Maria: Oh,hi Dame .Long time,no see!
嗨,戴夫,好久不見!
Dave: Hi Maria.I was in the neighborhood,so I thought I'd drop by.
嗨,瑪麗亞,我就住在附近,所以我想最好是來順便看看你。
Maria: Come on in .Take a seat.Would you like anything to drink? I have Sprite or orange juice.
快進來,請坐。想喝點什么?雪碧還是果汁?
Dave: Sprite would be fine.Uh so, how have you been?
喝雪碧行了。哦,最近怎么樣?
Maria: Oh, not bad,And you?
還可以,你呢?
Dave: Oh, I'm doing okay but school has been really hectic, these days ,and I haven't had time to relax
也不錯。只是這些天學(xué)校比較忙亂,抽不出些時間放松一下。
Maria: By the way, what's your major anyway?
順便問一下,你的專業(yè)是什么?
Dave: Hotel management.
酒店管理。
Maria: Well ,what do you want to do once you graduate?
那么,畢業(yè)后想干什么?
Dave: Uh... I haven't decided for sure,but I think I'd like to work for a hotel or travel agency in this area,How about you?
嗯—我還沒決定,但我想去酒店或旅行社工作,你呢?
Maria: Well, when I first started college,I wanted to major in French ,but I realized I might have a hard time finding a job using the language.
我剛剛上大學(xué)的時候,我想專修法語,但我知道以后很難找到派上用場的工作,
so I changed majors to computer science,
所以我就轉(zhuǎn)到計算機專業(yè)。
With the right skills ,landing a job in computer industry shouldn't be as difficult.
有了適當(dāng)?shù)募寄?,在計算機行業(yè)找份工作我想不會太困難。
Dave: So, do you have a part-time job to support yourself through school?
你做過兼職來資助自己完成學(xué)業(yè)嗎?
Maria: Well ,fortunately for me ,I received a four-year academic schoolarship that pays for all of my tuition and books.
哦,我還算幸運,獲得了一個四年學(xué)術(shù)獎學(xué)金,它們足夠支付我的學(xué)費和書費了。
Dave: Wow,That's great.
噢,真是太好了。
Maria: Yeah..How about you? Are you working your way through school?
是??!你呢?你一直打工賺錢讀書嗎?
Dave: Yeah,I work three times a week at a restaurant near campus.
我每周在學(xué)校附近的餐館里工作三天。
Maria: Oh, What do you do there?
你在那做什么?
Dave: I'm a cook.
我是個廚師。
Maria: How do you like your job?
你喜歡你的工作嗎?
Dave: It's okay .The other workers are friendly,and the pay isn't bad.
很好,同事都很友好,薪水也不低。