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,

所以我就轉到計算機專業。

With the right skills ,landing a job in computer industry shouldn’t be as difficult.

有了適當的技能，在計算機行業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業嗎?

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，獲得了一個四年學術獎學金，它們足夠支付我的學費和書費了。

Dave: Wow,That’s great.

噢，真是太好了。

Maria: Yeah..How about you? Are you working your way through school?

是啊!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。