Richard 問(wèn)到了Alexandra 的家庭及個(gè)人情況。在交談中，Richard 突然想
起了與自己的妻子還有約定，于是與Alexandra 匆匆告辭，下船離開。這時(shí)Alexandra
發(fā)現(xiàn)他忘了拿一個(gè)挎包。她拿起它，趕緊追他……

    Richard ： And what about your family ？

    Alexandra ： They're in Thessaloniki. That's a large city in northern
Greece. But now I'm living in the Bronx. Richard： With a Greek-American
family？

    Alexandra ： No. Hispanic. Richard： Oh no！ It's five thirty. Will
you excuse me ？ I have to meet my wife. Alexandra： It was nice meeting
you. Richard： It was a pleasure meeting you， too. Thanks for your help.
And good luck ！ I've got to go. By the way. I'm Richard. What's your
name？

    Alexandra ： Alexandra. Richard ： Bye-bye， Alexandra.Thanks. Alexandra
： Bye-bye. Richard ！ Richard！ You left your bag.

    「語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)精講」

    1. And what about your family ？

    What about…在這里用以詢問(wèn)別人的情況，相當(dāng)于Tell me about …

    2. the Bronx是紐約市的五個(gè)行政區(qū)之一。另外的四個(gè)如下：Manhattan ，
Brooklyn， Queens ， Staten Island

    3. Hispanic 意思是西班牙語(yǔ)系的，西班牙的。Alexandra 和一個(gè)講西班牙
語(yǔ)的家庭一起生活。

    4. It was nice meeting you. / It was a pleasure meeting you.很高興
認(rèn)識(shí)你。與新朋友第一次見面時(shí)可用此用語(yǔ)告別。

    5. I've got to go.這句表達(dá)的意思是“我必須得走了”，與 I must go，
I must be off 之類的告別語(yǔ)同義。

    6. By the way …

    此短語(yǔ)在轉(zhuǎn)換話題或者作補(bǔ)充說(shuō)明時(shí)用，相當(dāng)于漢語(yǔ)中的“順便說(shuō)一下……”。