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Tony: excuse me, are you Nick?

Nick: yes, I am. Can't you recognize me, Tony?

T: yeah. I haven't seen you for a couple of years. I'm glad to meet you again.

N: me too.

T: where have you been all these years?

N: I've been to Tokyo for doctor degree.

T: have you finished your courses?

N: yeah. I got my degree this July.

T: congratulations!

N: thanks.

T: will you go back to work?

N: no.

T: why?

N: because the cost of living there is too high.

T: but so far as I know, the salary there is the highest in the world.

N: yes. But as I said, the cost of living is too high. You surely earn more, but at the same time, you spend more. You will find you don't have much saving after working several years.

T: I see.

N: moreover, the pressure of surviving Tokyo is extremely great.

T: I know. Many people commit suiside there every year.

N: right. So I prefer to return to this city. Although it's small, the salary is not as high as Tokyo, but it's more comfortable to live.

参考翻译


不好意思,请问你的托尼吗?
正是.你认不出我了吗,托尼?
是的.我已经多年没见到你了.很高兴再次见到你.
我也是.
你这几年到哪去了?
我在东京攻读博士学位.
你完成学业了吗?
完成了.我今年7月拿到学位了.
恭喜你.
谢谢.
你要回去工作吗?
不.
为什么?
因为那里的生活费太高了.
但据我所知,那里的工资是世界上最高的啊.
没错,但我说过,那里的生活费太高.你挣得多,花得也多.工作几年后,你会发现你根本没存到什么钱.
我明白了.
而且,在那里的生活压力非常大.
我知道.那里每年都有很多人自杀.
是的,所以我选择回到这里.虽然是个小城市,工资没东京高,但更适合生活.

核心词汇词组


as far as I know; as far as I can remember, see, tell: used to say that you think you know, remember, understand, etc. something but you cannot be completely sure, especially because you do not know all the facts 就我所知;尽我所记得的;依我看
As far as we knew, there was no cause for concern. 就我们所知,没有什么须要担心的.
As far as I can see, you've done nothing wrong. 依我看,你没有做错任何事.
She lived in Chicago, as far as I can remember. 据我所记得的,她过去住在芝加哥.

But as I said: 但是正如我所说的
Well, that's a hope, Clark. But as I said, we've got a long way to go, this is just the beginning.
当然,这是我们的希望,克拉克.但是正如我说的那样,我们还有很长的路要走,这仅仅是个开始.