Mark: Sorry I'm late. I missed the subway at the platform. It was just pulling away. So, I had to wait another five minutes for the next one. Then, when I got into this building, the elevator stopped at almost every floor on the way up here.

马克：不好意思我迟到了。站台上的地铁刚开走了，我错过了，所以还得再等五分钟才有下一班。然后，我进这栋楼时，电梯几乎每一层楼都停。

Jingjing: It's actually fortunate. I needed an extra few minutes to finish up some work. Actually, would you mind waiting another five minutes or so?

京晶：这其实是幸运的。我还需要几分钟来完成一些工作。你介意再等五分钟左右吗？

Mark: That's fine. It'll give me a chance to catch my breath.

马克：可以没关系。这也让我有机会喘口气。

Jingjing: Great. Say, what's that on your shoulder?

京晶：太好了，那个，你肩上的是什么？

Mark: What? Eww! A bird must have dropped that on me as I was walking. It's dried already. But I'll have to excuse myself for a few minutes and change shirts.

马克：什么？天哪！肯定是在我走路的时候有只鸟拉在我身上了。它都干了，不好意思我需要几分钟去换衬衫。

Jingjing: You have an extra shirt with you? That's fortunate too.

京晶：你还随身带着额外的衬衫？那也是够幸运的。

Mark: Yeah, I guess so. I'll be right back.

马克：嗯，我想是的吧。马上回来。

Jingjing: All ready to go now?

京晶：准备好走了吗？

Mark: Yeah. Did you finish your work?

马克：好了。你完成了工作了？

Jingjing: Just now. Let's go to lunch.

京晶：刚弄完。我们去吃午饭吧。

Mark: Great. I'm super hungry.

马克：太好了，我超级饿。

Jingjing: Me too. Have you watched any of the World Cup?

京晶：我也是。你看世界杯了吗？

Mark: Yeah, I went with a friend to an outdoor barbecue place to watch the Russia-Spain game. I bet on Spain and ended up having to pay for the food and beer because Spain lost on penalties. And then my friend's friend showed up and I had to buy another round of beers and more food.

马克：看啦，我和一位朋友一起去户外烧烤场看俄罗斯对西班牙的比赛了。我赌西班牙赢，结果不得不付了食品和啤酒的钱，因为西班牙在点球的时候输了。然后我的朋友的朋友来了，我还得再买一轮啤酒和更多吃的。

Jingjing: Haha. And the friendly bet you and I made last week isn't looking too good for you.

京晶：哈哈。你和我上周打的“友好赌”看上去对你也不太有利啊。

Mark: Oh, that too! Well, I don't mind that so much.

马克：哦，那个也是！算了，我也不那么介意了。

Jingjing: Well, it seems you're having a run of bad luck.

京晶：嗯，看来你正经历一连串的厄运啊。

Mark: Let's hope it'll turn around.

马克：让我们希望会有好转吧。

New words : 习语短语

fortunate 幸运 

when a good thing has happened (a person is lucky, a person or an event is fortunate)

penalty 点球

(in sports) when a player has done something against the rules, the other team gets an extra chance

round of 一轮

a few of the same item (a round of drinks, a round of coffees)

a run of bad luck 一连串的厄运 

several bad things that have happened in a few days (luck will) turn around 

改运 

change, improve (not because of what the person did)

Dialogue 2

Jingjing: Mark, what's your philosophy about luck?

京晶：马克，你对运气这种事的理念是什么？

Mark: I usually have good luck.

马克：我通常运气都很好。

Jingjing: Just not today, right?

京晶：只是不是今天，对吗？

Mark: I don't want to say too much about my own luck. That might jinx it.

马克：我不想说太多自己的运气。这可能会让倒霉。

Jingjing: Anyway, you know what they say: misfortune comes in threes.

京晶：不管怎样，人常說：（祸不单行）屋漏偏逢连夜雨。

Mark: Tell me more about luck, as you see it.

马克：多跟我说说你是怎么看待运气这事的。

Jingjing: Well, I think a lot of it has to do with attitude.

京晶：好吧，我认为运气主要与你的态度有关。

Mark: You mean if you have a positive attitude, good things will happen in your life.

马克：你的意思是，如果你有积极的态度，生活中就會有好事发生。

Jingjing: It's like finding a four-leaf clover.

京晶：就像找到了四叶草一样。

Mark: Huh? Isn't that more about visual-spatial intelligence?

马克：啊？难道不是跟善于记住颜色跟图形的能力更有关系吗？

Jingjing: It might be. But even someone with that kind of gift has to keep their eyes open and expect to find something good.

京晶：有可能吧。但即使有那种天分的人也必須睁大眼睛才能找到好東西。

Mark: That sounds like a good mindset. Thanks, Jingjing!

马克：這听起來像一个好的心态。谢谢京晶

Jingjing: Hey, I'm happy to help!

京晶：嘿嘿，乐意效劳。

New words : 习语短语

philosophy 理念

a person's ideas and beliefs

jinx 让事情变坏

make something bad (by chance)

misfortune 厄运

bad luck (a person is unfortunate, an event can be called misfortune or an unfortunate event)

visual-spatial intelligence 空间抽象思维能力 （善于记住颜色跟图形的能力）

the ability to see patterns and remember shapes and colors

mindset 心态，观念模式

attitude and beliefs

Troubles never come singly. 祸不单行