Ⅳ.對話篇

Jeff: How are you today Joan?

杰夫：你今天過得怎么樣，瓊？

Joan: Terrible. I have a new desk and a new computer.

瓊：糟糕透了。我有了一張新桌子和一臺新電腦。

Jeff: Why is that bad? Anytime I get something new I am very excited.

杰夫：那有什么不好呢？每次有新東西的時候我都很激動。

Joan: But now I have to spend half of the day rearranging my desk and my computer so that they are the same as my old ones.

瓊：可現在我得花半天的時間來重新整理我的桌子和電腦，好讓它們和原來的一樣。

Jeff: I hate that part of change as well, but you only have to do it once.

杰夫：我也討厭變動的這個方面，不過你只需要做一次。

Joan: Things are always changing in this place. I can never keep up with all of the changes.

瓊：這個地方事物總在發生變化。我從來都跟不上所有這些變動。

Jeff: I don’t worry about change unless it directly affects me.

杰夫：我不會去發愁變動，除非它直接影響到我。

Joan: That’s a good idea! Only worry about what you have to!

瓊：那是個好主意！只操心你需要做的事情！

Jeff: For once it’s me giving you advice and not the other way around!

杰夫：這次是我給你的建議，往常正好反過來！