N: About one month ago.

　　B: That's great, because you sound happy.

　　N: I am happy.

　　B: That's good for you, nikky.

　　N: Yeah.

　　B: To have someone like that inyou life, don't you think?

　　N: Well, we all want to be happy.

　　B: That's what life is about.

　　【注】人活着首先是要快乐，否则做任何事情都没有意义。

　　N: Yes, my father told me the same, brian.

　　B: Really? Your father is...

　　N: He's a pediatrician(儿科医师).

　　B: A pediatrician, still, right?

　　N: Still practicing. (仍然在工作)

　　N: I love my dad, and without his unconditional(无条件的)love I think---my life would have beenvery draining(困难的).

　　B: Did you go to college?

　　N: Yes, but I don't just like it, though. I mean, I did terrible inschool. I could never get good grades(我永远也得不到好分数). I could just not understand why a negative times a negative is a positive(我就是搞不明白负数乘以负数就得正数). It just couldn't make sense(好象说不通).

　　B: So you did terrible inschool.

　　N: Yes, but I'm well read, I read all the time(我读了很多书).

　　B: So now you hooked up with whom? (你现在和谁谈恋爱了？)

　　N: Well, his name is BernCornfeld.

　　B: He is how old?

　　N: 45.

　　B: And you?

　　N: I am 29.

　　B: You were dating him? (你跟他约会么？)

　　N: Yeah. Yeah.

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