A Why don't you begin by telling me something about yourself?
你就從談?wù)勀阕约洪_(kāi)始吧!
B What do you want to know?
你想知道些什么?
A The usual, you know, something about your background and experience and anything personal that you feel is pertinent.
一般的情況,你的背景啦、經(jīng)歷和你覺(jué)得任何與此有關(guān)的個(gè)人情況。
B Well, I was born in Shanghai and went to school there, right up through college. My father is a lawyer, and my mother is a teacher.
好吧。我出生在上海,在那兒上學(xué),一直到大學(xué)畢業(yè)。我父親是個(gè)律師,母親是個(gè)教師。
A Sounds as if you come from a professional family.
這么說(shuō)你出自于一個(gè)職業(yè)家庭。
B That's right. One of my sisters is a doctor and the other one teaches at a university.
是的。我姐姐是醫(yī)生,另一個(gè)姐在大學(xué)任教。