见了。你好吗，戴维？

  david: couldn't be better. and you?

  戴维：很好，你呢？

  shirley: not bad.

  雪莉：还不错。

  david: you are even more beautiful than when i last saw you half a year ago.

  戴维：半年没见，你变得更漂亮了。

  shirley: really? thank you.

  雪莉：是吗？谢谢。

  david: please have a sit. make yourself at home! what would you like to drink, coffee or tea?

  戴维：请坐。请随意，别拘束！你要喝点什么，咖啡还是茶？

  shirley: tea, please.

  雪莉：喝茶吧。

  david: i bought some “longjing tea” last week. why don't you have a taste?

  戴维：我上星期刚买了些龙井茶，你尝尝看。

  shirley: it's great. it has a nice aroma. thank you. what have you been doing for the past six months?

  雪莉：这可是好茶，闻起来特别香。谢谢。你这半年都干了些什么？

  david: i've changed my job and became a businessman.

  戴维：我换了工作，下海经商了。

  shirley: oh, is your business proceeding smoothly?

  雪莉：哦，生意还顺利吧？

  david: i met some difficulties at first, but now it has developed along the right track.

  戴维：刚起步时遇到了一些困难，现在已经步入正轨了。

  shirley: congratulations to you!

  雪莉：恭喜你呀！

  david: thank you.

  戴维：谢谢。

  notes

  1. have a taste 尝一尝

  2. aroma [?'r?um?] n. 浓香，香气

  3. proceed [pr?'si:d] v. 继续进行；开始，着手；进行，开展

  4. at firs 最初，起先，刚开始时

  5. track [tr?k] n. 轨道，跑道；踪迹，小路；v. 追踪，跟踪

  小贴士

  1. i'm sorry i didn't call first.

  对不起，来之前我没先打个电话。

  2. how nice of you toe!

  你能来太好了！

  也可以这样说：

  than