LESSON 8 VISITING A SOFTWARE COMPANY
Receptionist: Good morning, Capital Electronics.
接线员：您好。这里是首都电子公司。

Dashan: Hello, I'd like to speak to Glen Parker, please.
大山：你好，我找格伦·帕克。

Receptionist: Mr Parker's line is busy at the moment. Would you like to hold?
接线员：帕克先生的电话正占线，您愿意持机等候吗？

Dashan: No, thanks. Could I leave him a message?
大山：不必了，我能给他留言吗？

Receptionist: Certainly.
接线员：当然可以。

Dashan: Would you ask him to call Dashan at 234-2111, Room 123?
大山：请告诉他给234-2111打电话，找123房间的大山。

Receptionist: Oh, just a moment. Mr. Parker's line is free now. I can connect you.
接线员：请稍等，帕克先生的电话不再占用了，我可以给你接通了。

Glen: Glen Parker speaking.
格伦：我是格伦·帕克。

Dashan: Hi, Glen. It's Dashan.
大山：你好啊，我是大山。

Glen: Hi, Dashan. What a surprise. Where are you calling from?
格伦：大山，你好。真没料到是你。你这是从什么地方打来的电话？

Dashan: I'm calling from downtown Ottawa.
大山：我是在渥太华市中心打电话。

Glen: Really? What are you doing here?
格伦：是吗？你来这儿做什么事？

Dashan: I'm travelling across Canada with two friends from China.
大山：我现在正跟两位中国朋友一起周游加拿大。

Glen: Fantastic. How long are you staying in Ottawa?
格伦：太棒了！你在渥太华能呆多久？

Dashan: Just a few days. How are Kathy and little Christopher doing?
大山：只呆几天。凯西和小克里斯托弗一切都好吗？

Glen: They're doing really well. Little Christopher? He turned ten a week ago. He's studying French now.
格伦：他们一切都好。你说小克里斯托弗吗？他一个星期前就已经10周岁。现在正在学法语。

Dashan: Time flies, doesn't it?
大山：时间过得太快了，你说是不是？

Glen: It sure does. Listen, Dashan, I have to go now, but I'd love to show you my company. Would you and your friends like a tour?
格伦：真是太快了。大山，我得去办事了，但是我很愿意领你参观一下我的公司，你和你的朋友愿意来看看吗？

Dashan: Hold on. I can ask. We have an invitation. Do you want to visit my friend's software company? He wants to give us a tour.
大山：等等，我问问他们。 有人邀请我们。 你们愿意到我的朋友的软件公司去参观吗？他邀请我们去参观。

Yunbo: Yes. Of course. I'd love to see a Canadian business.
云波：当然愿意，我很愿意看看加拿大的企业。

Rumei: Me, too.
如梅：我也很愿意。

Dashan: Glen, we'd like to. Thanks for the invitation. When should we come?
大山：格伦，我们愿意来，谢谢你的邀请。 我们什么时候去合适呢？

Glen: How about tomorrow morning at 10? I can give you a tour and then we can have lunch together. There's a terrific Italian restaurant in the building.
格伦：明天上午10点，怎么样？我先领你们参观，然后我们一起吃午饭。我们楼里有一家很不错的意大利餐馆。

Dashan: Great. We're looking forward to it. See you tomorrow.
大山：太好了，我们期待着参观你们公司。明天见。

Glen: So long.
格伦：再见。

Dashan: We're on for 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
大山：我们定在明天上午10点去。

Yunbo: Super. Dashan, How do you know Glen?
云波：好极了！大山，你是怎么认识格伦的？

Dashan: Oh, Glen and I are old friends. We went to university together.
大山：是这样，格伦和我是老朋友。我们是大学同学。