Getting to Know You

　　萍水相逢

　　Kathy decides to get acquainted with the hostel. She sees a young man in the living room.

　　凯西决定要熟悉一下青年旅社。她在客厅里看到一个年轻人。

　　M:Hi. You're new here, aren't you?

　　男子：嗨。你是新来的，对不对？

　　K:Yes. My boyfriend and I just checked in.

　　凯西：是的，我和我男朋友刚办好住宿登记。

　　M:I can tell from your accent that you're an American.

　　男子：听你的口音，我就知道你是美国人。

　　K:That's right. From New York. And you?

　　凯西：没错。我是纽约人。那你呢？

　　M:Oh, sorry. My name is Fritz. I'm from Berlin.

　　男子：哦，对不起，我叫弗瑞兹，柏林人。

　　K:Kathy, Kathy Mannings. Pleased to meet you.

　　凯西：我叫凯西，凯西?曼宁斯。很高兴认识你。

　　M:Fritz Seiler. Nice to meet you. Is this your first trip to Europe?

　　男子：弗瑞兹?塞勒。很高兴认识你。这是你第一次到欧洲旅行吗？

　　K:Yes, it is.

　　凯西：是的，没错。

　　M:Besides the Netherlands, where else do you plan to go?

　　男子：除了荷兰外，你们还计画到哪些国家去呢？

　　K:We plan to visit Denmark and Sweden, too.

　　凯西：我们也许会去参观丹麦和瑞典。

　　M:Good choices. I hope the next time you can spend some time in Germany. It's beautiful and has great food.

　　男子：不错的选择。我希望你们下一次能到德国去玩一阵子。德国很漂亮，吃的也很棒。

　　K:Maybe we will. I've got to get back. Nice meeting you. Bye.

　　凯西：也许我们会去。我得回房间了。很高兴认识你，拜。

　　单词短语精讲：

　　1. get to V开始逐渐……

　　例:In college we get to learn about manv different subjects which we choose ourselves.

　　(在大学我们开始学习许多自己选择的课程。)

　　2. get acquainted with…认识/熟悉……

　　acquainted 认识的;熟悉的

　　例:Once you get acquainted with one com},uter software program，you can quickly learn others.

　　(一旦你熟悉一种计算机软件程序，就可以很快学会其他的软件 程序。)

　　3 .tell from...+that从句··…看出/知道……

　　例:I can tell from your face that you are really angry with me.

　　(从你的脸色，我可以看出来你真的很生我的气。)

　　4. accent 腔调，口音

　　5 .Besides+N/ Ving，S+V除厂……

　　例:Besides pizza，what else do you like to eats

　　(除比萨外，你还喜欢吃什么，!)

　　6. Nice meeting you.很高兴认识你。

　　注意:

　　上述说法用于交谈结束说再见前时，再次表“很高兴认识你”的意思。也

　　可用下列说法表示类似的意思:

　　It was nice meeting you.

　　It was my }}leasune meeting you.

　　It's been a heal },leasune meeting you.

　　I'm glad to have met vou.

　　It was an honor meeting you.(只用于正式场合中)