DIALOGUE 72:Meeting and Greeting

1--Perofessor Archer! How nice to see you.

2--It's nice to see you again, too.

1--I don't think you've met my assistant before.This

is Mr Carvalho.

2--How do you do!

3--How do you do! Have you visited our country before?

2--Yes, I was here three years ago.

1--Would you like tea or coffee?

2--Tea, please. With milk.

1--I'm afraid we haven't got any milk. I'm very

sorry.

2--It doesn't matter. I often drink tea without milk.

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注解：

1）How nice to see you. 是省略感叹句。全句是How nice

it is to see you. 口语中多用省略句，有时也说Nice to see you.

2）assistant：助手，助理人员。

3）It doesn't matter:没关系。

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译文：

1--阿切尔教授，见到你很高兴。

2--又见到你我也很高兴。

1--我想你还不认识我的助手吧。这位是卡瓦尔豪先生。

2--你好！

3--你好！你过去来访问过我国吗？

2--来过，三年前来过。

1--你喝茶还是喝咖啡？

2--喝茶，请加点牛奶。

1--恐怕我们这儿没有牛奶。真抱歉。

2--没什么。我经常喝不放奶的茶。