Meeting and Greeting

DIALOGUE¹ 72

1--Perofessor Archer²! How nice to see you.
2--It's nice to see you again, too.
1--I don't think you've met my assistant³ before.This
   is Mr Carvalho.
2--How do you do!
3--How do you do! Have you visited our country before?
2--Yes, I was⁴ here three years ago.
1--Would you like tea or coffee?
2--Tea, please. With milk.
1--I'm afraid we haven't got⁵ any milk. I'm very
   sorry.
2--It doesn't matter. I often drink tea without milk.

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注解：
1）How nice to see you. 是省略感叹句。全句是How nice
it is to see you. 口语中多用省略句，有时也说Nice to see you.
2）assistant：助手，助理人员。
3）It doesn't matter:没关系。

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译文：

1--阿切尔教授，见到你很高兴。
2--又见到你我也很高兴。
1--我想你还不认识我的助手吧。这位是卡瓦尔豪先生。
2--你好！
3--你好！你过去来访问过我国吗？
2--来过，三年前来过。
1--你喝茶还是喝咖啡？
2--喝茶，请加点牛奶。
1--恐怕我们这儿没有牛奶。真抱歉。
2--没什么。我经常喝不放奶的茶。

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1 dialogue   

n.对话；vi.对话；vt.用对话表达

参考例句：

• Practise the dialogue in pairs.两人一组练习对话。
• The dialogue went on until nine o'clock.谈话一直到九点。

2 archer   

n.射手，弓箭手

参考例句：

• The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.弓箭手拉紧弓弦将箭瞄准靶子。
• The archer's shot was a perfect bull's-eye.射手的那一箭正中靶心。

3 assistant   

n.助手，助理，助教；adj.有帮助的，辅助的，副的

参考例句：

• He needs an assistant.他需要一位助手。
• Her sister is a sales assistant.她姐姐是个售货员。

4 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

5 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。