A： I hear you're moving to New York.
B： Yes, I found a very good job down there.
A： Well, we'll certainly miss you in Boston.
B： I'm going to miss you folks， too.
A： Let's keep in touch.
B： OK. I'll drop you a line as soon as I get there.
A： How's your new apartment?
B： I thought it was in a quiet neighborhood， but it isn't.
A： What's wrong?
B： One of my neighbors has a dog.
A： Does it make a lot of noise?
B： It barks all night long. I can't stand it.
A： What are your working hours?
B： Eight to twelve in the morning; two to six in the afternoon.
A： Much better than mine.
B： What are your hours?
A： Mine aren't fixed. Sometimes I do the day shift, sometimes the night shift.
David： What are you doing，Joann?
Joann：我在给 Jerry写信。
David： Who's Jerry?
Joann： He's my nephew. 下周一是他的生日. He's going to be 19. I'm wondering about his
birthday gift...
David： You've got a 19 year-old nephew.我简直不敢相信，你多大年纪啦?
Joann： Come on. You are not smart enough to get my age...
A： 你在芝加哥生活多久了?
B： Oh， about four years now.
A： 那你的父母住在哪里?
B： They still live in Detroit where I was born.
A： Do you write or call them very much?
B： 当然，我每天都和他们联系。
Do you have any brothers or sisters?
你是不是家里最小的一个?
你兄弟姐妹几个?
I have a very big family. I've five brothers and sisters.
我是家里最大的，我有两个弟弟。
我家人丁兴旺，一共7 口人
My nephew is only 2 years old.
玛丽明年要满 20 岁了。
他还小着呢。他还不到 15 岁。
他刚刚 20 出头。
I'm still single.
他上个月订婚了。
他结婚 5 年了。
她刚刚和男友分手。
我的小姨离婚了。
约翰想下个月结婚。
keep in touch = keep in contact
drop sb a line = write sb a letter
appreciate/depreciate 增值/贬值
apartment, flat, unit, townhouse, house从小到大
bark at someone 冲某人大叫
aggressive
adj. 好争斗的, 挑衅的, 侵略性的