Meeting your partner’s parents — Introductions
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Meeting your partner’s parents见对方父母

A real Introductions dialogue: Meeting your partner’s parents. 28 lines, 4 key words, one phrase to keep and a short check.一段真实的介绍对话:见对方父母。28 句对白、4 个重点词、一句金句和一个小练习。

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Speaker AEN

So you are the one who makes my daughter laugh.

所以你就是那个让我女儿笑的人。

Speaker BEN

I try, Mrs. Halvorsen.

我尽力,哈尔沃森太太。

Speaker AEN

She says you cook.

她说你会做饭。

Speaker BEN

Badly, but often.

做得不好,但很勤。

Speaker AEN

That is more than her father manages.

这比她父亲强多了。

Speaker CEN

I am standing right here.

我就站在这儿。

Speaker AEN

I know.

我知道。

Speaker BEN

Mr. Halvorsen. It is good to meet you.

哈尔沃森先生。很高兴见到您。

Speaker CEN

Sit down before my wife asks you anything else.

先坐下吧,趁我太太还没问别的。

Speaker BEN

Thank you.

谢谢。

Speaker CEN

What do you do?

你做什么工作?

Speaker BEN

I restore old windows. Wooden ones.

我修复旧窗户。木头的。

Speaker CEN

There is work in that?

这行有活干?

Speaker BEN

There is more than you would think.

比您想的要多。

Speaker AEN

He is being modest.

他太谦虚了。

Speaker BEN

I am being accurate. Old windows are everywhere.

我是说实话。旧窗户到处都是。

Speaker CEN

And they all leak.

而且都漏风。

Speaker BEN

That is the job security.

这就是饭碗的保障。

Speaker CEN

Ha. Good.

哈。说得好。

Speaker AEN

Where are you from originally?

你原本是哪里人?

Speaker BEN

From the north. A fishing town.

北方。一个渔港小镇。

Speaker AEN

And your family is still there?

你家人还在那儿吗?

Speaker BEN

My mother is. My father passed away four years ago.

我母亲在。我父亲四年前去世了。

Speaker AEN

I am sorry.

节哀。

Speaker BEN

Thank you. She still sends me fish.

谢谢。她还给我寄鱼。

Speaker CEN

Then you are doing something right.

那你有些事做得对。

Speaker AEN

One more question. Do you love her?

再问一个问题。你爱她吗?

Speaker BEN

Yes. And I intend to keep doing it.

爱。而且我打算一直爱下去。

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Key words关键词

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daughter女儿
window窗户
modest谦虚
harbour港口
Key phrases

So you are the one who makes my daughter laugh.

所以你就是那个让我女儿笑的人。

A three-question check三道小题,检验一下

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01Question 1 of 3

So you are the one who makes my daughter laugh.

02Question 2 of 3

He is being modest.

03Question 3 of 3

Yes. And I intend to keep doing it.