【A】
Lily：Give me a few ideas, what should I send to my friend for his birthday? 
你帮我出出主意，朋友过生日，送什么礼物好？
Ben：Are you two close? 
是好朋友还是一般朋友？
Lily：Very close. And he works for a trading company in New York. 
是非常要好的朋友，他在纽约一家贸易公司工作。
Ben：Does he have any hobbies? 
他有什么特殊的爱好吗？
Lily：He's interested in learning about Chinese culture and likes collecting antiques. 
他对中国文化很有兴趣，喜欢收藏文物。
Ben：What about getting him something made of porcelain? I'm sure he would like it. 
那你送他一件瓷器怎么样？我想他一定会喜欢的。
Lily：That's a good idea, thank you. 
这主意不错，谢谢了。

【B】
John：Have you had a good time these past few days? 
这几天玩得怎么样啊？
Lily：Yes. Kunming is really a beautiful place. 
好极了。昆明这地方真漂亮。
John：Thank you. You're welcome here anytime you want. 
谢谢夸奖。什么时候想来就过来玩儿。
Lily：I'm afraid I've been a bother these past few days. 
这几天真是太打扰你了。
John：Don't mention it. You know, we're old friends. 
别这么客气。咱俩都老朋友了。
Lily：Well. Please come to Beijing if you have time, and let me do the honors. 
好。有时间的话，一定来北京玩儿，让我也尽尽地主之宜。
John：Okay. Have a safe trip. 
好的。一路顺风。

【C】
David：Hi, Could you tell me how to get to the Summer Palace? 
你好，请问颐和园怎么走？
Sherry：Sorry, I'm not from here. 
不好意思，我也是刚到这儿的。
David：Thanks anyway. 
谢谢。
Sherry：Not at all. I'm heading to the Summer Palace too. Do you want to go together? 
不客气，我也要去颐和园。一起走吧？
David：Sure, I like making friends. My name is David. Nice to meet you. 
好，我喜欢交朋友。我叫大卫，很高兴认识你。
Sherry：I'm Jerry. Nice to meet you, too. 
我叫杰瑞，我也很高兴认识你。
David：All right, Sherry. Let's go. 
嘿，Sherry，走吧。

【D】
Nancy：Jerry! 
杰瑞！
Jerry：Anne! I haven't seen you for ages. How’ve you been? 
安妮！我好久没见你了。你过得怎么样？
Nancy：Fine, just fine. And you? 
好，挺好。你呢？
Jerry：Not bad. It really is great to see you again. Where have you been? 
不错。真的很高兴又见到你。你到哪去了？
Nancy：Guangzhou. I’ve got a cousin there. 
广州。我有一个堂兄在那里。

【E】
John：My best friend came by to see me and we chatted for a long time. 
我最好的朋友来看我，我们聊了很久。
Sally：Oh, that's wonderful. How long have you been friends? 
哦，不错啊。你们认识多久了？
John：Hmm, since lower school, so about 12 years. 
嗯，从初中开始吧，大概十二年了。
Sally：Wow, that's really a long time. 
哇，真是挺久的。
John：Yeah, I hope we could remain friends for the rest of our lives. 
是啊，真希望我们这辈子都能保持这份友谊。