社交英语对话-Greeting an Old Friend(1)

A: Hi, I haven't seen you in a while.
B: Yes, it has been a long time!
A: How long has it been since we last saw each other?
B: I think that we last saw each other two years ago.
A: What have you been doing for the past two years?
B: I have been going to graduate school at USC.
A: What are you majoring in?
B: I am studying international communications¹.
A: You should easily be able to find a job with that major.
B: I am counting on being² able to get a good job.
 

1 communications   

n.通迅手段

参考例句：

• The telephone communications were knocked out by the storm. 风暴使电话通讯中断了。
• Discussions between a lawyer and client are privileged communications. 律师与当事人之间的谈话属于保密信息。

2 being   

n.存在；生存；生命存在，生命，人， 本质；art.在，有，是

参考例句：

• Can you explain to me the purpose of being?你能对我解释一下存在的目的吗？
• What is the purpose of our being?我们生存的目的是什么？