Small Talks
A：Hi there，I''m Steve Saunders.What''s your name？
B：I''m Patti Whitney.Isn''t this convention great？
A：Yes it is，better than I expected it would be.The presenters have been first rate.Is this the first conference you''ve been to？
B：No，I''ve been coming for the last 3 years.Each year keeps getting better.
Where are you from？
A：I''m from Long Island，New York.What about yourself？
B：I''m from the other side of the coast--Los Angeles.
A：Wow.I really like California...the weather there is much better than the East Coast.
B：Have you been to California？
A：Just once.Quite a few years ago we took the kids to Disneyland on our vacation.They had a blast.
B：How many kids do you have？
A：Two，a boy and a girl.They’re already grown now.
B：Well，California’s changed over the last little while.You should come back out sometime.
你好，我叫史蒂夫.桑德斯.你叫什么名字？
我叫保罗.惠特尼.这次大会开得很成功，不是吗？
没错，很成功，比我预想的要好.主持会议的人都是一流的人物.这是你第一次参加这样的会议吧？
不是，最近三年的会我都参加了.一年比一年好.你是哪里人？
我是纽约长岛人.你呢？
我是洛杉矶的，在海岸另一边.
哇，我非常喜欢加利福尼亚.那儿的气候比东海岸好多了.
你去过加利福尼亚吗？
只去过一次，那是好多年前，我们度假时带孩子们去过迪士尼乐园.他们玩得开心极了.
你有几个孩子？
两个，一男孩，一女孩.现在他们都长大了.
噢，加利福尼亚最近变化很大，什么时间你应该再回来看看.
A：Can I get you something to drink？
B：No，that''s okay，I already have a coke.Why don''t you have a seat，you look like you''ve been on your feet all day.
A：I guess I could take a break.So，how do you like Denver？
B：It''s great！ The mountains here are beautiful and the skiing is spectacular.Have you been here for a long time？
A：About six years...
B：What do you do for a living？
A：I manage one of the ski lodges.It''s a great job， I can spend a lot of my time outdoors，and I also get to ski for free all season.
B：Wow，talk about job perks！ That''s great.I would like to do something exciting like that.But I am only an accountant.Not too much excitement there.huh？
A：That''s okay.If it weren''t for you accountants，nobody would have the money to go skiing！
要我给你拿点饮料吗？
不用了，我已经有可乐了.你为什么不坐下，好像你一整天都站着.
我想我可以休息一下了.哦，你认为丹佛怎么样？
很不错！这儿的山很漂亮，滑雪场面更是壮观.你在这儿待了很长时间吗？
大约6年了…
你做什么工作？
我经营一家滑雪旅馆.这工作太棒了，我大部分时间都待在户外，而且还能在滑雪季节享受免费滑雪.
哇，有好多工作特权！那真是太好了.我也想干点儿令人兴奋的事.可我只是个会计，没有那么多新鲜事！
那也不错啊.如果没有你们会计的话，谁也别想弄到钱去滑雪！