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Small Talk:Breaking the Ice

Dialogue 1 A:Is the seat taken?

B:No,please ,sit down.Are you new around here?

A:Yes,i just started in the office yesterday.Today's my second day on the job.

B:Well,congratulations,I'm TED¹.I work in the accounting,what about you?

A:It's nice to meet you,TED,I'm NANCY.I'M the new Adminstrative of Assistant in the sales department.

B:So,are you from around here?

A:Kinda,originally,i'm from Chicago,but i have left here in New York for several years already,so it kinda counts at home,what about yourself?

B:Born and ?right here in New York,as native as they come.Can you tell by my accent?

A:Yeah,i guess that should tip me off.

Dialogue 2 A:It's great to see you again,how are the kids and family?

B:Oh,they are fine,thanks for asking,my son just graduated from high school last month,my daughter is the second year of junior high.

A:Wow,are they that a big already?your son 's probably preparing for college then,he knows where is going?

B:Well.you know,how kids are!even if they do have plans ,sometimes parents are the last hero about them ,hey,it's really good to see you too,last time,we talked,you were doing a lot business in Shanghai,still spending a lot of time on the road?

A:No,not is much,since our merge² project finished up last year,i haven't had to go out there as much .It's been nice to be home.

B:I'll bet,so was that have to go on a travail³ all the time anymore?what you've been doing with yourself lately?

A:You know,the usual,work work more work

B:Careful now,all work and no play makes Jack⁴ a dull boy.

A:Yes,that's what they say.

1 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
• She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

2 merge   

v.(使)结合，(使)合并，(使)合为一体

参考例句：

• I can merge my two small businesses into a large one.我可以将我的两家小商店合并为一家大商行。
• The directors have decided to merge the two small firms together.董事们已决定把这两家小商号归并起来。

3 travail   

n.阵痛；努力

参考例句：

• Mothers know the travail of giving birth to a child.母亲们了解分娩时的痛苦。
• He gained the medal through his painful travail.他通过艰辛的努力获得了奖牌。

4 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。