zhang. What’s wrong? You don’t look so happy. How was your date?
Mr. Zhang: I was turned down again. It’s frustrating. I guess you’ve got to teach me some skills.
Shirley: Me? I’m even less experienced than you are.
Mr. Zhang: At least you know what American women generally like in a man.
Shirley: Believe it or not, I guess American women like a man in good shape, which Chinese women may not care about so much. That’s my honest opinion. I know you have been trying very hard.
Mr. Zhang: American men are naturally taller than Chinese men. So even if I exercise, there aren’t many chances.
Shirley: No, that’s not true. I’ve met two American women who were married to Chinese. But those Chinese look very strong and healthy. So if you exercise more often, I bet it will surely be easier for you to date American girls. How old is Jacky Chan? He’s small and short. But I bet he can have any American woman he wants.
Mr. Zhang: You know, that’s going to be a tremendous12 change for me. Because I never exercise.
Shirley: Why don’t you try then? Even if it doesn’t help you find an American girl, you could still have a stronger and healthier body. You won’t lose anything by doing that.
【译文】
——嗨,张先生。 你怎么啦?你看起来不是很高兴。你的约会怎么样?
——又泡汤了。真令人丧气。我猜你得多教我一些技巧。
——我?我比你还没经验。
——至少你知道美国女人基本上喜欢男人的哪一点。
——信不信由你,我猜美国女人喜欢一个男人健壮,这点中国女人可能不会很计较。这是我很诚恳的想法。我知道你一直在努力。
——美国男人生性就比中国男人高大。所以即使我锻炼身体,也不会有很多机会。
——不,那也不对。我遇到过两个美国女人嫁给了中国人。但是这些中国人看起来很强壮、健康。所以如果你锻炼经常一些,我猜你肯定会更容易交到美国女孩子。成龙多大岁数了?他体格矮小。但是我打赌他要任何一个美国女人都可以。
——你知道的,对我来说这将会是一个天翻地覆的变化。因为我从来都不做运动。
——那你怎么不试试呢?即使它不能帮你找到一个美国女孩,你还可以拥有更加强壮、更加健康的
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