英语对话：见家人

——Background(背景)：Anne作为Richard的女伴来到了他姐姐Julie的生日晚宴。

Julie: “Guess what? Richard is bringing a girl.”

(你猜怎么着?理查德会带一个女孩来。)

Miles: “Miracles do happen. Does the girl have a name?”

(奇迹真的会发生。这个女孩叫什么名字?)

Julie: “Don’t know. Wouldn’t say.”

(我不知道，他没告诉我)

They hear a strange sound coming from the kitchen.

(他们听见一个奇怪的声音从厨房传来)

Julie: “Oh, goodness, Miles! What is going on in the kitchen?”

(哦，天哪，Miles!厨房里发生了什么事?)

Miles: “Oh, God!”

(哦，天!)

Richard: “Hi. Come on in. A little food crisis. The guinea-fowl is proving more complicated than expected.”

(你好，请进。发生了一场小小的食物危机，这道珍珠鸡做起来比想象的复杂。)

Miles: “He’s cooking guinea-fowl?”

(他在做珍珠鸡?)

Julie: “Don’t even ask.”

(别问了)

Anne: “Hello.”

(你好)

Richard: “Julie, this is Anne.”

(Julie，这位是Anne)

Julie: “Right, crisis over.”

(好，危机解决了)

Richard: “Miles, this is Anne.”

(Miles，这位是安妮)

Miles: “Hello, Anne, some wine?”

(你好，安妮，要不要喝点酒?)

Anne: “Yes please, oh yes, happy birthday Julie.”

(好的，谢谢。哦对了，生日快乐，Julie)

Later on, in the kitchen…

(稍后，在厨房)

Julie: “Anne is the spitting image of his ex… don’t you think?”

(安妮长得真像他的前妻……你觉得呢?)

Miles: “A little bit, I guess Richard has his type…”

(有一点，我猜Richard就喜欢这种类型……)