Unit 15 Meeting and Seeing off Guests
第15单元 接送客人
Dialogue 1
对话 1
Welcome to Beijing, Mr. Smith.
史密斯先生,欢迎您来北京。
Thank you, Mr. Li. I've been looking forward to this trip.
谢谢您,李先生。我一直在期待这次旅行。
It's very kind of you to meet me here.
非常感谢你来接我。
My pleasure. Well, did you have a nice trip?
别客气。您的旅途还顺利吗?
Not too bad.
还不错。
I hope you'll have a happy stay here.
我希望您在这里玩的愉快。
Thanks, I will.
谢谢,我会的。
Everything here is nice, the city is beautiful and the people are nice.
这里的一切都好,这里的城市美丽,且人民友好。
Glad to hear that.
听您这么说真高兴啊。
Now before I forget, let me tell you that there will be a dinner party for you this evening.
在我忘记之前我要告诉您今晚我们为您准备了一场晚宴,
I hope you will come.
希望您能光临。
I will be glad to.
非常乐意。
Good. Shall I come for you at seven?
好的。我7点钟来接您行吗?
OK. I'll be ready.
好,我会做好准备。
Dialogue 2
对话 2
It's very kind of you to come to see me off.
谢谢你能来给我送行。
My pleasure. I'm sorry you've got to leave us. we will miss you.
别客气。很遗憾您就要走了。我们会想您的。
Same here! You've given me so much help during my stay here.
我也一样。我在此逗留期间你给了我莫大的帮助。
How can I thank you enough?
我该怎么感谢你呢?
We've both enjoyed our friendship, haven't we?
我们彼此之间都珍惜我们的友谊,不是吗?
I have been happy to do what I could.
我很乐意做我力所能及的事。
It's very kind of you to give us so much of your time.
谢谢你花了这么多时间来照顾我们。
Well, it's such a fine day. I hope you will have a nice trip home.
好了,今天的天气真好。希望您旅途愉快。
And please give my best wishes to your family.
并请带我向您的家人问好。
Thanks. Bye!
谢谢你,再见!
Bye!
再见!
Passage
课文
English is very important because it is spoken by people in many countries.
英语是非常重要的,因为许多国家的人都说英语。
China is a developing country.
中国是一个发展中国家。
It is open to the world now.
现在它对外开放。
It must learn new things from other countries and let other countries know what it is doing.
必须向其他国家学习新事物并让其他国家知道它在做什么。
Every year many foreigners come to China to travel or work,
每年都有很多外国人来中国旅游或工作,
and many Chinese people go abroad to study or visit.
也有许多中国人出国学习或访问。
Most foreign friends in China and Chinese abroad speak English.
大多数来中国的外国朋友和出国人员都说英语。
So English is just like a bridge between China and other countries in the world.
因此英语就像一座架在中国和世界各国之间的桥梁。